Ask HN: Does 'hackable' have a positive or a negative meaning nowadays? 1 points by CmonDev 11y ago ↗ HN (for laymen)http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/hackable
[–] v4n4d1s 11y ago ↗ There's only one correct answer: it depends.Edit: Possible meanings:- This device sucks in terms of security. An attacker can compromise it and do stuff with it.- This device sucks in terms of security. I can compromise it and do cool stuff with it.- This device gives users the possibility to gain root permissions and do cool stuff with it.
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[ 381 ms ] story [ 759 ms ] threadEdit: Possible meanings:
- This device sucks in terms of security. An attacker can compromise it and do stuff with it.
- This device sucks in terms of security. I can compromise it and do cool stuff with it.
- This device gives users the possibility to gain root permissions and do cool stuff with it.