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Re:Facebook Tools Are Used to Screen Out Older Job Seekers, ... by always_good on Tuesday May 29, 2018 @12:11PM (#17180444)
> this limit is true for all developers

Maybe sober, but that's not the limit once you factor in the rampant use of amphetamine.

Re:Facebook Tools Are Used to Screen Out Older Job Seekers, ... by opportune on Tuesday May 29, 2018 @02:18PM (#17181683)
True but generally not good information to propagate, not for selfish reasons, just because it sets an unreasonably high standard

It’s true you can knock out a 10-20hr session in essentially one sitting, but it’s not a good habit to set for yourself or the industry

Re:Facebook Tools Are Used to Screen Out Older Job Seekers, ... by bmpafa on Tuesday May 29, 2018 @12:32PM (#17180668)
This is probably a myth, but I've heard Kerouac wrote On the Road practically in a single sitting thanks to the peppy magic of Benzedrine, aka Bennies, a _widely_ available inhalant & pill form of amphetamine.
Re:Facebook Tools Are Used to Screen Out Older Job Seekers, ... by 52-6F-62 on Tuesday May 29, 2018 @12:37PM (#17180718)
I think it was 3 weeks and a roll of teletype paper so that once he started he wouldn't have to stop to even change the paper.

edit: https://www.theguardian.com/books/2008/dec/02/jack-kerouac-r... the "scroll"