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		mgkimsal on Sept 11, 2018 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Dark Motives and Elective Use of Brainteaser Inter... > "What if you were a Google engineer, and you had to solve this problem, what would you do?" Well... I might ask one of the other people on the team (or in the company) for some help. Because I'm probably going to ask one of them for a review (or someone else will review it anyway). No man is an island, etc. What did Sergey and Larry do to solve these problems? They hired more people!

raverbashing on Sept 12, 2018 [–]

They consulted existing literature, they asked in internet forums, etc

Expecting people to know and remember beyond the basics is simply ridiculous especially at the age of Google

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