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Omnivorous, but usually includes lots of science and science fiction.
The typical hacker household might subscribe to "Analog",
"Scientific American", "Whole-Earth Review", and
"Smithsonian" (most hackers ignore "Wired" and other
self-consciously `cyberpunk' magazines, considering them
wannabee fodder). Hackers often have a reading range that
astonishes liberal arts people but tend not to talk about it as much.
Many hackers spend as much of their spare time reading as the average
American burns up watching TV, and often keep shelves and shelves of
well-thumbed books in their homes.
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