> Thats funny, Absolute0tricks and I were talking about what it means to
> make the other day. He probably has some insights into this question as
> well.

> My description of "making" is that something is "made" than it has *come into
> existence, as a consequence of conscious intent and direct intervention.*
> *
> *
> "Hacking", I feel is intimately associated with technology. Technology is
> a set of physical tools and techniques used to manipulate in some efficient
> way. A computer mouse is technology because is manipulated a computer in an
> efficient way, and a laser in a mouse is technology because it detects the
> 2 dimension motion of the mouse in an efficient way.

> So, "hacking" I think describes the *development and control of
> technology, in a personal way. *So, if I develop a social hack (saying hi
> to people), its hacking because its personal and self developed, if a huge
> company decides they are going to say hi to people, its no longer hacking.
> And likewise, if I watch TV, I am using technology, but I am not developing
> or controlling it, so it is not hacking.

> -ChadCS

> On Friday, October 12, 2012 12:24:58 PM UTC-7, Ben Humpherys wrote:

>> Out of curiousity, I would like to hear everybodies own explanations and
>> definitions of a couple things about what makes us great and why. So,
>> answer each of the questions below, in your own words.  If one way of
>> explaining it resonates to a lot of people, I think that is important. If
>> someone words something you think is really really great, quote them
>> directly. So:

>> *What does it mean to "Make"? What is the definition of "Making"?*
>> *
>> *
>> *What does it mean to "Hack" something? What is the definition of
>> "Hacking"?*
>> *
>> *
>> *What things about being involved with HeatSync do you enjoy the most?*
>> *
>> *
>> *What are the most important values we share at HeatSync?*
>> *
>> *
>> *Why should other people care about what we are doing?*
>> *
>> *
>> *What does it mean to be a "do-ocracy"? What do you think of that model
>> of operation?*
>> *
>> *
>> *Who are the leaders of HeatSync labs? What gives them authority?*
>> *
>> *
>> *What traits in fellow members do you respect the most? Which are most
>> important?*