Re:Neither. (Score 1)

In as much as hacking is asking what other uses might be found for a tool, it is an attitude, and is often an example of a broader philosophical position. A hacker is often the type of person who simply cannot avoid wanting to explore the alternative possibilities of a situation; to ask "what if?". Hacking is certainly a linear extension of my philosophy, never to accept on face value what others offer me, even so far as to accept the narrow limits of a tool's defined function. And, like it or not, it's just cool!