i think to waste time typing... Im not sure though
Point of topic.
They are gamers that use gamer geek language...No problem with that.
Other.
Expression of how good something is.
"Man that show was 1337!"
"Yeah, I thought it was cool too!"
Other: To give proof of your homosexuality.
Other: To give proof of no lifer...
To be honest, I never understood it's meaning or from where it comes...
Hackers and their sly ways to bypass the feds
Elite > 3l33t > 31337 > 1337
its a hacker language, so i would say to communicate secretly, yet its no secret anymore to us ppl, but may be a secret to other kinds of ppl
QUOTE(Tizzle @ Mar 11 2006, 05:23 PM)
Point of topic.
They are gamers that use gamer geek language...No problem with that.
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I never said there was a problem with that did I?
QUOTE(Kow @ Mar 11 2006, 06:47 PM)
Hackers and their sly ways to bypass the feds
Elite > 3l33t > 31337 > 1337
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I don't understand that transition.
The point of 1337 is to be 1337.
QUOTE(`BiG~kAhOoNa` @ Mar 11 2006, 07:18 PM)
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The feds were after hackers so they changed characters with other characters that looked similar. For example, A > 4. It started with Hacker > H4cker > H4ck3r > Haxxor > H4xx0r > etc
Similar transitions with leet, only for a different purpose.
Other: To be deliberately obnoxious.
Rumors has it that it origined in Counterstrike.
Using "1337" has the same reason as using "awesome". To express how cool you think something is.
point of 1337 is making yourself stupid
[center]As a cypher for Commodore 64, or IRC. Evading word ceonsors, and 'encoding' your messeges.
HOW KAN J00 TELL IM 12 FROM HOW I TYPE?????????[/center]
QUOTE(Kow @ Mar 11 2006, 06:47 PM)
Hackers and their sly ways to bypass the feds
Elite > 3l33t > 31337 > 1337
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this is kinda wrong..
Elite -> leet -> l33t -> 1337
no one ever used 3l33t or 31337
I never use "1337" so I see no point in it whatsoever.
The point of being 1337 is
QUOTE(5(U) @ Mar 13 2006, 11:03 PM)
this is kinda wrong..
Elite -> leet -> l33t -> 1337
no one ever used 3l33t or 31337
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I've seen it used.
This topic... makes my jesus cry.
I mean really, Who the hell cares what it's purpose is?
QUOTE(Zombie @ Mar 14 2006, 03:26 PM)
This topic... makes my jesus cry.
I mean really, Who the hell cares what it's purpose is?
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I don't know..
Why do you think it's in Null?