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I heard Chewy chuckling over at his computer. He turned around to tell me what had him chuckling. He's found info on a program that allows one to write a Perl script in a subset of Latin. <eyes rolling> Programming geek! Kitten > I heard Chewy chuckling over at his computer. He turned around to tell > me what had him chuckling. My DH has a computer all set up in 'his' office, (spare bed room which is way bigger than my office) which is at the other end of the house from where mine is...but he always uses my computer in my office, cos his office looks like a bomb has hit it and I tell ya..i don't think he'd be able to find his puter! Temily > > I heard Chewy chuckling over at his computer. He turned around to tell > > me what had him chuckling. [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > his office looks like a bomb has hit it and I tell ya..i don't think > he'd be able to find his puter! A long time ago, long before we bought it, our house had a front porch. When the children of the family who owned the home were all grown and had families of their own, the gentleman walled in the front porch so they'd have extra room for beds when everyone came home to visit. It made one room the entire width of the house. At one point, we had 4 working computers out here. Currently, we only have two here. One half is supposed to be the farm office and the other work is supposed to be work area for the kids to do their school work. We're currently functioning in just one half, the other resembles your husband's office. lol Kitten >One half is supposed to be the farm office and the > other work is supposed to be work area for the kids to do their school > work. We're currently functioning in just one half, the other > resembles your husband's office. lol And..i must admit..my office doesn't look far different! One thing we tend to do is shut the doors of our offices..and when people come over...god forbid if for any reason they need to come into either of our offices..cos..hmm...<Looking around> there's a big need for a 'sortout'! But yeah, at least my puter is easily accessible..at the moment, it's my best friend!! Temily >I heard Chewy chuckling over at his computer. He turned around to tell >me what had him chuckling. > >He's found info on a program that allows one to write a Perl script in >a subset of Latin. I found it. http://www.csse.monash.edu.au/~damian/papers/HTML/Perligata.html Pretty neat stuff. ><eyes rolling> > >Programming geek! You'd prefer he was surfing the porn, gambling or dating sites? C'mon, admit it...that programming-geek thing he's got going on is part of what attracted you to him, one of the reasons you married him in fact. You bought the package, now you gotta eat the cookie! -- The true man wants two things, danger and play. Thus, man wants woman, the most dangerous plaything. -- Nietzche, "Thus Spoke Zarathustra" > >I heard Chewy chuckling over at his computer. He turned around to tell > >me what had him chuckling. [quoted text clipped - 21 lines] > man wants woman, the most dangerous plaything. > -- Nietzche, "Thus Spoke Zarathustra" In case anyone needs it, here is a link to a test you can take to determine if you are a nerd, geek, dork, or normal. I will confess here to the whole world, I took the test and determined that I am a nerd. Whaddayagonnado? http://www.okcupid.com/tests/take?testid=9935030990046738815 > In case anyone needs it, here is a link to a test you can take to > determine if you are a nerd, geek, dork, or normal. I will confess > here to the whole world, I took the test and determined that I am a > nerd. Whaddayagonnado? > > http://www.okcupid.com/tests/take?testid=9935030990046738815 What are you if you simply could not keep answering question after question after question and finally gave up? I think I took about 3 pages worth and then just said "screw it." I have a huge focusing issue since my dx. It's repulsive and very frustrating :-( > > In case anyone needs it, here is a link to a test you can take to > > determine if you are a nerd, geek, dork, or normal. I will confess [quoted text clipped - 9 lines] > have a huge focusing issue since my dx. It's repulsive and very > frustrating :-( That's OK. We will adopt you as an honorary nerd! >> I think I took about 3 pages worth and then just said "screw it." I >> have a huge focusing issue since my dx. It's repulsive and very >> frustrating :-( The test itself was three pages long, so you were done the test, if you did three pages. HOWEVER.. then you have to give this info: city, birthday, etc... then pick a screen name... not one of the screennames I gave was accepted, so I took the f.cking test and then got bupkis.  SignatureCal~ calliope 123 at gmail dot com >>> I think I took about 3 pages worth and then just said "screw it." I >>> have a huge focusing issue since my dx. It's repulsive and very [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] >etc... then pick a screen name... not one of the screennames I gave was >accepted, so I took the f.cking test and then got bupkis. Weird! They didn't require me to do any of that. I had the option but I just skipped it and it let me continue. Lauri in WA >>The test itself was three pages long, so you were done the test, if >>you did three pages. HOWEVER.. then you have to give this info: city, [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > Weird! They didn't require me to do any of that. I had the option > but I just skipped it and it let me continue. to get my results it asked for the above info.. this was after the test was over. SignatureCal~ calliope 123 at gmail dot com > Weird! They didn't require me to do any of that. I had the option > but I just skipped it and it let me continue. ahhhh.. just finally got the results: My score on The Nerd? Geek? or Dork? Test: ************************************** Pure Dork (30 % Nerd, 30% Geek, 73% Dork) LOL...is it dorky to say that the totals don't add up? SignatureCal~ calliope 123 at gmail dot com > > Weird! They didn't require me to do any of that. I had the option > > but I just skipped it and it let me continue. > > ahhhh.. just finally got the results: > > My score on The Nerd? Geek? or Dork? Test: To be perfectly honest; I didn't know that there were really any diferences between the three. Does that make me all three? :-) > > > Weird! They didn't require me to do any of that. I had the option > > > but I just skipped it and it let me continue. [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > To be perfectly honest; I didn't know that there were really any > diferences between the three. Does that make me all three? It makes you none of them! (Well, it could make you a geek, but I don't think it does.) I'm "pure nerd," (86% nerd, 26% geek, 34% dork). And yes, I think it _does_ make you a dork if (like me) you are bothered by the fact that the percentages don't add to 100%! And being the pure nerd, I think what they are telling me is that I'm in the 86th percentile for nerdiness on some scale (though since they don't explicitly say this, who knows), the 26th percentile for geekiness on some other scale, etc. Of course since this quiz is just for fun and has no scientific value anyway, at this point I've spent more time thinking about it than it is worth (and possibly more than the authors)! >>Weird! They didn't require me to do any of that. I had the option >>but I just skipped it and it let me continue. [quoted text clipped - 9 lines] > > LOL...is it dorky to say that the totals don't add up? No, I think that's nerdy. > >>Weird! They didn't require me to do any of that. I had the option > >>but I just skipped it and it let me continue. [quoted text clipped - 11 lines] > > No, I think that's nerdy. For the record, as I understand it these are the definitions: Nerd - someone who places an emphasis on knowledge and learning to a much greater degree than would an average person. Geek - someone who is intensely interested in one particular field or area. You can be a computer geek or a music geek, etc. Dork - someone lacking in social skills. Based on these definitions, it could be considered nerdy or geeky to object to the fact that the totals don't add up to 100%. But it would not be dorky. > For the record, as I understand it these are the definitions: > [quoted text clipped - 9 lines] > object to the fact that the totals don't add up to 100%. But it would > not be dorky. My real 'problem' is that I don't really fit into any of the categories... SignatureCal~ calliope 123 at gmail dot com > My real 'problem' is that I don't really fit into any of the categories... Me either...which is maybe why i got what i got...hmm... "Modern, Cool Nerd 86 % Nerd, 73% Geek, 21% Dork " and then below is what they told me the descriptions of nerd, geek, dork are! "For The Record: A Nerd is someone who is passionate about learning/being smart/academia. A Geek is someone who is passionate about some particular area or subject, often an obscure or difficult one. A Dork is someone who has difficulty with common social expectations/interactions. You scored better than half in Nerd and Geek, earning you the title of: Modern, Cool Nerd. Nerds didn't use to be cool, but in the 90's that all changed. It used to be that, if you were a computer expert, you had to wear plaid or a pocket protector or suspenders or something that announced to the world that you couldn't quite fit in. Not anymore. Now, the intelligent and geeky have eked out for themselves a modicum of respect at the very least, and "geek is chic." The Modern, Cool Nerd is intelligent, knowledgable and always the person to call in a crisis (needing computer advice/an arcane bit of trivia knowledge). They are the one you want as your lifeline in Who Wants to Be a Millionaire (or the one up there, winning the million bucks)! " It's all a bit ne-ge-do isn't it! (eclectic!) Temily >> My real 'problem' is that I don't really fit into any of the categories... > > Me either...which is maybe why i got what i got...hmm... Me either - in any category. > Me either - in any category. Whatcha get? :o) Temily >> Me either - in any category. > > Whatcha get? :o) > > Temily I wasn't talking about any test. I was talking about life, in general. > I wasn't talking about any test. I was talking about life, in general. Square peg in a round hole? :-P Temily >> ahhhh.. just finally got the results: >> [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] > > No, I think that's nerdy. Ah, right.. my bad. ;-P SignatureCal~ calliope 123 at gmail dot com >>>Weird! They didn't require me to do any of that. I had the option >>>but I just skipped it and it let me continue. [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] >> Pure Dork >> (30 % Nerd, 30% Geek, 73% Dork) 82, 17, 56, but, of course, the questions weren't well-framed :-) For a lengthier nerdity test, see: http://home.rochester.rr.com/jbennett/nerd/ Update the technologies some, this is an old test. Email is no longer a nerdly technology, and 14.4 k modems are almost as archaic now as the sub-370 baud modems were at the time the test came out. See also the credits page, and recall that I was rmg3@psuvm.edu :-) If you skip making up a fake userid, it doesn't whine at you about your zip code and such. SignatureRobert Grumbine http://www.radix.net/~bobg/ Science faqs and amateur activities notes and links. Sagredo (Galileo Galilei) "You present these recondite matters with too much evidence and ease; this great facility makes them less appreciated than they would be had they been presented in a more abstruse manner." Two New Sciences > > Weird! They didn't require me to do any of that. I had the option > > but I just skipped it and it let me continue. [quoted text clipped - 9 lines] > > LOL...is it dorky to say that the totals don't add up? I SOO don't see you as a Dork! I've got you pegged in my mind as the ex-cheerleader type. (Or maybe that's because we watched Bring it On on t.v. last night). jen > I SOO don't see you as a Dork! I've got you pegged in my mind as the > ex-cheerleader type. (Or maybe that's because we watched Bring it On on > t.v. last night). Umm... is it a good thing or a bad thing? (Was a cheerleader from 7th grade to 11th grade.. didn't get a chance to try out for my senior year, since we moved two weeks into the school year and they'd had tryouts in the spring)... Also, made All-Stars as a centerfielder in softball :-) SignatureCal~ calliope 123 at gmail dot com > > I SOO don't see you as a Dork! I've got you pegged in my mind as the > > ex-cheerleader type. (Or maybe that's because we watched Bring it On on > > t.v. last night). > > Umm... is it a good thing or a bad thing? It's a good thing... I have you pictured as the star in that movie, the perky blonde. (Not the snooty dishonest redhead). > (Was a cheerleader from 7th grade to 11th grade.. didn't get a chance to > try out for my senior year, since we moved two weeks into the school year > and they'd had tryouts in the spring)... > > Also, made All-Stars as a centerfielder in softball :-) Ah hah! jen > LOL...is it dorky to say that the totals don't add up? A Venn diagram perhaps? :o) Temily > > LOL...is it dorky to say that the totals don't add up? > > A Venn diagram perhaps? :o) Heh. A nerd, are you? I did that quiz ages ago and had everyone in the house take it, just for kicks. I scored "nerd," Chewy scored "geek," YS scored "dork," and everyone else scored somewhere in-between. Kitten > In case anyone needs it, here is a link to a test you can take to > determine if you are a nerd, geek, dork, or normal. I will confess > here to the whole world, I took the test and determined that I am a > nerd. Whaddayagonnado? Well, I thought I was a geek but apparently I'm "pure nerd"! Tai >>In case anyone needs it, here is a link to a test you can take to >>determine if you are a nerd, geek, dork, or normal. I will confess >>here to the whole world, I took the test and determined that I am a >>nerd. Whaddayagonnado? > > Well, I thought I was a geek but apparently I'm "pure nerd"! I am exceptionally nerdy, somewhat dorky, and not at all geeky. >>>In case anyone needs it, here is a link to a test you can take to >>>determine if you are a nerd, geek, dork, or normal. I will confess [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > >I am exceptionally nerdy, somewhat dorky, and not at all geeky. I'm a pure nerd. Lauri in WA > http://www.okcupid.com/tests/take?testid=9935030990046738815 Just took the test..and i'm a Modern, Cool Nerd!!! They said the 'mod cool' bit is cos the geek in me is practically as much as the nerd bit...how weird! I'm wondering if Q17 where they asked about knowing another non traditional language included piglatin - that was my brother and my language of choice as kids!!! hehe Or I wonder if Q28 where they asked if we had clothing with a reference to popular culture included my phantom of the operal glow in the dark t-shirt that i wear sometimes at night just to be..well...a....well 'they said it'...a mod cool nerd! haha! Temily > http://www.okcupid.com/tests/take?testid=9935030990046738815 I'm wondering if Q17 (where they asked about knowing another non traditional language) included Pig Latin? That was my brother and my language of choice as kids!!! Or I wonder if Q28 (where they asked if we had clothing with a reference to popular culture) included my Phantom Of The Opera glow-in-the-dark t-shirt that i wear sometimes at night? Temily > >I heard Chewy chuckling over at his computer. He turned around to tell > >me what had him chuckling. [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] > > Pretty neat stuff. LOL... my eyes glaze over when he starts talking about programming about as much as his glaze over when I start talking about Venn diagramming or about writing geometry proofs. ;-) > ><eyes rolling> > > [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > what attracted you to him, one of the reasons you married him in fact. > You bought the package, now you gotta eat the cookie! Well, since he understands me *MUCH* better than anyone back where I grew up... The week back home was a good reminder of why, no matter how much I love the area and the people, I no longer live there. I'm not sure how Chewy'd deal if we ever decided to move back there to help my grandmother and YS's grandfather. Kitten > LOL... my eyes glaze over when he starts talking about programming > about as much as his glaze over when I start talking about Venn > diagramming or about writing geometry proofs. ;-) lmao..should see what happens on xmas day when we get engineers, doctors, chalkies, a quantam physicist and IT people all together...oh with a counsellor chucked in! hehe... No wonder we have so much fun playing with a $5 gorky gift that we can all steal from the other if we want to! haha! Temily > > LOL... my eyes glaze over when he starts talking about programming > > about as much as his glaze over when I start talking about Venn [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > No wonder we have so much fun playing with a $5 gorky gift that we can > all steal from the other if we want to! haha! Sounds familiar. argh... he just mentioned "lambda calculus." Kitten > argh... he just mentioned "lambda calculus." With your knowledge of alebra and his of code..i could see you both sitting together over a wine discussing this................ But to me, it sounds more like a latin dance! :o) Temily >> argh... he just mentioned "lambda calculus." > >With your knowledge of alebra and his of code..i could see you both >sitting together over a wine discussing this................ ... with a lisp. SignatureRobert Grumbine http://www.radix.net/~bobg/ Science faqs and amateur activities notes and links. Sagredo (Galileo Galilei) "You present these recondite matters with too much evidence and ease; this great facility makes them less appreciated than they would be had they been presented in a more abstruse manner." Two New Sciences |
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