Fair enough, and that's why I attempted to tone down the message with my statement of respect. I've followed Cody's work with interest for years.

I do stand by my general point, though. I think it's worth thinking about how we represent ourselves to the general public. The word "Hacker" has an unfortunate negative reputation, and I don't think messages like this help. It really jumped out at me when I opened the article (otherwise I would have kept this nit to myself).