Diary of a Network Geek

The trials and tribulations of a Certified Novell Engineer who's been stranded in Houston, Texas.

9/16/2005

Hack-a-Day

Filed under: Fun,Fun Work,The Network Geek at Home — Posted by the Network Geek during the Hour of the Tiger which is terribly early in the morning or 5:26 am for you boring, normal people.
The moon is Waxing Gibbous

Now, I’m not hacker.
Nor am I a cracker, at least in the computer security sense. And, really, I never claimed to be one, either. I just didn’t correct anyone who hung that tag on me. Sometimes, the best thing for a reputation is just knowing when to quietly smile and say nothing. Well, if that’s not good enough for you, there’s a solution.
No, I don’t mean years of study or a computer security certification or tool. Now, you can cut to the chase and get your hack “experience” in an easy-to-swallow daily dose from Hack-a-Day. They may not all be computer hacks, but, then, I’m told that hackers don’t live by computers alone anymore.

Anyway, it’s a fun, and very geeky, site for a Freaky Friday! So, do yourself a favor and click the link.

3 Comments

  1. This is my weekend to “hack” and check out geeky computer-related sites, then learn the rules for Civ III.

    Comment by Mark — 9/16/2005 @ 5:55 am

  2. Ah, well, if you’re geeky enough to organize and set aside “hack” time, then you need to check out MAKE magazine. It’s cool!

    Comment by the Network Geek — 9/16/2005 @ 6:12 am

  3. This site is cool. In this sense, I am definitely a hacker. A friend and I used to pride ourselves on a lack of “functional fixedness”; a mouth-filling psychology term that simply means that one can see that a screwdriver could also be used as an awl, or an iMac for an aquarium.

    The other day, my little girl made a necklace for Mom’s birthday and she wanted a jewelry box. So I took an old De Giorno pizza box, cut two corners off with a utility knife and carefully taped them together. I then cut the top so that it opened like a jewelry box. Add birthday wrapping and presto! A Jewelry box that even Mom likes.

    Comment by Paul — 9/16/2005 @ 9:59 am

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