Regarding the Sussman story, it made it into a Hacker Koan<p><a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;en.wikipedia.org&#x2F;wiki&#x2F;Hacker_koan#Uncarved_block" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;en.wikipedia.org&#x2F;wiki&#x2F;Hacker_koan#Uncarved_block</a>