Leet Hacker Guide

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**leet Hacker Guide - 0 out of 5 stars

**http://www.amazon.com/1337-h4x0r-h4ndb00k-tapeworm/dp/0672327279/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1210554834&sr=1-3
Dare I say it - this might be the worst book I’ve ever read (unless you enjoy laughing at books, in that case it’s quite good). It’s not just that this book is weak on technical issues, it’s that it’s just so pretentious and arrogant.

In summary, the book starts out with dull and tried computer jokes, and then starts talking about the hacker style and mannerisms. It would be fine if the book stuck with this - but no - the author decided that it needed to teacher the person the technical aspects of hacking too…

like changing the background color on Windows XP. I’m not kidding. It really does start up technical subjects and talk about things like IF statements in C++, or changing simple settings in Windows.

It’s almost like this book had a huge identity crisis. It would’ve been fine as a simple introduction to Windows, or an essay on hacker culture, or a guide to programming for preschoolers, but instead it meshes these totally irrelevant topics into one poorly executed piece.

So in short, this book rants about how to be obnoxious on internet forums, learn as much about computers as most elementary schools kids do, and pretend that you’re the greatest 1337 hax0r ever.

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That’s funny, I actually randomly came across that book a while back on Amazon and thought to myself “what in the…” : )

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Of course he is can’t you see he read the L33t Hax0rz Gu!d3 :lol: :run:

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What were you expecting from a book called the leet hacker guide?

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The real question is: Why did you even purchase that book? :shifty:

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[QUOTE=Esherido;2345551]The real question is: Why did you even purchase that book? :shifty:[/QUOTE]

I think I basically asked that question in the post above you.

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Nope, the two questions, while related, have completely different answers.

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I don’t want to make a big thing out of this but I could answer both questions with “because I wanted to be a leet hacker.”