>>>Well I never said I was normal... though if I'm also nuts I've never measured to what degree. Maybe I should just look at the(1+rmometer).
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>>Normal? I can not code and claim to be normal.
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>You're perpendicular?

Is this a requirement?

View one
To be a good programmer, you must have an odd view, programming is more about what possibly could go wrong then straight forward solution seeking.

View two
To program, one must have an analytical mind

Now, tell me what of both is normal? Both are rare. The first one makes a good nitpicker, the second one a scientist.
The combination is even odder. This will bounce back to daily life. Normal. in the sense of common, is something different.

To have the skills, one will normally end up IQ125 and above. This is a rarity of 21 or only 4.75% will end up there. Assuming the sum of all skills is constant, one pay a price for this. Bein social awkward, have two hand full of thumbs, name it. IOW - not normal. Normal is IQ 100, that's the definition.

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