The Hack Faq

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Eyeless

Apr 26 2004, 08:47 PM

Hey I was looking around and found this, it should be really helpfull to you.
Didnt write it but its good... THE HACK FAQ!

tweakz20

Apr 26 2004, 11:21 PM

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7.3 What is "lame"?
Lame. This is an adjective that says something is either useless or beneath a hacker to use, and therefore is shunned. It usually reflects a fixation on the simple and the bypassing of any real thought processes. Since that isn't much in the way of explanation, we'll define it in context:

Microsoft
Bill Gates has too much money, releases software loaded with security flaws, and will not fix any security problem unless the problem is made public. Real hackers will load up a free OS and only run Windows NT or 2000 in a VMWare virtual session. The only exception is to play games, and then a Win98 partition or extra computer is tolerated.
America Online
AOL is lame for several reasons. First, AOL has helped create a huge glut on the Internet as the AOL "engineers" worked feverishly to make AOL easy to use and then tied it to the Internet. This was done without providing Internet newbies with any sense of netiquette or how the medium worked. Instant chaos. Also, the vast majority of hacker wannabies that exist have either an AOL or Hotmail email address. A real hacker will download and install a free operating system, and hook up with an ISP that provides extra services such as shell access, etc. A wannabe uses Mommy's computer with Windows 98 and AOL already installed.
Hotmail
One of the first things AOL users or other wannabes who float from library to library for Internet computer time do is get a Hotmail account. Besides, it is.

hahahahahaha.. love it

urbanbub

Apr 27 2004, 02:52 PM

They actually have a hack faq. People never cease to amaze me.

ToukoN

Apr 28 2004, 08:51 PM

Baah, if I have to mention one great Hack FAQ it has to be the one by Eric Steven Raymond - How To Become A Hacker FAQ. To me it feels like the most accurate one.

You can read it here.

tweakz20

Apr 28 2004, 09:16 PM

when I was looking for some, I noticed that most were only about how to think... and that didn't help at all... then i realized that it was mostly about the war of programmers.... so in my mind, programming books (perl, C++, SQL, or maybe even PHP) are better things to read then something about "how to hack".. if it helps anyone

peter grank

Apr 30 2004, 06:41 PM

Now this is what I call true AOL...

6066up9r

May 1 2004, 08:39 PM

i couldn't agree more peter

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