Monday, May 26, 2008

Clifford Stoll

Clifford Stoll. A real live wire.

I've only watched part of it yet. But what strikes me is: how can anybody live with hair like that. It would drive me crazy.

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  1. Are you saying he's not crazy?

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  2. I will e-mail him to find out if he has ideas on how I could get my hair to look like that.

    He sells his Klein bottles at kleinbottles.com. The ad copy is rather persuasive: "Need a zero-volume bottle? Searching for a one-sided surface? With its circle of singularities, an Acme Klein Bottle can be said to exist inside of itself -- especially handy during time-reversals."

    "Once I do something, I want to do something else."
    -- Clifford Stoll

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  3. OK, I've watched this video 8 times now. When is the quiz due?

    I figured out why he reminds me of Mr. Bean. Both have not only a child-like curiosity about the world, but both express that curiosity using their whole body.

    "Computers force us into creating with our minds and prevent us from making things with our hands. They dull the skills we use in everyday life." —Clifford Stoll, Silicon Snake Oil, 1995

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  4. This guy looks like Kenny Kramer. Exact same hair, and the face is similar.

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  5. I figured out why he reminds me of Mr. Bean. Both have not only a child-like curiosity about the world, but both express that curiosity using their whole body.

    Good thing he doesn't talk like Bean.

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