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-----BEGIN GEEK CODE BLOCK-----
Version: 3.1
GCS/CM/E/IT/M d-? s:+>: a C++++$ UBL+++
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------

Decoded

GEEK TYPE CODE [GCS/CM/E/IT/M]

Geek of Computer Science, Geek of Computer Management, Geek of Engineering, Geek of Information Technology, Geek of Math.

GEEK DRESS CODE [d-?]

I’m usually in jeans and a t-shirt. I have no idea what I am wearing right now, let alone what I wore yesterday.

GEEK SHAPE CODE [s:+>:]

I’m a little rounder than most. But someday I’d like to say: “I’m an average geek.”

GEEK AGE CODE [a]

My age is 30-39.

GEEK COMPUTERS CODE [C++++$]

I’ll be first in line to get the new cybernetic interface installed into my skull. Getting paid for it!

GEEK UNIX CODE [UBL+++]

I use BSD and GNU/Linux. I don’t need to crack /etc/passwd because I just modified su so that it doesn’t prompt me. The admin staff doesn’t even know I’m here. If you don’t understand what I just said, this category does NOT apply to you!

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 combines the power of sh, the clarity of sed, and the performance of awk with the simplicity of C. It should be banned.”

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.

GEEK EMACS CODE [E–]

Emacs sucks! vi forever!!!

GEEK WORLD WIDE WEB CODE [W++]

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

GEEK USENET CODE [!N-]

I refuse to categorize myself on Usenet. But if I did participate in this category, I would characterize myself as follows: “News is a waste of my time and I avoid it completely.”

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++$]

I write MS Windows programs in C and think about using C++ someday. I’ve written at least one DLL. Getting paid for it!

GEEK OS/2 CODE [!O–-]

I refuse to categorize myself on OS/2. But if I did participate in this category, I would characterize myself as follows: “I am Bill Gates of Borg. OS/2 is irrelevant.”

GEEK MACINTOSH CODE [!M-]

I refuse to categorize myself on Macintosh. But if I did participate in this category, I would characterize myself as follows: “Macs suck. All real geeks have a character prompt.”

GEEK VMS CODE [V]

I’ve used VMS.

GEEK POLITICS & SOCIAL ISSUES CODE [PS+++]

Legalize drugs! Abolish the government. Fuck the draft!

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. But someday I’d like to say: “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 is a warning to our’s and future generations. I’m a member of the EFF.”

GEEK PGP CODE [PGP>++]

I’ve used it, but stopped long ago. But someday I’d like to say: “I have the most recent version and use it regularly.”

GEEK STAR TREK CODE [!t]

I refuse to categorize myself on Star Trek.

GEEK BABYLON 5 CODE [5]

I’ve seen it, I am pretty indifferent to it.

GEEK X FILES CODE [!X-]

I refuse to categorize myself on X Files. But if I did participate in this category, I would characterize myself as follows: “It’s ok if you like paranoia and conspiracy stories, but, let’s face it, it’s crap.”

GEEK ROLE-PLAYING CODE [R-*]

Gosh, what an utter waste of time! I thought life WAS role-playing?

GEEK TELEVISION CODE [!tv]

I do not own a television.

GEEK BOOKS CODE [b+++]

I consume a few books a week as part of a staple diet.

GEEK DILBERT CODE [DI++]

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

GEEK DOOM CODE [D+]

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

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. Housing? I don’t even know what that is…

GEEK RELATIONSHIPS CODE [r+++]

Found someone, dated, and am now married.

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?

Huh? Well, I know geek codes are by far obsolete … What about this one?

------------- OmniCode 0.1.6 ------------
sxy cm178 kg86 skf8c5a6 ha261f19 ey605d58
esO sp= Ag1980 anE hds Lo50,40N-30,65E RlM
Kd1x MBINTJ FHb UF? IN4 AdS Pr*(7)
- Omnicode http://www.gadgeteer.net/omnicode/ -

(Decode …)

To be honest, I think all these codes are pretty useless - but the same is true for textual description anyway, so these are of the same usefulness as “Hi! My name is …” (which is Alexander Tsvyashchenko, by the way ) Also I live in Kiev, Ukraine - if that tells you anything …)

I believe that if you are really interested in someone’s personality, you always need smth more than a paragraph or two of text, but okay, just to fill up the space a bit: what is not mentioned in the codes is that I have wonderful wife and daughter!

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