Title: "The computer is more interesting than most people.  I love to spend time with my computer.  It is fun to write programs for it, play games on it, and to build new parts for it.  It is fascinating to try to figure out what part of the program it is in by the way the lights flicker or the radio buzzes.<p>"...The computer has moved out of the den and into the rest of your life.  It will consume all of your spare time, and even your vacation, if you let it.  It will empty your wallet and tie up your thoughts.  It will drive away your family.  Your friends will start to think of you as a bore.  And what for?"<p>Shaken by the break-up of his marriage, Tom Pittman decided to change his habits.  And he did.  He later described the transformation: "I take a day of rest now.  I won't turn on the computer on Sunday.<p>"The other six days, I work like a dog."<p>- Hackers, Steven Levy.
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