I appreciate the TL;DR in this case, as I could have done without the rather odd egoistic intro. in the article. One would think the author had just solved P=NP.
"I have performed a real world hack...Through the use of my knowledge of computer magazines...my sharp eyes...I have overcome the limited amount of information available...and with complete certainty...I finally achieved my goal on 2013-02-24 at 5:30pm."
I mean, it is cool and of novel interest, for sure. The intro a little over-the-top, perhaps?
Given his comment here[1] I don't think that's the case.
Clearly the author is very proud of himself after years of wondering about it, so it's understandable why he feels this is a big achievement. I'm sure all of us have these little things that we'd like to know, and the cool thing about the Internet is that every year it gets easier to discover the answers.
"I have performed a real world hack...Through the use of my knowledge of computer magazines...my sharp eyes...I have overcome the limited amount of information available...and with complete certainty...I finally achieved my goal on 2013-02-24 at 5:30pm."
I mean, it is cool and of novel interest, for sure. The intro a little over-the-top, perhaps?