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I struggle with the use of the word "hacking". Sometimes we want it to mean a penetration that requires exceptional knowledge and effort. Sometimes we just want
by happytoexplain 3y ago
I struggle with the use of the word "hacking". Sometimes we want it to mean a penetration that requires exceptional knowledge and effort. Sometimes we just want it to mean "fiddled with the internals".
I once did a search in the free version of Feedly. They showed me the real search results, behind a "this is a paid feature" overlay. I submitted feedback saying they should either provide the feature or not provide it - and refrain from this in-between teasing. I mentioned that I deleted the overlay in the HTML to see the results, and they told me I had "hacked" the web app in their response.
That usage, and this usage, are ridiculous, because they imply an unscrupulousness that isn't present. And yet applying the friendlier meaning of the word, as in "Hacker News", I think is reasonable in both cases.
- aleph_minus_one 3y ago> I struggle with the use of the word "hacking". Sometimes we want it to mean a penetration that requires exceptional knowledge and effort. Sometimes we just want it to mean "fiddled with the internals". "Hacking" means "getting (typically) technology to do things that they were not intended to do, sometimes in a playful way". The other meaning was purposefully disseminated by the mainstream media to spread fear and hate against the hacker scene, because their knowledge about programming, computers and technology was a thorn in the side of specific groups in power.
- fluoridation 3y agoOkay, but that clearly cannot be the meaning being used here, since to prohibit "hacking" in this sense is not unlike a blanket prohibition on "play".
- aleph_minus_one 3y agoDid you read the original link: https://infosec.exchange/@WPalant/111776937550399546 https://infosec.exchange/@WPalant/111776937550399546 "Current news: A court found a developer guilty of “hacking.” His crime: he was tasked with looking into a software that produced way too many log messages." Note that “hacking.” is in quotes, which should clear the opinion that the poster "Yellow Flag" considers it to be ironic that this action is called "hacking".
- fluoridation 3y agoYes, and I also skimmed the German source. "Hacking" is in quotes because that's what they called it in Germany. Yellow Flag puts "hacking" in quotes to make it clear that they're citing a source and that they're not calling the action "hacking" themselves. It doesn't necessarily imply a sense of irony, they're just reporting a piece of news.
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- _dain_ 3y ago>Sometimes we want it to mean a penetration that requires exceptional knowledge and effort. Sometimes we just want it to mean "fiddled with the internals". oo-err
- happytoexplain 3y agoNow that I read it...