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Ask HN: Top 10 Hacks of All Time
- paraschopra 18y agoThe Slashdot article is old (year 1999) but still lists some cool hacks such as CC, Perl, and even AK-47. Am wondering which all hacks would you rate as top 10 hacks of all time? Mine would be: Karma System, Python, Hacker News, Y Combinator, Electric Guitar, Google, Firefox, Hotmail (it was a pioneer in web-based email), APIs, Wikiepdia
- steveplace 18y agoOne of the best hack stories was that of the Direct TV smartcard. They slowly uploaded updates to the card to create a dynamic programming interface. The first 8 computer bytes of all hacked cards were rewritten to read "GAME OVER". Full story: http://slashdot.org/articles/01/01/25/1343218.shtml http://slashdot.org/articles/01/01/25/1343218.shtml