Hacking

I watched a movie on it recently and it revived my interest in something I've always been curious about, along with the Usenet and BBS underworld of days gone by. So, how is a hacker made? How do you know about and use exploits in code or whatever it is you do? Where can aspiring hackers learn what they need to learn?

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Ignore the seething mass of faggotry that this thread has spawned. Hacking is about exploring things. Exploring anything from abandoned building, to the inside of your computer. Anything you don't know much about is fair game. Take it apart and or look inside. Getting information someone else doesn't want you to have is an inevitable part of it, but don't let retarded generalizations sway you. Figuring out how to get that information is hacking. Stealing people's credit cards or something is just theft, regardless of whether you use your hands or a computer. Not to say that hacking is "look but don't touch", so much as not being a huge asshole while doing it. Though some people (as previous posters demonstrate) will will be pissed off at you no matter how careful you are. And that's okay because hacking is not about pleasing them.