Decoded Geek Code

GEEK TYPE CODE [GAT/IT]

Geek of All Trades, Geek of Information Technology.

GEEK DRESS CODE [d-(+)]

My tendencies on this issue range from: "I'm usually in jeans and a t-shirt.", to: "Good leisure-wear. Slacks, button-shirt, etc. No jeans, tennis shoes, or t-shirts."

GEEK SHAPE CODE [s+():]

My tendencies on this issue range from: "I'm a little rounder than most.", to: ""

GEEK AGE CODE [a]

My age is 30-39.

GEEK COMPUTERS CODE [C+++$]

You mean there is life outside of Internet? You're shittin' me! I haven't dragged myself to class in weeks. Getting paid for it!

GEEK UNIX CODE [ULC+++>$]

I use GNU/Linux and SCO Unix. I don't need to crack /etc/passwd because I just modified su so that it doesn't prompt me. The admin staff doesn't even know I'm here. If you don't understand what I just said, this category does NOT apply to you! But someday I'd like to say: "Getting paid for it!"

GEEK PERL CODE [P++>++++]

Perl is a powerful programming tool. I don't write shell scripts anymore because I write them in Perl. But someday I'd like to say: "I don't write Perl, I speak it. Perl has superseded all other programming languages. I firmly believe that all programs can be reduced to a Perl one-liner. I use Perl to achieve U+++ status."

GEEK GNU/LINUX CODE [L++$>++++]

I use GNU/Linux ALMOST exclusively on my system. I've given up trying to achieve GNU/Linux.God status, but welcome the OS as a replacement for DOS. I only boot to DOS to play games. Getting paid for it! But someday I'd like to say: "I am a GNU/Linux wizard. I munch C code for breakfast and have enough room left over for a kernel debugging. I have so many patches installed that I lost track about ten versions ago. GNU/Linux newbies consider me a net.god."

GEEK EMACS CODE [!E]

I refuse to categorize myself on Emacs.

GEEK WORLD WIDE WEB CODE [W++>$]

I have a homepage. I surf daily. My homepage is advertised in my .signature. But someday I'd like to say: "Getting paid for it!"

GEEK USENET CODE [N+]

I read news recreationally when I have some time to kill.

GEEK USENET ORACLE CODE [!o]

I refuse to categorize myself on Usenet Oracle.

GEEK KIBO CODE [!K]

I refuse to categorize myself on Kibo.

GEEK MICROSOFT WINDOWS CODE [w+()@]

My tendencies on this issue range from: "I have installed my own custom sounds, wallpaper, and screen savers so my PC walks and talks like a fun house. Oh yeah, I have a hundred TrueType(tm) fonts that I've installed but never used. I never lose Minesweeper and Solitaire", to: "Ok, so I use MS Windows, I don't have to like it." But that varies...

GEEK OS/2 CODE [!O]

I refuse to categorize myself on OS/2.

GEEK MACINTOSH CODE [!M-]

I refuse to categorize myself on Macintosh. But if I did participate in this category, I would characterize myself as follows: "Macs suck. All real geeks have a character prompt."

GEEK VMS CODE [!V]

I refuse to categorize myself on VMS.

GEEK POLITICS & SOCIAL ISSUES CODE [PS-(--)@>---]

My tendencies on this issue range from: "Label records! Keep dirty stuff off the TV and the Internet.", to: "Oppose sex education, abortion rights, gay rights. Rush Limbaugh is my spokesman." But that varies... But someday I'd like to say: "Repent left-wing sinners and change your wicked evil ways. Buchanan/Robertson in '96."

GEEK POLITICS & ECONOMIC ISSUES CODE [PE+]

Balance the budget with spending cuts and an amendment.

GEEK CYPHERPUNKS CODE [Y--]

Get a life. The only people that need this kind of protection are people with something to hide. I think cypherpunks are just a little paranoid.

GEEK PGP CODE [PGP>++]

I've used it, but stopped long ago. But someday I'd like to say: "I have the most recent version and use it regularly."

GEEK STAR TREK CODE [t+]

It's a damn fine TV show and is one of the only things good on television any more.

GEEK BABYLON 5 CODE [!5(-)]

I refuse to categorize myself on Babylon 5. But if I did participate in this category, I would characterize myself as follows: "My tendencies on this issue range from: "I've seen it, I am pretty indifferent to it.", to: "This show is sub-par. The acting is wooden, the special effects are obviously poor quality. In general, it seems like a very cheap Star Trek ripoff.""

GEEK X FILES CODE [X+]

I've Converted my family and watch the show when I remember. It's really kinda fun.

GEEK ROLE-PLAYING CODE [!R-]

I refuse to categorize myself on Role-Playing. But if I did participate in this category, I would characterize myself as follows: "Gosh, what an utter waste of time!"

GEEK TELEVISION CODE [tv-(+)?]

My tendencies on this issue range from: "I watch tv for the news and 'special programming.'", to: "I watch some tv every day." Television? I don't even know what that is...

GEEK BOOKS CODE [b+]

I enjoy reading, but don't get the time very often.

GEEK DILBERT CODE [DI++++]

I've received mail from Scott Adams. I'm in the DNRC (Dogbert's New Ruling Class).

GEEK DOOM CODE [D++>$]

I've played the shareware version and bought the real one and I'm actually pretty good at the game. I occasionally download PWAD files and play them too. But someday I'd like to say: "Getting paid for it!"

THE GEEK CODE [G]

I know what the geek code is and even did up this code.

GEEK EDUCATION CODE [e+>++]

Got an Associate degree. But someday I'd like to say: "Got a Baccalaureate degree."

GEEK HOUSING CODE [h----(-)]

My tendencies on this issue range from: "Married with children - Al Bundy can sympathize.", to: "Living with one or more registered Geeks."

GEEK RELATIONSHIPS CODE [r+++]

Found someone, dated, and am now married.

GEEK SEX CODE [y++++]

Male. I have a few little rug rats to prove I've been there. Besides, with kids around, who has time for sex?


-----BEGIN GEEK CODE BLOCK-----
Version: 3.1
GAT/IT d-(+) s+(): a C+++$ ULC+++>$ P++>++++ L++$>++++ !E W++>$ N+ !o !K
w+()@ !O !M- !V PS-(--)@>--- PE+ Y-- PGP>++ t+ !5(-) X+ !R- tv-(+)? b+
DI++++ D++>$ G e+>++ h----(-) r+++ y++++
------END GEEK CODE BLOCK------

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