Quote Originally Posted by oniman7 View Post
P.S. Being a hacker sounds kind of fun... is there any way to do it legally?
It sounds like you're confusing the two meanings of hacker. The techie meaning is someone (usually a *nix user) who really understands how his system works and can write useful software to optimize his computing experience. To layman, the term hacker usually refers to a criminal who breaks into other people's computers. The former is legal (usually). The latter is certainly not. If the former is what sounded fun to you, by all means go for it. Python is a great first language for a hacker (same author as the other link). If what sounded fun to you was breaking into computers, you're best (legally and morally) bet would be to become a security analyst.