I'm worried about my geek powerlevel

glennmagusharvey

Washington 88, Washington 92, Adams 96, Jefferson 00, Jefferson 04, Madison 08, Madison 12, Monroe 16, Monroe 20, Jackson Quincy Adams 24, Jackson 28, Jackson 32, van Buren 36, WH Harrison 40 -> Tyler, Polk 44, Taylor 48 -> Fillmore, Pierce 52, Buchanan 56, Lincoln 60, Lincoln 64 -> A Johnson, Grant 68, Grant 72, Tilden Hayes 76, Arthur? 80 -> Garfield?, Cleveland 84, Cleveland B Harrison 88, Cleveland 92, McKinley? 96, McKinley 00 -> T Roosevelt, T Roosevelt 04, Taft 08, Wilson 12, Wilson 16, Harding 20 -> Coolidge, Coolidge 24, Hoover 28, FD Roosevelt 32, FD Roosevelt 36, FD Roosevelt 40, FD Roosevelt 44 -> Truman, Truman 48, Eisenhower 52, Eisenhower 56, Kennedy 60 -> LB Johnson, LB Johnson 64, Nixon 68, Nixon 72 -> Ford, Carter 76, Reagan 80, Reagan 84, GHW Bush 88, Clinton 92, Clinton 96, Gore GW Bush 00, GW Bush 04, Obama 08

If you're totally impressed that I remember terms served, then I'll tell you that it's actually harder to remember them in order without the years numbers.  The general U.S. historical context actually makes it easier to remember them that way.

Super Lazuli

Tilden?

Sam Tilden was never president.

edit: oh, you crossed that out. Whoops. 

glennmagusharvey

Are the rest of them right?

lrdgck

@Super Lazuli: tell me about the Empire of Trebizond (though it won't be welcome in this thread, I guess). Preferably some details I wouldn't know of.

edit: when it comes to powerlevels, I've kinda been missing Miss Anne recently. One big opportunity to geek out, as long as she can be reined in once in a while. My geek power level? I recognized the Schleicher's fable in when it was spoken in Prometheus.

FurikoMaru

I can sing the Preamble from start to finish, and I'm not American. 

Stormtroper

In high school I memorized the powers of 2 up to 20.

All Nines

I calculated 9^9 in my head while I was working once. It took me a significant portion of the shift, since I was still working, but when I checked at home, I had the right answer. I would try memorizing those powers of 2, but I should be studying for my Psych midterm, and 9 is cooler than 2 anyway.

Other than an unhealthy fondness for basic math, I don't think my nerd powerlevel is actually that high, except in comparison to, say, most of my classmates. Unless playing board games with friends every other Friday is distinct in some way, or obsessing over 3-card M:tG.

Nova

32,768

Off the top of my head, you go-

65,536

131,072

262,144

524,288

1,048,576

Things usually get confused in my head there, as I suddenly move into seven digits and you're also trying to calculate hundreds of thousands as well as the usual hundreds, tens and ones.

/keeps calculating those for some reason but probably because the number is perfectly divisible in half all the way down

All Nines

I can't believe I stopped right before 2^16. :V

Icalasari

I keep reading this thread as GREEK powerlevel...

Ironweaver

I can list all Serbian monarchs since the 12th century and their years of rule.

Icalasari

I can name all of the original 151 Pokemon from memory and have memorized both Still Alive and Want You Gone. That counts, right?

Alkthash

I can't say I've ever felt the urge to tally up all the stuff I know/can do that counts as nerdy. I've just accepted that I like nerd stuff and called it a day.

ninjaclown

Not everything needs to be a dick measuring contest.

lrdgck

When you measure your dick in a forest where nobody sees it, is it dick measuring?

All Nines

^ Well, yes, but it's not a contest anymore. :P

Alkthash

It is though. The owls in the forest see you measuring your dick. And they are judging the fuck out of you.

Nyktos

Fucking owls.

Kraken

Fucking owls.



Guys, stop measuring your geekweens, you're all embarrassing me.

Nova

I can't say I've ever felt the urge to tally up all the stuff I know/can do that counts as nerdy. I've just accepted that I like nerd stuff and called it a day.

Pretty much. Well, that and I don't do enough nerdy stuff to be proud of it <_<

I can't believe I stopped right before 2^16. :V

That's why I had to step in!

glennmagusharvey

I can't say I've ever felt the urge to tally up all the stuff I know/can do that counts as nerdy. I've just accepted that I like nerd stuff and called it a day.

Same here.

Sometimes I tally up a certain thing, such a list of U.S. presidents, but that's less for bragging rights as it is to make sure I actually know it, or maybe because I'm bored.  The "make sure I actually know it" part is really true--it's like reviewing academic material, especially if I know I have to use it soon in talking to someone.

RocketDude

I just say "I play a lot of games on Steam."

Firebert

That's a lie. Nobody actually plays a lot of Steam games, they just hoard them.

glennmagusharvey

Does anyone else actually dislike having certain games attached to their Steam (or Desura, for that matter) account?

Crimson

^I do, usually stuff from bundles I didn't really want (Atom Zombie Smasher, Crayon Physics Deluxe), or stuff I've tried and didn't like (again Atom Zombie Smasher).

Firebert

You can always just set your library to show only your installed games (which actually kind of becomes necessary once you've gotten enough bundles).

RocketDude

I mean that most of the games I've played were on Steam.

glennmagusharvey

Crayon Physics Deluxe is actually a pretty cool game with very relaxing music.

JHM

I don't think Tommy Ligotti would approve of you forming connections with other humans over his work, eh?

He shows up on his website's forum now and then. He's actually a pretty nice fellow. Funny, in a dry way.

Also, another Byzantine history enthusiast? Hell to the yes.

Super Lazuli

I am not so much an enthusiast as I am a collector of obscure facts.