Ruben's Tube

This is amazing! I love it! Of course, found it on MIT's website.

You know you're a geek if. . .

The link on the right margin of my blog links to a Geek Test. Allow me to share which of the criteria I meet in the "Geek Test". At the end, I will add a few of my own questions for the geek test.

I HAVE...

• programmed a calculator in math class
• dated a geek
• done homework that wasn't required
• looked forward to dissecting a frog, pig, etc.
• worn 2+ watches at the same time
• a perfect attendance record in high school
• taken notes in more than one color
• thought I could win a quiz show
• corrected a salesperson on technical specs
• corrected a supervisor on spelling or grammar
• written a letter to the editor
• indexed and catalogued any personal collection
• solved a Rubik's cube
• solved an entire 500+ piece puzzle

I HAVE BEEN. . .

• in a fan club or on their mailing list
• called a geek
• several times
• in "smart" classes
• in marching band
• to band camp
• in the chess club
• on any sort of academic team
• in a math competition
• placed high or won

I HAVE . . . (2)

• attended a geek party
• been really excited about attending a geek party
• thrown a geek party
• taken the Mensa test
• quoted Yoda in conversation or debate, at least semi-seriously
• never turned down a date

I HAVE READ . . .

• Douglas Adams
• Piers Anthony
• Isaac Asimov
• books on math/science outside class
• entire calculator manuals
• software/computer language books
• joke/humor books for self-enrichment

I WANT. . .

• more computers
• a yurt
• ASIMO
• more RAM
• GPS
• to score well on this test

I HAVE SEEN (2+ TIMES). . .

• The Fellowship of the Ring
• The Two Towers
• The Matrix
• Any Monty Python movie
• Princess Bride
• TRON
• War Games

I OWN. . .

• Rubik's cube
• 2+ Rubik's cubes
• 1 or 2 computers
• 2+ DVD players
• a techie black outfit
• several maps and/or globes
• 2+ dictionaries
• 2+ calculators
• > 1 trivia game
• > 1 video game console
• binoculars
• laser pointer

I LIKE TO. . .

• play with numbers
• play with words/sounds
• play with hazardous chemicals
• go to the library
• browse the Geek webring
• do logic games
• put together puzzles
• turn on my computer first thing in the morning
• program
• buy used video games
• work mathematical problems
• tinker with electronics
• make people think I'm weird
• play with Lego
• listen to NPR or AM radio
• learn on my own

I PLAY. . .

• chess
• word games (like boggle, scrabble, crosswords)
• trivia games
• games that have received a Mensa award
• solitaire games
• Weird Al Yankovic
• show tunes
• music that nobody else listens to, ever
• no sports
• more than one musical instrument
• Risk
• all the way to the end

I WEAR. . .

• computer-humor t-shirts
• shirts that proclaim geekhood

I HAVE. . . (3)

• had long Mac vs. PC debates
• created a website
• submitted my personal website to search engines
• more than 3 e-mail addresses
• more than 3 screen names
• dated someone over the internet

I KNOW. . .

• Java
• ASCII
• HTML and/or JavaScript
• l337 sp33k
• what http:// stands for
• what dpi stands for
• what E=mc^2 means
• the three laws of robotics
• and who invented them
• the value of pi (to 10 digits)
• that Aol is the Spawn of Satan
• that Bill Gates is both God and Satan
• how to use special functions on a scientific calculator
• chemical symbols for 10+ elements
• the difference between speed and velocity
• the names of 3 temperature scales
• and the H2O freezing/boiling points of each
• the difference between nuclear fission and fusion
• how to count in hexadecimal
• what a "patch" means in computer terms
• what the blue screen of death means

I KNOW. . . (2)

• how to count to 31 on one hand
• how to play 7+ games with regular deck(s) of cards
• how to roll-step and high-step in time
• my age in binary
• my Geek Code
• extensive, useless trivia
• how to write 1999 in Roman numerals
• that the answer is 42.
• that I am a geek

Those are all the ones on the test that I can answer yes to. It's sad, I know, but every single one is true, all of them. Here are some things I think should be added to the test.

• You know how to spell the "Rubik's" of the "Rubik's Cube"
• You find funny.
• You think the following picture is ROTFLMAO worthy:

• You know what ROTFLMAO means.

Math Jokes

[UPDATE] Why do 2 of the comments left on this post not make any sense?!?!? Come on people, I do read these things! WTF is that third comment about anyway? Molly's comment and the anonymous comment make no sense!!!

Hilarious! Oh the things that you can find on MIT's website.

Math Jokes. That's all.

13 Days!!!

Hi. Haven't actually watched this with sound, but it's gr8 without sound. I love it. 13 DAYS!

WII!!!!

Wii!

I'm Cartman, in a nutshell. I can relate to everything he's going through.

Me and Greg

So, December 2nd is coming up, and Greg and I are going to be rockin' it. Snoball, rockin' Snoball. We'll be showing our dates a good time in our schnazzy outfits and wooing them with our charming demeanor. Oh yes, it is going to be a good night. Ready for it Greg? Don't worry, I'll be sure to bail you out of any jams you get into, jk.

Sorry, rambling, but yes, Snoball night is going to be gr8. w00t, you ready?

Army Recruiters

I am in a bad mood. I'm sorry blog readers, you don't have to read this if you don't want, this is simply a vent.

Today in Microelectronics we had a "guest speaker" that was going to talk to us about "cool electronics opportunities in the military". It turned into an hour long intelligence deficient, grammatical, 4-wheel drive nightmare. The guest speaker was a Sgt. Wardle, the local recruiter for the army. Here's the problem I have with this. I don't want to be in the army, I want to learn microelectronics. Why was a forced to listen to an hour long commercial for a government program that I don't want to participate in, instead of learning a skill that a) I signed up for, and b) will actually benefit me in the future. I don't care about this stupid guy's new car that he bought with his limited military income, I don't care about his drag racing exploits, I don't want to visit his mySpace, and why in god's name did he say "You know, as long as you're careful, you can drink before you're 21 and the army won't care"? Why was I subjected to this?

There is a little test called the ASVAB. Basic, easy questions, I aced it, got a 96 out of 99. You need a 36 to get into the military. Our recruiter got a 27 the first time he took it. When he was in his 20's. Why am I forced to listen to his ramblings. Oh, just remembered something exciting that made me want to lunge at his face and rip it off! Guess where he went to college? ITT Tech!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! GGGGGGGGGRRRRRRRRRRSAGIEORIULGEG! He even freaking dropped freaking out freaking! How dumb do you have to be to drop out of ITT Tech? Oh, he did eventually pass the ASVAB, he got a 37 his second time taking it. Would you like to see some types of questions on this test? These are straight off the ASVAB website.

So, basically, this put me in a bad mood for the rest of the day. I'm sorry, I don't like listening to commercials given by stupid car buffs with a 60 IQ. He did make sure to give away free lanyards and pens though, which I did steal from people that really wanted them so as to save them from a horrible fate.

Army recruiters suck, my two cents.