phone => fone
freak => phreak
are obligatory.
Always substitute `z's for `s's. (i.e. "codes" ->
"codez"). The substitution of 'z' for 's' has evolved so that a
'z' is bow systematically put at the end of words to denote an
illegal or cracking connection. Examples : Appz, passwordz,
passez, utilz, MP3z, distroz, pornz, sitez, gamez, crackz,
serialz, downloadz, FTPz, etc.
Type random emphasis characters after a post line (i.e. "Hey
Dudes!#!$#$!#!$").
Use the emphatic `k' prefix ("k-kool", "k-rad", "k-awesome")
frequently.
Abbreviate compulsively ("I got lotsa warez w/ docs").
Substitute `0' for `o' ("r0dent", "l0zer").
TYPE ALL IN CAPS LOCK, SO IT LOOKS LIKE YOU'RE YELLING ALL
THE TIME.
These traits are similar to those of B1FF, who originated as a parody of naive BBS users; also of his latter-day equivalent
Jeff K.. Occasionally, this sort
of distortion may be used as heavy sarcasm by a real hacker, as
in:
> I got X Windows running under Linux!
d00d! u R an 31337 hax0r
The only practice resembling this in actual hacker usage is
the substitution of a dollar sign of `s' in names of products or
service felt to be excessively expensive, e.g. Compu$erve,
Micro$oft.
For further discussion of the pirate-board subculture, see
lamer, elite, leech, poser, cracker, and especially warez d00dz, banner site, ratio site, leech mode.
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