I think it's neat. Nerds/Geeks/Hackers/etc are generally a solitary lot and even in groups the group is very inward focused so it's nice to have an outside opin

I think it's neat. Nerds/Geeks/Hackers/etc are generally a solitary lot and even in groups the group is very inward focused so it's nice to have an outside opinion. edit: I especially like >There’s a whole chapter on joking, humor and cleverness among hackers. And that, to me, was one of the fascinating areas. And I feel that I’ve just scratched the surface with that chapter — to how deep and complex their oral histories are and their folklore is. Because I've always been fascinated with Internet History and much of it is recounted through what is basically oral tradition simply because a lot of the old era hasn't been saved. edit 2: >They come from the meme world.