That Translates. Good. And What Do You Call Someone Who Flies Airplanes for Fun?
A fly boy, space jockey.
A Car Tinkerer?
A grease monkey
And Someone Who Jumps Out of Planes?
Fucking crazy!!!!
FAIR ENOUGH. BUT HERE’S THE POINT. DIFFERENT STROKES FOR DIF-FERENT FOLKS. AND IT JUST SO HAPPENS THAT PEOPLE WHO LIKE TO PLAY WITH COMPUTERS ARE CALLED HACKERS. IT’S AN OLD TERM FROM THE 60’S FROM THE COLLEGES, AND AT THAT TIME IT WASN’T DEROGATO-RY. IT DIDN’T HAVE THE SAME NEGATIVE CONNOTATIONS THAT IT DOES TODAY THANKS TO YOU. HACKERS ARE JUST A BUNCH OF PEOPLE WHO PLAY WITH COMPUTERS INSTEAD OF CARS, BOATS, AIRPLANES, SPORTS OR WHATEVER. THAT’S IT, PURE AND SIMPLE.
Ok, let’s accept that for now. What about those stories of hackers running around inside of everybody else’s computers and making computer viruses and all. Morris and Chase were hackers who caused a bunch of damage.
WHOA! TWO SEPARATE ISSUES. THERE ARE A NUMBER OF HACKERS WHO DO GO PROBING AND LOOKING AROUND OTHER PEOPLE’S COMPUTERS. AND I AM PROUD TO ADMIT THAT I AM ONE OF THEM.
Wait a minute. You first say that hackers are the guys in the white hats and then you admit that you are one of those criminal types who invades the privacy of others.
THERE IS A BIG DIFFERENCE BETWEEN LOOKING AROUND A COMPUTER READING ITS FILES AND DESTROYING THEM. I REMEMBER READING ABOUT THIS GUY WHO BROKE INTO PEOPLE’S HOUSES WHEN THEY WERE OUT OF TOWN. HE LIVED IN THEIR HOUSE UNTIL THEY CAME BACK AND THEN LEFT. HE USED THEIR FOOD, THEIR TV, THEIR SHOWER AND ALL, BUT NEVER STOLE ANYTHING OR DID ANY DAMAGE. THAT’S KINDA WHAT HACK-ERS DO.
Why? For the thrill?
OH, I GUESS THAT MAY BE PART OF IT, BUT IT’S REALLY MORE THAN THAT. IT’S A THIRST, AT LEAST FOR ME, FOR KNOWLEDGE.
That’s a line of crap.
REALLY. LET’S COMPARE. LET’S SAY I WAS WORKING IN A GARAGE AND I WAS CAR ENTHUSIAST BUT I DIDN’T OWN AND COULDN’T AFFORD A FERRARI. SO, DURING THE DAY WHEN MY CUSTOMERS ARE AT WORK, I TAKE THEIR CARS OUT FOR A RIDE...AND I EVEN REPLACE THE GAS. I DO IT FOR THE THRILL OF THE RIDE, NOT FOR THE THRILL OF THE CRIME.
So you admit hacking is a crime?
NO NO NO NO. AGREED, ENTERING SOME COMPUTERS IS CONSIDERED A CRIME IN SOME STATES, BUT IN THE STATE OF TEXAS, IF YOU LEAVE YOUR COMPUTER PASSWORD TAPED TO THE BOTTOM OF YOUR DESK DRAWER YOU CAN GO TO JAIL. I BET YOU DIDN’T KNOW THAT.
You made that up.
CHECK IT OUT. I DON’T KNOW THE LEGAL JARGON, BUT IT’S TRUE. THE ISSUE IS, FOR THE GUY WHO DRIVES PEOPLE’S CARS WITHOUT THEIR PERMISSION, THAT IS REALLY A CRIME. I GUESS A GRAND FELONY. RIGHT? EVEN IF HE DOES NOTHING BUT DRIVE IT AROUND THE BLOCK. BUT WITH COMPUTERS IT’S DIFFERENT.
How is it different?