Early morning thoughts

Do you think my computer usage is srange?

I set my desktop system up to make 100% use of its CPU (Folding@Home, rainbow tables). I set my headless server up with Arch Linux and run Windows in a virtual machine. I walk around the city with my laptop in my backpack, turned on, with kismet running, capturing networks.

Of course anyone with the knowledge to be able to understand what I’m talking about would probably answer the initial question with a resounding ‘no’; but I wonder if the general computer-using populace would, if they were given knowledge, be able to understand?

I’m not talking about understanding who, what, when, or where, I’m talking about understanding why… why do people walk around with their laptops in their backpacks, turned on, capturing other peoples network traffic?

The simple ansewr is: because it’s fun.