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[Varmint Signs 13] has a cat trying to get in better shape in order to survive the
coming apocalypse.
[YouTube Links] has me wondering why not all links work as they should.
[R.I.P. GCB] contains some thoughts on an ABC show that has already been cancelled.
[Varmint Signs 14] has a rabbit attempting to make his escape.
[Another Idiotic Elitist] is about some comments made by Ian Drew of Us Weekly.
[Aints Again] is about the New Orleans Saints wanting to relive the past.
If
you are not familiar with it, hacked off is an old expression that denotes
being rather upset over something. Kinda
like ticked off—only different.
Truth
be told, it is probably an expression that only someone at the end of a
three-day drunk having some issues with an uncooperative bartender would likely
use, but it goes fairly well with the topic at hand. For it greatly upsets me to hear newscasters
contributing to the dumbing down of America.
What I am talking about in this particular case is hearing the software engineers at Facebook being referred to as hackers. For by [definition]: Computer hacking is broadly defined as intentionally accesses a computer without authorization or exceeds authorized access.
Link: [On ABC News]
In
all fairness, the definition that I am referring to does not appear to be
chiseled in stone. For according to the
[Wikipedia article] on the subject: Hacking
means finding out weaknesses in a computer or computer network and exploiting
them, though the term can also refer to someone with an advanced understanding
of computers and computer networks.
Hackers may be motivated by a multitude of reasons, such as profit,
protest, or challenge. The subculture
that has evolved around hackers is often referred to as the computer
underground but it is now an open community.
While other uses of the word hacker exist that are not related to computer
security, they are rarely used in mainstream context. They are subject to the
long standing hacker definition controversy about the true meaning of the term
hacker. In this controversy, the term hacker is reclaimed by computer
programmers who argue that someone breaking into computers is better called a
cracker, not making a difference between computer criminals (black hats) and
computer security experts (white hats). Some white hat hackers claim that they
also deserve the title hacker, and that only black hats should be called
crackers.
On
the other hand, what generally comes to mind when you hear the term, hacker,
being used, and wouldn’t it be advantageous for the bad guys to have no
distinction placed between their nefarious intentions and those of legitimate
programmers? It does give you something
to think about—doesn’t it?
Oh,
and in regards to Facebook stock, look for the price to start heading south in
a hurry not all that long from now. For
as was addressed in that Nightline segment, if Facebook yields to the demands
of serious investors/traders by adding more and more advertising, it will fade
into oblivion like MySpace, and if Facebook doesn’t yield, those serious
investors/traders will dump their holdings.
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I can't say that I would be disappointed if FB were to disappear. I have it but don't use it. I never really cared for it.
ReplyDeleteThanks for stopping by again, my dear Ann!!! The thing that I find the most disturbing about Facebook, which was the same with MySpace before it fell so far out of favor, is that it really gets a hold of the young ones, to where they refuse to go anywhere else--except for World of Warcraft and other multi-player internet-based gaming sites. Well, at least that is the way it seems with my Vicki and Calvin. For they rarely check their email, but they are on Facebook a lot. Therefore, when I really want to get a hold of them, I have to send a Facebook message.
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