[plug] what's a hacker? [OT]

[The Thought Assassin]

On Tue, 12 Feb 2002, Andrew Pamment wrote:
> Peter Wilsmore wrote:
> > On Mon, Feb 11, 2002 at 03:18:11PM +0800, Andrew Pamment wrote:
> the general population <...> get their definition from Hackers, or
> one of the other movies that uses such words.
> If you just want something that sounds more interesting than "Computer
> Programmer" when the girl you're taking on your first date asks what you
> do, I would suggest you tell her you're a chef. Most girls don't think
> the possibility of the Federal Police bashing your door down at any
> moment is an attractive quality in a guy. Unless of course she is 1337
> herself.

If it's good enough for Angelina Jolie...

-Greg