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We can now watch Grace Hopper’s famed 1982 lecture on YouTube (arstechnica.com)

submitted 3 months ago by alyaza@beehaw.org to c/technology@beehaw.org

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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 21 points 3 months ago (2 children)

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

Thanks!

[–] Contentedness@lemmy.nz 7 points 3 months ago (1 children)

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

[–] Brad@beehaw.org 8 points 3 months ago (1 children)

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

[–] obviouspornalt@lemmynsfw.com 7 points 3 months ago

That's nobody's business but the Turks.

[–] derbis@beehaw.org 3 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Wait did they do one?

[–] perishthethought@lemm.ee 2 points 3 months ago

No, not yet, but they should!

[–] Rekhyt@beehaw.org 9 points 3 months ago

Part 1

Part 2

[–] ulkesh@beehaw.org 7 points 3 months ago

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

[–] Sunlightl@fedia.io 3 points 3 months ago

Saved you a couple of clicks:
Part 1 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=si9iqF5uTFk
Part 2 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AW7ZHpKuqZg

[–] Powderhorn@beehaw.org 1 points 3 months ago

Only a true visionary could have foreseen YouTube in 1982!