My daughter (3) has a great engineering potential. How do I encourage that in world where everyone wants to be reality TV star? My parents never fostered that and I became an engineer. I often wonder how things would be different had my parents done more.

recursion + marketingpeople = stackoverflow (not the site, but the programming one)

The real one:

function MarketingFunction(originalText)
{
var revisedText = new String(originalText + "!!!!"); //would add more exclamation marks, but Slashdot won't let me
return revisedText;
}

I started using a standing desk a year ago and I won't go back. I bought this desk http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B001MS70Z2/ref=oh_details_o03_s00_i00. See my review for caveats because the keyboard tray isn't wide enough for mouse and keyboard. Yes, the standing will make your knees sore. I bought this mat and it does help http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000EFK9KM/ref=oh_details_o05_s00_i00. I feel much better in general. My back pain went away and I feel much healthier in general.

Donate the phone to the elderly http://www.securethecall.org/. Oh wait, this is slashdot. Root the phone and then donate it.

I tried KDE 4.7 for about 2 weeks. I ended up going to XFCE. Not because of bloat, etc, but because it did exactly what I wanted. I do miss some of the widgets and GUI goodness, but those don't merit a switch.

Since you already know Java, give Android development a try. I know a few people who have rekindled their love of programming by doing some mobile apps.

Yours went much better than mine. I found myself on the losing end of political battle.

You probably haven't ever dealt with a company like this. Honesty isn't the best policy and you will yourself either shunned or fired.

Was anyone else wondering if the glasses he wears are hipster glasses?

Yes, there is the obvious ability to see the other person. I am more curious to know what function(s) these people are being interviewed for.

I am curious why video is necessary for these interviews.

I have eaten airplane food on the ground and it tastes the same (bad).

I published my research in to cloud costs. Maybe that will help your company. http://www.jesse-anderson.com/2012/02/ec2-performance-spot-instance-roi-and-emr-scalability/

Record a video of yourself giving the presentation. You will see the some areas you can work on. Put the video on YouTube and ask your friends/family for feedback.