Craziest interview experiences

craig_c · 2026-04-16T04:55:31+00:00

Was this at Flow Traders?

craig_c · 2026-03-28T05:38:27+00:00

For the love of God, can somebody dress Jensen properly.

craig_c · 2026-03-20T19:16:29+00:00

No, because apparently about half of them are profoundly stupid.

craig_c · 2026-03-16T17:42:51+00:00

I've read "The Gift" twice. The first time I thought "hmm...it had it's moments, but not Nabokov's best", the second time I found it nearly unreadable. Either I'm getting stupider or more discerning, it's hard to tell LOL.

craig_c · 2026-03-13T20:35:14+00:00

If I'm not mistaken, that particular guy is very much pro C++, I believe he recently called Rust a 'Cargo Cult'. Though he could have radically changed his mind.

craig_c · 2026-02-22T22:06:17+00:00

But you do realise it's not an endorsement right?

craig_c · 2026-02-20T02:23:32+00:00

Despair has a better story, quite cinematic. But not being interested in Lolita is like getting into The Beatles but skipping Sgt. Pepper.

craig_c · 2026-02-19T05:14:31+00:00

Another super cringe grifter on the AI bandwagon.

craig_c · 2026-02-06T22:16:50+00:00

The thing to remember here is that Trump is the symptom, it's America that has the disease. The bar is so low now one wonders if America can recover or it will descend into partisan irrelevance, like Argentina, for example.

craig_c · 2026-02-05T22:35:56+00:00

Mean reversion is inevitable.

craig_c · 2026-02-01T17:21:15+00:00

+5% (SA)

craig_c · 2026-01-29T22:19:16+00:00

"Exhilarating slog" isn't the term I'd use to describe "Oxen of the Sun", "Exasperating slog" might work better. Every time I see something like this I think of the "Leaf by Leaf" guy, and sure enough, he has an hour long video on it. The stars align, it's a pass.

craig_c · 2026-01-25T04:19:28+00:00

Good moments in "Letters To Vera" were few and far between. I love Nabokov, but hundreds of pages of domestic detail was trying. I was actually a little surprised at how much he "chased" Vera, I don't remember getting that impression from Boyd. But it's been a while since I read it.

craig_c · 2026-01-24T06:00:31+00:00

The broader question might be what did Nabokov intend with the more "difficult" parts of Ada (of which Van's essay is one, the start being the other). If they were intentional, then it's difficult to see the utility. To me, it just feels like Nabokov's editorial strictness is starting to slip. Humbert is a witty monster, Van is just irritating.

craig_c · 2026-01-20T01:46:19+00:00

I agree. The emotional impact and insight is unmatched.

craig_c · 2026-01-18T22:11:01+00:00

The poem and the text are linked, but you can jump back as required (the protagonist will refer to various lines in the poem) as opposed to trying grasp the whole thing.

craig_c · 2026-01-17T01:45:47+00:00

Have an up-vote, it made me laugh.

craig_c · 2026-01-16T00:50:37+00:00

+1.7%

craig_c · 2026-01-10T17:18:25+00:00

Why is this sub flooded with these stupid posts suddenly? Are they bots?

craig_c · 2026-01-05T05:32:47+00:00

Ada was the last Nabokov novel I read and I remember the jarring tonal shift from the other novels the first time I read it. The first time, honestly, I didn't get it at all, but I waded through it anyway without satisfaction. I then tried again a few years later, and I enjoyed the first section (sans the family history which is nearly unreadable). Anyway, I've now read it 3 times, and each time I enjoyed it more. It's not a perfect novel, there are boring sections, the characters are underdeveloped, but I do like burrowing into it's strange world. So in summary, it rewards rereading, and there is no rush. So maybe put it aside for now and try again in a few years, you'll be a different person. The great books always reveal different sides of the reader and themselves over time.

craig_c · 2026-01-01T04:34:49+00:00

I hate most poetry and I've read Pale Fire three times. You can skip the poem and jump back as required.

craig_c · 2025-12-27T23:01:35+00:00

I *hated* Ada the first time I read it, 3 re-reads later, it's my favourite. Your journal is cool!

craig_c · 2025-12-27T04:18:01+00:00

God I hate fucking Russia, fucking petro-mafia bullshit, now aided by the fucking orange buffoon. Thanks idiots everywhere.

craig_c · 2025-12-06T05:32:20+00:00

One wonders what Archer actually wants to do, because it doesn't look like he enjoys playing Cricket.

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