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the word 'hacker' has been diluted to a new low first to 'somebody who can write a web app', to now 'somebody who can install software'
by nikcub 15y ago
the word 'hacker' has been diluted to a new low
first to 'somebody who can write a web app', to now 'somebody who can install software'
- icebraining 15y agoThe thief did more "hacking" by using the OSX install CD than him.
- swatthatfly 15y agoFrom his LinkedIn profile: "Greg Martin is a recognized Information Security professional with over 12 years experience and considered an industry expert in Network Security and SIEM technology." Sounds like the word hacker could very well apply. I think he used it in relationship to his profession, not to his installation skills.
- NathanKP 15y agoI've read some really great stories in which real hackers used SSH to log in to their stolen computers, install key loggers, and custom tools. This obviously isn't one of those stories though. I think it is great that the average person can now do all those things from a web app. It is funny though that they still consider themselves to be hackers because they can use that web app. Another example of misuse of the term hack that I see all the time is when people use someone else's logged in Facebook session and then claim they "hacked their Facebook" because that person left their session logged in. Silly...
- kleim 15y agoIs this one of the example you are looking for? http://gizmodo.com/5717309/what-happens-when-you-steal-a-hackers-computer http://gizmodo.com/5717309/what-happens-when-you-steal-a-hac... (talk from Def Con '11)
- wheels 15y agoReading comprehension fail. Just because the title asserts that the poster is a hacker doesn't mean that the post justifies why he is one. If I write something about "Why you don't steal from a Texan" I'm going to talk about you digging lead out of your derriere, not about where I was born.
- icebraining 15y agoIf the title was "You don't steal from a hacker," you might have a point, but "Why you don't steal from a hacker" implies the reason for that is exposed in the post.
- astine 15y agoA story entitled: "Why you don't steel from a Texan" would generally entail the thief getting shot. Shooting a thief doesn't make one a Texan, but it is the kind of thing a Texan would do. (Gross generalization for illustrative purposes only.) In the same way, having a software program installed on one's computer in case of theft does not make one a hacker, but it is in the spectrum of things a hacker might do. So I think that the title is plenty accurate. That said, the title does prime one for an epic tail of recovery and revenge involving spoofed IP addresses and total identity theft. This story is a little bit of a letdown, but I doubt he meant for it to get the attention it got.
- jfoutz 15y agoYeah, if you dig through his blog, he has some really cool model train stuff.
- gregcmartin 15y agohilarious!
- spudlyo 15y agoMIT hackers back in the day had quite a lot of crossover with model train enthusiasts.
- dsmithn 15y agoIn fact, he's updated his post to reflect this kind of comment: "Updated: to quell the comments, I did not choose the title to imply downloading tracking software is hacking, I am a hacker by profession and have been all my life."
- jhonnycano 15y agoNext would be "Somebody who can use a computer"
- eli 15y agoSemantics is one of the least interesting things to argue about on the Internet.
- pbhjpbhj 15y agoNo it isn't! /python ;0)> Sorry couldn't resist.
- libria 15y ago...says a guy who submits non-hacker news to Hacker News. =)