Gandalf Parker wrote:
> Anonymous via the Cypherpunks Tonga Remailer <nobody@cypherpunks.to>
> wrote in news:20050504051037.5C9B917092@mail.cypherpunks.to :
>
> > In article <2wWde.5392$GQ5.2331@newsread1.news.pas.earthlink. net>
> > Jim <mail@RMpage-zone.com> wrote:
> >> "ripvanwink" <ripvanwink@cox.net> wrote in message
> >> news:1115170072.930550.160010@f14g2000cwb.googlegr oups.com...
> >> > I recently woke up from a very deep sleep and decided that
Internet
> >> > Technology is something I want to learn. Actually, I've wanted
to
> >> > learn it for awhile, but am simply a self-starter with aptitude.
I
> >> > would like to learn how to create and develop websites,
and...more.
> >> > Oh, yeah...and maybe learn how to hack & tweak, unless, of
course,
> >> > that's illegal, which, with my personality, I would probably
want
> >> > to do anyway.
> >>
> >> I'd say you start by doing. Except for the hacking part. There's a
> >> difference between just doing something illegal and being a person
to
> >> despise. Hackers fall into the second category. Host with the most
> >> isn't that important. I'd recommend building your own site and
> >> hosting it on your own machine if you are in it to learn.
> >
> > He's using the term "hack" in it's original sense: To tinker
> > with and explore
>
> Id certainly hope so. There is more than enough "hackers defined by
> TV/Movies" going on.
>
> Gandalf Parker
> -- www.alt-hacker.o
Uh, I guess my history IS mixed up. I definitely fall into the tinker
and explore area, and have no wish to be a baddie.
So...I need to focus on building my own site. Where to begin? I have
software that I can enable, unfortunately, it's all French to me. I
suppose I need to learn the language. Hosting on my own machine sounds
very alluring. Thanks for the help.