o'143' is not bad Russel. At least as close as you can get.... :-)

/Ake

Russell McMahon wrote:

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>        http://www.nerdtests.com/ft_nq.php
>
>> I got 96%. Expected 50% ;-)  Russel you can come forward now with=20
>> your full score... ;-)
>
>
> Well, I was immensely surprised.
> I didn't lie - but I leant towards the obvious nerdy answers where=20
> possible where there was an honest choice.
> Main OS is Windows - that should mark me down.
> Browser is IE - surely another black mark.
> Said 3 or 4 for microscope etc as one on that list was probably=20
> lacking. (The calculator isn't mine).
> Could have done better in quite a few other areas, I felt.
> Pondered on whether COBOL or C++ is less a programming language and=20
> opted for COBOL as being the more likely approved choice (as people=20
> who set such tests are probably less nerdy than some).
> So, overall, I was rather surprised to get 143 ! (octal, of course*).
>
> The test result is, it says, a ranking of your nerdiness relative to=20
> others, not an absolute score, so you can "fail" any number of=20
> questions and rank highly as long as most others do worse (or better,=20
> depending on perspective).
>
> Note that there is code at the end of the test to paste on a website=20
> to brag about your score and direct others to the page.
>
> Those who can't even spell RPN are at a distinct disadvantage here.
>
>
>        RM
>
>
> * For neophytes that's 01100011 or $63
>
> For those (vanishing few) who want to know, my rating was:
> All $
>         53 55 50 52 45 4d 45 20 4e 45 52 44 20 47 4F 44 21 21 21
>
>         I don't think blasphemy is intended :-)
>


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