Found this cute checklist online (my comments below each one):

Hackers don’t like television

Damn right. Well, except for a soccer game, here’n'there.

Hackers don’t like character based menu interfaces

Especially the ones without a “back” option. But hey, GUIs haven’t always been here.

Don’t use tobacco

True

Only use alcohol in moderation if at all

True

Are only weakly motivated by money and social approval.

“Weakly” is a broad term, so I fit. I do realize the importance of financial stability, though.

Are monumentally disorganized and sloppy about dealing with the physical world (don’t pay bills on time, don’t clean and so on)

Nope. And I don’t think this should come together. I do like a clean environment, it’s better for concentration (and for health !)

Are more likely to have cats than dogs

I have both, a cat at my parents’ and a dog where I live. Can’t say which is better, love ‘em both. But there’s something very special in cats that I just admire (hey, my desktop image at work is my cat

Have horrible handwriting

True

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