If it's not hacker slang it probably doesn't belong here
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@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ tweaking a single output bit, in software, at the appropriate times. The
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technique is a simple loop with eight OUT and SHIFT instruction pairs for
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each byte. Input is more interesting. And full duplex (doing input and
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output at the same time) is one way to separate the real hackers from the
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wannabee s. Bit bang was used on certain early models of Prime computers,
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wannabees. Bit bang was used on certain early models of Prime computers,
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presumably when UARTs were too expensive, and on archaic Z80 micros with a
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Zilog PIO but no SIO. In an interesting instance of the cycle of
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reincarnation , this technique returned to use in the early 1990s on some
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@ -13,4 +13,3 @@ RISC architectures because it consumes such an infinitesimal part of the
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processor that it actually makes sense not to have a UART. Compare cycle of
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reincarnation. Nowadays it's used to describe I2C, a serial protocol for
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monitoring motherboard hardware.
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@ -7,7 +7,6 @@ disquieting amount of truth, or truths that are constructed on in-joke and
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self-parody. This lexicon contains many examples of ha-ha-only-serious in
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both form and content. Indeed, the entirety of hacker culture is often
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perceived as ha-ha-only-serious by hackers themselves; to take it either too
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lightly or too seriously marks a person as an outsider, a wannabee , or in
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lightly or too seriously marks a person as an outsider, a wannabee, or in
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larval stage. For further enlightenment on this subject, consult any Zen
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master. See also hacker humor , and koan.
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master. See also hacker humor, and koan.
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@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ elite. Has the same connotations of self-conscious elitism that use of luser
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does among hackers. 2. Someone who tries to crack a BBS. 3. Someone who
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annoys the sysop or other BBS users for instance, by posting lots of silly
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messages, uploading virus-ridden software, frequently dropping carrier, etc.
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Crackers also use it to refer to cracker wannabee s. In phreak culture, a
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Crackers also use it to refer to cracker wannabees. In phreak culture, a
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lamer is one who scams codes off others rather than doing cracks or really
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understanding the fundamental concepts. In warez d00dz culture, where the
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ability to wave around cracked commercial software within days of (or
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@ -20,4 +20,3 @@ popularized among Amiga crackers of the mid-1980s by Lamer Exterminator ,
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the most famous and feared Amiga virus ever, which gradually corrupted
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non-write-protected floppy disks with bad sectors. The bad sectors, when
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looked at, were overwritten with repetitions of the string LAMER!.
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@ -4,5 +4,4 @@ munchkin
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The Wizard of Oz ] A teenage-or-younger micro enthusiast hacking BASIC or
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something else equally constricted. A term of mild derision munchkins are
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annoying but some grow up to be hackers after passing through a larval
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stage. The term urchin is also used. See also wannabee , bitty box.
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stage. The term urchin is also used. See also wannabee, bitty box.
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poser
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n. [from French poseur ] A wannabee ; not hacker slang, but used among
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crackers, phreaks and warez d00dz. Not as negative as lamer or leech.
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Probably derives from a similar usage among punk-rockers and metalheads,
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putting down those who talk the talk but don't walk the walk.
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