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Hack Your Learning Institution By SKillBot, (DT) March 31, 2000 4:00 AM PT |
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(BGO) Some students at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology seek challenges in many places.?Hacking computers if fun, because it's so convenient.?But there's nothing like the thrill of hacking the roofs and corridors of your school.?"It's a lot like rock climbing or caving," said Jeremy Brown, 27, a computer science graduate student and veteran hacker.?"For us, it's about interrogating the environment, and learning from it." They have a set of guidelines covering everything from preparedness to avoiding capture.?I had to post this, since it brought back many fond memories.?Perhaps a story on this would make an interesting screenplay. |
| Beware, the following commentary is a way for me to stroke my ego: I've been on the roofs of every school I've been to since middle school. All of my experiences have been extremely educational, and I think have benefited me in some way. The most interesting part is not getting caught. Make sure your accomplices don't try to run off leaving valuable clues behind (ahem), and especially don't ever tell the newspaper staff about it. Especially in older schools, there are many priceless treasures to be found. I say priceless because they have no value, and often you can't (or less likely, shouldn't) take them with you. Old blueprints, ancient garbage, and free phone calls are a few of the things that I can recall. I should point out that doing such things is very illegal, and requires a great level of self confidence and improvisational skills. The article is a very good read, and I would recommend it to anyone who finds this interesting. |
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