The Word "Hacker"

Re:The Word "Hacker" by tjogin on Wednesday September 02, 2009 @10:52AM (#800288)

I honestly cannot remember the last time I heard or read anyone other than Paul Graham describe somebody as a "hacker" in a serious fashion (except for in a newspaper story, of course).

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Re:The Word "Hacker" by jsdalton on Wednesday September 02, 2009 @11:18AM (#800352)

For me, the word always calls to mind the scene in Jurassic Park, where the annoying little girl exclaims, "I am not a computer nerd. I prefer to be called a hacker!"

I have never been able to take the word seriously since.

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