So I was wandering the internet the other day and stumbled upon the Geek Code, which apparently was used to identify other online geeks to each other. Basically it is a string of letters that indicate various character traits (general clothing style, appreciation for Star Trek, and so on).

While it is indeed very outdated, I nevertheless have put together my own geek code, and here it is:

—–BEGIN GEEK CODE BLOCK—–
Version: 3.12
GCS d- s:– a>? C++ U— P– L+ E— W++ U?
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——

…yeah, I’m not really sure the purpose either, but it was fun to do…

Enhancements to the geek code could include such things as:

• Star Wars (esp. classic vs. prequels)
• Lord of the Rings (books vs. movies)
• blog usage
• facebook usage
• youtube usage
• flash videos created
• iphone apps created
• number of email accounts
• whether you were a geek before being a geek was cool (with a qualifier indicating that while you are too young for that to be the case, you certainly would have been in that category)
• number of RSS feeds currently subscribed to
• number of podcasts currently subscribed to
• number of computers currently owned
• current WOW character level
• favorite search engine
• Big Bang Theory (TV show)
• How many Java frameworks you are proficient in
• Cell phone data plan

…And, really, there are some that should have been in there originally:

• comic books
• time spent on personal hobbies

Well, what do you think? Did I miss any?