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  1. Jan 2018
    1. I can't give complete instructions on how to learn to program here — it's a complex skill. But I can tell you that books and courses won't do it — many, maybe most of the best hackers are self-taught.

      Just reading these past few paragraphs I am clueless about the coding jargon. However after just playing around with python its definitely easier to figure out on your own then someone trying to explain it to you.

    2. As with all creative arts, the most effective way to become a master is to imitate the mind-set of masters — not just intellectually but emotionally as well.

      This reminds me of artificial intelligence. Humans will try to program the actions of a master of something such as chess into a computer. The is computer then learns everything the master is doing as well as coming up with communications further than the human mind could have therefore almost hacking the human brain.

    3. technical adeptness and a delight in solving problems and overcoming limits

      I liked the vagueness of these categorizations of hacking. Technical adeptness is definitely a major side of it but the delight in overcoming limits expands this definition to people that don't use any technology to hack such as finding the quickest routes to class.