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Re: How I accepted myself into Canada's largest AI hackathon

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Earlier quoted context omitted.

Which part was ironic?

Hacking a hackathon itself, maybe.

But there is no irony, because it's two different meanings of the word "hacking": firstly "gaining unauthorized access", and secondly "focused programming".

I always hated that there is this second meaning. Especially since IMO it's being used to "steal" some of the glory associated with the original meaning.

When did this second meaning emerge anyway? Is this site here partially at fault?

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