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What Does it Mean to be a Hacker?

posted by janrinok on Sunday March 02 2014, @05:00AM   Printer-friendly
from the hey-we're-famous dept.

Anonymous Coward writes:

"Every geek worth his hash and salt has heard about the hacker/cracker distinction but have you ever wondered what does the designation entail when you go beyond scratching the surface? Gabriella Coleman has. According to Wikipedia she is an anthropologist, academic and author whose work focuses on hacker culture and online activism. The link below is her class on computer hackers at New York University. I found it an interesting read. The Anthropology of Hackers - Gabriella Coleman - The Atlantic"

 
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  • (Score: 2) by FatPhil on Sunday March 02 2014, @11:04AM

    by FatPhil (863) <reversethis-{if.fdsa} {ta} {tnelyos-cp}> on Sunday March 02 2014, @11:04AM (#9622) Homepage Journal
    Yup, I turned off very quickly. She's just another person pretending to have a clue.

    She's no worse than ESR though. When he invented the "hacker logo" a decade or so back, I decided to adopt it with a twist, and a rant: http://fatphil.org/me/hacker.html
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  • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Sunday March 02 2014, @11:54AM

    by Anonymous Coward on Sunday March 02 2014, @11:54AM (#9631)

    Yup, I turned off very quickly. She's just another person pretending to have a clue.

    Can you explain why you feel this way? It would make a better contribution than your emotions.