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Hackers and Academia…. Just stumbled across The Hacker FAQ, an “attempt to cover some of the issues that will invariably come up when people without previous experience of the hacker community try to hire a hacker.” Reading it, I'm struck by how the… [Epistemographer]

no academia is not necessarily more hacker friendly than any other culture, though there are perhaps some aspects of academic culture that seem similar, i suggest asking colleagues about their experiences, and you will probably find out that the cultures may be similar but the cultural expectations differ…..