Ask HN: What are some old talks (10+ y) that are still relevant to watch today?

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Post by pacuna » Fri, Oct 12, 2018, 2:49 AM UTC

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Post by otras » Fri, Oct 12, 2018, 4:04 AM UTC

The Mother Of All Demos is an absolute classic: https://youtu.be/yJDv-zdhzMY https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Mother_of_All_Demos

I also very much enjoy Feynman’s talks. Here’s one on imagining physics: https://youtu.be/4zZbX_9ru9U

For computer science in particular, I highly recommend the first lecture in the SICP series, especially on the naming of so called “computer science”: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Op3QLzMgSY

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Post by codegeek » Fri, Oct 12, 2018, 6:37 PM UTC

Last Lecture by Randy Pausch

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ji5_MqicxSo

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Post by yesenadam » Fri, Oct 12, 2018, 11:47 PM UTC

What fields(s) are u talking about, specifically?

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Post by pacuna » Sat, Oct 13, 2018, 2:14 AM UTC

yesenadam wrote: post #4

What fields(s) are u talking about, specifically?

Mostly anything related to computing in general.

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Post by matt_the_bass » Sat, Oct 13, 2018, 5:16 AM UTC

I know this is a parody, but it still seems pretty relevant: MadTV apple iRack Iraq war parody - https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=xcjLEwZqcQI

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Post by TheAlchemist » Sat, Oct 13, 2018, 9:40 AM UTC

This Warren Buffett speech is really great:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2MHIcabnjrA