Oh no the shame!

The Poser Geek

You answered 60% of the questions as a geek truly would.
As a poser geek, you're trying too damned hard. There's a strong possibility that you think you're a geek because you own your own computer, however you're truly missing the bigger picture. You aspirations of being a geek mainly come from your friends, who are probably slightly cooler.
Get rid of those thick black-rimmed glasses. Being a geek isn't about style, it's about substance!

So what's this all mean? It means you're probably a pretty cool person. You've probably got social graces and are well liked by many people. While not a complete conformist, you do prefer to follow along with popular culture. True geeks probably laugh at you behind your back.

In a nutshell, you answered most question how you thought a geek WOULD answer, but your misconceptions deceived you. Truth is, 60% of people are geekier than you.

Interesting observation

I think my footnote density is going up.

The paper I'm working on right now, I just noticed, has got to 5,000 words to date and has 60 footnotes (with some still needing inserted I know).

The one I was cribbing from, from 2003, has 10,000 words but only 76 footnotes.

Magnum Opus of 2005, had 15,000 words but only 140 footnotes.

All are on similar area (consumer privacy) so you wouldn't think they'd be too different.

The LENGTHS aren't  necessarily increasing (though the trend is that way) - i hope this one may be 6-8,000 words.

Hmmm!