> The very name of this site is a powerful argument to the contrary. In our little bubble, perhaps. But I'm pretty sure that to my family and non-techie friend

> The very name of this site is a powerful argument to the contrary. In our little bubble, perhaps. But I'm pretty sure that to my family and non-techie friends, "hacker" has only the negative meaning. That's why, when I tell them in general terms about what I'm doing during a hackathon at work, I don't use that word.