My Geek Code (v3.1) says....
code=GE/CS d+(-) s: a++ C+++$ !U 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?
- Dress: d+(-)
- I range from ...
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Good leisure-wear. Slacks, button-shirt, etc. No jeans,
tennis shoes, or t-shirts.
- ... to ...
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I'm usually in jeans and a t-shirt.
- Shape: s:
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I'm the height of an average geek.
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I'm as round as an average geek.
- Age: a++
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I'm between 50 and 59.
- Computers: C+++$
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You mean there is life outside of Internet? You're shittin' me!
I haven't dragged myself to class in weeks.
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I'm making money at this.
- Unix: !U
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I refuse to use Unix.
- Perl: P+
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I know of perl. I like perl. I just haven't learned much
perl, but it's on my agenda.
- Linux: L>++
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I know what Linux is, but that's about all.
- ... but I'd like to be ...
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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 is great! I read my mail and news with it!
- ... but I'd like to be ...
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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.religion.emacs,
alt.sex.emacs, and comp.os.emacs.
- Web: W++(--)
- I range from ...
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I have a homepage. I surf daily. My homepage is advertised
in my .signature.
- ... to ...
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A pox on the Web! It wastes time and bandwidth and just
gives the uneducated morons a reason to clutter the
Internet.
- Usenet: N
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Usenet News? Sure, I read that once.
- Usenet Oracle: !o
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I don't consult the Usenet Oracle.
- Kibo: K-
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I don't know who Kibo is.
- Windows: w++(---)
- I range from ...
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I write MS Windows programs in C and think about using C++
someday. I've written at least one DLL.
- ... to ...
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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.
- 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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I don't have any social views.
- Politics-Economic: !PE
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I don't care about economics.
- 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 don't use PGP.
- Trek: t
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It's just another TV show.
- Babylon 5: !5
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I don't watch Babylon 5.
- X-Files: X--
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If I wanted to watch this kind of stuff, I'd talk to
Oliver Stone
- Roleplaying: R
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Role-Playing? That's just something to do to kill a Saturday
afternoon.
- Television: tv--
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I turn my tv on during natural disasters.
- Books: b++
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I find the time to get through at least one new book a month.
- Dilbert: DI+++
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I am a Dilbert prototype
- DOOM!: !D
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I don't play Doom.
- Geek: G
- Education: e++>+++
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Got a bachelors degree
- ... but I'd like to be ...
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Got a masters degree
- Housing: h----
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Married with children -- Al Bundy can sympathize.
- Relationships: r+++
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Found someone, dated, and am now married.
- Sex[m]: y?
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It's none of your business what my sex life is like.