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One of these was given to me as a graduation gift. Included with the order receipt were photos of him wrapping up the Klein bottle, holding it up and smiling with it, and the receipt was signed with a note saying, "Congratulations!" It's possibly the best present I've ever received! In case you see this, thank you Clif!

Because of this I read The Cuckoo's Egg, and it was pretty great too. What a cool guy.

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Cliff is one of the original nerds, it's worth reading the whole of kleinbottle.com for the amusing anecdotes and jokes.

My favourite: http://www.kleinbottle.com/drinking_mug_klein_bottle.htm

The Cuckoo's Egg is excellent; I encourage all of my team(s) to read it as it highlights how attention to detail and creative thinking can unlock unexpected value (with the added bonus it's a spy story!).

I would add that the Cuckoo's Egg is perhaps the best narrative describing the early days of the Internet. If you want to understand how people originally used and thought about the Internet read this book.

While I had used BBS's previously this book was my formal cultural and technical introduction to the Internet

My warm cheers back to you, oh Light of the Rebos!

Having graduated, it's your hands and mind that we now depend on. I trust that you're using 'em to do wonderful things!

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