tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7347279.post1069629556334725689..comments2023-08-26T05:04:33.009-04:00Comments on anti-virus rants: i am a hacker...kurt wismerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03810635947269551517noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7347279.post-73173173098029969332010-10-19T09:50:08.914-04:002010-10-19T09:50:08.914-04:00while that may be true of the word gay 50 years ag...while that may be true of the word gay 50 years ago, hackers as criminals has far less time behind it. timescale-wise it's much more comparable to virus as an umbrella term, which i already covered in my post.kurt wismerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03810635947269551517noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7347279.post-39689916011900457092010-10-14T21:47:01.687-04:002010-10-14T21:47:01.687-04:00I think you are going to have to concede this one....I think you are going to have to concede this one. Hackers and hacking are portrayed in popular culture in pejorative terms. Fifty years ago, if you were a happy and carefree fellow, you'd have no problem being called "gay." Face it: language changes, and you can't control it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com