"If you give a hacker a new toy, the first thing he'll do is take it apart to figure out how it works"
- Jamie Zawinski
About this Quote
This quote by Jamie Zawinski highlights the curious and analytical nature of hackers. It recommends that if a hacker is provided a brand-new tool or technology, their immediate impulse is to dismantle it and understand its inner workings. This behavior is driven by their desire to acquire understanding and proficiency over the technology. Hackers are known for their ability to believe outside package and find imaginative services to problems, and this quote even more highlights their unrelenting pursuit of understanding and controling innovation. It likewise talks to the hacker's innate curiosity and their need to continuously push the borders of what is possible.
This quote is written / told by Jamie Zawinski somewhere between November 3, 1968 and today. He/she was a famous Scientist from USA.
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