Well, I’m conflicted. I’ve read a number of diatribes from gun community bloggers complaining about the media desecration of the neutral word “shooters” (which we all are) to imply “murderers.” (I believe there is one or more on the JPFO website.)
Once upon a time, a “hack” could refer to a less than elegant fix to a computer program often executed just before an 0300 deadline. A “hacker” was a programmer who got the job done but in a markedly inelegant fashion. Bill Gates (Microsoft), Mitch Kapor (Lotus 123), Larry Ellison (Oracle) and Adam Osborne (Osborne and Associates) were all hackers and proud of it.
Then the Left found itself in need of a short catchy term for a computer criminal.
“The Revolution will be complete when the language is perfect.” — George Orwell in “1984”
Sometimes it’s sorta obvious how they would think that they’re improving the language.
Other times they just make my head hurt.
Well, I’m conflicted. I’ve read a number of diatribes from gun community bloggers complaining about the media desecration of the neutral word “shooters” (which we all are) to imply “murderers.” (I believe there is one or more on the JPFO website.)
Here’s one: https://jpfo.org/alerts2022/alert20220523.htm
Once upon a time, a “hack” could refer to a less than elegant fix to a computer program often executed just before an 0300 deadline. A “hacker” was a programmer who got the job done but in a markedly inelegant fashion. Bill Gates (Microsoft), Mitch Kapor (Lotus 123), Larry Ellison (Oracle) and Adam Osborne (Osborne and Associates) were all hackers and proud of it.
Then the Left found itself in need of a short catchy term for a computer criminal.
“It’s deja vu all over again.” — Yogi Berra