Dungeons & Dragons and IT

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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d&d + iron maiden?

[mrcdeckard]

to go with the earlier story, i have fond memories of playing dungeons and dragons and listening to iron maiden. of course, i stopped such sociopathic behavior by the time i was 12.

mr c