On Sun, Dec 15, 2002 at 01:47:46PM -0800, d.brin wrote:
> In fact, a majority of these answers are bizarre or even diametrically
> opposite to anything having to do with me. 1,2,4,5, and 8 have no
> bearing on truth in any way.
You probably missed it, but Rob posted the code of the test, so you can
look up what the author of the test answered for you.
Actually, I post it for you below, but first I want to point out that
the test only covered 26 possible authors, whereas if you choose one
choice for each of the 11 questions, there are 24,192,000 possible ways
to answer the test. So there are roughly about 1 million permutations
that can give the same author as an answer. The answers that you were
replying to only partially overlapped with the answers the author of the
test gave for Brin. Also, I think that he chose the answers based on
reading your fiction, not based on reading your actual viewpoints.
Ok, so here is what the author of the test entered for Brin (letter "d"):
DISCLAIMER: Generally speaking, the answers that I attach to each
writer should not be construed as necessarily accurate or factual. When
I have no idea what the right answer is, I just make one up.
1) ("War and conquest.", "sdh");
2) ("Whatever is big, fast, and/or powerful.", "djmrsu");
3) ("The good old U.S. of A. is the model toward which all other nations
should strive.", "djkrsy");
4) ("I'll shit on you like you've never been shit on before.", "dj");
5) ("I probably offend a lot more people than I realize I do.",
"acdgnpuvz");
6) ("Hell yes. Lets all go out for drinks! But put some
better threads on first, OK?", "bdjkpr");
7) ("It's a craft, and I take pride in being a professional.",
"adfjnqrs");
8) ("Al.", "dgnt");
9) ("God gave us two ears and only one mouth, so we could listen more
than we talk.", "deglmnqsy");
10) ("I have some intriguing theories that might be fruitful.", "bcdfglruvx");
11) ("Hell, it's practically brimming full!", "abcdfjrsxy");
I'm not really sure where he was getting #4 from (is he equating you
with a Jophur?), and #9 doesn't really agree with #4, but other than
that, I can see where he got most of them. It is not an unreasonable
(although perhaps naive) jump from many of your fiction works.
> 3(c) (Patriotism is foolish... but I suppose I'm rather parochial.)
> doesn't even make sense as an answer, no matter who gives it. If I'm
Well, that's not what the author of the test assigned to you anyway.
> The answer for 6 conflicts with their answer for 4... and is just as
> inaccurate. Whether you like my opinions or not, it's clear that I'm
> an extrovert.
Again, #6 from Amanda is not what the designer gave you.
> Number 9 is a matter of opinion. It is not the answer I would give
> about myself, but I admit that I am rather forward in bouncing all
> over with enthusiastic opinions. I constantly check to make sure I'm
Amanda's answer is again different in #9 than what the designer gave
you.
> That leaves 7, 10, and 11. These are the only answers that I would
> have written about myself.
#10 All about questions, huh? I thought you had some answers myself...
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