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The Hacker Work Ethic
- RiderOfGiraffes 16y agoAppears to need a login.
- gnosis 16y agohttp://bugmenot.com/view/nytimes.com http://bugmenot.com/view/nytimes.com
- r11t 16y agoGoogle Cache ftw : http://webcache.googleusercontent.com/search?q=cache:h7y-OFVUU3AJ:www.nytimes.com/books/first/h/himanen-hacker.html+site:nytimes.com+hacker+work+ethic&cd=1&hl=en&ct=clnk&gl=us&source=www.google.com http://webcache.googleusercontent.com/search?q=cache:h7y-OFV...
- Swizec 16y agoInteresting tidbit I discovered when developing LazyReadr: nytimes doesn't ask for login if you say you're not a browser. You don't have to say you're a search engine crawler either. Just no user-agent header is enough.
- gaius 16y agoSo just register. It's free and they don't spam you. I am sick of people complaining about the NYT; they provide great content and all they want to know is who's reading it. Srsly.
- thwarted 16y agoForcing people to register just so they know who is reading just shows how many Barney Rubbles are reading the NYT online.
- RiderOfGiraffes 16y agoDid I say I didn't register? No. All I said was that it requires a login. As such, my intent was to provide information. Personally, I don't much care. I choose to login to various places on a case-by-case basis. Usually I simply don't bother, purely because it's more time than I care about, and I have other things to do, other things to read. In this case I put the link to one side to consider later, if I have time.
- pnathan 16y agoI believe this article is from 2001. It would be nice if links had a date on them if they are not current.
- solipsist 16y agoWhat was true back then about the hacker ethic is probably still true today. Not only is this a great article to read, it is somewhat relevant to what's being discussed on HN currently. What is a hacker? What are they good at? And so forth...
- Yansky 16y agoThis google URL redirect should let you read the original article: http://www.google.com/url?sa=D&q=http://www.nytimes.com/books/first/h/himanen-hacker.html http://www.google.com/url?sa=D&q=http://www.nytimes.com/...
- j2d2j2d2 16y agoDoesn't seem to work.
- spoiledtechie 16y agoIts here: http://www.nytimes.com/books/first/h/himanen-hacker.html http://www.nytimes.com/books/first/h/himanen-hacker.html
- kijinbear 16y agoIt asks me for a login.
- PostOnce 16y agoGoogle referrer gives you the article, so, google " http://www.nytimes.com/books/first/h/himanen-hacker.html http://www.nytimes.com/books/first/h/himanen-hacker.html ", and click the link, with the google referrer, it will work. Idea: Url shortener that forwards you to a link and gives the link a google referrer. Would take 5 seconds to write. Might start a paywall arms race. :P
- elliottcarlson 16y agohttp://lmgtfy.com/?q=site:nytimes.com+The+Hacker+Ethic http://lmgtfy.com/?q=site:nytimes.com+The+Hacker+Ethic Seems lmgtfy can do more than be a mere novelty..
- PostOnce 16y agoWith "I'm Feeling Lucky", it becomes the URL shortener I was talking about. Cool.
- elliottcarlson 16y agoInterestingly, if you try to do the following: http://www.google.com/search?q=site:nytimes.com+The+Hacker+Ethic&btnI=Im+Feeling+Lucky http://www.google.com/search?q=site:nytimes.com+The+Hacker+E... It will still take you to the login gate, however using my search terms and clicking I'm Feeling Lucky from the Google main search page does work...
- zachrose 16y ago"Problems related to programming arouse genuine curiosity in the hacker and make him eager to learn more." Ouch. I would expect NYT to be wary of gendered pronouns.
- foljs 16y agoOuch? Reaaaaally? Actually, there are many more people obsessed with Political Correction than actual female hackers...