RE: Isn't it a security hole...
>> Thus, I propose a new word be adopted to describe the clever
>> and benign inventor of quick technical fixes. Rasher, from
>> "Shockwave Rider" usage, is a possible candidate, except
>> Brunner's rashers seemed to operate too much outside the
>> boundaries of ethics, delving into industrial espionage and
>> even sabotage, as I recall. Ideas, anyone?
>
Good word, but it tends to make me think of bacon. Just like crackers
suggest cheese. It also suggests poor-quality fixes - rash ones.
I've read a very good argument for 'spider' as a candidate. There are
many parallels to be drawn between the behaviour of spiders and, er,
those other people. However, I go back to my earlier point that you'll
very likely fail to introduce a new word without the cooperation of the
(great many) people you're labelling. You also need a really good word
for it to stick, and I'm afraid hacker is a damned good word.
>Casper Boden-Cummins.
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