:neophilia: /nee`oh-fil'-ee-*/ n. The trait of being excited and
pleased by novelty. Common among most hackers, SF fans, and
members of several other connected leading-edge subcultures,
including the pro-technology `Whole Earth' wing of the ecology
movement, space activists, many members of Mensa, and the
Discordian/neo-pagan underground. All these groups overlap heavily
and (where evidence is available) seem to share characteristic
hacker tropisms for science fiction, {{music}}, and {{oriental
food}}. The opposite tendency is `neophobia'.
-- The AI Hackers Dictionary
pleased by novelty. Common among most hackers, SF fans, and
members of several other connected leading-edge subcultures,
including the pro-technology `Whole Earth' wing of the ecology
movement, space activists, many members of Mensa, and the
Discordian/neo-pagan underground. All these groups overlap heavily
and (where evidence is available) seem to share characteristic
hacker tropisms for science fiction, {{music}}, and {{oriental
food}}. The opposite tendency is `neophobia'.
-- The AI Hackers Dictionary
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The trait of being
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especially Chinese, and especially of the spicier ... - science-fiction fandom:: n. Another voluntary subculture having a
very heavy overlap with hackerdom;
most hackers read SF and/or fantasy fiction avidly... - fan: n. Without qualification, indicates a fan of science
fiction,
especially one who goes to {con}s and tends to hang... - oriental food n.
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towards oriental cuisine,
especially Chinese, and especially of the spicier... - Food:
Ethnic. Spicy. Oriental, esp. Chinese and most esp.
Szechuan, Hunan, and Mandarin (hackers consider Cantonese... - science-fiction fandom n.
Another voluntary subculture
having a very heavy overlap with hackerdom;
most hackers read SF and/or fantasy fiction avidly... - fan n.
Without qualification, indicates a fan of science
fiction,
especially one who goes to cons and tends to hang out... - Other Interests:
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science fiction, music, medievalism (in the active...
