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Popular entertainment has tons of smart, cool people- Just none of them spend all their time with solitary, sedentary activities on a computer or in a lab. How
by jhamburger 16y ago
Popular entertainment has tons of smart, cool people- Just none of them spend all their time with solitary, sedentary activities on a computer or in a lab. How many times do you see a 'mission impossible' type hero who goes around kicking ass for most of the movie but suddenly turns into a hacker when he gets to a computer terminal?
- Anechoic 16y agoJust none of them spend all their time with solitary, sedentary activities on a computer or in a lab That's just it - the folks that do spend there time on a computer or in a lab (off the top of my head: the goth girl from NCIS, the Law & Order lab techs, Chloe on 24) all have some sort of anti-social nerd personality type. Why can't there be a computer tech who works hard at his/her job, has a beer after work, watches sports, etc like everyone else?
- jhamburger 16y agoWell if you want the hard truth most of the people I see doing these jobs on TV are actually better looking and less socially awkward than the ones I work with on a daily basis.
- Anechoic 16y ago@jhamburger (I can't reply to your post) Well sure, but the folks on TV are better looking and less socially awkward across the board than their real-life counterparts.
- cafard 16y agoHave a look at Guy Steele's interview with Fran Allen in a recent CACM--John Cocke was fond of beer, and people used to covet his bar napkins, on which he would sketch out new ideas.
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