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<sarcasm>Nope, he's nothing like you at all.</sarcasm>
Commented Jul 5, 2012 on A troubling realization at WWdN: In Exile
A troubling realization
This comes to us from my son, Ryan Wheaton. Click it to embiggen: Click to Embiggen Footnote: If there was any question that love -- not biology -- makes a family, look no further than my son's delightfully twisted sense of humor, which I think I helped foster.
One thing Joel Spolsky is well-known for is his expertise on hiring good programmers. I find it interesting that Jeff worked with Joel for 3+ years on Stack Overflow and the first posting he does after leaving that company is on how to hire good programmers.
Commented Mar 6, 2012 on How to Hire a Programmer at Coding Horror
How to Hire a Programmer
There's no magic bullet for hiring programmers. But I can share advice on a few techniques that I've seen work, that I've written about here and personally tried out over the years. 1. First, pass a few simple "Hello World" online tests. I know it sounds crazy, but some people who call themse...
For those of you in Canada (and possibly other countries), Wil has to sign a customs form to send you stuff. I bought a copy of one of his books from him and indirectly got a free autograph! It's not like it says "To Graeme - don't be a dick! From your buddy Wil" or anything, but it's his signature just the same.
Commented Dec 17, 2010 on possible (and very limited) autographed book sale at WWdN: In Exile
possible (and very limited) autographed book sale
I've been cleaning out my office, organizing comic books and games, and slowly crawling through a decade's accumulation of geek stuff. It. Has. Been. AWESOME. Last night, I went into the depths of the hallway closet, and behind a bunch of CDs and DVDs, I found nine hardback copies of The Happies...
Wil Wheaton says, "Don't be a smurf!"
Commented Dec 3, 2010 on merry smurfin' smurfmas, mothersmurfers at WWdN: In Exile
merry smurfin' smurfmas, mothersmurfers
This is crying out for a caption. I'll choose my favorite, and send something neat* to whoever writes it. Submissions open throughout the weekend, one per person, and can only be left as comments here (it's too difficult to track on Twitter or via e-mail). *definition of 'neat' will be at my s...
Sure, you had your teenage years played out in front of the world, but on the upside, you are a multi-gazillionaire now! Right? No? Oh well, never mind then.
Commented Nov 27, 2010 on in which teenage me is a deer in the headlights at WWdN: In Exile
in which teenage me is a deer in the headlights
Most of us are awkward teenagers; it's a class feature that stays with us until we level up to our twenties. But most of you didn't have your awkward teenage years play out in front of the world, preserved for future generations to enjoy, thusly: Talk about deer in the headlights! Everything a...
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