Hacking for Fun

The cluster centers on a clever, fun hack that sparks debate about what constitutes true 'hacking' and its relevance to Hacker News, with many celebrating the hacker spirit of curiosity and playful ingenuity over purely practical or professional pursuits.

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Sample Comments

guynamedloren Sep 25, 2010 View on HN

Interesting perspective into the life of a hacker!

jdsully Apr 28, 2019 View on HN

I think a hacker would find this interesting. I know I do.

crimsonalucard May 29, 2015 View on HN

Funny how this is related to hacking. I guess a lot of devs love this stuff.

jcapote Aug 24, 2009 View on HN

Doesn't anyone hack for fun anymore?

DaniFong May 16, 2008 View on HN

I suspect this will be of interest to hackers, though I'm not sure if it is actually right for HN.

steveplace Jul 27, 2012 View on HN

Hey no worries.This is my kind of "hacking" so I thought I'd put it out there.

hnthrow10282910 Nov 25, 2022 View on HN

Reminds me of this article https://www.jitbit.com/alexblog/249-now-thats-what-i-call-a-...

hbogert Oct 23, 2022 View on HN

Sometimes it is about the hackery.

yellowapple Oct 22, 2019 View on HN

I'd hardly call myself a "good" hacker, but I do find this to be interesting, and therefore on-topic.

antr Aug 21, 2012 View on HN

superb hack. any leads?would be great if you could follow up with any interesting stories that came out of this.