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Ask Slashdot: What Inspired You To Start Hacking?

Posted by Soulskill on from the that-stupid-turtle dept.

An anonymous reader writes "What got you into hacking? This is a question that Jennifer Steffen, IOActive CEO, often asks hackers she meets on conferences around the world. More often than not, the answer is movies: War Games, Hackers, The Matrix, and so on. But today, it is the real life hacking that is inspiring the movies of tomorrow. 'Hackers are doing epic stuff,' she says, and they are now inspiring movies and comics. So, what got you started? And what makes a good hacker today?"

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  1. Re:Star Trek by Dadoo · · Score: 1, Funny

    In the early 80s, my high school got a few microcomputers

    Arrrgghhh.

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