geek code

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geek code - Jargon File (4.4.4, 14 Aug 2003) :

  geek code
   n.
  
     (also "Code of the Geeks"). A set of codes commonly used in sig block
     s to broadcast the interests, skills, and aspirations of the
     poster. Features a G at the left margin followed by numerous letter
     codes, often suffixed with plusses or minuses. Because many net users
     are involved in computer science, the most common prefix is `GCS'. To
     see a copy of the current code, browse http://www.geekcode.com/. Here
     is a sample geek code (that of Robert Hayden, the code's inventor)
     from that page:
  
     -----BEGIN GEEK CODE BLOCK-----
     Version: 3.1
     GED/J d-- s:++>: a- C++(++++)$ ULUO++ 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------
  
     The geek code originated in 1993; it was inspired (according to the
     inventor) by previous "bear", "smurf" and "twink"
     style-and-sexual-preference codes from lesbian and gay newsgroups.
     It has in turn spawned imitators; there is now even a "Saturn geek
     code" for owners of the Saturn car. See also geek.