Are You A Geek?

[Jalor]

Yet another quiz thread.
http://www.justsayhi.com/bb/geek
I'm 81% geek. That's pretty much what I figured. I still have Limited Edition Alpha Magic cards, and I make grue jokes whenever I am in a dark place.

[Zarrexaij]

I'm only 44% Geek according to that thing. :smallconfused:

Doesn't seem to care that I'm into quantum physics, I can name more than 100 elements off of the periodic table, I can tell you what phi, pi, and e are, I'm a member of an academic team, I am a certified IT technician (and I'm only 17), I solve Rubik's cubes by logic, I play Magic: the Gathering, one of my favorite maths is calculus, and lots of other stuff it doesn't take into account that are geeky in the extreme.

[Jalor]

IT technician? Then you probably know what I mean when I say:

There are 10 kinds of people; those that understand binary and those that don't.

[bugsysservant]

Bah, 48%. Too much literature, and it doesn't allow for anything to ever counteract geekiness. (And who doesn't know the name of the dragon in the Hobbit?)

[Zarrexaij]

IT technician? Then you probably know what I mean when I say:

There are 10 kinds of people; those that understand binary and those that don't.Yeah, I do. I hear that one a lot. It never gets old. :smallbiggrin:

I wish I had mad skills enough to convert insane decimal numbers such as 461 to binary in my head. I have to use paper and pencil.

Now hexadecimal.... yep. That's fun too.


Bah, 48%. Too much literature, and it doesn't allow for anything to ever counteract geekiness. (And who doesn't know the name of the dragon in the Hobbit?)I know. Yeah, I used to be the sort of person who read 10 books a month, but I'm limited as to what the libraries have, and reading my own books over and over... gets boring.

[RandomNPC]

IT technician? Then you probably know what I mean when I say:

There are 10 kinds of people; those that understand binary and those that don't.

i don't know why i find that so amusing. you deserve a cookie.

[SpiderMew]

yup yup yup *leans back in chair*
i gots me an 80% on that quiz.

[Eita]

The dragon is called Smaug. The ship from Firefly is Serenity. Facts like this are why I got an 88%.

As for binary jokes, I actually heard that one in my first computer class. Ever. It has stuck with me since.

[Jalor]

*owns Firefly DVDs*
*has written short stories about a 40k-based Dystopian society*
*uses the word "Grok" in conversation*
*still is the geekiest one here*

Crap, simu'd.

[Thanatos 51-50]

68%
Mostly because I don't know things about computers.

Also, where are the RPG questions?

[Zarrexaij]

68%Mostly because I don't know things about computers.

Also, where are the RPG questions?I do, and look how low I scored.

Or the science questions.... or the math questions.... or.... yeah, anything that isn't literature....

[Vella_Malachite]

Only 54%. I'm more nerd.

[Zarrexaij]

Only 54%. I'm more nerd.I'm a little bit of everything.

Lots of geek, lots of nerd, lots of dork too.

Yeah, I'm incredibly socially inept, but that comes with being shy and no one wanting to talk to me. The cherry on the whipped cream is that I have an intense social phobia. I have a stutter, and it makes me nervous to look people in the eye.

[evisiron]

51% :smalleek:

Though I suppose I am much more a gamer/nerd than geek.
(At least based on local use of phrases).

For example, I dont know much about computers but could rhyme off most of a 40k weapon stats sheet :smallbiggrin:

[Em Blackleaf]

I'm 78% geek... what's the other 22%? :smallconfused:

[Raiser Blade]

I'm 68% geek and 32% Awesome. :smallcool:

[JessSoccer]

42% ... I am over half other :)

[SurlySeraph]

@ Em: 22% Cuteness-Bomb.

I got exactly 50% geek. Not that I was specifically trying to get a nice even number, divisible by five and if possible by ten. That would be a weird thing to do. >.>

The problem with geek tests like that is the insane number of memes available for geeks to specialize in. You've got your anime geeks (who can specialize in shonen, magical girls series, or whatever), RPG and wargame geeks (mostly DnD-based, but there's the large 40K contingent, White Wolfers, etc.), thinky video game geeks (the Korean Starcraft players), spastic video game geeks (i pwnz u nubz!), math geeks (anyone who gets all the math jokes in xkcd), movie geeks (Star Wars and beyond), TV geeks (Stargate vs. Babylon 5 vs. Battlestar Galactica vs. ...), comic geeks, obsessive-about-one-particular-real-world-topic geeks (like the people who know the exact dimensions of every armored vehicle used in WWII, or the ones who can name not only every bone in the human body, but every bone in various animals), and probably more types of geeks who are angry that I didn't put them on this list.

[wojonatior]

42% ... I am over half other :)

apparently we know what the ultimate question about life the universe and everything is:smallwink:.i got a 68(prolly pretty high considering im only 13:smallbiggrin: now where did that window go.....)

and yes i have a shirt that says 01111001011011110111010100100000011000010111001001 10010100100000011100110111010001110101011100000110 100101100100
(you are stupid if you don't get it)

[Zarrexaij]

@ Em: 22% Cuteness-Bomb.and probably more types of geeks who are angry that I didn't put them on this list.I'm LIVID with rage that you did not include science geeks on that list. :smallfurious:



Just kidding dude. :smallbiggrin:

[SurlySeraph]

@^: I called it! *artful bow of apology*


and yes i have a shirt that says 01111001011011110111010100100000011000010111001001 10010100100000011100110111010001110101011100000110 100101100100
(you are stupid if you don't get it)

NO HABLO BINARY!

@V: Find yourself a binary translator. The block of 0s and 1s he posted says "You are stupid" in binary. To which I wittily reply: stultior es, homuncule.

[Em Blackleaf]

and yes i have a shirt that says 01111001011011110111010100100000011000010111001001 10010100100000011100110111010001110101011100000110 100101100100
(you are stupid if you don't get it)
... Que? :smallconfused:

[Skippy]

I scored 80%. I am a true geek, apparently...

[Pyro]

I only got a 38%....
Truthfully I'm a little ashamed of myself. I sorta expected it to be a little higher.

[Eita]

51% :smalleek:

Though I suppose I am much more a gamer/nerd than geek.
(At least based on local use of phrases).

For example, I dont know much about computers but could rhyme off most of a 40k weapon stats sheet :smallbiggrin:

You, be my 40K edition of the Pocket Asian.

[The Extinguisher]

IT technician? Then you probably know what I mean when I say:

There are 10 kinds of people; those that understand binary and those that don't.

Yeah, but there are 10 kinds of people in the world as well.
Those who understand ternary, those who don't, and those who confuse it with binary.

Anyway, I'm 70% geek. But really, most of those questions are nerd questions, not geek questions. And I'm a total nerd, so...

[FoE]

I am 56 per cent Geek. But you know, I lose a lot of points on the technical questions. :smallamused:

[Vaynor]

80%. Woo!?


... Que? :smallconfused:


It says "You are stupid" or "You are stupid?" in ASCII binary, not sure which.

[Raroy]

58%, mainly because I'm still young.

[Leper_Kahn]

23%
Except for a few hobbies (like roleplaying, etc.) I don't really do anything geeky...

[The_Chilli_God]

Bah, only 54%.

But that test is far too simple, it leaves out too many potential signs of geekiness. You really need something like This test (http://www.innergeek.us/geek-test.html) or, even better, This book (http://www.amazon.com/Are-You-Geek-Ways-Find/dp/038534015X/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1200117089&sr=8-1) (which I, sadly, got on my birthday one or two years ago) to get a true measure.

[Icewalker]

57%.

I'm a nerd, not a geek. I can't do too much with technology (more than most people, but not by much). I am taking programming, but I don't look into other things about it. I excel primarily at math and science. ie, skipped a year of math, in honors math, getting one of the highest grades in the class and I don't study for tests or try particularly hard. Also, taking AP Chemistry (although I'm not actually doing great: High B/Low A) next year AP Physics and the next Honors Anatomy.

By the way, that other test (the one in green/black with check-boxes) is very out-of-date...lots of things missing on it that should be there. Like some extra shows in the 'I watch' section, stuff like BSG...I got a 30.5%.

[H. Zee]

25%, thanks to my obsession with reading. My complete hopelessness with any kind of technology brought my score crashing down. To be honest, I should've got more, seeing as I'm writing a fantasy novel in my spare time, I love to read manga and watch anime, I would play DnD if I knew anyone else who did, and I frequently go and write messages on forums like this one.

In another of these sort of tests, I was told I was half-geek, half-hippy, which I think is a lot more accurate.

[Jalor]

Bah, only 54%.

But that test is far too simple, it leaves out too many potential signs of geekiness. You really need something like This test (http://www.innergeek.us/geek-test.html) or, even better, This book (http://www.amazon.com/Are-You-Geek-Ways-Find/dp/038534015X/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1200117089&sr=8-1) (which I, sadly, got on my birthday one or two years ago) to get a true measure.

You've got a point there.

I still achieved "Extreme Geek" on the green-and-black one.

[Sir_Norbert]

14%, lowest score so far :) I have some geekish interests, I just don't have the consuming passion for them that I see as the definining quality of geekhood (but that's crossing over to the other thread... I'll go post there).

EDIT: I only now realise there are different quizzes being posted here. I got 14% on the green and black one... the other one seems much too short and off-target to give a fair result. And out of date. I mean, who doesn't use e-mail in this day and age???

[wojonatior]

80%. Woo!?




It says "You are stupid" or "You are stupid?" in ASCII binary, not sure which.

aren't you the smarty (its the first one)

[EmeraldRose]

55% geek...that's leaves 45% for my nerdliness. :smallwink:

[wojonatior]

45% on green and black i am a super geek:smallbiggrin:

[Mc. Lovin']

IT technician? Then you probably know what I mean when I say:

There are 10 kinds of people; those that understand binary and those that don't.

That is so old :smalltongue:
And Im only 30! This test is obviously wrong :smallwink:

[killingtime33]

26%
yeah....
I consider myself more uh mildly insane than geeky (seriously)