GE d- s:++ a+++ C++++ UL+++ P+ L+++ E+++ W+++ N+++ o+ K+ w— V PS+ PE f— c+++ Y+ PGP++ t+++ 5- X- R+++ tv++ b++ D-— xkcd G e++++ h– r+++

Translation:

• GE Geek of Engineering.
• d- I'm usually in jeans and a t-shirt.
• s:++ I'm of average height, I'm a linebacker candidate.
• a+++ 60 and up.
• C++++ I'll be first in line to get the new cybernetic interface installed into my skull.
• UL50 I've been using Unix for 50 years.
• P+++ I've used Perl to earn a decent living.
• L(U)+++ I use Ubuntu Linux exclusively on my system, and I work mostly from command line.
• E+++ Emacs is my login shell!! M-x doctor is my psychologist! I use emacs to control my TV and toaster oven! All you vi people don't know what you're missing! I read alt.religion.emacs, alt.sex.emacs, and comp.os.emacs.
• W1.0+++ I am an original Netizen, and I see no need for scrolling baloney.
• N+++ I read so many newsgroups that the next batch of news comes in before I finish reading the last batch, and I have to read for about 2 hours straight before I'm caught up on the morning's news. Then there's the afternoon.
• K+ I like Kibo. If you know, you know.
• w--- Windows is bloatware.
• V I've used VMS. Meh.
• PS+ My whole concept of politics is that nobody has the right to tell anybody else what to do, on either side of the political fence.
• PE Distrust both government and business.
• f--- In matters of religion, I distrust all human claims for the one true way. That doesn't mean I don't trust scripture.
• c+++ I am a cyberpunk all the way, including the music.
• Y+ I have an interest and concern in privacy issues, but in reality I am not really all that active or vocal.
• PGP++ I have the most recent version and use it regularly.
• t+++ Star Trek is not just a TV show, it's a religion. I know all about warp field dynamics and the principles behind the transporter. I have memorized the TECH manual. I speak Klingon. I wear an IDIC. I have no life.
• 5 Babylon 6 is sub-par. The acting is wooden, the special effects are obviously poor quality. In general, it seems like a very cheap Star Trek ripoff.
• X- It's ok if you like paranoia and conspiracy stories, but, let's face it, X-Files is crap.
• R+++ I've built and run my own dungeons for money. At cons. With 100 little envelopes of dice I brought with me.
• tv--- Not much on TV anymore, though I sometimes watch it when I'm petting the cat.
• b++ I find the time to get through at least one new book a month.
• D--- Dilbert is a stupid bore.
• xkcd I check out xkcd from time to time; sometimes it's really funny.
• G I know what the geek code is and even did up this code.
• e++++ I am well-educated, mostly by myself, but I did get some college degrees, too.
• h+++ I live in an ecologically sound tiny house, with a Geek of Nursing who watches Babylon 5.
• r+++ I found someone, we dated, and we've been married for decades now.