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Hacking is more a way of thinking than a skill to be learned. For example, When I look at e-ink displays, I think of its potential as a general purpose monitor, even though 99% of eink screens are not general purpose monitors with HDMI/VGA-out. So hacking is the process of determining how this custom built display only works with Acme (any) Corporation, and how it could be reverse- engineered to be used for other purposes.

I recommend this article: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hacker_culture I agree with most of it except this:

"Hacking is not using process of elimination to find a solution; it's the process of finding a clever solution to a problem."

Hacking IMO is finding a solution to extend or enhance a feature by ANY legal means, but also ethical and moral ways, whether it is a tediously deductive approach or an innovative approach. Process of elimination, and logical thinking when used for hacking, is still hacking, even though it may be a technique used by more scientific or professional fields.

"Using things in a unique way outside their intended purpose is often perceived as having hack value."

This really is up to the user-If something serves a purpose even for one person, it still has value- it doesn't mean others need to like it.




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