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Digitalman2112 at 15:06, 11 September 2011

2011-09-11T15:06:29Z

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−	~~Out~~ thoughts on the label ”hacker”, as used in “hackerspace”...	+	Our thoughts on the label ”hacker”, as used in “hackerspace”...

	There are ethical hackers and non-ethical hackers, just like there are ethical and non-ethical people in almost every field. Unfortunately, the media only uses “hacker” in the negative context. This [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hacker_ethic wikipedia article] explains the origins of the term “hacker”, and we encourage you to read it. However we can save you a click – we like this simple definition (also found in the wikipedia article) – “A person who enjoys exploring the details of programmable systems and stretching their capabilities, as opposed to most users, who prefer to learn only the minimum necessary.”		There are ethical hackers and non-ethical hackers, just like there are ethical and non-ethical people in almost every field. Unfortunately, the media only uses “hacker” in the negative context. This [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hacker_ethic wikipedia article] explains the origins of the term “hacker”, and we encourage you to read it. However we can save you a click – we like this simple definition (also found in the wikipedia article) – “A person who enjoys exploring the details of programmable systems and stretching their capabilities, as opposed to most users, who prefer to learn only the minimum necessary.”

−	While everyone has their own definition of "Hacker", here are some ~~definitions added by FamiLAB members~~...	+	While everyone has their own definition of "Hacker", here are some thoughts on what it means to be a "Hacker"...

−	To Be A Hacker Is To~~...~~	+	To Be A Hacker Is To:
	* think analytically about things you're usually not supposed to		* think analytically about things you're usually not supposed to
	* be able to sit down and reason a problem with innumerable technical details, while maintaining hope and inspiration		* be able to sit down and reason a problem with innumerable technical details, while maintaining hope and inspiration

Digitalman2112 at 15:05, 11 September 2011

2011-09-11T15:05:10Z

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		+	Out thoughts on the label ”hacker”, as used in “hackerspace”...
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		+	There are ethical hackers and non-ethical hackers, just like there are ethical and non-ethical people in almost every field. Unfortunately, the media only uses “hacker” in the negative context. This [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hacker_ethic wikipedia article] explains the origins of the term “hacker”, and we encourage you to read it. However we can save you a click – we like this simple definition (also found in the wikipedia article) – “A person who enjoys exploring the details of programmable systems and stretching their capabilities, as opposed to most users, who prefer to learn only the minimum necessary.”
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		+	While everyone has their own definition of "Hacker", here are some definitions added by FamiLAB members...
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	To Be A Hacker Is To...		To Be A Hacker Is To...
	* think analytically about things you're usually not supposed to		* think analytically about things you're usually not supposed to
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	* sleep odd hours		* sleep odd hours
	* lack the capacity for boredom		* lack the capacity for boredom
−	* see past the bullshit (and make up new bullshit)
	* be weary of normal people		* be weary of normal people
	* dye your hair funny colors		* dye your hair funny colors
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	* save helpless animals from experimentation labs		* save helpless animals from experimentation labs
	* fight in the war in iraq		* fight in the war in iraq
−	* cover your ass by blaming others
	* call tech support to ask where the any key is		* call tech support to ask where the any key is
	* encrypt your most sensitive documents with ROT*13		* encrypt your most sensitive documents with ROT*13
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	* sincerely question legal identity		* sincerely question legal identity
	* try things beyond your skill level		* try things beyond your skill level
−	* piss some people off sometimes
	* acquire free technology wherever you can		* acquire free technology wherever you can
−	~~* have no trouble finding women IMPORTANT~~
−	* steal monies from banks and ruin'd daconomy
−	* have the head of the illuminati on speed dial
−	* have the Cheshire Catalyst in your phonebook
	* do things in your spare time		* do things in your spare time
	* have people ask you why you do things in your spare time		* have people ask you why you do things in your spare time
	* enjoy working		* enjoy working
−	* eat glass and shit smartphones
−	* the girls thing again
	* eat, sleep, and breath computers		* eat, sleep, and breath computers
	* be a parttime student, fulltime, employee, and overtime geek		* be a parttime student, fulltime, employee, and overtime geek
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	* add to this document		* add to this document
	* be dissatisfied with non-systemic answers		* be dissatisfied with non-systemic answers
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2011-08-18T18:38:25Z

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2010-09-13T17:56:56Z

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To Be A Hacker Is To...
* think analytically about things you're usually not supposed to
* be able to sit down and reason a problem with innumerable technical details, while maintaining hope and inspiration
* break into things for the sake of breaking into them
* break into things not for the sake of not breaking into them
* take control of technology, strive to Ubermensch
* sleep odd hours
* lack the capacity for boredom
* see past the bullshit (and make up new bullshit)
* be weary of normal people
* dye your hair funny colors
* consider money part of a system you can optimize, instead of trying to optimize systems to make money (aka 'business as usual')
* make bad technical jokes
* accept that 'hacker' means very little, overrun by media hype and script kiddies, but aspire to the ideals anyway
* do consulting/contract work
* not work at all (ie a job)
* save helpless animals from experimentation labs
* fight in the war in iraq
* cover your ass by blaming others
* call tech support to ask where the any key is
* encrypt your most sensitive documents with ROT*13
* converge on the essence of being through dance
* learn calculus
* care more about showing off Cool Things than begging for a raise
* get a raise anyway
* realize the necessity of hackerspaces
* start a hackerspace
* drink too much caffeine
* size things up
* read xkcd
* always overstate, and understate your expertise
* not actually care that much about microsoft
* control the weather
* probably have some sort of surmountable neurological disorder
* listen to di.fm
* listen to kmfdm
* listen to <insert nerdcore artist here>
* listen to idle network traffic piped to /dev/dsp (eek! but how will i listen to my Miley Cyrus videos on youtube if PulseAudio can't monopolize access to /dev/dsp??!?!lolaolaol)
* sincerely appreciate novelty
* sincerely appreciate good design
* sincerely question legal identity
* try things beyond your skill level
* piss some people off sometimes
* acquire free technology wherever you can
* have no trouble finding women **IMPORTANT**
* steal monies from banks and ruin'd daconomy
* have the head of the illuminati on speed dial
* have the Cheshire Catalyst in your phonebook
* do things in your spare time
* have people ask you why you do things in your spare time
* enjoy working
* eat glass and shit smartphones
* the girls thing again
* eat, sleep, and breath computers
* be a part*time student, full*time, employee, and overtime geek
* have people ask you why you have so many computers or why you "need" so many computers
* have people tell you that you don't enjoy life because you sit in front of a computer all day
* do without thinking
* do things that make people say, "How did you DO that?".
* add to this document
* be dissatisfied with non-systemic answers
*