{"id":2486,"date":"2002-10-09T11:19:12","date_gmt":"2002-10-09T14:19:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/brockerhoff.net\/bb\/viewtopic.php?p=72"},"modified":"2010-05-09T18:50:10","modified_gmt":"2010-05-09T21:50:10","slug":"the-essence-of-hacking","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/brockerhoff.net\/blog\/2002\/10\/09\/the-essence-of-hacking\/","title":{"rendered":"The Essence of Hacking"},"content":{"rendered":"

I’m at the Macmania office<\/a> in S\u00e3o Paulo, here for a 3-day visit. The #100 issue of the magazine is just coming out, and they’re throwing a party next Thursday. Even though it supposedly will be one of those badly-lit-with-loud-music affairs, it’ll be a chance to meet most of the gang in the flesh – and, of course, some of the cover models will be there… \ud83d\ude1b<\/p>\n

Speaking of covers, #100 has two<\/strong> covers for the price of one! See them here<\/a> and here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

I’m also here to finish my chapters of a book about Mac OS X. I wrote most of those months ago, but now, with Jaguar out, everything must be revised.<\/p>\n

However, before diving into that I found a must-read link to Richard Thieme’s article Real Hacking Rules!<\/a>. Simply marvelous. Here are some quotes:<\/p>\n

…hacking [is] practice for transplanetary life in the 21st century.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

In essence, hacking is a way of thinking about complex systems.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Hacking is knowing how to discern or retrieve information beyond that which is designed for official consumption.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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