Re: Anyone want to work for Google?

From: Robin Chapman (rjc_at_ivorynospamtower.freeserve.co.uk)
Date: 07/12/04 

Date: Mon, 12 Jul 2004 12:15:47 +0100

Van Jacques wrote:

>
> John Ramsden wrote:
>> "A mysterious billboard with a mathematic message has sprung up in
>> Silicon Valley. Many people thought that this billboard was a
>> recruiting technique devised by Google to draw in top-notch
> engineers.
>> They were right."
>>
>> See:
>>
>>
>
http://ecommercetrends.com/ecommercetrends-56-20040709MysteriousBillboardRecruitsGeeksForGoogle.html
>>
>>
>> Cheers
>>
>> John Ramsden (john_ramsden@sagitta-ps.cam) <--- com not cam
>
>>>From the above URL:
>
> Upon making it to the second level of questioning, that is if you are
> able to, you are hit up with this question as seen on 7427466391.com:
>
> f(1)= 7182818284

digits 1-10 of the decimal expansion of exp(1)

> f(2)= 8182845904

digits 5-14 of the decimal expansion of exp(1)

> f(3)= 8747135266

digits 23-32 of the decimal expansion of exp(1)

> f(4)= 7427466391

digits 99-108 of the decimal expansion of exp(1)

> f(5)= __________

some early length-10 block of digits in the decimal
expansion of exp(1)? 

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