January 02, 2004

My daughter is a hacker

Disclaimer: For those of you who are not already familiar with this fact, you should know that the media consistently misuses the term "hacker." A hacker is someone who enjoys tinkering (usually with technology), experimenting, and playing. What the media refers to as "hackers" are more accurately referred to as "crackers", which are folks that maliciously try to break in where they are not wanted. This has been a public service message.

So, this morning, while I was in the shower, my daughter discovered how to change all of my desktop settings on Enlightenment. She was very pleased with herself for this discovery. I tried very hard not to dampen her spirits.

So, now, she has her own login. And although she does not (yet) know the password, this is a frightening new step in her path of hackerness. She has set her own desktop background. She has customized the menus.

At least she's not destroying my desktop settings any more. And I don't *think* she can do any major damage.

On the other hand, perhaps I should put her account in some kind of chroot jail, or get her her own computer ...

Posted by rbowen at January 2, 2004 10:31 AM | TrackBack
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