[aklug] Re: um ... "hacker" needed

From: David J. Weller-Fahy <dave-lists-aklug@weller-fahy.com>
Date: Fri Dec 14 2012 - 16:44:06 AKST

* Tim Johnson <tim@akwebsoft.com> [2012-12-14 19:25 -0500]:
> * David J. Weller-Fahy <dave-lists-aklug@weller-fahy.com> [121214 15:09]:
> > * Tim Johnson <tim@akwebsoft.com> [2012-12-14 17:47 -0500]:
> > > and perhaps __also__ do things of a military nature for their
> > > country are also called hackers
> >
> > Just FYI: They're not called that internally. ;)
>
> Of course. Just pointing out how the popular culture expresses the
> concept.

Gotchya.

> I wonder how Turing, Shannon, von Neumann refered to themselves...
> Recommended reading :
> "The Information - a history a theory a flood" - James Gleick

More books! Mmmmm... I like some books... now to find the time... sigh.

Thanks for the recommend.

Regards,

-- 
dave [ please don't CC me ]

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