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Re: questions asked during network engineer interview


From: William Herrin <bill () herrin us>
Date: Fri, 24 Jul 2020 09:41:13 -0700

On Fri, Jul 24, 2020 at 12:44 AM Mark Tinka <mark.tinka () seacom com> wrote:
On 24/Jul/20 09:32, William Herrin wrote:
Choosing not to mash one's fingers with a hammer is not an absence of
curiosity about carpentry. It's merely an understanding that doing
carpentry well involves -not- mashing one's fingers with a hammer.

You mean like not poking your finger into the wall socket, or in the
fire, unless you're 2?

I'm not sure how to parse your comment. But in case you are wondering, I
am talking about network engineering, which is not common sense.

Hi Mark,

How you parse it depends on your intention when quoting my interview
story with a response about exhibiting curiosity. It was either full
agreement about the value of curiousity or a pointed retort about the
difference between curiosity and irresponsibility.

Regards,
Bill

-- 
William Herrin
bill () herrin us
https://bill.herrin.us/


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