august 26

JOURNAL TOPIC: [today's tunes: "Wake Up" by Rage Against the Machine; "Games Without Frontiers" by Peter Gabriel]
The word hack has been associated with definitions ("sharp cough, "cut with unskillful blows," & "illegal/unauthorized computer access," e.g.) that do not describe what we do.

We make connections and facilitate conversations that help people learn.   We build, analyze,  evaluate and modify tools and working conditions to make them better.

Describe something -- a habit, an assignment, a machine, a relationship-- that you can hack today in order to make it better.

AGENDA:
1. Journal
2. Please Note: if you have not posted either "Richard Cory" or "The Laughing Heart" on your blog, you are behind
3. Vocabulary
4. "Conscience of a Hacker"

POST:
Your initial response to "Conscience of a Hacker" (title: CONSCIENCE OF A HACKER)