Neal Stephenson on geekiness (and '300') - NYT

It’s All Geek to Me - op ed by novelist Neal Stephenson in the New York Times: "The growing popularity of science fiction, the rise of graphic novels, anime and video games, and the fact that geeks can make lots of money now, have given creators and fans of this kind of art a confidence, even a swagger, that — hard as it is for some of us to believe — is kind of cool now."