A guide on how to tell if someone is a hacker... or just an extreme geek.
- You ticked him off once, and your next phone bill was for 20,000
- He's won the Publisher's Clearing House sweepstakes 3 years running.
- When asked for his phone number, he gives it in hex.
- Seems strangely calm whenever the office computer network goes down.
- Somehow gets HBO on his PC at work.
- Mumbled, "Oh, puh-leeez" 95 times during the movie "The Net."
- Massive 401k contribution made in half-cent increments.
- His video dating profile lists "public-key encryption" among hobbies.
- When his computer starts up, you hear, "Good Morning, Mr. President."
- You hear him murmur, "Let's see you use that Visa card now, Professor I-Don't-Give-A's-In-Computer-Science "