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> MIT president Paul Gray said: "There is absolutely no truth to the rumor that I had anything to do with the planning or promoting of [the hack], but I wish th
by christophilus 8y ago
> MIT president Paul Gray said: "There is absolutely no truth to the rumor that I had anything to do with the planning or promoting of [the hack], but I wish there were."
That’s probably my favorite bit. Then, the sad reality of the present day sinks in:
> If anyone were to attempt the harmless type of stunt they pulled off -- let alone the one in 1948 -- it would likely be met with a prison sentence.
- jpmattia 8y agoMIT president Paul Gray asked Harvard President Derek Bok for the return of the apparatus, which was also a bit hilarious: ______________________ Dear Derek, Word has come to me that your campus police are holding some property which rightfully should be located in the MIT Museum. Can this be true? Surely you have little use for a makeshift device constructed from vacuum cleaner parts, points from 1967 Mustang, and a handful of marbles. We, however, being the sentimental sort, would take great care of indeed, we would enshrine--this symbolic highlight of the 1982 football season. Please give it back. Sincerely yours, Paul E. Gray https://www.thecrimson.com/article/1982/12/9/boks-mail-balloons-and-breakers-pbthe/ https://www.thecrimson.com/article/1982/12/9/boks-mail-ballo...