# academic books are so funny **URL:** \ **Category:** NYSpeed Off Topic\ **Created:** [November 2, 2005, 8:13am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/academic-books-are-so-funny/4099 "2005-11-02T08:13:43Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 11\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![wickedcivy](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/wickedcivy/32/7295_2.png) [@wickedcivy](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/wickedcivy)\ **Post date:** [November 2, 2005, 8:13am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/academic-books-are-so-funny/4099/1 "2005-11-02T08:13:43Z")
well i was skimming through one of my unix books a second ago at work and noticed something rather funny. I came to a section where they define hacking and cracking and the differences between them. I will list a few funny quotes from the book on this topic. “Thus, the term ‘hacker’ is often used in a positive sense, to describe someone who is capable of massive amounts of **nerd-like** effort.” “Hackers are socially useful people, though **rarely cool**.” “For some reason – perhaps a **genetic deficiency** – virtually all crackers are male.” “A cracker is someone you **would not** want your sister to marry.” Such a quality book i must say haha. ---
**Author:** ![boardjnky4](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/96bed5/32.png) [@boardjnky4](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/boardjnky4)\ **Post date:** [November 2, 2005, 8:17am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/academic-books-are-so-funny/4099/2 "2005-11-02T08:17:02Z")
thats awsome, i love being a nerd, but i am DEF, “cool”. ---
**Author:** ![Jack](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/jack/32/7613_2.png) [@Jack](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Jack)\ **Post date:** [November 2, 2005, 8:18am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/academic-books-are-so-funny/4099/3 "2005-11-02T08:18:41Z")
haha uber nerds write that stuff for noob nerds ---
**Author:** ![Locutus](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/locutus/32/7574_2.png) [@Locutus](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Locutus)\ **Post date:** [November 2, 2005, 8:20am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/academic-books-are-so-funny/4099/4 "2005-11-02T08:20:01Z")
a professor added that book to there book list… who is the author lol ---
**Author:** ![JaysGreenLX](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/jaysgreenlx/32/7321_2.png) [@JaysGreenLX](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/JaysGreenLX)\ **Post date:** [November 2, 2005, 8:26am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/academic-books-are-so-funny/4099/5 "2005-11-02T08:26:51Z")
> [@wickedcivy](#): > > well i was skimming through one of my unix books a second ago at work and noticed something rather funny. I came to a section where they define hacking and cracking and the differences between them. I will list a few funny quotes from the book on this topic. > > “Thus, the term ‘hacker’ is often used in a positive sense, to describe someone who is capable of massive amounts of **nerd-like** effort.” > > “Hackers are socially useful people, though **rarely cool**.” > > “For some reason – perhaps a **genetic deficiency** – virtually all crackers are male.” > > “A cracker is someone you **would not** want your sister to marry.” > > Such a quality book i must say haha. thats funny ---
**Author:** ![wickedcivy](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/wickedcivy/32/7295_2.png) [@wickedcivy](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/wickedcivy)\ **Post date:** [November 2, 2005, 8:34am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/academic-books-are-so-funny/4099/6 "2005-11-02T08:34:44Z")
the book is Student Guide To UNIX : Second Edition by Harley Hahn and i must say the book sucks haha ---
**Author:** ![Jack](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/jack/32/7613_2.png) [@Jack](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Jack)\ **Post date:** [November 2, 2005, 8:45am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/academic-books-are-so-funny/4099/7 "2005-11-02T08:45:14Z")
UNIX… hahah I’m glad I don’t have to use that anymore. ---
**Author:** ![boardjnky4](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/96bed5/32.png) [@boardjnky4](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/boardjnky4)\ **Post date:** [November 2, 2005, 8:50am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/academic-books-are-so-funny/4099/8 "2005-11-02T08:50:55Z")
is that cse115 book, if it is i have it ---
**Author:** ![wickedcivy](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/wickedcivy/32/7295_2.png) [@wickedcivy](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/wickedcivy)\ **Post date:** [November 2, 2005, 9:03am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/academic-books-are-so-funny/4099/9 "2005-11-02T09:03:18Z")
not sure what book it was from… it was in one of my core courses for RIT. ---
**Author:** ![Minglor](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/minglor/32/7373_2.png) [@Minglor](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Minglor)\ **Post date:** [November 2, 2005, 12:55pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/academic-books-are-so-funny/4099/10 "2005-11-02T12:55:04Z")
sounds like they have something against hackers/crackers but who doesnt ---
**Author:** ![boardjnky4](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/96bed5/32.png) [@boardjnky4](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/boardjnky4)\ **Post date:** [November 2, 2005, 12:55pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/academic-books-are-so-funny/4099/11 "2005-11-02T12:55:52Z")
hah nice