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The KGB, the Computer and Me - In 1986, astronomer turned computer scientist Clifford Stoll found a 75¢ discrepancy in the system, leading him to track down a mysterious hacker that ended with the KGB (archive.org)
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[–] breakingcups 8 points 8 months ago (1 children)

Clifford Stoll is a very interesting character. He also creates the mathematical construct of a Klein bottle in real life, you can buy them from him!

[–] [email protected] 0 points 8 months ago

I'm glad he's always kept his upbeat personality. I forgot about his Klein business!

[–] [email protected] 4 points 8 months ago (1 children)

And now I have one of his Klein bottles.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 8 months ago

I would not have anticipated that outcome from posting this, but hell yeah! :D