In 2015 someone took the audio from the BBC’s coverage of a parade in North Korea and dubbed it over footage of Trooping the Colour at the royal birthday parade outside Buckingham Palace.
Lastly, and this perhaps applies mostly to people that come in as "senior", the lack of ability to use STAR approach when describing their experiences. It's not so wide spread but, oh boy.
Secondly, it's alarming to see how very few don't get the basics. And I'm not talking about mid-level developers, this is rather spread out. Stuff like data modeling and data flow are mostly non-existing. Am I disillusioned? How are people getting even close to talk about architecture? All I hear is framework boilerplate lingo.
I'm currently hiring for a BE developer (RoR) and here are some thing that I noticed:
First off, I just threw the coding challenge out of the window, replacing it with a system design interview. I find much more important to see how a person reasons than coding on its own. Collaboration is fundamental when it comes to working in a team. Sorry techbros.
Somehow I struggle to reconcile that these two lived at the same time. A blast from the past.
#WarholAmiga https://www.warhol.org/exhibition/warhol-and-the-amiga/
Warhol and the Amiga | The Andy Warhol Museum
Warhol for All
Shedding a little tear over ICQ stopping on June 26. Still remember my number, not my pass thou. 71110111.
#ripicqhttps://icq.com/desktop/en#windows
ICQ
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This is so funny. Also, the sooner the general public gets distrustful against "AI" garbage, the sooner the bubble will burst.
https://www.404media.co/google-is-paying-reddit-60-million-for-fucksmith-to-tell-its-users-to-eat-glue/
Google Is Paying Reddit $60 Million for Fucksmith to Tell Its Users to Eat Glue
"You can also add about 1/8 cup of non-toxic glue to the sauce to give it more tackiness."
Good memories playing WipeOut on the PS1 and utterly disappointed when I found out the re-release.pf the game did not include the same soundtrack.
https://mixmag.net/feature/wipeout-first-rave-inspired-video-game-dance-music-soundtrack-designers-republic-psygnosis
WipEout: The story of the world's first rave-inspired video game
Inspired by dance music, living room after parties, and futuristic design, wipE′out″ changed the perception of video games forever. Speaking to the people who made it, Daniel Dylan Wray delves into its legacy
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