And the number of product manuals you were dying to read, for products you never intended to own is?
I read about programming languages I'm never going to learn. Sometimes I even download the source code of programs I don't really intend to compile and read parts of it.
Sure, I do that too, Ben. But that's seems different to me...like a book I'll never (but might!) read. Anyway, confession, I downloaded the manual and am about to go read it ;), (though I'm considering buying the camera) so I'm not expressing disapproval, just shining a bit of light on a bit of the interweb that most of the readers here probably don't frequent.
ben and ogged: have you considered the possibility that you are big nerds? lovable nerds, though.
No no, I make fun of nerds, that's how I know that I'm not one of them. Ben though, is way nerd.
I embrace my nerdlichkeit.
Once at a, uh, Latin convention, I witnessed a very bizarre conversation. The participants were Galen Duckles, a former varsity wrestler, at least 6'4", really big, shaven head, tattoos, looks very much like a biker, and Wayne Tang, who is maybe 5'4", probably would be intimidated by a 98lb weakling, big ugly nuhhhhd glasses, very socially awkward.
They were talking about firewalls, I think, and the merits of various Linux distros.
I tried to express to them that one should be beating the other up, but it never happened.
Ben w-lfs-n knows his gear! In reference to Galen Duckles, the man may look like an ogre, but he has a heart of gold, forquifers!