I think that the name "Hacker News" doesn't really mean anything per se - just like I don't assume that Yahoo users/employees are a race of filthy brutes. Furth

I think that the name "Hacker News" doesn't really mean anything per se - just like I don't assume that Yahoo users/employees are a race of filthy brutes. Furthermore, I resent the way this poll is set up, particularly in the final two options. "Hacker, but have a life too" sounds as if "having a life," whatever that means is somewhat a discrediting factor. The few hackers I know all lead rich, social lives and spend far less than all of their time working directly with computers. "Either on HN or hacking" is even worse. Suggesting that the mythical true hacker type only hacks or reads HN is very misconceived. There is more to being a hacker than writing code.