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by The Jackal » Thu Nov 04, 2004 2:36 pm

Tiger wrote:Here's one more:

Who designed the first fully transistorized supercomputer - the CDC 1604 ?
Seymour Cray
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by Tiger » Thu Nov 04, 2004 2:40 pm

Here's one more:



Who designed the first fully transistorized supercomputer - the CDC 1604 ?

Seymour Cray



That's right.



Neliac is a forgotten dialect of what forgotten computer language?
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by Arti » Thu Nov 04, 2004 2:41 pm

Tiger wrote:Here's one more:

Who designed the first fully transistorized supercomputer - the CDC 1604 ?
Seymour Cray

That's right.

Neliac is a forgotten dialect of what forgotten computer language?


Algol
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by Tiger » Thu Nov 04, 2004 2:44 pm

Fantastic Arti.



That's right - Neliac was derived from Algol 60.



Here's one that is hopefully tougher:



What is the high-tech community's nickname for the Willamette Valley Corridor?
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by Tiger » Thu Nov 04, 2004 2:56 pm

What is the high-tech community's nickname for the Willamette Valley Corridor?



OK guys, the answer is The Silicon Forest.
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by Arti » Thu Nov 04, 2004 2:59 pm

Tiger wrote:What is the high-tech community's nickname for the Willamette Valley Corridor?

OK guys, the answer is The Silicon Forest.




Chance hi nahin diya
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by Tiger » Thu Nov 04, 2004 3:01 pm

Sorry Arti, I don't know what's the meaning of: "Chance hi nahin diya"



If this means I am impatient, then forgive me - I'll be patient from next time on.
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by Arti » Thu Nov 04, 2004 3:02 pm

Tiger wrote:Sorry Arti, I don't know what's the meaning of: "Chance hi nahin diya"

If this means I am impatient, then forgive me - I'll be patient from next time on.




Precisely... I was reading and responding to another post... in the meantime you asked a question and answered it too
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by dethslut » Thu Nov 04, 2004 4:08 pm

Arti wrote:
dethslut wrote:"He was a fool who tried to turn the world upside down"
who said of whom?


Martin Luther of Copernicus?


thats right.
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by dethslut » Thu Nov 04, 2004 4:09 pm

if i were to say that i have seen the clown fish in its native habitat, where in world would i have been?
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by Arti » Thu Nov 04, 2004 4:20 pm

dethslut wrote:if i were to say that i have seen the clown fish in its native habitat, where in world would i have been?




South East Asia?
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by CtrlAltDel » Thu Nov 04, 2004 4:21 pm

dethslut wrote:if i were to say that i have seen the clown fish in its native habitat, where in world would i have been?
SS's house? :D
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by Arti » Thu Nov 04, 2004 7:38 pm

dethslut wrote:if i were to say that i have seen the clown fish in its native habitat, where in world would i have been?




wake up... tell me if I am right or wrong
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Shuru karo

by Arti » Thu Nov 04, 2004 10:19 pm

Hey solo,



shuru to karo... actually I'm leaving in ten minutes... so doesn't make a big diff
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by ycr007 » Fri Nov 05, 2004 12:57 am

Let me start wit a Relatively simple one:

Q:There is an organisation known as SETI at the University of California, Berkeley. what do they do?
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by CtrlAltDel » Fri Nov 05, 2004 1:06 am

look for ETs...:P
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by ycr007 » Fri Nov 05, 2004 1:11 am

Correct!!!



Q:Who is the only man to win a nobel for both peace and chemistry?
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by Lucifer » Fri Nov 05, 2004 1:14 am

My turn!



They rented a car in Los Angeles from one of those places that rents cars other people have thrown away. Making it go around corners was a bit difficult. "Sometimes, it is just easier to find stop and find a car going in that direction", said the guy at the agency.



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by ycr007 » Fri Nov 05, 2004 1:16 am

Lemme take a guess: "Hitchhiker's guide to the galaxy" ???
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by The Jackal » Fri Nov 05, 2004 1:17 am

ycr007 wrote:Correct!!!

Q:Who is the only man to win a nobel for both peace and chemistry?
Linus Pauling
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by ycr007 » Fri Nov 05, 2004 1:20 am

The Jackal wrote:
ycr007 wrote:Correct!!!

Q:Who is the only man to win a nobel for both peace and chemistry?
Linus Pauling




Correct!!!



Q:He studied Western Classical Music at Trinity College. He was a member of bands like Magic, Nemesis Avenue etc. Who?
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by The Jackal » Fri Nov 05, 2004 1:22 am

ycr007 wrote:
The Jackal wrote:
ycr007 wrote:Correct!!!

Q:Who is the only man to win a nobel for both peace and chemistry?
Linus Pauling


Correct!!!

Q:He studied Western Classical Music at Trinity College. He was a member of bands like Magic, Nemesis Avenue etc. Who?
Never heard of the names of those bands. :?
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by solosynergy » Fri Nov 05, 2004 1:24 am

AR Rahman
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by Lucifer » Fri Nov 05, 2004 1:25 am

ycr007 wrote:Lemme take a guess: "Hitchhiker's guide to the galaxy" ???


Damn! You are good! An ardent fan of the series, are you? Welcome to the club!
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by ycr007 » Fri Nov 05, 2004 1:26 am

A.R.Rahman is correct.



Q:This bowler has dismissed 67 batsmen for a DUCK in his Test match career, which is a record. Who?
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