TLDR why do I need to be like a competitive coder just to get a good job?

Why does being very good at technical interview questions beat having a portfolio of actual apps built using technology, tools, and skills that are much more relevant to the needs of doing the actual jobs?

!Dev. Just back from the supermarket. Seriously there should be a special place in hell for people who leave their trolley at right angles to the aisle. The place was full of them today. Still it was fun ramming their trolleys out of the way, preferably sending them scooting away down the aisle.

"Remember to always be yourself. Unless you suck. " - Joss Whedon

You’re always telling people the importance of backing up important files, but do they listen? Of course not. Sometimes you have to simply sit back and wait for natural consequences to teach them that lesson.

Wait till she sees my computer

I asked my 7-year-old niece to either do her holiday homework or do 100 Sit-ups, without saying a word she went out of the room so I thought she had gone to collect her books but instead, she came back with a water bottle and said: "start counting now".

Why is it the case that people who use Linux come across like arrrogant snobby cunts compared to ones who use Mac OS and Windows?

'Get a smart device', they said.
'Unlimited media experience, internet powered!' they said.

What they didn't say, most of the apps are just webpages with an expiration date.