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The old Dark Signs were a lot like that - you "hacked" into computers by, say, finding bugs in the scripts they ran. It was really fun. You can still find the game by searching thr…

I don't know - there was a site back then (died because of admins, not hackers) called, I think, Digital Evolution (dievo.org?) that hosted a lot of security-related games, coverin…

bawr here, I'd appreciate it as well.

I'm always torn when I see simple introductions into programming like this. One one hand, I like the idea of a free, good resource and a gentle introduction for those who need it, …

Well, it's optimal, not optimized. So let me re-phrase that in a way that's more realistic - I trust my algorithm choice to be optimal, and my code expresses those algorithms in a …

Well, it all depends. I would agree with the main premise - that a little friendly competition is motivational, but the operative words are - wait, that didn't come out right - "a …

I see. This is still anecdotal evidence, but now it's better than most, for what it's worth. While I think that a dedicated Lisp hacker could have done far better, without seeing t…

I should know better, but I'll bite as well - were those Lisp programs, by chance, written as quick prototypes without any optimizations or by people who didn't really grok Lisp? S…

In that case I rest mine.

And likewise, watching selectively is even easier with some peer-to-peer networking and file sharing sites. You can see almost any show you happen to fancy at the moment - and you …

Well, taking your dedicated work machine off the internet - or maybe at least blocking it on the router with a script every hour or so, forcing you to make a conscious decision abo…

By never developing a TV habit and instead relying on the internet to provide me with the few things I find enjoyable to watch, I've managed to reach a stage when I'm surprised tha…