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  • Conventions Used in the Guides

    You've probably already noticed that we spell some words funny, like "kewl" and "phun." These are hacker slang terms. Since we often communicate with each other via email, most of our slang consists of ordinary words with extraordinary spellings. For example, a hacker might spell "elite" as "3l1t3," with 3's substituting for e's and 1's for i's. He or she may even spell "elite" as "31337. The Guides sometimes use these slang spellings to help you learn how to write email like a hacker.

    Of course, the cute spelling stuph we use will go out of date fast. So we do not guarantee that if you use this slang, people will read your email and think, "Ohhh, you must be an Evil Genius! I'm sooo impressed!"

    Take it from us, guys who need to keep on inventing new slang to prove they are "k-rad 3l1t3" are often lusers and lamers. So if you don't want to use any of the hacker slang of these Guides, that's OK by us. Most Uberhackers don't use slang, either.

    Who Are You?



    We've made some assumptions about who you are and why you are reading these Guides:

    · You own a PC or Macintosh personal computer
    · You are on-line with the Internet
    · You have a sense of humor and adventure and want to express it by hacking
    · Or -- you want to impress your friends and pick up chicks (or guys) by making them think you are an Evil Genius

    So, does this picture fit you? If so, OK, d00dz, start your computers. Are you ready to hack?