quote: Dumb Stunts, Smart Show The Discovery Channel’s new Friday-night hit ‘Mythbusters’ applies the scientific method to hoary urban legends. Don’t eat another poppy-seed bagel until you’ve seen it.
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Posted by Bokonon (Member # 480) on :
It's a great show, with really weird hosts.
dIQ: 120
-Bok
Posted by Rappin' Ronnie Reagan (Member # 5626) on :
79
Posted by Strider (Member # 1807) on :
127
sweet. i'm a nerd. Posted by Kayla (Member # 2403) on :
Was there ever a question?
Posted by Strider (Member # 1807) on :
so should i mention that i could've scored higher if it wasn't for the lack of funds that keeps me from having things like a labtop, or pdas, or cool wireless gizmos?
i guarantee Leto gets a perfect score. anyone want to take bets?
Posted by Carrie (Member # 394) on :
Oy, do I feel like a geek: 138.
Posted by BYuCnslr (Member # 1857) on :
I did this for the pure fact that I was procrastinating on studying for my character quiz in Chinese tomorrow... IQ: 184 Satyagraha
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Posted by prolixshore (Member # 4496) on :
122, i never even knew i was a computer nerd
--ApostleRadio
Posted by James Tiberius Kirk (Member # 2832) on :
*peers at number of questions*
1 of 62? Right.
I guess I get a zero then...
[edit] Wow, that was quick. 126
[ November 17, 2003, 10:48 PM: Message edited by: James Tiberius Kirk ]
Posted by Javert (Member # 3076) on :
54...lowest score was a negative 10...thats right, NEGATIVE! Posted by xnera (Member # 187) on :
148.
This survey greatly amused me.
Posted by Psycho Triad (Member # 3331) on :
Mythbusters rocks.
I like the episode where they disprove the whole "drop a penny from the empire state building" thing. A penny reaches a terminal velocity of about 65mph as they measured using a windtunnel. At 65mph, a penny barely leaves a mark on cement, and has no chance in crushing a human skull, as the myth says. Then, just to have fun, they shot pennies out of a hunting rifle. Yep! shattered that skull. Still didn't imbed in the concrete though.
OOR the one where they go into a police station, get trashed, then see if anything that is said to fool a breathalizer actually works. Mouthwash, for example, did the opposite. Boosted the bloodalcohol reading from .13 (where they actually were) to .43 (.5 is considered lethal). WAY TO FOOL THAT MACHINE! yay you're almost dead
Crazy as always, psychotriad
Posted by fiazko (Member # 5812) on :
jeez, do i get a medal for lowest score? -5.
i feel like i need an instruction manual to breathe.
Posted by Robespierre (Member # 5779) on :
181
Mythbusters is rad. I liked their latest one with the poppyseed bagels setting off drug tests.
Posted by Tresopax (Member # 1063) on :
57.... an excellent position!
Posted by larisse (Member # 2221) on :
Well... it's 144. But, if I pretend I have all those things like Bluetooth and PDAs and such, I get a 170. Money really can buy you intelligence... well indirectly anyways.
Posted by twinky (Member # 693) on :
151. Not bad.
Posted by Eduardo_Sauron (Member # 5827) on :
111. If I was wealthier and could buy things like PDA, bluetooth, etc. it would be like 130+. But it was very fun indeed. Posted by Chaeron (Member # 744) on :
153
I lost alot of points for not backing up my data. I was surprised. I also don't own a PDA or laptop.
Posted by fiazko (Member # 5812) on :
ok, i got my score up to +3. am i taking a different test or are the rest of you just that deep-seated in technology?
Posted by Tresopax (Member # 1063) on :
You know, having used a PDA, I think you should lose points for having one...heh...
Posted by Sopwith (Member # 4640) on :
72, but I still think I'm a caveman.
Posted by Robespierre (Member # 5779) on :
I agree Tres, those dang things are more trouble than they are worth. Yay! I can write stuff on it like paper, only its not paper! and it costs $300!
Posted by beatnix19 (Member # 5836) on :
Mythbusters rocks. Last night they painte dthe bald guy in latex paint to see if the myth was true about people dying from reaction to the chemicals. He looked histerical all painted up. The chemicals didn't bother him but the lack of oxygen from the latex messed with his blood pressure and heart rate. Very cool!
Posted by TomDavidson (Member # 124) on :
What's hysterical is that Christy and I watched this last night for the first time, and loved it.
My score, FWIW, was 202.
Posted by katharina (Member # 827) on :
37 *bows*
Posted by ssywak (Member # 807) on :
Only 116
Drats!
Posted by Jon Boy (Member # 4284) on :
83
Could be worse, I suppose.
Posted by MyrddinFyre (Member # 2576) on :
156 O_o
Posted by katharina (Member # 827) on :
My stars. What do y'all do?
Posted by Jon Boy (Member # 4284) on :
We answer the questions correctly. Posted by Kyle Katarn (Member # 3567) on :
146.
TheTick
Posted by katharina (Member # 827) on :
Not if you own a PDA.
The test may be pleased but the world is aggrieved.
Posted by fugu13 (Member # 2859) on :
*whistles*
182
I don't own a cellphone, either. And I'm planning on getting that extra laptop battery, so I'm a bit ticked at losing points there.
Posted by fugu13 (Member # 2859) on :
PDAs are cheap.
My handspring visor is quite useful, particularly its ability to hold a small library's worth of books.
Posted by Megachirops (Member # 4325) on :
This former programmer only got 100 . . . but I take exception to some of the things they took off points for (which had nothing to do with knowledge).
-o-
quote:You know, having used a PDA, I think you should lose points for having one...heh...
quote:I agree Tres, those dang things are more trouble than they are worth. Yay! I can write stuff on it like paper, only its not paper! and it costs $300!
Says you. My PDA/Cell Phone is a lifesaver, and I'm actually pretty literal in saying that. Easily the best purchase I have made in the last . . . heck, aside from a car and engagement/wedding rings, this is probably the best purchase I've ever made.
Posted by BannaOj (Member # 3206) on :
a 107 probably exactly where I belong. I don't pretend to know as much as TomDavidson gurus but I generally understand them when they talk techie.
AJ
Posted by saxon75 (Member # 4589) on :
117, and I reiterate the gripes the rest of the non-wealthy have been making.
And one of the questions seemed like it may have been wrong (can't say, since they didn't give the answers). Having a faster processor can, in fact, speed up your Internet downloads, but only if you use dialup and have a winmodem. This is because winmodems have no actual modem hardware, so all modulation and demodulation is done in software. I suppose it's really more like a really old processor can slow your downloads, but still...
Posted by Olivet (Member # 1104) on :
Damn. 142 I think it may have been all the wireless network stuff that put me over. Wow.
Posted by Julie (Member # 5580) on :
22 baby! I'll just pretend it's scored like golf. Posted by katharina (Member # 827) on :
I'm pretty sure it's my lack of a personal computer that killed my score.
Posted by Psycho Triad (Member # 3331) on :
while trying to answer all the questions for as many points as possible ( not what applies ) you can get up to about 210ish.
or if you go the other way, your low can reach about -60
Posted by Kyle Katarn (Member # 3567) on :
saxon, assuming a fairly recent computer (big assupmtion for some folks!) a winmodem's performace hit would be negligible. Probably unnoticeable for most folks, I should think.
Posted by Ayelar (Member # 183) on :
Pff, that test was unfair. Of course I open random email attachments and don't have virus protection software! I have a Mac! Who on earth puts virus protection on a Mac?
Posted by TomDavidson (Member # 124) on :
You know, I have to admit that there have been times when I, in my darker moments, have thought about writing a virus to exploit one of Apple's announced bugs, just to see all those people who have Macs running around in circles asking each other why their Finder is acting weird. Posted by saxon75 (Member # 4589) on :
True, Kyle, but that doesn't change the fact that it was a bad question.
Posted by Ayelar (Member # 183) on :
Go ahead and try. Even knowing exactly what the vulnerability is, I bet you'd have a tough time doing anything bad to a remote Mac.
Posted by Kyle Katarn (Member # 3567) on :
The problem is, in the past, no self respecting virus writer owned a Mac. Maybe now they have a BSD based OS, someone will get a decent virus out there.
[ November 18, 2003, 03:33 PM: Message edited by: Kyle Katarn ]
Posted by Ayelar (Member # 183) on :
It's been three years.... how long does it take to write a virus? Posted by Kyle Katarn (Member # 3567) on :
Hey, it takes a while to get past the ugly exterior of the Mac's for a guy like that to actually BUY one.
Posted by TomDavidson (Member # 124) on :
Speaking as a network administrator who's been dealing with Panther networking bugs all morning, it's worth noting that there's currently a flaw in Panther that permits any authenticated user to gain write access to any AFP share in the same realm. You could probably do quite a bit with that, if you wanted. Posted by Ayelar (Member # 183) on :
True, true.... but Apple has an excellent track record for fixing such things quickly and thoroughly.
And being able to fiddle with your officemate's pictures folder is a far cry from crippling a large percentage of computers in the U.S. When you're talking users in the same subnet, you're usually talking physical access, anyhow, and a ball-peen hammer would have a much more devastating impact.
Still, I'm sorry Panther is causing trouble for you. I've held off on updating until I really need to. Why fix what ain't broke?
Posted by fugu13 (Member # 2859) on :
You could use that as an exploit, Tom, but its not nearly a widespread enough circumstance to be a terribly effective virus.
I shall have to play around with that bug, though .
Posted by hansenj (Member # 4034) on :
Hey hey, I scored a 13! It took me until question 43 to even have a positive score. It would have been even lower except we have some stuff like a wireless connection at home that I had nothing to do with. Yikes.
[ November 18, 2003, 06:58 PM: Message edited by: hansenj ]
Posted by saxon75 (Member # 4589) on :
Another gripe: one of the questions asked where you check your personal email, but only allowed you to pick one place.
Posted by mackillian (Member # 586) on :
My digital IQ score was three points off my tested IQ score from fourth grade. o_O
I also use a PDA. It comes in incredibly handy for carrying tons of info and for scheduling, as I have tons of appointments and tons of paperwork.
Digital is cleaner.
Posted by asQmh (Member # 4590) on :
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I think it may have been all the wireless network stuff that put me over. Wow.
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It would have been even lower except we have some stuff like a wireless connection at home that I had nothing to do with. Yikes.