The interview went really well. I spent a long time talking about engineering philosophy with a product manager, as well as answering a couple of technical questions. I felt I did a really good job, as far as I could tell. Apple HR wrote back and told me they were impressed, asking for information to schedule a follow-up interview.

Apple HR then strung me along for six months before I gave up on them. Whenever I wrote back, they would say, "Yeah, we're interested; let me go talk to some managers." I really didn't appreciate it.

So, the interview itself was awesome and professional. HR, not so much.

You place a glass of water on a record turntable and begin slowly increasing the speed.

What happens first?

Does the glass slide off, tip over, or does the water splash out?