"Hacking"
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I read this comment on today's article:
Ozz:
It already has. You only have to look at the term "Hacker" compared to the more correct "Cracker"... Niki:This brings into question how you feel about the evolution of language. If enough people use a word incorrectly, does the incorrect usage become correct?I'm afraid the misuse is already much worse than this. A couple days ago I was browsing and I clicked a link that said "laptop hacks." I was in for a rude surprise.So now "Using documented features" and "Pressing F6" is now called "Hacking"
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Irritating. [url=http://lifehacker.com/software/life-hacks/ask-lifehacker-keyboard-cleanliness-037671.php]This[/url] is outright disgusting.
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Jesus, yeah I forgot about that one!
The janitor hacked my computer last night. Yeah, he hacked my whole office.
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See, I thought "Cracker" was someone who did phone phreaking.
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No! That's phracking.
And a "hacker" is someone who figures out how to get my ringtone changed on my phone.
And a "cracker" is someone who resets my BIOS password when I forget it. Because THAT'S hardware!
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@superjer said:
And a "hacker" is someone who figures out how to get my ringtone changed on my phone.
A real hacker would get you to do it yourself, and you'd still wonder how the hell he managed it.
Before computers, hackers were called "magicians"
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Yeah, the hacker vs cracker thing annoyed for a while, but I finally gave up when it became obvious that there are far, far more idiot reporters / retarded movie makers/ clueless people in the world than people who understand the difference.
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@DOA said:
Yeah, the hacker vs cracker thing annoyed for a while, but I finally gave up when it became obvious that there are far, far more idiot reporters / retarded movie makers/ clueless people in the world than people who understand the difference.
Are you kidding? There are far, far more idiot sysadmins/programmers/engineers/service techs in the world than there are ones who understand the difference.
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@superjer said:
And a "cracker" is someone who resets my BIOS password when I forget it.
I always thought this was a cracker:
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@ender said:
@superjer said:
And a "cracker" is someone who resets my BIOS password when I forget it.
I always thought this was a cracker:It is.Wanna help my bank get a billion-dollar governement injection?
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@dtech said:
It is.Wanna help my bank get a billion-dollar governement injection?
Hereabouts you don't need a cracker for that. The government is all too willing to inject billions into banks, all they have to do is ask.
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@ender said:
@superjer said:
And a "cracker" is someone who resets my BIOS password when I forget it.
I always thought this was a cracker:No.... THIS is a cracker:
