RE: Losing my profession?

["Diane Evans" <dianee -at- lockstream -dot- com>]

I'm spending way too much time on this list today, but am bored out of my
skull writing use cases....

Anyway, Bruce says:

>> And, after a round of what looked like age discrimination here in Austin,
I
>> know what it feels like when people start to discount your ability to
think
>> and learn, which, I agree with you, is one of  the core competencies of
TW.
>> And, by learn, I don't care how you accomplish it.


>Of course, the flip side to ageism (if you're a victim) is that you can
>get some amusement out of shocking the twentysomethings by showing that
>you didn't fall into senility once you hit thirty. A vicious amusement,
>but my own :-)

In my interview for Locksteam, I was asked two brain teaser questions that
the geeks were very proud of.  I solved them both very quickly, then offered
one of my own:

What comes next:  O T T F F S S E  (the answer is NOT "E"). (Answer is
below)

This shut them up quickly, then impressed them enough to hire me.

Diane Evans
Technical Writer
Lockstream
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(Answer:  N, the first letter of the word "nine".)


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