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PaperclipPerfector  10mo ago (text post)   2567 thread views

Friday Fun Thread for July 7, 2023

Be advised: this thread is not for serious in-depth discussion of weighty topics (we have a link for that), this thread is not for anything Culture War related. This thread is for Fun. You got jokes? Share 'em. You got silly questions? Ask 'em.

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We have lots of programmers and aspiring programmers on here. Is there interest in my hosting a (possibly regular) "office hours" via discord etc? Career advice, code review, anything I can help with. --FAANGer

Edit: link is http://meet.google.com/ieq-zixv-xwf

Thanks for hosting this!

For those of you who weren't able to stop by:

  1. Shame on you ;)
  2. I'd summarize @lagrangian 's advice as the classic advice remains the best route: Grind Leetcode then mass apply to the major companies.

Wow, ok, let's do it. Provisionally scheduled for Thursday 7/13 at 6:00pm Pacific. Google calendar/meet event here.

I'm open to other platforms/schedules if people have input. Barring that, I'll be in the call as scheduled. I will post a reminder in the Wednesday Wellness thread.

Edit: link is http://meet.google.com/ieq-zixv-xwf

How does one get a Google account these days that isn't tied to an existing identity?

No info is required when signing up, at least for me (from the US)

Last time I tried, I couldn't dodge the "provide a phone number or another email" bit. Will have to try on a VPN.

I can pm you an account if you like, randomly generated or of your choosing

I will probably miss this one, but that would be nice if you run another.

interested (i could help)

I'd hop on as well. I think I'm good at my career overall, but I'm a medium fish in a small pond.

Sounds interesting

Also registering interest.

Sounds great!

I’m interested

Is it going to be free or what? lol

Yes

I'm registering my interest.

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