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Supermancho
My second software job was strange. I was interviewing for the niche position of "troubleshooter" in 2001 @ bizrate (an e-commerce rating company). During the interview I was asked a number of classic MSFT/Google style brain teasers, including "list a number of ways to move a mountain" and "how does the Nintendo duck hunt gun work" (which I guessed at, correctly over 30 seconds on how I would make such a game). When I was a kid playing with it, it never entered my mind to think about the functionality.
perl4ever
"list a number of ways to move a mountain"

The canonical answer being paint it pink and apply a Somebody Else's Problem Field? Or is that an indication you're "not a cultural fit"?

Supermancho
Painting it pink and then trying to assess how it feels (move it emotionally) is not an answer I gave. That's very creative. You got the gist.
nfriedly
The article says you don't notice the blackout and flashing, but I always did. Can other people see it?
schwartzworld
it's very noticeable in duck hunt, but I always assumed it was a deliberate effect.