THE VIDEO SHELF · early computer espionage
The KGB, the Computer, and Me (Complete)
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.
Why HN readers recommended it
HN lists it among favorite nerdy documentaries and enjoys hearing Stoll tell the story himself.
This is a summary from the source dataset, not an endorsement by Hacker News or the video creator.
Video & recommendation details
- Creator / channel
- GBPPR2
- Topic
- early computer espionage
- Format
- documentary
- Level
- general
- HN recommenders in dataset
- 2
- HN mentions in dataset
- 4
- Recommendation years in dataset
- 2016–2019
These counts and years describe the included Hacker News records; they are not YouTube views or the video’s publication date.
From the original HN conversations
Excerpts from the recorded comments. Follow each source for the full comment and surrounding discussion.
Some of my favourite nerdy documentaries: BBS: The Documentary [LINK] The KGB, the Computer, and Me [VIDEO] 8 Bit Generation: The Commodore Wars [LINK]
wmat on Hacker News · 2018-09
In Ask HN: What are some of the best documentaries you've seen?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 …
otakucode on Hacker News · 2019-06
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