Al6200
May 11th, 2008, 10:26 PM
leet Hacker Guide - 0 out of 5 stars
http://www.amazon.com/1337-h4x0r-h4ndb00k-tapeworm/dp/0672327279/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1210554834&sr=1-3
Dare I say it - this might be the worst book I've ever read (unless you enjoy laughing at books, in that case it's quite good). It's not just that this book is weak on technical issues, it's that it's just so pretentious and arrogant.
In summary, the book starts out with dull and tried computer jokes, and then starts talking about the hacker style and mannerisms. It would be fine if the book stuck with this - but no - the author decided that it needed to teacher the person the technical aspects of hacking too...
like changing the background color on Windows XP. I'm not kidding. It really does start up technical subjects and talk about things like IF statements in C++, or changing simple settings in Windows.
It's almost like this book had a huge identity crisis. It would've been fine as a simple introduction to Windows, or an essay on hacker culture, or a guide to programming for preschoolers, but instead it meshes these totally irrelevant topics into one poorly executed piece.
So in short, this book rants about how to be obnoxious on internet forums, learn as much about computers as most elementary schools kids do, and pretend that you're the greatest 1337 hax0r ever.
http://www.amazon.com/1337-h4x0r-h4ndb00k-tapeworm/dp/0672327279/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1210554834&sr=1-3
Dare I say it - this might be the worst book I've ever read (unless you enjoy laughing at books, in that case it's quite good). It's not just that this book is weak on technical issues, it's that it's just so pretentious and arrogant.
In summary, the book starts out with dull and tried computer jokes, and then starts talking about the hacker style and mannerisms. It would be fine if the book stuck with this - but no - the author decided that it needed to teacher the person the technical aspects of hacking too...
like changing the background color on Windows XP. I'm not kidding. It really does start up technical subjects and talk about things like IF statements in C++, or changing simple settings in Windows.
It's almost like this book had a huge identity crisis. It would've been fine as a simple introduction to Windows, or an essay on hacker culture, or a guide to programming for preschoolers, but instead it meshes these totally irrelevant topics into one poorly executed piece.
So in short, this book rants about how to be obnoxious on internet forums, learn as much about computers as most elementary schools kids do, and pretend that you're the greatest 1337 hax0r ever.