Apr182007

Practical Application

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You guys know the light bulb riddle right? You would have studied it at some point if you are a computer scientist and you’ve ever had to go to a job interview. It is the sort of ridiculous question they will never ever ask at an interview but people believe they might anyway.

Totoro

Vancouver is a fobby place

So, I just recently asked Apple for a replacement Powerbook battery. Mine was one of those that were recalled by the factory because of the very real danger that it could turn my computer into a ghetto fireworks show. Sure, I could have asked for the replacement while I was in Melbourne but I’d have to:

  1. Personally hand in the battery
  2. Go three to four weeks without a battery

Mind you, the people who sell Apple computers in Melbourne are also idiots. So no, as soon as I found out I was moving to America, I thought, “HOT DAMN! IN AMERICA THEY JUST MAIL YOU THE BATTERY AND YOU MAIL BACK THE OLD ONE FOR FREE. SWEET GRILLED CORN FED PRIME RIB.”

So battery arrives, I completely drain the old one and yank it out and snap a photo of the two batteries together. Go to the bathroom, come back out and I look at the two batteries I have sitting side by side and wonder, “which one is mine?”

Well thanks to studying for tech interviews, I knew the answer right away! Hooray for studying!

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9 comments »

karan

I’ve never even heard of that question >.> should i hand my computer science degree back?
Jack

Yes. Please return your degree to whomever you stole it from.
Lachlan

… I also am not qualified :(

But don’t tell anyone! You can’t be a consultant without knowing anything you know ;) cough
Daniel

Diabolical! An insider joke with only one insider! Jack pushes the bounderies of comedy again.
Fubar

must be shity yank humor….high fives to all the non yanks here!
chicky

hahaha u funny jack
Fubar

Noo high five for chicky for laughing at jacks “joke”
Jack

*high fives chicky*

Chicky is her own woman, she doesn’t need the approval of Fubar.
karan

wait.. i actually agree with fubar? >.>

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