I've already gone on this rant, maybe more than once. I'm almost at the point of thinking of "hack" as a standalone word to be a negative indicator of signal.

> I'm almost at the point of thinking of "hack" as a standalone word to be a negative indicator of signal.

Cool English hack!

This is essentially stats from classroom etiquette. Those who sit in the front tend to do better, and therefore those who you meet at the front of the class tend to be better students. Although not really a 'hack,' it is cool to see the application.

Oh well, the whole hack/hacking/hacker terminology has been absolute and totally corrupted to oblivion already anyway. I mean, this site is called Hacker News and we come here to read about where to sit in a conference room.

I agree that it's not complex. It's a pretty simple thing that I've done that has given me good results. Maybe what it lacks in complexity or difficulty it makes up for in cost / benefit?

Well everyone calls himself a hacker just for being tech-savvy these days. The word has long lost its true meaning.