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Re:Most people have no idea what the word hacker means by bproper on Tuesday July 26, 2011 @03:08PM (#2808974)
I would argue that since no technical or creative skill was required for this, it fails the Model Railroad Club test.
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Re:Most people have no idea what the word hacker means by wccrawford on Wednesday July 27, 2011 @09:08AM (#2811935)
Alright, I give up. The only Google result for "fails the Model Railroad Club test" is this post.

What is it? :)

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Re:Most people have no idea what the word hacker means by nbpoole on Wednesday July 27, 2011 @09:10AM (#2811941)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tech_Model_Railroad_Club

"The Tech Model Railroad Club (TMRC) is a student organization at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), and one of the most celebrated model railroad clubs in the world, because of its historic role as a wellspring of hacker culture."

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