Meaning of hackerdom | Babel Free

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The realm or sphere of computer hackers.

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“REM says that "somebody" should castigate the media for using "hacker" when they mean⟳ "cracker". That "somebody", gentle reader, is you, baby, nobody but you. If you don't do it, nobody else will. You, and you, and you, and you and, of course, you. Write⟳ a letter to the T.V. station or the local newspaper each and every time you hear⟳ them use⟳ "hacker" when they mean⟳ "cracker". It can be the same short letter each time, with the station name⟳ and program⟳ or paper name⟳ and article changed. Keep⟳ it online (unless you are paranoid about DOD and computer use⟳, see⟳ article in same issue⟳ of HUMAN-NETS); change⟳ the details and print⟳ it to lpr (or however you get⟳ hardcopy). This will be easier when E-Com hookups become⟳ prevalent; for now, keep⟳ licking stamps and mailing to the media. They may listen⟳ iff they get⟳ enough abuse from real hackers (the good side, not the dark side, of hackerdom!).”

“In a personal post⟳ on Medium, Laird said he hoped the ouster would help⟳ educate⟳ others about systemic sexism in hackerdom, exacerbated by a tendency toward rule-breaking, distrust of legal authorities in reporting transgressions, and some excessive scenesterism: “There's been a lot of looking the other way in the hacker community when powerful people overstep the bounds, and that has to stop⟳."”

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