Nerd Word of the Day: Hacktivism

ooo; good nerd word :-) …hats off to Rick

If you change it to Tehran who’s authorities are you messing with?

some clever ad slogans on this movie poster…their crime is curiosity…

we’re hardwired in so don’t f ;) ck with us

just saying the wetware share is there. the entire data glut contents of the library of congress can easily fit on a grain of salt with room to spare.

The Iranian authorities were doing some kind of search for all Twitter users with Tehran as their hometown to search for all tweets that were originating from within the country to try to arrest them.. something like that I think.

that’s why people asked to change your location to tehran, so it’s not easy to figure out who’s in tehran and who isn’t, to make it harder for them to find people.

guess the authorities didn’t want the birds to fly the coop. gee, too late. the tweets got sent out and the world knows what’s going on now.

What happened to the green?

So I learn something new today, good, the day was not totally wasted. :smile:

still there.

you don’t see it leonard(?)

“I’ve always felt that hackers are not always bad.. in fact, there are some hackers who actually hack for good!”

Marina, Im so happy you said this! You’re very correct about this statement. There are thousands of hackers that do much good. Many of the alert sysadmins about security loop holes.
Look at Steve Woz. He was a hacker. I could list thousands of hackers here. So yes, there are many good ethical hackers. White hat hackers they are sometimes called. In contrast there are black hat hackers. Interestingly enough that the term Cracker never caught on to describe a black hat hacker. We have to blame in on the ignorance of the reporters back in the day.

ribit ribit

Thanks Marina.
I had a goofy notion of changing it to Tehran Iran.
Then posting a link to “HotForWords Dances”
Then saying it was a wild party at the Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei house and that President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad was the bartender.

Thanks for noticing, Dearest Teach.

Always.

An honorable mention! :cool:

I love it!! :grin:

To the front of the class you may go. :smile:

I’m askeered to sit up there with you smart folks. I’ll just stay in the back and keep on misbehavin’.

Are you kidding?! :o
My desk has been permanently mounted at a 45 degree angle to face the right rear corner of the classroom…farthest away fron the AC vent! :sad: :lol:
I’m not even allowed to turn around.. I have to use a pocket mirror to even see the chalkboard!

Way to Go Rick! Good word! :grin:

 
Hey Rick, great word suggestion!

Good Nerd Word Originalistrick! Better get yourself sized for some thick-rimmed glasses and button-down shirts!! JK. You rock!

;-) that was choice originalistrick

Good one Rick. Congratz on the mention and the cool nerd word. ;-) It ranks up there with being Teacher’s Pet. :cool:

We not fart smuckers some of us are juss average folks. :lol:

Danger Warning for Marina.

http://www.cnn.com/2009/SHOWBIZ/Movies/07/22/comic.con.zombies/index.html

Being in class with you would have been BAD fun!

Sure is great being here in Marina’s with everybody.

When I think of the time and money wasted because of hackers, I think capital punishment is to good for them.

“Fart Smuckers” – I love it. Similar to “Fart Smellers”.

Word request: [diplomacy] :grin: diploma-crat is a rat and a knat :razz:

[jazz] I know what it iz but where duz it come from?

:mrgreen: The federal government has their own hackers who try to hack into government web sites so they can put a fix on sites that can be hacked. They call it preventative measures.

Nerds a[cross].. America…Some history anybody?

:| The Brothertown Indians originated as a group of Christian Indians from New England and Long Island, New York, areas.…Tribal status close for Brothertown Nation

[" the Emigrant Indians of New York (as they were called by the ICC)]…LOVE of ? The United States Congress was amenable to this request for several reasons, primarily to create a lifestyle in which the Indians would become more acculturated or more American. In addition, granting the request ended the federal government’s responsibilities to the tribe. In 1839, Congress granted the Brothertown Indians full United States citizenship and title to their farmlands.
:grin:

[ordinary and extraordinary]

cookies ;) umm…that wasn’t a suggestion, but it sounds like it should be, so if you haven’t already done the word I’d like to know the meaning of [COOKIES!!!!]
yayayayayayaya

bai Marina, keep up the good work!!! <—–(yes i know i said "bai" instead of "bye") :D

a hacker is someone knowing a lot about internet/computer security.

not always bad.

it could be preventing racism on the internet or hacking someone back!

i am trying to learn to hack.

but hotforwords, why do you have 6 trackers on your website?
it doesn’t really keep your visitors anonymous…

Way to go!! :smile:

Happy Birthday :smile:

Hi, Marina.

Interesting article as always :)

Here is a word that might interest you and the viewers:

[fiefdom]

Keep up the great work! :D

:cool: CONGRATZ originalistrick :!: :grin:

Yeah, Che, HAPPY BIRTHDAY, Amigo!

Some of us just pass ’round pictures of engineering wonders, such as Canada’s tallest building. Which, for some reason is hard to find.

Meant having sex at first. Was an ethnic euphemism. Was grabbed as a name for music that was just “jazzing” around, making it up as it goes.

You R a K*00*L comment maker…hEar :cool: Johnny Guitar Watson – Gangster Of Love…

[LENTIL]“`soup for hopped up cArs“`fr0g“`

white lime soda, or kermit peasoup :lol:

Is it a revolution or a love of hate? I still do not get the reasons of all the propagation? Is it to act like some kind of job is being accomplished?

This is a great example of how we often describe “good” and “bad.” I agree with Lady M’s ideas, but I am sure that many others would label some of our good intentions as disruptions or ill-doers. Some will definitely describe us as evil… to conform or not to conform, that is the question :roll:

BTW, excellent choice for a nerd word. Plenty of good stuff mixed in there.
{Somebody just loves it when the Lady’s rebeliousness shines through.}

Happy Birthday, CHE :!:

Unless this is the ‘day after’ and you have an aching head:

happy b-day, che :mrgreen:

What is [rebellion]? :???:

:| Arcade Fire “Rebellion” :roll:

I love this [BAND] :razz:

What building…?

What happened to the green?…youtube recommended this one lecca / BIG POPPER ダイジェスト【歌詞付き】（For You・紅空・Goin’ home）to me**!**I liked it for the colors…made me think of phrase request: [Green Revolution]…feed the worldPS… Featured Video

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:roll: [clover] :mrgreen: In the late 1970s and ’80s drug tests became very sensitive and could detect the tiniest traces of morphine. Clover has a small amount of morphine, which is eaten by cattle and can end up in bottled milk. Eating clover can set off blood and urine analysis drug tests :oops:

Hacking usually just means, letting thinks do what they were never intended to do. Hacktivism is just hackers being activists.

Where did rebellion come from :?:

The term “hacker” originally meant someone that was good at designing hardware, or programming software, in new ways that was considered creative by their peers. Usually it had to have a conciseness to it, or do a lot with little.

Later it took on a more negative meaning when it was applied by the popular press to people that “hacked” into networks or systems. A better term for those would have been “cracker”, similar to “safe cracker”, but alas the term “hacker” stuck.

But even so, figuring out how to “hack” into a system isn’t just for “bad guys”, since it will inevitably be done by somebody it is necessary to know where the weaknesses are.