A short story by Cory Doctorow
Originally posted on salon.com here. (Minimal leet speak knowledge is needed.)
I'm not a huge fan of sci-fi, but this was a short story that I read a while ago, and recently went back to read for a second time. 0wnz0red feels as if it was written by someone with a great sense for what computer culture is all about. Doctorow is not only adept at using the lingo, but also at providing a sense for what it's like to have computers at the center of your professional life. He also did a good job of displaying some of the true tenets of hackerdom, avoiding the stereotypical cracker image that the media loves to feed on.
The krux of the story surrounds two main characters and how they explore what it actually means to hack your own body. If you are a sysadmin who has ever had one of your machines haxored (hacked, to the layperson), you might have an idea about where this could go...