Cyberspace as a State of Mind

Occasionally, the metaphoric location of the mind of a person in hack mode. Some hackers report experiencing strong synesthetic imagery when in hack mode, interestingly, independent reports from multiple sources suggest that there are common features to the experience. In particular, the dominant colors of this subjective cyberspace are often gray and silver, and the imagery often involves constellations of marching dots, elaborate shifting patterns of lines and angles, or moir

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A mental place hackers go to when focused in hack mode.

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The Jargon File 4.4.7

Books, Brochures, and Chapters>Book Chapter: Raymond, Eric and et al., (December 2003), The Jargon File 4.4.7, Retrieved on -0001-11-30

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