Tuesday, April 18, 2006
Takes one to know one
(Originally posted March 1, 2006)
Definition: The person talking about it knows what he's talking about, because he had
done it before, or was in similar situations before, or knows the person being discussed.
Example: The "good" hackers, known as "white-hat" hackers, are quite effective in
catching malicious hackers. After all, it takes one to know one.
(In this case, it means it takes a hacker to understand another hacker.)
Definition: The person talking about it knows what he's talking about, because he had
done it before, or was in similar situations before, or knows the person being discussed.
Example: The "good" hackers, known as "white-hat" hackers, are quite effective in
catching malicious hackers. After all, it takes one to know one.
(In this case, it means it takes a hacker to understand another hacker.)