The techno-geek crowd is rather diverse. Slashdot was da bomb in the mid to late 90s, after that most reasonably minded techno-geeks gave up on this site as it plunged into worthlessness with the popularization of the internet. Many of the techno-geeks I know (quite a large number), read Ayn Rand, and loved it, when we were 15. Then we grew up and stopped being such arrogant and selfish little shitheads. I can't speak to who these Ayn Rand lovin' crazies on slashdot are, but they are not the only ones who might fit the techno-geek label.