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Everybody in the office comments that the systems just run better when I’m around. Countless times a machine will be acting flaky for several hours while I’m out in the field only to settle down the moment I set foot in the building. Or a machine will refuse to do something (or insist on doing something) until I touch some part of it. Can’t explain it, but it happens and everybody has commented on it.
Anybody else see this?
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Not too much about computers, but very interesting!
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Tribute to the Doors
Weird Al’s homage to The Doors, featuring Ray Manzarek himself on keyboards. Video directed by Liam Lynch.
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James Burke (born 22 December 1936) is a Northern Irish science historian, author and television producer best known for his documentary television series called Connections, focusing on the history of science and technology leavened with a sense of humour.
I watched this for hours on Youtube, great show!
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(Previously: Part 1, Part 2, Part 3, Part 4.) Part 5
The Machine That Changed the World is the longest, most comprehensive documentary about the history of computing ever produced, but since its release in 1992, it’s become virtually extinct. Out of print and never released online, the only remaining copies are VHS tapes floating around school libraries or in the homes of fans who dubbed the original shows when they aired.
It’s a whirlwind tour of computing before the Web, with brilliant archival footage and interviews with key players — several of whom passed away since the filming. Jointly produced by WGBH Boston and the BBC, it originally aired in the UK as The Dream Machine before its U.S. premiere in January 1992. Its broadcast was accompanied by a book co-written by the documentary’s producer Jon Palfreman.
With the help of Simon Willison, Jesse Legg, and (unofficially) the Portland State University library, we’ve tracked down and digitized all five parts. This week, I’m uploading them, annotating them with Viddler, and posting them here as streaming Flash video as they’re finished. Also, the complete set is available for download as high-quality MP4 downloads via BitTorrent.
Here’s the first of the five-part series, The Machine That Changed the World. Enjoy! (more…)