Hacker FAQ

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by tjr • 18 years ago

4 2 18 years ago

jdueck• 18 years ago

Just the other day I told someone I was a hacker. They were surprised that I was willing to admit to being a criminal. Even after explaining the difference between "hacker" and "cracker", they remained mildly suspicious. <G>

gruseom• 18 years ago

she just does it when the security is in her way, or because she's curious ...she seems to do her work well, but she's not really making many friends ... you may wish to consider offering her a position telecommuting ... she will probably treat you as an equal...

Off-topic rant: whenever I encounter writing that does this smarmy "I'm going to alternate 'she' with 'he' for reasons that have nothing to do with the content," I involuntarily lose respect for the writer. It's the oafish way that such language calls attention to itself, like a tone-deaf singer inflicting themselves on an audience. And it's that oily ideological quality of trying to "raise your consciousness" for the equality of women everywhere. Ew.

I see that this piece was written in the 90s, but there are plenty of recent examples, at least in the tech world. Maybe it's clueless geeks perpetuating a fashion that the rest of the world gave up on years ago because it's so cringeworthy?

Edited to be shorter cuz this isn't that important.

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