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| GEEK CODE WEAPONS INVERSION VERSION 0.1 (C) 2008, Martin Grashoff <http://www.marnel.org.uk> Last updated 26 November 2008 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| Notes of Wisdom Just the other day I found the Geek Code, while surfing Eric S. Raymond’s website. Pretty late, I admit, since the Code has been there from the Beginning of Internet. Well, at that time I was not yet there, so to say. I’m not really sure if I’m a geek myself, but I liked it, kind of. Another thing was the Weapons Extension line Eric has added to his code. If that’s just a DOOM! game thingie, so what? But it looked so seriously American to me in a way I really don’t like. If you think you cannot have freedom without weapons to protect it, you’ve missed the point. To quote Benjamin Franklin (yes, that one): “They that can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety.” To me that means that freedom does not rely on external factors, but on something stronger than that. Weapons are about relative safety, nothing more, and the price of that is that you must be prepared to seriously harm or kill others. Well, I’m not. And, you guessed, I think games like DOOM! are a waste of time. So, in response I wrote my own Weapons Inversion. Don’t take it too seriously. There might be some irony in it... To be clear: this is free software, free as in ‘free speech’ and free as in ‘free beer’. Use it at your own discretion and share it appropriately with anyone you like. Though, if you want to work on it in any way, I’d appreciate to hear about that. Cheers! --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| How To Use The use of the Geek Code Weapons Inversion is simple: just add the line of determinators at the end of your Geek Code block and tell the people where to find the description (that’s on this web page). To decode the Geek Code itself there is this nifty webtool. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| Contents Overview Here’s an example of the Geek Code Weapons Inversion. Click a determinator for further explanation. Wma+++A>Wma Wim--<Wim+++* Win++_ Wgp++$! v0.1 The code is simple, as code should be. There are two categories, plus some optional modifiers. All determinators should be written on one line, separated by spaces, while modifiers can be added to the determinator it refers to. To avoid confusion about the correct interpretation of the code add the version number at the end of the line. Just in case there would occur future developments of the Weapons Inversion. Code is case sensitive, of course. In summary this is it. Click to view details. 1. Domestic Weapons 1.1 Material 1.2 Immaterial 2. In The Wild Weapons 2.1 Individual 2.2 Groupwise Optional Modifiers Skill Level Variables Version --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| Categories 1. Domestic Weapons 1.1 Material: Wma+++ I do hit hard with pillows Wma++ I know how to twist your ear lobe Wma+ I do return the other fist Wma I am a white belt judoka Wma- I know how to give the finger Wma-- If you throw abuse at me, I’ll throw it away Wma--- I know how to visualise my anger 1.2 Immaterial: Wim+++ I’m a well-experienced verbal abuser Wim++ I do sing ‘God Save The Queen’ inappropriately Wim+ Occasionally I do use strong language Wim I just speak out Wim- If pushed, I can say ‘No’ Wim-- I do say ‘shit’ every now and then Wim--- I’m sooo happy, we never fight 2. In The Wild Weapons 2.1 Individual: Win+++ I may fart in your face Win++ I may lift my kilt Win+ I’ve got a dog shit gun on my bicycle Win If you hit me, I may hit back Win- My neighbour’s cat fears my water gun Win-- Suppose I lose the fight, what do I gain? Win--- I usually walk away from falls 2.2 Groupwise: Wgp+++ I participate in throwing tomatoes at the police Wgp++ I may join singing a Wagnerian opera part Wgp+ I participate in yelling socialist slogans Wgp If pushed, we will move our bank accounts to Iceland Wgp- We can block the road with our bicycles Wgp-- Why don’t we discuss this issue in small groups? Wgp--- I’m happy to walk away together --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
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Optional Modifiers Skill Level: A Great B Good C Alright D Mwa... E Crap Variables: > Actually, I want to be ... [add an alternative determinator] < I used to be ... [add an alternative determinator] () Add another determinator if more than one would apply ~ Approximately ! I really don’t like this ? I don’t understand what this is about $ I do this for a living _ I know, it’s embarrassing * I’m proud of it Version: v0.1 This version’s version number --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |