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All hail!

—srikanth @ December 30, 2009

Surprisingly enough, another etymology question.

(1) cautioned the world against a particular form of science. He chose the name based on a strange phenomenon, some examples of which are in (2). The same term has now been used everywhere else, especially in the field of programming. What was the form of science called?

  1. c37793ca6cd14cde89ea085d4b06f344 6af8097bdf834b98767553d1ea2e29f8

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Like John Lennon said.

—srikanth @ December 29, 2009

(1) coined a famous term and method that has immensely helped modern science and technology. The rest are examples. Who is (1) and what term did he coin? Identify the rest for bonus points.

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Super Saver

—devadutta @ December 27, 2009

Easy one.

First phone to use a technology that is now ubiquitous in a different class of gadgets. What technology?

MOTOFONE

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Show Answer

Motofone F3, the first phone to use E-Ink display, now ubiquotus in e-book readers like Kindle


Its still your fault!

—devadutta @ December 26, 2009

We’ve asked this one in one of our “live” quizzes, so some of you might have seen it.

Celebrating 30 years of Star Wars. Who?

r2d2_mailboxes

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I can hold a lot

—devadutta @ December 25, 2009

If 1 = 2/3, identify 1,2 and 3.

200px-Faraday_Cochran_Pickersgill 250px-Charles_de_coulomb

225px-Volta_A

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Do you understand what I feel?

—devadutta @ December 23, 2009

Fully framed guest question from [p vs np](http://boiledbeans.net/user/p vs np). Thanksu Sir. Your trophy:

  1. started this whole idea behind X, although Mother-Daughter duo 2 and 3 were the ones who produced results and are acknowledged for it.

It was created in order to facilitate better job opportunities to women in the Second World War.

X is now used as a self-litmus test by many a folk around the world and is the center of unnecessary debates and ramblings in the virtual world.

X through 3 please.

1 (1)

2 (1)

3 (1)

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Search this

—devadutta @ December 21, 2009

Identify and connect

googlephonemain-420x0 Blade_Runner_poster

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Google’s Nexus One phone, whocse name is supposedly a reference to the bots in Bladerunner.


Killing me softly with her game

—devadutta @ December 18, 2009

Fully framed guest question from sidsen(after a long long time). Your trophy, sire:

Id. this Uber pretty chika, who has also been ranked as one of the 100 most desirable women by askmen.com.

266864.4

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A little mixed up?

—srikanth @ December 17, 2009

What strange property connects these 5 fairly random people? The list is by no means exhaustive.

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Operation Diamond Racket

—devadutta @ December 11, 2009

This picture was taken by IBM scientists recently. What is it of?

500x_500_Pentacene_anatomy

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