Tag: Internet Age Quests
The Nerdy Sixty | (40/60) Eternal September | Solution
Solution: Understand “Eternal September” as the notion that ever since AOL opened Usenet to its users in September 1993, the influx of new users never stopped, effectively making it always feel like September (the time when new college freshmen would join).
The Nerdy Sixty | (40/60) Eternal September | Challenge
Understand “Eternal September” as the notion that ever since AOL opened Usenet to its users in September 1993, the influx of new users never stopped, effectively making it always feel like September (the time when new college freshmen would join).
The Nerdy Sixty | (39/60) Godwin’s Law | Solution
Solution: Explain Godwin’s Law: as an online discussion grows longer, the probability of a comparison to Hitler or Nazis approaches 1.
The Nerdy Sixty | (39/60) Godwin’s Law | Challenge
Explain Godwin’s Law: as an online discussion grows longer, the probability of a comparison to Hitler or Nazis approaches 1.
The Nerdy Sixty | (38/60) The Konami Code Online | Solution
Solution: Recognize the ‘Konami Code’ as a common trigger for web Easter eggs (Up Up Down Down Left Right Left Right B A).
The Nerdy Sixty | (38/60) The Konami Code Online | Challenge
Recognize the ‘Konami Code’ as a common trigger for web Easter eggs (Up Up Down Down Left Right Left Right B A).
The Nerdy Sixty | (37/60) First Registered Domain | Solution
Solution: Find out that symbolics.com was the first .com domain name ever registered.
The Nerdy Sixty | (37/60) First Registered Domain | Challenge
Find out that symbolics.com was the first .com domain name ever registered.
The Nerdy Sixty | (36/60) First YouTube Video | Solution
Solution: Identify “Me at the zoo” as the first YouTube video (uploaded by co-founder Jawed Karim) and its content.
The Nerdy Sixty | (35/60) Google’s Killer-Robots.txt | Solution
Solution: Learn about Google’s 2014 Easter egg file “killer-robots.txt” that told the T-800 and T-1000 not to terminate Google’s founders.
