New and Replacement Questions for the Nerdity Test

The following questions, presented in no particular order, are possible replacement questions that may appear in a future version of the Nerdity Test. My email folder was getting overly large, so I had to consolidate them here. Sorry for the lack of order.

Have you ever beta tested? DBanks9345@aol.com
...and submitted bug reports? DBanks9345@aol.com
Is your digital watch programmable? Craig Sullivan
Do you refuse to date people that don't like computers? Jason Alcock
Do you have an Electronic Organizer? Jason Alcock
...that is smarter than you are?
...that can be connected to your computer? Jason Alcock
...that can connect to the Internet? Jason Alcock
Have you used your Electronic Organizer today? Jason Alcock
acronym: HTML : Hyper-Text Markup Language Jason Alcock
acronym: WYSIWYG : what you see is what you get Jason Alcock
TCP/IP : Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol : Jason Alcock
Are you bookmarking this webpage? DragonLord
rubik's cube: Can you solve the cube without breaking it open?
Have you ever engaged in a debate over which Sci-Fi show/movie/series is better? (e.g. B5 vs Star Trek, Borg vs Deathstar) Brian Smith
Have you ever had cyber-sex? NYKnicks30
Do you experience more cyber sex than the real thing?
Have you ever retaken this test to improve your score? Joel Wagler
...within the same week? Joel Wagler
...within the same day? Joel Wagler
Have you ever complained about your Internet connection? Jason Wisnieski
Have you ever worn hiking/mountain boots in a completely inappropriate setting? Betsy Hecksel
Do you view going to a technical conference as a "vacation"? Betsy Hecksel
Have you ever collected trinkets and other giveaways from a technical conference? (e.g. mousepads, pens, etc.) Betsy Hecksel
...competatively? Betsy Hecksel
Have you ever spent more than US$100 for a joystick? Betsy Hecksel
Have you ever felt the need to network the computers in your home? Betsy Hecksel
Do you have a server in your home? Betsy Hecksel
Have you ever crashed a computer? Elizabeth Dodge
...on purpose? Elizabeth Dodge
...in the last 24 hours? Elizabeth Dodge
Have you ever read a bad novel, then decided to rewrite it better? Elizabeth Dodge
Have you ever read a novel in a single day? Elizabeth Dodge
...in the last week? Elizabeth Dodge
...on a regular basis? Elizabeth Dodge
...more than one in a single day?
Are you taking this test between midnight and 6AM? David Hecksel
Have you ever placed an extra 20 minutes of sleep over personal hygiene? Jason
Did you audibly laugh at any point while taking this test? Boo (Bruce)
Have you ever chastised someone that sent you an email in all uppercase as having poor netiquette? Guod
...Did your chastisement reply contain spelling/grammar/punctuation errors? Guod
...Do you fail to see the irony here?
Have you ever fallen asleep at work? M.G.A.Tijssens
Did you stand in line to see the "special-edition" release of the Star Wars trilogy? Tom Rini
Are all your friends nerds as well? John H. Butler II
...do you consider yourself the "cool" one? John H. Butler II
Have you ever received pay for beta testing? John H. Butler II
...a video game? John H. Butler II
Were you ever a member of a fencing team? sallyd
Did you email the URL to this test to anyone? Dina Ellen Flockhart
Have you ever solved a crossword puzzle? Lenocinor
...today? Lenocinor
...in under 5 minutes? Lenocinor
Have you ever solved a jumble? Lenocinor
Have you ever solved a logic problem?
Have you ever solved a bridge-hand problem in the newspaper?
pocket protector: ...in public? Lantalady2
Do you own a personal item (shirt, coffee mug, etc) with the periodic table on it? Dan Rhea
Have you ever created your own web page? Dan Rhea
Do you own your own Internic registered domain name? Dan Rhea
Are you taking this test as an amusing break from a nerdy chore? "master@Pureinternet"
pocket protector:...as a fashion statement? Jason Strauss
Do you own any "technical references" for a piece of fiction? (Enterprise schematics, Star Wars tech manuals, etc.) Jason Strauss
IQ and weight: Did you wonder, in pounds or kilograms? Daniel Foesch
Have you ever learned a foreign language when it was not required? Igor Rafienko
Have you ever received a reward for discovering an error in a printed book? Igor Rafienko
Have you reached any conclusions about the meaning of life? simon turnbull
Does "smalltalk" make you squirm?
Is the most emotion you display when you are debating nerd minutia?
Do you hate to chitchat on the phone? Isis361
Have you ever worked at Radio Shack? Dan Willliams
Have you changed your underwear in the last week? Maria Haring
Do you think walking and chewing gum at the same time isn't as easy as it looks? DereDevil
Have you ever played Magic: The Gathering? Alex Roberts
Was your mother the last person to see you naked? Lawrence J. Beilmann
Do you have more computers than real-life friends? Sarah Alderdice
Can you explain how the cyclical phases of the moon work? Glenn Richard Miller
Can you approximate the time of moonrise/moonset based on the current moon phase?
Have you ever seen (in person) a particle accelerator? Paul DeBonte
Do you read while eating? S.Hai Ami
...and think of it the other way around?
Do you read while in the bathroom? S.Hai Ami
Have you ever fought with a classmate over a front row seat? Daniel Garcia
Have you ever "looked down upon" someone based on their choice of Internet Provider? GBreed714 (gerry)
authors: Terry Pratchett? Silterra Dynasty
authors: Ray Bradbury? Silterra Dynasty
Have you been in a library more recently than a bar?
Have you been to a Trekkie convention more recently than a bar?
Do you own a pH meter? Kimberly A Casey
Are you sexually attracted to your computer?
...and not aware that this is morally wrong?

Some question topics:

Preference in automobiles: First of all, this question is probably hopelessly "American" in focus, not that this has stopped us in the past. However, it doesn't seem to have a one-true-nerd answer. Some seem to feel that light pickups and musclecars are nerdy, while others say that VW is a nerdy car (bright yellow, purchased new, owned for 5+ years, or cried when selling it). I personally own a Saturn. No clear cut right answer, so I'm avoiding questions on this topic.

Preference in music: Once again, opinions differ too widely. Techno comes up frequently, although classical also makes an appearance. There might be a case for nerds prefering a certain "quality" of music, as evidenced by large number of suggestions for questions related to digital music (CD, DAC, MIDI, MP3, etc).

Computing and Technology: A large number of questions are received about use of specific programs and hardware. (e.g. Do you use linux, a 486, a mac-clone, music on an MP3, etc). As technology is constantly evolving, such questions tend to become dated too quickly. Basically, if the question isn't likely to be relavant 10 years from now, it probably isn't a good candidate. Obviously, this wasn't always the case, go look at the questions on modem speeds or RAM requirements on the original 500q version.

Advanced Computing: Many people propose questions about highly technical, or esoteric aspects of technology. While knowledge, or employment, in these areas is certainly nerdy, I've made an editorial decision to keep such questions out of the test as such a small proportion of the audience would be able to answer yes. Not to mention, such questions tend to be "boring" (surprise surprise), and additionally, many folks already complain that the test is entirely too scientific, and technical. I do make exceptions to this rule if you can make the question interesting or humorous.

Websites: A number of questions about "Have you ever visited xxx website" have been submitted. I fear that website addresses will be a bit too dynamic to serve as useful questions, and my preference is to not have to continually update a test every time a website address might change. Not to mention, there are probably hundreds of valid addresses. However, I do try and add the creme of the crop to the "Other things" page.