[hackerspaces] Let's end the unnecessary joining of the words "food" and "hacking"

[Florencia Edwards]

Kevin I laughed so much with your new definitions for the wiki, please send
the link when you've changed it.


2014-01-27 Adam Mayer <phooky at gmail.com>

> sed s/food hacking/meat cleaving/g
>
> On Mon, Jan 27, 2014 at 3:01 PM, Peter <ernstpeterboehm at gmail.com> wrote:
> > in german, "hack" or "hackfleisch" also means minced meat, hash,
> groundmeat.
> > a "hamburger" is made of spiced "hackfleisch", the meat is
> > "gehackt"/"hacked" before formed into this round meatloaf.
> >
> > a meatloaf itself is a "hackbraten".
> >
> > raw minced pork meat, sometimes seasonend with onions, is called
> > "Hackepeter", it is eaten raw (not my taste).
> >
> > not only meat gets hacked in germany, also wood. here "hacken" means "to
> > chop, chip, cut, hackle, or hack".
> >
> > then there is "die Hacke", english "the hoe", a gardening tool to
> cultivate
> > your vegetables. Also "hacken" means "to pick, peck" - this is more a
> birdy
> > thing.
> >
> > so.. "Foodhacks" and other hacks are quite traditional here in krautland.
> > the whole molecular gastronomy thingy could be seen as foodhacking.
> > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Molecular_gastronomy
> >
> > Greetings and bon appetit,
> >
> > peter
> >
> >
> > On 01/27/2014 07:17 AM, Kevin Mitnick wrote:
> >>
> >> Hi everyone,
> >>
> >> I am going to open this e-mail thread up with the following definition
> >> from the Oxford dictionary:
> >>
> >> "[...] gain unauthorized access to data in a system or computer [...] a
> >> piece of computer code providing a quick or inelegant solution to a
> >> particular problem"
> >>
> >> Source:
> >> http://www.oxforddictionaries.com/definition/english/hack?q=hacking
> >>
> >> I then go and look up the definition of "food hacking" and the best I
> >> can find is this description from Reddit:
> >>
> >> "Food hacks is a place to share quick and simple tips on making food
> >> that has more flavor, more nutritional value, or both"
> >>
> >> Source: http://www.reddit.com/r/FoodHacks
> >>
> >> Let's look at this real closely here:
> >>
> >> - Where does "food hacking" come into play where we're getting
> >> unauthorized access to something?
> >> - Where does "food hacking" provide a quick or inelegant solution to a
> >> particular problem?
> >> - How does the Reddit definition of "food hacking" fit into these
> >> previous questions?
> >> - Why do people who are playing with their food want to be a part of the
> >> hacking scene? What should we call it?
> >>
> >> To address the first question, I am not seeing how "unauthorized access"
> >> is occurring here. When we go and buy a head of lettuce or a box of
> >> cereal, likely we've paid for it or if we haven't, it wasn't stolen from
> >> some other hungry person. All we're doing when we're playing with our
> >> food is making it, baking it, cooking it, and or eating it.
> >>
> >> Does "food hacking" provide an inelegant solution to a particular
> >> problem? Not really. When you make food you're making it, not hacking
> >> it. Perhaps "hacking" could apply if you're inelegantly taking apart a
> >> steak or some sort of fruit or vegetable, but at no point are you
> >> providing a solution to a problem. Is the invention of modern fast food
> >> a "food hack" by that standard? Or is the gradual adoption of automated
> >> convenience stores that provide you with whatever without any human
> >> intervention other than your own a "food hack"? It does allow for a
> >> quick solution to getting your food.
> >>
> >> If we look at how Reddit defines a "food hack", we see that we're making
> >> food with more flavor or better nutritional value. If I go buy some
> >> Hamburger Helper and add avocado to it or add whey protein to chocolate
> >> milk, is that "hacking"? What if I make some Betty Crocker cake and add
> >> whey to that instead? Is that a "food hack"? Because of the vagueness
> >> that the Reddit definition provides and the definition of what "hacking"
> >> is, why don't we call it baking, cooking, or mixing? Do we call chefs or
> >> my dad cooking on the barbecue with his "secret sauce" a food hacker?
> >>
> >> I get the impression that people who call themselves "food hackers" call
> >> themselves that because they want to be considered a part of the "hacker
> >> movement". Why don't those of you who identify with this moniker just
> >> call yourself a "cook", "chef", "baker", "maker", or whatever instead?
> >> Why don't you instead call the food "food" or if you really want it to
> >> be associated with the hacker scene, "food for hackers"? Is that hard?
> >> You're not a hacker and you dilute the term for those of us who are
> >> hackers.
> >>
> >> Food for thought. Do not take offense to this if you find it hits too
> >> close to home.
> >>
> >> Kevin Mitnick
> >> (May or may not be the Kevin you think I am)
> >>
> >>
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