Truth
be told, it is probably an expression that only someone at the end of a three-day
drunk having some issues with an uncooperative bartender would likely use, but
it goes fairly well with the topic at hand.
For it greatly upsets me to hear newscasters contributing to the dumbing
down of America.
What
I am talking about in this particular case is hearing the software engineers at
Facebook being referred to as hackers.
For by [definition]: Computer hacking is broadly defined as
intentionally accesses a computer without authorization or exceeds authorized
access.
Link: [On ABC News]
In
all fairness, the definition that I am referring to does not appear to be
chiseled in stone. For according to the
[Wikipedia article] on the subject: Hacking means finding out weaknesses in a computer or
computer network and exploiting them, though the term can also refer to someone
with an advanced understanding of computers and computer networks. Hackers may be motivated by a multitude of
reasons, such as profit, protest, or challenge.
The subculture that has evolved around hackers is often referred to as
the computer underground but it is now an open community. While other uses of the word hacker exist
that are not related to computer security, they are rarely used in mainstream
context. They are subject to the long standing hacker definition controversy
about the true meaning of the term hacker. In this controversy, the term hacker
is reclaimed by computer programmers who argue that someone breaking into
computers is better called a cracker, not making a difference between computer
criminals (black hats) and computer security experts (white hats). Some white
hat hackers claim that they also deserve the title hacker, and that only black
hats should be called crackers.
On
the other hand, what generally comes to mind when you hear the term, hacker, being used, and wouldn’t it be
advantageous for the bad guys to have no distinction placed between their
nefarious intentions and those of legitimate programmers? It does give you something to think
about—doesn’t it?
Oh,
and in regards to Facebook stock, look for the price to start heading south in
a hurry not all that long from now. For
as was addressed in that Nightline segment, if Facebook yields to the demands
of serious investors/traders by adding more and more advertising, it will fade
into oblivion like MySpace, and if Facebook doesn’t yield, those serious
investors/traders will dump their holdings.
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