neophilia

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neophilia - Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (26 May 2007) :

  neophilia
  
     /nee"oh-fil"-ee-*/ The trait of being excited and pleased by
     novelty.  Common among most hackers, SF fans, and members of
     several other connected leading-edge subcultures, including
     the pro-technology "Whole Earth" wing of the ecology movement,
     space activists, many members of Mensa, and the
     Discordian/neo-pagan underground.  All these groups overlap
     heavily and (where evidence is available) seem to share
     characteristic hacker tropisms for science fiction, music,
     and oriental food.  The opposite tendency is "neophobia".
  
     [Jargon File]
  
     (1999-06-04)
  

neophilia - Jargon File (4.4.4, 14 Aug 2003) :

  neophilia
   /nee`oh.fil'.ee.@/, n.
  
     The trait of being excited and pleased by novelty. Common among most
     hackers, SF fans, and members of several other connected leading-edge
     subcultures, including the pro-technology `Whole Earth' wing of the
     ecology movement, space activists, many members of Mensa, and the
     Discordian/neo-pagan underground (see geek). All these groups
     overlap heavily and (where evidence is available) seem to share
     characteristic hacker tropisms for science fiction, music, and
     oriental food. The opposite tendency is neophobia.