Stalking the Wily Hacker
Stalking the Wily Hacker by Cliff Stollby Cliff Stoll
Shares rank 30 of 152 nonfiction books by recommenders
People recommend it as an enjoyable, fun story of tracking a computer intruder, and one that got some readers into computers.
People recommend it as an enjoyable, fun story of tracking a computer intruder, and one that got some readers into computers.
7 people gave an opinion
- recommend it
- 7
- criticize it
- 0
- approval share
- 100%
Recommended in 2 of 13 months
- November 2025: not recommended
- December 2025: not recommended
- January 2026: recommended
- February 2026: not recommended
- March 2026: not recommended
- April 2026: not recommended
- May 2026: not recommended
- June 2026: not recommended
- July 2026: not recommended
- August 2026: recommended
- September 2026: not recommended
- October 2026: not recommended
- November 2026: not recommended (month in progress)
Why it doesn’t carry the badge
- 7 people recommend itNeeds 10 or more, not met.
- Nobody criticizes itNeeds 2 to 1 or better, met.
- Recommended in 2 of 13 monthsNeeds 4 or more, not met.
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What people say about it
The reasons people give, with the number of comments that give each one. Open a reason to read what they said.
Why people recommend it
Each mark is one comment
Enjoyable, fun to watch or read
“A thoroughly enjoyable watch - he's a natural disrupter.”
Comment from 26 Aug 2026 in “Stalking the Wily Hacker: 40 years later – Cliff Stoll [video]” “Fantastic book, great story, awesome memories.”
Comment from 24 Aug 2026 in “Stalking the Wily Hacker: 40 years later – Cliff Stoll [video]” “this talk made me very happy”
Comment from 26 Aug 2026 in “Stalking the Wily Hacker: 40 years later – Cliff Stoll [video]” - Comment from 26 Aug 2026 in “Stalking the Wily Hacker: 40 years later – Cliff Stoll [video]”
Other nonfiction books people recommend
The four most recommended other nonfiction books, with the same counts for each, so you can compare like for like. The tick on each bar marks the 2 to 1 line the badge needs.
| Product | Recommend | Criticize | Approval | Months | Owned | Badge |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Cuckoo's Eggby Clifford Stoll | 40 | 0 | 100% | 8 | — | Approved |
| Amusing Ourselves to Deathby Neil Postman | 36 | 0 | 100% | 9 | 1 yr3 owners | Approved |
| The Anxious Generationby Jonathan Haidt | 24 | 12 | 67% | 10 | — | Approved |
| Bullshit Jobsby David Graeber | 20 | 12 | 63% | 8 | — | — |
| Stalking the Wily Hackerby Cliff StollThis page | 7 | 0 | 100% | 2 | — | — |
What people said
5 of the 7 comments that mention it, newest first. Each links to the original comment.
“That was really fun to watch”
“this talk made me very happy”
“A thoroughly enjoyable watch - he's a natural disrupter.”
“Fantastic book, great story, awesome memories.”
“were the stories that got me into computers”
Counts come from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026. How we count. Report a mistake.