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by -O-uknow on November 9th, 2009

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Do hackers unjustly have a bad name when I haven't had a virus in years and hacked software has saved me hundreds retooling hardware to have more features rather than sheepingly buying the next models?

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  • by 8 Jan 2004-10 Dec 2009 on November 9th, 2009

    8 Jan 2004-10 Dec 2009

    Hackers have an unjustly bad name because computer-illiterate people like the media and the average member of their audience do not know the difference between a hacker and a cracker.

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  • by Mister Sister on November 9th, 2009

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    I don't know. Let me answer your question with another question. Do murderers have a bad name when all they do is remove obstacles to their aim so that they don't have to deal with societies sheepish rules?

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