Friday, November 26, 2010

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CE 5th Birthday and Your Experience !!

Posted: 26 Nov 2010 07:22 AM PST

CEans,

Please Post your review about today...

From My side:-

Today is the best day for me on CE as this is the 5th birthday and also i take part in the CE Contest and try to answer the question and really enjoyed a lot in this quiz.

Specially i like the chat in the CE-Conference as there are so many Ceans are online at a time and chatting with them is really very good feeling..

i also enjoyed the break-down on CE's Server two times. ;)

26.11.2010 is really unforgettable day for me.

Friends Please share your view.

CE Statistics

Posted: 26 Nov 2010 04:34 AM PST

Please poste all statics here

Important: CE Conference Has Been Disabled

Posted: 26 Nov 2010 04:12 AM PST

The CE Conference is causing 100 times extra load on the server and we've decided it to disable for some time.

This was an unexpected problem. Until the shoutbox comes back. You can shout in this thread.

CE Quiz Contest - Details

Posted: 26 Nov 2010 03:23 AM PST

CEans,

Here's a brain twister contest for all of you. Keep watch on this space -

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Contest will end @ 9:30 PM (Indian Standard Time).

1. Identify the Company whose logo's 2 letters form a direction marker symbol.

2. What is the number of lit candles in the CE at Candle Light?

Pic here: http://www.crazyengineers.com/forum/...ebrations.html

3 Identify the 2 scientists in this picture.



4. Following is a famous quote from a superhero movie. Identify the quote & the superhero.




5. In order to ensure that one forecast is correct, how many different forecasts must be made of 5 football games?

6. Name the instrument used in electrical engineering invented in 1771 that is named after its inventor.

7.

- The most number of users ever online on CE was A.

- There are B habitable floors in the tallest building in the world

- The elder Google co-founder got married in Year C.

- There are D chapters in the 4th book written by a famous British billionare lady author.

- This famous brother-in-law of co-founder of Sycamore Networks & DCTI (Massachusets Institute Of Technology) got is degree in electrical engineering in year E


So, A+B+C+D+E= ??


8. What does the encircled symbol in this picture indicate -



9. Answer to this Question is here: http://www.crazyengineers.com/os.html

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Time: 3 Hours (Starting from the time at which questions are posted)

Details: -

1. There will be a set of questions flashed in the above space.

2. You will have to find the answers to the questions and send them to contest@crazyengineers.com all in one go. You can send mail only once, cannot change answers once submitted.

3. The winner will be chosen based upon number of right answers and time of response.

4. You can ask for hints in a separate thread here: http://www.crazyengineers.com/forum/...questions.html.

But keep in mind, if you ask for hints, they will be visible to everyone. We'll provide just 1 hint for every quesetion.

5. You can pass any question, there's no negative marking.

Use the following format to send your answers through email to contest@crazyengineers.com:

CE ID: - ( Example: CEan - AbraKaDabra)

Answers: -

1.
2.
3. (Pass)
4.

and so on.


There will be ONLY 1 WINNER. The Winner will get An iPod Shuffle 2GB. :happy:

Questions about this contest in following thread:

http://www.crazyengineers.com/forum/...ns-thread.html

Ask for Hints about CE Quiz Contest Questions

Posted: 26 Nov 2010 03:21 AM PST

In this thread we will provide you with hints about the questions.

Warning: Ask for hints whenever it's absolutely necessary & when there's no other way out.
Because, Once we give a hint it's viewable by all.

CE-Contest Discussions Thread

Posted: 26 Nov 2010 03:17 AM PST

Discuss the Announcement in this thread

Movie based On CrazyEngineers !!

Posted: 26 Nov 2010 02:52 AM PST

Guys some days back there was a movie based on Facebook...

And today on the occasion of 5th Anniversary of CE biggie has just posted its Story...

So Ceans, Suppose there is a movie based on CE one day what will be the Title of that movie?

JUST READ THIS ONE !!! Really NICE

Posted: 26 Nov 2010 02:43 AM PST

A university scholar, Mr. John Smithapproaches his friend a software-testing guru telling him that he has a Bachelor in programming, and now would like to learn the software testing to complete his knowledge and to find a job as a software tester. After summing him up for a few minutes, the software-testing guru told him "I seriously doubt that you are ready to study software testing. It's the serious topic. If you wish however I am willing to examine you in logic, and if you pass the test I will help teach you software testing. "

The young man agrees.
Software testing guru holds up two fingers "Two men come down a chimney. One comes with a clean face and the other comes out with a dirty face. Which one washes his face?

The young man stares at the software-testing guru. "Is that a test in Logic?" software testing guru nods.
"The one with the dirty face washes his face," He answers wearily.

"Wrong. The one with the clean face washes his face. Examine the simple logic. The one with the dirty face looks at the one with the clean face and thinks his face is clean. The one with the clean face looks at the one with the dirty face and thinks his face is dirty. So; the one with the clean face washes his face."

"Very clever" Says Smith. "Give me another test"

The software-testing guru again holds up two fingers "Two men come down a chimney.One comes out with a clean face and the other comes out with a dirty face. Which one washes his face?

"We have already established that. The one with the clean face washes his face"

"Wrong. Each one washes his face. Examine the simple logic. The one with the dirty face looks at the one with the clean face and thinks his face is clean. The one with the clean face looks at the one with the dirty face and thinks his face is dirty. So; the one with the clean face washes his face. When the one with the dirty face sees the one with the clean face washing his face, he also washes his face. So each one washes his face"

"I didn't think of that!" Says Smith. " It's shocking to me that I could make an error in logic. Test me again!."

The software-testing guru holds up two fingers "Two men come down a chimney.One comes out with a clean face and the other comes out with a dirty face. Which one washes his face?

"Each one washes his face"

"Wrong. Neither one washes his face. Examine the simple logic. The one with the dirty face looks at the one with the clean face and thinks his face is clean. The one with the clean face looks at the one with the dirty face and thinks his face is dirty. But when the one with clean face sees that the one with the dirty face doesn't wash his face, he also doesn't wash his face So neither one washes his face".

Smith is desperate. "I am qualified to study software testing. Please give me one more test"

He groans when the software-testing guru lifts his two fingers, "Two men come down a chimney. One comes out with a clean face and the other comes out with a dirty face. Which one washes his face?

"Neither one washes his face"

"Wrong. Do you now see, John, why programming knowledge is an insufficient basis for studying the software testing? Tell me, how is it possible for two men to come down the same chimney, and for one to come out with a clean face and the other with a dirty face? Don't you see?

maglev vehicle

Posted: 26 Nov 2010 01:41 AM PST

plannning to do a project oo maglev vehicle. Which book or thread i have to refer,...
Please help me,...:cool:

cycloconverter..

Posted: 26 Nov 2010 01:21 AM PST

Hiiee...
I am finding problem in understanding the working of a 3 phase 3 pulse cycloconverter... Can sumone please help me..
Thank you
Poonam

The CE Story - Talk About It Here

Posted: 26 Nov 2010 12:24 AM PST

Full Story: http://www.crazyengineers.com/forum/...came-life.html

Talk about it in this thread :)

The Story Of CrazyEngineers - How CE Came To Life

Posted: 26 Nov 2010 12:23 AM PST

Today is November 26th. CEans from all over the world are celebrating CrazyEngineers Day. Five years have gone by in a jiffy. I can't stop recalling how things unfolded 5 years ago in the history. Many CEans have asked me to narrate the Story Of CrazyEngineers - how CE came to life. I've told the story on few occasions, but not the full version of it. Let's say I reserved it for our 5th anniversary. So here comes the full story told for the first time -

I graduated with a first class degree in Electrical Engineering in 2003. But it was the year many companies had put hold on the recruitment activities and our campus saw no companies visiting for recruitment. It was one long year comprising of ups & downs, GRE & CAT preparations, submitting 'hard copies' of resume to various companies and so on. My friends and I were clueless about our future. We were aimless and restless. The times were bad and were made worse by the news of our poor performing batch mates getting jobs one by one. Looking back, I can't stop laughing at our own impatience & jealousy. However those were the times that made us a bit cleverer about almost everything!

After one long year, most of us got jobs in IT companies. No matter what our discipline was, we had to pick up IT companies as they were the only ones making offers. I was fortunate enough to get a job very close to my residence. It was year 2004. I had became a software engineer and life was all set. I was earning & learning well. My parents even started talking about my marriage to which I always responded with an angry face. But the destiny had something else in store for me.

I do not come from a business family. My Mother is a housewife and father is an engineer. Ever since I was a kid, we've always had post-dinner discussions about all the topics under the Sun. My mother always supported and encouraged me to do extra-curricular activities. I grew up watching my father fix everything broken and make it work. So I was very clear that I'd become an engineer. My parents allowed me to take up any discipline I want be it engineering, medical, arts, law, science or whatever. I developed special interest towards electricity and I knew I'd do something in Electrical or Electronics engineering. But there I was, sitting in a cubicle, working on software for a leading IT company! Something had to change.

So I made a plan for myself. Having prepared for GRE & CAT in the past, I knew I'd get admission in any of the Indian Institutes Of Management (IIM). You see, I always aimed insanely, very high! Once admitted into IIM, I'd find like minded people and form a group to start something of our own and also learn a thing or two about running a company. So I went back to CAT preparations again. I used to prepare part-time while managing office hours. However, I began to realize that CAT wasn't my cup of tea and I was choosing the wrong path. I read tens of books on Entrepreneurship in the mean time, and found out that I need not do MBA to become an entrepreneur. I was in dilemma again.

My company offered newsgroups for internal communication among employees - it was a central place where we could post questions, ideas, jokes and everything and it'd get shared instantly with all the employees in all the offices of the company. Other employees would respond to questions and also contribute ideas, jokes, puzzles in their free time. I loved those newsgroups and became a regular contributor. It also earned me a bit of fame inside the company among the employees hooked the newsgroups :) . One thing I knew was, I really enjoyed posting on newsgroups and getting responses. I was preparing for CAT and I'd get all the help from Pagalguy.com - India's largest community of MBA aspirants. Inspired by Pagalguy, I started "the-big-k.com" (domain no longer available) for GRE discussions. It was October 2005 when I started it. The CAT was just few days away and I was losing interest in studies. Also I was getting nowhere with the-big-k.com. I was preparing my mind to abandon CAT. I had similarly abandoned GRE 2 years ago because I thought I'd stay India and do something here than following the beaten path of GRE-MS-Settling in USA.

I always enjoyed watching two amazing shows on Discovery Channel: Mega Structures and Extreme Engineering. I've always dreamed of being a part of a mega project and still do. I remember it was November 24, 2005. I was in my office and searching for a place where the engineers who work on larger-than-life projects come together to exchange ideas, solve problems and help each other. I searched for about 10 minutes. "Come On! This can't be true!", I said. There was no place for engineers to come together online. After-all, Engineers are the ones who filled this world with awesome stuff. They've no place to come together? Shocking discovery it was! Well, later I did discover that there are few websites that have similar concept; but they were not popular. Opportunity was knocking the doors and I had to do something about it.

With some experience of 'the-big-k.com", I knew how to register a domain. I began my search for a relevant domain where I could gather all the engineers. The most obvious domain names were taken but the sites were not live, not reachable. After searching for various domain names, "CrazyEngineers" popped up in my mind. I fell in love with the name and above all, it was 'Available'! Wow! I needed a credit card to book it! But I only had a debit card that didn't work for online transactions.

I took my bike and went home (just 2 minutes drive). I told my mother my new idea and the name I came up with. However, I wasn't very sure whether I'd book that name or even do something about it. My mother instantly approved the idea and the name. "CrazyEngineers is an excellent name. Everyone would love it. Go with it!", She said. Had she not approved the name and told me to go with it, CE wouldn't have been a reality. CE exists because of her.

The next step was to call my father and ask for his credit card number :mrgreen: . I called my father and explained the idea. He agreed immediately and gave me the card details. I logged on to the domain registrar and booked the domain "CrazyEngineers.com" on November 24, 2005.

I decided that I'd anyhow launch the site on my Birthday, November 26. I had 48 hours to launch the website. I spent all of my non-office hours setting up CE Forums on /forum/ and had nothing to display on the main domain. I installed a simple redirection script on the main domain to redirect every visitor to the 'forum/'.

CE came to life on November 26. The rest is history created by all of you. CE's power is shared by all our CEans who make it stronger, useful and even bigger every day. The credit for making CE what it is, goes to all of the active CEans and Mods who spend major part of their everyday life on CE, helping others expecting nothing in return.

A big salute to all CEans!

Salutes to heros of 26/11 on second anniversary

Posted: 25 Nov 2010 10:56 PM PST

Though we are celebrating 5th Anniversary of CE, still I urge you to take take a minute out to salute to Heros who lost their lives in saving thousands on 26/11 mumbai attacks.

"On this day of remembrance, we salute the courage, unity and the resolve of ordinary Mumbaikars and the brave and selfless action of our men in uniform during the attack," Prime Minister, India said in a statement on the second anniversary of the Mumbai attacks in which 166 people were killed.

Mamohan Sign (PM) said, "It is this spirit and strength of character of the Indian people that will defeat such forces that seek to threaten our social fabric and way of life. We will never succumb to the designs of our enemies. We pledge to redouble our efforts to bring the perpetrators of this crime against humanity to justice"

Hope we will never see that type of incidence in future.

-CB

CE- Online Quiz Contest Today

Posted: 25 Nov 2010 10:36 PM PST

CEans,

CrazyEngineers day celebrations are about to begin. As you are already aware, all of us will be online simultaneously to celebrate CrazyEngineers day tomorrow (November 26th) between 5-6 PM (Indian Standard Time).

We are happy to announce that we'll host a Quiz Contest for all our CEans. The winner will get an iPod shuffle, 2Gb. :happy::cean::happy:

The details of the contest will be announced at around 6PM and it will last only for few hours.

So make sure you cancel all other appointments tomorrow and reserve your seat in front of your computers.

Keep an eye on this section ( Announcements ) for updates.
:birthday::birthday::birthday:

CE In Candle Light

Posted: 25 Nov 2010 10:21 PM PST

Look here: http://www.crazyengineers.com/forum/...ebrations.html

Say what? :happy::happy:
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