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They aren't hackers, they are scammers and crackers. Hackers are builders and creators, they persevere in the face of improper tools by being creative.
by ghthor 9y ago
They aren't hackers, they are scammers and crackers. Hackers are builders and creators, they persevere in the face of improper tools by being creative.
- dsacco 9y agoThat ship sailed a long time ago. The commonly accepted definition is now the one you're contesting.
- sethrin 9y agoBoth definitions are commonly accepted, for certain values of 'common'. The positive definition is limited to the tech industry, of course. I don't think that there is any appropriate situation to try to correct other people's usage, but I'm sympathetic to the idea that one should use the word properly on this site.