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