Side bar 1-1

• Some people (or even groups of people) are just plain idiots... [paraphrasing here ;-) ]

  • “[The software is too complicated to be understood by a hacker.] And even if they could [understand it], they wouldn't want to.”

• Compare that to the next quote:

  • “As a software designer, I assume that all digital technologies are fair game for being played with... it takes a special kind of personality to look at a software-enabled device and see the potential for manipulation and change – a hacker personality”
  • (Or an inquisitive 2-year old)