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IQ scores in relation to web browser choice

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Re: IQ scores in relation to web browser choice

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Post by protagonist_h »

redthrowaway wrote: post #40
waterlesscloud wrote: post #35

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I bet adblock usage peaks between 120-130 iq and drops off on either side. This is a wild, completely speculative hunch for which I have no evidence.

So I get putting a lower bound on it, as it would take exposure to technical communities (even if it's just 4chan) that usually comes from inquisition and information-seeking, but what do you propose as the means by which there would exist an upper bound?

I find that people with very high IQs tend to care less about practical computer usage skills. Anyone noticed that Math (or even CS theory) professors are terrible with computers?

Re: IQ scores in relation to web browser choice

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Post by jleader »

dbdoug wrote: post #43

A couple of points. First: In the paper, Aptiquant claims that over 100,000 took a Weschler (IV) test in 4 weeks. According to wikipedia, a Weschler test takes about 15 minutes. That's an awful lot of people looking for free IQ tests, and spending 15 minutes each on the site. Second: Check out Aptiquant's site. Maybe I'm stupid, but I was unable to find a single active 'Free IQ Test' link. And another - Aptiquant's r…

I couldn't find a time estimate on Wikipedia, but Pearson (the publisher of the WAIS-IV) says that it takes 60-90 minutes (http://www.pearsonassessments.com/HAIWEB/Cultures/en-us/Prod...).

It's also not clear to me how they determined correlations between scores on their on-line version and on the standard pencil-and-paper version.

Re: IQ scores in relation to web browser choice

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Post by jigs_up »

ks wrote: post #55
jigs_up wrote: post #37

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I gave it shot for a while because I needed the Turbo feature. I liked using Opera, it was fast and the new chrome-like GUI is nice. However... as soon as my internet was back at full capacity I changed back to Chrome. You say you like it because of the completeness, but I found that it was missing quite a few small things which I cannot live without. Off the top off my head I can only remember two things - Tabs cann…

> Text cannot be selected and dragged into the URL bar You can right click the text and select "Go to web address". It's quicker in my opinion.

but i dont want to go to a web address, i want to drag some text into the url bar and have my default engine run a query on that text
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