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I asked a hacker once, "Why do you do it?" August 24, 2013 9:07 am Jody

His answer was ..” Because I can.”

That says a lot…about a lot.

I understand the answer, I think... by FrankC 2013-08-24 12:21:40
- Ah yes...the white hats. by Jody 2013-08-24 12:37:24
What did he hack? by TB 2013-08-24 11:19:38
- One thing... by Jody 2013-08-24 12:38:48
  - Where I live, "hacker" is a very general term. by TB 2013-08-24 12:47:24
    - I liken it to when I was a kid by Jody 2013-08-24 13:02:28
They are adolescents, mentally if not physically. by ER 2013-08-24 10:05:37
- It doesn't matter what you think about them... by Jody 2013-08-24 10:54:36
  - I don't understand what you're trying to tell me. by ER 2013-08-24 11:35:13
    - No matter the energy we put forth in this, by Jody 2013-08-24 12:39:49