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An invaluable guide to hacker culture. Hackers aren't driven by malice but by curiosity, a desire to get more from their hardware and software than its makers intended. Unfortunately in common parlance, the term 'hacker' is now synonymous with 'cracker', which is what hackers call those who break things for dishonest gain. You can learn more of the hacker culture here, which has given rise to everything we value in the world of computing. There are many good quotes here, like: "Compromise is not particularly a hackish virtue, but the honest presentation of divergent viewpoints is." |
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| Heaviness: Light | Eccentricity: 8 /10 | |
| Submitted: 24/10/2021 | ||
