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Posted on Jun 7, 2023

If You Could Chat with a Historical Figure, Who Would It Be and What Would You Ask?

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If you had the chance to sit down for a conversation with any historical figure, just imagine the insights you could gain. What burning questions would you love to ask them?

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Jean-Michel 🕵🏻‍♂️ Fayard

One of the most salient features of our Tech Hiring culture is that there is so much bullshit. Everyone knows this. Each of us contributes his share. But we tend to take the situation for granted.

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• Jun 7 '23 • Edited on Jun 7 • Edited

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I'm not sure that it's necessary to talk with the dead to know what they thought.

Like sure it would be nice to meet Martin Luther King and ask him why he did what he did and how he found the necessary force to do that.

... but while he was killed, his books are still alive, and for $19 you could also just buy Where Do We Go from Here: Chaos or Community?

For me, what seems to be lacking is not the information but the willingness to access to search and learn from it

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Sheriff S

Sheriff is a Python programmer passionate about building scalable, maintainable, and efficient software.

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• Jun 7 '23

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I will my grandma I really love her and I have missed her alot.

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