Ask Neuroman Anything

[tinkerjack]

tinkerjack is neuroman
he was tinkerjack long before he was neuroman

he does not promise anything but answers

[McGiver]

what is your IQ?

[tinkerjack]

it is nine more than three times the last prime of my age.

[McGiver]

dammit.

154?

any other takers?

[tinkerjack]

wrong

close, though

[McGiver]

there is no possible way that my Intelligence quotient is anywhere close to yours.

although, i do fancy myself a quick study.  once i get passed testing things and learning things the hard way, i tend to learn exponentially after that.

also i used to have a fantastic, almost photographic memory, that is, until the abuses of my late teens and early twenties.


Question:

in school, what was your favorite subject?
what was your best subject?

[McGiver]

also, have you been banned from WP?

do you secretly have a hidden desire to become banned, and join the ranks of the violators of what, i cannot say?

[tinkerjack]

not banned, dont do space travel anymore

college:
favorite subject: tie: english writing arts/psychology
best subject: better ask what the worst one was - all A's if i felt like it, B's if i did nothing. go by grades: Spanish - minored in it and got a 4.0
worst subject: auto mechanics instructor subtracted points for being late. late twice so got a B

high school:
best subject: likely english. limited memory of high school.
favorite subject: industrial arts

[McGiver]

is industrial arts the same thing as home ec?

[tinkerjack]

ROFLMAO!

where were you in high school?
home ec was for girls

industrial arts was for boys - we built things of wood and metal and learned the basics of design. when i went to college i majored in industrial arts until i started losing ground for getting to class late. i switched to writing arts because i knew i could get good grades.

[McGiver]

ah hell.

i went to a small private school.  with a minimal budget and a mandatory Bible class.

we didn't even have half the sports programs.
our band comprised of kazoo players.
and our drum major was a minor.

shop...

yeah right, we learned how to make balloon animals instead, and we recycled and reused the balloons.

we did have home ec though.  but all they had was an easy bake oven.  actually my senior year they got a real life microwave.  but only learnt how to make those 2 fer $1 tv dinners.

[QuirkyCarla]

do you think mcjagger is bullshitting about his school being THAT bad?

[tinkerjack]

hum - balloon animals...and isn't an easy bake oven a toy? so mcj was playing with toys while i learned to use a drill press...

i take people at their word.

casts a bit of a shadow on the machismo, dont it?

hum, lets see, drill press vs balloon animals, drill press vs balloon animals.
hmmmm.

drill press.

[McGiver]

what type of bit did you use on the end of your drill press?

because we had alot of those red balloons, they were always my favorite.

[tinkerjack]

material or size?

drill press bits are different than hand drill bits - more tinkering with the chuck.
i know a good bit about drills...
(now you know whence came tinkerjack)

diamond or carbon steel i think back then
titanium would be choice now as i play with metal a lot.

still have some diamond bits, but alas, no room for a full size drill press. have a craftsman (at my house) and a black and decker (at my mom's house).

size depends on the project.
big hole, big bit.