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‘X’s marketing style is irreverent and often acknowledges its community of customers. Product descriptions commonly mock the product, the customer, or ‘X’ itself. In lieu of typical product sales, ‘X’ occasionally offers a blind grab bag officially called "Random Crap." While today its accompanying picture of a paper lunch bag with a question mark has kept its unofficial name "Bag of Crap," (BOC) it was originally dubbed "Bag of Crap" during the early years of the site when a physical bag of some kind (notebook, iomega zipper bags, etc.) was sold with the 1-3 "craps" and was part of what you were buying. Today, the BOC contains at least three "crappy" items and one bag whose value and quality are not guaranteed, but sometimes expensive items are included. The BOC typically triggers millions of order requests and sells out within seconds, causing server lag and usually a crash. During the January 25, 2011 selling, the website received a record 3.1 million requests, and the product was sold out within eight seconds.

'X'-Woot

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In 1987, after turning 16, ‘X’ began hacking under the name "Mendax" . He and two other hackers joined to form a group they named the International Subversives. ‘X’ wrote down the early rules of the subculture: "Don't damage computer systems you break into (including crashing them); don't change the information in those systems (except for altering logs to cover your tracks); and share information". The Personal Democracy Forum said he was "Australia's most famous ethical computer hacker." The Australian Federal Police became aware of this group and set up "Operation Weather" to investigate their hacking. In September 1991 Mendax was discovered in the act of hacking into the Melbourne master terminal of Nortel, the Canadian telecommunications company. In response the Australian Federal Police tapped ‘X's phone lines and subsequently raided his Melbourne home in 1991. He was also reported to have accessed computers belonging to an Australian university, the USAF 7th Command Group in the Pentagon and other organisations, via modem. It took three years to bring the case to court, where he was charged with 31 counts of hacking and related crimes.

'X'?

'X'-Julian Assange

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"X" describes the situation, idea, or societal condition that ‘Y’ identified as being destructive to the welfare of a free society. It connotes an attitude and a policy of control by propaganda, surveillance, misinformation, denial of truth, and manipulation of the past, including the "unperson" — a person whose past existence is expunged from the public record and memory, practiced by modern repressive governments. Often, this includes the circumstances depicted in his novels, particularly ‘Z’. ‘Y's ideas about personal freedom and state authority developed when he was a British colonial administrator in Burma. He was fascinated by the effect of colonialism on the individual, requiring acceptance of the idea that the colonialist oppressor exists only for the good of the oppressed person and people.

‘X’ & ‘Z’?

'X'-Orwellian 'Z'-1984

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'X’ is an optical illusion first published as a rhomboid in 1832 by Swiss crystallographer ‘Y’. ‘X’ is an ambiguous line drawing. The effect is interesting because each part of the picture is ambiguous by itself, yet the human visual system picks an interpretation of each part that makes the whole consistent. ‘X’ is sometimes used to test computer models of the human visual system to see whether they can arrive at consistent interpretations of the image the same way humans do. Humans do not usually see an inconsistent interpretation of ‘X’. ‘X’ whose edges cross in an inconsistent way is an example of an impossible object. ‘X’ is used in epistemology (the study of knowledge) and provides a counter-attack against naïve realism. Naïve realism (also known as direct or common-sense realism) states that the way we perceive the world is the way the world actually is. ‘X’ seems to disprove this claim because we see one or the other form of a cube, but really, there is no cube there at all: only a two-dimensional drawing of twelve lines. We see something which is not really there, thus (allegedly) disproving naïve realism.

'X'?

'X' is basically the cube that you draw on paper. It's called a Necker cube.

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A resilient, rubber-like material is bonded or otherwise attached to a hard base material which keeps the rubber-like material flat. The base has four rubber-like pads on the opposite side from the resilient material to refrain it from sliding on the surface of a table, for instance. This may be utilized to assist the operation of a cathode ray tube pointer wherein a metal ball is rolled on a hard surface.

What is being described here?

A mousepad

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The word ‘X’, Latin for "I will please", dates back to a Latin translation of the Bible by Jerome. It was first used in a medicinal context in the 18th century. In 1785 it was defined as a "commonplace method or medicine" and in 1811 it was defined as "any medicine adapted more to please than to benefit the patient", sometimes with a derogatory implication but not with the implication of no effect. ‘X’ were widespread in medicine until the 20th century, and they were sometimes endorsed as necessary deceptions. In 1903 Richard Cabot said that he was brought up to use ‘X’, but he ultimately concluded by saying that "I have not yet found any case in which a lie does not do more harm than good". Beginning in the 1960s, ‘X’ became widely recognized and ‘X’ controlled trials became the norm in the approval of new medications. Later, researchers became interested in understanding ‘X’, rather than just controlling for its effects, and in 2011, a Program in ‘X’ studies was established at the Harvard Medical School.

'X'?

'X'-Placebo

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'X’ is traditionally made from ‘Y’, specifically from a variety of ‘Y’, treated with raw (unboiled) linseed oil. The oil has a protective function. ‘Y’ is used as it is very tough and shock-resistant, not being significantly dented nor splintering on impact at high speed, while also being light in weight. It incorporates a wooden spring design where the handle meets the blade. The current design ‘X’ was the invention in the 1880s of Charles Richardson, a pupil of Brunel and the chief engineer of the Severn railway tunnel.

'X' & 'Y'?

'X'-Cricket Bat 'Y'-Willow

The song 'X' was first performed by the Michalis Patrinos rebetiko band in Athens, Greece in 1927. As with almost all early rebetika songs (a style that originated with the Greek refugees from Asia Minor in Turkey), the song's actual composer has never been identified, and its ownership rested with the band leader. 'X' in greek means an Egyptian girl. In 1941, Nick Roubanis, a Greek-American music instructor, released a jazz instrumental arrangement of the song, crediting himself as the composer. Since his claim was never legally challenged, he is still officially credited as the composer today worldwide, except in Greece where credit is variably given to either Roubanis or Patrinos. The song was rearranged as a solo instrumental guitar piece by surf rock guitarist Dick Dale in 1962. During a performance, Dale was bet by a young fan that he could not play a song on only one string of his guitar. Dale's father and uncles were Lebanese-American musicians, and Dale remembered seeing his uncle play 'X' on one string of the oud. He vastly increased the song's tempo to make it into rock'n'roll. It was Dale's version that introduced 'X' to a wider audience in the United States. 'X' got very popular when it was used as a soundtrack in the academy award nominated 1994 film 'Y'.

'X' & 'Y'?

'X'-Misirlou 'Y'-Pulp Fiction

The earliest recorded use of the term 'X' is 1362 in The vision of William concerning Piers Plowman by William Langland and it is used to mean a small misshapen egg. It also appears in the Reeve's Tale by Geoffrey Chaucer and the meaning is "a child tenderly brought up, an effeminate fellow, a milksop". By 1521 it was in use by country people as a derogatory reference for the effeminate town-dwellers. 'X' was used to describe those born within earshot of the Bow Bells in 1600, when Samuel Rowlands, in his satire The Letting of Humours Blood in the Head-Vaine, referred to 'a Bowe-bell 'X'. Francis Grose's A Classical Dictionary of the Vulgar Tongue derives the term from the following story:

"A citizen of London, being in the country, and hearing a horse neigh, exclaimed, Lord! how that horse laughs! A by-stander telling him that noise was called Neighing, the next morning, when the cock crowed, the citizen to shew he had not forgot what was told him, cried out, Do you hear how the Cock Neighs?"

'X'?

'X'-Cockney


Id the person and what was he the first to achieve?
Answer:Greg LeMond

Put Funda

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Put funda behind these pics
All these connect to the assasination attempt at Theodore Roosevelt.

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At a public meeting in _____ town hall on 26 March 1839, Captain Edmund Gardiner proposed "that from the lively interest which had been manifested at the various boat races which have taken place on the _____ reach during the last few years, and the great influx of visitors on such occasions, this meeting is of the opinion that the establishing of an annual regatta, under judicious and respectable management, would not only be productive of the most beneficial results to the town of _____, but from its peculiar attractions would also be a source of amusement and gratification to the neighbourhood, and the public in general."

The regatta was first staged in 1839 on the river Thames and proved so successful that it was expanded the next year from one day to two the next year. As the regatta's popularity has grown it has further expanded: to three days in 1886, four days in 1906 and five days in 1986. The regatta has been known as 'X' since 1851, when Prince Albert became a patron. Since his death, every reigning monarch has agreed to be the patron.

'X'?

"X'-Henley Royal Regatta

'X' is a simplified language that develops as a means of communication between two or more groups that do not have a language in common. It is most commonly employed in situations such as trade, or where both groups speak languages different from the language of the country in which they reside (but where there is no common language between the groups). Fundamentally, 'X' is a simplified means of linguistic communication, as it is constructed impromptu, or by convention, between groups of people. 'X' is not the native language of any speech community, but is instead learned as a second language. 'X' may be built from words, sounds, or body language from multiple other languages and cultures. 'X' usually have low prestige with respect to other languages. Not all simplified or "broken" forms of a language are 'X's. Each 'X' has its own norms of usage which must be learned for proficiency in the 'X'.

'X'?

'X'-Pidgin

In theoretical physics, 'X' is a hypothetical universe with no global definition of charge. What a Klein bottle is to a closed two-dimensional surface, 'X' is to a closed three-dimensional volume. The name is a reference to a character in 'Y's book.

'X' can be considered to allow at least two topologically-distinct routes between any two points (it is doubly connected), and if one connection (or "handle") is declared to be a "conventional" spatial connection, at least one other must be deemed to be a non-orientable wormhole connection.

Once these two connections are made, we can no longer define whether a given particle is matter or antimatter. A particle might appear as an electron when viewed along one route, and as a positron when viewed along the other. If we define a reference charge as nominally positive and bring it alongside our "undefined charge" particle, the two particles may attract if brought together along one route, and repel if brought together along another - the 'X' loses the ability to distinguish between positive and negative charges, except locally.

'X'??

'X'-Alice universe

'X' consists of a weighted aerofoil, a rectangular slat of wood about 15 cm (6 in) to 60 cm (24 in) long and about 1.25 cm (0.5 in) to 5 cm (2 in) wide, attached to a long cord. The cord is given a slight initial twist, and the ____ is then swung in a large circle in a horizontal plane. The aerodynamics of the ____ will keep it spinning about its axis even after the initial twist has unwound. The cord winds fully first in one direction and then the other. It makes a characteristic vibrato sound with notable modification from both Doppler effect and the changing speed of the ____ at different parts of its circuit. By modifying the expansiveness of its circuit and the speed given it, the modulation of the sound can be controlled, making the coding of information possible. The low frequency component of the sound travels extremely long distances, especially on the wind.

'X'?

'X'-Bullroarer

'X' itself is one of a series of fictional messiahs created by 'Y'. 'X' is described as a metal messiah sent to the world to destroy evil and rescue mankind from destruction. 'X' is believed to be inspired by the fallen angel from the Sad Wings of Destiny album cover that 'Y' recorded early in their musical years. The most noticeable feature of 'X', besides his metal body is that he 'rides the metal monster', a motorcycle with a dragon for the chassis and two circular saws for wheels.

'X' & 'Y'?

'X'-The Painkiller,'Y'-Judas Priest

A 1791 London publication explains the Mesmer’s theory of the vital fluid :

“Modern philosophy has admitted a plenum or universal principle of fluid matter, which occupies all space; and that as all bodies moving in the world, abound with pores, this fluid matter introduces itself through the interstices and returns backwards and forwards, flowing through one body by the currents which issue therefrom to another, as in a magnet, which produces that phenomenon which we call 'X'. This fluid consists of fire, air and spirit, and like all other fluids tends to an equilibrium, therefore it is easy to conceive how the efforts which the bodies make towards each other produce _____, which in fact is no more than the effect produced between two bodies, one of which has more motion than the other; a phenomenon serving to prove that the body which has most motion communicates it to the other, until the medium of motion becomes an equilibrium between the two bodies, and then this equality of motion produces _____.”

Id 'X'..

'X'-Animal Magnetism

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One of the first mentions of the automatic writing method used in the 'X' is found in China around 1100 BCE, in historical documents of the Song Dynasty. The method was known as fuji or "planchette writing". During the late 19th century, planchettes were widely sold as a novelty. The businessmen Elijah Bond and Charles Kennard had the idea to patent a planchette. The patentees filed on May 28, 1890 for patent protection and thus had invented the first 'X'. Issue date on the patent was February 10, 1891. 'X' is an egyptian word which means "good luck" but the more widely accepted etymology, is that the name came from a combination of the French and German words for "yes". 'X' is marked with the letters of the alphabet, the numbers 0-9, the words 'yes' 'no' and 'goodbye', and sometimes other symbols and words are also added to help personalize 'X'.

'X'?

'X'-Ouijah board

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'X' are a class of educational robots designed originally in the late 1940s (largely under the auspices of researcher William Grey Walter) and used in computer science and mechanical engineering training. These devices are traditionally built low to the ground with a roughly hemispheric (sometimes transparent) shell and a power train capable of a very small turning radius. The robots are often equipped with sensor devices which aid in avoiding obstacles and, if the robot is sufficiently sophisticated, allow it some perception of its environment. 'X' robots are commercially available and are common projects for robotics hobbyists. 'X' robots are closely associated with the work of Seymour Papert and are commonly used in 'Y' in computer education.

'X' and 'Y'?

'X'-Turtle,'Y'-Logo

Agent !!

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A core tenet of 'X's philosophy is that "minds are what brains do". The 'Y' theory views the human mind and any other naturally evolved cognitive systems as a vast society of individually simple processes known as agents. These processes are the fundamental thinking entities from which minds are built, and together produce the many abilities we attribute to minds. The great power in viewing a mind as a society of agents, as opposed to the consequence of some basic principle or some simple formal system, is that different agents can be based on different types of processes with different purposes, ways of representing knowledge, and methods for producing results.

'X' & 'Y'?

'X'-Marvin Minsky,'Y'-Society of Mind theory

'X', also known as fast leg theory, was a cricketing tactic devised by the English cricket team for their 1932–33 Ashes tour of Australia, specifically to combat the extraordinary batting skill of Australia's Don Bradman. A 'X' delivery was one where the cricket ball was pitched short so as to rise towards the body of the opposing batsman on the line of the leg stump, in the hope of creating legside deflections that could be caught by one of several fielders in the quadrant of the field behind square leg. This tactic was considered by many to be intimidatory and physically threatening. Although no serious injuries arose in the series from any short-pitched deliveries while a leg theory field was set, the tactic still led to considerable ill feeling between the two teams. Over the next two decades, several of the Laws of Cricket were changed to prevent this tactic being repeated.

'X'?

'X'-Bodyline t

sitter

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'X' was launched in 1993 by Dr. Simon King, a British researcher at the University of Minnesota with help from students and researchers at universities around the world. It initially operated as a volunteer-based collective, and started life as a simple IRC bot. It was soon made available via Gopher as well, and with the advent of the Mosaic web browser in April 1993 became one of the earliest content web sites on the Internet. While a company, 'X' Ltd, was formed in 1996, 'X' remained essentially a volunteer run operation until late 1999 and was not fully staffed until late 2000. The site was entirely reliant on contributions from avid fans around the world who spent many hours compiling stats and contributing them to 'X's comprehensive archive. In 2006,'X's estimated worth was $150 million.

Id 'X'..

'X'-Cricinfo

'X' is a computer Easter egg found in 'Y' and 'Z'. There is no real book entitled 'X'. However, apparent quotations hidden in 'Y' and 'Z' give this impression by revealing passages in the style of apocalyptic literature, such as the Book of Revelation in the Bible. There are five official verses of 'X' which have been included in shipping releases, although various unofficial verses can be found on the World Wide Web. All five official verses have scriptural chapter and verse references, although these are actually references to important dates in the history of 'Y' and 'Z'. The five verses all refer to the activities of a fearsome-sounding "beast". In its early days, 'Y' had a green fire-breathing dragon-like lizard mascot, known as 'Z'. From this, it can be conjectured that the "beast" referred to in 'X' is a type of fire-breathing lizard, which can be viewed as a metaphor for, or personification of 'Y'.

Id 'X','Y' & 'Z'

'X'-Book of Firefox,'Y'-Netscape,'Z'-Mozilla

Connect

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Fairly simple one. There are a few more to this list. Just work around with the names and connect.

Ans: games by Zynga is the connect..:P

Laguna de Guatavita is located in the municipality of Sesquilé, in the Cundinamarca Department of Colombia, 35 miles north-east of Bogota, capital of the Republic of Colombia. The lake was reputedly one of the sacred lakes of the Muisca, and a ritual conducted there is widely thought to be the basis for the legend of 'X'. The legend says the lake is where the Muisca celebrated a ritual in which the Zipa (named 'X' by the Conquistadores) was covered in gold dust, then venturing out into the water on a ceremonial raft made of rushes, he dived into the waters washing off the gold. Afterward, trinkets', jewellery and other precious offerings were thrown into the waters by worshipers. A few artifacts of gold and silver found at bottom hold proof to this claim; however, to date, the trips to the bottom of the lake have yielded no more than these.

'X'?

'X'-El Dorado

Time machine

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A properly maintained and piloted 'X' can transport its occupants to any point in time and space. The interior of a 'X' is much larger than its exterior, which can blend in with its surroundings through the ship's "chameleon circuit" though the 'X' is often unpredictable in its short-range guidance (short relative to the size of the Universe). 'Y' has become so much a part of British popular culture that the shape of the police box has become more immediately associated with the 'X' than with its real-world inspiration. The word 'X' has also been used to describe anything that seems to be bigger on the inside than on the outside.

Id 'X' and 'Y'

'X'-TARDIS,'Y'-Dr.Who


The person in the picture drew a lot of critiscism from many people for something he did. Id the guy and what did he do?

Ans: This is Val Valentino, the guy who played the masked magician in Magic's biggest secrets finally revealed

The 'X' was a tavern on Cheapside in London during the Elizabethan era, located east of St. Paul's Cathedral on the corner of Friday Street and Bread Street. It was the site of the so-called Friday Street Club. The Club, meeting monthly, was allegedly founded by Sir Walter Raleigh in 1603, and included some of the Elizabethan era's leading literary figures, among them Ben Jonson, John Donne, John Fletcher and Francis Beaumont, Thomas Coryat, John Selden, Robert Bruce Cotton, Richard Carew, Richard Martin, and others—including, perhaps, William Shakespeare. According to legend, Shakespeare and Jonson had battle-of-wits debates in which they discussed politics, religion, and literature. 'X' has been referenced in many places in literatue notably in a John Keats poem Lines on the 'X'.

Id 'X'.

'X'-Mermaid Tavern



parody of what?

Dog the bounty hunter..:D

Easy one..

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The 'X' is named after the instrument of torture, the breaking wheel, on which, legend has it that St. Catherine was martyred.

In Malta, 'X' are very popular, and in Maltese, they call them "Irdieden". The most known place for 'X' is Haz-Zebbug, where they fill a whole road with them from small to ones with large complex gear work. Different types of 'X' – include "timed," "gearwork," and "simple" –that last for different durations.

How is 'X' better known in india...:)

'X'-Catherine wheel better known as the chakri in india

'X' is an unofficial holiday celebrated among chemists on October 23, between 6:02 AM and 6:02 PM, making the date 6:02 10/23 in the American style of writing dates. The time and date are derived from Avogadro's number, which is approximately 6.02×10^23. 'X' originated in an article in The Science Teacher in the early 1980s. Inspired by this article, Maurice Oehler, now a retired high school chemistry teacher from Prairie du Chien, Wisconsin, founded the National 'X' Foundation on May 15, 1991.

Id 'X'...


id..

'X' is set in a fantasy world based on Aesop's "The Tortoise and the Hare", in which the enmity between tortoises and hares continues even after three thousand years. An evil mastermind tortoise named Devan Shell begins conquering planets, suppressing any native confrontation. One of such planets, Carrotus, is home to a peaceful hare kingdom that, once confronted by Shell, is able to provide enough resistance to fend him off. Enraged by his loss, Devan decides to kidnap Carrotus princess Eva Earlong and hide her on a distant airbase of unknown location to weaken the hares. In response, the king chooses to send Carrotus' hero 'X'. 'X' wears a red bandana, bracers and carries a blue lfg 2000 gun.

Id 'X'....

93

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One explanation of 'X' is that the 'X' blocks blood and nerve responses from reaching the brain, leading to unconsciousness.

Another conjecture is that it can be done by applying strong and surgically precise pressure over baroreceptors of the carotid sinus.The objective would be to elicit the baroreceptor reflex as the receptors detect an apparent high pressure state due to the externally applied force and causes reflex bradycardia and/or hypotension, leading to decreased blood supply to the brain and syncope.

'X'??

'X'-Vulcan Nerve Pinch

This position in a particular game is the inspiration to the name of a particular company. id the company

The company is Atari

91 - Funda

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This is Wu Ming the anonymous group of writers

'X' is a commemoration observed annually on June 16th in Dublin and elsewhere to celebrate the life of Irish writer 'Y' and relive the events in his novel 'Z', all of which took place on the same day in Dublin in 1904. 'Y' chose the date because his first outing with his wife-to-be, Nora Barnacle happened on that day, when they walked to the Dublin urban village of Ringsend. The name derives from Leopold _____, the protagonist of 'Z'.

Id 'X','Y' & 'Z'..

'X'-Bloomsday,'Y'-James Joyce,'Z'-Ulysses

'X' was involved in an unsavoury incident with Rudi Völler when West Germany played the Netherlands in the 1990 World Cup. 'X' was booked for a bad tackle on Völler. As 'X' took up position for the free kick he spat in Völler's hair. Völler complained to the referee and was booked as well. From the resulting free kick, Völler then dived, according to himself to avoid a collision with Dutch keeper Hans van Breukelen, while others, notably 'X', saw it as a dive in hopes for a penalty. 'X' again confronted Völler by twisting his ear and stamping on his foot. Both Völler and 'X' were sent off but 'X' again spat in Völler's hair as they left the pitch. The German press nicknamed him "Llama" for his spitting.

Id 'X'..

'X'-Frank Rijkaard

'X' was born in The Bronx, New York, to Ashkenazi Jewish immigrants, from Pinsk, Belarus. In 1967,'X' opened a necktie store where he also sold ties of his own design, under the label 'Y'. 'X' released 'Y's famous short sleeve mesh shirt with the 'Y' logo in 1972. It came out in 24 colors and soon became a classic. He also gained recognition for his design after he was contracted to provide clothing styles for the movie The Great Gatsby.

When 'X' was 16 his brother changed their last name to avoid the unfortunate obscenity reference. “My given name has the word shit in it,” 'X' told Oprah Winfrey. “When I was a kid, the other kids would make a lot of fun of me. It was a tough name. That's why I decided to change it. Then people said, "Did you change your name because you don't want to be Jewish?" I said, "Absolutely not. That's not what it's about."

Id 'X' & 'Y'

'X'-Ralph Lauren,'Y'-Polo