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I haven't met a person who thought hacker meant criminal in 5 years now...

• dmix 18y ago
  Really? I still frequently find myself explaining to people what a web application is.
  • deleted 18y ago
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• dmoney 18y ago
  In person, I think I've only heard it used in the criminal sense. Even among programmers.
  • andreyf 18y ago
    I guess that means I'm hanging around the right people...
• netcan 18y ago
  Here you go: http://news.google.com/news?q=hacker&ie=utf-8&oe=UTF-8&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official&client=firefox-a&um=1&sa=N&tab=wn&oi=property_suggestions&resnum=0&ct=property-revision&cd=5 http://news.google.com/news?q=hacker&ie=utf-8&oe=UTF... Looks about 50/50
  • andreyf 18y ago
    Sorry, I should have been more precise - sure, everyone uses the word "hacker" with criminal intension sometimes, but people know there are other meanings, also.