Fewer programmers interested in hardware?

I see far too many programmers these days who use macbooks and prebuilt desktops. They've never assembled a computer or installed a different OS. Why is this? I thought programmers were interested in tinkering with things. I feel more and more like I'm out of place when I talk about how I assemble and overclock computers and install GNU/Linux distros.

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Now THAT is what the fuck I wanted to see in the sequels. Neo was supposed to be able to program the matrix as he sees fit (according to Morpheus' words in the first movie), so I was really looking forward to see him use programming to solve problems instead of punching and kicking like an idiot.

I wanted to see him invent funky weird shit like a program that converts a city block into a gingerbread house or whatever, and as a nod to his demoscene heritage, maybe program a blobby to capture the agents and turn them into cheese or something.
When he encounters the head AI guy, he compliments him in his hacks and they engage in a live programming duel, before realizing they're both awesome and being friends.

THE END

Instead the only character that got to do something like that was the "Merovingian" with his orgasm cake thing. The Merovingian rightly considered fighting to be beneath him, so he gets his bots to do it for him while he goes and programs orgasm cakes. I think the Merovingian has the right idea. He is the only one who comes out of the movies looking good.