[marssaxman]

Since when does hacking necessarily involve benefit? It's a clever exploit, getting by without license plates, and I can imagine how that might be satisfying on its own, for purely aesthetic reasons; it doesn't need to be practical.

[cdcfa78156ae5]

By your definition, wearing a wig and sunglasses to get away with shoplifting is a "clever exploit." Refusing to put license plates on your car so you cannot be identified for breaking the law is antisocial criminal activity.

[marssaxman]

"Clever" is a matter of opinion; it's hard for me to imagine what aspect of a wig-and-sunglasses stunt there could be which would make it seem clever, but I suppose it's possible.

Perhaps Jobs' strategy for avoiding license plates was "antisocial criminal activity" and perhaps it wasn't; I'm not a lawyer, and I don't really care - but what does that have to do with the question of whether or not it was a hack?

[smittywerben]

"Refusing to put license plates on your car... is antisocial criminal activity." - cdcfa78156ae5

Of course there's no name.

[cdcfa78156ae5]

> Of course there's no name.

That's because this is an Internet post, not a car that can be used to maim and kill people.

[smittywerben]

Thanks. That didn't cost a new car; you missed the point.