Ramblings of a Tech-Nerd

 
 
This article is a work in progress, but I felt that I should publish something here, so I will allow this post to evolve in full view of the reading public.  This article will not stay as you see it now.  It will grow and change over time.  This paragraph will be removed when this document has been "Finalized".
Let's begin here by making it crystal clear that unless you yourself either are a true Hacker, or you know one personally, then it is quite close to one hundred percent likely (somewhere in the area of ninety nine point something percent) that you have been grossly misinformed as to what a hacker actually is. The point of this post is to clarify the details for you so that not only can you better understand (and through understanding, overcome your fear and confusion), but also so that you are able to educate others on the subject when you hear them spreading the wildly common misinformation the traditional media is so fond of filling people's heads full of on this subject (among a host of other things they just love to confuse folks about).