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Leo Broukhis
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We are in many countries...
« on: May 19th, 2003, 3:13pm » |
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I am one in Canada and one in Kazakstan,
There are two of us in Greece and in Japan,
And three in Guatemala, Benin, or Vatican.
(This puzzle would have been more appropriate on May 17).
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Leo Broukhis
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Re: We are in many countries...
« Reply #1 on: May 20th, 2003, 7:58am » |
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Hints:
1. In every country or territory there are from one to three of that. Most countries have two or three ofthat; there is one in only a few more countries in addition to Canada and Kazakstan; naming pretty much any of them would have made the riddle too easy.
2. This riddle would be quite appropriate for an IT interview.
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Re: We are in many countries...
« Reply #2 on: May 20th, 2003, 8:33am » |
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Something to do with... domains? I know each country has a three letter extension such as .gov for the US. perhaps some have more than one?
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Leo Broukhis
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Re: We are in many countries...
« Reply #3 on: May 20th, 2003, 8:45am » |
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As far as I know, countries have two-letter identifiers. No, it has nothing to do with domains, but with something along the lines...
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Re: We are in many countries...
« Reply #4 on: May 20th, 2003, 11:50am » |
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Must be border(s)
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Re: We are in many countries...
« Reply #5 on: May 20th, 2003, 11:59am » |
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nah, some countries have over 4 of those..
maybe abbreviations, like on licence plates
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Re: We are in many countries...
« Reply #6 on: May 20th, 2003, 12:11pm » |
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No, Vatican has only one border - with Italy. I'm not sure if it uses any special license places, though. Country IDs are a close guess, just don't limit yourself by the Internet, there were (and still are) many more other networks.
Hint: May 17 is World Telecommunication Day.
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Re: We are in many countries...
« Reply #7 on: May 21st, 2003, 4:51pm » |
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Looks like a correction do not make a thread "updated". For a hint, see my previous message.
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Re: We are in many countries...
« Reply #8 on: May 21st, 2003, 7:52pm » |
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How about digits in country codes.
Editing: My answer is wrong. It has only two in Vatican. Of course if nobody looks at it then nobody knows its wrong. If nobody knows something is wrong, then is it wrong?
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Leo Broukhis
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Re: We are in many countries...
« Reply #9 on: May 21st, 2003, 8:17pm » |
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According to the ITU-T document, there are three in Vatican, at least officially; and, as as sign of ultimate political correctness aka stupidity,instead of "Taiwan" the document says "Reserved", so, if I was more "de facto" inclined, I could have said "...or in Taiwan" instead.
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