DIY Hacker

• Values
  • Pride in making a device or software better than it was before.
  • Exploit vulnerabilities or draw attention to flaws so they can be fixed.
  • Push the limits to what technology can do.
  • Open-source philosophy: Everyone should have access to view and change software (and even hardware) in the community. (Linux is a good example of this.)
  • Explore the possibilities of devices and networks by infiltrating commonly-used framework. (Like phreakers, who manipulate and explore the telephone system.)
  • Piracy (breaking copy protection and providing free copies of software or media to the community, with the philosophy that everything should be free and open.)
• Artifacts
  • hard drive or solid-state drive
  • RAM
  • soldering iron (for hardware hacks)
  • server
  • keyboard
  • removable disk drive
  • CD, Floppy disk (removable media)
  • ethernet (cable or port)
  • USB (cable or port)
  • monitor (LCD? CRT??)
  • serial (cable, port)
  • firewire (cable, port)
  • Linux install disk

Blue Collar

• Values
  • Appreciation and respect for hard work.
  • Good work ethic (get things done on time, and do them well.)
  • Providing for family.
  • Use what you have, and make the most of it. (Be resourceful.)
  • Don’t ever forget where you came from. (If you climb the corporate ladder, don’t forget that hard work and struggle made it happen.)
• Artifacts
  • coffee
  • hard hat
  • tools
  • beer cans
  • country music (tangible format, like an album, tape, or CD)
  • construction site
  • factory
  • cement/concrete
  • GED, high school diploma, technical school diploma
  • overalls, denim work clothes
  • thick boots
  • pick-up truck