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Picture: The Stastny Clan

Merry Christmas from the European divison of Mahalanobis!
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Picture: The Stastny Clan

A while ago I took a Mensa supervised IQ test (in Vienna). Probably due to nervousness at the beginning of the test, I did extremely poorly on the verbal section. You can imagine how suprised I was after seeing my results today (sd = 15):

Cowboy Capitalism: European Myths, American Realities (Cato Summary) is definitely an addictive book! Had a good laugh when looking at the pictures of our most recent family reunion.

PS: My brother needs a hair cut, ey?

Click here to take the Neocon Quiz. Based on my answers, I am most likely a (surprise! surprise!) political realist:

Realists…

• Are guided more by practical considerations than ideological vision
• Believe US power is crucial to successful diplomacy - and vice versa
• Don't want US policy options unduly limited by world opinion or ethical considerations
• Believe strong alliances are important to US interests
• Weigh the political costs of foreign action
• Believe foreign intervention must be dictated by compelling national interest

Analogia: Star Estimator is a utility that will find most matching similarities between your portrait and 200 photos of Top Stars. Pattern recognition software will test you. It shows 3 best matches. Superpsycho...

via The Presurfer

Shortly after this news reached the market my consulting fees skyrocketed a whopping 504.32 % and kept heading north throughout the day. They finally broke through the stratosphere in after hours trading. Yes!

@ family and close friends: Don't worry, you'll get a discount.

A test from The Philosophers' Magazine in which you can find out about your moral intuitions. The descriptions are of a mildly adult nature.

How did I do compared to other people?

My Moralising Quotient of 0.33 compares to an average Moralising Quotient of 0.21. This means that I am less permissive than average.

My Interference Factor of 0.00 compares to an average Interference Factor of 0.11. This means that I am less likely to recommend societal interference in matters of moral wrongdoing, in the form of prevention or punishment, than average.

My Universalising Factor of 0.67 compares to an average Universalising Factor of 0.31. This means I am more likely than average to see moral wrongdoing in universal terms - that is, without regard to prevailing cultural norms and social conventions.

via The Presurfer

Today I did the Ultimate IQ Test at the International High IQ Society and scored a healthy 146 points. Ssstrike! I really hope this trend continues ;-D.

But there is still a problem that I can't solve, maybe you can give me a hint: