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[–] portnull@lemmy.dbzer0.com 11 points 1 month ago

To complement this excellent post, The Mentor's Hacker' Manifesto

https://phrack.org/issues/7/3

[–] anotherhoffmann@feddit.org 9 points 1 month ago

And one evolution from that, the current ethics from the Chaos Computer Club (German Hacking Club) : https://www.ccc.de/en/hackerethik

[–] perishthethought@piefed.social 8 points 1 month ago

How was Thomas J. Watson buried? 9 edge down.

Every bug you find is the last one.

The moving cursor prints, and having printed, blinks on.


A few gems from that era. 🙂  
[–] TomMasz@piefed.social 8 points 1 month ago (2 children)

Number 6 feels like it was true once but isn't any longer.

[–] SCmSTR@lemmy.blahaj.zone 26 points 1 month ago

It says "can". I want to believe it's still possible.

[–] vrek@programming.dev 5 points 1 month ago

It can improve your life... It likely won't and even if it does will cause more harm to humanity than improving your life but it can still improve your life.

[–] RizzRustbolt@lemmy.world 4 points 1 month ago

Number 4 is incomplete.

[–] Maeve@lemmygrad.ml 4 points 1 month ago

Oh, how have the mighty fallen and the weaponry of war perished.