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If I wish to explore the world of hacking, where do l begin ? I mean, it has to be with my own machine, correct ??? (thebrainbin.org)

submitted 20 hours ago by TheracAriane@thebrainbin.org to c/cybersecurity@sh.itjust.works

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If I wish to explore the world of hacking, where do l begin ? I mean, it has to be with my own machine, correct ???

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[–] LORDSMEGMA@sh.itjust.works 1 points 19 hours ago (1 children)

It's what they make hacksaws for. Just head down to your local hardware store

[–] TheracAriane@thebrainbin.org 2 points 15 hours ago (1 children)

@LORDSMEGMA@sh.itjust.works you mean there's a store like appstore for hardware ??

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[–] LORDSMEGMA@sh.itjust.works 1 points 3 hours ago

Yes! Think of it like an appstore before the internet except much smaller and you had to get up and go to a physical location.