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[–] Jankatarch@lemmy.world 15 points 15 hours ago* (last edited 15 hours ago)

Lain was a pretty accurate hacker ngl. Well, in the old meaning of the word.

Some cool scenesFootage from the game dc1013 showing Lain study a C++ textbook.

Lain holding a textbook called "Hacker Heavenz volume 5."

Lain wearing a bear suit, looking depressed.

[–] probable_possum@leminal.space 10 points 15 hours ago* (last edited 15 hours ago) (1 children)
[–] Ziglin@lemmy.world 3 points 14 hours ago

I find it amusing regardless of the order.

[–] Kolanaki@pawb.social 4 points 15 hours ago (1 children)

You'd think by now some hacker would actually look like the gamer because that's why they got into hacking; to look cool.

[–] matte0@programming.dev 5 points 12 hours ago

If you get into hacking to look cool you probably aren't going to be good at hacking

[–] Rexiose@lemmy.zip 0 points 12 hours ago

Gamers in Linux.....