# "Hacking"

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hacking/179273>\
**Category:** The BBQ Pit\
**Created:** [June 3, 2003, 1:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hacking/179273 "2003-06-03T01:15:23Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
**Page:** 3

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**Author:** ![Jaade](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/dfb087/32.png) [@Jaade](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jaade)\
**Post date:** [June 4, 2003, 5:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hacking/179273/41 "2003-06-04T05:22:20Z")

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> \*Originally posted by StephenG \*  
> \*\ ***Jaade** , I apologize, but I don’t remember running into you before this. However, thank you very much for your clarification.
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> That actually does look like a fun job – I enjoy research, and delving into things to find answers, and solving mysteries. I’m quite impressed by the amount of information you’d be able to discover, though. \*\*

This makes post #…123, so don’t apologize, I’m on the current newbie squad. 😉

SCSimmons, it’s fun…really it is. People leave the biggest trail in their wake. I actually skipped a guy once while he was watching. In less than 10 minutes I had his last three addresses, plus his mom and sisters names and addresses. (I think I freaked him out!)

~J

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**Author:** ![spinky](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/59ef9b/32.png) [@spinky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/spinky)\
**Post date:** [June 4, 2003, 7:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hacking/179273/42 "2003-06-04T07:35:41Z")

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I still contend that you idiots who find the “bad” usage of the word “hacker” offensive and insist on using the word “cracker” are badmouthing a whole population of white racists who have never gained illegal access to a computer system in their lives. So shut the fuck up.

(the message, for the dense, is that sometimes words have two meanings, and we tend to deal with it so long as we’re not hypersensitive dorks who just want to “correct” other people’s usage of supposedly esoteric terms)

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**Author:** ![That\_Insufferable\_Jerk](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/13edae/32.png) [@That\_Insufferable\_Jerk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/That_Insufferable_Jerk)\
**Post date:** [November 25, 2003, 2:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hacking/179273/43 "2003-11-25T02:18:10Z")

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Ntucker you have the skills I need. On behalf of the Bush Whitehouse I would like to offer you a position in our press division.

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