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This wasn't an official training method, but when I was in the Canadian Army we would sometimes play Diplomacy and call it training.

One of my fondest memories on the CDT was blowing by the weekend hikers in the Wind River Range and Yellowstone (only times I encountered a lot of other people)

Its not exclusive to MS, like you said if you're valued as an employee, ask.

I work for a pretty small security company doing assessments (penetration testing, vulnerability research and stuff). I loved the job and really didn't want to lose it but was willing to.

The first year I asked, I basically just said, I love working here but I'm going to go hike this trail for 6 months and hopefully they'd work with me.

Then I asked for it again the next year, again willing to leave but didn't have to.

Finally, I took some time with my boss and had a discussion around continuing that work pattern into the future and how I can make it easier for them (notice periods, time of year to take off and such)

I completely agree with your last statement, if you never ask, the answer is always no. One of my coworkers when I returned the first time actually asked me how I asked because he wanted to do the PCT.

The current FKT for an unsupported CT hike is 9days 12hours and 32minutes. (Set this past season)

So, a 9Day pace would be a new record if you went for it.

'Laziness' was a big part of my switch to stoveless.

At the end of the day I never wanted to waste time boiling water/cooking food I just wanted to eat and sleep. I found myself eating cold even with a stove so I just dropped the stove.

I don't know anyone that has done it just to be hard-core.

oh, for sure. Hacker I think has a much more broad meaning than JUST security. I don't think security should be excluded from it though as the How to be a Hacker article promotes.

Except all this has in common with the original post is the word 'hack'. Actually what you've posted is quite clearly against what the original post is about.

> There is another group of people who loudly call themselves hackers, but aren't. These are people (mainly adolescent males) who get a kick out of breaking into computers and phreaking the phone system. Real hackers call these people ‘crackers’ and want nothing to do with them. Real hackers mostly think crackers are lazy, irresponsible, and not very bright, and object that being able to break security doesn't make you a hacker any more than being able to hotwire cars makes you an automotive engineer. Unfortunately, many journalists and writers have been fooled into using the word ‘hacker’ to describe crackers; this irritates real hackers no end.

Law enforcement uses this technique when necessary. They also have a device to help move a wall-plugged device without powering it off.

I have heard confirmation of this from friends arrested in the UK (by Scotland Yard) and in the USA (by the FBI). I don't believe they actually witnessed it being done,just that they had what was needed. Though my infosec instructor in university was in the RCMP (Canada) and mentioned hqving done it himself so I'm rather confident law enforcement globally has had this in their arsenal for awhile.