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Tore Sinding Bekkedal toresbe at ifi.uio.no
Tue Apr 28 18:53:52 CDT 2009


William Donzelli wrote:
>> Same goes for the word "hacker".
>>     
>
> Anyone that uses the old definition of "hacker" these days is a fool.
>   
I think you will find that to my delight there are quite a lot of fools 
left in the world! :)

It seems to be a word much like "the N-word" (bowdlerized for your 
comfort) in modern culture; a word with two completely disparate 
meanings based on what social context it is used in - out-group or in-group.

I still call clever people "hackers" if I know that the people I hang 
out with will understand what I mean. But I "hack something together" no 
matter who I'm hanging around.

-Tore :)


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