Credits- (a.k.a. The "you-think-I'm-gonna-take-all-the-blame" department)

A special big thanks to the following (in no particular order):

Matt Warren : warren-matthew@cs.yale.edu for multiple watching of "Revenge of the Nerds", underwear with name in it as well as the question on Jeopardy contestants being stupid.

Rebecca Crowley : rcrowley@zso.dec.com for pointing out that a nerd not only HAS arguments with his/her professor, but WINS them too!

Laura Sachi : sach0001@student.tc.umn.edu for pointing out the nerd tendency to simplify the situation, and merely count the questions on the test based on the one's they can answer 'no' to.

Eric Klis : klis0001@student.tc.umn.edu for verifying equations in textbooks, using a calculator to tabulate score, being offended by questions found on the test, and lying in order to get a different score. (well, the questions pertaining to those activities anyway, I don't know that he has done any of them)

Carl Oppendahl : oppendahl@panix.com for reminding me of the "dark ages" of computers when programmers used punch cards, offering the category of ham radio as a potential nerd hobby, and questioning the speed of a nerd's modem.

Michael Fitch : mjfitch@itchy.phy.duke.edu who felt obligated to raise the scores of "those physics geeks" who have used radiation film badges, stolen radiation warning stickers for use on their notebooks, discussed cold fusion with passing strangers (and been involved in cold fusion testing), integrated numerically, and been placated by a well drawn spherical harmonic.

Anonymous : for competing for the highest score on the test and for challenging to a rematch when done.

Unknown : n40mp@relay.nswc.navy.mil knowledge of reverse polish notation calculators and favorite computing language (as well as defending it in argument).

Kevin MacCuish : internet@cad.uccb.ns.ca : Thanks for sending a whole lot of potential questions including the self-help tests, reading computer manuals for fun, jealousy toward someone due to their computer, 8-track nerds, and everyday situations as mathematical concepts.

T.K. Baltimore : tkbalt@minerva.cis.yale.edu : IBM vs. Mac and the arguments over which is better.

Jennifer C. Ginfrida : Jentrpt@bach.udl.edu : for reminding me of my childhood days spent watching Starblazers. Japanimation was great, but I suspect that you may be the only person known to exist who can still sing the themesong to that particular show.

Josh Wojcik : Wojcik@umr.edu : for solving Schroedinger's eqn. "for fun". Hey, if you've got the time and there's nothing better to do, why not?

Jennifer Deiros: mdeiros@cs.tufts.edu : she's not the only one who still owns a commodore 64 and still buys software for it.

Peter White : Peter.White@analog.com : standardizing his OS's through the use of alias and batch commands, gif file wallpaper and drinking by % alcohol rather than by taste.

Mike Owsiany : Mowsiany@ecs.umass.edu : applying to colleges just to see if you can get in.

Rnewell@pomona.claremont.edu : "TNG" vs. "TOS" for the trekker nerds.

Gary P. Chimes : gpchimes@students.wise.edu : who scores the test in scientific notation, argues over who was better - Einstein or Feynman and isn't afraid to laugh out loud while reading Feynman's lectures.

Peter Rabinas : peter.j.rabinas.1@nd.edu : for pointing out that only a nerd would spend time taking a test to see if he was a nerd.

Harry Surden : Has2@cornell.edu : who not only has the dubious distinction of being the first person from my own site unknown to me to offer input, but has also lost sleep over computer games, subscribes to Computer Gaming World. Naked people and hi-res computer scan is also one of his (all of which should lead you to conclude that Ithaca really needs a better social environment)

Andrew Bell : bell@cs.unc.edu for adding the questions about USENET and the tape on the bridge of the glasses question.

Carl Mueller : mueller@cs.unc.edu for multiple computers, workstations, strange sleep habits, magnetic tape reels, knowledge and ownership of geek-toys, assembly of computers, and inability to write due to typing too much.

Hal J. Burch : HBURCH@sleepy.ossm.edu wearing of scientific clothing, PBS and voluntary watching of same, computer vs. street addresses, IP vs. alphanumeric computer addresses, connecting to a foreign computer, playing MUDs (damn, there goes by score!), and all of the being more knowledgeable than the professor questions.

Susan Schneck : schneck@gibbs.oit.unc.edu rearrangement of the wording concerning whether a geek would have a coordinated outfit, number of digits in pi, cube root of phone numbers and other mathematical brain-teasers, as well as providing data on nerd quotient.

Andrew : CS1122@snowhite.cis.uoguelph.ca for making me think a little about the technical joke's section.

Cynthia Pettit : Pettit@CS.unc.edu for providing me a whole bunch of related questions, all of which I used. Thanks also for sparking thoughts in new directions. Feynman, Three Letter acronym, E-mail, fixing things, and wanting to know things for no reason are all hers.

Kiet H Tran : KHT@kepler.unh.edu for pointing out that a true nerd only uses a computer with a mouse.

Thomas Marlowe : KYRIE@coos.dartmouth.edu for writing and sending me copies of versions 2.0, 2.1 and 2.1.pi^2. It provided a lot of new ideas and sparked some new trains of thought. Some of these questions were lifted directly from those editions.

Rahul Verma : RV0S+@andrew.cmu.edu for giving me the original 100 question version which started it all. Thanks so much.

unknown : RMG3@psuvm.psu.edu who is rumored to have written version 1.0. This version is the widely known 100 question version that circulates in the back corners of every true nerds' computer.