Tribbel, Try going through it
yourself sometime, You will find that its only
natural to develop a little
hyper-sensitivity to
social structures.
The term '
Hacker', as the
The Cow describes it,
Originated, as far as anyone can tell, from
MIT.
The Hacker's Dictionary can give a far
better description of the
history than I can, but it is a bit like a combination of
Jester,
social commentator, and perhaps (but not necessarily)
computer literate. It's a
noble title, and while it won't give anyone any
special powers,
titles are
important for the fact that they
communicate who you are or who you want to be. Think
Dr, or even
Sir (in the
British system).
Tribbel misses
the point when he talks about people
describing themselves as
hackers. They misuse the word, and it's
doubtful anyone uttering such a
statment would
live up to the
term.
As far as if you are a
hacker or not? Do other people consider you a
hacker? Really one cannot declare themselves a
hacker. It's a
title that must be bestowed.
Personally(
IMHO), I would describe you as a
proto-hacker (or larval stage hacker). You show much
potential, and you certainly aren’t a normal (l)
user.