Re:For the Thrill of It
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That's a only one shallow facet of it. Some people do simply get a kick out of doing something "taboo" (or illegal heh). However, a lot of us are simply interested in the ways things work, how things are built, in *systems*. The same things that make a true computer geek often also make a vadder...no coincidence that it was first popularized and "codified" so to speak at MIT. It's simply that inquisitiveness to see how something fits together and functions, often with the adding interest of art-in-architecture.
-Molehunter
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...has basically taken the place of alt.college.tunnels. a.c.t. was overrun by spam, so the folks who frequented it started a mailing list, and eventually a website grew out of it. If you're interested in this stuff, check out the site and more importantly join the list, great source of info.
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That's a only one shallow facet of it. Some people do simply get a kick out of doing something "taboo" (or illegal heh). However, a lot of us are simply interested in the ways things work, how things are built, in *systems*. The same things that make a true computer geek often also make a vadder...no coincidence that it was first popularized and "codified" so to speak at MIT. It's simply that inquisitiveness to see how something fits together and functions, often with the adding interest of art-in-architecture. -Molehunter
...has basically taken the place of alt.college.tunnels. a.c.t. was overrun by spam, so the folks who frequented it started a mailing list, and eventually a website grew out of it. If you're interested in this stuff, check out the site and more importantly join the list, great source of info.
-Molehunter