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If only we had a way to distinguish between TRUE geeks and these false imposters!

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Version: 3.12
GCS/GE@ d>d- s:+ a- C++$ L++ W+ K w$ PS+(+++) PE(-) Y+ PGP(GPG) t(+) 5+ X- R+ tv-- b(+) DI(+) D+ G e++ h--- r+++ y+++
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TWCTF for the original Quake is probably the best mod of all time. Not Counterstrike, or Team Fortress (lol sorry). Not only because the inventor of the Geek Code Block had something to do with it. KTHXBYE!

parent's right, master the universal geek code!

> If he's living in a cave, he can't be very "modern"...

Actually, some modern people

http://www.geekcode.com/geek.html#house

are "Living in a cave with 47 computers and an Internet feed, located near a Dominoes pizza".

Tolkien was a professor of the english language and literature at Oxford. Hardly a nerd or a geek.

My first thought was that it was something like geek code.

Why not follow a geekcode system. You can still have your yes/no/dont_care options, but at the end, you get a customised license.

As with http://creativecommons.org/, you get 2 licenses. One in plain English (you can use this commercially, you must supply changes as patches, etc) and one in legal jargon. Then, your text only LICENSE file contains both. You could even reduce the license to a license code that can be pasted back into an osicode decoder.

Holy crap! Coincidentally, that's my geek code!!!! Whatta the odds?!!!

Second that. Producing more crap to fight crap leaves only losers.

Knowing how sneaky spam operations work (zombie networks etc.), I think that filtering/counter measures will never truly solve the spam problem, and that an effective solution will be economics-based.

One reason for the huge amounts of spam is that each single message has on average very little value for the recipient, and IMHO a good approach would be to increase that value. In a way: help spammers to reach an interested audience in a more targeted, specific way. So that not 1 in a million, but eg. 1 of every 50 mails sent produce a paying customer. Less effort for the spammer, less traffic, less annoyance, basically a win-win for everyone.

For that, you would need a way for recipients to 'advertise' what they're interested in: how many messages they want to receive, product types, type of organisations they'd like to hear from etc. Maybe in a system similar to publishing a PGP key or the "Geek Code". If a recipient has a way of indicating that (s)he is interested in viagra pills, then a spammer/advertiser can focus on that group, instead of spamming a huge amount of random people. Something that lets you tell 'the world' what you consider useful (or not) to find in your inbox, so that spammers/advertisers don't need to bother millions of uninterested folks to find a dozen customers. This would also put the burden of finding customers (selecting a target audience) on the spammer, instead of on the recipient (spam filtering). Ofcourse you could devise such a system in 1001 ways (preferably highly automated). Food for ongoing research...

"The notion that da Vinci was some sort of proto-computer geek is not as far-fetched as it sounds."

How long until someone comes up with Leo's GEEK code? ;-)
I've tried but I could not make heads and tails out of it:- I don't know Leo *that* far.

If you're still unwashed and do not know what a geek code is have a look at: http://www.geekcode.com/

Don't project your opinions on the group you think you belong to. To a lot of geeks, atheism is just as stupid as theism (you're still assuming things about "God", but can't define what "God" is), and uncontrolled libertarianism is just as stupid as unbridled socialism (why trust business more than government?).

There seems to be this big misconception that anyone who likes computers is therefore a "geek" and also therefore has a similar political/philosophical outlook.

Yes, and the misconception is yours. There is nothing that says you have to be a libertarian or an atheist to be a geek. Why would there be a PS geek code if we're all libertarians?

This isn't to say that I think everyone in Saudi Arabia is some kind of crazy religious zealot, but if you grow up in that kind of environment, a lot of it would probably rub off on you.

Probably just as much as that feeling of cultural superiority rubs off on a lot of westerners. There are a lot of little kings out there who think it's their godgiven right to pass judgement on everyone in the world (but get utterly nasty if you treat them the same way). It doesn't really matter if the superiority attidude comes from a religious or from a socio-economical background, the result is the same.

The Saudis, at least the people in charge, are like the Taliban with gold Rolexes.

Yeah cool, but what has this got to do with Saudi geeks?

Time to revisit the Geek Code! Life imitating art, I tell you what!

(But you'll have to get in line behind me!)

Screw the geek code I'm putting my genetic code in my sig.
Now all I need is a cloning program that reads from standard input.
(before anyone suggests it, I know sex works, but I'm a geek, what are my odds... ;)

If I put a big-azz heatsink in my brain with the fins sticking out the back of my head, can I overclock it to get better framerates?

(Hmm, or watercooling. Overclock it and wander around with a big ice bath. :)

Just one question left - for those of us who checked "C++++" (I'll be first in line to get the new cybernetic interface installed into my skull. " in our Geek Code .sigs, where do we sign up?

Impractical but fun choice: Ability to see ultraviolet. Walk through a botanical garden and get a bee's-eye view.

Practical but more useful choice: Ability to see near infrared.

Impractical but even cooler choice: Ability to see far infrared. Know which dark alley the d00d you're trying to frag walked down... even if you're 5 minutes behind him. The coolant for the sensor might help with overclocking, too - anything to keep the frame-rate up! :)

And finally, some good uses for serious overclocking - real-time image reprocessing! Imagine driving with night-vision active at night (and software to filter out glare of incoming high-beams), and use the same software to highlight road signs and banner-block ugly billboards with pictures of trees or background patterns by day. Interface with GPS, visit New York and hack it to put up a picture of the WTC towers overtop of whatever sawed-off 20-storey mundane blocks they try to "replace" them with.)

Geek Code.

You'd've loved the 60s Hammond combo organ we had when I was growing up, mash enough keys at once=instant (TOS) transporter/phaser sounds. And as far as "No longer considered geeky", well, Trek still has a place in the Geek Code, right?

Congratulations, you just made my point for me.

Theaters won't show X rated movies because people won't go to X rated movies. Why won't people go to them? Because they're X rated. If they weren't X rated, would there be a market for their same content? Yup. Therefore, they're being censored.

Read my post again. Maybe you'll get it this time.

I'm not stupid enough to fail to understand that governments get involved with ratings when people start making a stink about it. What I'm saying is that ratings systems aren't an appropriate or effective way of solving the problem, and lead to censorship.

What would I do? I believe that advertising materials for films and video games should accurately reflect the content - basically, demand truth in advertising. Everyone claims they need ratings because they need to be able to know what's in the movie/game. Okay, then do something that accomplishes that. Don't use a ratings system, the ratings say absolutely nothing about the content, they just make a value judgement for you based on criteria which have nothing to do with you personally. Use a content descriptor code - like the Geek Code.

What's your geek code?

You didn't read his FAQ very carefully, did you?

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Version: 3.12
GPA 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+++
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The decoder link he provides doesn't work. But if you go here, cut and paste will be your friend.

Hi Whil,

First I'd like to say that I really liked your character and I was upset when he was written out of the show.

A lot of questions have focused on either your level of geekiness or how many of your Trek co-actors you got to see nude. I have a bit more concrete question, which I think might tell us a lot more about you:

What's your geek code?

If you're reading this, then your Slashdot ID and your geek code will probably be enough for them...

What's this? XML meets the geek code? (real site down)

This sounds just a little bit like the geekcode, although more buzzword compliant.

And yes, I really wanted to post a link, but it seems that the geekcode site is missing.

First off, as always, it's good that this is being brought to our attention essentially right off the bat. Although there will probably ALWAYS be hardcore MS users (Disclaimer: IANAHCMSU), we're not really constrained as much by OS as we think. While Linux is still developing its multimedia muscles, we have the Mac. Sure, they're expensive, but all you really need is one... :P, and Linux for the rest.

Now, since I'm a GCM, I'll delve into the technical part. It's been stated that MS will track computers via, among other things, MAC address. Apparently, this happens during the registration process. Well, what if you don't register?

Now, some MS drone's sure to have thought of this eventuality, so maybe the OS will force you to register. Well, in that case, no registration == totally non-usable/partially cripped OS. *BANG* -- That's the sound of MS shooting themselves in the foot. The Technical Support issues in such a case would be overwhelming, IMO.

Well, suppose that MS makes the OS surrupticiously(sp?!) register itself over any available internet connection? FIREWALL it! Setup your handy Sonicwall, Cisco Router, or even ZoneAlarm to deny the bloody registration agent access to the internet.

And if all else fails, SOMEONE will hack the damn thing. Garunteed. We will see a patch to "mswhst_reg.exe" within a WEEK that kills the damn thing.

Never fear. We will prevail. No matter WHAT MS does.

"I threw the coherency out the nearest airlock."

it is Geek Code
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It's geek code...look up the decoder here, and look up the source and key here. Go make yourself one :)

You may want to try GeekCode.

The Geek Code allows for all kinds of geeks.

In particular, is up to date on Geek Code 2000?

The Slashdot Code is a measure of how much of a Slashdot Geek/Addict you
really are. It should not be confused with the Slash Code which is the Perl code
that runs the Slashdot web site.

To be considered a serious Slashdot Geek, there is no other requirement
more important than actually reading the site. Okay, you don't have to read
it but you should visit it often.

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All of r+++ and more. I can give a good guess as to when the editors
sleep and schedule my life so that I am never away from Slashdot at any
other time. I have bookmarks to all of the static pages on the site.
r+++
Slashdot is my home page. I never
leave it except to follow links from stories there or to find material to
post. I compulsively click the Reload button to see if there are
new stories.
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I visit Slashdot several times a day. I read the summary of every
article. I have it bookmarked.
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I visit Slashdot at least once a day. I don't want a single article to
disappear off the main page before I've read it.
r
I visit Slashdot occasionally. It's one of a number of sources I use
for my news.
r-
Been there. Wasn't impressed.
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I read it once, but I didn't understand what everyone was talking
about.
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Slash what?

Posting comments

To be a member of the Slashdot community, you need to actually
participate. One of the easiest ways to do that is to post comments about
articles, since you don't even have to have an account.

Part of how Slashdot works is through Karma and scoring, which are
intimately intertwined. Any Slashdotter should at least have an opinion about
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Obviously, for posting and Karmic purposes, having a user account is
essential. There are certain subtleties to that that should not be
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Submitting articles is a part of the Slashdot experience as well.

My personal definition in the Geek vs Nerd nomenclature argument comes from http://www.circus.com/~omni/geek.html

I'm also fond of the ideas represented in the Geek Code. Geeks come in all shapes and sizes, both physically and mentally. Most people I know who I don't consider to be geek/nerds use the term Geek as a form of respect, in a "so that's what you people call yourselves..." manner.

just my 37.52 Lira... (last I checked, US $0.02)

It is a geek code block. Go to The Code of the Geeks.

Anyhow the Geek Code can be found at http://www.geekcode.com/

His code means:
He's a Geek of Computer Science
Dresses casually
A bit fat, but not too much
In his late 20's
Heavily into computers
A wicked Unix guru
Not so big on Perl
Thinks Linux is okay but not amazing
Uses emacs
Uses the web a fair bit
Reads some newsgroups
Loathes the usenet oracle
Is not enlightened about Kibo
Uses Windows but doesn't like it
Didn't care about OS/2 either
Hates the Mac (Between this and his Linux score we can tell he's a no-goodnik ;)
Likes Unix better than VMS
Apolitical
Financially conservative (pro taxes, pro welfare, anti military spending)
Interested in cypherpunk issues but no active
Doesn't use PGP
Likes Star Trek
Indifferent to Babylon 5 (now we really know about the no-goodnik issue ;)
Likes X-Files a lot
Plays some RPGs
Watches TV daily
Likes to read but doesn't frequently do so
Likes Dilbert
Likes DOOM a good bit
No longer so interested in the Geek Code
Has an MA
Married
Gender undisclosed, but gets a lot of it

My code can be decoded here

I like it.

How about "humour", "relevance", "insightfulness" and then some axes like "pro/anti M$", "pro/anti Linux" ... maybe allow the poster some input into the inital values of these (or start them at the average value of the poster's previous comments).

Then I can specify which region of the multi-dimensional space I want to listen to.

On the other hand, we could just sort posters by geekcode :)
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