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... took advantage of ... in a way ... did not intend ... At least this first part seems close to most definitions of hacking I know.
by lkozma 13y ago
... took advantage of ... in a way ... did not intend ...
At least this first part seems close to most definitions of hacking I know.
- gnoway 13y agoA promotion, not a device. It's different. Anyway the intent was more sarcasm than anything, but I guess I'll take the karma hit.
- kamjam 13y agoIt made me laugh too, and I got the sarc, but I think it's the last bit which really killed the karma... And we're lauding this accomplishment? Or maybe add a </sarc> next time just to make it clear for everyone :)
- fc2 13y agoIf it was indeed sarcasm then it was too subtle for HN. I mean if you had posted that on 4chan then it would be blatant sarcasm, but people on HN take themselves a little to seriously so it's a lot harder to tell.
- ondiekijunior 13y agoI like the hacker mentality of interpretation
- tedsanders 13y agoTo me, hacking a device is quite different than hacking a promotion. When you hack a device, there's usually no victim. However, when you hack a commercial transaction, there typically is a victim because most transactions are zero-sum (or at least the transaction surplus is zero-sum).