17 Year Old Builds a Better Search Engine

Re:17 Year Old Builds a Better Search Engine by rodly on Friday July 20, 2012 @12:37AM (#4269436)

Agreed.

"So what's your next step?"

"Well, I might do this..."

15 seconds in,

"Okay sorry to cut you off short, I'm a terrible interviewer and my degree is in liberal arts, you're smart and stuff bye."

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Re:17 Year Old Builds a Better Search Engine by jmduke on Friday July 20, 2012 @02:54AM (#4269756)

Ah, classic, another liberal arts degree bash!

Making your point without denigrating an entire educational system is usually feasible.

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Re:17 Year Old Builds a Better Search Engine by jeffpersonified on Friday July 20, 2012 @03:44AM (#4269853)

Thank you!

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Re:17 Year Old Builds a Better Search Engine by LVB on Friday July 20, 2012 @12:49AM (#4269461)

The kid blew it by saying "Markov chains"! I'm sure they hit the silent alarm pretty quickly after that.

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Re:17 Year Old Builds a Better Search Engine by asto on Friday July 20, 2012 @01:08AM (#4269499)

Blew it? What's the point of interviewing a smart kid if you want him to be dumb during the interview?

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Re:17 Year Old Builds a Better Search Engine by LVB on Friday July 20, 2012 @01:20AM (#4269537)

Intended to be sarcasm...

I actually think the kid did a great job and the interviewer was pretty useless.

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Re:17 Year Old Builds a Better Search Engine by batista on Friday July 20, 2012 @01:14AM (#4269515)

No, they want him to be smart enough to tailor his response to the audience.

Feynman was a smart guy, by all measures, but he knew how to speak at the appropriate level for his audience.

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