LARSTAIT's definitions

The Hacker Ethic

Hacker code of morality that was originally formed by the MIT hackers in the late 1950s to the late 1960s and articulated by Steven Levy in his book HACKERS: HEROES OF THE COMPUTER REVOLUTION. The creed is as follows:

1)Always yield the Hands-On Imperative! Access to computers-- and andything else which might teach you about the way the world works-- should be unlimited and total.
2) All information should be free.
3) Mistrust Authority-- Promote Decentralization.
4) Hackers should be judged by their hacking, not bogus criteria such as degrees, age, race, or position.
5) You can create art and beauty on a computer.
6) Computers can change your life for the better.
While many of the 1960s hackers claim that modern hackers have rejected this code, it has actually strongly influenced all hackers for the last thirty years.

by LarstaiT November 6, 2003

Moltar

One of the most vile enemies of Space Ghost, the heroe of the 1960's show "Space Ghost"

Now stars on the late night Sunday show, "Space Ghost : Coast to Coast"

by Larstait November 6, 2003

hypocrisy

When one feigns to be what he or she is not.
Feigndom.
When someone is pretending to be what they aren't, thy are in hypocrisy.

The hypocrisy of the student is wholly conspicuous.

by Larstait November 14, 2003

ascetic

Practicing strict self-discipline for moral or spiritual reasons.

The so-called Desert Fathers were hermits who lived an ascetic life of fasting, studying, and prayer.

by LarstaiT November 10, 2003

doctrine

A teaching.

The doctrines of a religion.

by Larstait November 7, 2003

abnegate

To give up.

by Larstait November 7, 2003

convoke

To summon to meet. The morpheme of convokation.

He was convoked by his friends to the rendezvous place.

by Larstait November 14, 2003