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The word 'hack' was once simply a verb meaning to cut roughly -- it's now a noun and verb with several meanings, from a bad writer to computer criminal. Learn how it transformed in this episode of BrainStuff, based on this article: https://people.howstuffworks.com/word-hack.htm

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As she takes us through the ups and downs of her sometimes glamorous, sometimes chaotic life and marriage. I just filed for divorce. Whoa, I said the words that I've said like in my head for like 16 years while. Listen to misspelling on the iHeartRadio app, Apple podcasts, or wherever you get your podcasts. Welcome to BrainStuff, a production of iHeartRadio. Hey BrainStuff, Lauren Vocalbaum here. There was a time when the word hack was really only a verb, meaning to roughly and indiscriminately chop at something as with an axe. That meaning goes back to the 1100s and seems to have spawned the concept of taking a hack at something as in making a rough attempt by the 1300s. This may have led to the later expression can't hack it as in someone not being able to cope with or accomplish something by the 1950s. Hack has also been used as a noun since around the 1600s to describe someone who doesn't particularly excel at their job as such as a writer who churns out mediocre material or a comedian who copies other performers jokes. But that noun comes from a different root. It results from the old word hackney, which was a type of horse-drawn cab for hire. However, at some point in the 21st century, the meaning of hack began to blossom or perhaps converge into something yet again different. Meaning a workaround, an innovative shortcut that increases productivity. These days, online articles might offer to help you hack your sleep cycle or give you 10 hacks for starting a garden. But how does a word jump the tracks and change meanings like that? It happens all the time, but in the case of hack, the most recent shift goes back to the dawn of computer programming as we know it. Or not talking about Ada Lovelace for once. Okay, in 1955, the minutes of a meeting of the MIT Tech Model Railroad Club contain a record of one member requesting, quote, "that anyone working or hacking on the electrical system turned the power off to avoid fuse-blowing." So in this case, hack on seems to have meant something similar to work on, but with presumably a different bent from the norm, a more creative, perhaps. By the 1960s, the word had expanded out from MIT and out in meaning as well. A computer enthusiast might hack, and they might be a hacker. This could imply a lot of things, but above all, a hacker was someone who relished and excelled at hands-on computer programming. And not just learning how to work with the computer system, but learning how the system itself works, and probably meddling with it. Note that meddling here could be for good or ill. A hacker could come up with clever fixes for known problems with a computer system, or, mischieviously or criminally, disrupt a computer system. In 1995, the movie Hackers came out, a thriller about a group of scrappy, attractive teenagers with code names like Crash Override and Acid Burn, who saved the world with their hacking skills. So, over the space of about 40 years, the possible definition of a hacker had transformed from a model railroad club member to a vinyl-clad Angelina Jolie. And we're not done yet. In the early 2000s, cyber attacks became more possible, and therefore more common, and commonly reported on. These are hacks larger small that attacked the security of a person, corporation, or even government's computer systems. The word hack became synonymous with attack to the non-hacking public. We eventually got the descriptors White Hat and Black Hat to distinguish between the helpful and the malicious types of hacking. But hacking was still being celebrated by some. In 2012, Mark Zuckerberg's letter to Facebook investors was titled "The Hacker Way" and claimed that hacking makes a system stronger, not weaker. Meanwhile, the word hack was picked up by journalists, influencers, bloggers, and in social media channels to refer to any kind of novel or resourceful way of doing something. A life hacks could include tips for packing light for a trip, cleaning with a magic eraser, or seasoning store-bought pretzels. Or want to gain muscle or improve your memory or feel happier? That's called biohacking. Online marketing professionals who say they can boost your business might call themselves growth hackers. The list goes on and on. It's possible the word hack might evolve again, but for now, all we can do is watch its spin. Today's episode is based on the article "How the word hack became so hacked" on HowStuffWorks.com, written by Jessel and Shields. Brainstep is produced by HeartRadio in partnership with HowStuffWorks.com and is produced by Tyler Clang. For more podcasts from my HeartRadio, visit the iHeartRadio app. Apple podcasts are wherever you listen to your favorite shows. 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