Google doesn't do interviews for "Java skills".

What observations? How many Google employees have you talked to? Did you try to compile a random sample?

Actually the book by Laszlo Bock "Work Rules", explains a lot about the Google hiring process. The most important point he makes is that hiring decisions at Google are made by committees of engineers, not managers.

Well, it's been estimated that the number programmers doubles about every 5 years. So if you 40 that means you have been programming for about 20 years, so that means that about 90% of programmers will be younger than you. So if a company's median age is 43 that means they discriminate against young people. Here is a link with some data.

Video of autogyro landing on White House lawn. The President came out to greet the pilot.

... the Senate is set to vote that Pi is equal to 3.

If you take AP classes in High School and get decent grade on the AP test, you can skip past the intro courses. I started with second year calculus after doing AP Math in High school.

The problem with this solution, that this is a law passed by the Spanish government. So, publishers are required to collect money, even if they don't want to.

What exactly does this mean "...allows a flight crew to personalize a passenger's in-flight experience. "???

This is an example of a culture shock novel. The hero of the store returns from to Earth 200 years in the future and finds the culture incomprehensible.

It is pretty difficult to imagine what a thing you cannot comprehend is like, and Lem does an outstanding (though still imperfect) job.

If you haven't read this book give it a shot.

Probably the funniest cat video I've seen

Google hires all kinds of people, including PHDs. If you want to be a software engineer you better know how to code.

Have you applied to Google?

"Editor's note: An earlier version of this story contained reporting about ISIS and education. CNN has concerns about the interpretation of the information provided and we will update the story when we can verify what is happening"

They probably made this up....

Yeah! And you kids, get of my lawn!!

BTW, if you think that "real engineers" deliver on time with predictable results, you need to read more about real engineers.