What Is a Hacker?

February 15, 2007 0 Comments 0 tags

Hacker is one of those terms that has a different meaning depending on who uses it. Among programmers, to be a hacker is to be a star. Hackers are programming

You’ve Hired a Hacker (Section 4)

February 10, 2007 0 Comments 0 tags

Section 4: Stimulus and response 4.1: My hacker did something good, and I want to reward him. Good! Here are some of the things most hackers would like to receive

You’ve Hired a Hacker (Section 3)

February 8, 2007 0 Comments 0 tags

Section 3: Productivity 3.1: My hacker plays video games on company time. Abraham Lincoln said, “If I had ten hours to chop down an oak tree, I’d spend the first

You’ve Hired a Hacker (Section 2)

February 7, 2007 0 Comments 0 tags

Section 2: Social issues 2.1: My hacker doesn’t fit in well with our corporate society. She seems to do her work well, but she’s not really making many friends. This

You’ve Hired a Hacker (Section 1)

February 6, 2007 0 Comments 0 tags

Section 1: Basic Understanding 1.1: Won’t my hacker break into my computer and steal my trade secrets? Point of clarification. There are two communities of people that call themselves ‘hackers’.

You’ve Hired a Hacker

February 4, 2007 0 Comments 0 tags

There is a wonderful variety among humans. Ethnicity and culture provide one of the most important dimensions–but there can be profound differences between two people who look the same. If

Wanted: Windows Hackers

February 2, 2007 0 Comments 0 tags

Microsoft has said it wants to get more security researchers into Redmond to demonstrate flaws in its software, and it wants them to come back every six months. In March,