Sudhakar Chandra wrote:
> Biju Chacko proclaimed:
> > It's amazing, all us geeks seem to have the same reading tastes: SF &
> > Fantasy. I wonder why we're all attracted to it?
>
> I know this is OT. I know some have complained. But I am going to get my
> 2c in anyway.
I second it. I believe we <should> take the time to discuss our perceptions
what makes us tick.
> * Geeks tend to use SF / fantasy as an escape from reality. (I'll probably
> be boo-ed off stage for this)
I think the freedom - infinite possibilities - is what is interesting to the
geeks. As you will agree,
all of us would rewrite C/Pascal/Perl with our improvements if only we
could/we had the time .... Now SF/Fantasy gives you some chance to participate
in the redesign of the Universe not just your programming language. That
Iis where I think the appeal comes from. It strikes a chord in our itch do
things better/differently.
P Asokan
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