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Good Bad Attitude

Posted by timothy on from the properly-improper dept.

teidou writes "Paul Graham has posted a new essay titled 'Good Bad Attitude' talking about the hacker attitude toward rules and government regulation of Intellectual Property. Choice quote: "(Hackers) can sense totalitarianism approaching from a distance, as animals can sense an approaching thunderstorm.""

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  1. If they are so good go find the terrorists. by jeoin · · Score: 1, Troll

    Stop bragging about writing a fancy Hello world app.
    Stop stealing old ladies IDs, and find Bin Laden.

    Stop terrorist websites, track hijackers. I mean really if your so damn good why don't you do something good besides invent cute web names for yourself.

    Just joking.

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    Jeoin
  2. I can sense hackers. by Kenja · · Score: 0, Troll

    Due to their poor personal grooming habits, I can sense hakers comming a mile away.

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    "Have you ever thought about just turning off the TV, sitting down with your kids, and hitting them?"
  3. Re:Mod me down if you like... by Deliveranc3 · · Score: 1, Troll

    When was the last time some kind of secret public record made a big splash by being released to the public through hacking?

    I can't remember that ever happening. Investigative journalists are still way up on Hackers in my book. (And that is a really bad taste.)