geek code

geek code
 n.

   (also "Code of the Geeks"). A set of codes commonly used in {sig
   block}s to broadcast the interests, skills, and aspirations of the
   poster. Features a G at the left margin followed by numerous letter
   codes, often suffixed with plusses or minuses. Because many net users
   are involved in computer science, the most common prefix is `GCS'. To
   see a copy of the current code, browse http://www.geekcode.com/. Here
   is a sample geek code (that of Robert Hayden, the code's inventor)
   from that page:

   -----BEGIN GEEK CODE BLOCK-----
   Version: 3.1
   GED/J d-- s:++>: a- C++(++++)$ ULUO++ 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+**
   ------END GEEK CODE BLOCK------

   The geek code originated in 1993; it was inspired (according to the
   inventor) by previous "bear", "smurf" and "twink"
   style-and-sexual-preference codes from lesbian and gay {newsgroup}s.
   It has in turn spawned imitators; there is now even a "Saturn geek
   code" for owners of the Saturn car. See also {geek}.