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I like how the term "hacker" is finally starting to be recognized in the mainstream press for a definition other than the criminal one: "Hackers — the Mark Zuc
by AVTizzle 14y ago
I like how the term "hacker" is finally starting to be recognized in the mainstream press for a definition other than the criminal one:
"Hackers — the Mark Zuckerberg variety, not the identity thieves — have long crammed into odd or tiny spaces and worked together to solve problems. In the 1960s, researchers at the Stanford Artificial Intelligence Laboratory slept in the attic and, while waiting for their turn on the shared mainframe computer, sweated in the basement sauna."
- stefantalpalaru 14y agoUnfortunately, it's still the wrong definition. Ideally, journalists shouldn't feel obliged to make any distinction.
- throwaway1979 14y agoHeh ... I had to read the "Hacker" sentence thrice before I got it.