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Something reminded me of this manifesto and made me think about what a "hacker" really is. Things have changed in the past 25 years.

• blhack 16y ago
  One thing that I've noticed is that "hack" has gone from being something incredibly clever to being some incredibly horrible. "Yeah, it's a serious hack and it pretty much crashes all the time". s/hack/kludge/
  • kilian 16y ago
    On the other hand, a "hacker" has gone from someone that takes apart/breaks stuff to figure out how it works, to someone that makes stuff (albeit often quick'n'dirty). It's two directions, really.
    • mathgladiator 16y ago
      I see them being the same. In order to improve and make something new, you need to break stuff to find faults.