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Originally Posted by MRM
The way she uses the term "hacking" is different that what the word meant when were were all learing computers. Now the game makers leave various openings for the gamer to customize their avatar, character, etc. Kids call any changing of the characters or game hacking. Doing it takes skill but it is part of the program and is more akin to customizing the game than really hacking the program. My kids come from a long line of underachievers. They are doing their best to live up to their DNA. I'd be lost if I had to compete against Monkey's kids.
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The term certainly has changed from the early 1960s at MIT...