Google Is Searching For Beautiful Minds at MIT

by code_devil on 9/21/2009, 3:56 PM with 11 comments
  • by jpwagner on 9/21/2009, 5:35 PM

    Maybe 5 years ago there was a billboard on the corner of Vassar and Mass Ave that was "[the first 10-digit prime in consecutive digits of pi].com"

    Obviously that piqued my interest. Once solved and visited, it was simply an upload link for your resume for generic jobs at google.

    So anti-climactic.

  • by alexgartrell on 9/21/2009, 4:44 PM

    Recruiters are always pulling this "let's be edgy and relevant crap." It's two extremes, Googlers with the "Prove that you're smart enough for us!" and Microsoftees with the "You're sooooo smart, you should apply here!" (Actually, "Hey, Genius!" Oddly enough, once you've put in your paperwork the hiring processes are exactly the same.

    This is the kind of crap that gets freshmen excited, but no one else is going to stop doing real work.

  • by Mongoose on 9/21/2009, 5:35 PM

    What is with TC constantly offering up its t-shirts as petty tributes? Who the hell actually wants one?

  • by iamwil on 9/21/2009, 5:16 PM

    Or maybe MIT students don't want to work at Google.

  • by biohacker42 on 9/21/2009, 4:33 PM

    Maybe the best at MIT don't feel like being the new kids at a club full of Standford alumni.

  • by larryfreeman on 9/22/2009, 12:09 AM

    Here's the solution if you are interested:

    "Congratulations Keep Seaching or call 617-639-0570 x10"

    Here's the mapping of the solution:

    0123456789ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ

    456789ABCDE2FGHIJKL0MNOP1QRS3TUVWXYZ

    Here's how you solve it if you are interested:

    1) Pick out CONGRATULATIONS

    The mapping is pretty straight forward with some gaps in the letters and some ambiguities.

    2) Among the ambiguities are the letters J,O,B,S which map to 0,1,2,3

    3) That resolves the ambiguities and the resulting map above is the logical result.

  • by dschobel on 9/21/2009, 7:30 PM

    You have to wonder whether the CS faculty at Stanford, MIT, et al are thrilled or disappointed with the perception that they've become a pipeline for 9-5 coders (even if it is google).

  • by timcederman on 9/21/2009, 8:16 PM

    617-274-8660

    If that's the correct answer (which according to a TechCrunch commenter, with working showed, it is), it's not Google. There's a voicemail system saying something along the lines of "Congratulations on solving the second, harder puzzle. Unfortunately, we're not Google, but leave your name and number - you won't regret it."

  • by schemer on 9/21/2009, 10:16 PM

    Looks like the banner is haning inside the athletic center/hockey rink, your ad placement is all wrong. It's should be in 36-100 or something.