Nerdiness
post a comment | posted Aug 20
The results aren't exactly scientific, and I'm not sure I agree with the testing methods, but according to nerdtests.com Steve and I are 95 percent and 65 percent nerdy, respectively. I attribute my lower score to the fact that nerdiness was mostly judged according to computer and hard-science knowledge, whereas I consider myself more of a humanities nerd than a traditional computer geek (for example, I use Explorer as my primary browser, instead of the much nerdier Lynx).
How nerdy are you? Take the test and find out. Or bypass the test and read this humorous nerdiness manifesto.
On a related note, when I was in middle school my two best friends and I started a secret club called "The Nerds." We did all sorts of unspeakably nerdy things and even went so far as to have three silver lightening-bolt necklaces engraved with "Nerds."