My Geek Code (v3.1) says....
GCS/IT d- s-: a C++++$ UB++++ 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-- y+
- Geek: GCS/IT
- I'm a geek of computer science.
- a geek of information technology.
- Dress: d-
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I'm usually in jeans and a t-shirt.
- Shape: s-:
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I look up to most people.
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I'm as round as an average geek.
- Age: a
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I'm between 30 and 39.
- Computers: C++++$
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I'll be the first in line to get the new cybernetic interface
installed into my skull.
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I'm making money at this.
- Unix: UB++++
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BSD:
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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.
- Perl: P+++
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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.
- Linux: L++
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I use Linux ALMOST exclusively on my system. I've given
up trying to achieve Linux.God status, but welcome the OS
as a replacement for DOS. I only boot to DOS to play games.
- Emacs: E---
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Emacs sucks! vi forever!!!
- Web: W++
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I have a homepage. I surf daily. My homepage is advertised
in my .signature.
- Usenet: N
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Usenet News? Sure, I read that once.
- Usenet Oracle: o?
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What's the Usenet Oracle?
- Kibo: K?
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What's Kibo?
- Windows: w/--
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Ok, so I use MS Windows. I don't have to like it.
- ... and ...
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MS Windows is a joke operating system. Hell, it's not even an
operating system. NT is Not Tough enough for me either.
95 is how may times it will crash an hour.
- OS/2: !O
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I don't use OS/2.
- Macintosh: !M
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I don't use a Mac.
- VMS: !V
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I don't use VMS.
- Politics-Social: PS+
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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.
- Politics-Economic: PE/++
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Distrust both government and business.
- ... and ...
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Keep the government off the backs of businesses.
Deregulate as much as possible.
- Cypherpunks: Y+
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I have an interest and concern in privacy issues, but in reality
I am not really all that active or vocal.
- PGP: PGP++
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I have the most recent version and use it regularly
- Trek: t+
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It's a damn fine TV show and is one of the only things good
on television any more.
- Babylon 5: 5+
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Babylon 5 certainly presents a fresh perspective in the Sci-Fi
universe. I watch it weekly.
- X-Files: X
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Ho hum. Just another Fox show.
- Roleplaying: R
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Role-Playing? That's just something to do to kill a Saturday
afternoon.
- Television: tv(+)
- I range from ...
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I watch only the shows that are actually worth while,
such as those found on PBS.
- ... to ...
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I watch some tv every day.
- Books: b+
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I enjoy reading, but don't get the time very often.
- Dilbert: DI+/++
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I read Dilbert daily, often understanding it
- ... and ...
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I work with people that act a lot like Dilbert and his boss.
- DOOM!: D
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I've played the game and I'm pretty indifferent.
- Geek Code: G
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I know what the geek code is and even did up this code.
- Education: e+++
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Got a masters degree
- Housing: h--
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Living with one or more people who know nothing about being a
Geek and refuse to watch Babylon 5.
- Sex[m]: y+
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I've had real, live sex.