On 15 Aug 99 at 9:56, Sellam Ismail wrote:
> On Sun, 15 Aug 1999, Andrew McLaren wrote:
>
> > Very off-topic, but why is it that hackers are almost NEVER morning people??
> >
> > I have a vast array of first-hand observances which complement my own
> > intuitive feeling, that buggerising around with computers is best done
> > around midnight to 2am. The best tech-heads are always "non compis mentis"
> > before midday.
> >
> > Why is that? One of the unsolved problems of Computing Science ....
>
> Because you generally don't get annoyed by people walking up to you asking
> questions at that time. You can get absorbed inbto what you are doing
> without being interrupted and losing your train of thought every time
> someone bugs you.
>
> Its a time when you can pretty much be anti-social and get away with it
> for the most part.
>
> Sellam Alternate e-mail: dastar_at_siconic.com
> ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
In earlier times, it was also easier to access the net and BBSs when most
people were in bed. I can remember after many repeated attemps to access the
provider during peak periods, I would give up in frustration and log-in after
midnight. Some of the more popular BBSs would supply statistics to show the
best time to be able to access them. And of course it would also tie up your
own phone-line.
ciao larry
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Received on Sun Aug 15 1999 - 12:19:29 BST