I understand it was a joke, but as a hacker, I personally take offense to jokes, that paint all hackers as destructive black hats. I have compromised many systems, networks, etc...... I never did it to deface, or destroy systems. I do it for the challenge, as security systems intrigue me. I could care less about that kiddie scripting destructive crap that is attributed to hackers as a whole community. Any real hacker would take offense to this, as it is this misunderstanding that paints all of us as destructive. It is some descriminatory crap as far as I am concerned, and the persona that is inflicted on us, as a community, causes new laws to go into effect that then makes it more illegal for us to do what we find interesting. Not saying that all of my exploits have been run in a legal sense, but it is less about what you do in my mind, and more about the destruction you cause, which is what most people think of when they think of hackers. That needs to change.
A little information on hackers...... Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak invented the Blue Box(Phone Hacking Technology, That gave free long distance), long before the first apple computer. This was how they funded the invention of the first Apple Computer. Wozniak also used to invent all sorts of electronic pranks, 1 for example would scramble analog signals, so he could make people get up and adjust the TV/Radio antenna as a joke. In the 90's another group of hackers on their mission to get Kevin Mittnick freed from prison hacked the McDonalds Drive through window to help get their message to the customers, and to mess with the employees. Fact is, some hackers are just bored pranksters, others enjoy the puzzle, while others are bent on destruction, and world domination. lol. Unfortunatly, it is the small portion that is destructive that paints us all as criminals.