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"Hackers"? From an online tech rag too.

• ketralnis 10y ago
  The message reads "you hacked", what would you call them?
• BuuQu9hu 10y ago
  It is probably time to give up on that word and learn from what happened for the future. Don't create cool words that the in-group calls themselves.
  • titanomachy 10y ago
    Yeah, there's no good alternative for the general public to use. "Cracking" is still ambiguous and never really caught on. Compare "Mr. Robot is a show about a hacker" to "Mr. Robot is a show about a cracker".
• bbcbasic 10y ago
  Ok I got butchered on the downvoting there but if that is the consensus then I would argue this site should be called "Maker News" or "Techie News" not "Hacker News" if we want the words Hacker/Hacking/Hack to imply taking control of computer systems you shouldn't for illegitimate purposes.