[plug] what's a hacker?

[Andrew Pamment]

Psyphen Codewalker wrote:

 > Very funny.  But since I write in C (or Java) and have been involved 
  with computers for more than a decade, does this mean that I'm a
 > "hacker"?  Or should I attempt to break into a secure network to achieve
 > that type of status?  :)

i dont think it's a real word is it? i mean in the context of computers? 
i'm proberly wrong all the


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- Lord of the Rings is boring. There is a distinct lack of giant robots
in it. Good movies have giant robots, bad movies don't. -james

 > > with computers for more than a decade, does this mean that I'm a 
"hacker"?
 >   Or should I attempt to break into a secure network to achieve  that
 >  type of status?  :)

i dont think it's a real word is it? i mean in the context of computers? 
i'm proberly wrong all the clever english people may have decided it 
could be a word. so, call yourself what you like.

i think of hackers as clever people who solder there own ide interface 
for their amiga 500, but, a hack is a rented out horse, or someone who 
sucks at something. but it's also coughing. generally un nice things. 
it's like when you cut something. i think hacker means both. someone who 
breaks things for excitement and curiosity.

i been coding for 12 years too, but i'm not a hacker. i'm quite content 
with the loser tag.

andrew

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- Lord of the Rings is boring. There is a distinct lack of giant robots
in it. Good movies have giant robots, bad movies don't. -james