48 44 48 20 48 44 48 20 48 44 48 0d 0a 45 52 49 43 --- Russell McMahon wrote: > > http://www.nerdtests.com/ft_nq.php > > >I got 96%. Expected 50% ;-) Russel you can come > forward now with > >your full score... ;-) > > Well, I was immensely surprised. > I didn't lie - but I leant towards the obvious nerdy > answers where > 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 > 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 > opted for COBOL as being the more likely approved > choice (as people > 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 > others, not an absolute score, so you can "fail" any > number of > questions and rank highly as long as most others do > worse (or better, > depending on perspective). > > Note that there is code at the end of the test to > paste on a website > 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 :-) > > -- > http://www.piclist.com PIC/SX FAQ & list archive > View/change your membership options at > http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist > Yahoo! Mail Stay connected, organized, and protected. Take the tour: http://tour.mail.yahoo.com/mailtour.html -- http://www.piclist.com PIC/SX FAQ & list archive View/change your membership options at http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist