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Hacker
thumb|upright=1.35|Participants in the Coding da Vinci hackathon, [[Berlin, Germany, April 26–27, 2014|alt=A group of people working on laptop computers at a common table]]
nerd
thumb|Example of a stereotypical 'nerd' appearance - note the round glasses, braces, trousers pulled too high, and off-putting enthusiasm A nerd is a person seen as over-intellectual, obsessive, introverted, lacking social skills and socio-cultural intuition. Such a person may spend inordinate amounts of time on unpopular, little-known, or non-mainstream activities, which are generally either highly technical, abstract, or relating to niche topics such as science fiction or fantasy, to the exclusion of more mainstream activities. Additionally, many so-called nerds are described as being shy, q
geek
thumb|A geek girl at the [[Geek Picnic (Moscow) wearing a Geek shirt and a VR headset]]
Programmer's Day
international professional day
CNET
CNET (short for Computer Network) is an American media website that publishes reviews, news, articles, blogs, podcasts, and videos on technology and consumer electronics globally. CNET originally produced content for radio and television in addition to its website before applying new media distribution methods through its internet television network, CNET Video, and its podcast and blog networks.
Linus's Law
claim about software development that given a large developer base, bugs will be fixed quickly
clickjacking
thumb|upright=1.35|In a clickjacking attack, the user is presented with a false interface, where their input is applied to something they cannot see. Clickjacking (classified as a user interface redress attack or UI redressing) is a malicious technique of tricking a user into clicking on something different from what the user perceives, thus potentially revealing confidential information or allowing others to take control of their computer while clicking on seemingly innocuous objects, including web pages.
multi-channel network
organization that works with video platforms to offer assistance to a channel owner
Wirth's law
computing adage popularized by Niklaus Wirth that that software gets slower more rapidly than hardware becomes faster
retrocomputing
thumb|The 1977 Apple II
The Californian Ideology
1995 essay on media theory and Silicon Valley politics
modding
Modding (from "modifying") is the act of modifying hardware, software, or anything else to perform a function not originally intended by the designer, or to achieve bespoke specification or appearance. The term is often used in reference to video game modding, particularly in regard to creating new or altered content and sharing that via the web. It may be applied to the overclocking of computers in order to increase the frequency at which the CPU operates. Case modding is a popular activity amongst many computer enthusiasts which involves the customization of a computer case or the installati
Brooks' law
principle in software development that, past some point, assigning more people to a software project ends up delaying it
case modding
customization of a computer case
digital sociology
branch of the discipline of sociology concerned with the part of social world that utilize digital media
Dennard scaling
scaling law based on a 1974 paper co-authored by Robert H. Dennard, above
camfecting
In computer security, camfecting is the process of attempting to hack into a person's webcam and activate it without the webcam owner's permission. The remotely activated webcam can be used to watch anything within the webcam's field of vision, sometimes including the webcam owner themselves. Camfecting is most often carried out by infecting the victim's computer with a virus that can provide the hacker access to their webcam. This attack is specifically targeted at the victim's webcam, and hence the name camfecting, a portmanteau of the words camera and infecting.
Traceroute
2016 film by Johannes Grenzfurthner
software studies
study of software systems and their cultural effects
Disney Digital Network
American worldwide multi-channel network
Rock's law
Observation on semiconductor fab prices
Classic Game Room
video game review show
man-in-the-browser
Man-in-the-browser (MITB, MitB, MIB, MiB), a form of Internet threat related to man-in-the-middle (MITM), is a proxy Trojan horse that infects a web browser by taking advantage of vulnerabilities in browser security to modify web pages, modify transaction content or insert additional transactions, all in a covert fashion invisible to both the user and host web application. A MitB attack will be successful irrespective of whether security mechanisms such as SSL/PKI and/or two- or three-factor authentication solutions are in place. A MitB attack may be countered by using out-of-band transaction
captology
Captology is the study of computers as persuasive technologies. This area of inquiry explores the overlapping space between persuasion in general (influence, motivation, behavior change, etc.) and computing technology. This includes the design, research, and program analysis of interactive computing products (such as the Web, desktop software, specialized devices, etc.) created for the purpose of changing people's attitudes or behaviors.