Comment Re:jawdrop (Score 3, Interesting) 152
After all, it isn't stealing to pick money off the ground, it isn't hacking to visit public web data.
If you follow it to it's logical conclusion, the best programmer's flip the machine bits by hand...
Correct: the best programmers can use machine code if needed. But the best programmers also don't abuse the apostrophe as much as you did...
If I found out someone was manipulating code at the machine level - I'd definitely have issues with that. You lose portability and expose yourself to a nearly infinite amount of issues - there really aren't many cases left where this would even be remotely advisable.
PS. Nitpicking grammar - that's nearly as bad as using machine code directly.
Scientists will study your brain to learn more about your distant cousin, Man.