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No, but everything that is novel and clever is a "hack."
by rantfoil 18y ago
No, but everything that is novel and clever is a "hack."
- DougBTX 18y agoNovel, clever, and breaks an accepted rule or convention, there-by doing something previously thought impossible or impractical. The idea that a hack breaks an accepted rule is what gives hacking its social significance, imo.
- jfornear 18y agoContrary to what this article might state, this offense is in no way novel, clever, or rule-breaking. This might be novel in SF, but it's nothing short of gimmicky in other areas, sorry.
- DougBTX 18y agoSounds like it doesn't qualify as a hack then, though the article certainly presents it as if it is. (I've never watched a game of American football, so don't ask me.) As always, the greatness of a hack is in the eye of the beholder. A joke is never as funny the second time you hear it.
- jimbokun 18y ago"gimmicky" is simply the pejorative form of "novel, clever, or rule-breaking."