anyway, I actually have no idea what this thread is supposed to be about. OP do you want to clarify? What sense of the word hack do you mean? What's a normal?
Hacked is supposed to mean unauthorized access to computers and computer networks, but not any more, now it means to post 'Hilarious' statuses on somebody's Facebook profile.
Idiot: "I totally hacked Joe's Facebook the other day!" Normal Person: "Really, you hacked it? How?" Idiot: "He left himself logged in and I posted a status." Normal Person: "That's not hacking."
Originally posted by -SpectraL
Hacked is supposed to mean unauthorized access to computers and computer networks, but not any more, now it means to post 'Hilarious' statuses on somebody's Facebook profile.
Idiot: "I totally hacked Joe's Facebook the other day!" Normal Person: "Really, you hacked it? How?" Idiot: "He left himself logged in and I posted a status." Normal Person: "That's not hacking."
That's not actually the original use of the word in the context of technology, but then I wouldn't expect you to know that anyway.
To hack is to find various means of use other than it's original concept. somehow "hacking" just simply meant taking over something for their own self use but not to expand on how it's used.
Originally posted by apt
This post definitely scared spectral
I didn't even twitch a muscle.
The definition of hacking to me has always been the ability to think outside the box. It could be simple. It could be hard. The focus isn't really working with what you already have, it's about taking two or more seemingly unrelated properties and cleverly utilizing them in such a way as to produce a brand new desired result. Like the ability of a sculpture artist to see the uniquely finished product in a block of wood before any work has even commenced. You have to have imagination. You have to be able to see things that others don't.
Originally posted by Lanny
anyway, I actually have no idea what this thread is supposed to be about. OP do you want to clarify? What sense of the word hack do you mean? What's a normal?