As an engineer, programmer, and human being I would be thrilled to hear these sorts of war stories. If you've a book or lecture series, I'm all ears (err, eyes, as the case goes). This is a great, fascinating look - thanks for continuing to weigh in!
(And, incidentally, cruel to just skim over this stuff; some of this is Surely You're Joking Mr. Feynman material :)
Agree with the aside: if you want more detail view his comment history and you'll see at least some of these stories spelled out in more detail—though still less detail than I want.
(And, incidentally, cruel to just skim over this stuff; some of this is Surely You're Joking Mr. Feynman material :)