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Title: This competition screams Languish!
Post by: Pedrito on December 02, 2009, 05:03:51 PM
http://networkchallenge.darpa.mil/ (http://networkchallenge.darpa.mil/)

QuoteTo mark the 40th anniversary of the Internet, DARPA has announced the DARPA Network Challenge, a competition that will explore the roles the Internet and social networking play in the timely communication, wide-area team-building, and urgent mobilization required to solve broad-scope, time-critical problems.

The challenge is to be the first to submit the locations of 10 moored, 8-foot, red, weather balloons at 10 fixed locations in the continental United States. The balloons will be in readily accessible locations and visible from nearby roads.

A $40,000 cash prize will be awarded to the first entrant to submit the latitude and longitude of all ten balloons.

I can only imagine our US posters trying a collaborative effort to locate the balloons and win the prize  :lol:

L.
Title: Re: This competition screams Languish!
Post by: Eddie Teach on December 02, 2009, 05:07:54 PM
I think the best single word to describe our American posters is "lazy" so gl with that.  :P
Title: Re: This competition screams Languish!
Post by: Ed Anger on December 02, 2009, 05:08:23 PM
If lettow would go into a DARPA experimental self healing minefield, fine by me.
Title: Re: This competition screams Languish!
Post by: DGuller on December 02, 2009, 05:09:59 PM
Are we allowed to put up fake red balloons to throw off the others?
Title: Re: This competition screams Languish!
Post by: Malthus on December 02, 2009, 05:12:15 PM
If this were a Languish team building exercise, I would expect someone to compare the balloons to a woman's breasts, and ten pages of breast-related hijack to ensue.  :D
Title: Re: This competition screams Languish!
Post by: DontSayBanana on December 02, 2009, 05:17:42 PM
Quote from: Malthus on December 02, 2009, 05:12:15 PM
If this were a Languish team building exercise, I would expect someone to compare the balloons to a woman's breasts, and ten pages of breast-related hijack to ensue.  :D

Cal or Ed would be in charge of balloon boobs, and it would be ten pages of hijack about a famous battle between Byzantine balloon units and Incan torpedo boats. :contract:
Title: Re: This competition screams Languish!
Post by: Barrister on December 02, 2009, 05:18:08 PM
Did someone mention boobs? 
Title: Re: This competition screams Languish!
Post by: Admiral Yi on December 02, 2009, 05:19:08 PM
You win by having geographic coverage.  We don't have that.
Title: Re: This competition screams Languish!
Post by: Ed Anger on December 02, 2009, 05:19:49 PM
Quote from: DontSayBanana on December 02, 2009, 05:17:42 PM
Quote from: Malthus on December 02, 2009, 05:12:15 PM
If this were a Languish team building exercise, I would expect someone to compare the balloons to a woman's breasts, and ten pages of breast-related hijack to ensue.  :D

Cal or Ed would be in charge of balloon boobs, and it would be ten pages of hijack about a famous battle between Byzantine balloon units and Incan torpedo boats. :contract:

I'm an ass and leg man myself.
Title: Re: This competition screams Languish!
Post by: HVC on December 02, 2009, 05:26:26 PM
Quote from: Ed Anger on December 02, 2009, 05:19:49 PM
Quote from: DontSayBanana on December 02, 2009, 05:17:42 PM
Quote from: Malthus on December 02, 2009, 05:12:15 PM
If this were a Languish team building exercise, I would expect someone to compare the balloons to a woman's breasts, and ten pages of breast-related hijack to ensue.  :D

Cal or Ed would be in charge of balloon boobs, and it would be ten pages of hijack about a famous battle between Byzantine balloon units and Incan torpedo boats. :contract:

I'm an ass and leg man myself.
:yes:
Title: Re: This competition screams Languish!
Post by: Josephus on December 02, 2009, 05:36:13 PM
Did our friendly bot show us her boobs yet?
Title: Re: This competition screams Languish!
Post by: Weatherman on December 02, 2009, 05:46:04 PM
Quote from: Malthus on December 02, 2009, 05:12:15 PM
If this were a Languish team building exercise, I would expect someone to compare the balloons to a woman's breasts, and ten pages of breast-related hijack to ensue.  :D

Don't forget the Civil War.
Title: Re: This competition screams Languish!
Post by: Ed Anger on December 02, 2009, 05:58:58 PM
Quote from: Weatherman on December 02, 2009, 05:46:04 PM
Quote from: Malthus on December 02, 2009, 05:12:15 PM
If this were a Languish team building exercise, I would expect someone to compare the balloons to a woman's breasts, and ten pages of breast-related hijack to ensue.  :D

Don't forget the Civil War.

Joe Hooker had small breasts.
Title: Re: This competition screams Languish!
Post by: Capetan Mihali on December 02, 2009, 06:00:55 PM
What, they couldn't afford neunundneunizg balloons?   <_<
Title: Re: This competition screams Languish!
Post by: sbr on December 02, 2009, 06:01:26 PM
A hooker with small breasts seems a waste, if you are paying for it why not go top-shelf.
Title: Re: This competition screams Languish!
Post by: PDH on December 02, 2009, 07:47:38 PM
Fuck the internet. What did it ever do for me?
Title: Re: This competition screams Languish!
Post by: Caliga on December 02, 2009, 07:49:44 PM
Quote from: Barrister on December 02, 2009, 05:18:08 PM
Did someone mention boobs?
Beeb is my neglected little brother when it comes to boobology.  :(
Title: Re: This competition screams Languish!
Post by: Eddie Teach on December 02, 2009, 07:55:00 PM
Quote from: PDH on December 02, 2009, 07:47:38 PM
Fuck the internet. What did it ever do for me?

Made it easier and cheaper to acquire porn.
Title: Re: This competition screams Languish!
Post by: PDH on December 02, 2009, 08:02:34 PM
Quote from: Peter Wiggin on December 02, 2009, 07:55:00 PM
Made it easier and cheaper to acquire porn.
Ok...besides that?
Title: Re: This competition screams Languish!
Post by: Barrister on December 02, 2009, 08:05:21 PM
Allowed you to carry on this conversation?

Meh - you're right.
Title: Re: This competition screams Languish!
Post by: Ed Anger on December 02, 2009, 08:12:02 PM
Quote from: PDH on December 02, 2009, 07:47:38 PM
Fuck the internet. What did it ever do for me?

I ask that everyday.
Title: Re: This competition screams Languish!
Post by: The Larch on December 03, 2009, 05:30:10 AM
There's a problem with that contest, it'd force people to leave their basements.
Title: Re: This competition screams Languish!
Post by: grumbler on December 03, 2009, 05:56:27 AM
Quote from: PDH on December 02, 2009, 07:47:38 PM
Fuck the internet. What did it ever do for me?
*apart from better sanitation and medicine and education and irrigation and public health and roads and a freshwater system and baths and public order... what have the Romans done for us?*