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The KGB, the Computer, and Me (Complete)
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The 1990 NOVA documentary follows astronomer Clifford Stoll as he tracks a hacker through military and research computer networks, a story that involved the CIA and KGB. It is based on The Cuckoo's Egg.
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HN lists it among favorite nerdy documentaries and enjoys hearing Stoll tell the story himself.
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Some of my favourite nerdy documentaries: BBS: The Documentary [LINK] The KGB, the Computer, and Me [VIDEO] 8 Bit Generation: The Commodore Wars [LINK]
Read original comment ↗Oh, yes, that is the documentary I watched. It was really great, getting to hear it from Mr. Stoll's mouth directly. He was much less enthusiastic than he tends to be in Numberphile videos, I imagine that might be down to the director of the film. It is available on YouTube if anyone cares to give it a watch! [VIDEO]
Read original comment ↗cliff stoll made an ... interesting movie of this book. its fun to watch and would probably make a good drinking game. : [VIDEO]
Read original comment ↗"The book was chronicled in an episode of WGBH’s NOVA entitled “The KGB, the Computer, and Me”, which aired on PBS stations on October 3, 1990" I think it's this one: [VIDEO] Oh,me I'm ROFL: an actor is identical to one of X-Files "Lone Gunmen". When he explains the beeper to his wife I needed the oxygen. It's like "Doctor Who vs hackers" :-)
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