Clifford Stoll
Clifford Stoll
Clifford Paul "Cliff" Stollis an American astronomer, author and teacher. He is best known for his investigation in 1986, while working as a systems administrator at the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, that led to the capture of hacker Markus Hess, and for Stoll's subsequent book, The Cuckoo's Egg, in which he details the investigation...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionAuthor
Date of Birth4 June 1950
CountryUnited States of America
our-society computer salespeople
No computer network with pretty graphics can ever replace the salespeople that make our society work.
people feelings world
While I admire the insights of many of the people in the world of computing, I get this cold feeling that I speak a different language.
empty-rooms doors perfect
The Internet is a perfect diversion from learning... it opens many doors that lead to empty rooms.
information-is-power years community
For years, we've been bludgeoned with the cliche "information is power." But information isn't power. After all, who's got the most information in your neighborhood? Librarians. And they're famous for having no power at all. And who has the most power in your community? Politicians. And they're notorious for being ill-informed.
real giving world
Merely that I have a World Wide Web page does not give me any power, any abilities, nor any status in the real world.
flames acrimony trivia
It's a great medium for trivia and hobbies, but not the place for reasoned, reflective judgment. Suprisingly often, discussions degenerate into acrimony, insults and flames.
real people community
I sense an insatiable demand for connectivity. Maybe all these people have discovered important uses for the Internet. Perhaps some of them feel hungry for a community that our real neighborhoods don't deliver. At least a few must wonder what the big deal is.
technology two yellow
Spending an evening on the World Wide Web is much like sitting down to a dinner of Cheetos, two hours later your fingers are yellow and you're no longer hungry, but you haven't been nourished.
keyboards rooms rays
When I'm online, I'm alone in a room, tapping on a keyboard, staring at a cathode-ray tube.
cacophony messages serious
Anyone can post messages to the net. Practically everyone does. The resulting cacophony drowns out serious discussion.
views feelings divergent
As the networks evolve, so do my opinions toward them, and my divergent feelings bring out conflicting points of view. In advance, I apologize to those who expect a consistent position from me.
real book pages
Call me a troglodyte; I'd rather peruse those photos alongside my sweetheart, catch the newspaper on the way to work, and page thorough a real book.
strong school creativity
Here are my strong reservations about the wave of computer networks. They isolate us from one another and cheapen the meaning of actual experience. They work against literacy and creativity. They undercut our schools and libraries.
differences information savvy
There is a difference between having access to information and having the savvy it takes to interpret it.