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The Conscience of a Hacker
Another one got caught today, it's all over the papers. "Teenager Arrested in Computer Crime Scandal", "Hacker Arrested after Bank Tampering"... Damn kids. They're all alike. But did you, in your three-piece psychology and 1950's technobrain, ever take a look behind the eyes of the hacker? Did you ever wonder what made him tick, what forces shaped him, what may have molded him? I am a hacker, enter my world... Mine is a world that begins with school... I'm smarter than most of the other kids, this crap they teach us bores me... Damn underachiever. They're all alike. I've listened to teachers explain for the fifteenth time how to reduce a fraction. I understand it. "No, Ms. Smith, I didn't show my work. I did it in my head..." Damn kid. Probably copied it. They're all alike. I made a discovery today. I found a computer. Wait a second, this is cool. It does what I want it to. If it makes a mistake, it's because I screwed it up. Not because it doesn't like me or feels threatened by me or thinks I'm a smart a*s or doesn't like teaching and shouldn't be here...damn kid. All he does is play games. They're all alike. And then it happened. A door opened to a world. Rushing through the phone line like heroin through an addict's veins, an electronic pulse is sent out, a refuge from the day-to-day incompetencies is sought... a board is found. "This is it... this is where I belong..." I know everyone here... even if I've never met them, never talked to them, may never hear from them again... I know you all... Damn kid. Tying up the phone line again. They're all alike... You bet your a*s we're all alike... we've been spoon-fed baby food at school when we hungered for steak... the bits of meat that you did let slip through were pre-chewed and tasteless. We've been dominated by sadists, or ignored by the apathetic. The few that had something to teach found us willing pupils, but those few are like drops of water in the desert.
This is our world now... the world of the electron and the switch, the beauty of the baud. We make use of a service already existing without paying for what could be dirt-cheap if it wasn't run by profiteering gluttons, and you call us criminals. We explore... and you call us criminals. We seek after knowledge... and you call us criminals. We exist without skin color, without nationality, without religious bias... and you call us criminals. You build atomic bombs, you wage wars, you murder, cheat, and lie to us and try to make us believe it's for our own good, yet we're the criminals.
Yes, I am a criminal. My crime is that of curiosity. My crime is that of judging people by what they say and think, not what they look like. My crime is that of outsmarting you, something that you will never forgive me for. I am a hacker, and this is my manifesto. You may stop this individual, but you can't stop us all... after all, we're all alike.
Another one got caught today, it's all over the papers. "Teenager Arrested in Computer Crime Scandal", "Hacker Arrested after Bank Tampering"... Damn kids. They're all alike. But did you, in your three-piece psychology and 1950's technobrain, ever take a look behind the eyes of the hacker? Did you ever wonder what made him tick, what forces shaped him, what may have molded him? I am a hacker, enter my world... Mine is a world that begins with school... I'm smarter than most of the other kids, this crap they teach us bores me... Damn underachiever. They're all alike. I've listened to teachers explain for the fifteenth time how to reduce a fraction. I understand it. "No, Ms. Smith, I didn't show my work. I did it in my head..." Damn kid. Probably copied it. They're all alike. I made a discovery today. I found a computer. Wait a second, this is cool. It does what I want it to. If it makes a mistake, it's because I screwed it up. Not because it doesn't like me or feels threatened by me or thinks I'm a smart a*s or doesn't like teaching and shouldn't be here...damn kid. All he does is play games. They're all alike. And then it happened. A door opened to a world. Rushing through the phone line like heroin through an addict's veins, an electronic pulse is sent out, a refuge from the day-to-day incompetencies is sought... a board is found. "This is it... this is where I belong..." I know everyone here... even if I've never met them, never talked to them, may never hear from them again... I know you all... Damn kid. Tying up the phone line again. They're all alike... You bet your a*s we're all alike... we've been spoon-fed baby food at school when we hungered for steak... the bits of meat that you did let slip through were pre-chewed and tasteless. We've been dominated by sadists, or ignored by the apathetic. The few that had something to teach found us willing pupils, but those few are like drops of water in the desert.
This is our world now... the world of the electron and the switch, the beauty of the baud. We make use of a service already existing without paying for what could be dirt-cheap if it wasn't run by profiteering gluttons, and you call us criminals. We explore... and you call us criminals. We seek after knowledge... and you call us criminals. We exist without skin color, without nationality, without religious bias... and you call us criminals. You build atomic bombs, you wage wars, you murder, cheat, and lie to us and try to make us believe it's for our own good, yet we're the criminals.
Yes, I am a criminal. My crime is that of curiosity. My crime is that of judging people by what they say and think, not what they look like. My crime is that of outsmarting you, something that you will never forgive me for. I am a hacker, and this is my manifesto. You may stop this individual, but you can't stop us all... after all, we're all alike.
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Edgy wrote:
> Ant wrote:
> Heh, cool topic. Not sure if you wrote it, but whoever did, it
> was well done and
> very deep and interesting.
He didn't, a friend of
> mine brought a printout of this into school to show me what he found about 2
> years ago.
Ah, I thought as much.
> Ant wrote:
> Heh, cool topic. Not sure if you wrote it, but whoever did, it
> was well done and
> very deep and interesting.
He didn't, a friend of
> mine brought a printout of this into school to show me what he found about 2
> years ago.
Ah, I thought as much.
All 3 types of hackers may have detailed knowledge of system security and programming, but how they use their knowledge is what makes them very different.
1. Black-hat hackers (also known as crackers) are the ones who write virii, destroy data, and deface websites along with other illegal activity. This type of hacker will not end up at a very good job due to a bad reputation, and usually ends up in jail for a long period of time. This kind of hacker is not welcome at HDC.
2. Grey-hat hackers are borderline white/black hats. They sometimes prank unsuspecting users and cause general mayhem. While they think this kind of activity is harmless, they may face long periods of jail time, and rejection from the hacker community. We do not approve of this kind of hacker at HDC.
3. White-hat hackers are the Jedi-knights of hacking, using their knowledge for good, and usually end up working as high-paid network admins, programmers, and security consultants. When a software bug is found, the white-hat community will work together to solve the problem. This kind of hacker is the most respected in the internet community, and this type of hacker is welcome at HDC.
That was from: http://www.hackers.com/new/starthack.php
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1. Black-hat hackers (also known as crackers) are the ones who write virii, destroy data, and deface websites along with other illegal activity. This type of hacker will not end up at a very good job due to a bad reputation, and usually ends up in jail for a long period of time. This kind of hacker is not welcome at HDC.
2. Grey-hat hackers are borderline white/black hats. They sometimes prank unsuspecting users and cause general mayhem. While they think this kind of activity is harmless, they may face long periods of jail time, and rejection from the hacker community. We do not approve of this kind of hacker at HDC.
3. White-hat hackers are the Jedi-knights of hacking, using their knowledge for good, and usually end up working as high-paid network admins, programmers, and security consultants. When a software bug is found, the white-hat community will work together to solve the problem. This kind of hacker is the most respected in the internet community, and this type of hacker is welcome at HDC.
That was from: http://www.hackers.com/new/starthack.php
i signed up for some queer reason (dont ask why)
Been there, read that, got it transfered to a T-Shirt...
Was written by The Mentor, in 89 (I think). Famous stuff - watch the movie Hackers, it quotes this in a few places.
Was written by The Mentor, in 89 (I think). Famous stuff - watch the movie Hackers, it quotes this in a few places.
Bloody E-Bay are on my case. I've done many successful auctions, and then I discover that there's a bloody listing fee, and they keep sending me E-Mails, asking for the money, which I ignored. I got an E-Mail yesterday saying that my account has been suspended and that they may use legal action to get a measly £12 from me. Pathetic!
My mate was going to be sued for copyright infringement, until he told them he was 14, and they sent him loads of free gifts.
Hopefully I won't get taken to court, as I'm only 13 :0)
Good I didn't put my real address in :0)
My mate was going to be sued for copyright infringement, until he told them he was 14, and they sent him loads of free gifts.
Hopefully I won't get taken to court, as I'm only 13 :0)
Good I didn't put my real address in :0)
mandatare wrote:
> but what i've never got is how can you hack into another site and edit their
> files.
You use telnet and exploit variosu security holes to gain root acess. However, if the system has password shadowing enabled it's pretty much impossible.
> but what i've never got is how can you hack into another site and edit their
> files.
You use telnet and exploit variosu security holes to gain root acess. However, if the system has password shadowing enabled it's pretty much impossible.
Ant wrote:
> Heh, cool topic. Not sure if you wrote it, but whoever did, it was well done and
> very deep and interesting.
He didn't, a friend of mine brought a printout of this into school to show me what he found about 2 years ago.
> Heh, cool topic. Not sure if you wrote it, but whoever did, it was well done and
> very deep and interesting.
He didn't, a friend of mine brought a printout of this into school to show me what he found about 2 years ago.
but what i've never got is how can you hack into another site and edit their files.
Heh, cool topic. Not sure if you wrote it, but whoever did, it was well done and very deep and interesting.
How do u "hack"?or can't u tell me cos, cos, cos "ur criminals"
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