How to be a hacker 13 years ago
Please enlighten me as to the point of this article then, because from my POV, it's a list of 'hacking tools' that you can use to be an entry-level 'hacker'.
This notion of being a hacker due to using a tool is preposterous. The only thing the article does is perpetuate the flawed understanding of computer security and hacking for the general public.