Solve the riddle, and get a free pass to MIX
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As you may know, MIX is coming up very soon – March 18-20 at the Venetian in Las Vegas. You can find the full details on the conference at https://www.visitmix.com. It’s an unmissable conference, now more than ever, and if you haven’t had the chance (or the budget) to sign up, I have a free pass to the conference to give away. Note that it’s just a conference pass, and that hotel, airfare etc. are not included. Still it’s close to a $1400 value, so why not? :)
Still interested? Good!
Take a look at the Deep Zoom image below. If you can’t see the IFrame, you can also link to the image directly here.
I was close to somewhere pretty famous when I took this picture. It’s a place I’d always wanted to visit, and I was doing some research on the general area for a book that I was working on. This big guy snuck up on me, scared the life out of me, and I got into my car and drove off. I figured nobody would believe my story so I took a quick snap of him. Sorry it’s blurred! I was wearing a bright red jacket (just like this one!) too. There’s an implicit clue in this story, as well as some joke-clues in the picture itself.
So, leave a comment with your guess for where you think I was when I took this picture. If you guess right, you’ve earned yourself a pass for MIX. Please remember that it’s only a conference pass and not airfare, hotel, meals or anything else. If you can’t attend the conference, but want to guess anyway, go ahead!
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Anonymous
February 11, 2009
PingBack from http://www.clickandsolve.com/?p=6532Anonymous
February 11, 2009
Are you in Boulder, near the University of Colorado? That's the first thing that popped into my mind.Anonymous
February 11, 2009
Solve a riddle and it’s yours! (You can find the full details on the conference at http://www.visitmix.comAnonymous
February 11, 2009
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February 11, 2009
I'm going with Pamplona, Spain.Anonymous
February 11, 2009
Did my guess of Area 51 in Nevada get lost? Abducted by aliens, perhaps?Anonymous
February 11, 2009
How about Yucca Mountain in NV.Anonymous
February 11, 2009
Yucca Mountain. Everybody loves nuclear waste.Anonymous
February 11, 2009
I'll give the answer out on Monday (along with another riddle). The first person who has it right (maybe it's one of you guys here, maybe it isn't), will get first pass at the pass. Keep 'em coming...Anonymous
February 11, 2009
I'm not sure if my answer posted so here it is again... Is it Vienna Austria?Anonymous
February 11, 2009
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February 11, 2009
I'm thinking it's Whistler Blackcomb, BC.Anonymous
February 11, 2009
How about Death Valley? "Scared the life out of me?" No?Anonymous
February 11, 2009
Some great guesses here, including a few that made me chuckle. Remember, even if someone has guessed what you think the answer is already, don't be afraid to post it, because it could be right, and someone who guessed already may not be able to go to MIX. :)Anonymous
February 11, 2009
Random guess (from the bull and the jacket)... Calgary, Alberta, Canada - new the rockies.Anonymous
February 11, 2009
I'm going to guess the NetherlandsAnonymous
February 12, 2009
Is it possibly Slovakia, Austria?Anonymous
February 12, 2009
Yucca Mountain. There are yuccas in the background!Anonymous
February 12, 2009
I would say somewhere near Estadio Azteca.....Tlalpan, Mexico City. ryan@vanderkooy.netAnonymous
February 12, 2009
I am zooming all over the picture, thinking you added another picture using deep zoom. I even look in the reflection of the eyes to see if I could see what you both were look at. I could really use that mix pass. I will say Area 51 for now, but I may guess againAnonymous
February 12, 2009
Estadio Azteca in Tlalpan, Mexico City?Anonymous
February 12, 2009
Eureka Springs Arkanas? There is a road there called 'Somewhere' PL http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=en&geocode=&q=somewhere+USA&sll=39.808536,-75.102539&sspn=23.403995,27.949219&ie=UTF8&ll=36.383149,-93.843155&spn=0.384192,0.436707&z=11 'I was close to somewhere'Anonymous
February 12, 2009
I'm also going with the Running of the bulls in Pamplona, Spain...Anonymous
February 12, 2009
Shenyang, China…watching the Netherlands vs Japan game at the Olympics.Anonymous
February 12, 2009
Little Bighorn 'General' Custer's Last Stand vs Sitting 'Bull'. You were in the 'general area'Anonymous
February 12, 2009
Oh my, some really creative guesses here. It may have been gotten already, or it may not have...keep trying. I'm preparing another riddle to post tomorrow along with the winner of this one...so watch this space :)Anonymous
February 12, 2009
@Steve Strong The bull and I weren't looking at the same thing. He was looking at me with that mean look on his face and clearly thinking that I'd make a light snack :)Anonymous
February 12, 2009
You are in Mexico not far from (or on your way to) the Azteca Stadium.Anonymous
February 12, 2009
Mexico City near Azteca stadium to see a soccer game between the US and Mexico -- probably for the CONCACAF tournament last year. I'm guessing you are writing a book on soccer (and not on Silverlight or anything related to programming) and that you've probably written articles or followed soccer closely enough to want to write a book about it.Anonymous
February 12, 2009
To be more precise, you are in Teotihuacan (near Mexico City) to visit the pyramids of the Sun and Moon. I've been there, and climbed both -- they are amazing to see...Anonymous
February 12, 2009
China, at the Olympic soccer gamesAnonymous
February 12, 2009
China, at the Olympic soccer gamesAnonymous
February 13, 2009
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