Nightwork A History of Hacks and Pranks at MIT Tapa blanda - 2003 - 1st Edición

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Before the term hacking became associated with computers, MITundergraduates used it to describe any activity that took their minds off studying, suggested an unusual solution to a technical problem, or generally fosterednondestructive mischief. The MIT hacking culture has given us such treasures aspolice cars and cows on the Great Dome, a disappearing door to the President'soffice, and the commencement game of "Al Gore Buzzword Bingo." Hacks can betechnical, physical, virtual, or verbal. Often the underlying motivation is toconquer the inaccessible and make possible the improbable. Hacks can expressdissatisfaction with local culture or with administrative decisions, but mostly theyare remarkably good-spirited. They are also by definition ephemeral. Fortunately, the MIT Museum has amassed a unique collection of hack-related pictures, reports, and remnants. Nightwork collects the best materials from this collection, toentertain innocent bystanders and inspire new generations ofpractitioners.