DevenneyWorldTour

Do you think this is something that should be done on a regular basis - allowing condemned prisoners one final chance to reflect, tell their stories and come to peace before death?

Hi Brian, thanks for doing this!

How useful do you think it is these days for students to learn x86 (or ARM, etc.) assembly? It seems that most courses briefly introduce the topic simply as a method of understanding what goes on between the compiler and the hardware level. Rarely do you hear it spoken of as a powerful tool in and of itself.

Do you think the optimisation and debugging potential is worth the time invested, given the level of complexity that GCC/ICC and such have reached with automated optimisation and intrinsics?

Hi Julian. I think we all know the official response to The Fifth Estate's portrayal of your story, but I'm interested in hearing your thoughts on their portrayal of you: your personality, habits, attitudes. I think they portrayed you in a mostly negative way but you come across as the opposite. If it's not to personal, could you share your thoughts on this?

Thank you for everything you've done, and for everything you've risked in doing so.

So here's one that I've never really seen answered: is competitive gaming, in this day and age, acceptable on a resume? If so, does it add enough value to warrant the precious space it takes? Of course, this would be along the lines of "Reached top 20 in the European rankings of <game>, of an installed player base of <big number>." In my mind this shows dedication, teamwork, some sharp reactions, etc. but how would it look to an employer who isn't into those sorts of things? Perhaps it's an approach best reserved for the tech sector?