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Building Things
Chapter 10
"Am I intruding?" Conner asked.
"Uh, not at all." Derrick replied, almost stuttering. "Won't you come in?"
"Thank you." Conner said as he stepped through the door. Derrick closed it behind him.
"How did you...?"
"Find you?" Conner finished for him, looking around the living room, smiling at what he saw. The room was comfortable, large windows, comfortable looking furniture, high wainscoting, capped with a wide crown molding over the top of the plaster walls, all the woodwork was done in deep, rich color, giving life to the wood. Conner half turned, smiling at Derrick. "I stopped by your firm. I spoke to your business partner, Tom. He gladly gave me your address. He even winked at me. I'm not sure what that was about, though."
Derrick chuckled. "Tom is not only one of my business partners, he's an old friend." Derrick held out a hand, showing the way. "Come and join us in the kitchen. I was going to prepare dinner." Derrick looked him up and down again. "I have several questions that I would like to ask, if you don't mind."
"Well, likewise. There are several questions I would like to ask you." Conner suddenly looked a little nervous. "That is, if you're sure I'm not intruding."
"Absolutely not. Come, there's someone I want you to meet. He's an ardent...supporter of yours." Derrick said with a smile.
Conner cocked his head to one side, a questioned look on his face. It made him look all that much cuter to Derrick. Conner followed Derrick through the living room, through the formal dining room, and into the large kitchen. Ty saw them enter first, and his eyes went wide. Paul had his back to them, but turned. Seeing Conner, Paul's jaw dropped, and he stood. Derrick gave him a stern look, making Paul silent.
"Gentlemen, may I introduce Mr. Conner Van Owen." Derrick said, looking at Conner, and then back to Ty and Paul. "Conner, this is Paul." Conner reached out and shook Paul's hand. "And this," Derrick said, stepping next to Ty, looking back at Conner. "This is Ty. Your ardent supporter that I spoke of." Conner reached out a hand to Ty. Ty took it and firmly grasped it, as he stood up.
"Pleasure." Conner said. Paul gasped, in spite of himself. Conner looked at him, as he was right next to Paul. Conner focused back on Ty. "I'm not sure why you would be a supporter of mine. Have we met before?"
"No, we have not met."
"Conner, please, won't you sit?" Derrick asked, motioning toward the chair at the end of the table. Conner smiled and sat down. "I was about to pour some wine. Would you care to have a glass?"
"Certainly. Thank you."
Derrick got busy pouring wine for them all, passing glasses out. Conner watched as Ty sat back down, smiling slightly. Paul scooted a little closer to Conner, resting his chin on his palm, just watching him. Derrick reached over and squeezed Paul's shoulder, reigning him back. Paul scooted back to his right a little away from Conner.
"A toast." Derrick said, holding out his glass. The others picked theirs up. "To new beginnings, and new friends." All glasses clinked together. "So, Conner, what brings you here?" Derrick asked as he sat down next to Ty. Derrick put a hand on Ty's thigh under the table.
Conner looked into his wine glass, setting it back on the table, then looked at the other three about him. "I have been talking to my mother through email. She explained what was going on here with you and what was being planned. I came out here to meet you, partly because of the way she speaks of you, she's quite taken with you, you know. But, mostly, just to say thank you, in person, for what you're doing." Conner smiled as he looked at Derrick. He looked at Ty. "And she also speaks very highly of you, as well. It takes a lot to make my mother open up. That tells me a lot about you both."
"Oh?" Ty asked.
Conner smiled, "Yes. Clearly, you're people of good character. The other reason I'm here is stop this from going any further."
"Why?" Derrick asked, setting his glass down.
"My father." Conner looked at the ceiling for a moment, as if he was trying to hold back tears, he looked back at Derrick. "He's a very driven man, as you know. Once an idea gets into his mind, he's relentless. Something I try and avoid." Conner paused, gathering his thoughts. "I never asked for any of this. It was my father's idea, another control maneuver of his. Labeling it to make my mother happy, but really just to interfere with my life. He and I had our falling out a few years back, but he just can't seem to let it go."
"He's your father." Ty said, softly.
Conner stared directly at Ty. "Yes, he is. And, he is really the greatest pain of my life."
"He loves you, Conner." Derrick said. "I'm sure he just wants what he thinks is best for you."
"Only under his conditions." Conner said, putting his hands together and resting them on the table. "Conditions that he sets, and controls. It's always his way, and there is no compromise. He always has to win."
"That's what has made him a success." Derrick said.
"In business, yes. Not in his family life. He treats my mother and I like some sort of... commodity." Conner paused. He unfolded his hands, picked up his wine glass and sipped at it. He set the glass back down.
"Conner, may I ask you a personal question?" Derrick asked.
"How old are you?"
"23. Why?" Conner asked, sipping more of his wine.
"It just seems to me..."
"Let me guess." Conner cutting Derrick off. "Hurt? Opinionated? Bitter? You would be too, after what he's done, and is doing."
"What has he done?" Ty asked.
Conner leaned forward in his chair, looking directly at Ty. "He destroyed my relationship. Manipulated it through his business contacts. He made it almost impossible for us to get jobs. His constant interference drove a wedge between us." Tears were forming in Conner's bright eyes.
"Oh, I'm so sorry." Paul said, putting a hand on one of Conner's hands. "Who's us?"
"My ex."
"Boyfriend." Derrick said softly, making Conner look at him with shock all over his face. "Your mother told us." Anger flashed in Conner's wet eyes.
"Boy, did you come to the right place." Paul said. He looked up at the ceiling. "Thank you." He mouthed. Paul scooted closer toward Conner.
"Paul." Derrick said, giving Paul another stern look. "Cool your jets." Derrick looked back at Conner. "There's probably some things you should know." Derrick looked at Ty. Ty felt eyes on him, he turned his head and smiled. Derrick leaned in and kissed Ty softly. They looked at each other, smiling.
"You two are together?" Conner asked, almost in a whisper.
Derrick looked over at Conner and smiled. "Yes. And because of that, it's the only reason why I have stayed with this project of your parents. Ty actually convinced me to stay with it. I had decided to give the project over to one of my staff, but he made me realize it would be a mistake to drop it."
"I didn't know..." Conner said.
"And how would you?" Derrick asked. "Think about this carefully. Your parents decide to build a separate structure on their property to house you AND someone else. Those are your mothers words. They are pushing it to get it done as fast as possible. They never came right out and said anything to me about you, in fact they were very secretive about you. It wasn't until Ty cornered your mother at a lunch meeting that she really started talking about you. It seems to me that they are trying to protect you."
"No, they're trying to protect themselves and their own reputations. You have no idea." Conner said with anger in his voice. He got up from his chair. "I think I had better go."
"Why?" Paul asked.
"It seems that I can't convince you of my fathers real intentions. Thank you for the wine. It was a pleasure to meet you all." Conner shook Paul's hand, then reached out and took Ty's. Derrick stood. Conner reached his hand out to Derrick. Derrick took it, holding firmly.
"Won't you stay for dinner? Please?" Derrick asked. His look made Conner stop. Conner pulled his hand slowly back.
"I don't want to intrude."
"You keep saying that. You're not intruding. Aren't you the one who came looking for me?" Derrick stepped away from the table. "I bet your parents don't know that you're in town, do they?" Derrick asked as he stepped near Conner.
"What makes you think so?" Ty asked.
Derrick just stared at Conner. "Because the phone hasn't rang. His father called me about everything else, every detail, but he hasn't called about Conner being here. Am I right?"
Conner just stared back at Derrick. "They think I'm still in New York."
"And the plot thickens..." Paul said in a lilting voice. "Are you going to see them?"
Conner looked at Paul. "I was going to see them this evening, yes, to end this."
"No." Derrick said flatly. Conner looked back at Derrick. "Use this to your advantage. Don't you see it?" Conner narrowed his eyes. Derrick poured more wine. "You said he does things on only his conditions. What are they? What does he really want?"
"To run my life."
"No. Think about it." Derrick sipped from his wine glass, then smiled out of the corner of his mouth. "Your mother told us that they were grooming you to take over your fathers interests, to run the business. Obviously, not what you want to do with your life." Derrick paused, watching Conner's expression change to one of understanding.
"Play the game. That's what your saying, isn't it?"
"Use it to your advantage." Derrick put a hand on Conner's shoulder. "My business partner has a saying, 'Is this your hill to die on?'. So, Conner, is this your hill? Or are you going to make this work for you?"
"I see your point." Conner smiled wide, showing his glowing teeth. "It never occurred to me, until now. Thank you."
"Now, I have something else for you to think about." Conner looked at Derrick with that cute quizzical look. "We will go see your parents tomorrow, together."
"What?" Ty asked. Derrick turned and looked at him.
"Did you want to go?"
"Uh, no. But why together?"
"Leverage." Conner said flatly, making Derrick look back at him. Conner smiled wide. "A sound tactical move, throwing him off balance. I like it."
"Dangerous, is more like it." Ty answered. "But, I wouldn't miss this little show for the world. So, what is for dinner? I'm starving to death."
"Patience, my dear." Derrick said. He looked back at Conner. "Do you have a place to stay?"
"I was going to get a hotel room in town."
"I think not." Derrick said flatly. "You can take Paul's room." Paul's eyes went wide. He looked up at the ceiling again, putting his hands together, mouthing 'thank you', again. "Paul, I need you to stay at Matt's tonight, please." Paul went to say something, but Derrick cut him off. "You can take your frustrations out on Matt's ass." Paul looked crushed.
"I don't want to be any trouble." Conner said.
"Oh, you've already been that." Derrick said with a smile. "Seriously, it's no trouble. Paul rarely ever uses the room anyway. Isn't that right, Paul?"
"Let me go and put my toys away first." Paul pouted. He walked toward his room, muttering under his breath. Conner and Ty watched him. Derrick ignored him, having been dealing with it for years.
Derrick walked around the counter, opened the fridge, and began to pull things out and set them on the counter. He busied himself as Ty and Conner sat at the counter. They watched Derrick doing prep work for dinner.
"So, what's the plan for tomorrow?" Ty asked.
Derrick looked up, giving Ty an evil smile. "Divide and conquer. They'll never know what hit them. You'll see, and it will be fun."
"I see." Ty nodded. "Wipe out the old people. Okay. It'll be fun to crush them." Ty said, in a sarcastic tone.
"It's not like that." Derrick said, lifting his knife. "It's to catch his father off guard, make him sweat a little, for a change. The more he knows that we're on Conner's side, the more uneasy he will be."
"I get it." Ty said, then turned toward Conner. "So, how's life in the big city? I've never been there."
Conner brightened a little. "New York is its own world. So many people, so many things. Different areas have their own cultural clicks. Some areas are so old world, it's fascinating."
"Hmmm. Your ex, he was from there?"
"No. Boston, actually. Another wonderful city. So full of history. We went to New York for school. Private business college, near Wall Street. After we graduated, we tried to get jobs with several different firms. After constant denials, I started to do some checking. That's when I discovered my fathers meddling." Conner sounded angry again. "We were living off money that my mother was sending me, trying to make it work. James, was getting more and more frustrated. We fought constantly. Finally, he had enough and went back home to his parents. We haven't spoken since."
"I'm so sorry." Ty said, putting a hand on Conner's shoulder, rubbing it softly.
"This is what I'm talking about." Conner said. "This is why he has to be stopped. What if I found someone else? He would just do the same thing all over again."
"Conner, some people just can't be changed. You have to move on." Ty said.
"My point, exactly. But, his interference keeps me from moving on. I'm lost."
"No, my lad." Derrick said. "We're going to change all that. We're going to open his eyes."
"Ohhh, no." Ty said in a low tone. "I think I know what you're planning."
"It was your idea, as I recall." Derrick said, in an equally low tone.
"Now, just hold on a minute." Ty said.
"More wine?" Derrick asked. "Conner?" Derrick picked up the bottle and poured more into Conner's glass.
"I need to slow down a little. I'm not used to this much wine."
"Oh, you'll be fine." Derrick said. "We'll pour you into bed, don't worry." Derrick set the bottle down and went back to his prep work. He looked up from time to time. Ty sipped his wine very, very slowly, Derrick smiled. Conner was different. He finally tilted his head back, emptying his glass. Setting the empty glass on the counter. He got up from the counter. Ty pointed where the bathroom was. They watched Conner walk off.
"What the hell are you thinking?" Ty asked Derrick, now that they were alone.
"I'm thinking about several things." Derrick replied. "About what you said about quitting, about what that boy is going through, about what he will continue to go through, about what I've been through, and about what this will do for us."
"Yes, my love, us." Derrick smiled, setting the knife down, reaching for a pan now. "You see, if I'm right, if we're successful tomorrow, everything will change. I'm banking on it. All I need you to do is trust me."
Ty smiled wide, giving Derrick his soft eyed look. "I do."
"Good." Derrick winked. "Remember those two words." Derrick let his voice drift off as Conner returned to join them.
"Did I miss anything?"
Paul slid up behind Conner, resting his chin on Conner's shoulder. "Oh, I'm sure you did. They were probably planning some sex adventure for the night or something."
"Paul!" Derrick blurted. "I'm sorry, Conner. You'll have to excuse my friend, Paul. He is a bit on the depraved side." Derrick picked up the knife again. "Play nice, Paul. Leave the company alone."
Paul put up his hands, and stepped away from Conner. "Derrick, you are no fun at all."
"I've been told that." Derrick said, going back to his cooking. He chuckled. In a few minutes, dinner was almost ready. Derrick pulled plates from the cabinet and set them on the counter. "Dinner is almost ready." He looked up. "Ty would be a sweetheart and pull out some silverware, please?"
"My God. That smells so good." Conner said in a low voice.
Paul leaned back into Conner. "Not only is Derrick a great architect, he's a wonderful cook." Paul got closer to Conner's ear and whispered, "He's also got a big tool, and a tight ass." Conner chuckled. "Personal experience. Just sayin."
Ty had come around the counter. He opened a drawer, and pulled out some silverware. He brushed up against Derrick, who turned and smiled at him. Ty stopped for a moment.
"You can kiss the cook." Derrick said, lifting an eyebrow. Ty smiled and then leaned in and kissed Derrick. They pulled back from one another. "Dinner is served." Derrick said.
Derrick handed out plates to everyone.
"What do you call this?"
"Midnight pasta." Derrick said. "It's what chefs cook after they get home from cooking all night long. I learned it from a friend of mine at the restaurant I co-own."
"You co-own a restaurant?" Ty asked. "You never told me that."
"Well, silent partner, actually."
"Really?" Ty said, sitting down near the head of the table. Derrick joined him, to the left. Paul sat opposite them, leaving Conner at the head of the table. They all devoured what had been served, sipping more wine as they went. Conversation went about the table, lots of laughter, and just good talk. Derrick finally started to pick up plates. Ty helped. They quickly cleaned the kitchen. Paul saw his cue, now that dinner was done. He excused himself, going toward his room. He collected his bag and came back in. Conner looked like a sick puppy, thinking he was putting Paul out.
"I'll see you tomorrow afternoon." Paul said.
"You have work tomorrow?" Derrick asked.
"Yeah, some kid's party or something icky like that."
"Think of it this way, Paul," Derrick said, coming around the counter. "you get to bang Matt tonight, then come back home and smell the sheets Conner slept in."
Paul looked past Derrick toward Conner. "Please tell me you sleep naked."
Conner smiled. "I do." Making Paul brighten up. Paul picked up his bag and walked out of the room.
Derrick turned to Conner. "Do you have a bag or something?"
"It's out in the rental car."
"Well, why don't you go and get it, and we'll get you settled in. Alright?"
Conner smiled, and started walking toward the front door. He stopped, and turned back. "Paul was right. I did come to the right place. Thank you."
Derrick smiled. "You're welcome." He watched Conner walk out, and then turned to Ty.
"I sure hope you know what you're doing." Ty said. "It's an awful risk, you know."
"He's the one taking the risk."
"Yes, following your lead."
"It will be alright." Derrick said, walking up to Ty. He wrapped his arms around Ty's thick, powerful shoulders. "Mmm, you feel good."
"You feel even better." Ty replied as he wrapped his hands around Derrick's waist. They kissed deeply for a long minute, as Conner walked back in.
"I'm sorry." Conner said in a low tone, making them pull apart.
"Nothing to be sorry for." Derrick said. "Come, let me show you your room." Derrick said, letting go of Ty. He walked toward Paul's room, Conner right behind him. Ty sat at the counter, waiting. The two reemerged a couple of minutes later. They joined Ty at the counter.
"It's getting late." Ty said. "Maybe Conner wants to shower and get ready for bed."
"Would you like a night cap, Conner?"
"No, thank you. I think I've had enough for one night. I'll just go and take a shower and go to bed, if that's alright."
"Whatever you'd like. Good night, then." Derrick said.
"Night." Said Ty.
"Night. And thank you again."
"Don't mention it." Derrick answered, watching Conner walk away. He turned his attention back to Ty.
"You seem a little taken with him." Ty said in a low voice.
"He is very hot, don't you think?" Derrick replied. "But, I have something even hotter right here in front of me. Something that I want."
"Really." Ty said, turning in his seat. He put his hands on Derrick's waist.
"He seems to be taken with you. Didn't you notice?" Derrick asked.
"I did. I've seen that look before. Pretty boys wanting a muscle guy. Always ends bad. That's why I'm glad I got myself a real man."
"A real man? Is that what you consider me?"
"Oh, yeah." Ty said, kissing the base of Derrick's neck. "Pretty boys are nice, but a real man knows how to satisfy me." Ty kissed Derrick's neck a little higher. "And, baby, you know how."
"Well, let me show you again then."
"I can't wait." Ty said, letting Derrick rub in between his legs on his large bulge. "It's like it's been forever." Ty let Derrick run his tongue deep inside his mouth, taking all of him in, breathing deeply through his nose. Ty ran his hands up Derrick's muscular back, pulling him tighter to him. They were breathing heavier and heavier together, until Ty pushed Derrick back. "I want you now." Ty whispered.
Derrick walked around, shutting off all of the lights, as Ty walked down the hallway into the bedroom. He slipped off his clothes, dropping them to the floor, and pulled back the sheet, getting into the bed. Ty was propped up on an elbow when Derrick walked into the room. Ty could see the large bulge in Derrick's shorts, and smiled openly.
"Bring that over here." Ty said, pointing at the pronounced bulge. Derrick looked down, and then stepped to the edge of the bed. Ty leaned in and started mouthing over the top of the bulge. Using a hand, he reached up and cupped the crotch of Derrick's shorts, making Derrick moan. Ty moved his hands up and undid the shorts, letting them drop to the floor. The bulge in the underwear before him was growing larger, and was starting to escape the confinement. Ty moved his mouth over the length under the fabric, going back and forth with his lips. He reached up again, cradling the base of the bulge, squeezing ever so gently. Again, he heard a moan, prompting him to keep going.
The hand moved up from the base and hooked the band, pulling it away from the skin and then down, letting Derrick's thick member out of its confinement. Ty looked at for a moment, and then leaned in and started licking at its tip. His mouth opened a little more, and he swallowed the tip, then moved further down. He stopped halfway, then slid back up with tight suction. He stopped at the tip, and then started back down again. He sucked back and forth for the longest time.
Derrick used his hands to push the underwear down, getting them down to his knees. He didn't want to stop Ty's motion on him. He carefully wiggled his legs, letting the underwear fall to the floor. As he stood still, Derrick felt a hand sliding around behind him, probing across one cheek of his butt. Finally, the fingers found his opening through their probing. Derrick let one inside of him, then another, working his hole, making him pant more and more.
"Baby, you're gonna make me cum." Derrick hissed through his teeth. Ty was relentless on him, going further down the long shaft, fingers going deeper and deeper. Derrick felt the build up coming from his toes. His thighs tingled and his balls went tight, he felt the surge, and cut loose, pumping his streams into Ty's mouth, down his throat. Derrick moaned loudly with his shots. The streams kept coming out of him, into Ty's mouth. Ty swallowed all of it, not letting him go. Slowly, the pulsing of Derrick's thick long cock stopped. Ty slowed and then, sucking the last of it out of Derrick, pulled off of him. Ty lay back on the bed, smiling upward at Derrick.
"You're amazing." Derrick said in a low voice.
"Come down here and say that." Ty said in his own low tone. Derrick climbed up on the bed, and lay on Ty, wrapping his arms about Ty's neck and shoulders, kissing him deeply. Ty wrapped his legs around Derrick, resting the heels of his feet on the backs of Derrick's thighs. Derrick felt the length and thickness of Ty's enormous member, trapped between them. Derrick pulled back, catching his breath and looking into Ty's eyes.
"You are so fucking beautiful, you know that? I love you so much." Derrick whispered.
Ty smiled. "Would you do something for me?"
"Name it." Derrick answered.
"Fuck me." Ty said. "Fuck me long and hard."
Derrick leaned down, taking Ty's mouth with his own, thrusting his tongue deep into the cavity. Derrick felt the powerful arms wrap around him, squeezing him, almost making him lose his breath. Ty's legs went tighter around Derrick as well. Derrick was instantly hard again. He pulled back from Ty.
Ty unwrapped himself from Derrick, letting Derrick slide down him. Derrick put his hands under Ty's legs, lifting them, bring Ty's knees up near his chest. His ass was spread and wide open. Derrick disappeared out of Ty's sight, but he felt him, knew he was there as the hot tongue hit his hole, licking around the opening, making Ty moan, begging for more, then in and out, a little at a time, then more and more inside. Ty's head was rolling from side to side every time Derrick went in him. The feeling was incredible to Ty. Then something firmer was inside him, yes, yes, it was a finger, then another one, spinning back and forth inside him, then, yes, it was, the tongue, along with the fingers, oh Mother of God, yes, it was so good, pounding and pounding inside of him. Ty was moaning louder and louder. Then, slowly, everything slid out, then a new feeling, a softer, yet firmer feeling. Oh, fuck...it was the tip of Derrick's cock, yes, entering, yes, deeper, going deeper, yes, past the ring...oh God...yes. Now, give it all, yes, slide it in. Slowly, slowly, let me adjust to it a little, yes...now give it all to me, Ty thought, now fuck my brains out. Derrick slid every bit of himself inside of Ty, and then slowly started to move in and out, dragging himself out almost all of the way, then going back in, till his balls slapped Ty's cheeks. Back and forth, back and forth, in and out, in and out. Yeah.
"Fuck me hard." Ty said. "Fuck me harder."
Derrick responded, pumping, deep, slapping Ty's ass with his balls with every stroke. Deeper, deeper, harder, and harder. Ty was moaning so loud, he moved his legs, laying them wider, letting Derrick get at him, as Derrick rested his palms on the mattress, pumping solidly into Ty, pounding him as he never had before. Ty was moaning and moaning, panting in between moans.
"Fuck. Oh, fuck." Ty moaned. Derrick looked down and saw Ty shoot out his load, without even touching his cock. The pulses kept coming, shooting up Ty's chest. Derrick loved it, giving him new energy, he pumped deeper and harder into Ty. The pulses stopped, but Ty was still moaning, rolling his head from side to side. Derrick kept going, pounding his cock away inside Ty. He felt it building in him again. He went faster and harder, slapping himself against Ty. Ty moaned loudly and cut loose again, shooting up his chest, clamping on Derrick tightly with his muscles in his ass. Derrick moaned loudly, and shot inside Ty, giving Ty everything he had.
Derrick eased his motion, slowly. He was looking down at Ty, underneath him, watching his muscles flex as he was breathing. Derrick was feeling more and more in love with him with each passing moment. Finally, Derrick stopped all motion inside of Ty. Ty opened his eyes looking up at Derrick.
"Did that satisfy you?" Derrick asked softly.
"Oh, yeah." Ty exhaled slowly. He took an arm, bent it, and put underneath his head. He smiled softly toward Derrick. "You okay?"
Derrick returned the smile, as he pulled slowly out of Ty. He lay on Ty, wrapping his arms around him. "You wear me out, you know that?"
"I'm sorry."
"Never be sorry about what I love." Derrick said, kissing Ty softly. "I want you to wear me out." They kissed passionately and deeply for the longest time. Derrick pulled back for air. "I love this so much."


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Re: [XP] Re: Pairing during interviews?
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- On Thu, 2004-07-01 at 02:57, Ken Boucher wrote:
> The majority of the people who decide not to interview are the onesI guess I'm one of those strange people who would say, "Ohama? Great!"
> who say "Omaha? You want me to relocate to Omaha? Bwahahaha."
Personally, I would be really happy to be interviewed in the manner that
Ken describes. When I'm in the interviewee position, it's really hard to
know how their development process works, the general "code
cleanliness", how their test coverage looks, and what kinds of hurdles
they have in their daily development (managerial? build times too long?
undocumented code? stale code? untestable code? source code control?
requirements problems? etc.). Anything I can do as an interviewee to
learn these things is great.
I think I've often asked *too many* questions as the interviewee trying
to glean this information from a potential employer. If I can't get that
information I want about how they do their jobs, then I won't accept the
Having the opportunity to actually *code* with the people I'd be working
with on a daily basis would be perfect, grueling or not!
> > Do any candidates ever reject the offer after such a gruelingWouldn't it be a relief to find out how they code? What their code looks like? What practices they actually follow? What they're *like*? This is the *only* kind of interview I'd like to go through. Sure, I'd have to skip work for a day, but do I really want a better job or don't I?
> > experience?
After struggling for a year to find a job near San Francisco, and having to suffer through quizzes, puzzles ("A king had three sons..."), technical "Gotcha!" questions, etc., I know whereof I speak. In the future I will walk out on a prospective employer if all the interviewers resort to these tactics, because there is no way to tell if I'd actually want to work there, no way to tell if they write good code (not individually, which doesn't count, but collectively), and no way to tell if I'd write good code if I went to work there.
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> having to suffer through quizzes, puzzles ("A king had threeEven though it's off topic, I feel I need to talk a bit about these
> sons..."), technical "Gotcha!" questions, etc., I know whereof I
> speak. In the future I will walk out on a prospective employer if
> all the interviewers resort to these tactics, because there is
> no way to tell if I'd actually want to work there, no way to
> tell if they write good code (not individually, which doesn't
> count, but collectively), and no way to tell if I'd write good code
> if I went to work there.
tactics, since I've now been on the other side of the hiring table a
few too many times.
For the most part, the programmers our organization interviews are
not in competition with anyone else. This may change, as all things
may, but really each person is running pretty much on their own
merits. We've occasionally matched canidates with jobs other than the
ones they knew about when they were a fit for one thing but not a fit
for the job they applied for.
But here's a quick run down of some of the things that happen and
what this means to someone looking for a job.
1) The resume slush pile:
Do not make a mistake on your resume. A resume very rarely convinces
any one to hire you. What a resume really does is give someone a
reason to end the interview process right then and there. We need
X,Y, and Z. Does the resume clearly indicate they have X,Y,and Z?
Good. Are there any mistakes or anything we don't like about the
resume? The resume is an indicator of the best work we can expect out
of a canidate. If the best work someone can do includes a bunch of
mistakes, well, we have other resumes and a limited amount of time.
So really the resume isn't a "who do we include?" process. It's
really a "who do we throw out?" process. Write and have your resume
reviewed accordingly.
2) The phone interview.
The phone interview serves one purpose only. We don't want to waste
their time and our time and everyone else's money to fly someone in
unless we think they're a good fit. So we want to make sure the
person knows what we're about, we know they know their stuff, we know
that they can communicate, and we all have a happy feeling about
The trick questions above can come into play here. We've done samurai
java and smalltalk interviews complete with trick questions, obscure
details, and everything else. Why? Because there aren't a lot of
things you can find out from a phone conversation. You can get a good
feel for someone's knowledge, someone's ability to relax, and
someone's ability to say the words "I don't know". You can also get a
feel for how strong someone's personality is. People who bend too far
or can't bend at all may not be a good fit for the organization. So
you do what you can because phone interviews are cheap and the next
step isn't. Once again, it's a weed-out process.
3) Onsite.
A lot of things happen when you're onsite for the day. Everyone has
different experiences in hiring practices and in a day you're going
to see a lot of them. You may find yourself pairing with the shop's
most abrasive programmer. You may find yourself discussing obscure
forms of music. You may wonder why everyone is wearing a wig. You may
ask yourself what the heck these people are even saying because the
language is peppered with terms and acronyms that you've never heard
before. You might wonder why someone just banged the gong
(literally). Some of this is simply business as normal and other
times it's done just to see how you react.
Does that last bit sound strange? Read
http://militera.lib.ru/research/suvorov6/04.html and learn the lesson
of the towel. Think about it. And then think about all the stange
customs a group of people who work as closely together as a agile
shop has to might create.
I honestly belive we now hire people as much for the person they are
as much as for the skills they have. After all, the right person can
learn the skills as they need to. Changing a personality on the other
hand is much more difficult.
- On Monday, July 5, 2004, at 11:33:27 AM, Ken Boucher wrote:
> Does that last bit sound strange? ReadFascinating story! Thanks!
> http://militera.lib.ru/research/suvorov6/04.html and learn the lesson
> of the towel. Think about it. And then think about all the stange
> customs a group of people who work as closely together as a agile
> shop has to might create.
Ron Jeffries
I'm not bad, I'm just drawn that way. -- Jessica Rabbit
- BTW, I just read a very interesting paper on "Extreme Interviewing",
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With box art leaking online back in April and Activision's teaser site coming online this week, gamers had no reason to doubt that Call of Duty: Ghosts was the inevitable forthcoming installment of the best-selling first-person shooter franchise. After leaked promotional posters from a retailer hinted at a May 1st announcement, they even knew when to expect the news.
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The release date was rather expected as well — Ghosts posters advertising November 5th leaked online — but until today, platform specifics had remained a puzzle. As it turns out however, Activision has been envisioning Call of Duty: Ghosts a next-generation blockbuster from the start — and the publisher's brief overview of the game suggests that its story, characters and gameplay aim to embody a new era of the franchise beyond the Modern Warfare universe.
"Ghosts delivers an all-new story, all-new characters, an all-new Call of Duty world, all powered by a next generation Call of Duty engine, which is a leap forward for the franchise," said Eric Hirshberg, CEO of Activision Publishing, in today's official press release. He was backed up by Infinity Ward executive producer Mark Rubin:
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The comments are profound for anyone — and Rubin is close; it was almost everyone — who expected Infinity Ward to linger in the Modern Warfare mythos. It may not have kept the iterative titling but Ghosts, appropriately, was to be Modern Warfare 4 in spirit, predicated around a story involving Modern Warfare 2's iconic character Lieutenant Simon "Ghost" Riley and perhaps, as intimated by rumors last year, including appearances from Soap MacTavish and Captain Price.
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The holidays bring all sorts of surprises -- everything from brightly-colored packages to elves with secret dental desires, fantastical lawn decorations to homicidal maniacs making obscene phone calls from the attic of the sorority house.
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Last Friday, people started to notice that Google replaced the satellite imagery of New Orleans with those taken before hurricane Katrina had devastated the city. Both blogs and news sites alike were claiming that Google was trying to rewrite the history of what happened in New Orleans. Here is what Google's response was:
Several months later, in September 2006, the storm imagery was replaced with pre-Katrina aerial photography of much higher resolution as part of a regular series of global data enhancements. We continued to make available the Katrina imagery, and associated overlays such as damage assessments and Red Cross shelters, on a dedicated site (earth.google.com/katrina.html). Our goal throughout has been to produce a global earth database of the best quality — accounting for timeliness, resolution, cloud cover, light conditions, and color balancing.
Given that the changes that affected New Orleans happened many months ago, we were a bit surprised by some of these recent comments. Nevertheless, we recognize the increasingly important role that imagery is coming to play in the public discourse, and so we're happy to say that we have been able to expedite the processing of recent (2006) aerial photography for the Gulf Coast area (already in process for an upcoming release) that is equal in resolution to the data it is replacing. That new data was published in Google Earth and Google Maps on Sunday evening.
Make no mistake, this wasn't any effort on our part to rewrite history. But it looks like this April Fool's joke was on us.
So apparently they reverted to pre-Katrina imagery about 7–months ago with the intent of providing higher resolution satellite maps than what was previously available. I wasn't as shocked when I heard about this especially compared to some people who were claiming this was a conspiracy between Google and the New Orleans government. I had a good feeling that wasn't the case, but I guess we never really know.
Source: Google Blog


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Every year, the EngineerGirl Website sponsors Engineer Girl Essay Contest dealing with engineering and its impact on the world. The contest is open elementary school students (grades 3-5), middle school students in (grades 6-8) and high school students. To be entering in the contest, the candidates should submit an essay on the topic "your engineer ideas to improve life for endangered, critically endangered and vulnerable animals". Winners in each grade category will receive a cash prize of $500, $250 and $100. All winning entries will be published on the EngineerGirl website.
The EngineerGirl Website was launched in 2001. It is designed to bring national attention to the exciting opportunities that engineering represents for girls and women.
The contest is open to individual girls and boys in the following three competition categories:
- Elementary School Students (grades 3-5)
- Middle School Students in (grades 6-8)
- High School Students (grades 9-12)
- The category for entry must be based on US grade categories. Home schooled or international students who are unsure of their grade should choose an appropriate category based on where the student would be placed if attending public school in the US. Prior winners of the Essay Contest who have received a cash prize from EngineerGirl in any of the above grade categories may not enter again in the same age group.
- Employees of the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine and their immediate families or those living in the same household as a National Academies employee are not eligible to enter this competition.
- Entrants may enter one Submission in one of the three competition categories. Entrants must select one competition category at the time of their entry. Each individual contest participant is restricted to one Submission only.
How to Apply:
To enter in the contest, write an essay on an animal that is ranked by IUCN and learn about the animal and consider how engineering might improve life for that species. To prepare your essay to consider the following questions:
- Why did you choose this species, and what problem or problems does it face?
- What ideas have already been tested that may help to design a solution and begin solving those problems?
- What specific solution would you suggest to help solve the problems faced by this species?
- Aside from the animals, who would benefit from your proposed solution?
- Are there any policies or standards currently in place that would affect the way your solution could be implemented?
- Who would have to be involved in implementing the proposed solution?
- Who should fund the proposed solution?
Guidelines for length:
- Grades 3–5: 400 to 700 words
- Grades 6–8: 600 to 1100 words
- Grades 9–12: 1000 to 1500 words
References Guidelines:
- All essays must be original work, and resources must be clearly cited.
- For each reference you use to research your essay, include the following four pieces of information in the references section:
- Title – The name of the resource. A resource can be a webpage, article, person, or another reference.
- Author – The person who wrote or created the resource. There may be multiple authors or sometimes an author can be an organization. If you cannot find an author you may write, "No Author Available."
- Date – The date the resource was created. If there is no date (for example on a webpage) the citation should include the date the page was reviewed for your essay.
- Location – Where we can find the resource. For web pages, this is the URL. For printed resources include the publisher.
Submitting Details:
You can submit your essay through the given link:
Financial Aid and Award Money:
Winners in each grade category will receive the prizes listed below:
- First-place winners will be awarded $500.
- Second-place entries will be awarded $250.
- Third-place entries will be awarded $100.
All winning entries will be published on the EngineerGirl website.
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Wimberley Glassworks semi-custom lighting is a unique combination of hand blown glass shades and hand forged fixtures. Fixtures and shades are priced separately. Make your shade choice from our Custom Lighting page to complement this fixture. This blown glass chandelier is one example of many combinations available. All lighting is made-to-order and takes 6 to 8 weeks to be handcrafted.
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- 12 light
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- Includes canopy kit with 15' wire and 6' chain
- Incandescent Lamping: Socket - (12) G9 halogen
- Bulb: type G9, 60W max.
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"Love this place, love Tulum! Never wanted to leave"
What a beautiful home! It's in a perfect place in Tulum, nestled right between the town and the beach road. The condo itself is decorated beautifully, love the laid back boho style and the in ground swimming pool downstairs was so refreshing. The location is great as it's right between the adorable downtown of Tulum and the beach road. There's also a supermarket located very close by. Rosy was super informative and helpful the entire time and her recommendations were spot on! Our initial correspondence with Chris was also great, you can tell these people understand the vacation home rental world well and actually enjoy it. Will definitely be back!
"2nd time here and it just keeps getting better!"
We love this condo - its our second time visiting and Tulum just keeps getting better and better. Its ideally laid out for maximum fun and minimal effort. A beautiful pool is at the ready and never seemed to have anyone in it but us. The rooftop patio was amazing to hang out in at night and during the day. The beds so comfortable to recharge at night. Our new favorite spot this time around was the wrap around balconies for this penthouse and the cool chairs. Within 10 mins your in the ocean (this includes parking, walking to the sand etc) or underneath a shady rustic Cabana that would cost like $500/day where we are from. Aldea Zama is such a luxurious place. I honestly cant say enough good things about this place and the wonderful Tulum vibes. Thanks for letting us come back a second time and to Chris/Rosy for making the week long stay so much fun!
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"Our stay in Tulum was amazing and this condo was the perfect place to stay. The location is in between town and the beach, so it's easy to get a cab or bike to anywhere. We even walked to town and back on one occasion. It was very clean, well furnished (comfy bed), great A/C for when it's hot and secure. The private roof deck was a perfect spot to soak in a cold tub in the late afternoon after a day in the heat or chill out on the furniture and listen to some music with a cold drink. The pool is right downstairs and another great place to cool off or get some sun. Rosy was a huge help in checking us in and out of the condo. She also has great tips on food, drinks and activities. I would also recommend using the taxi company of Juan, as him and his son Gerardo were amazing tour guides and helped us around the town many times. Would definitely recommend staying here and will stay here again." Ian L, May 2016
"Chris was very responsive for arranging our arrival and was ok for early arrival and late departure. Rosy, the building manager was very easy to reach. The apartment is great, large, very nice modern furniture; very clean. The pool is great and it's also nice to have the rooftop available. Close to the beach and to restaurants, we rented a car but bikes are also available. Overall I would definitely recommend this place!" Aurelia L, April 2016
"What a lovely place to stay in Tulum, a real gem! Rosy was very accommodating - we were late in meeting her - and was charming but efficient. She had great recommendations for things to do and places to eat in and around Tulum, so definitely ask and pay attention to her suggestions. The accommodations themselves were perfect for our family of four. We really appreciated the king size bed in the master bedroom. The entire condo was sleek and new, the furnishings and decor were simple yet beautiful, tastefully selected by someone with a good eye for design, it was everything we needed and a pleasure to come back to at the end of the day. There is a nice shared pool and each condo has it's own porch, along with a terrace/area on the roof with a hot tub and Palapa. The unit also has it's own washer/dryer which is another nice feature to have on a beach vacation. This listing is part of the large new Aldea Zama development that is mostly still under construction, but it is well placed, close to the main road. If you have a car, as we did, it's quite easy to get to and very convenient to both town as well as the beach." Ramie B, April 2016
"We had a great time at this fabulous property in Tulum!! Location was great between town and the beach , close to best supermarket and nice walking /running/biking trail to beach and town. Condo is nicely furnished with everything you need and all works great, i.e hot water etc Would highly recommend!" Lisa C, March 2016
"Had an amazing time at Aldea Zama. Apartment was absolutely beautiful, modern, comfortable and had all the amenities one could ask for. The host was always available and easily accessible to answer any questions and help our group. Apartment was absolutely safe, and equidistant from the town center and beach area. Cabs were no more than $5 to any destination. The host put us in touch with a taxi driver that was extremely helpful throughout our trip- he would pick us up whenever we needed, take us to all the sites, give recommendations for things to do. If you're going to Tulum and want a beautiful spacious apartment for a group this is definitely the place to stay. I will be back next year for sure!" Shirin D, March, 2016


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Kobe Bryant Concussion
February 29, 2012 by staff
Kobe Bryant Concussion, This much was known as the Los Angeles Lakers reassembled after the All-Star break: Kobe Bryant sustained a concussion and might not play Wednesday against Minnesota, Andrew Bynum's knee wasn't quite 100 percent and Pau Gasol was still a member of the team . . . for now.
Not exactly the scent of a championship season. First things first: A new NBA policy could prevent Bryant from playing Wednesday after a neurologist diagnosed him Tuesday with a concussion from a hard foul by Miami guard Dwyane Wade in Sunday's All-Star game.
According to the concussion policy the league implemented this season, a player must be symptom-free for 24 hours and then complete a series of steps to confirm he is healthy enough for competition. Physical exertion increases at each stage, from a stationary bike, to jogging, to agility work, to noncontact drills. If Bryant didn't experience symptoms after each stage, there would be consultation with the neurologist in charge of the NBA's concussion program before he was cleared to play.
Bryant went to see neurologist Vern Williams on Tuesday afternoon after disclosing unspecified symptoms, according to a Lakers spokesman. Earlier in the day, an ear, nose and throat specialist confirmed Bryant had a broken nose.
That Bryant never stopped playing after sustaining such injuries in a game sponsored by the NBA could become a flash point of debate if Bryant couldn't play Wednesday . . . or even if he could.
Concussion symptoms include lack of focus, fatigue and irritability but a full recovery is typical, said Dr. Ken Nazari, a neurologist at Centinela Hospital Medical Center in Inglewood. Nazari was speaking generally and did not know the details of Bryant's symptoms.
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Trump's Universities: What Trump means for higher education
The nation is looking to Trump to steer the republic — and he has made the direction he has chosen for higher education clearer since the election.
The nation is looking to Trump to steer the republic — and he has made the direction he has chosen for higher education clearer since the election.
Despite an added counselor and phone screening system, an increased number of students at Ithaca College are using counseling services this semester.
Students held up anti-hate–themed signs, and some showed their support by honking as they drove by the group. Conversely, one person, riding in a red pickup truck, flipped off the students.
The U.S. Department of Education has moved the filing date for the Free Application for Federal Student Aid to Oct. 1, from the previous Jan. 1 date.
From Mario Kart–style golf-cart chases, to a string of stolen traffic cones, to nighttime trespassers in the natural lands, members of the Student Auxiliary Safety Patrol — now in its 45th year as a student organization — said they have experienced it all while pursuing their mission to make the Ithaca College campus safer.
A new club on Ithaca College's campus seeks to promote social and entrepreneurial opportunities for students to work with local businesses.
Ithaca College's Terrace Dining Hall celebrated its 50th birthday this year with a facelift, including renovations to the infrastructure, floor space and interior decor.
In the backyard of 164 Kendall Ave., crowds of Ithaca College students gathered from neighboring houses in May 2008. There was an endless number of kegs and people — a perfect way to celebrate the semester's close. Kendall Day was born.
Spencer Stuart, the executive search firm tasked with finding applicants for the ninth president of Ithaca College, met with members of the campus community April 19, however some of the sessions had a low student turnout.
President Tom Rochon said he is considering other options for the position — to have one position or transform it into a council. He said he is relying on the Council of Diversity and Inclusion to make a recommendation on how he should proceed.
Ithaca College is in the beginning stages of The Middle States Commission on Higher Education reaccreditation process, a procedure to evaluate if the college is reaching certain standards of quality higher education.
Sitting on Derek Adams' desk in the Muller Faculty Center is a copy of Percival Everett's novel "I Am Not Sidney Poitier," a story about a character who is consistently mistaken for Academy Award–winning actor Sidney Poitier. The character decides to travel the U.S. and discover who he is so people will stop labelling him as someone he is not.


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Monday, December 26, 2016
Stars of the 1960s: Mickey Mantle
Continuing with my "Stars of the 1960s" series, today's batter is Mickey Mantle.
Unlike with Willie Mays, Topps saw fit to use a new photo each year for Mantle's cards. You'll notice that the '66 card is a recent reprint. The 1967 card was my first Mantle card, and I can still recall the feeling I had that day "Look! A Mickey Mantle card!" I was never a Yankees fan, but always a Mantle fan. (Who wasn't?)
In the summer of 2009, my son and I were driving from Pennsylvania to Arizona. While in Missouri and Oklahoma, we would occasionally get off the interstate and check out some sights on old Route 66. As we entered the extreme northeast corner of Oklahoma, we decided to get off the interstate and drive the half-mile up into Kansas (just to say we were in Kansas).
When we picked up Route 66 and drove back into Oklahoma, the first town we entered was Commerce. Driving down the main street, they have banners hanging from the street lights proclaiming it as the hometown of Mickey Mantle. What an unexpected treat, and completely by accident!
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