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submitted 6 days ago by alyaza@beehaw.org to c/technology@beehaw.org

Hopper's famous 1982 lecture on "Future Possibilities: Data, Hardware, Software, and People," has long been publicly unavailable because of the obsolete media on which it was recorded. The National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) finally managed to retrieve the footage for the National Security Agency (NSA), which posted the lecture in two parts on YouTube.

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[-] perishthethought@lemm.ee 19 points 6 days ago

If anyone ever deserved a tribute song by They Might Be Giants, it's this lady.

Thanks!

[-] Contentedness@lemmy.nz 7 points 6 days ago

I know facts about the sun from They Might Be Giants!

[-] Brad@beehaw.org 8 points 6 days ago

I know which city used to be Constantinople, thanks to They Might Be Giants!

[-] obviouspornalt@lemmynsfw.com 7 points 5 days ago

That's nobody's business but the Turks.

[-] derbis@beehaw.org 3 points 5 days ago
[-] perishthethought@lemm.ee 2 points 5 days ago

No, not yet, but they should!

[-] rhys@lemmy.rhys.wtf 11 points 6 days ago

I think we should maintain a state where this video isn't available to watch since we've always done things this way.

[-] Rekhyt@beehaw.org 8 points 5 days ago
[-] ulkesh@beehaw.org 6 points 5 days ago

One of the few giants upon whose shoulders we all stand.

[-] Sunlightl@fedia.io 2 points 6 days ago
[-] Powderhorn@beehaw.org 1 points 5 days ago

Only a true visionary could have foreseen YouTube in 1982!

this post was submitted on 21 Sep 2024
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