My Geek Code (v3.1) says....

Geek: GCS

I'm a geek of computer science.

Dress: d-

I'm usually in jeans and a t-shirt.

Shape: s+

I'm a little taller than most.

I'm as round as an average geek.

Age: a

I'm between 30 and 39.

Computers: C+++$

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

    I'm making money at this.

Unix: UB++++$

BSD:

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.

    I'm making money at this.

Perl: P+++

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-

I have no desire to use Linux and frankly don't give a rats patootie about it. There are other, better, operating systems out there. Like Mac, DOS, or Amiga-OS. Or, better yet even, would be another free Unix OS like FreeBSD.

Emacs: E---

Emacs sucks! vi forever!!!

Web: W++(--)

    I range from ...

I have a homepage. I surf daily. My homepage is advertised in my .signature.

    ... to ...

A pox on the Web! It wastes time and bandwidth and just gives the uneducated morons a reason to clutter the Internet.

Usenet: N++@

I read all the news in a select handful of groups.

    Varying wildly on this topic.

Usenet Oracle: !o

I don't consult the Usenet Oracle.

Kibo: K++

I've read Kibo.

Windows: w---()

    I range from ...

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.

    ... to ...

Ok, so I use MS Windows. I don't have to like it.

OS/2: O

I finally managed to get OS/2 installed but wasn't too terribly impressed.

Macintosh: !M

I don't use a Mac.

VMS: V?

What's VMS?

Politics-Social: 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.

Politics-Economic: PE

Distrust both government and business.

Cypherpunks: Y+>++

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

    ... but I'd like to be ...

I am on the cypherpunks mailing list and active around Usenet. I never miss an opportunity to talk about the evils of Clipper and ITAR and the NSA. Orwell's 1984 is more than a story, it's a warning to ours and future generations. I'm a member of the EFF.

PGP: PGP+

"Finger me for my public key"

Trek: t++

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.

Babylon 5: 5+

Babylon 5 certainly presents a fresh perspective in the Sci-Fi universe. I watch it weekly.

X-Files: X+

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

Roleplaying: R*>+

I thought life WAS role-playing?

    ... but I'd like to be ...

I've got my weekly sessions set up and a character that I know better than I know myself.

Television: tv(+)

    I range from ...

I watch only the shows that are actually worth while, such as those found on PBS.

    ... to ...

I watch some tv every day.

Books: b++

I find the time to get through at least one new book a month.

Dilbert: DI++++

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

DOOM!: D+

It's a fun, action game that is a nice diversion on a lazy afternoon.

Geek Code: G

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

Education: e*

I learned everything there is to know about life from the "Hitchhiker's Trilogy".

Housing: h(+)

    I 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.

Relationships: r-

I have difficulty maintaining a relationship.

Sex[m]: y+

I've had real, live sex.