High-tech heretic
by Clifford Stoll · first published 1999
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Clifford Stoll made a very entertaining argument against computers in the classroom in his 1999 book "High Tech Heretic".
on “Final Decision on Chromebook Case in Denmark” ↗For several years he was able to make good bucks off his Ludditism - enticing some further hilarity from reviewers of his 2002 High-Tech Heretic . So that the Seattle Times said: "Stoll's long experience with technology gives him authority. . . . His claims are based on facts, logic and common sense." --http://www.amazon.com/High-Tech-Heretic-Reflections-Computer...…
on “The Internet? Bah (1995)” ↗…every once in a while. This is the last book he wrote, I think. Although the subtitle sounds indeed like heresy in this 21st century, I wonder what motivated his views back then. http://www.amazon.com/High-Tech-Heretic-Reflections-Contrari...
on “Why the Web Won't Be Nirvana (1995)” ↗I met Cliff Stoll at Kepler's Bookstore in Menlo Park, CA years ago when his book High-Tech Heretic came out (about computers in the classroom). We had a great discussion about something and he signed my book "I hear you John!". And I have no idea what we discussed...
on “Cliff Stoll, the mad scientist who invented the art of hunting hackers” ↗