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Re:Yay! Hacker News is on a new and improved server now. by aaronblohowiak on Saturday March 14, 2009 @04:27PM (#516143)
Thanks! Also, for those of us who don't know who Robert Morris is:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Tappan_Morris

* MIT Prof

* creator of first internet worm

* cofounder of viaweb and ycombinator

Re:Yay! Hacker News is on a new and improved server now. by cperciva on Saturday March 14, 2009 @04:29PM (#516146)
former chief scientist at the National Computer Security Center, a division of the National Security Agency

That's rtm's father, not rtm.

Re:Yay! Hacker News is on a new and improved server now. by alecco on Saturday March 14, 2009 @08:42PM (#516395)
Man, what I'd give to have a chat one day with RTM. So many questions. :)
Re:Yay! Hacker News is on a new and improved server now. by pg on Saturday March 14, 2009 @10:29PM (#516502)
Apply to YC, and if you make it to interviews you can get grilled by him in person.
Re:Yay! Hacker News is on a new and improved server now. by tdavis on Saturday March 14, 2009 @11:20PM (#516532)
I seem to recall most exchanges going thusly:

  pg: Robert, do you have anything to add?
  rtm: No.
Though he did talk during the interview. In this age of Twitter he's my hero.
Re:Yay! Hacker News is on a new and improved server now. by alecco on Saturday March 14, 2009 @11:52PM (#516555)
Wish I could but I don't fit the criteria. But thanks, your offer is much appreciated.
Re:Yay! Hacker News is on a new and improved server now. by cperciva on Saturday March 14, 2009 @09:13PM (#516426)
As a cryptographer, I'd rather talk to RM senior -- but as an NSA alumnus, I don't think he'd want to talk to me. :-)
Re:Yay! Hacker News is on a new and improved server now. by aaronblohowiak on Saturday March 14, 2009 @05:29PM (#516189)
Thanks, updated.