> someone who took LSD when he was young in order to hack his mind
I predicated my post on the meaning of the word "hacker." My parents are hackers by your definition and I only made it halfway through your post. In which case I have no disagreement because we're talking about different things - I made sure to say that in my original post.
You're being dishonest by quoting that one line, and ignoring the fact that I'm an electronics and software hacker. I guess, in your book, because Woz used drugs, he doesn't qualify as a hacker, eh?
This is just childish posturing on your part, since you're not an engineer. Your idea of a hacker is someone who jailbreaks their phone or installs linux on their PC and thinks they are "elite".
My idea of a hacker is someone who spends their lives designing and building hardware or software and has significant technological skills.
Your "hackers" hate Apple because Apple doesn't compete at the low end of the market selling cheap gadgets, and since your "hackers" have day jobs at retail establishments, they can't afford Apple gear.
My hackers recognize the significant engineering effort that it takes to make what Apple does look easy.
Your "hackers" hate ability and think too much is being made of Steve Jobs, because anti-capitalism has somehow become cool on a sight ostensibly about people who want to start star ups.
My hackers recognize the difficulty in making a dent in the universe with your startup, and applaud Steve Jobs as for doing so.
Steve Jobs' has hundreds of patents. I have a few. How many do you have?
> You're being dishonest by quoting that one line, and ignoring the fact that I'm an electronics and software hacker.
Your being an electronics and software hacker is irrelevant to any argument.
> I guess, in your book, because Woz used drugs, he doesn't qualify as a hacker, eh?
This argument makes no sense. You used "hack" to describe the process of taking LSD, saying that taking LSD is sufficient to make you a hacker, which I pointed out means my technology-phobic parents are also hackers. I did not say taking LSD disqualifies you from being a hacker, merely that it is not sufficient.
> This is just childish posturing on your part, since you're not an engineer.
You should let my employer know! They're wasting money on me if I'm not actually an engineer!
I'm not even going to try to continue past this point.
I predicated my post on the meaning of the word "hacker." My parents are hackers by your definition and I only made it halfway through your post. In which case I have no disagreement because we're talking about different things - I made sure to say that in my original post.