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THE BEGINNING OF THE MAGAZINE, WHERE ARTICLES ARE SMALL

THOMAS MCDONALD

THE LIST
9 Skills Every Nerd Needs

THE LIST
9 Skills Every Nerd Needs

THE LIST

6

KNOW THE

QUESTION

THAT 42 IS

THE ANSWER

TO

5

RECITE PI TO

23 DECIMAL

PLACES

3.

8

BUILD A PC—

9 BLINDFOLDED

EXPLAIN WHAT

E=MC^2 MEANS

TO A LIBERAL

ARTS MAJOR

4

CODE A WEBPAGE

USING NOTEPAD

Dreamweaver’s for sissies; you

prove your skills by going old

school.

7

CALCULATE A

PITCHER’S

EARNED RUN

AVERAGE

Contrary to common

perception, nerds

aren’t averse to

sports—but we

do like to mix

in a little math

when we elevate

our heart rates.

3

DIFFERENTIATE

BETWEEN DR.

PEPPER AND

MR.

PIBB

2

LOCATE OGDENVILLE

ON A MAP

Anyone can fi nd North

Haverbrook—fi nding Ogdenville

takes serious nerd talent.

1

DEBATE

the relative merits

of an Imperial Star

Destroyer versus

the USS Enterprise.