diff --git a/README.md b/README.md index 2b1c5ed..05d2c5e 100644 --- a/README.md +++ b/README.md @@ -398,30 +398,30 @@ PGP Pretty Good Privacy (aka PGP) is a program available on many platforms that will encrypt files so that prying eyes (particularly governmental) can't look at them. -| | | | -|:--- | :---: | :--- | -| PGP++++ | = | I am Philip Zimmerman | -| PGP+++ | = | I don't send or answer mail that is not encrypted, or at the very least signed. If you are reading this without decrypting it first, something is wrong. IT DIDN'T COME FROM ME! | -| PGP++ | = | I have the most recent version and use it regularly | -| PGP+ | = | "Finger me for my public key" | -| PGP | = | I've used it, but stopped long ago. | -| PGP- | = | I don't have anything to hide. | -| PGP-- | = | I feel that the glory of the Internet is in the anarchic, trusting environment that so nurtures the exchange of information. Encryption just bogs that down. | -| PGP--- | = | If you support encryption on the Internet, you must be a drug dealer or terrorist or something like that. | -| PGP---- | = | Oh, here is something you all can use that is better (insert Clipper here). | +| | | | +|:--- | :---: | :--- | +| `PGP++++` | = | I am Philip Zimmerman | +| `PGP+++` | = | I don't send or answer mail that is not encrypted, or at the very least signed. If you are reading this without decrypting it first, something is wrong. IT DIDN'T COME FROM ME! | +| `PGP++` | = | I have the most recent version and use it regularly | +| `PGP+` | = | "Finger me for my public key" | +| `PGP` | = | I've used it, but stopped long ago. | +| `PGP-` | = | I don't have anything to hide. | +| `PGP--` | = | I feel that the glory of the Internet is in the anarchic, trusting environment that so nurtures the exchange of information. Encryption just bogs that down. | +| `PGP---` | = | If you support encryption on the Internet, you must be a drug dealer or terrorist or something like that. | +| `PGP----` | = | Oh, here is something you all can use that is better (insert Clipper here). | G = GitHub Username ------ Version Control systems are a priority for most geeks coders. List which version control system you use, and your username so we can find you. -| | | | -|:--- | :---: | :--- | -| G | = | GitHub | -| Gb | = | BitBucket | -| Gbk | = | Bitkeeper | -| Gbn | = | Beanstalk | -| Gsvn | = | Subversion | -| Gtfs | = | Team Foundation Server | +| | | | +|:--- | :---: | :--- | +| `G` | = | GitHub | +| `Gb` | = | BitBucket | +| `Gbk` | = | Bitkeeper | +| `Gbn` | = | Beanstalk | +| `Gsvn` | = | Subversion | +| `Gtfs` | = | Team Foundation Server | Write your username, after the code, like the following examples: @@ -433,33 +433,32 @@ Gbn:rutman 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 | = | | -| E- | = | | -| E-- | = | Electrons are interesting as theoretical constructs | +| | | | +|:--- | :---: | :--- | +| `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` | = | | +| `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++ | = | | -| 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 | +| | | | +|:--- | :---: | :--- | +| `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++` | = | | +| `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 | 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. - Politics and Social Issues ------ @@ -467,33 +466,35 @@ Where, in general, your political views on different social issues fall. The + a Subcategories (give yourself a geek point if your first thought was 'actually, subsubcategories') +``` PSG = green politics/sustainability/climate PSL = civil liberties PSS = gender politics +``` -| | | | -|:--- | :---: | :--- | -| PS+++ | = | Legalize drugs! Abolish the government. "Fuck the draft!" | -| PS++ | = | I give to liberal causes. I march for gay rights. I'm a card carrying member of the ACLU. Keep abortion safe and legal. | -| PS+ | = | My whole concept of liberalism is that nobody has the right to tell anybody else what to do, on either side of the political fence. If you don't like it, turn the bloody channel. | -| PS | = | I really don't have an opinion; nobody's messing with my freedoms right now. | -| PS- | = | Label records! Keep dirty stuff off the TV and the Internet. | -| PS-- | = | Oppose sex education, abortion rights, gay rights. Rush Limbaugh is my spokesman. | -| PS--- | = | Repent left-wing sinners and change your wicked evil ways. Buchanan/Robertson in '96. | +| | | | +|:--- | :---: | :--- | +| `PS+++` | = | Legalize drugs! Abolish the government. "Fuck the draft!" | +| `PS++` | = | I give to liberal causes. I march for gay rights. I'm a card carrying member of the ACLU. Keep abortion safe and legal. | +| `PS+` | = | My whole concept of liberalism is that nobody has the right to tell anybody else what to do, on either side of the political fence. If you don't like it, turn the bloody channel. | +| `PS` | = | I really don't have an opinion; nobody's messing with my freedoms right now. | +| `PS-` | = | Label records! Keep dirty stuff off the TV and the Internet. | +| `PS--` | = | Oppose sex education, abortion rights, gay rights. Rush Limbaugh is my spokesman. | +| `PS---` | = | Repent left-wing sinners and change your wicked evil ways. Buchanan/Robertson in '96. | Politics and Economic Issues ------ Note this category has been reversed as of v4 to maintain the loose left+ and right- association from the PS category. -| | | | -|:--- | :---: | :--- | -| PE+++ | = | Capitalism is evil! Government should provide the services we really need. Nobody should be rich. | -| PE++ | = | Keep the government off the backs of businesses. Deregulate as much as possible. | -| PE | = | Distrust both government and business. | -| PE- | = | It's ok to increase government spending, so we can help more poor people. Tax the rich! Cut the defense budget! | -| PE-- | = | Balance the budget with spending cuts and an amendment. | -| PE--- | = | Abolish antitrust legislation. Raise taxes on everyone but the rich so that the money can trickle-down to the masses. | +| | | | +|:--- | :---: | :--- | +| `PE+++` | = | Capitalism is evil! Government should provide the services we really need. Nobody should be rich. | +| `PE++` | = | Keep the government off the backs of businesses. Deregulate as much as possible. | +| `PE` | = | Distrust both government and business. | +| `PE-` | = | It's ok to increase government spending, so we can help more poor people. Tax the rich! Cut the defense budget! | +| `PE--` | = | Balance the budget with spending cuts and an amendment. | +| `PE---` | = | Abolish antitrust legislation. Raise taxes on everyone but the rich so that the money can trickle-down to the masses. | ENTERTAINMENT ====== @@ -504,84 +505,84 @@ T = TV ------ List what you think of the series you geek out to -| | | | -|:--- | :---: | :--- | -| TBBT | = | The Big Bang Theory | -| TB5 | = | Babylon5 | -| TDW | = | Doctor Who | -| TEX | = | The Expanse | -| TFF | = | Firefly | -| TGT | = | Game of Thrones | -| TIL | = | 'In Search Of...' with Leonard Nimoy | -| TMON | = | Monty Python (series/films) | -| TMM | = | Mad Max | -| TLOTR | = | Lord of the Rings | -| TL | = | Lost | -| TOB | = | Orphan Black | -| TRM | = | rick&MORTY | -| TW13 | = | Warehouse 13 | +| | | | +|:--- | :---: | :--- | +| `TBBT` | = | The Big Bang Theory | +| `TB5` | = | Babylon5 | +| `TDW` | = | Doctor Who | +| `TEX` | = | The Expanse | +| `TFF` | = | Firefly | +| `TGT` | = | Game of Thrones | +| `TIL` | = | 'In Search Of...' with Leonard Nimoy | +| `TMON` | = | Monty Python (series/films) | +| `TMM` | = | Mad Max | +| `TLOTR` | = | Lord of the Rings | +| `TL` | = | Lost | +| `TOB` | = | Orphan Black | +| `TRM` | = | rick&MORTY | +| `TW13` | = | Warehouse 13 | ### Heroes -| | | | -|:--- | :---: | :--- | -| THRO | = | Heroes | -| THROrb | = | Heroes Reborn | +| | | | +|:--- | :---: | :--- | +| `THRO` | = | Heroes | +| `THROrb` | = | Heroes Reborn | ### Leverage | | | | |:--- | :---: | :--- | -| TLV | = | Leverage | -| TLVr | = | Leverage: Redemption | +| `TLV` | = | Leverage | +| `TLVr` | = | Leverage: Redemption | ### Stargate | | | | |:--- | :---: | :--- | -| TSG | = | Stargate | -| TSG1 | = | Stargate SG-1 | -| TSGa | = | Stargate Atlantis | -| TSGu | = | Stargate Universe | -| TSGoc | = | Stargate Origins Catherine | +| `TSG` | = | Stargate | +| `TSG1` | = | Stargate SG-1 | +| `TSGa` | = | Stargate Atlantis | +| `TSGu` | = | Stargate Universe | +| `TSGoc` | = | Stargate Origins Catherine | ### Star Trek -| | | | -|:--- | :---: | :--- | -| TST | = | Star Trek | -| TSTanm | = | Star Trek - Animated Series | -| TSTng | = | Star Trek - The Next Generation | -| TSTds9 | = | Star Trek - Deep Space Nine | -| TSTv | = | Star Trek - Voyager | -| TSTe | = | Star Trek - Enterprise | -| TSTdsc | = | Star Trek - Discovery | -| TSTpic | = | Star Trek - Picard | -| TSTld | = | Star Trek - Lower Decks | -| TSTst | = | Star Trek - Short Treks | -| TSTpro | = | Star Trek - Prodigy | -| TSTsnw | = | Star Trek - Strange New Worlds | +| | | | +|:--- | :---: | :--- | +| `TST` | = | Star Trek | +| `TSTanm` | = | Star Trek - Animated Series | +| `TSTng` | = | Star Trek - The Next Generation | +| `TSTds9` | = | Star Trek - Deep Space Nine | +| `TSTv` | = | Star Trek - Voyager | +| `TSTe` | = | Star Trek - Enterprise | +| `TSTdsc` | = | Star Trek - Discovery | +| `TSTpic` | = | Star Trek - Picard | +| `TSTld` | = | Star Trek - Lower Decks | +| `TSTst` | = | Star Trek - Short Treks | +| `TSTpro` | = | Star Trek - Prodigy | +| `TSTsnw` | = | Star Trek - Strange New Worlds | ### Star Wars -| | | | -|:--- | :---: | :--- | -| TSW | = | Star Wars | -| TSWcw | = | Star Wars Clone Wars | -| TSWman | = | The Mandalorian | -| TSWand | = | Star Wars - Andor | -| TSWobi | = | Star Wars - Obi-Wan Kenobi | -| TSWbob | = | Star Wars - Book of Boba Fett | -| TSWv | = | Star Wars - Visions | -| TSWbb | = | Star Wars - The Bad Batch | -| TSWres | = | Star Wars - Resistance | -| TSWreb | = | Star Wars - Rebels | +| | | | +|:--- | :---: | :--- | +| `TSW` | = | Star Wars | +| `TSWcw` | = | Star Wars Clone Wars | +| `TSWman` | = | The Mandalorian | +| `TSWand` | = | Star Wars - Andor | +| `TSWobi` | = | Star Wars - Obi-Wan Kenobi | +| `TSWbob` | = | Star Wars - Book of Boba Fett | +| `TSWv` | = | Star Wars - Visions | +| `TSWbb` | = | Star Wars - The Bad Batch | +| `TSWres` | = | Star Wars - Resistance | +| `TSWreb` | = | Star Wars - Rebels | Example Star Trek info -| | | | -|:--- | :---: | :--- | -| TST+++ | = | It's 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 go to cons with Vulcan ears on. I have no life. | -| TST++ | = | It's the best show around. I have all the episodes and the movies on tape and can quote entire scenes verbatim. I've built a few of the model kits too. But you'll never catch me at one of those conventions. Those people are kooks. | -| TST+ | = | It's a damn fine TV show and is one of the only things good on television any more. | -| TST | = | It's just another TV show | -| TST- | = | Maybe it is just me, but I have no idea what the big deal with Star Trek is. Perhaps I'm missing something but I just think it is bad drama. | -| TST-- | = | Star Trek is just another Space Opera. William Shatner isn't an actor, he's a poser! And what's with this Jean-Luc Picard? A Frenchman with a British accent? Come on. Isn't Voyager just a rehash of Lost in Space? Has Sisko even breathed in the last two seasons? Come on. I'd only watch this show if my remote control broke. | -| TST--- | = | Star Trek SUCKS! It is the worst crap I have ever seen! Hey, all you trekkies out there, GET A LIFE! (William Shatner is a t@#$) | +| | | | +|:--- | :---: | :--- | +| `TST+++` | = | It's not just a TV show, it's a religion. I know all about warp field dynamics and the principles behind the transporter. I have memorized the TECH manual. I speak Klingon. I go to cons with Vulcan ears on. I have no life. | +| `TST++` | = | It's the best show around. I have all the episodes and the movies on tape and can quote entire scenes verbatim. I've built a few of the model kits too. But you'll never catch me at one of those conventions. Those people are kooks. | +| `TST+` | = | It's a damn fine TV show and is one of the only things good on television any more. | +| `TST` | = | It's just another TV show | +| `TST-` | = | Maybe it is just me, but I have no idea what the big deal with Star Trek is. Perhaps I'm missing something but I just think it is bad drama. | +| `TST--` | = | Star Trek is just another Space Opera. William Shatner isn't an actor, he's a poser! And what's with this Jean-Luc Picard? A Frenchman with a British accent? Come on. Isn't Voyager just a rehash of Lost in Space? Has Sisko even breathed in the last two seasons? Come on. I'd only watch this show if my remote control broke. | +| `TST---` | = | Star Trek SUCKS! It is the worst crap I have ever seen! Hey, all you trekkies out there, GET A LIFE! (William Shatner is a t@#$) | RPG = Roleplaying @@ -589,16 +590,16 @@ RPG = Roleplaying Role-playing games such as Dungeons & Dragons have long been a part of the traditional geek life. Because geeks often become so involved in their role-playing that they lose touch with reality, include one of the following role-playing codes. -| | | | -|:--- | :---: | :--- | -| RPG+++ | = | I've written and published my own gaming materials. | -| RPG++ | = | There is no life outside the role of the die. I know all of piddly rules of (chosen game). _MY_ own warped rules scare the rest of the players. | -| RPG+ | = | I've got my weekly sessions set up and a character that I know better than I know myself. | -| RPG | = | Role-Playing? That's just something to do to kill a Saturday afternoon | -| RPG- | = | Gosh, what an utter waste of time! | -| RPG-- | = | Role-Players are instruments of pure evil. | -| RPG--- | = | I work for T$R. | -| RPG? | = | I thought life WAS role-playing? | +| | | | +|:--- | :---: | :--- | +| `RPG+++` | = | I've written and published my own gaming materials. | +| `RPG++` | = | There is no life outside the role of the die. I know all of piddly rules of (chosen game). _MY_ own warped rules scare the rest of the players. | +| `RPG+` | = | I've got my weekly sessions set up and a character that I know better than I know myself. | +| `RPG` | = | Role-Playing? That's just something to do to kill a Saturday afternoon | +| `RPG-` | = | Gosh, what an utter waste of time! | +| `RPG--` | = | Role-Players are instruments of pure evil. | +| `RPG---` | = | I work for T$R. | +| `RPG?` | = | I thought life WAS role-playing? | BK = Books @@ -606,26 +607,26 @@ BK = Books In addition (or maybe on the other hand), many geeks have lives that revolve around books. -| | | | -|:--- | :---: | :--- | -| BK++++ | = | I read a book a day. I have library cards in three states. I have discount cards from every major bookstore. I've ordered books from another country to get my Favorite Author Fix. | -| BK+++ | = | I consume a few books a week as part of a staple diet. | -| BK++ | = | I find the time to get through at least one new book a month. | -| BK+ | = | I enjoy reading, but don't get the time very often. | -| BK | = | I read the newspaper and the occasional book. | -| BK- | = | I read when there is no other way to get the information. | -| BK-- | = | I take in knowledge by osmosis | -| BK--- | = | I did not actually READ the geek code, I just had someone tell me. | +| | | | +|:--- | :---: | :--- | +| `BK++++` | = | I read a book a day. I have library cards in three states. I have discount cards from every major bookstore. I've ordered books from another country to get my Favorite Author Fix. | +| `BK+++` | = | I consume a few books a week as part of a staple diet. | +| `BK++` | = | I find the time to get through at least one new book a month. | +| `BK+` | = | I enjoy reading, but don't get the time very often. | +| `BK` | = | I read the newspaper and the occasional book. | +| `BK-` | = | I read when there is no other way to get the information. | +| `BK--` | = | I take in knowledge by osmosis | +| `BK---` | = | I did not actually READ the geek code, I just had someone tell me. | K = Comics ------ | | | | |:--- | :---: | :--- | -| KD | = | Dilbert | -| KX | = | XKCD | -| KM | = | Manga | -| KM! | = | Hentai | +| `KD` | = | Dilbert | +| `KX` | = | XKCD | +| `KM` | = | Manga | +| `KM!` | = | Hentai | You may append the code for comics with a modifier from --- to +++ to indicate how much of a fan you are. @@ -647,15 +648,15 @@ Tell us about your geeky home. | | | | |:--- | :---: | :--- | -| R+++ | = | Living in a cave with 47 computers and an Internet feed, located near a Dominoes pizza. | -| R++ | = | Living alone, get out once a week to buy food, no more than once a month to do laundry. All surfaces covered. | -| R+ | = | Friends come over to visit every once in a while to talk about Geek things. There is a place for them to sit. | -| R | = | Living with one or more registered Geeks. | -| R- | = | Living with one or more people who know nothing about being a Geek and refuse to watch geeky shows on TV. | -| R-- | = | Married (or living romantically with someone.) | -| R--- | = | Married with children – Al Bundy can sympathize | -| R! | = | I am stuck living with my parents! | -| R? | = | I'm not sure where I live anymore. This lab/workplace seems like home to me. | +| `R+++` | = | Living in a cave with 47 computers and an Internet feed, located near a Dominoes pizza. | +| `R++` | = | Living alone, get out once a week to buy food, no more than once a month to do laundry. All surfaces covered. | +| `R+` | = | Friends come over to visit every once in a while to talk about Geek things. There is a place for them to sit. | +| `R` | = | Living with one or more registered Geeks. | +| `R-` | = | Living with one or more people who know nothing about being a Geek and refuse to watch geeky shows on TV. | +| `R--` | = | Married (or living romantically with someone.) | +| `R---` | = | Married with children – Al Bundy can sympathize | +| `R!` | = | I am stuck living with my parents! | +| `R?` | = | I'm not sure where I live anymore. This lab/workplace seems like home to me. | RELATIONSHIPS, SEX, AND GENDER ====== @@ -672,19 +673,19 @@ Pronouns should always be lowercase to prevent them from being mistaken for curr | | | | |:--- | :---: | :--- | -| * | = | I'm a pervert | -| ** | = | I've been known to make perverts look like angels. | -| ++++ | = | I've got a few rugrats to prove I've been there. | -| +++ | = | Married, so I can get it (theoretically) whenever I want. | -| ++ | = | I was once referred to as 'easy'. I have no idea where that might have come from though. | -| + | = | I've had sex | -| | = | I've had sex. Oh! You mean with someone else? Then no. | -| - | = | Not having sex by choice. | -| -- | = | People just aren't interested in dating me... | -| --- | = | Not having sex because I'm a nun or a priest. | -| % | = | signifying membership in the SBCA (Sour Bachelor(ette)'s Club of America). The motto is 'Bitter, but not Desperate'. | -| ! | = | None of your business what my sex life is like! | -| >+ | = | Desperate for experience | +| `*` | = | I'm a pervert | +| `**` | = | I've been known to make perverts look like angels. | +| `++++` | = | I've got a few rugrats to prove I've been there. | +| `+++` | = | Married, so I can get it (theoretically) whenever I want. | +| `++` | = | I was once referred to as 'easy'. I have no idea where that might have come from though. | +| `+` | = | I've had sex | +| | = | I've had sex. Oh! You mean with someone else? Then no. | +| `-` | = | Not having sex by choice. | +| `--` | = | People just aren't interested in dating me... | +| `---` | = | Not having sex because I'm a nun or a priest. | +| `%` | = | signifying membership in the SBCA (Sour Bachelor(ette)'s Club of America). The motto is 'Bitter, but not Desperate'. | +| `!` | = | None of your business what my sex life is like! | +| `>+` | = | Desperate for experience | For example: