Confessions of a Happy Hacker |
Hacker in a Strange Land |
Preface to the Second Edition |
Preface to the Third Edition |
Introduction |
Of Slang, Jargon, and Techspeak |
Revision History |
How Jargon Works |
Jargon Construction |
Verb Doubling |
Soundalike slang |
The '-P' convention |
Overgeneralization |
Spoken inarticulations |
Anthropomorphization |
Comparatives |
Hacker Writing Style |
Email Quotes and Inclusion Conventions |
Hacker Speech Style |
International Style |
Crackers, Phreaks, and Lamers |
How to Use the Lexicon |
Pronunciation Guide |
Other Lexicon Conventions |
The Jargon Lexicon |
[^A-Za-Z] |
Hacker Folklore / Appendix A: |
The Meaning of 'Hack' |
TV Typewriters: A Tale of Hackish Ingenuity |
A Story About 'Magic' |
AI Koans |
OS and JEDGAR |
The Story of Mel, a Real Programmer |
A Portrait of J. Random Hacker / Appendix B: |
General Appearance |
Dress |
Reading Habits |
Other Interests |
Physical Activity and Sports |
Education |
Things Hackers Detest and Avoid |
Food |
Politics |
Gender and Ethnicity |
Religion |
Ceremonial Chemicals |
Communication Style |
Geographical Distribution |
Sexual Habits |
Personality Characteristics |
Weaknesses of the Hacker Personality |
Miscellaneous |
Helping Hacker Culture Grow / Appendix C: |
Bibliography |
Contributors |
Confessions of a Happy Hacker |
Hacker in a Strange Land |
Preface to the Second Edition |