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Dec 2, 2013 at 18:30
Argh. Creating a file whose filename with a leading space is a royal pain. Ended up using a Python script just to see what was going on.

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Jan 29, 2026 at 15:51
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When I moved back to the UK, I ordered SIMs for both myself and my wife. We ended up with consecutive numbers! It's really convenient sometimes.
Jul 18, 2021 at 07:22
I tried a Fibonacci heap for my implementation of Dijkstra's algorithm, but it ended up being slower! Apparently this is a common thing and Fibonacci heaps are very rare in practice:
data structures - Are Fibonacci heaps or Brodal queues used in practice anywhere? - Stack Overflow
data structures - Are Fibonacci heaps or Brodal queues used in practice anywhere? - Stack Overflow
Dec 23, 2019 at 22:36
Asking candidates to spot issues in a piece of work is a great hiring technique: it's open ended, shows expertise, and both interviewer and interviewee can learn things!
Reviewing Bad Schematics as Interview Tactic
Reviewing Bad Schematics as Interview Tactic
Here’s an interview tactic for electrical engineers that was recently used on me. I liked it enough to swipe it for myself, and have used it several times since to great effect.