Janet declared a nerd-off, so I must join the throng.
Here is a colour-coded table of SciBloggers results in the
Nerd test.
| Nerd Score | SciBlogger |
|---|---|
| 99 Nerd God | Mark C. Chu-Carroll |
| 99 Nerd God | Tim Lambert |
| 99 Nerd God | Shelley Batts |
| 99 Nerd God | PZ Myers |
| 99 Nerd God | afarensis, FCD |
| 99 Nerd God | Orac |
| 99 Nerd God | Mike Dunford |
| 99 Nerd God | Tara C. Smith |
| 99 Nerd God | Josh Rosenau |
| 98 Nerd God | GrrlScientist |
| 98 Nerd God | John Lynch |
| 98 Nerd God | Joseph j7uy5 |
| 97 Nerd God | Dr. Joan Bushwell |
| 97 Nerd God | Evil Monkey |
| 97 Nerd God | Karmen |
| 94 Supreme Nerd | Kevin Beck |
| 93 Supreme Nerd | John Wilkins |
| 92 Supreme Nerd | Janet D. Stemwedel |
| 92 Supreme Nerd | David Ng |
| 89 High-Nerd | Nick Anthis |
| 88 High-Nerd | Abel Pharmboy |
| 84 Mid-Rank Nerd | William Connolley |
| 81 Mid-Rank Nerd | Chad Orzel |
| 81 Mid-Rank Nerd | Sandra Porter |
| 77 Mid-Rank Nerd | Razib |
| 77 Mid-Rank Nerd | Coturnix |
| 70 Mid-Rank Nerd | Mike |
| 62 Low-Rank Nerd | RPM |
| 53 Lightly Nerdy | Craig Hildreth |
| 50 Lightly Nerdy | Dave Munger |
| 45 Lightly Nerdy | Kevin Vranes |
| 34 Nerd Wannabe | Ed Brayton |
And in the photo section of the nerd-off I would like to submit this picture of my HP-25 calculator. I bought this in high school with money I won on a quiz show.
Devotion to Reverse Polish Notation -- the one true data-entry system for calculators -- is the hallmark of the hardcore nerd. But even HP no longer keeps the pure faith.
Lordy! That exact calculator is what I received from my parents as my high school graduation gift! Gosh but it brings back fond memories...
And in the photo section of the nerd-off I would like to submit this picture of my HP-25 calculator. I bought this in high school with money I won on a quiz show.
Loving presentation of RPN and quiz show winnings. Good lord, Tim, how'd you ever get a girl? ;o)
Best,
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Yup, nothing better than RPN! I have an old HP-15C that I bought over 20 years ago and still serves me well. I don't know if I could use another calculator now!
Tim, I bet you never dreamed you'd one day be the host of your own quiz show did you?
99. And I thought I was scoring low. Ha.
Hi Tim. You can add me in at 84...
Just post the shirt already you'll be boosted over the %100 mark.
How many nerd points does one aquire for knowing RPL (reverse polish Lisp)
I'm pretty sure I had one of those HP-25 calculators. That one looks an awful lot like the one I had in the late 1970's; I'm pretty sure it's the same model. Of course I lose points because I don't still have it...
Hah. *I* have a nerdscore of 98. ;-p
if you disqualify anyone with a partner, who is left? I would think having a partner shows too much humanity and therefore disqualifies one as uber-nerd. Today's geeks are yesterday's monks.
I only got a 67. There's obviously something wrong with the...um...testing thing.
I got 99%. I just know I am very needy. Bill Gate is my hero. Trump is one I just do not like. Now I know why.
71. I am seriously compromised by the fact that none of my home computers are working therefore tossing me into the windows IE crowd. This is a lack in the test for sure. Should get points for the number of nonfunctional computers in the home.