The definition of hacker, cracker or Internet terrorism has been written
about, discussed & ignored over and over again. The repetitive process of
whom can yell the loudest and who is heard, who is remembered, who is
forgotten. Who the hell cares?
Remembering a time when you could sit at home working on a project, weither
it is exploring an operating system, building devises or writing
code/software. Not even aware of what a hacker is apart from what your
friends refer to you as, as they poke their head around the door of your lab
and yell at you to get your hacker ass down to the party you are supposed to
be hosting. Not even realizing that you break the law on occasion, until
later when it occurs to you, then shrugging it off hopping no one sitting on
the other systems have noticed.
Things seemed simpler then. No one cares what you know & what you don't
know. Each person has their own skill set and that's all that's needed. The
more you explore the more you learn.
The more I think about the public's idea of hacker or cracker the more
people are right when they say "there are no female hackers" The female
species don't care about defacing web sites unless its their security that
has been compromised. You will never hear of their achievements. For what
they have done they have done for themselves. No one else.
When did all this change? For I remember the men were like this too.

Once upon a time I could sit with a group of people who shared knowledge as
they like me, could not find many people who could understand the love of
exploration. Sharing the seed of imagination. To explore new possibilities,
reporting back with humorous failures & exciting breakthroughs.
When did this new public hacker hype start? Why does it annoy me so much? &
Why the hell do I care?