Will Damron's read of the audiobook of Cliff Stoll's "The Cuckoo's Egg" is excellent.

While the book is required reading or listening as a historical record for anyone interested in Information Security, it's a thoroughly enjoyable thriller. Though much of the technology mentioned is familiar to folks who are thinking I'm about to call them old, it's unsurprising how much remains painfully pertinent today, yet pleasing how a few things have improved significantly given only a few decades.

While some library networks such as the DoD MWR will keep you waiting months for one of their few copies, Fairfax County has unlimited copies of the audiobook.

I hope @AndresFreundTec is keeping good notes on his adventures with xz/liblzma.

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