This entry was published at least two years ago (originally posted on February 26, 2002). Since that time the information may have become outdated or my beliefs may have changed (in general, assume a more open and liberal current viewpoint). A fuller disclaimer is available.
Casey sent me a link to a nerd test on the Archie McFee website. This thing gives some really interesting results, as it turns out.
Casey’s score:
Score: 840
Rating: 179.88%
400 extra points for running Linux
So, I got curious — Mac OS X is a UNIX-based system — would the test be able to factor that in? Yes and no, apparently. I took the test twice — the first time using Internet Explorer:
Score: 128
Rating: 27.41%
25 extra points for using a Mac
The second time I took the test, I put in the exact same answers, only this time I used links, a text-based command-line browser:
Score: 1140
Rating: 244.12%
(No extra points noted)
Interesting, huh? Apparently browsing the web from the command line is pretty nerdy….