Part one: knowledge and skills [computers]
You know how to turn on the computer - 1 point
You can recall your computer's basic specifications on request - 2 points
You can use the Internet competently - 1 point
You know that computers use a thing called binary - 1 point
You can count in binary - 4 points
You can upgrade a computer's hardware - 2 points
You can build a PC from scratch - 5 points
You can set up a computer network - 2 points
You can program in BASIC - 2 points
The only programming language you know is BASIC - MINUS 2 points
You know at least one of these: c, c++, php, java - 5 points plus 1 point for each programming language you know
You own or have owned a website - 5 points
You own or have owned a domain name - 3 points
Part two: knowledge and skills [science]
You know what an atom is - 1 point
You know what a [biological] cell is - 1 point
You know the difference between current and voltage - 5 points
You understand relativity or quantum physics or both - 5 points
You could build a radio if you wanted to - 2 points
You HAVE built a radio - 2 points, and a transmitter - 2 points
You understand the theory of evolution well enough to counter illogical criticisms - 4 points
It's obvious to you how to calculate basic physical values such as speed or distance travelled - 4 points
Part two: knowledge and skills [math(s)]
You try not to laugh when someone says that they find ratios and percentages hard - 2 points
You can do calculus - 4 points, and you know it's easy - 2 points
You have memorized PI to 9 or more decimal places - 5 points
You can't multiply or divide by 10 instantly in your head - MINUS 5 points
You CAN do the above - well congratulations, hey so can I! 0 points
You can use standard form - 0.5*101 points
Part three: lifestyle
You have attended one or more LAN parties - 5 points
You have hosted a LAN party - 5 points
You understand 1337 5P34k - 2 points
You think leet speak is cool - MINUS 4 points
You have or have had a girlfriend/boyfriend - sorry, that's MINUS 5 points
She/he's a nerd too - 6 points
You own more than ten games - 3 points
You remember the good old days of Unreal Tournament and Quake - 2 points
You regularly play Dungeons and Dragons and/or RPGs - 2 points
You pay a subscription to a MMORPG - 3 points
You know of Monty Python - 2 points
You think the newer Star Wars all suck - 3 points
Part four: nerd humor
You get the binary joke - 4 points
You can make and understand maths and physics jokes - 2 points
You've seen Spaceballs - 1 point
You know who Weird Al Yankovic is - 2 points
You are adept at making puns - 2 points
You can make dirty jokes from UNIX commands - 3 points
Part five: others
Since not all nerds are computer or science nerds, here's somewhere for all the linguists, philosophers, politicians, etc to scrore some points on:
Linguists:
You know the names of three language families - 3 points
You know the name of the main language spoken in almost every country - 3 points
You speak another language - 2 points, plus 1 for every language EXCLUDING your native language
You know the difference between a language and a dialect - 4 points
You know what an isolating and an agglutinative language is - 5 points
You find yourself mentally correcting people's grammar when you read something - 2 points
Philosophers:
You can name 5 western philosophers - 2 points
You can explain the difference between rationalism and empiricism - 3 points
You know how to argue for and against either point of view - 3 points
You know what 'cogito ergo sum' is and its significance - 3 points
You think an argument is a fight - MINUS 1 point
You know to use 'begs the question' correctly (look it up before answering 'yes', unless you're certain) - 4 points
Politics:
You know the difference between conservative and liberal - 1 point
You watch politics programs sometimes - 1 point
You know what the correct definition of: democracy, republic, communist, socialist and facist are (and be honest) - 4 points
You know what discourse analysis is - 5 points
You can happily discuss Absolute vs Relative gains - 4 points
You don't vote - MINUS 5 points (unless it's because you're below voting age)
Here are the levels, I may amend these or find a better system:
Less than 20, greater than 0: Not a nerd. Maybe you want to be but you don't fit in right now
20 - level 1: You might just make it to nerd, one day
40 - level 2: A n00b, but on the right track for becoming a nerd soon
60 - level 3: Certainly a nerd, but low level
80 - level 4: A real nerd. You're probably into gaming and coding too
110 - level 5: Hardcore nerd. No time for a social life
130 - level 6: You need to get out more.
150 - level 7: 1337 5k177z/ch34tx0r
200 - level 8: You're probably some kind of nerd demi-god. All nerds will tremble in fear of your wrath.
Subject: Test Your Inner Nerd Below 
Fri Jun 26, 2009 7:46 pm
