Open Src, Tats, Metal, Euro, Network, Hack, Crack, Free OS's (see Open Src). Mean people suck, Nice people swallow.
I would like to meet miss computer ninjas
Everything from classic to Sepultura.
Ones that explain how computers work. Current reads are LDAP Directories Explained, Solaris Security, MySQL Cookbook, and Automating UNIX and Linux Administration to name a few.
Anyone that was involved with the initial design of TCP/IP.