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E-mail your results| Question | Your Response |
| Sometimes gadgets break. How do you deal with these moments? | Buy a new one, but keep the old one. I can still harvest it for parts. |
| Public parks are for… | Picnics |
| Greedo… | Didn’t shoot first |
| What’s your preferred card game? | Magic: The Gathering |
| Which superhero most closely shares your worldview? | Iron Man – The world doesn’t need superpowers. It just needs the right killer app. |
| Real men wear… | Robotic exoskeletons |
| Which captain most closely shares your problem-solving style? | Captain Malcolm Reynolds – Always make a plan, no matter how many times my plans fail. |
| What kind of cellphone do you own? | Don’t own one |
| How many different kinds of dice do you own? | I carry around a full set at all times, just in case. |
| What’s your preferred board game? | Settlers of Catan |
| When sharing anecdotes with friends, your storytelling style most closely resembles… | Stan Lee – While ostensibly about action, my stories often have deeper social themes. Excelsior! |
| How many digits of Pi can you recite? | The "Magnum PI" theme song doesn't have any words to recite! |
| What is 4Chan? | A wretched hive of scum and villainy |
| Who’s your preferred author with initials in his pen name? | J.R.R. Tolkien |
| Cake… | Is a lie. |
| What’s your favorite day of the week? | Wednesday – CSI and NCIS! |
| What’s your preferred way of writing? | Pen and paper |
| Which geeky acronym do you find yourself saying most often? | RAM |
| What’s you preferred kind of party? | Adventuring party |
| In your free time, you’ve been known to write… | Fan fiction – Buffy versus Starbuck. |
| How many languages do you know? | A fictional language |
| Which song are you more likely to find yourself humming? | “Brand New Day” by Sting |
| Which song are you more likely to find yourself humming? (Part 2) | “Stayin' Alive” by the Bee Gees |
| Which song are you more likely to find yourself humming? (Part 3) | “Firefly” theme song |
| Which song are you more likely to find yourself humming? (Part 4) | “She Blinded Me With Science” by Thomas Dolby |
| Which song are you more likely to find yourself humming? (Part 5) | “Amish Paradise” by "Weird Al" Yankovic |
| Which song are you more likely to find yourself humming? (Final part) | “The History of the Ring” leitmotif from “The Lord of the Rings” trilogy |
| Which scourge requires the most preparation? | Robot uprising – I, for one, welcome our new computer overlords. |
| What’s your preferred Web browser? | Firefox |
| What’s your preferred workout? | Hitting friends with PVC pipes wrapped in foam and duct tape |
| Pick a number | A googol |
| What’s the best excuse to stay home from work? | I need to save the world. |
| Who would star in your dream casting of the upcoming “Uncharted” movie? | Nathan Fillion |
| What is your ideal pet? | An ancient Nibblonian that excretes dark matter |
| Which is the best twist ending? | "Luke, I am your father." |
| What is your dream car? | A black GMC Vandura van with a red stripe, a rooftop spoiler, and an ability to magically repair itself between episodes |
| Which is the best spherical object? | The event horizon of a non-rotating black hole in a non-accelerating reference frame. |
| What is your preferred footwear? | A pair of sensible shoes |
| Let's try an SAT-style analogy. Love : Hate :: | Sledding : Walking up the hill |
| Who's the best role model for young girls? | President Laura Roslin. She is an inspiring leader and a savvy politician. |
| Quick! Choose a memorable 4-digit pin. | 1701. The registry for my favorite series of Federation starships. |
| Which trivial error in this personality quiz bothered you the most? | Actually, a true matching set of dice would include a d100, while question 9 topped out at d20. |
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