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Yeah, that's key. If the ideas were implemented, and then didn't work, we could say that "it's a dumb idea" (because it didn't work). Except, things are pretty
by bmer 10y ago
Yeah, that's key. If the ideas were implemented, and then didn't work, we could say that "it's a dumb idea" (because it didn't work). Except, things are pretty much the same, or even worse if one considers his point on perception of hacking: "hacker culture" has become even "cooler", and strangely synonymous with "freedom".
- yellowapple 10y ago> and strangely synonymous with "freedom". That's because this synonymousity (is that a word?) was co-opted from a different definition of "hacker" (i.e. in the "Jargon File" sense of "someone who demonstrates creative ingenuity"); in that sense, having the freedom to tinker with things is strongly desirable to someone possessing the "hacker ethic". 'Tis one of the side-effects of the term "hacker" having multiple meanings, for better or (in my opinion) worse.