mattx Posted February 20, 2009 Posted February 20, 2009 Clifford Stoll: 18 minutes with an agile mind [ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gj8IA6xOpSk]YouTube - Clifford Stoll: 18 minutes with an agile mind[/ame]
mattx Posted February 20, 2009 Author Posted February 20, 2009 I'm surprised no one has commented at the pure comedy moment at 14 mins 21 seconds........ [ or is this just tooooooo geeky for some of you ? ] I am wondering if some of the younger members actually knows what he gets out......
mattx Posted February 20, 2009 Author Posted February 20, 2009 I lost interest at about 12 minutes Explains a great deal.
MkII Posted February 20, 2009 Posted February 20, 2009 (edited) Chill matt - want a pill??? . Edited February 21, 2009 by MkII
mattx Posted February 21, 2009 Author Posted February 21, 2009 Got plenty thanks - want some of my Rep ?
DrPerceptron Posted February 21, 2009 Posted February 21, 2009 I started losing interest too... I'm not a million years old either though, so no, I haven't a clue what he got out... It does seem a much easier way to measure the speed of sound instead of banging two pans together and timing the difference in time vs sound.
MkII Posted February 21, 2009 Posted February 21, 2009 Got plenty thanks - want some of my Rep ? no thanks, they obviously don't help with the chilling out thing Perhaps I should spam the forums with inane drivel and work on it tho' ...or perhaps not
mattx Posted February 21, 2009 Author Posted February 21, 2009 Perhaps I should spam the forums with inane drivel and work on it tho' ...or perhaps not Why break a habit of a lifetime now Mark ?
mattx Posted February 21, 2009 Author Posted February 21, 2009 I'm not a million years old either though, so no, I haven't a clue what he got out... It's called a slide rule. [ame=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slide_rule]Slide rule - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia[/ame]
MkII Posted February 21, 2009 Posted February 21, 2009 Why break a habit of a lifetime now Mark ? Haha! I hated my slide rule.
mattx Posted February 21, 2009 Author Posted February 21, 2009 Haha! I hated my slide rule. Great bit of kit to have in my opinion - never needs batteries........
Crispin Posted February 21, 2009 Posted February 21, 2009 that was really amazing, hadn't a clue what he was talking about but remained completely captivated by him. Makes me regret not paying attention in science classes.
SpuffMonkey Posted February 21, 2009 Posted February 21, 2009 I loved his book - Cuckoos Egg - worth a read even now.
mattx Posted February 22, 2009 Author Posted February 22, 2009 I loved his book - Cuckoos Egg - worth a read even now. Guess what I'm just about to order from amazon....
tech_guy Posted February 22, 2009 Posted February 22, 2009 D'oh too late I could have sent you my copy.
mattx Posted March 10, 2009 Author Posted March 10, 2009 Anyone who has not read this book then I advise you do - It's utterly brilliant - I keep hampering on about it to my mates - all 3 of them.... God knows how I missed this when it first came out - I must have been sick or something... [ame=http://www.amazon.co.uk/Cuckoos-Egg-Tracking-Computer-Espionage/dp/1416507787/ref=sr_1_6?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1236726773&sr=1-6]The Cuckoo's Egg: Tracking a Spy Through the Maze of Computer Espionage: Cliff Stoll: Amazon.co.uk: Books[/ame] The KGB, the Computer and Me (1990) (TV) NOVA - The KGB, The COMPUTER And Me - Stoll, Cuckoo's Egg : Movies > Documentary - Mininova
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