TIME article on the Google Guys
sandy lubert
Not sure how different your American edition of Time is from ours, but
the Canadian Feb. 20 edition has an incredible article about the
Google guys (Larry Page, etc): "an exclusive look at the $100 billion
empire..."
The cool thing is that it shows these guys at meetings, with Lego
strewn all over the table, also shows a recruiting tool they used for
hiring -- a billboard with this question: First 10-digit prime found
in consecutive digits of e (the inquisitive and accurate could then
type in the answer, followed by .com, answer another (trickier)
question, and could then get info leading to a job interview with Google!)
Anyway, it's a great read, and I found it reassuring to know there are
all these creative minds out there finding homes (and incomes) for
themselves!
(There are also some really good tips for googling.)
www.timearchive.com (and it's the Feb. 20 edition, in Canada anyway)
Sandy
the Canadian Feb. 20 edition has an incredible article about the
Google guys (Larry Page, etc): "an exclusive look at the $100 billion
empire..."
The cool thing is that it shows these guys at meetings, with Lego
strewn all over the table, also shows a recruiting tool they used for
hiring -- a billboard with this question: First 10-digit prime found
in consecutive digits of e (the inquisitive and accurate could then
type in the answer, followed by .com, answer another (trickier)
question, and could then get info leading to a job interview with Google!)
Anyway, it's a great read, and I found it reassuring to know there are
all these creative minds out there finding homes (and incomes) for
themselves!
(There are also some really good tips for googling.)
www.timearchive.com (and it's the Feb. 20 edition, in Canada anyway)
Sandy
Sandra Dodd
>http://www.time.com/time/archive/preview/0,10987,1158956,00.html
>
> www.timearchive.com (and it's the Feb. 20 edition, in Canada anyway)
>
(There are also some really good tips for googling)
Here's what they'll give you without being a subscriber, it seems:
eb. 20, 2006
�Google has long excelled at tracking down Web links on obscure
topics, from Asian floral designs to Zambian hairstyles. But now its
improved search box also provides quick, direct answers to many
common queries. Here are some tips and tricks: Why hasn't my package
arrived? To find out, type in a tracking number for any major
shipping service. Is my father's flight on time? Enter the name of an
airline followed by a flight number to check on a plane's status. Is
it going to snow? Type in " weather" and any city and state for a
quick (illustrated) report. How good is Brokeback Mountain? Type "
movie:...
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Deb
--- In [email protected], Sandra Dodd <Sandra@...>
wrote:
programming - the billboard in the article led him to look up "e"
which then got him to thinking how cool it would be to write a program
to solve the question on the billboard which then led to downloading a
free C++ compiler and getting a book on C++ and making a program that
calculates prime numbers and prime factorizations of input numbers and
then a class (at a local comm coll taught by a co-worker of mine,
turns out there are 3 students in the class). He's having a great time.
--Deb
wrote:
>That's the article that ended up with DH taking a class on C++ game
> >
> >
> > www.timearchive.com (and it's the Feb. 20 edition, in Canada
>anyway)
> >
>
> http://www.time.com/time/archive/preview/0,10987,1158956,00.html
programming - the billboard in the article led him to look up "e"
which then got him to thinking how cool it would be to write a program
to solve the question on the billboard which then led to downloading a
free C++ compiler and getting a book on C++ and making a program that
calculates prime numbers and prime factorizations of input numbers and
then a class (at a local comm coll taught by a co-worker of mine,
turns out there are 3 students in the class). He's having a great time.
--Deb