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(idea) by cpwright (?) (print)   ?   (I like it!) Sat Nov 13 1999 at 8:52:22

A h4x0r, prounced lamer, is a 31337 punk who thinks that is a hacker. A h4x0r is not a real hacker, but rather a silly little teenage punk cracker. The term came from those who abuse English by replacing letters with numbers.

(idea) by Rizzn (4.9 y) (print)   ?   (I like it!) Sat Nov 13 1999 at 8:52:22

The term h4x0r, (not necesarily pronounced lamer) originates when bored computer genii felt it necesary to confound the newer users by introducing a new style of writing to plain text. When utilities that hackorized your writing did it become non-cool to do so.

Compare to graffiti you might see on the wall at the subway as opposed to normal writing.

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31337 It is NEVER safe to turn off your computer Society for the Eradication of l33t Speak BitchX
graffiti OK Computer l33t Keyboards in a computer lab with very sticky keys that make you
leet speak punk Paint your computer lamer
hacker k-rad Apple Computer Cracker
Penguin Jeff K. newbie Norm Macdonald
!!!!!111oneoneoen conversation with a script kiddie Human being emulator figlet
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