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    burlivesleftnutHamilton Nolan
    8/11/15 3:34pm

    What the heck. Part of Gawker Media is CALLED LIFEHACKER.

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      Icecold Davisburlivesleftnut
      8/11/15 3:36pm

      HamNo is going scorched earth after yesterday’s hot take.

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      InTheStillburlivesleftnut
      8/11/15 3:37pm

      #sabotage

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    The Noble RenardHamilton Nolan
    8/11/15 3:30pm

    Instead how about “method,” “technique,” or just plain “way?”

    Because “hack” implies a secret technique that allows you to circumvent the established rules. In other words, it’s a word for boring people to make their 1500 calorie burritos sound interesting.

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      Cam/ronThe Noble Renard
      8/11/15 3:36pm

      Reminds me of a favorite Simpsons scene: “Excuse me, but ‘proactive’ and ‘paradigm’? Aren’t these just buzzwords that dumb people use to sound important?”

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      Dogs and Cats Living TogetherCam/ron
      8/11/15 3:43pm

      The intelligentsia say ‘gestalt shift’. ‘Paradigm shift’ is for commoners.

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    Bull MooseHamilton Nolan
    8/11/15 3:31pm

    Are you intentionally trying to alienate your co-workers? First Jason Parham and now the entire staff at LifeHacker. What in the actual fuck is going on, Nolan?

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      AmyKittenzBull Moose
      8/11/15 3:46pm

      If anyone deserves to be alienated it’s Jason Parham.

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      bumpdatBull Moose
      8/11/15 5:08pm

      Wait...is HamNo beefing with Parham? I leave the internet for 2 days and all hell breaks loose!

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    Bromona QuimbyHamilton Nolan
    8/11/15 3:33pm

    They’s still a bunch of hacks working at Gawker, tho

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      BaggyTrousers3Bromona Quimby
      8/11/15 3:36pm

      Came here for this reference to “hack”...after some searching was FINALLY not disappointed.

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      Trevor PhillipsBromona Quimby
      8/11/15 4:29pm

      Goooooooood...the burn is strong with this one

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    VectoriousHamilton Nolan
    8/11/15 3:37pm

    Instead how about “method,” “technique,” or just plain “way?”

    I agree, HamNo. There’s a reason why his name is Method Man and not Hack Man, know what I mean?

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      Tim BrackenHamilton Nolan
      8/11/15 5:21pm

      The same could have been said about “trick,” which used to mean a deception, and is now used far more broadly.

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        DriveByCommentsTim Bracken
        8/11/15 8:38pm

        “a trick is something a whore does for money”

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        Tim BrackenDriveByComments
        8/11/15 9:14pm

        Yep, my point was that words evolve beyond their original meanings. People wedded to those meanings get grumpy by these new appropriations (including me sometimes), but the lexicon inexorably changes anyway. I used “trick” as an example.

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      The Ghost of ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ AKA BabyStepsHamilton Nolan
      8/11/15 3:31pm

      I wonder if we are around the same age Mr. Nolan. You sound as fucking crotchety as me. And that’s saying something! Bravo, Sir! BRAVO!

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        anonymousryanHamilton Nolan
        8/11/15 3:37pm

        Then again if everyone used alternate terminology, I never would have gotten the opportunity to write this fun post.

        So... hack journalism?

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          KennethConwayHamilton Nolan
          8/11/15 4:49pm

          Well, everything seems to be a “hack” at the august Huffington Post. Get with the program, Gawker! Even stuffy libraries are getting in on the fun.

          Hacking Strategies for Library Innovation: The Tuesday Keynote

          Crash Course In Interviewing - Hacking into your Elevator Pitch!

          Hacking NYC Historical Collections

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            flamingolingoHamilton Nolan
            8/11/15 4:42pm

            I’ve also noticed that “hack” is becoming a synonym for “do”. I think it’s a way of making what used to be plain common sense and old-fashioned know-how seem like secrets for cool people, e.g. a knitting tip or 10 ways to use mason jars. Stuff that would be comfortably at home in Martha Stewart’s Living or Reader’s Digest. People are so used to not doing useful shit for themselves that they need YouTube gurus to teach them how to tie knots and do laundry.

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