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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 chie

by taborj 8y ago

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.

idlewords 8y ago
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 https://www.kleinbottle.com
- tptacek 8y ago
  Did you ever buy one?
  - idlewords 8y ago
    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 https://www.kleinbottle.com/meter_tall_klein_bottle.html
    - tptacek 8y ago
      Neat! I saw him give a talk once; he's an extraordinarily good speaker.
- mercer 8y ago
  I got a Klein bottle a while back and it's one of my favorite 'ornamental' possessions!