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This is funny because whenever I get into an argument on HH about the "true" meaning of the term hacker I end-up posting this link to catb. It usually ends up w
by r0naa 12y ago
This is funny because whenever I get into an argument on HH about the "true" meaning of the term hacker I end-up posting this link to catb. It usually ends up with me being called a nostalgic conservative.
tl;dr: Apparently I am 19 years old nostalgic.
- ForHackernews 12y agoYeah, it's always going to spark arguments. There are many of people who are invested in calling themselves hackers, and some of them want to be cool but don't want to be associated with those scary criminals, so they'll try and tell you certain hackers are "actually not hackers, but crackers" and the whole thing gets derailed into a Hackier-Than-Thou competition. From my perspective, there's a certain je ne sais quoi of real hacking, and it has nothing to do with churning out an MVP in a weekend. In fact, sometimes the greatest hacks are the least practical.[0] [0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IP_over_Avian_Carriers#Real-life_implementation https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IP_over_Avian_Carriers#Real-li...
- dropit_sphere 12y agoIf you adhere to a tradition, you get to borrow its age :) http://xkcd.com/297/ http://xkcd.com/297/