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science-fiction fandom
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n. Another voluntary subculture having a very heavy overlap with hackerdom;
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most hackers read SF and/or fantasy fiction avidly, and many go to cons (SF
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conventions) or are involved in fandom-connected activities such as the
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Society for Creative Anachronism. Some hacker jargon originated in SF
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fandom; see defenestration , great-wall , cyberpunk , h , ha ha only serious
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, IMHO , mundane , neep-neep , Real Soon Now. Additionally, the jargon terms
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cowboy , cyberspace , de-rezz , go flatline , ice , phage , virus , wetware
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, wirehead , and worm originated in SF stories.
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