Re:Acme Klein Bottle
by drivingmenuts on Sunday April 02, 2017 @12:38PM
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I remember the first time I saw the video about your under-floor distribution system and all I could think was: I want that.
I have no product to sell or organize, but I still want that.
... perhaps some sort of underfloor cat organizer ...
Re:Acme Klein Bottle
by rhinoceraptor on Sunday April 02, 2017 @12:56PM
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The video in question: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-k3mVnRlQLU
Hi Cliff! I love these klein bottles and have always wanted ask if you'd consider trying to make one that can function as a chemex style coffee maker? Somewhat like the wine bottle but with an opening the right size for a chemex filter would be so cool.
This must also be the same Cliff Stoll of the fameous/infameous Hannover Hacker. So wierd to see the funny interconnections in the real world.
"The Cuckoo's Egg" is one of my favorite books and got me on the path of "understanding the problem for all it's layers" instead of correcting a bug.
Re:Acme Klein Bottle
by jbpetersen on Monday April 03, 2017 @12:59AM
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How'd the scones turn out?
Like most old school hackers, I try to explore ideas that keep me awake ... the "I wonder if I can make an x" where x may be a topological manifold, an arduino line-follower, a garden leaf moulded into ceramic, a Penrose tile pattern, an LTE geolocation algorithm...
And, as most of you realize, this Klein bottle microbusiness is mainly to have fun and stay busy -- a chance to fool with everything from math to glassblowing.
Best part, of course, is meeting math folk, students, computer jocks, and random visitors. To each, I hope, I leave the strong encouragement to keep exploring!
My warm wishes to each of you, on a sunny Sunday morning in Oakland, California!
-Cliff (who's typing with dough on his fingers, left from mixing up scones for breakfast)