Your definition of the word "hacker" is unnecessarily limiting. Try reading pg's "Hackers and Painters" to get a better idea of the meaning that I think is most

Your definition of the word "hacker" is unnecessarily limiting. Try reading pg's "Hackers and Painters" to get a better idea of the meaning that I think is most common here. (In a nutshell, it's closer to "maker" than the "hardcore nerd" definition you espouse.) At any rate, I don't think the name is meant to be strictly normative — it was originally called "Startup News."