@ddipaola@lifning One of the Y Combinator principals took down the internet once by screwing up when writing the first computer worm, and another has written drivel with titles like "Hackers and Painters", so I think they believe they're "real hackers"?
@ddipaola@lifning The story of the "Morris worm" is pretty fascinating. My favorite part is imagining how hard his dad, who worked for the NSA, must have face-palmed. It's also kind of fascinating to consider that the first person ever convicted under the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act is now being looked up to as a Silicon Valley leader.
There's a good book that tells this story, and covers Paul Graham's role in it too, but I can't remember what it's called.
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@ddipaola @lifning The story of the "Morris worm" is pretty fascinating. My favorite part is imagining how hard his dad, who worked for the NSA, must have face-palmed. It's also kind of fascinating to consider that the first person ever convicted under the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act is now being looked up to as a Silicon Valley leader.
There's a good book that tells this story, and covers Paul Graham's role in it too, but I can't remember what it's called.