CliffStoll

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by CliffStoll 7d ago
too bad the SparkFun O-Clock, AVR Oscilloscope clock kit is no longer available. Any ideas on where to get it?
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by CliffStoll 20d ago
73's de K7TA
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by CliffStoll 20d ago
Yep, it was Yorkshire Television that did the filming. It was a half hour, as I recall. I'll search my attic to see if I have it on videotape... Cheers, -Cliff
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by CliffStoll 21d ago
Yes, Xyz, you got it right. I started out as an apolitical Berkeley techie (not exactly a hippie) and came to realize that the government and, yes, the military were necessary and important to preserve the community that I was living in.
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by CliffStoll 21d ago
I felt like Cassandra. Still do.
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by CliffStoll 21d ago
It wasn't quite a time of innocence, more like a time of trust-through-ignorance. The entire network was built on people who relied on each other for connectivity, software, and support. I once got slapped down for suggesting that we
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by CliffStoll 21d ago
Joel, it's a secret glue that we smeared on the binding. It also helps prevent the Oxford commas from falling off the pages. -C
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by CliffStoll 21d ago
Usenet? Now you're making me feel old.
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by CliffStoll 21d ago
I remember making that video - we went up to Calistoga and spent time in a mud-bath. If you find the video, I'd enjoy seeing it! Thanx, -Cliff
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by CliffStoll 21d ago
And my warm thanks to you, Giov. As you realize, in that talk I probably covered 5 percent of what actually happened. But that's storytelling. Like you, as I've grown older, I cherish those times when my old-school skills are st
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by CliffStoll 21d ago
There's nothing like speaking to the choir. When you have the same common denominator, it makes storytelling easy. The Defcon ham radio village was packed -- I picked up a lot of info on meshtastic. Last night set up a node in my att
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by CliffStoll 21d ago
My kids don't take the advice of anyone who has Kleinbottles in their crawlspace, fdsa. And I doubt if removing those glass manifolds would have much effect. -C
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by CliffStoll 21d ago
Your kindness reflects back to you, Chris: I thank you for brightening my morning. Now, if only I had a biscotti…. -Cliff
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by CliffStoll 21d ago
Does “short” modify “list” or “people” ?
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by CliffStoll 21d ago
Smiles to you and your family, Moru — you’re now passing along the good word to the next generation. Heart be still…
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by CliffStoll 21d ago
Those photos are for me as well, Chaser of Snow. Whenever I make a missteake, the pictures show what I did rongg. And I celebrate every Klein Bottle order by walking around my backyard garden … puts me in the right mood. Cheers, Cliff
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by CliffStoll 21d ago
My smiles back to you, Mich. From a long time ago, when the world was young, and continents hadn’t drifted apart.
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by CliffStoll 21d ago
Occasionally.
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by CliffStoll 21d ago
One of the goons put a phone showing a timer on stage, hoping it might help keep me on time. Alas its screensaver kicked in, and I figured that the dead screen was my fault. Note to myself: Next talk, bring analog clock. Old darkroom time
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by CliffStoll 21d ago
Same politics today, Rat of Pi. Bay Area bubble. Cheers, -C
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by CliffStoll 21d ago
And my thanks to you, Peaceful Lulz. I had fun writing that book, and occasionally do a talks. Couldn’t resist a 40th anniversary spoutathon at defcon! -Cliff
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by CliffStoll 21d ago
Thanx, Evan - from my nonNewtonian frame of reference, life is happening at 1x, but time dilation is difficult to measure. I’ll try living at 0.5x someday. -Cliff
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by CliffStoll 25d ago
Quite welcome, Red Beard. I had fun doing that spoutathon. Meeting old friends at DefCon. Way fun.
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by CliffStoll 4mo ago
Aah - thank you. Maybe I'll check it out. When I have free time. Uh right... Cheers, -Cliff
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by CliffStoll 4mo ago
Once upon a time, MoneGator, things posted to the internet were assumed to be true unless proven otherwise. Oh, how things have inverted!
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by CliffStoll 4mo ago
Thank you Miraclemaker. By luck and coincidence, I've had a lot of fun fooling with the early networks, astronomy, radio, teaching, and topology. Now, as I hear that distant bell tolling, it's time to pass the torch: it's yo
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by CliffStoll 4mo ago
Yikes - Yep, I remember your visit -- what a hoot to see that photo. And yep, I'm working on a new quilt: it'll be a recursive design.
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by CliffStoll 4mo ago
Thanks! I've submitted a paper to Black Hat / DefCon; I don't know if it'll be accepted. If so, I'll have fun doing a talk there. I'm volunteering around the Bay Area (up at the Steam Trains at Tilden Park on
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by CliffStoll 4mo ago
Thanks DJ of the East. It's strange to have written a book aimed at grownups and find that astute kids picked up on it. Now, of course, the book's antique: Arpanet? 1200 baud modems? Phone booths? If you know what those ar
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by CliffStoll 4mo ago
Sure - if you can buy a few hundred Klein bottles, you'll help my kids with their tuition and whatnot...

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