> rock climbing, kayaking, snowboarding, ultramarathoning When did the IT or CS field become known for those pursuits? They seem more like a list of modern spo

> rock climbing, kayaking, snowboarding, ultramarathoning When did the IT or CS field become known for those pursuits? They seem more like a list of modern sports, that many in their twenties would enjoy. Perhaps you are associating with a particular age group subset, rather than the broader cross-section of the industry from 20-80+ which is a lot harder to pin down in terms of stereotypical hobbies. I found it quite amusing when ESR decided to rewrite the Jargon File to re-define martial arts as the 'true' hacker pastime [1] since that is what he seems to enjoy...? > [...] martial arts seems to have become firmly established as the hacker exercise form of choice [...] [1] http://www.catb.org/jargon/html/physical.html http://www.catb.org/jargon/html/physical.html