May 2007 Archives
I know I shouldn't. It's just cruel. It's plain wrong. But I can't help myself...
Little M is still 3 months in the hole and she is already getting on mommies nerves. For the last 2 hours (and this is a nightly routine) she has been kicking as hard and as fast as she can. During her 'resting periods' she is stretching out enough to make the belly take on an almost alien appearance.
The fact that mommy screams out in pain with each kick just makes it worse that I can't stop laughing.
We interviewed five individuals last week for the job. The committee agreed on one of those as being a perfect fit, one of them being good enough to spend the time on training and the others just not being what we need.
It was the first time that I had actually been on the other side of the table during an interview and it was very eye-opening. The reality of job interviews is that no-one likes them but they are a requirement due to the nature of business. For the interviewee it is a nerve-racking experience where they are required to put themselves out there and hope they can demonstrate at least something that the interviewer will like. For the interviewer it can be a challenge to see past the smoke and mirrors to find out if the interviewee is really capable of the job or just capable of smoke and mirrors.
I won't be specific as I believe that the interview experience is something that an interviewer shouldn't discuss but I will pass on a few bytes of reality.
If you are interviewing for a job that requires knowledge of technology, at least try to learn the basics. While many organizations have gone the way of Dreamweaver and Frontpage there are many, many more who have not. WYSIWYG design has always been seen as the way to begin but not the way to end. Especially in a constantly changing environment that requires constant updates and attention. And remember that everyone you meet is probably playing a role in the employment decision, especially the secretary.
Math is fun!
09F911029D74E35BD84156C5635688C0
is the hexadecimal representation (with leading zero to round off to 32 hex digits) of
13256278887989457651018865901401704640 decimal
which amazingly enough, is equal to the huge prime number
13256278887989457651018865901401704613 + 3^3 (i.e. + 27)
Astonishingly, the next prime after that is only 31 away, so our famous number can also be represented as
13256278887989457651018865901401704671 - 31
It is also very interesting because it is also equal to the product of the following prime numbers:
2^6 * 5 * 19 * 12043 * 216493 * 836256503069278983442067
Truthfully, when was the last time you saw any remotely similar number? Never, right? We better record this for mathematical posterity!!!
:-)
