So my brother's WoW account got hacked...

[geno]

That's how words are redefined... they evolve based on their usage and expand in meaning to encompass a broader scope of actions.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hack_%28technology%29

"In a similar vein, a "hack" may refer to works outside of computer programming."



Just face it, the original definition just doesn't hack it anymore. :ninja:

This just in : students don't cheat off of each other, they hack each other's tests! That sounds so much more awesome

 

[Renob]

That's how words are redefined... they evolve based on their usage and expand in meaning to encompass a broader scope of actions.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hack_%28technology%29

"In a similar vein, a "hack" may refer to works outside of computer programming."



Just face it, the original definition just doesn't hack it anymore. :ninja:

Oh dam in Yo face!

 

[darkxshade]

This just in : students don't cheat off of each other, they hack each other's tests! That sounds so much more awesome

It only sounds weird now. But if everyone started saying that, eventually it will sound just as natural as using the word cheating. It just takes time to get used to. For example, people google things now... not search it. like whoa!


edit: Though we have made significant advancements, the technological age is fairly infant so I wouldn't put it past people to amend definition of technical terms as technology and computer usage specifically penetrate more global markets. Hacked just happens to be a popular word[admittedly due to the media] for when something happens to you [digitally?] without your authorization.

 

[JoPh]

delete everything!

 

[Sea Moose]

Was he pissed? Did he try to stick a remote control up his ass?

LOl the remixes are funny

 

[Fingolfin269]

Why bother being specific? Because I hate the people that have butchered computer terms to the point where they are meaningless.

I feel sorry for you.