interviewing

jla...@highlandsniptechnology.com wrote:

==================================
> 
> It was interesting to see not just his intelligence and technical 
> range, but how he generated ideas and reacted to other peoples' ideas. 
> Perhaps a tad dogmatic, 

**  So in reality a whole lot and exactly like JL  -  another autistic. 

> but I guess people are stressed in interviews. 

** Nope - that is how most autistics permanently ARE. 


> He also cooks, and bakes bread, so we took him for Thai lunch outdoors 
> and then walked to Tartine and bought him a gigantic sourdough country 
> loaf. All that sort of stuff suggests how people might work together. 

**  No it does not.

> He admits to being autistic, which is if anything an asset in our business.

**  My god, what a shitty business you are in. 
    
But I guess being socially awkward and obsessed with tiny details is some sort advantage when doing PCBs. 

> Another guy that we zoom interviewed this week is autistic too.

** So PCB design is one step below code scribbling ? 

> Visibly so. 

** Wonder what that means. 

Hesitant speech, makes no eye contact and looks plain odd? 
Met more than a few of them. 
Otherwise know as " useful idiots ". 


> We agreed that if we hire him, it will be as a virtual intern,

**  So he is gonna be employing AI? 



......  Phil 

On Thursday, April 14, 2022 at 7:40:42 PM UTC-7, John Miles, KE5FX wrote:
> On Thursday, April 14, 2022 at 3:05:59 AM UTC-7, Clive Arthur wrote: 
> > Write a bit of generic code to calculate a square root.
> int i=1,root=0; while (input > 0) { input -= i; i += 2; root++; } 
> 
> Well, you didn't say it had to be FAST... 

Isn't FORTRAN generic?  Statement function would do it

squareroot(x) = exp(alog(0.5 * x) )

On April 16, Phil Hobbs wrote:
>>> Besides answering common engineering questions, I was asked to solve the 
>>> problems written on a whiteboard behind my back. The usual stuff, like "what 
>>> is the next number in this sequence". 
>  
>> 77, 49, 36, 18, ... ? 
>
> 8, 0, 0, 0 .... 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yscaDkzHqek

Given a Tom Collins glass, 4" high, 6" circumference.
A spider sits on the outside, 1" from the bottom.
A fly lands on the inside, 1" from the top, on the opposite side.
The spider, who aced the calculus of variations, takes the shortest 
route and pounces.  
What route, what distance?

--
Rich

On Saturday, April 16, 2022 at 1:42:48 PM UTC-7, Phil Hobbs wrote:
> RichD wrote: 
> > On April 15, wim...@gmail.com wrote: 
> >> ...I was asked to solve the problems written 
> >> on a whiteboard behind my back. The usual stuff, like "what is the next 
> >> number in this sequence". 
> > 
> > 77, 49, 36, 18, ... ? 

> 8, 0, 0, 0, 0,.... 

OEIS.org lists the 8, 8, 8, 8 variant only; you might want to submit yours for  inclusion

On Sat, 16 Apr 2022 14:16:01 -0700 (PDT), Phil Allison
<pallison49@gmail.com> wrote:

>jla...@highlandsniptechnology.com wrote:
>
>==================================
>> 
>> It was interesting to see not just his intelligence and technical 
>> range, but how he generated ideas and reacted to other peoples' ideas. 
>> Perhaps a tad dogmatic, 
>
>**  So in reality a whole lot and exactly like JL  -  another autistic. 

No, quite different. It's called a "spectrum" for good reason.

>
>> but I guess people are stressed in interviews. 
>
>** Nope - that is how most autistics permanently ARE. 


No, quite the opposite. All sorts of things that other people worry
about, I absolutely ignore.


>
>
>> He also cooks, and bakes bread, so we took him for Thai lunch outdoors 
>> and then walked to Tartine and bought him a gigantic sourdough country 
>> loaf. All that sort of stuff suggests how people might work together. 
>
>**  No it does not.
>
>> He admits to being autistic, which is if anything an asset in our business.
>
>**  My god, what a shitty business you are in. 

Thinking objectively, inventing things that work. It's fun and pays
well.

>    
>But I guess being socially awkward and obsessed with tiny details is some sort advantage when doing PCBs. 

The tiny details matter. There are thousands of possible mistakes on a
complex board, and it takes some obsession to get every one right. As
it takes some dedication to be really good at most anything.

>
>> Another guy that we zoom interviewed this week is autistic too.
>
>** So PCB design is one step below code scribbling ? 
>
>> Visibly so. 
>
>** Wonder what that means. 

Rocking back and forth into the camera, especially visible with the
close-up cam of a laptop. I let him know so maybe he can try to not do
it in the future.

Mo works with autistics. She suggests he do something out of sight,
like squeeze a rubber ball maybe.

>
>Hesitant speech, makes no eye contact and looks plain odd? 

No that guy was great otherwise. Really smart, but wants to do
wireless stuff, which we don't do.





-- 

I yam what I yam - Popeye

jla...@highlandsniptechnology.com wrote: 
 
================================== 
> > 
> >> It was interesting to see not just his intelligence and technical 
> >> range, but how he generated ideas and reacted to other peoples' ideas. 
> >> Perhaps a tad dogmatic, 
> > 
> >** So in reality a whole lot and exactly like JL - another autistic.
<
> No, quite different. It's called a "spectrum" for good reason.


** JL misreads, all the time. 

His words  "...  a tad dogmatic" -  are clearly an understatement.
So in reality the applicant was a whole lot dogmatic 
Like JL is,  100% of the time, including now. 


> >> but I guess people are stressed in interviews. 
> > 
> >** Nope - that is how most autistics permanently ARE.

> No, quite the opposite. 

**  Fraid that is a totally undeniable fact. 


> >> He admits to being autistic, which is if anything an asset in our business. 
> > 
> >** My god, what a shitty business you are in.

> Thinking objectively, 

** Not something JL has ever done. 
  ASD people cannot be genuinely objective. 
  Lacking empathy just makes them mean and nasty.  

> > 
> >But I guess being socially awkward and obsessed with tiny details is some sort advantage when doing PCBs.
>
> The tiny details matter. 

**  But there is NO need to be autistic and obsessed to deal with details when needed. 

> >> Another guy that we zoom interviewed this week is autistic too. 
> > 
> >** So PCB design is one step below code scribbling ? 
> > 
> >> Visibly so. 
> > 
> >** Wonder what that means.
>
> Rocking back and forth into the camera, especially visible with the 
> close-up cam of a laptop. I let him know so maybe he can try to not do 
> it in the future. 

** LOL  -    better he not  LOOK  like a nut case -  eh ? 
  
 
> Mo works with autistics.

** She is one,  you fool. 

 
> >Hesitant speech, makes no eye contact and looks plain odd?
>
> No that guy was great otherwise. 

** Blatant lie.

One autistic has no way to evaluate another. 
Be like a blind person trying to evaluate someone's vision. 




.....  Phil 

On 17/4/22 7:39 am, RichD wrote:
> On April 16, Phil Hobbs wrote:
>>>> Besides answering common engineering questions, I was asked to solve the
>>>> problems written on a whiteboard behind my back. The usual stuff, like "what
>>>> is the next number in this sequence".
>>   
>>> 77, 49, 36, 18, ... ?
>>
>> 8, 0, 0, 0 ....
> 
> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yscaDkzHqek
> 
> Given a Tom Collins glass, 4" high, 6" circumference.
> A spider sits on the outside, 1" from the bottom.
> A fly lands on the inside, 1" from the top, on the opposite side.
> The spider, who aced the calculus of variations, takes the shortest
> route and pounces.
> What route, what distance?

Can it jump across from the opposite lip?

On Sat, 16 Apr 2022 15:48:50 -0700 (PDT), Phil Allison
<pallison49@gmail.com> wrote:

>jla...@highlandsniptechnology.com wrote: 
> 
>================================== 
>> > 
>> >> It was interesting to see not just his intelligence and technical 
>> >> range, but how he generated ideas and reacted to other peoples' ideas. 
>> >> Perhaps a tad dogmatic, 
>> > 
>> >** So in reality a whole lot and exactly like JL - another autistic.
><
>> No, quite different. It's called a "spectrum" for good reason.
>
>
>** JL misreads, all the time. 
>
>His words  "...  a tad dogmatic" -  are clearly an understatement.
>So in reality the applicant was a whole lot dogmatic 
>Like JL is,  100% of the time, including now. 
>
>
>> >> but I guess people are stressed in interviews. 
>> > 
>> >** Nope - that is how most autistics permanently ARE.
>
>> No, quite the opposite. 
>
>**  Fraid that is a totally undeniable fact. 
>
>
>> >> He admits to being autistic, which is if anything an asset in our business. 
>> > 
>> >** My god, what a shitty business you are in.
>
>> Thinking objectively, 
>
>** Not something JL has ever done. 
>  ASD people cannot be genuinely objective. 
>  Lacking empathy just makes them mean and nasty.  
>
>> > 
>> >But I guess being socially awkward and obsessed with tiny details is some sort advantage when doing PCBs.
>>
>> The tiny details matter. 
>
>**  But there is NO need to be autistic and obsessed to deal with details when needed. 
>
>> >> Another guy that we zoom interviewed this week is autistic too. 
>> > 
>> >** So PCB design is one step below code scribbling ? 
>> > 
>> >> Visibly so. 
>> > 
>> >** Wonder what that means.
>>
>> Rocking back and forth into the camera, especially visible with the 
>> close-up cam of a laptop. I let him know so maybe he can try to not do 
>> it in the future. 
>
>** LOL  -    better he not  LOOK  like a nut case -  eh ? 
>  
> 
>> Mo works with autistics.
>
>** She is one,  you fool. 
>
> 
>> >Hesitant speech, makes no eye contact and looks plain odd?
>>
>> No that guy was great otherwise. 
>
>** Blatant lie.
>
>One autistic has no way to evaluate another. 
>Be like a blind person trying to evaluate someone's vision. 

The issue isn't personality stuff, it's electronics: not in your skill
set.



-- 

I yam what I yam - Popeye

jla...@highlandsniptechnology.com wrote: 

================================== 
>  > 
> >> >> It was interesting to see not just his intelligence and technical 
> >> >> range, but how he generated ideas and reacted to other peoples' ideas. 
> >> >> Perhaps a tad dogmatic, 
> >> > 
> >> >** So in reality a whole lot and exactly like JL - another autistic. 
> >< 
> >> No, quite different. It's called a "spectrum" for good reason. 
> > 
> > 
> >** JL misreads, all the time. 
> > 
> >His words "... a tad dogmatic" - are clearly an understatement. 
> >So in reality the applicant was a whole lot dogmatic 
> >Like JL is, 100% of the time, including now. 
> > 
> > 
> >> >> but I guess people are stressed in interviews. 
> >> > 
> >> >** Nope - that is how most autistics permanently ARE. 
> > 
> >> No, quite the opposite. 
> > 
> >** Fraid that is a totally undeniable fact. 
> > 
> > 
> >> >> He admits to being autistic, which is if anything an asset in our business. 
> >> > 
> >> >** My god, what a shitty business you are in. 
> > 
> >> Thinking objectively, 
> > 
> >** Not something JL has ever done. 
> > ASD people cannot be genuinely objective. 
> > Lacking empathy just makes them mean and nasty. 
> > 
> >> > 
> >> >But I guess being socially awkward and obsessed with tiny details is some sort advantage when doing PCBs. 
> >> 
> >> The tiny details matter. 
> > 
> >** But there is NO need to be autistic and obsessed to deal with details when needed. 
> > 
> >> >> Another guy that we zoom interviewed this week is autistic too. 
> >> > 
> >> >** So PCB design is one step below code scribbling ? 
> >> > 
> >> >> Visibly so. 
> >> > 
> >> >** Wonder what that means. 
> >> 
> >> Rocking back and forth into the camera, especially visible with the 
> >> close-up cam of a laptop. I let him know so maybe he can try to not do 
> >> it in the future. 
> > 
> >** LOL - better he not LOOK like a nut case - eh ? 
> > 
> > 
> >> Mo works with autistics. 
> > 
> >** She is one, you fool. 
> > 
> > 
> >> >Hesitant speech, makes no eye contact and looks plain odd? 
> >> 
> >> No that guy was great otherwise. 
> > 
> >** Blatant lie. 
> > 
> >One autistic has no way to evaluate another. 
> >Be like a blind person trying to evaluate someone's vision.
>
> The issue isn't personality stuff, 

**  It is and YOU raised it, in direst relation to  " interviewing". 
     FFS  READ your own words  !!!. 

>  it's electronics:

** Anyone can see " electronics"  was never even mentioned. 

   What an absurd lie and pathetic obfuscation. 
   How typically autistic of JL.... 



.......  Phil

On Sunday, April 17, 2022 at 7:16:06 AM UTC+10, palli...@gmail.com wrote:
> jla...@highlandsniptechnology.com wrote: 

<snip>

> > He admits to being autistic, which is if anything an asset in our business.
>
> ** My god, what a shitty business you are in. 

Wrong. Electronics is about getting everything right, and some autistic people are good at concentrating on their task, rather than getting distracted by the social interactions they aren't all that good at.

> But I guess being socially awkward and obsessed with tiny details is some sort advantage when doing PCBs.
>
> > Another guy that we zoom interviewed this week is autistic too.
>
> ** So PCB design is one step below code scribbling ? 

It requires spatial skills, which coding doesn't. It used to be easier to get printed circuit layout drafts-people than programmers, but there's no reason to suppose that this still true.

> > Visibly so. 
> 
> ** Wonder what that means. 
> 
> Hesitant speech, makes no eye contact and looks plain odd? 
> Met more than a few of them. 

Or thinks he has. Somebody talking to Phil would chose his words carefully - you wouldn't want to provoke a tantrum.

> Otherwise know as " useful idiots ".

They aren't. Being autistic doesn't make you any kind of idiot. Lenin used the term "useful idiot" to describe people who believed in democratic socialism and thought that that meant that they ought to support the Communist Party, which claims to be socialist, but isn't democratic.

> > We agreed that if we hire him, it will be as a virtual intern,
>
> ** So he is gonna be employing AI? 

Sounds more like working remotely. There's not a lot of artificial intelligence in that.

-- 
Bill Sloman, Sydney