DefCon 34 - Stalking the Wily Hacker: 40 years later - Cliff Stoll
500K views · Aug 21, 2026 · Science & Technology
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@ItsATrap-m9c · 1 month ago
The real life Doc from back to the future.
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@manny_f · 1 month ago
The YouTube algo recommended this out of nowhere. I just watched it all the way through. How inspiring and refreshing.
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@sightline4004 · 1 month ago
Shoutout to the camera operator.
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@matthewmadden1195 · 1 month ago
He gets all the time he wants. We do not question the gods.
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@AdrianWoodUK · 1 month ago
<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=656058JxTM0&t=780">13:00</a> - "The entire hardware budget for this 1 year project was $0. Adjusted for inflation, that's $0 million."<br><br>That was incredibly funny, well done.
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@Sonicizslow · 1 month ago
Holy hell this was refreshing. I have not been this inspired by someone's passion in a LONG time. Thank you Cliff for being you and sharing yourself with the world. also thank you to the staff for... entertaining? such a wonderful person
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@brainvirus117 · 1 month ago
I was there... Front row. Best first defcon ever! <br><br>He is an inspiration!
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@cantubloodaxe768 · 1 month ago
I would sacrifice 1000 talks and 1000 minutes of my life to let this man talk. Let him finish, DefCon!
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@Concord_Voice · 1 month ago
I did 6 years in the Army, 8 years of college, tons of conferences and trade shows, and 4 DEF CONs now, but this talk blew every single one out of the water. It's not even close. I've never been so damn motivated in my life.
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@ateevee2521 · 1 month ago
I don't think I've ever liked someone so fast before
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@HardHitter0372 · 1 month ago
Professor is the GOAT! Love the energy, use of projector and old school story. Hope to see him NEXT year!
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@dkluempers · 1 month ago
I read his book many years ago because I was doing Unix sysadmin work as part of my job back in the mid 1980's. It is so incredible to get a chance to see the author. He is truly the definition of a computer nerd. I loved every minute of this talk.
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