Life is a hack.

And sometime, it’s all going to fall apart… a new version was released without any forewarning – suddenly, I’m running superfluous code, bloated, and in violation of all standards recommendations.

Realworld™ hacks?  They happen, too.  Circuit switched, call it what you will… most of the time, there is another way to do things.  Admittedly, it’s possible to waste an indefinite amount of time finding these alternative routes to a solution, but that doesn’t negate their existence.

The definition of the word “hack” is something of a source of amusement.  Broad application?  Oh yeah.  I suppose one can say they hack without fear of people suspecting anything, given the magnitude of that list.  What kind of hacker are you?  Will your hacks still work with the next version of… Life?