Hacker

Member of The Craft.

Some terms from Neal Stephenson's Diamond Age: Technologist, Trickster, Coyote, Raven, Reynard The Fox, Brer Rabbit, Bugs Bunny, Peter Rabbit

• this Pattern is discussed in Crypto Nomicon and SnowCrash, as well.

Sumerian Enki, Greek Prometheus and Hermes, Norse Loki

A predecessor magazine to Mondo2000 (Mondo2K) was called Reality Hacker-s

There is a (good) Hacker Ethic.

And bad/gray: Social Engineering, Social Hacking

Eric Raymond's

• How to Become a Hacker http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/hacker-howto.html

• Glider emblem proposal http://www.catb.org/hacker-emblem/glider.png

John Walker says Money may eliminate the need to work, but nothing can assuage the need to hack.

Related attitudes: DIY, Make Your Own; Engagement; Platform; Play Ethic