I would never voluntary provide my phone to a cop.

I type over a hundred words per minute. The animation causes multiple movements per character. This is very distracting when I am expecting to see a single movement per character and my eyes have to work harder. That’s why this is a problem for people.

our android overlords welcome you

Saying that something is good is not the same as saying that it is the reason you love the company that makes it. A better metaphor for my point would be someone saying that what they love about their Nokia 3310 is that it has a camera. I mean sure, they’re technically right that it does have a camera, but it’s…

“What I do love about Apple is its support for third-party keyboards.”

And that’s exactly why I fear it. I’m a software engineer. I feel the management stuff getting pushed on me and I’m like, ugh no stop forever.

My boss tells me he regrets it. He misses designing his own stuff (he was a mechanical engineer) instead of managing people and their projects. He calls it advanced babysitting, even though he’s a super nice guy and likes everyone at the company.

I respectively disagree (in some cases). I’m a marketing manager at a tech company. I asked the 5 year question to someone I was interviewing and they went into a long speel about how they wanted to have their own apparel line, fully operating in 5 years and it was their passion and commitment, etc. I think they…

That would be me. My brief foray into management was a horrific experience for all. Years later I watched “The Office” and realized that I was Michael Scott. Never again.

I hate the where do you see yourself question because it’s one of the many interview questions where I have to provide a canned bullshit answer that the interview wants to hear. Which I use because interviewers don’t want to hear the truth.

I don’t see how 18 months on the job to become an expert in a software piece required on day one is a good thing.

in any technical field, you’d be laughed out of the room. Companies have knowledge requirements because they don’t want to train you.

Going to have to agree with others, if you’re not applying for a sales position, trying to ‘close’ is a sure-fire way for them to toss your application, because you’re being over-aggressive and a PITA and have no idea how the hiring process is going.

I think this is a good approach if that’s the type of job you’re going for - for many other roles, this can be seen as pushy or aggressive and can work against you. That said, if you’re a seasoned sales person, you can usually read the interviewer and sense which way to go at the time. ;)

The lesson here, of course, is that every recruiter is different, with different criteria depending on the industry, position and personal preference.

the interviewer says: “you don’t appear to know much about this field.” You can respond with something like: “I’m a quick learner”

It’s a piece of firewall software, I think.

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These are all for Android

I personally think that Twilight for Android is a GAME CHANGER to make the screen on any Android phone not be an eye killer at night. https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.urbandroid.lux