Test via Orac, who points a finger at Adventures in Ethics and Science.
OK, so... all my datacenter computers are things I assembled myself, and they're all running UN*X variants that I configured myself... and I learned FORTRAN, on my own, in high school... and, once upon a time, I knew how to use a slide rule... and I've never learned how to use a non-RPN calculator... and my first computer was one I built myself, from chips and wires... but....
Yes, I can name more than 80% of the elements. But I cheat and use a mnemonic, so they come out in Tom Lehrer order.
Yes, I own a microscope... and, come to think of it, a telescope of sorts. But it's not like I actually use them. Except... just this morning I was thinking it'd be fun to hang a digital camera on a microscope and start doing my own "whatziss" challenges, with little teeny obscure tech goodies.
Yes, I don't consider BASIC to be a real programming language. But I had to think about that one; PASCAL and COBOL were strong contenders, and I have my doubts about C++.
Oh, and I just noticed that I still have a paper-tape reader. And most of a roll of paper tape. But I don't have a punch. (I think I may have some treasures from my high-school days squirreled away on paper tape, somewhere around here.)
And I don't have a heck of a lot of figurines in my office. Let's see... there's Great Cthulhu, and Lesser Cthulhu, and Pikathulhu, and Tux, and a sparkly snake, and a sort of computer gargoyle.
Oh, and there's a globe in my office. Of the Moon.
Well, I'm not as nerdy as Orac, anyway. But Orac is a bald dwarf plastic box with blinky lights and buzzy noises, and you just can't get much nerdier than that!
(Note, however, that even without Orac's special ability to tap into any data source in the galaxy, I can still play out-of-region DVDs on my homebrew home-theater system.)
Orac buzzed and hummed and linked to yet another quiz: "What Disease Are You?" Looks like I'm a doozy!
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Well, I'm feeling a bit rabid at the moment, and ready to bite rapidsvn, or should that be rabidsvn... Debian-stable comes with 0.7.0, which is old; when I try to build 0.9.1, I get a weird link error; 0.9.0 builds OK, but gives a shared-library-related error when I try to run it. Version 0.8.0 builds and runs, but it isn't the latest... actually, looking at the changelog, there doesn't seem to be any reason I need the latest, so I guess I can stop foaming and get back to work, now that I wasted all this time taking quizzes while waiting for the program to build, repeatedly.
That other Eric, over at Classical Values, followed the same link I did yesterday, got a much higher geek score than my mere 42; alarmed at this, he referred back to the Polygeek Quiz, which had shown him to be a non-geek just three years ago.
So, I just had to try that one, too:
| You are 30% geek | |
You are a geek liaison, which means you go both ways. You can hang out with normal people or you can hang out with geeks which means you often have geeks as friends and/or have a job where you have to mediate between geeks and normal people. This is an important role and one of which you should be proud. In fact, you can make a good deal of money as a translator.
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Actually, I'm a lot more Calvinesque than this indicates.
| Almost All Hobbes You are 10% Calvin and 90% Hobbes |
| You're a clever tiger with a dash of little boy. A bit pessimistic about human nature, you think most people would be better as meals than as friends, and maybe you're right. At least, I've known several guys who fit that description. But your cannabalistic streak notwithstanding, you're a sensitive, (mostly) patient, and supportive friend. You have a few wild ideas here and there, but over all, you're quite sensible. Finally, my guess is you're the kind of person who gets along well with others, but who really needs space to be alone, like me. |
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My test tracked 2 variables How you compared to other people your age and gender:
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| Link: The Calvin Or Hobbes Test written by gwendolynbooks on Ok Cupid, home of the 32-Type Dating Test |
Test via AFSister, via Castle Argghhh!
This is about right. I guessed on a few of them, instead of digging into the library. Also, a couple of the questions were somewhat fuzzy.
(Actually, the local firing range has probably forgotten me; I haven't been there in quite some time.)
| Average Grunt You are 79% of a gun nut! |
| You've been trained in the art of the rifle. When you're handed a firearm, you can generally use it competently. The local firing range knows you on a first-name basis. |
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My test tracked 1 variable How you compared to other people your age and gender:
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| Link: The Gun Nut Test written by slayer1am on Ok Cupid, home of the 32-Type Dating Test |
Test via Castle Argghhh!, where else?
Doubleplusungood! I've got to do better (worse?) than this. Anyone know of an Evil Academy around here?
| You Are 20% Evil |
 Just remember, you may need to turn to the dark side to get what you want! |
Test via The Jawa Report. Looks like Rusty Vinnie's a lot better at this evil stuff than I am; he scored 82%!
On further reflection, though... it's not really a good test. A lot of the questions have to do with petty malice or weakness, not with true evil, and I'm just not into petty malice (which is a distraction from greater things), and, while I have my weaknesses (what villain doesn't?), they don't match the ones on the test.
I seem to recall taking this test when it was first making the rounds (before I had a blog, so I didn't record the results), and I think it said I was Picard. Marcus is a little closer (in the hair department, if nothing else), but still pretty far off.
Marcus Cole
An honest and chivalrous adventurer that pursues just causes, you would sacrifice much to help others.
I am a Ranger. We walk in the dark places no others will enter. We stand on the bridge and no-one may pass. We live for the One, we die for the One.
Ah... now, looking at the list of possible results, I note (as before) that it includes neither Michael Garibaldi nor Tom Bombadil... either of whom would (in one sense or another) be a much better match.
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