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> I am a CS person. If the article is not readily consumable for a CS person why is it on a website called "Hacker News"? Seems like a bad submission if you ask

by Jedd 9y ago

> I am a CS person. If the article is not readily consumable for a CS person why is it on a website called "Hacker News"? Seems like a bad submission if you ask me... Like many before you, you appear to assume Hacker equates to the C in CS.

laythea 9y ago
Like the many that will, after me, assume Hacker to mean the C in CS. Technically, you are correct, and I agree. But I must point out, that actually, you are wrong - the general use of the word belongs to computers.
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- laken 9y ago
  The word hacker isn't about computers. https://stallman.org/articles/on-hacking.html https://stallman.org/articles/on-hacking.html
  - laythea 9y ago
    Most people would have no idea about Richard Stallman, and I maintain that due to popular media the general public associate the word with computer technology.
    - Ascendency 9y ago
      This is Hacker News, not the general public. If we don’t know who Richard Stallman or what a hacker is, who should?