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1001 Things To Hack Before You Die

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Re: 1001 Things To Hack Before You Die

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Some of this is hacking in a technical sense, some of this is hacking in terms of modifying your life to get it to be what you want it to be, or to grow yourself.

19 - Harness Zero Point Energy

20 - Publish a paper in a journal

21 - Present at a conference

22 - Hack food, make something new

23 - Modify your body (with something cool like magnets)

24 - Do something legally/morally questionable and get away with it, just enough to make you rethink boundaries but not enough to hurt someone.

25 - Modify your brain chemistry in an expansive way

26 - Build a great group of friends

27 - Put your projects down and spend some time with your family

28 - Learn assembly language

29 - Code an old school demo

30 - Write a cool program on an 8-bit computer

31 - Travel to another continent with a completely different culture and immerse yourself in it.

32 - Learn how to crack (i.e. break into) applications

33 - Learn how to crack (i.e. break copyright and write keygens) software

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