It's good to see that some people know what "hacker" *really* means, not what the media thinks it means.

e.g. I'd consider myself a hacker as I mess around with programs in my system, and generally tinker in places that Microsoft would rather you don't. The media wouldn't consider me a hacker as I haven't hacked anyone's website (and don't intend to, unless the owner's happy for me to do so).