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  • D David Stone

    I'm a computer operator. At least, according to this test: http://www.cs.utah.edu/~scook/tech/hacker.htm[^] When you take it, you must put your score in the subject line of your response.


    I don't know whether it's just the light but I swear the database server gives me dirty looks everytime I wander past. -Chris Maunder Microsoft has reinvented the wheel, this time they made it round. -Peterchen on VS.NET

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    Christian Graus
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    The test seems kind of dated to me. I'd probably score half what I did if I didn't spend six months hacking into a VAX mainframe in a local college, while simultaneously failing a Computer Operators course because I thought it was beneath me. In hindsight, I was right. Christian No offense, but I don't really want to encourage the creation of another VB developer. - Larry Antram 22 Oct 2002
    C# will attract all comers, where VB is for IT Journalists and managers - Michael P Butler 05-12-2002
    Again, you can screw up a C/C++ program just as easily as a VB program. OK, maybe not as easily, but it's certainly doable. - Jamie Nordmeyer - 15-Nov-2002

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    • D David Stone

      I'm a computer operator. At least, according to this test: http://www.cs.utah.edu/~scook/tech/hacker.htm[^] When you take it, you must put your score in the subject line of your response.


      I don't know whether it's just the light but I swear the database server gives me dirty looks everytime I wander past. -Chris Maunder Microsoft has reinvented the wheel, this time they made it round. -Peterchen on VS.NET

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      Marc Clifton
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      :-D I actually roomed with the guy who wrote "Hunt The Wumpus". He lives in Santa Cruz now and goes by the name "Hara Ra". [edit] and when I was in eighth grade, I had the front panel bootstrap toggle sequence memorized for the PDP-11 my school was using. I had to use it frequently because the mag-tape drive was connected to the same power supply as the CPU, so if it the motor drew too much power, it crashed the computer. I remember touching a core memory I found in some junk electronics store![/edit] Those were the days... Marc Help! I'm an AI running around in someone's f*cked up universe simulator.
      Sensitivity and ethnic diversity means celebrating difference, not hiding from it. - Christian Graus
      Every line of code is a liability - Taka Muraoka

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        :-D I actually roomed with the guy who wrote "Hunt The Wumpus". He lives in Santa Cruz now and goes by the name "Hara Ra". [edit] and when I was in eighth grade, I had the front panel bootstrap toggle sequence memorized for the PDP-11 my school was using. I had to use it frequently because the mag-tape drive was connected to the same power supply as the CPU, so if it the motor drew too much power, it crashed the computer. I remember touching a core memory I found in some junk electronics store![/edit] Those were the days... Marc Help! I'm an AI running around in someone's f*cked up universe simulator.
        Sensitivity and ethnic diversity means celebrating difference, not hiding from it. - Christian Graus
        Every line of code is a liability - Taka Muraoka

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        David Stone
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        Marc, you have problems. :-D


        I don't know whether it's just the light but I swear the database server gives me dirty looks everytime I wander past. -Chris Maunder Microsoft has reinvented the wheel, this time they made it round. -Peterchen on VS.NET

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        • D David Stone

          Marc, you have problems. :-D


          I don't know whether it's just the light but I swear the database server gives me dirty looks everytime I wander past. -Chris Maunder Microsoft has reinvented the wheel, this time they made it round. -Peterchen on VS.NET

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          Marc Clifton
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          Yeah. It's called age, as in, OLD. Marc Help! I'm an AI running around in someone's f*cked up universe simulator.
          Sensitivity and ethnic diversity means celebrating difference, not hiding from it. - Christian Graus
          Every line of code is a liability - Taka Muraoka

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          • D David Stone

            I'm a computer operator. At least, according to this test: http://www.cs.utah.edu/~scook/tech/hacker.htm[^] When you take it, you must put your score in the subject line of your response.


            I don't know whether it's just the light but I swear the database server gives me dirty looks everytime I wander past. -Chris Maunder Microsoft has reinvented the wheel, this time they made it round. -Peterchen on VS.NET

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            Nitron
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            I'm not old enough for most of those :~ - Nitron


            "Those that say a task is impossible shouldn't interrupt the ones who are doing it." - Chinese Proverb

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            • D David Stone

              I'm a computer operator. At least, according to this test: http://www.cs.utah.edu/~scook/tech/hacker.htm[^] When you take it, you must put your score in the subject line of your response.


              I don't know whether it's just the light but I swear the database server gives me dirty looks everytime I wander past. -Chris Maunder Microsoft has reinvented the wheel, this time they made it round. -Peterchen on VS.NET

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              realJSOP
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              "Have you ever changed the value of 4?" ROFLMAO "Did you ever write a program that ran correctly the first time?" ... ... "The second time?" LOLOL ------- signature starts "...the staggering layers of obscenity in your statement make it a work of art on so many levels." - Jason Jystad, 10/26/2001 Please review the Legal Disclaimer in my bio. ------- signature ends

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              • D David Stone

                I'm a computer operator. At least, according to this test: http://www.cs.utah.edu/~scook/tech/hacker.htm[^] When you take it, you must put your score in the subject line of your response.


                I don't know whether it's just the light but I swear the database server gives me dirty looks everytime I wander past. -Chris Maunder Microsoft has reinvented the wheel, this time they made it round. -Peterchen on VS.NET

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                Scott H Settlemier
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                A bit historical. :-) you gotta be a bit dated to score high. I appreciate the phreaking mentions and all, remembet building Minix, and doing self modifying code on the 6502-- sometimes via straight hex in the monitor. but *sigh*... no mention of my love the Atari and TOS. I miss her. sniff. ;-) Oh yeah. and vector displays, those RULED. LOL.

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                • D David Stone

                  I'm a computer operator. At least, according to this test: http://www.cs.utah.edu/~scook/tech/hacker.htm[^] When you take it, you must put your score in the subject line of your response.


                  I don't know whether it's just the light but I swear the database server gives me dirty looks everytime I wander past. -Chris Maunder Microsoft has reinvented the wheel, this time they made it round. -Peterchen on VS.NET

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                  David Cunningham
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                  Somehow I'm both proud and ill when I think about this. Up until recently I did have a naked 5 1/4 disk hanging on my wall for example, eek. David

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                  • D David Stone

                    I'm a computer operator. At least, according to this test: http://www.cs.utah.edu/~scook/tech/hacker.htm[^] When you take it, you must put your score in the subject line of your response.


                    I don't know whether it's just the light but I swear the database server gives me dirty looks everytime I wander past. -Chris Maunder Microsoft has reinvented the wheel, this time they made it round. -Peterchen on VS.NET

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                    Eric Astor
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                    I'm not old enough for a lot of the questions (although I understand the majority of the topics).

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                    • P PJ Arends

                      I am barely above computer illiterate.;P Now if I could just get friends to stop asking me to fix their computers I can really be happy:-D


                      CPUA 0x5041 Sonork 100.11743 Chicken Little "So it can now be written in stone as a testament to humanities achievments "PJ did Pi at CP"." Colin Davies Within you lies the power for good - Use it!

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                      Chris Losinger
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                      PJ Arends wrote: I am barely above computer illiterate or... e-tarded, if you like. -c


                      I'm not the droid you're looking for.

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                      • E Eric Astor

                        I'm not old enough for a lot of the questions (although I understand the majority of the topics).

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                        David Stone
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                        Ditto here. Except that I'm 16. :cool: I can't say that I have done most of the things, but I have knowledge of them.


                        I don't know whether it's just the light but I swear the database server gives me dirty looks everytime I wander past. -Chris Maunder Microsoft has reinvented the wheel, this time they made it round. -Peterchen on VS.NET

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                        • D David Stone

                          I'm a computer operator. At least, according to this test: http://www.cs.utah.edu/~scook/tech/hacker.htm[^] When you take it, you must put your score in the subject line of your response.


                          I don't know whether it's just the light but I swear the database server gives me dirty looks everytime I wander past. -Chris Maunder Microsoft has reinvented the wheel, this time they made it round. -Peterchen on VS.NET

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                          Pheonix
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                          I'm a Nerd!!!:-D Should I be proud? Shane Martin

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                          • D David Cunningham

                            Somehow I'm both proud and ill when I think about this. Up until recently I did have a naked 5 1/4 disk hanging on my wall for example, eek. David

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                            David Stone
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                            David Cunningham wrote: Up until recently I did have a naked 5 1/4 disk hanging on my wall for example, eek. David, you forgot the colons around the eek. We do have an emoticon for that: eek == :eek:; But I have come to the conclusion that everybody who scored higher than I did is waaay older than I am. ;P


                            I don't know whether it's just the light but I swear the database server gives me dirty looks everytime I wander past. -Chris Maunder Microsoft has reinvented the wheel, this time they made it round. -Peterchen on VS.NET

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                            • C Chris Losinger

                              PJ Arends wrote: I am barely above computer illiterate or... e-tarded, if you like. -c


                              I'm not the droid you're looking for.

                              ThumbNailer

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                              David Stone
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                              Oooh. Nice one Chris. :-D


                              I don't know whether it's just the light but I swear the database server gives me dirty looks everytime I wander past. -Chris Maunder Microsoft has reinvented the wheel, this time they made it round. -Peterchen on VS.NET

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                              • M Marc Clifton

                                Yeah. It's called age, as in, OLD. Marc Help! I'm an AI running around in someone's f*cked up universe simulator.
                                Sensitivity and ethnic diversity means celebrating difference, not hiding from it. - Christian Graus
                                Every line of code is a liability - Taka Muraoka

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                                David Stone
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                                Stop whining. You're only 40. My Dad has you beat by a year. ;P It could be worse. You could remember a time without computers at all. :omg:


                                I don't know whether it's just the light but I swear the database server gives me dirty looks everytime I wander past. -Chris Maunder Microsoft has reinvented the wheel, this time they made it round. -Peterchen on VS.NET

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                                • D David Stone

                                  David Cunningham wrote: Up until recently I did have a naked 5 1/4 disk hanging on my wall for example, eek. David, you forgot the colons around the eek. We do have an emoticon for that: eek == :eek:; But I have come to the conclusion that everybody who scored higher than I did is waaay older than I am. ;P


                                  I don't know whether it's just the light but I swear the database server gives me dirty looks everytime I wander past. -Chris Maunder Microsoft has reinvented the wheel, this time they made it round. -Peterchen on VS.NET

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                                  ColinDavies
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                                  Yeah, I agree the test is age biased. I challenge you to make one that isn't. Regardz Colin J Davies

                                  Sonork ID 100.9197:Colin

                                  You are the intrepid one, always willing to leap into the fray! A serious character flaw, I might add, but entertaining. Said by Roger Wright about me.

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                                  • D David Stone

                                    I'm a computer operator. At least, according to this test: http://www.cs.utah.edu/~scook/tech/hacker.htm[^] When you take it, you must put your score in the subject line of your response.


                                    I don't know whether it's just the light but I swear the database server gives me dirty looks everytime I wander past. -Chris Maunder Microsoft has reinvented the wheel, this time they made it round. -Peterchen on VS.NET

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                                    Roger Wright
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                                    Oops...:-O I'd have done lots better if I knew anything about UNIX:-D "How many times do I have to flush before you go away?" - Megan Forbes, on Management (12/5/2002)

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                                    • D David Cunningham

                                      Somehow I'm both proud and ill when I think about this. Up until recently I did have a naked 5 1/4 disk hanging on my wall for example, eek. David

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                                      Roger Wright
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                                      David Cunningham wrote: Up until recently I did have a naked 5 1/4 disk hanging on my wall for example, eek. I took my last 8" off the wall about a year ago. And yes, you can boot from one without the sleeve, but it takes a bit of fiddling with the drive internals. They can take away my floppies, but they'll never get my oscilloscope!:-D "How many times do I have to flush before you go away?" - Megan Forbes, on Management (12/5/2002)

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                                        Yeah, I agree the test is age biased. I challenge you to make one that isn't. Regardz Colin J Davies

                                        Sonork ID 100.9197:Colin

                                        You are the intrepid one, always willing to leap into the fray! A serious character flaw, I might add, but entertaining. Said by Roger Wright about me.

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                                        David Stone
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                                        I'd have to have two. The intro page would look like this: <--Old Geezers here Real Programmers here--> ;P


                                        I don't know whether it's just the light but I swear the database server gives me dirty looks everytime I wander past. -Chris Maunder Microsoft has reinvented the wheel, this time they made it round. -Peterchen on VS.NET

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                                        • D David Stone

                                          I'm a computer operator. At least, according to this test: http://www.cs.utah.edu/~scook/tech/hacker.htm[^] When you take it, you must put your score in the subject line of your response.


                                          I don't know whether it's just the light but I swear the database server gives me dirty looks everytime I wander past. -Chris Maunder Microsoft has reinvented the wheel, this time they made it round. -Peterchen on VS.NET

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                                          Brad Jennings
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                                          Great test. I'm a bit young to have had any experience with many things on the test but my university hits us pretty hard with both old and new technologies. I wouldn't have done quite as good if I hadn't had started college as a Computer Engineer either. Brad Jennings

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