speaking of dark matter, does anyone recall the name of a book (not just any book)
if i remember correctly, it had "birds" made of dark matter and they were trying to put out the sun by flying into the core, then carrying matter to the outer rim... which had the effect of reducing the sun's temp... it seems that light matter (??) effected them in some unpleasant manner and they wished to put an end to it...
You have four chains each with three links. Make a continuous loop out of them by making only three cuts. You can only cut one link per, and no tying the chains together!
seems fairly easy, cut all three links of one of the chains, use the individual links to connect the ends of the remaining chains.
i used to host a brainteaser mailing list, and though i've never seen that one, i have used several similar.
im not so certain about the lightswitches, would probably put 2 up, one down... because up is usually on, but would want one in case they happen to be different... perhaps i'm completely off:)
the manhole cover was one i was asked when interviewing for a small software company when in college, i started laughing when he asked it:)
thanks for responding, i have heard (or read) a few rumors to that effect, and though i have no intention of ever applying, i do find it interesting. and now, if someone asks, i'll know a little more... and isnt that what life is all about? learning a little more each day (though i must question my choice of subject)
and no, i have never used VB, nor do i plan on ever playing with it.:)
Never attribute to malice what can be accounted for by stupidity.
doesnt m$ have some of the more intelligent employees out there? as i understand it, they give an basic iq test during the interview by asking different kinds of questions and judging the quickness and correctness of the responses "why are manhole covers round?" anyone?
because of this, i believe the average m$ employee iq is around 130 (which is about the 98th %, which is what mensa requires for membership)
i still dont like them though... they may be marketing geniuses, but tend to swing the other way when it comes to software (just to reiterate that point)
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if i remember correctly, it had "birds" made of dark matter and they were trying to put out the sun by flying into the core, then carrying matter to the outer rim... which had the effect of reducing the sun's temp... it seems that light matter (??) effected them in some unpleasant manner and they wished to put an end to it...
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seems fairly easy, cut all three links of one of the chains, use the individual links to connect the ends of the remaining chains.
i used to host a brainteaser mailing list, and though i've never seen that one, i have used several similar.
im not so certain about the lightswitches, would probably put 2 up, one down... because up is usually on, but would want one in case they happen to be different... perhaps i'm completely off :)
the manhole cover was one i was asked when interviewing for a small software company when in college, i started laughing when he asked it :)
thanks for responding, i have heard (or read) a few rumors to that effect, and though i have no intention of ever applying, i do find it interesting. and now, if someone asks, i'll know a little more... and isnt that what life is all about? learning a little more each day (though i must question my choice of subject)
and no, i have never used VB, nor do i plan on ever playing with it. :)
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doesnt m$ have some of the more intelligent employees out there? as i understand it, they give an basic iq test during the interview by asking different kinds of questions and judging the quickness and correctness of the responses "why are manhole covers round?" anyone?
because of this, i believe the average m$ employee iq is around 130 (which is about the 98th %, which is what mensa requires for membership)
i still dont like them though... they may be marketing geniuses, but tend to swing the other way when it comes to software (just to reiterate that point)
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