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.
