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Comment by db48x

2 years ago

You don’t need to dig it out to get more storage space: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-k3mVnRlQLU

I knew what video that was before clicking...

  • If you ever get a chance to visit him in Berkeley, I thoroughly recommend doing so. Not only can you stock up on Klein bottles and scarves, but the man's an absolute treasure and delight, and, depending on how old you were when _The Cuckoo's Egg_ was published, perhaps one of your childhood heroes. I have one of his bottles right here on my desk.

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At the time that video came out, I highly considered something like that, but honestly I'm already using that space, I just need more of it. :-)

Unless I'm mistaken, we both read the same physical copy of Cliff's book back in '99. Talk about a small world, running across this comment was wild.