Couldn’t resist commenting on a thread that i noticed on the forums ;). Hacking sure has become a much maligned word, one that immediately generates negative connotations. This actually led to a few funny situations for me in the past. Now, to start off, me ain’t any hacker. Hell, I cant get into my own account in case i forget a password :p, but usually, to most people, a few lines on IP spoofing or packet sniffers is enough for them to come to the conclusion that I’m a “hardcore hacker”, if there ever was such a term. Come to think of it, I believe a lot of it has to do with the absymal levels of tech awareness that one finds amongst most aam junta (including a LOT of comp sci grads). Hell, the first reaction i usually get when i say I’m a techie is “so u can code in C++,perl,python, etc etc??”. Now how in holy heavens has coding anything to do with being a techie or keeping yourself abreast of tech happenings!! Flummoxes me everytime 