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montrose on April 6, 2018 | parent | context | favorite | on: Ask HN: Why are hackers called different 'hats'?

In some cowboy movies, the bad guy wore a black hat and the good guy wore a white hat.

baalimago on April 6, 2018 [–]

Oh, like the scene in Westworld..! That makes sense, thanks

eesmith on April 6, 2018 | [–]

See also https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_hat .

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