[ale] Engineering Archaeology

[Ken Cochran]

Famous story, Lieutanant Kije, Russian novella, movie with music by
Sergei Prokovief, "covered" by M*A*S*H tv show episode "Tuttle".
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lieutenant_Kij%C3%A9
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tuttle_(M*A*S*H)

-kc

> Date: Mon, 26 Jan 2026 13:57:55 -0500
> To: Atlanta Linux Enthusiasts <ale at ale.org>
> Subject: Re: [ale] Engineering Archaeology
> From: Jim Kinney via Ale <ale at ale.org>
> Reply-To: jimkinney at gmail.com, Atlanta Linux Enthusiasts <ale at ale.org>
> Cc: Jim Kinney <jim.kinney at gmail.com>
> 
> My school had NOT gone into the computer world yet when I "gained access"
> to the room where the <ominous voice> permanent records </voice> were
> stored and created a new student with a past - not a great student but one
> that would not be a standout for any reason. Ran that for nearly 2 years,
> adding end of quarter grade, attendance records, etc. Almost got him an
> absentee diploma but was not willing to cough up the mandatory $20 fee. One
> of my teachers figured out the con and played along because it was fun.
> William Gregory Smith IV, Bill Smith. B- student with no hobbies or
> extra-curricular activities.
> 
> Pretty sure shenanigans like that would be good for a few felonies now.
> --
> James P. Kinney III
> 
> Every time you stop a school, you will have to build a jail. What you gain
> at one end you lose at the other. It's like feeding a dog on his own tail.
> It won't fatten the dog.
> - Speech 11/23/1900 Mark Twain