Clifford Stoll Libros

Before the Internet became widely known as a global tool for terrorists, one perceptive U.S. citizen recognized its ominous potential. Armed with clear evidence of computer espionage, he began a highly personal quest to expose a hidden network of spies that threatened national security. But would the authorities back him up? Cliff Stoll's dramatic firsthand account is "a computer-age detective story, instantly fascinating [and] astonishingly gripping" (Smithsonian).Cliff Stoll was an astronomer turned systems manager at Lawrence Berkeley Lab when a 75-cent accounting error alerted him to the presence of an unauthorized user on his system. The hacker's code name was "Hunter" -- a mysterious invader who managed to break into U.S. computer systems and steal sensitive military and security information. Stoll began a one-man hunt of his spying on the spy. It was a dangerous game of deception, broken codes, satellites, and missile bases -- a one-man sting operation that finally gained the attention of the CIA...and ultimately trapped an international spy ring fueled by cash, cocaine, and the KGB.

This text deals with the myths and realities of the Internet, looking at the darker side of the information superhighway and attempting to reveal its hidden hazards. It examines issues of data transfer, discussion group activity, and business and commercial transactions.

The cry for and against computers in the classroom is a topic of concern to parents, educators, and communities everywhere. Now, from a Silicon Valley hero and bestselling technology writer comes a pointed critique of the hype surrounding computers and their real benefits, especially in education. In High-Tech Heretic, Clifford Stoll questions the relentless drumbeat for "computer literacy" by educators and the computer industry, particularly since most people just use computers for word processing and games--and computers become outmoded or obsolete much sooner than new textbooks or a good teacher. As one who loves computers as much as he disdains the inflated promises made on their behalf, Stoll offers a commonsense look at how we can make a technological world better suited for people, instead of making people better suited to using machines.

Müssen Klassenzimmer tatsächlich verkabelt sein, damit unsere Kinder sich in der Welt zurechtfinden? Können Computer gute Lehrer ersetzen? Werden wir bald nur noch mailen, statt von Angesicht zu Angesicht zu kommunizieren? Wie interaktiv ist das Internet wirklich? Mit einer gehörigen Portion Aufsässigkeit geht Clifford Stoll diesen Fragen nach und scheut auch vor provokanten Thesen nicht zurück. Im Mittelpunkt seiner Auseinandersetzung stehen jedoch die wesentlichen Werte und Fähigkeiten, die wir unseren Kindern vermitteln wollen: Inspiration und Konzentration, Disziplin und Verantwortung - Eigenschaften, die sich von keiner CD-ROM lernen lassen. Clifford Stolls neues Buch ist ein ebenso kritischer wie unterhaltender Beitrag zu einer Diskussion, in der unüberlegter Optimismus weitverbreitet ist.

Die schlechte Nachricht dieses Buchs lautet: So wunderbar, wie sie uns versprochen wurde, ist die schöne neue Welt des Internet gar nicht. Die gute Nachricht lautet - ebenso.§Es ist nur gut, wenn die Euphorie um die Datenautobahn ein wenig gedämpft wird.§Clifford Stoll, einer der Pioniere des Internet, hält den Online-Gläubigen den Spiegel vor - mit Sachkenntnis, Anschaulichkeit und trockenem Witz.