<!--QuoteBegin-TychoCelchuuu+May 30 2004, 11:47 PM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (TychoCelchuuu @ May 30 2004, 11:47 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> How does everyone know who first had windows on their OS? I didn't know until last week because we watched a video about it in my AP Computer Science class. <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd--> Anyone who is a fan of an alternative operating system has had to counter the "MS invented the GUI" arguement, and there are a lot of linux zealots out there so its not surprising that people have read it somewhere.
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<!--QuoteBegin-Maveric+May 30 2004, 10:36 PM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (Maveric @ May 30 2004, 10:36 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> THAC0 is "To Hit Armor Class 0" and is based on the d20 system (20-sided die) of statistics for characters. For example, if THAC0 is 15, the character must roll a 15 or higher on a 20-sided die in order to hit the enemy. (that's just a general example, before penalties/bonuses/etc)
Hey, dont look at me like that... I learnt it from some RPGing site. <!--emo&:p--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html//emoticons/tounge.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='tounge.gif' /><!--endemo--> <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd--> The <b>old</b> d20 system. My having memorized a good two thirds of the D&D 2nd and 3rd editions rulesets (player and DM books) ought to get me a better score than it did. <!--emo&:angry:--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html//emoticons/mad.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='mad.gif' /><!--endemo-->
<!--QuoteBegin-SkulkBait+May 31 2004, 12:59 AM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (SkulkBait @ May 31 2004, 12:59 AM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> <!--QuoteBegin-TychoCelchuuu+May 30 2004, 11:47 PM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (TychoCelchuuu @ May 30 2004, 11:47 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> How does everyone know who first had windows on their OS? I didn't know until last week because we watched a video about it in my AP Computer Science class. <!--QuoteEnd--></td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'><!--QuoteEEnd--> Anyone who is a fan of an alternative operating system has had to counter the "MS invented the GUI" arguement, and there are a lot of linux zealots out there so its not surprising that people have read it somewhere. <!--QuoteEnd--></td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'><!--QuoteEEnd--> xerox, at PARC (Palo Alto Research Center) same place where laser printers were born
edit: chrono haxt it up (did you seriously get 80+ without using the "i am lying" one?)
This was a fun column <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd--> Egad!
Allow me to further your knowledge...
E=MC^2 is Energy = Mass x The Speed of Light Squared, and dictates the "mass-energy" that comes about as a result of fusion and fission which involves the four atomic forces.
The Three Laws of Robotics (Paraphrased): 1. A Robot may not harm a human actively or through inactivity. 2. A Robot must follow all orders given to it by a human, unless this conflicts with Rule 1. 3. A Robot must protect itself from harm or destruction, unless this conflicts with Rules 1 and/or 2.
And they were created by Isaac Asimov.
The value of Pi to 10 digits: 3.1415926535
Bill Gates is sooo God and Satan it isn't even funny.
Speed is a value. Velocity is a vector, including speed and direction.
H2O freezes at 0 degrees Celsius and boils at 100 degrees Celsius. H2O freezes at 32 degrees Farenheit and boils at 212 degrees Farenheit. H2O freezes at 273 degrees Kelvin and boils at 373 degrees Kelvin.
This was a fun column <!--QuoteEnd--></td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'><!--QuoteEEnd--> Egad! [intelligence] <!--QuoteEnd--></td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'><!--QuoteEEnd--> c++ - ";" unix - hard to explain in a witty oneliner cgi- see above latin - carpe nocturn
octal is a number system, octane is a way of taring the explosivity (purity) of gasoline
MSDOS, MicroSoft Disk Operating System ... go figure
first window based os: <!--QuoteBegin-me+--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (me)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> xerox, at PARC (Palo Alto Research Center) same place where laser printers were born<!--QuoteEnd--></td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'><!--QuoteEEnd-->
31%, not bad <!--emo&::nerdy::--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html//emoticons/nerd.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='nerd.gif' /><!--endemo-->
I blame my parents for the 8.4975% score.... <!--emo&???--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html//emoticons/confused.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='confused.gif' /><!--endemo-->
I'm pretty happy with this personally... a sane level of geekiness in any case. But I think the fact that I have never watched a single episode of Star Trek didnt really help. I guess I'm more of a science geek <!--emo&:p--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html//emoticons/tounge.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='tounge.gif' /><!--endemo-->
Lies, if it werent for the games part and that most of the physics and computer knowlage from school I would have got 0.
If there were a gamer test tho.... <!--QuoteEnd--></td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'><!--QuoteEEnd--> Well, gaming doesn't really make you <b>that</b> geeky. I know plenty of hardcore gamers that pass as pretty fly guys. <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd--> Not in my neighberhood anyway. <!--emo&:(--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html//emoticons/sad.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='sad.gif' /><!--endemo-->
<!--QuoteBegin-pjofsky+May 31 2004, 10:10 PM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (pjofsky @ May 31 2004, 10:10 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> <b>99.80276% - Dysfunctional Geek</b> is the highest you can get. One more and you're <b>100% - Liar!</b>
I got about 6 something, Poser. I was pretty surprised. <!--QuoteEnd--></td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'><!--QuoteEEnd--> because if you answer everything with a check, you also said that you blatently lied to spike your score <!--emo&:p--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html//emoticons/tounge.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='tounge.gif' /><!--endemo-->
combine that with being older then alot of you <!--emo&:p--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html//emoticons/tounge.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='tounge.gif' /><!--endemo-->
14 something. Geekish tendecies. I think the TV Channels got me, and studying and reading science books outside of school. I can't believe I missed DPI though, it's dots per inch, that was a gimme, what a stupid question.
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Winnar.
--Scythe--
Anyone who is a fan of an alternative operating system has had to counter the "MS invented the GUI" arguement, and there are a lot of linux zealots out there so its not surprising that people have read it somewhere.
Im scared
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Hey, dont look at me like that...
I learnt it from some RPGing site. <!--emo&:p--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html//emoticons/tounge.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='tounge.gif' /><!--endemo--> <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd-->
The <b>old</b> d20 system. My having memorized a good two thirds of the D&D 2nd and 3rd editions rulesets (player and DM books) ought to get me a better score than it did. <!--emo&:angry:--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html//emoticons/mad.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='mad.gif' /><!--endemo-->
Winnar.
--Scythe-- <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd-->
Wow, you are exactly 1/3 geek, be proud!
[unrelated] 700 is a big number, geekiness++
<!--emo&::nerdy::--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html//emoticons/nerd.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='nerd.gif' /><!--endemo--> <!--emo&::nerdy::--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html//emoticons/nerd.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='nerd.gif' /><!--endemo--> <!--emo&::nerdy::--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html//emoticons/nerd.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='nerd.gif' /><!--endemo-->
[edit]fixing my post celebration so it can be understood by the lesser of us.
Anyone who is a fan of an alternative operating system has had to counter the "MS invented the GUI" arguement, and there are a lot of linux zealots out there so its not surprising that people have read it somewhere. <!--QuoteEnd--></td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'><!--QuoteEEnd-->
xerox, at PARC (Palo Alto Research Center)
same place where laser printers were born
edit: chrono haxt it up (did you seriously get 80+ without using the "i am lying" one?)
This was a fun column <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd-->
Egad!
Allow me to further your knowledge...
E=MC^2 is Energy = Mass x The Speed of Light Squared, and dictates the "mass-energy" that comes about as a result of fusion and fission which involves the four atomic forces.
The Three Laws of Robotics (Paraphrased):
1. A Robot may not harm a human actively or through inactivity.
2. A Robot must follow all orders given to it by a human, unless this conflicts with Rule 1.
3. A Robot must protect itself from harm or destruction, unless this conflicts with Rules 1 and/or 2.
And they were created by Isaac Asimov.
The value of Pi to 10 digits: 3.1415926535
Bill Gates is sooo God and Satan it isn't even funny.
Speed is a value. Velocity is a vector, including speed and direction.
H2O freezes at 0 degrees Celsius and boils at 100 degrees Celsius.
H2O freezes at 32 degrees Farenheit and boils at 212 degrees Farenheit.
H2O freezes at 273 degrees Kelvin and boils at 373 degrees Kelvin.
This was a fun column <!--QuoteEnd--></td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'><!--QuoteEEnd-->
Egad!
[intelligence]
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c++ - ";"
unix - hard to explain in a witty oneliner
cgi- see above
latin - carpe nocturn
octal is a number system, octane is a way of taring the explosivity (purity) of gasoline
MSDOS, MicroSoft Disk Operating System ... go figure
first window based os:
<!--QuoteBegin-me+--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (me)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin-->
xerox, at PARC (Palo Alto Research Center)
same place where laser printers were born<!--QuoteEnd--></td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'><!--QuoteEEnd-->
i'd say that's decent.
I'm pretty happy with this personally... a sane level of geekiness in any case. But I think the fact that I have never watched a single episode of Star Trek didnt really help. I guess I'm more of a science geek <!--emo&:p--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html//emoticons/tounge.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='tounge.gif' /><!--endemo-->
Lies, if it werent for the games part and that most of the physics and computer knowlage from school I would have got 0.
If there were a gamer test tho.... <!--QuoteEnd--></td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'><!--QuoteEEnd-->
Well, gaming doesn't really make you <b>that</b> geeky. I know plenty of hardcore gamers that pass as pretty fly guys. <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd-->
Not in my neighberhood anyway. <!--emo&:(--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html//emoticons/sad.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='sad.gif' /><!--endemo-->
<!--emo&:)--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html//emoticons/smile.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='smile.gif' /><!--endemo-->
I got about 6 something, Poser. I was pretty surprised.
I got about 6 something, Poser. I was pretty surprised. <!--QuoteEnd--></td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'><!--QuoteEEnd-->
because if you answer everything with a check, you also said that you blatently lied to spike your score <!--emo&:p--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html//emoticons/tounge.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='tounge.gif' /><!--endemo-->
Without lying about programming skills I guess that's what you get.
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computer gaming
RPG gaming
LOTS of reading
Cons
combine that with being older then alot of you <!--emo&:p--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html//emoticons/tounge.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='tounge.gif' /><!--endemo-->
not that bad =/
(whos got the highest so for i cant be arsed to look through)
I Got an 58.97436%.
Somehow I am an Extreme Geek.
Must be the programming.
Possibly also knowing more then 10 Smurfs...
Ssssssssssmurf-yeah!
I guess I am a geek....
<--- Goes back to drinking beer and playing Majoras Mask
Ssssssssssmurf-yeah! <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd-->
Really? I couldn't find a single #cri member mentioned on the list . . . ZING!
. . .
Please don't hurt me, Nem.