Newbie question: Input

[Sean Blakey]

On Mon, 8 Nov 1999, Mikael Olofsson wrote:

> 
> On 08-Nov-99 Endgamer wrote:
>  > #####################################
>  >  Not a quote, just an on-the-spot observation:
>  >  You know you're a geek when your PC costs exactly
>  >  15 times as much as your stereo. And gives better
>  >  sound quality.<sigh>
>  >                                Endgamer
>  > #####################################
> 
> Sounds like we can define a geek index as 
> 
>        Price of PC
>   --------------------
>   15 * Price of stereo
> 
> as an analogue to the audiophile index
> 
>         Price of stereo
>   --------------------------
>   Price of record collection 
> 
> off-topic-again-ly y'rs
> 
> /Mikael
> 
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This formula does not take into acoount those of us who do not have
stereos (unless you count the speakers on my computer).  While I do have a
big ego, I do not believe that I deserve such a high geek index.  Perhaps
this would work better

def geekIndex(pc_cost, stereo_cost, default_index=1.0):
	try:
		return pc_cost / (15 * stereo_cost)
	except ZeroDivisionError:
		return default_index 


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