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Why did Microsoft choose “C” for the default drive in Windows? Is there a story behind this?
Ty Doyle, a lawyer with an opinion on everything • Answered April 17, 2022
Man, does this question make me feel old! C was never the “default” drive, it was just an accommodation of an older era of computing. Specifically, with early computers, yo...Read more »
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What is a senior software engineer (L5/L6) expected to know in a Google interview on top of what is expected for lower levels?
Jérôme Cukier, former Staff Software Engineer at Google (2020-2023) • Answered April 10
Around 2021/2022, Google transitioned to a model where only senior engineers have system design questions. So that would be the key difference.The expectations for coding t...Read more »
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What are some dirty secrets of Bollywood?
Mr.X, lives in India (1996-present) • Answered January 14
1.Rhea Chakrobraty was in a live - in relationship with Sushant.2.Sushant's Ex - Director Disha Salian kicked the bucket from Self destruction 6 days prior.3.Rhea and Susha...Read more »
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Can a tiny bug see an atom?
Tyler Schroeder, Armchair physicist. Reads/watches a lot of public lectures. • Answered March 27, 2016
Let me put it this way:The smallest insect ever observed is the fairyfly. It has an average body length of just 0.139 millimeters (0.0055 inches). This is almost as thin a...Read more »
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Do biker gangs such as the Hells Angels, Mongols, etc. pick fights or purposely try to intimidate regular everyday people who are minding their own business, or is it not worth their time?
P-Chemist, works at Brookhaven National Laboratory • Answered April 16
I was 16, and my first vehicle was a 1969 VW Bus. (this was 1995-the bus was old and not in great repair). I was driving around out in the state park one afternoon when it ...Read more »
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Why are Keralites so rude?
Raakhee V. Menon, Proud Keralite, Proud Nair • Answered April 4
Hmm… something worth a thought.Being more or less geographically secluded from most of mainland India, Kerala and its people and its culture has always been something exoti...Read more »
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Is being an Amazon employee as bad as some people say it is?
Sid Kim, former Principal Program Manager at Amazon • Answered September 16, 2019
I was hired at L6 and got to L7. I left at Amazon in Jan 2019. I worked there for almost 5 yrs. I do not plan to ever go back.People join Amazon and stay within Amazon depe...Read more »
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Do you agree with Kid Rock's stance on Bud Light and Anheuser-Busch?
Steve Hulett, studied History & English Literature at University of California, Irvine (1971) • Updated July 20
My take? …A beer company partners with a skinny, social media transgender person named Mulvaney about giving one of their brews a plug. Mulvaney then endorses Bud Light in ...Read more »
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What's the single best gangstalking evidence that even non-believers can accept? Please provide it.
Non Investigative Subject, studied at Research, Facts, and Common Sense • Answered May 18
The CIA gangstalking program is global. Covert operations and covert actions are designed to leave no evidence and say it's a conspiracy theory. Talking to a gangstalker is...Read more »
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Is J.P. Morgan better than Goldman Sachs?
Jonathan Jones, former Head of Recruiting at Goldman Sachs • Answered June 9, 2018
If you are fortunate enough to actually have to make this choice (and plenty of top candidates are), your decision really doesn’t hinge on the question of which is the supe...Read more »
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Does Europe have the same level of food quality as the USA?
Mats Andersson, Visited 24 European countries • Answered January 7
Here’s the deal:In the USA, you are allowed to sell anything as a food that hasn’t been proven to be dangerous.In the EU, you are allowed to sell anything as a food that ha...Read more »
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How does Google get new software engineers up to speed?
Rumi [torch Carrying for Ross] • Answered March 8
The dirty management secret is that for a long time all a “Noogler” had to do was show up and they were already “up to speed.”When you let a thousand flowers bloom, the see...Read more »
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