diff --git a/README.md b/README.md index db9635c..6930622 100644 --- a/README.md +++ b/README.md @@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ GB = Geek of Business GC = Geek of Classics GCA = Geek of Commercial Arts GCM = Geek of Computer Management -GCS = Geek of Computer Science +GCS = Geek of Computer Science GCC = Geek of Communications GE = Geek of Engineering GED = Geek of Education @@ -132,16 +132,16 @@ Thus b++/bm++ means impressive beard with equally consequential mustachio. Leave #### c – Clothing ``` -c++ = I tend to wear conservative dress such as a business suit or worse, a tie. -c+ = Good leisure-wear. Slacks, button-shirt, etc. No jeans, tennis shoes, or t-shirts. -c = I dress a lot like those found in catalog ads. Bland, boring, without life or meaning. -c- = I’m usually in jeans and a t-shirt. -c-- = My t-shirts go a step further and have a trendy political message on them. -c--- = Punk dresser, including, but not limited to, torn jeans and shirts, body piercings, and prominent tattoos. -cx = Cross Dresser -c? = I have no idea what I am wearing right now, let alone what I wore yesterday. -!c = No clothing. Quite a fashion statement, don’t you think? -cpu = I wear the same clothes all the time, no matter the occasion, forgetting to do laundry between wearings. +c++ = I tend to wear conservative dress such as a business suit or worse, a tie. +c+ = Good leisure-wear. Slacks, button-shirt, etc. No jeans, tennis shoes, or t-shirts. +c = I dress a lot like those found in catalog ads. Bland, boring, without life or meaning. +c- = I’m usually in jeans and a t-shirt. +c-- = My t-shirts go a step further and have a trendy political message on them. +c--- = Punk dresser, including, but not limited to, torn jeans and shirts, body piercings, and prominent tattoos. +cx = Cross Dresser +c? = I have no idea what I am wearing right now, let alone what I wore yesterday. +!c = No clothing. Quite a fashion statement, don’t you think? +cpu = I wear the same clothes all the time, no matter the occasion, forgetting to do laundry between wearings. ``` #### d – dimensions Geeks come in many shapes and sizes. Shape code is divided into two parts delimited by a colon, the first indicating vertical, and the second horizontal extent. Thus d+++:--- indicates extremely tall and thin. @@ -236,9 +236,9 @@ For example: ``` Lp+++ = I am Guido Lp++ = I maintain/contribute to the python code base -Lp+ = I am a pythonista – love python and use it all the time , consider whether things I say are ‘pythonic’ -Lp = I am neutral on python , its ok for some things. -Lp- = Python is for hobbies +Lp+ = I am a pythonista – love python and use it all the time , consider whether things I say are ‘pythonic’ +Lp = I am neutral on python , its ok for some things. +Lp- = Python is for hobbies Lp-- = I do not like python, it is an ugly aberration for people incapable of grasping the subtle power of [C|Lisp|assembly] ``` #### G: - github handle @@ -249,30 +249,30 @@ G:exarobibliologist #### FE – Frontend ``` -FE++ = I am a java bean -FE+ = -FE = -FE- = -FE-- = I couldnt care less about the 'user experience'; users can be approximated using Bayesian techniques +FE++ = I am a java bean +FE+ = +FE = +FE- = +FE-- = I couldnt care less about the 'user experience'; users can be approximated using Bayesian techniques ``` #### BE – Backend ``` -BE+++ = I wrote my own database system as current performance limitations were irking me -BE++ = -BE+ = -BE = -BE- = -BE-- = -BE--- = Keep the dirty stuff under the hood, building a cool GUI is where its at +BE+++ = I wrote my own database system as current performance limitations were irking me +BE++ = +BE+ = +BE = +BE- = +BE-- = +BE--- = Keep the dirty stuff under the hood, building a cool GUI is where its at ``` #### M – Macintosh Many geeks have abandoned the character-based computer altogether and moved over to the Macintosh. It in important to give notification of your Mac rating. ``` -M++ = I am a Mac guru. Anything those DOS putzes and Unix nerds can do, I can do better, and if not, I’ll write the damn software to do it. -M+ = A Mac has it’s uses and I use it quite often. -M = I use a Mac, but I’m pretty indifferent about it. -M- = Macs suck. All real geeks have a character prompt. +M++ = I am a Mac guru. Anything those DOS putzes and Unix nerds can do, I can do better, and if not, I’ll write the damn software to do it. +M+ = A Mac has it’s uses and I use it quite often. +M = I use a Mac, but I’m pretty indifferent about it. +M- = Macs suck. All real geeks have a character prompt. M-- = Macs do more than suck. They make a user stupid by allowing them to use the system without knowing what they are doing. Mac weenies have lower IQs than the fuzz in my navel. ``` @@ -292,19 +292,23 @@ PGP---- = Oh, here is something you all can use that is better (insert Clipper ### E – Electronics ``` E+++ = I am lady ada -E++ = I have fixed broken toasters without removing the plug, such is my skill and need for speed. -E+ = I know CMOS from BJT and why a comparator is not quite equivalent to an op amp -E-- = Electrons are interesting as theoretical constructs +E++ = I have fixed broken toasters without removing the plug, such is my skill and need for speed. +E+ = I know CMOS from BJT and why a comparator is not quite equivalent to an op amp +E = +E- = +E-- = Electrons are interesting as theoretical constructs ``` #### H – Hardware ``` H+++ = I smithed my own chainmail from iron I smelted with ore mined by means of steam-powered equipment I created from old car parts. -H- = I have used hammers metaphorically far more often than literally -H-- = I prefer to take my laptop to the shop when the hardware acts up +H++ = +H+ = +H = +H- = I have used hammers metaphorically far more often than literally +H-- = I prefer to take my laptop to the shop when the hardware acts up ``` - ### P – POLITICS The last few years has seen the rise of the political geek. This phenomena is little understood, but some theorize that it has come about because of the popular media’s attempts to demonize the Internet and computer use in general, and the government’s willingness to go along with it. Others propose that the aging geek population has simply started taking an interest in the world around them. Some support the “Sun Spot” theory. As of v4 some new subcategories are added to the PS and PE categories.