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I’m an Elf?

Tuesday, June 24th, 2008

Your result for The What Middle Earth race do you belong to Test…
Elf

You’re an Elf! You scored low in size, high in morality, high in aggression and high in intelligence to get here. The first and favorite race created by the Valar, the Elves have been in Middle Earth for many ages, and [...]

Quiz: Which Polyhedral Are You?

Thursday, December 14th, 2006

Ah, the d10! While you aren’t actually a true regular polyhedron, you are the only die that makes logical sense–metrically speaking. Chances are, others see you as over-analytical or a goody-goody. While that may be true, you also have a gift for patience and tolerance. Growing up you probably had a calculator wristwatch that you [...]

Quiz: What philosophy do you follow? (v1.03)

Monday, November 27th, 2006

I knew I shouldn’t have taken all those courses on existentialism in college… I’ve been tainted.

You scored as Existentialism. Your life is guided by the concept of Existentialism: You choose the meaning and purpose of your life.
“Man is condemned to be free; because once thrown into the world, he is responsible for everything he [...]

Quiz: What RPG Player (Not Character) Type Are You?

Friday, November 24th, 2006

You scored as Storyteller. The Storyteller is in it for the plot: the sense of mystery and the fun of participating in a narrative that has the satisfying arc of a good book or movie. He enjoys interacting with well-defined NPCs, even preferring antagonists who have genuine motivations and personality to mere monsters. To the [...]

Web Quiz: Linguistic Profile

Saturday, September 23rd, 2006

This short quiz attempts to identify which dialect of American English you speak by asking questions about vocabulary and pronunciation. My results were right in line with the fact that my father and wife are from New England, my mother is from the South, and I currently reside in the Upper Midwest.

Your Linguistic [...]

What Flavor Martini Are You?

Sunday, February 19th, 2006

You Are a Classic Martini

You are a sophisticated drinker, who knows that simple quality is over-rated.
You’re a knowledgeable drunk, but sometimes you’re a know-it-all when you’re blasted.
You should never: Drink and gossip. You tend to forget who’s standing right behind you!
Your ideal party: Has a real bartender. But no one mixes a better drink than [...]

Political Test

Saturday, September 24th, 2005

In between packing boxes for the move to Green Bay, I noticed Jim posted results from this political quiz, so I thought I’d take a break and do the same:

You are a Social Liberal (61% permissive) and an… Economic Conservative (80% permissive) You are [...]

Java Puzzlers

Thursday, July 14th, 2005

Try your hand at this collection of Java puzzles published in the March 2003 issue of Linux Magazine.

Josh: Yep. Here’s another one. What does this loop do?
while (i != i)
;
Neal: It has to do nothing, right?
Josh: Well, no…

Planarity

Wednesday, July 13th, 2005

The goal of John Tantalo’s Planarity Flash Game is to make each graph planar by moving around nodes until no edges cross. Each level becomes progressively more difficult. I got through level 5, took a glimpse of level 6, and realized that I had other things to do.