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Dungeons & Dragons and IT

Posted by samzenpus on from the expedition-to-the-barrier-peaks dept.

boyko.at.netqos writes "An editorial in Network Performance Daily tries to take a (1d6) stab at explaining why geeky engineering types are also typically the types that enjoy a rousing game of D&D. From the article "The greatest barrier to creativity is a lack of boundaries. Counter-intuitive — almost zen-like — but we've found it to be true. This is why people play Dungeons & Dragons (and similar games), and why network engineers often spend time putting out fires when they could be improving the network."

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  1. Giant In The Park by Krishnoid · · Score: 5, Informative

    Having to deal with strange technical rules regarding reality is par for the course at Order of the Stick. There's something here that hits a note with any techie (well, frankly, anyone) if you've ever played D&D.

  2. Re:Wait...? by Skuld-Chan · · Score: 4, Informative

    Technical support - and no I'm not kidding.