1:04:04illumos and oracle historyTalk
LISA11 - Fork Yeah! The Rise and Development of illumos
USENIX
9 HN recommenders
Computing History & Culture
Computing has a history of working systems, abandoned ideas and communities that shaped what came next. This collection includes historical demonstrations, accounts of early machines and discussions of software culture. It is for readers who want context for current tools or an alternative to the assumptions built into them.
Videos
1,026 videos1:04:04
1:10:15
17:33smalltalk and xerox parcDemo
Alan Kay's tribute to Ted Nelson at "Intertwingled" Festival
TheTedNelson
7 HN recommenders
6:59facebook advertising and fake engagementExplainer
The Problem With Facebook
2veritasium
3 HN recommenders
2:13:49
1:19:52modern c++ on embedded hardwareTalk
CppCon 2016: Jason Turner “Rich Code for Tiny Computers: A Simple Commodore 64 Game in C++17”
CppCon
13 HN recommenders
1:46:51blender historyInterview
"Money doesn't interest me" - Ton Roosendaal 2017 Interview
Blender Guru
7 HN recommenders
1:40:53history of computingDemo
The Mother of All Demos, presented by Douglas Engelbart (1968)
Marcel
8 HN recommenders
1:34:44microprocessor architectureInterview
Jim Keller: Moore's Law, Microprocessors, and First Principles | Lex Fridman Podcast #70
Lex Fridman
8 HN recommenders
1:37:45alan kay computing ideasTalk
Alan Kay: Doing with Images Makes Symbols (Full Version)
Kenneth Friedman
8 HN recommenders
15:05life advice and motivationTalk
Steve Jobs' 2005 Stanford Commencement Address
Stanford
9 HN recommenders
27:27unix history and pipesDocumentary
AT&T Archives: The UNIX Operating System
AT&T Tech Channel
10 HN recommenders
1:01:42apollo guidance computerTalk
34C3 - The Ultimate Apollo Guidance Computer Talk
media.ccc.de
9 HN recommenders
25:41compilers and x86 hackingTalk
Compiling C to printable x86, to make an executable research paper
suckerpinch
8 HN recommenders
1:04:53
15:47platform alternativesCommentary
VidMe or Why Platforms Aren't Your Friends
Folding Ideas
8 HN recommenders
41:12
1:03:20fraud and social engineeringTalk
Frank Abagnale | Catch Me If You Can | Talks at Google
Talks at Google
8 HN recommenders
1:11:44
2:31:44
9:36gamergate and online harassmentCommentary
Why Are You So Angry? Part 1: A Short History of Anita Sarkeesian
Innuendo Studios
7 HN recommenders
47:29
1:27:37douglas adams on nature and extinctionTalk
DOUGLAS ADAMS: Parrots, the Universe and Everything
University of California Television (UCTV)
5 HN recommenders
35:05Sources and selection
Computing has a history of working systems, abandoned ideas and communities that shaped what came next. This collection includes historical demonstrations, accounts of early machines and discussions of software culture. It is for readers who want context for current tools or an alternative to the assumptions built into them.
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