Why PC Hacks?
The term
hacking
has a bad reputation in the press. They use it to refer to someone
who breaks into systems or wreaks havoc with computers as their
weapon. Among people who write code, though, the term
hack refers to a
"quick-and-dirty" solution to a
problem or a clever way to get something done. And the term
hacker
is taken very much as a compliment, indicating that someone is being
creative, having the technical chops to get
things done. The Hacks series is an attempt to reclaim the word,
document the good ways people are hacking, and pass the hacker ethic
of creative participation on to the uninitiated. Seeing how others
approach systems and problems is often the quickest way to learn
about a new technology.
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