I want to take back ‘Retard’. Because I want it to apply to things that are infuriatingly stupid, instead of it being used as a derogatory term towards special needs people.
I want to take back ‘Retard’. Because I want it to apply to things that are infuriatingly stupid, instead of it being used as a derogatory term towards special needs people.
Hack.
It doesn’t mean someone guessed your Facebook dictionary-word password.
It doesn’t even mean some black hoodie-wearing, bad actor remotely broke into a secure computer system.
It’s a clever trick. Whether it’s in code or concrete. Some creative, elegant, unexpected, solution to a problem.
“I know a menu hack. Order the kids burger and add cheese to save a buck.”
“We ran out of conductors in the cable, so we’re transmitting power via a differential pair. I know it’s a hack, but we need to ship by end of month.”