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0 pointscartoonworld4y ago0 comments

There was also a television adaptation, "The KGB, the Computer, and Me" produced by PBS Nova in like 1992, starring Clifford Stoll as Cliff Stoll!

Here is a bootlegged youtube link--it's the best I've got. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PGv5BqNL164

A legend!

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belter4y ago

Thank you for the link. Amazing. And Cliff as himself ! I read the book but just could not stop watching the documentary.

Next time I am in Hannover will have to take a photo in front of the flat. It got a repaint though...

https://www.google.com/maps/@52.371627,9.7208921,3a,53.1y,13...

CliffStoll4y ago

Ooh ... I visited there way back when. Down where that bike is parked there was a coin-operated cigarette machine. And they sold Benson & Hedges ciggies (which were the passwords that the hackers had chosen). Sends me way back, Belter.

kQq9oHeAz6wLLS4y ago

Wanna really nerd out, here's the Grateful Dead show Cliff cut out of hacker chasing to go attend: https://archive.org/details/gd86-06-21.sbd.brame.15406.sbeok...

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apendleton4y ago

It looks like archive.org also has it: https://archive.org/details/The_KGB_The_Computer_and_Me_1990

MR4D4y ago

That you are linking to a bootleg copy of video on this thread is...ironic, to say the least.

adolph4y ago

Well, it is unavailable on Amazon...

https://www.amazon.com/KGB-Computer-Me-VHS/dp/B00004Y50L

https://www.amazon.com/gp/video/detail/B000JLM0RQ/ref=atv_dp...

ASalazarMX4y ago

Don't worry, I'm sure "AMVOOM The KGB, the Computer, and Me" will be listed anytime soon.

kirillzubovsky4y ago

Fascinating movie, thank you for linking to it! I loved to see what logging and tracing looked like back in the day. Looks a lot more fun than just dumping terabytes to S3. I also really enjoyed how stoked and energetic Cliff was about the whole thing. What a gem!

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