Cristian Chronicles
Cristian once climbed this natural feature where liquid goes over a vertical drop in the course of a stream or a river.
Waterfall
Ben's favorite product management tool is this erasable surface, often found in classrooms and meeting rooms, and a go-to for presentations and brainstorming.
Whiteboard
The Alaskan town that Todd grew up in shares its name with an ancient Greek poet who wrote the Illiad, and it's also the name of a Simpsons character.
Homer
Gagan's late night coding go-to snack is this food which has many names: "pasta" in Italy, "udon" or "ramen" in Japan, and "spatzle" in Germany.
Noodles
Last year, Shishi traveled to this country which is the home to the Terracotta Army, an extensive collection of sculptures created to accompany the first emperor in the afterlife.
Cristian's favorite hobby is playing this genre of video games which replicates piloting aircraft in military operations, often allowing players to experience realistic cockpit controls.
Flight Combat Simulator
Ben's favorite tea blend is flavored with the oil from the rind of a bergamot orange, and is named after a British Prime Minister from the 1830s.
Earl Grey (Charles Grey)
Whenever Todd climbs a mountain, he brings with him a can of this tropical fruit. This fruit know for its sweet and tart flavor and its spiky, tough outer skin has also become synonymous to Hawaii.
Pineapple
When coding, Gagan prefers listening to this genre of music which is primarily produced using synthesizers and drum machines, and includes subgenres like techno, house, and dubstep.
Electronic music
Shishi is a huge fan of this popular music originating from South Korea know for its blend of addictive melodies, slick choreography, and production values.
Kpop
The most memorable coding interview for Cristian was his Google interview 20 years ago where he was asked to code in this programming language which was named after a creature with 100 eyes from Greek mythology.
It was developed at MIT for writing programs that could handle multiple transactions over distributed networks.
Argus
When asked what is his favorite product that he didn't work on, Ben mentioned this video-sharing website launched in 2005 which revolutionized video sharing.
It is now a subsidiary of Google.
YouTube
When Todd visited Belgium, he ate a lot of this breakfast treat. It is known for its large grid pattern and deep pockets which are ideal for capturing pools of melted butter and syrup.
Belgian waffles
Command + Control + Q
Shishi likes this street dance style, which was popularized in the 70s, and characterized by sudden tensing and releasing of the muscles and often performed to funk music.
Popping
Typed Language
Ben mentioned this gritty HBO anthology series as one of his favorite TV shows. The first season of which featured Matthew McConaughey and Woody Harrelson investigating eerie, ritualistic murders in Louisiana.
True Detective
Grace Ridge
iPad
In her presentation, Shishi showed a video of this dance style which originated in the early 2000s in South LA. This energetic street dance is characterized by free, expressive, and highly energetic movements often set to hip hop music.
Krumping