"We hackers are a playful bunch; we'll hack anything, including language, if it looks like fun (thus our tropism for puns). Deep down, we like confusing people who are stuffier and less mentally agile than we are, especially when they're bosses. There's a little bit of the mad scientist in all hackers, ready to discombobulate the world and flip authority the finger β especially if we can do it with snazzy special effects."
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"Guest Editorial: World Domination", Linux Journal (1 January 2000)
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