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Yes, it may be only 5 min.

But it tells a lot about the amount of "just 5 min" things they don't know.

I was asked once what load average knows (and I didn't know it). Because my background wasn't in sysadmin.

The fact that you know one fact or doesn't is immaterial, but it's a good proxy.

Your hiring decision should not be based on only that, of course, but let's say it's a pixel in a picture.



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