For your amusement: PBS fans who don't understand the word "hacker"

Re:For your amusement: PBS fans who don't understand the wor... by nl on Monday June 07, 2010 @12:21AM (#1409846)

Hacking has always had elements of criminality. For example, the 1984 book Hackers: Heroes of the Computer Revolution included people who hacked into university systems and used blue-boxes.

It's kind of like car hot-rodding. There are always people who drive hot-rodded cars on public roads illegally, and that colors public perception of the term.

I really don't think it matters as much as people seem to think it does.

[ Parent | on HN ]

Re:For your amusement: PBS fans who don't understand the wor... by Marauder on Monday June 07, 2010 @12:40AM (#1409871)

Haha, as I was reading this my dad came in and read the first sentence of your post. "Hacking has always had elements of criminality." He pointed to the word criminality and I asked, "What?" His response was that it meant that you were a freaking criminal if you hack.

[ Parent | on HN ]

Re:For your amusement: PBS fans who don't understand the wor... by Locke1689 on Monday June 07, 2010 @01:12AM (#1409917)

That's not at all what that sentence means... did you at least explain that to him?

[ Parent | on HN ]