i think hacking is a state of mind, and not a learned skill.
hackers, entrepreneurs and artists have a certain "what if" personality that leads to a never ending quest to answer these questions, they are usually very personal questions of curiosity. The quest to see the result is often more fun than the result itself for these people, it's about the process of discovery and exploration, and not about the answer. A runner runs a marathon because it is ultimately fun to train for one, not because the need to go 26 miles. A hacker is the same way, we just find it fun to hack, to explore.
If you want to know what quests other hackers are on, you can always go to defcon in las vegas during the 1st weekend in august. Defcon is more like an art gallery of hacks, than it is a place to learn how to hack, that comes in from an inner desire.
hackers, entrepreneurs and artists have a certain "what if" personality that leads to a never ending quest to answer these questions, they are usually very personal questions of curiosity. The quest to see the result is often more fun than the result itself for these people, it's about the process of discovery and exploration, and not about the answer. A runner runs a marathon because it is ultimately fun to train for one, not because the need to go 26 miles. A hacker is the same way, we just find it fun to hack, to explore.
If you want to know what quests other hackers are on, you can always go to defcon in las vegas during the 1st weekend in august. Defcon is more like an art gallery of hacks, than it is a place to learn how to hack, that comes in from an inner desire.