Comments on: Every Bit Is a Work of Art

Every Bit Is a Work of Art

moonbird — Sat, 28 Feb 2004 09:40:20 -0800

The art of abstraction: 'the idea that anyone who creates anything is a hacker.'

By: andrew cooke

andrew cooke — Sat, 28 Feb 2004 10:47:55 -0800

for sale: two words, good condition, no longer needed - "artist", "creator". wanted: replacement for "hacker" trades consider. interested callers only please.

By: MzB

MzB — Sat, 28 Feb 2004 15:39:44 -0800

if you want more, there is nettime. some good stuff there, but also a lot of noise.

By: Ayn Marx

Ayn Marx — Sat, 28 Feb 2004 17:01:17 -0800

"I very much like Wark's idea that everyone who creates anything is a hacker -- programmers, artists, musicians, writers, engineers, chemists and so on are all hackers and, no matter how culturally diverse we may be, as creators we have convergent interests," said Berta Sichel, director of the department of audiovisuals at the Spanish museum. I disagree that simply creating something makes one a hacker. I've long held that hacking is the art of making things do stuff they were never intended to do. (And perhaps, the more contrary to the original intention, the better the hack. ) People are creative all the time, so celebrating creativity per se is a non-starter. Berta Sichel is really just trying to glom some techno-geek mojo because it has some trendy panache.

By: spazzm

spazzm — Sat, 28 Feb 2004 19:30:31 -0800

Using words to debate the meaning of words always strikes me as somewhat funny.

By: badstone

badstone — Tue, 02 Mar 2004 10:58:53 -0800

can a Republican help me out here - does this threaten the institution of hacking or the institution of creating?

By: kindall

kindall — Tue, 02 Mar 2004 11:18:50 -0800

1) I used to be cool but aren't any longer. 2) Hackers are cool. 3) I know, I'll redefine "hacker" to include me. 4) Now I'm cool again. Yay!