We take pride in using the term hacker and aim to take it back from the bullshit hollywood idea. Every chance we get.<div><br></div><div>Like this:</div><div><a href="http://www.pbs.org/newshour/rundown/2011/11/online-hacker-group-crowdsources-radiation-data-for-japanese-public.html">http://www.pbs.org/newshour/rundown/2011/11/online-hacker-group-crowdsources-radiation-data-for-japanese-public.html</a></div>
<div><br></div><div>-s</div><div><br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Sun, Nov 27, 2011 at 11:52 AM, Arclight <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:arclight@gmail.com">arclight@gmail.com</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex;">
My opinion is that anyone who is offended by the word "hacker" will<br>
probably be offended by a lot of other things about our space.<br>
<span class="HOEnZb"><font color="#888888"><br>
Arclight<br>
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On Sun, Nov 27, 2011 at 8:05 AM, B F <<a href="mailto:bakmthiscl@gmail.com">bakmthiscl@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br>
> I have no problem with language, but that seems not the case with the<br>
> general public. "Hacker" has become a bad word. This was driven home<br>
> to me a couple night ago, over dinner with a group, in which a<br>
> programmer who worked for a major computer company (in the<br>
> communications field) responded to my talk about a "hackerspace" by<br>
> commenting that she might have trouble professionally if associated<br>
> with such a group!<br>
><br>
> This movement is shooting itself in the foot by continuing to use the<br>
> terms "hack", "hacking", "hacker", and "hackerspace". Like it or not,<br>
> the American public "knows" that hackers are evil people who steal<br>
> identities and money, infiltrate corporate, government, and military<br>
> computers and steal their secrets, etc., etc. The media has told them<br>
> that and they believe it. Even intelligent people believe it. That<br>
> "hacker" could mean something benevolent as well, does not occur to<br>
> them.<br>
><br>
> As I was repairing the pan in my automatic bread-making machine this<br>
> morning -- mostly involving replacing a broken C-clip -- it occurred<br>
> to me that fixing things is as American as apple pie. As a movement,<br>
> we need to ally ourselves with that tradition. Likewise, making<br>
> things is All-American. (I'm being a bit facetious, here, but if we<br>
> have less than 30 seconds to get a message across, we have to use buzz<br>
> words).<br>
><br>
> Therefore, we should chuck the term "hacker" in all its forms, and<br>
> switch completely to "makerspaces" or even "fixerspaces". Or, more<br>
> simply, "shops" or "labs", with relevant adjectives to further<br>
> describe them.<br>
><br>
> I'm sure there will be disagreement as to terms to use, but some<br>
> change is needed lest we alienate too many people.<br>
><br>
> - Bruce<br>
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