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Re:Researchers have identified a new DNA structure called th... by laythea on Friday April 27, 2018 @10:32AM (#16941012)
Like the many that will, after me, assume Hacker to mean the C in CS. Technically, you are correct, and I agree. But I must point out, that actually, you are wrong - the general use of the word belongs to computers.
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Re:Researchers have identified a new DNA structure called th... by laken on Friday April 27, 2018 @10:59AM (#16941224)
The word hacker isn't about computers. https://stallman.org/articles/on-hacking.html
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Re:Researchers have identified a new DNA structure called th... by laythea on Friday April 27, 2018 @01:40PM (#16942654)
Most people would have no idea about Richard Stallman, and I maintain that due to popular media the general public associate the word with computer technology.
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Re:Researchers have identified a new DNA structure called th... by Ascendency on Friday April 27, 2018 @02:13PM (#16942914)
This is Hacker News, not the general public. If we don’t know who Richard Stallman or what a hacker is, who should?
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