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Psy-Fi · 02-16-2026, 06:09 AM

I Visited The Dying Suburbs Of A Once Great American City in PENNSYLVANIA

jadis · 02-20-2026, 08:07 AM

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Uo1oo4-rKZU

Shhon · 02-22-2026, 08:37 PM

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mdX6gxmIlfo

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The "Nanosecond" Wire
Grace Hopper famously used a physical prop to explain the limitations of hardware: a piece of wire just under a foot long.

The Limit: This wire represented a nanosecond—the maximum distance a signal can travel in one-billionth of a second [00:51].

The "Brick Wall": She argued that building bigger, faster computers would eventually hit a physical wall. If you want to move into picoseconds (trillionths of a second), the signal can only travel a thousandth of that wire’s length, meaning there simply isn't enough physical space on a chip for the signal to move fast enough [01:43].

Prophecies of the Modern Era
Hopper’s solution to these physical limits was to stop trying to build one "super ox" and instead use "two oxen" [03:31].

Distributed Systems: She advocated for systems of smaller, specialized computers working together. This effectively predicted multi-core processors, cloud computing, and the internet [04:41].

Cybersecurity: Back in 1982, she warned that connecting computers would lead to fraud, theft, and blackmail [08:27]. She shared stories of early hackers, including a 12-year-old "gang" from New York, predicting that the face of crime would change forever [09:41].

Modular Software: To solve the "ripple effect" of software maintenance—where changing one line of code breaks something elsewhere—she proposed building independent modules with clean interfaces, the foundation of modern APIs and microservices [10:50].

Leadership vs. Management
Beyond technology, Hopper was a staunch advocate for a change in human mindset.

The "Counterclockwise" Clock: She kept a clock in her office that ran backward to remind people that "the way things seem normal is often just a choice" [12:15].

Managing vs. Leading: One of her most famous philosophies was that "you manage things, you lead people" [11:18]. She believed in empowering young people, taking risks, and her most famous rule: "It’s easier to ask forgiveness than it is to get permission" [04:08].

Psy-Fi · 05-04-2026, 05:32 AM

Women, Here’s The Only Question That Matters On A First Date

jadis · 05-05-2026, 01:27 PM

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Originally Posted by Psy-Fi

Women, Here’s The Only Question That Matters On A First Date

His opening bit about how the goal of dating is marriage is one of those things that remind me why I can never be fully conservative, or at least "culturally conservative"...

But the bit about historical knowledge is pretty good. I agree.

My answer would have to be Cold War-era France cause that's the topic I happen to know at PhD level. But also Stalinism, the French Revolution, the English Civil Wars, the Christianization of the Roman Empire, Nasserism and the Baader Meinhof gang.

Drjohnrock · 05-05-2026, 01:58 PM

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Originally Posted by Psy-Fi

Women, Here’s The Only Question That Matters On A First Date

I would say this guy needs to join the 21st century but he doesn't seem to have made it into the 20th century yet. The object os dating is always marriage???? Yeah, no.

jadis · 05-05-2026, 03:05 PM

It's tough out there for a Roman Catholic...

jadis · 05-24-2026, 10:57 AM

Torrented this one. For some I find interesting the historical phenomenon of the moral panic around "video nasties" in the UK in the 1980s. Simpler times...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8_ocrenOCPo

jadis · 07-04-2026, 03:37 PM

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S2Uqg1va_pI

jadis · Yesterday, 09:12 AM

An hour of Messi magic

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fpkkDHufE-c

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05-24-2026, 10:57 AM	#2108 (permalink)
jadis Music Addict Join Date: Jun 2021 Location: dont ask Posts: 2,182	Torrented this one. For some I find interesting the historical phenomenon of the moral panic around "video nasties" in the UK in the 1980s. Simpler times... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8_ocrenOCPo __________________ Human beings are born with different capacities. If they are free, they are not equal. And if they are equal, they are not free.

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jadis Music Addict Join Date: Jun 2021 Location: dont ask Posts: 2,182	An hour of Messi magic https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fpkkDHufE-c __________________ Human beings are born with different capacities. If they are free, they are not equal. And if they are equal, they are not free.