>> Thus, I propose a new word be adopted to describe the clever >> and benign inventor of quick technical fixes. Rasher, from >> "Shockwave Rider" usage, is a possible candidate, except >> Brunner's rashers seemed to operate too much outside the >> boundaries of ethics, delving into industrial espionage and >> even sabotage, as I recall. Ideas, anyone? > Good word, but it tends to make me think of bacon. Just like crackers suggest cheese. It also suggests poor-quality fixes - rash ones.
I've read a very good argument for 'spider' as a candidate. There are many parallels to be drawn between the behaviour of spiders and, er, those other people. However, I go back to my earlier point that you'll very likely fail to introduce a new word without the cooperation of the (great many) people you're labelling. You also need a really good word for it to stick, and I'm afraid hacker is a damned good word. >Casper Boden-Cummins.