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Re:If Richard Feynman applied for a job at Microsoft (2002) by 908B64B197 on Friday July 23, 2021 @02:17PM (#27933932)
> I'd think it was stupid to fill a 747 with ping pong balls and think about something else

This man never heard of a Fermi estimate, or encountered one in a problem set.

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Re:If Richard Feynman applied for a job at Microsoft (2002) by jstx1 on Friday July 23, 2021 @02:45PM (#27934234)
It's possible to know what a Fermi problem is and still think that they're bad interview questions.
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