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

sosoglay

A word with no real definition.

Possible Variations:

wordwankatcha /word
worddoogle/word
wordcatchatoo/word
worddoo doo glay/word

by larstait October 25, 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

UltimateBot

A very popular and efficient bot used to sit in channels on battle.net

My UltimateBot broke!

by larstait October 31, 2003

leach

Someone who copies a large amount of software and doesn't return the favor.

From "leach", the disgusting creature that sucks your blood.

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

docile

1. Ready and willing to be taught; tactable.
2. Disposed to be taught; tractable; easily managed; as, a docile child.

The elephant is at once docible and docile. -- C. J. Smith.

by larstait October 11, 2003