Decoded Geek Code

GEEK TYPE CODE [GCS/IT/O]

Geek of Computer Science, Geek of Information Technology, Geek of Other.

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." I have no idea what I am wearing right now, let alone what I wore yesterday.

GEEK SHAPE CODE [s++:]

I'm a basketball candidate.

GEEK AGE CODE [a+]

My age is 40-49.

GEEK COMPUTERS CODE [C++$]

Computers are a large part of my existence. When I get up in the morning, the first thing I do is log myself in. I play games or mud on weekends, but still manage to stay off of academic probation. Getting paid for it!

GEEK UNIX CODE [US++++$]

I use SunOS/Solaris exclusively. I am the sysadmin. If you try and crack my machine don't be surprised if the municipal works department gets an "accidental" computer-generated order to start a new landfill on your front lawn or your quota is reduced to 4K. Getting paid for it!

GEEK PERL CODE [P++(+++)$]

My tendencies on this issue range from: "Perl is a powerful programming tool. I don't write shell scripts anymore because I write them in Perl.", to: "Perl is a very powerful programming tool. Not only do I no longer write shell scripts, I also no longer use awk or sed. I use Perl for all programs of less than a thousand lines." Getting paid for it!

GEEK GNU/LINUX CODE [L++(+++)]

My tendencies on this issue range from: "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.", to: "I use GNU/Linux exclusively on my system. I monitor comp.os.linux.* and even answer questions sometimes."

GEEK EMACS CODE [E-]

Emacs is too big and bloated for my tastes

GEEK WORLD WIDE WEB CODE [W+(++)]

My tendencies on this issue range from: "I have the latest version of Netscape, and wander the web only when there's something specific I'm looking for.", to: "I have a homepage. I surf daily. My homepage is advertised in my .signature."

GEEK USENET CODE [N+(++)>+++]

My tendencies on this issue range from: "I read news recreationally when I have some time to kill.", to: "I read all the news in a select handful of groups." But someday I'd like to say: "I read so many news groups that the next batch of news comes in before I finish reading the last batch, and I have to read for about 2 hours straight before I'm caught up on the morning's news. Then there's the afternoon..."

GEEK USENET ORACLE CODE [o(--)]

My tendencies on this issue range from: "I've submitted a question, but it has never been incarnated.", to: "Who needs answers from a bunch of geeks anyhow?"

GEEK KIBO CODE [K-]

I don't know who Kibo is.

GEEK MICROSOFT WINDOWS CODE [w(---)]

My tendencies on this issue range from: "Ok, so I use MS Windows, I don't have to like it.", to: "Windows has set back the computing industry by at least 10 years. Bill Gates should be drawn, quartered, hung, shot, poisoned, disembowelled, and then REALLY hurt."

GEEK OS/2 CODE [O(-)]

My tendencies on this issue range from: "I finally managed to get OS/2 installed but wasn't too terribly impressed.", to: "Tried it, didn't like it."

GEEK MACINTOSH CODE [M?>+]

Macintosh? I don't even know what that is... But someday I'd like to say: "A Mac has it's uses and I use it quite often."

GEEK VMS CODE [V]

I've used VMS.

GEEK POLITICS & SOCIAL ISSUES CODE [PS+]

My whole concept of liberalism is that nobody has the right to tell anybody else what to do, on either side of the political fence. If you don't like it, turn the bloody channel.

GEEK POLITICS & ECONOMIC ISSUES CODE [PE]

Distrust both government and business.

GEEK CYPHERPUNKS CODE [Y+]

I have an interest and concern in privacy issues, but in reality I am not really all that active or vocal.

GEEK PGP CODE [PGP+]

"Finger me for my public key".

GEEK STAR TREK CODE [t(-)]

My tendencies on this issue range from: "It's just another TV show.", to: "Maybe it is just me, but I have no idea what the big deal with Star Trek is. Perhaps I'm missing something but I just think it is bad drama."

GEEK BABYLON 5 CODE [5?]

Babylon 5? I don't even know what that is...

GEEK X FILES CODE [X]

Ho hum. Just another Fox show.

GEEK ROLE-PLAYING CODE [R>+]

Role-Playing? That's just something to do to kill a Saturday afternoon. But someday I'd like to say: "I've got my weekly sessions set up and a character that I know better than I know myself."

GEEK TELEVISION CODE [tv--()]

My tendencies on this issue range from: "I turn my tv on during natural disasters.", to: "I watch only the shows that are actually worthwhile, such as those found on PBS."

GEEK BOOKS CODE [b+>+++]

I enjoy reading, but don't get the time very often. But someday I'd like to say: "I consume a few books a week as part of a staple diet."

GEEK DILBERT CODE [DI]

I read Dilbert infrequently, rarely understanding it.

GEEK DOOM CODE [D-]

I've played the game and really didn't think it was all that impressive.

THE GEEK CODE [G]

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

GEEK EDUCATION CODE [e+++]

Got a Masters degree.

GEEK HOUSING CODE [h---->]

Married with children - Al Bundy can sympathize. But someday I'd like to say: "Friends come over to visit every once in a while to talk about Geek things. There is a place for them to sit."

GEEK RELATIONSHIPS CODE [r+++>(+)]

Found someone, dated, and am now married. But someday I'd like to say: "My tendencies on this issue range from: "I date periodically.", to: "I date frequently, bouncing from one relationship to another. ""

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? But someday I'd like to say: "I was once referred to as 'easy'. I have no idea where that might have come from though. But that varies..."


-----BEGIN GEEK CODE BLOCK-----
Version: 3.1
GCS/IT/O d-(+)? s++: a+ C++$ US++++$ 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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