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Please stop calling everything a 'hack' (gizmodo.com)
4 points by steveklabnik on May 13, 2014 | hide | past | favorite | 5 comments



'Hack' is a poor-quality problem-solving code written under pressure of circumstances.


I'm going to need to see your Arbiter of All Definitions identification before I take your assertions seriously.


While I'm tempted to agree with you, (s)he could have a valid point. Let's call it a hacked definition for now, since it works.


Irony alert: Gizmodo and Lifehacker are both part of the Gawker empire. Go ahead and load the article and then go to Lifehacker.com. Notice how the designs are exactly the same?





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