The Technical Term
The technical name for your kneecap
Useful in information theory, a binary numbering system uses only these 2 digits
What are 0 and 1?
Answer: 2 nurses that get scheduled from the following
Ava: requested not to work.
Marcus: would violate a ranked shift preference.
Priya: will fall below her minimum commitment if not scheduled.
No proficiency or weekend effects apply.
Who are Marcus and Priya?
Researchers have found that these Colosseum fighters likely drank a Gatorade-like drink made of ash after a long day of killing
What are gladiators?
When this man introduced the list in 1950, Thomas Holden was at the top
Who is J. Edgar Hoover?
The accumulation of future rework caused by choosing an easy solution now instead of a better long-term approach
What is technical debt?
This is the official term for the dot over a lowercase “i” or “j”
What is a tittle?
Someone with extra acreage between eyebrows & hairline may be punningly called this
What is a five-head?
One open slot remains on a shift.
Ava requested to work.
Marcus will fall below his minimum commitment if he is not scheduled to one of his remaining available shifts, including this one.
Priya would improve weekend fairness but would violate a ranked shift preference if assigned here.
No other constraints apply, and all three are qualified for the shift.
This nurse is scheduled.
Who is Marcus?
To bring in water from distant sources, the Romans were great builders of these structures, partly from the Latin for "water"
What are aqueducts?
Later convicted in the Tate-LaBianca murders, this cult leader was on the FBI’s Ten Most Wanted Fugitives list before his 1969 capture.
Who is Charles Manson?
A documented description of the problem, goals, scope, and success metrics that Product typically writes before Engineering begins implementation.
What is a Product Requirements Document (PRD)?
This anatomical term refers to the vertical groove between your nose and upper lip
What is the philtrum?
Ava DuVernay's documentary about race & incarceration gets its title from this constitutional amendment
What is the 13th Amendment?
Daniel requested extra hours.
Sophia would improve weekend fairness.
Liam would incur a ranked shift-preference violation if assigned.
Maya will fall below her minimum commitment if she is not assigned to at least one of her remaining open shifts.
All assignments are feasible and no other shifts are affected.
These two nurses are scheduled.
Who are Sophia and Maya?
Written as personal reflections rather than for publication, this Stoic Roman emperor authored Meditations in the 2nd century A.D.
Who is Marcus Aurelius?
When the FBI caught thief James Ringrose, he handed them one of these cards from a board game--didn't work
What is a Get Out of Jail Free card?
Requirements describing system behavior such as latency, availability, scalability, and throughput are known collectively by this term.
What are Non-Functional Requirments
The act of deriving pleasure from another person’s misfortune
What is schadenfreude?
This novel by Alexandre Dumas features Athos, Porthos, Aramis — and technically a fourth member
Two open slots remain on a shift.
Ava requested to work.
Marcus would improve weekend fairness across the team.
Priya will fall below her minimum commitment if she is not scheduled to at least one of her remaining shifts.
Emma requested extra hours for this week.
All assignments are feasible and no other constraints apply.
These two nurses are scheduled.
Who are Marcus and Priya?
The Laws of 12 Tables may have settled disputes between the wealthy patricians & this class of common people
What are plebeians?
Andrew Cunanan made the list a month before he shot this fashion designer in 1997
Who is Gianni Versace?
Product can measure success in user adoption and customer impact, while Engineering often measures it using metrics like latency, error rate, and this overall system characteristic
What is reliability?
A passionate enthusiast or student of railway systems
What is a ferroequinologist?
U.S. Army units include this size, each with more than 15,000 soldiers; the 1st Armored is one of them
What is a division?
The two departments that have an extra 500 penalty in the solver for under commitment
Florida Memorial 60218 and Orange Park 60211
During the great fire of 64 A.D., this emperor allegedly played a lyre and sang in the city.
Who is Nero?
The list was already full, but this man was specially added in April 1968 after a high-profile Memphis murder
Who is James Earl Ray?
When Engineering insists that an API must safely handle repeated identical requests without unintended side effects, they are requiring this property.
What is idempotency?