Esperanto-blogo de Sonja

I often see laypeople getting confused by the many possible meanings of the English word "hacker". The fact that the media use the word almost exclusively in the context of criminal activities doesn’t help, either.
In Esperanto, the matter is clearer, and we have many words:
Hacker

artifikulo: someone who uses cleverness, skill or ingenuity to impress or [...]

Arrr mateys, the Esperanto language be teeming with expressions dating back to the golden age of piracy in Esperantoland. Here be a few to get ye started.

alborden!
up lads and at ‘em!
 
 

antaŭa kastelo, teŭgo 
fo’c’sle, the raised front part of a ship

babordo kaj tribordo
port and [...]