Decoded Geek Code

GEEK TYPE CODE [GS/CS/IT]

Geek of Science (Physics, Chemistry, Biology, etc.), Geek of Computer Science, Geek of Information Technology.

GEEK DRESS CODE [d(+)]

My tendencies on this issue range from: "I dress a lot like those found in catalog ads. Bland, boring, without life or meaning.", to: "Good leisure-wear. Slacks, button-shirt, etc. No jeans, tennis shoes, or t-shirts."

GEEK SHAPE CODE [s:]

I'm an average geek.

GEEK AGE CODE [a]

My age is 30-39.

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 [UBLIO++(++++)$]

I use BSD, GNU/Linux, IRIX and OSF/1 (aka Digital Unix). My tendencies on this issue range from: "I've get the entire admin ticked off at me because I am always using all of the CPU time and trying to run programs that I don't have access to. I'm going to try cracking /etc/passwd next week, just don't tell anyone.", to: "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++++$]

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 Perl has superseded all other programming languages.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. Getting paid for it!

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. But someday I'd like to say: "I use GNU/Linux exclusively on my system. I monitor comp.os.linux.* and even answer questions sometimes."

GEEK EMACS CODE [E++(+++)]

My tendencies on this issue range from: "I know and use elisp regularly!", to: "Emacs is my login shell!! M-x doctor is my psychologist! I use emacs to control my TV and toaster oven! All you vi people don't know what you're missing! I read alt.relgion.emacs, alt.sex.emacs, and comp.os.emacs."

GEEK WORLD WIDE WEB CODE [W++]

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."

GEEK USENET ORACLE CODE [!o]

I refuse to categorize myself on Usenet Oracle.

GEEK KIBO CODE [K-]

I don't know who Kibo is.

GEEK MICROSOFT WINDOWS CODE [w---]

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]

I refuse to categorize myself on OS/2.

GEEK MACINTOSH CODE [M++]

I am a Mac guru. Anything those DOS putzes and unix nerds can do, I can do better, and if not, I'll write the damn software to do it.

GEEK VMS CODE [V--]

I would rather smash my head repeatedly into a brick wall than suffer the agony of working with VMS. It's reminiscent of a dead and decaying pile of moose droppings. Unix rules the universe.

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+]

Balance the budget with spending cuts and an amendment.

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++]

I have the most recent version and use it regularly.

GEEK STAR TREK CODE [t+(++)]

My tendencies on this issue range from: "It's a damn fine TV show and is one of the only things good on television any more.", to: "It's the best show around. I have all the episodes and the movies on tape and can quote entire scenes verbatim. I've built a few of the model kits too. But you'll never catch me at one of those conventions. Those people are kooks."

GEEK BABYLON 5 CODE [5++(+++)]

My tendencies on this issue range from: "Finally a show that shows what a real future would look like. None of this Picardian "Let's talk about it and be friends" crap. And what's this? We finally get to see a bathroom! Over on that Enterprise, they've been holding it for over seven years!", to: "I am a True Worshipper of the Church of Joe who lives eats breathes and thinks Babylon 5, and has Evil thoughts about stealing Joe's videotape archives just to see episodes earlier. I am planning to break into the bank and steal the triple-encoded synopsis of the 5-year arc."

GEEK X FILES CODE [X++]

This is one of the better shows I've seen. I wish I'd taped everything from the start at SP, because I'm wearing out my EP tapes. I'll periodically debate online. I've Converted at least 5 people. I've gotten a YAXA.

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 watch some tv every day.", to: "I just leave the tv on, to make sure I don't miss anything."

GEEK BOOKS CODE [b++(+)]

My tendencies on this issue range from: "I find the time to get through at least one new book a month.", to: "I enjoy reading, but don't get the time very often."

GEEK DILBERT CODE [DI++]

I work with people that act a lot like Dilbert and his boss.

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 that varies...

THE GEEK CODE [G(++)]

My tendencies on this issue range from: "I know what the geek code is and even did up this code.", to: "I know what each letter means, but sometimes have to look up the specifics."

GEEK EDUCATION CODE [e+++]

Got a Masters degree.

GEEK HOUSING CODE [h(+)]

My tendencies on this issue range from: "Friends come over to visit every once in a while to talk about Geek things. There is a place for them to sit.", to: "Living alone, get out once a week to buy food, no more than once a month to do laundry. All surfaces covered."

GEEK RELATIONSHIPS CODE [r-->++]

People just aren't interested in dating me. But someday I'd like to say: "I've dated my current S.O. for a long time."

GEEK SEX CODE [y--]

Male. Not having sex because I just can't get any...


-----BEGIN GEEK CODE BLOCK-----
Version: 3.1
GS/CS/IT d(+) s: a C++$ UBLIO++(++++)$ 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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