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recaffeination wrote:It's a better excuse for a holiday than tomorrow's celebration of another French military defeat.

Yeah, but when the Mexican navy attacked and blew up the French ship carrying the sandwich condiments, 'Sink-o de Mayo' became a national holiday!!

Dragonfighter wrote:

Thomas wrote:Live long and prosper.

Wrong Thread.

From the Nerd talk thing: "There are 10 types of people in the world, those that understand binary and those that don't."

Does it make me a nerd that I get it? "I've got a baaad feeling about this." See, back OT.

Get it? I used to teach it.

jimlongley wrote:

Dragonfighter wrote:

Thomas wrote:Live long and prosper.

Wrong Thread.

From the Nerd talk thing: "There are 10 types of people in the world, those that understand binary and those that don't."

Does it make me a nerd that I get it? "I've got a baaad feeling about this." See, back OT.

Get it? I used to teach it.

So, does that make you an 'Uber-Nerd' Jim?

Keith B wrote:

recaffeination wrote:It's a better excuse for a holiday than tomorrow's celebration of another French military defeat.

Yeah, but when the Mexican navy attacked and blew up the French ship carrying the sandwich condiments, 'Sink-o de Mayo' became a national holiday!!

I'm using that one at work today

Keith B wrote:

jimlongley wrote:

Dragonfighter wrote:

Thomas wrote:Live long and prosper.

Wrong Thread.

From the Nerd talk thing: "There are 10 types of people in the world, those that understand binary and those that don't."

Does it make me a nerd that I get it? "I've got a baaad feeling about this." See, back OT.

Get it? I used to teach it.

So, does that make you an 'Uber-Nerd' Jim?

Or something I guess. The ironic thing is that in grade school (talking 50s here) the advanced students in the class were "allowed" to investigate the other base numbering systems. I was a little less than advanced, so I was left out. Having maintained contact with a lot of old friends from those days, I have come to the conclusion that of the 15 or so students in the class who studied binary, octal and hex, not one ever used it in their lives or careers, but I did, up to and including teaching how to, manually, do a CRC, just to understand how THAT works.

jimlongley wrote: Or something I guess. The ironic thing is that in grade school (talking 50s here) the advanced students in the class were "allowed" to investigate the other base numbering systems. I was a little less than advanced, so I was left out. Having maintained contact with a lot of old friends from those days, I have come to the conclusion that of the 15 or so students in the class who studied binary, octal and hex, not one ever used it in their lives or careers, but I did, up to and including teaching how to, manually, do a CRC, just to understand how THAT works.

You'll love this then: One of my favorite interview questions when I worked at Microsoft was two write a random number on the whiteboard, then ask the interviewee to show me how to display that number in negative base 2.

It was fun watching their fuses pop and double check that I wanted it expressed in a _negative_ base (yes, a few passed with flying colors -- it's not that hard if the math is in your noggin).

OldCannon wrote:

jimlongley wrote: Or something I guess. The ironic thing is that in grade school (talking 50s here) the advanced students in the class were "allowed" to investigate the other base numbering systems. I was a little less than advanced, so I was left out. Having maintained contact with a lot of old friends from those days, I have come to the conclusion that of the 15 or so students in the class who studied binary, octal and hex, not one ever used it in their lives or careers, but I did, up to and including teaching how to, manually, do a CRC, just to understand how THAT works.

You'll love this then: One of my favorite interview questions when I worked at Microsoft was two write a random number on the whiteboard, then ask the interviewee to show me how to display that number in negative base 2.

It was fun watching their fuses pop and double check that I wanted it expressed in a _negative_ base (yes, a few passed with flying colors -- it's not that hard if the math is in your noggin).

That's just pure mean.

OldCannon wrote:I ain't celebrating Star Wars-nuttin' until Han shoots first again.

AND shoots Jar Jar Binks between his bug eyes when he does

A-R wrote:

OldCannon wrote:I ain't celebrating Star Wars-nuttin' until Han shoots first again.

AND shoots Jar Jar Binks between his bug eyes when he does

HOW WUDE!

jimlongley wrote:

OldCannon wrote: You'll love this then: One of my favorite interview questions when I worked at Microsoft was two write a random number on the whiteboard, then ask the interviewee to show me how to display that number in negative base 2.

It was fun watching their fuses pop and double check that I wanted it expressed in a _negative_ base (yes, a few passed with flying colors -- it's not that hard if the math is in your noggin).

That's just pure mean.

My questions were often easier than the "hard" ones given to people applying to be software engineers at Microsoft. The interviews there are rather notorious.

OldCannon wrote:

jimlongley wrote:

OldCannon wrote: You'll love this then: One of my favorite interview questions when I worked at Microsoft was two write a random number on the whiteboard, then ask the interviewee to show me how to display that number in negative base 2.

It was fun watching their fuses pop and double check that I wanted it expressed in a _negative_ base (yes, a few passed with flying colors -- it's not that hard if the math is in your noggin).

That's just pure mean.

My questions were often easier than the "hard" ones given to people applying to be software engineers at Microsoft. The interviews there are rather notorious.

Yeah, one job interview I had years ago, I was asked to identify several pieces of SNA equipment. I pulled my cheat sheet out of my pocket, and got dinged for it. Hey, who has all SNA equipment IDs memorized? I could read both EBCDIC and ASCII and used to use a BOP protocol analyzer to shoot troubles on an SNA network, that and my cheat sheets (published by IBM) should have gotten me the job. And after all, I was that prepared.

Keith B wrote:

Crossfire wrote:Nerd

Well, I actually consider myself a Geek, but I will take that as a complement.

For those who don't know what the difference is, go here http://www.mastersinit.org/geeks-vs-nerds/geek-nerd.jpg" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

So... A nerd uses a PC, and a Geek uses a Mac

Crossfire wrote:

Keith B wrote:Well, my wife has told me I am the major cause of her indigestion.

And probably most of her headaches, too.

BTW, are we the only ones reading this Star Wars thread?
What kind of nerd-geeks does that make US?

Trust me... you were not the only ones reading this thread. I "shared" the original post with my family and got a chorus of groans. We're all Star Wars fans....and geeks.

chasfm11 wrote:

Crossfire wrote:

Keith B wrote:Well, my wife has told me I am the major cause of her indigestion.

And probably most of her headaches, too.

BTW, are we the only ones reading this Star Wars thread?
What kind of nerd-geeks does that make US?

Trust me... you were not the only ones reading this thread. I "shared" the original post with my family and got a chorus of groans. We're all Star Wars fans....and geeks.

Heard it yesterday on the radio, too. Shared it at a dinner party last night. Generally well received!

Were you offended Crossfire?