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		Modern 'hackers' are not worthy of the name (guardian.co.uk)
		5 points by user24 on Dec 10, 2010 \| hide \| past \| favorite \| 2 comments

drdo on Dec 10, 2010 [–]

It's nice to see someone come up and explain this on mainstream media. Although skimming over the comments, it doesn't look like the point got across very well.

user24 on Dec 10, 2010 | [–]

yeah that's what I thought when I read it; a refreshing change to the normal presentation of the term and philosophy of hackers.

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