Geek Code

The Geek Code is an invention of Robert A. Hayden and is usually hidden in headers of emails or Usenet postings. It consists of a sequence of characters, each of which has a certain pre-defined meaning. In addition, he is an inside joke, that is a self - ironic way of looking at computer hacking or culture.

The Geek Code serves the self-description of the sender or author. The first combination of letters is an abbreviation for the type of geeks, whereas the following letters and symbols to describe the behavior of the Geeks closer. The weighting for a particular property is represented in most cases by successive plus or minus sign.

There are several programs on the Internet that generate a geekcode or make it readable (for the non-geek ).

A proposed successor to the geek code is the OmniCode.

Example

A Geek code example, would be the following:

GIT d s : - a - C UL 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 In this Geek is a GIT ( Geek of Information Technology). The "s" stands for example for shape, ie size of the person and (separated by a colon) to its width. Now there is an appropriate scale for this area of ​​the Geek Code. For the part before the colon in shape, the following applies:

S I usually have to duck through doors. ( I must be in the doors usually bend ) s I'm a basketball candidate. (I'm a basketball candidate) s I'm a little taller than most. (I'm a bit bigger than most ) s I'm an average geek. ( I am an average Geek ) s -I look up to most people. ( I look up to most people ) s - I look up to damn near everybody. ( I watch almost every damn up ) s --- I take a phone book with me when I go out so I can eat dinner. ( I take a phone book with me when I go out, so I can go eat ) for the part after the colon following the table below:

S I take up three movie seats. ( I'll take three cinema seats in claim ) s I'm a linebacker candidate. (I'm a linebacker candidate ) s I'm a little rounder than most. (I'm a bit rounder than most ) s I'm an average geek. ( I am an average Geek ) s- Everybody tells me to gain a few pounds. ( Everyone tells me I should take a few pounds ) s - I tend to have to fight against a strong breeze. ( I tend to have to face a strong breeze fight ) s --- My bones are poking through my skin. ( My bones are out ) A " s : - " would thus mean the following: I'm a little taller than most and everybody tells me to gain a few pounds. (I'm a bit larger than most and everyone tells me I should take a few pounds. )