The Morris Worm at 30

Re:The Morris Worm at 30 by tptacek on Monday March 11, 2019 @11:43AM (#19359782)

Thing I love (puckishly, I admit) pointing out: Paul Graham features in Hafner and Markoffs telling of the RTM worm story in _Cyberpunk_ (as I recall, he's a go-between for RTM and the reporters).

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Re:The Morris Worm at 30 by taborj on Monday March 11, 2019 @12:48PM (#19360434)

Also of note: Cliff Stoll deals with the worm in his excellent _The Cuckoo's Egg_ book, including discussions with Robert Morris Sr (RTM's father), who was chief scientist at the NSA at the time.

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Re:The Morris Worm at 30 by idlewords on Tuesday March 12, 2019 @12:58AM (#19365529)

Cliff Stoll now sells beautiful handmade Klein bottles out of his Berkeley home (by appointment) and is a lovely guy to visit. These are, for my money, the finest non-orientable manifolds available in the Bay Area today.

https://www.kleinbottle.com

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Re:The Morris Worm at 30 by mercer on Tuesday March 12, 2019 @02:34PM (#19371465)

I got a Klein bottle a while back and it's one of my favorite 'ornamental' possessions!

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Re:The Morris Worm at 30 by tptacek on Tuesday March 12, 2019 @01:14AM (#19365603)

Did you ever buy one?

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Re:The Morris Worm at 30 by idlewords on Tuesday March 12, 2019 @03:46AM (#19366139)

Yeah, I got a small starter bottle. The biggest one I recall seeing was this beast, but I don't know whether it is still for sale: https://www.kleinbottle.com/meter_tall_klein_bottle.html

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Re:The Morris Worm at 30 by tptacek on Tuesday March 12, 2019 @11:25AM (#19369035)

Neat!

I saw him give a talk once; he's an extraordinarily good speaker.

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