Comments on: What Is A Hacker? http://www.pcmech.com/article/what-is-a-hacker/ Helping Normal People Get Their Geek On Mon, 13 Feb 2012 13:23:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Gingerhttp://www.pcmech.com/article/what-is-a-hacker/comment-page-1/#comment-39006 Ginger Wed, 24 Feb 2010 19:57:20 +0000 http://www.pcmech.com/article/what-is-a-hacker/#comment-39006 Thanks, I may be curious but I'm NOT a hacker!Yesterday when I went to access my yahoo email, I unexpectedly found myself in my (X) boyfriend's email instead.....hmmmmm so what would YOU do? Look? Logout quickly?He was the last person to use my computer to log into yahoo a few days prior...Yahoo is my home page, and I simply I clicked on "mail" as I always do...I didn't TRY to access anyones email but my own.I saw a bunch of emails between him and another woman-and other stuff too that just leaves a giant rock in the pit of my stomach.Now he keeps loudly and repeatedly insisting I HACKED into his email to invade his privacy.I saw, I read, I left. I didn't send out any angry emails, didn't change his password or mess with his account or snoop other websites in search of more evidence to break my heart further.*sigh* thanks for listening Thanks, I may be curious but I’m NOT a hacker!

Yesterday when I went to access my yahoo email, I unexpectedly found myself in my (X) boyfriend’s email instead…..hmmmmm so what would YOU do? Look? Logout quickly?

He was the last person to use my computer to log into yahoo a few days prior…Yahoo is my home page, and I simply I clicked on “mail” as I always do…I didn’t TRY to access anyones email but my own.

I saw a bunch of emails between him and another woman-and other stuff too that just leaves a giant rock in the pit of my stomach.

Now he keeps loudly and repeatedly insisting I HACKED into his email to invade his privacy.

I saw, I read, I left. I didn’t send out any angry emails, didn’t change his password or mess with his account or snoop other websites in search of more evidence to break my heart further.

*sigh* thanks for listening

]]> By: Rick Ghttp://www.pcmech.com/article/what-is-a-hacker/comment-page-1/#comment-33275 Rick G Wed, 07 Oct 2009 14:13:46 +0000 http://www.pcmech.com/article/what-is-a-hacker/#comment-33275 None of these posts could be any more right on-the-money! To tell you the truth I thought I was the only one who linked the term hacker to programmer. Good to know I am in good company. And I use the term quite proudly to be honest. I even have a t-shirt that says "I'm a hacker, what do you do?" You should see the looks... None of these posts could be any more right on-the-money! To tell you the truth I thought I was the only one who linked the term hacker to programmer. Good to know I am in good company. And I use the term quite proudly to be honest. I even have a t-shirt that says “I’m a hacker, what do you do?” You should see the looks…

]]> By: Aaronhttp://www.pcmech.com/article/what-is-a-hacker/comment-page-1/#comment-21690 Aaron Mon, 09 Mar 2009 19:44:45 +0000 http://www.pcmech.com/article/what-is-a-hacker/#comment-21690 I agree with this perfectly but that doesn't mean the media and movies will change. The term hacker is ingrained in the average person's mind as a person with ill intent and this will not change in the forseeable future. The thing that annoy's me the most is if try to use the correct term of cracker everyone looks at me funny... I agree with this perfectly but that doesn’t mean the media and movies will change. The term hacker is ingrained in the average person’s mind as a person with ill intent and this will not change in the forseeable future. The thing that annoy’s me the most is if try to use the correct term of cracker everyone looks at me funny…

]]> By: Ronald Hayekhttp://www.pcmech.com/article/what-is-a-hacker/comment-page-1/#comment-21619 Ronald Hayek Sun, 08 Mar 2009 03:01:51 +0000 http://www.pcmech.com/article/what-is-a-hacker/#comment-21619 Knowledge is power in the PC world. Get smart, the stupid shall be punished! Knowledge is power in the PC world.
Get smart, the stupid shall be punished!

]]> By: SupaChalupahttp://www.pcmech.com/article/what-is-a-hacker/comment-page-1/#comment-21565 SupaChalupa Fri, 06 Mar 2009 17:25:57 +0000 http://www.pcmech.com/article/what-is-a-hacker/#comment-21565 Excellent post Rich, exactly what I have been trying to explain to a friend but honestly wasn't getting anywhere. Excellent post Rich, exactly what I have been trying to explain to a friend but honestly wasn’t getting anywhere.

]]> By: Ryan Passeyhttp://www.pcmech.com/article/what-is-a-hacker/comment-page-1/#comment-21558 Ryan Passey Fri, 06 Mar 2009 14:32:34 +0000 http://www.pcmech.com/article/what-is-a-hacker/#comment-21558 Kind of represents the difference between Cracker and Hacker. Kind of represents the difference between Cracker and Hacker.

]]> By: Chrishttp://www.pcmech.com/article/what-is-a-hacker/comment-page-1/#comment-21555 Chris Fri, 06 Mar 2009 13:47:16 +0000 http://www.pcmech.com/article/what-is-a-hacker/#comment-21555 Thank you! Exactly. Unfortunately thanks to the media and Hollywood anyone that's ever hacked (not cracked) is looked at funny. Thank you! Exactly. Unfortunately thanks to the media and Hollywood anyone that’s ever hacked (not cracked) is looked at funny.

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