why do hackers type like 1d107s?

[Dgenatron]

I never got it. Is it supposed to mean you are cool? hax0r, pen0r, vagin0r, 1337, pwned. I hate them all.

 

[evil^milk]

i never understood either, but i think they're funny sometimes

 

[MiccyNarc]

Welcome to the internet and 10 years ago.



Enjoy your stay.

 

[Shodan]

If I think what you mean by 'hacker' you mean a 13 year old dipshit, then that answers itself.

My idea of a hacker is a network techie, or security consultant/specialist.

 

[marksmanHL2 :)]

I never got it. Is it supposed to mean you are cool? hax0r, pen0r, vagin0r, 1337, pwned. I hate them all.

Hackers just to type in l33t to get arround search engines that were used to try and track what they were talking about online.


Clever really...

 

[outpost]

Actually I think it originated with 31337 which was a hacker port for win 95.

 

[SimonomiS]

# 31337/tcp: Back Orifice - remote administration tool (often Trojan horse) ("31337" is the "Leet speak" version of "Elite")

Is that what you mean?

 

[outpost]

Is that what you mean?

Yesh

sechs?!

 

[DiSTuRbEd]

Hackers I know type correctly, its the wanna-be hackers that type all "leet."

 

[CrazyHarij]

Don't bring the proper definition of hacker down to the crappy levels of "1337".

 

[Ennui]

31337 was the port to some hacker BBS back in the early days of the internet, or something

 

[jondy]

I never got it. Is it supposed to mean you are cool? hax0r, pen0r, vagin0r, 1337, pwned. I hate them all.

This has nothing to do with the thread, I just want to say... you suck.

 

[Pesmerga]

Don't bring the proper definition of hacker down to the crappy levels of "1337".

Hacker was originally a term for one who specialized in security, wasn't it? I think one who disrupts and attacks networks is a "cracker", however racist that might sound.

 

[xLostx]

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[FictiousWill]

Hackers just to type in l33t to get arround search engines that were used to try and track what they were talking about online.


Clever really...

That's correct. I remember adding numbers to filenames on ancient mainframes to prevent them from bein accidentally duplicated/overwritten, and it's the same idea with searches and hacker-leet.

 

[AntiAnto]

Hacker was originally a term for one who specialized in security, wasn't it? I think one who disrupts and attacks networks is a "cracker", however racist that might sound.

Yes, that is correct.

 

[Link]

A hacker comes across a problem and creates a solution
A cracker comes across a problem and downloads a solution

 

[CyberPitz]

A hacker comes across a problem and creates a solution
A cracker comes across a problem and downloads a solution

Quoted for the most truth I've ever seen...besides when Sinkoman said I was hot...but he was intoxicated, so I didn't quote him.

 

[Jintor]

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Actually it's a pain in the butt to write. You're better off combining it with proper english to make yourself seem 'cool'.

I think it's awesome as another language, but unfortunantly spoken it's just mangled english.

 

[Sulkdodds]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leet

n00b.

 

[CyberPitz]

Wikipedia has everything...

*Searches for cure for the common cold*

 

[Pesmerga]

Wikipedia has everything...

*Searches for cure for the common cold*

I can tell you, it's not an alien invasion!

 

[CyberPitz]

I can tell you, it's not an alien invasion!

Of course, thats because I said cure for the common cold..not cure for the common human.

 

[Unfocused]

0MG! D035 th15 m34n 1 4m 4 h4ck3r? Y35!! 1 4lw4y5 w4nt3d t0 b3 0n3!:bounce:

 

[Sulkdodds]

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[ZeeM]

A hacker comes across a problem and creates a solution
A cracker comes across a problem and downloads a solution

Not really. Its the same for both.