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geek code
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n. (also Code of the Geeks ). A set of codes commonly used in sig blocks to
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broadcast the interests, skills, and aspirations of the poster. Features a G
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at the left margin followed by numerous letter codes, often suffixed with
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plusses or minuses. Because many net users are involved in computer science,
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the most common prefix is GCS. To see a copy of the current code, browse
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http://www.geekcode.com/. Here is a sample geek code (that of Robert Hayden,
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the code's inventor) from that page: -----BEGINGEEKCODEBLOCK-----
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Version:3.1 GED/Jd--s:++ :a-C++(++++)$ULUO++P+ +++L++!E----W+(---)N+++
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o+K+++w+(---)O-M+$ ++V--PS++(+++) $PE++(+) $Y++PGP++t-5+++ X++R+++
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$tv+b+DI+++D+++G+++++ $e++$ ++++hr--y+** ------ENDGEEKCODEBLOCK------ The
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geek code originated in 1993; it was inspired (according to the inventor) by
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previous bear , smurf and twink style-and-sexual-preference codes from
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lesbian and gay newsgroup s. It has in turn spawned imitators; there is now
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even a Saturn geek code for owners of the Saturn car. See also geek.
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