Boiledbeans

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November 2009

Monday, November 30, 2009

I'm enrolling for PhD

—devadutta @ 23:59

Guest question from Logik. Thanks dude! Your GQHero trophy has been delivered to your house ;)

Connect

Quake_III_Arena_q3dm0

academia_vs_business

225px-GodfreyKneller-IsaacNewton-1689

Cracked by: sidsen, Raghuvansh, Jean Valjean, krudebox, Dibyo, yaksha, Logik, shashank, shrik, Ps, SV, joe, udupendra, shenoyvarun86, Rogi, p vs np, byslexia, AC, akhi, umang, madhur, Anubhav and Ananth


Sunday, November 29, 2009

Surf along

—devadutta @ 22:47

Question from p vs np after a long time. Thanks dude! And here is your GQHero trophy!
This new tool has its taxonomical roots to 1.
In fact, a bunch of references can be spotted, including it’s very popular crash message.
It’s creator 2, is also to quip quite a few dialogues mainstream in 1.
This new tool has its taxonomical roots to 1.
In fact, a bunch of references can be spotted, including it’s very popular crash message.
It’s creator 2, is also to quip quite a few dialogues mainstream in 1.

  1. 1 2. 2

P.S: bbxmit is up. Decode it now!

Cracked by: Chinmaya U.Holla, krudebox, byslexia, sidsen, Rogi, Debasish, Dibyo, Jean Valjean, Ps, AC, Rithwik K, shrik, raklodramA, Raghuvansh, Logik, udupendra, quaziluffy, Abhishek, shenoyvarun86, umang, varuns88, joe, xtremevarun, p vs np and Anubhav


Sunday, November 29, 2009

What are we transmitting?

—devadutta @ 15:40

Inspired by “Numbers Stations” ( and other Sci-fi movies I have been watching lately), Boiledbeans will transmit encrypted data starting at 2000 PST on November 29, 2009 ( 0930 IST on November 30, 2009) .

You can reach the transmission here
bbxmitshot

Your goal is to decode the transmission and post the answer here.

The first one to decode correctly will receive 5 points and a trophy!

This transmission is fairly simple and easy to decode and anybody else who decodes it will get 2 points. We will accept answers for decoded transmissions until 2 days after we receive the first correct answer.

Update: The transmission has begun!


Saturday, November 28, 2009

Lawyer up!

—srikanth @ 21:23

Who connects:

Cracked by everyone!

Ps, Raghuvansh, AC, Rithwik K, Rogi, shrik, Logik, krudebox, shenoyvarun86, Dibyo, udupendra, akhi, Chinmaya U.Holla, sidsen, byslexia, Jean Valjean, Balderdash, varuns88 and xtremevarun


Friday, November 27, 2009

Marvin could have seen this

—devadutta @ 23:59

1, a meteorite is super famous because of 2. Identify 1, put some details about 2.

  1. 280px-ALH84001

  2. 300px-ALH84001_structures

Cracked by: Dibyo, AC, shashank, nishansolo, krudebox, sidsen, Chinmaya U.Holla, Mo, Mrinalini, Logik, Raghuvansh, joe, Ananth, Rogi, udupendra, shrik, Rithwik K, xtremevarun, Ps and q factor


Friday, November 27, 2009

Sorry about Twitter spam Folks

—devadutta @ 20:03

We are extremely sorry about the twitter spam you got from @boiledbeans

Someone hacked us and put those links. We have right now fixed the vulnerable code (not ours, some 3rd party plugin for Wordpress)

Please let us know if you still see spam.

Also, DO NOT CLICK on those IQ test links.


Thursday, November 26, 2009

Open this bag of chips, Susie

—devadutta @ 23:04

Guest question from Ananth. Thanks dude! You got a GQHero Trophy!

Connect the 4 dudes to a chameleon.

200px-Gotthold_Ephraim_Lessing_Kunstsammlung_Uni_Leipzig 200px-Jean-Jacques_Rousseau_(painted_portrait) 200px-Johann_Gottlieb_Fichte 200px-Voltaire

Cracked by: Raghuvansh, Chinmaya U.Holla, shenoyvarun86, shrik, udupendra, sidsen, Rogi, Dibyo, Logik, Q factor( minus rithwik) :), Ananth, Ps and Rithwik K


Wednesday, November 25, 2009

Marching chant...

—srikanth @ 21:30

Identify the man with the famous hands.

Cracked by Rogi, udupendra, shenoyvarun86, shrik, AC, sidsen, Ps, raklodramA, krudebox, Dibyo, Chinmaya U.Holla, Anurag, arcturus, umang, Logik, Raghuvansh, arun, Q factor( minus rithwik) :), Rithwik K, Sourya and Sridhar C


Tuesday, November 24, 2009

Take this pill. It works. really!

—devadutta @ 23:40

Connect (Give a name that connects)

ElevatorCloseButton(bl)

CityDope-GritCrosswalkSpecifically the ones you see in big cities like NY.

thermostat Specifically the ones like this you see in your office.

@udupendra, thanks saar. Glad you liked it!

Cracked by: sidsen, udupendra, Rogi, Ps, varuns88, akhi, Logik, madhur, Raghuvansh, Dibyo and shrik

Show Answer

These are all ‘Placebo Buttons’ which give users a fake sense of control. They don’t work.


Tuesday, November 24, 2009

Database issues

—srikanth @ 09:02

Looks like we’ve had some kind of issue with the backend, and a post that was made last night disappeared. We have posted that again.

We’ve heard that some of you had commented on that post, and the comments were lost. If you can please post again, we’ll mod it up and give you the points.

Terribly sorry for the inconvenience caused!