Just a friendly interjection: "hacker" does not necessarily imply "software engineering" or even "engineering". Especially us old-school folks understand "hack

Just a friendly interjection: "hacker" does not necessarily imply "software engineering" or even "engineering". Especially us old-school folks understand "hacking" more as "curious, out-of-the-box thinking and exploring", which may just as well relate to engineering as it may relate to social interactions or cooking the perfect cup of coffee.