Viral Video: IBM Turns 100

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Post by bjonathan » Tue, Feb 01, 2011, 8:47 AM UTC

Viral Video: IBM Turns 100
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Re: Viral Video: IBM Turns 100

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Post by geuis » Tue, Feb 01, 2011, 9:48 AM UTC

Even though the video is focused on IBM, it very much puts into perspective the sheer amount of progress that has been made in computation in 100 years. Its amazing.

Re: Viral Video: IBM Turns 100

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Post by thret » Tue, Feb 01, 2011, 10:46 AM UTC

Great video, enjoyed it a lot.

At 11:53, A man says: "I've discovered a way to build curiosity into a system". Does anyone know who he is and what he means by that?

Re: Viral Video: IBM Turns 100

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Post by sliverstorm » Tue, Feb 01, 2011, 11:10 AM UTC

thret wrote: post #3

Great video, enjoyed it a lot. At 11:53, A man says: "I've discovered a way to build curiosity into a system". Does anyone know who he is and what he means by that?

That part has got to be exaggeration. You know, for example he makes a floor bot that randomly 'explores' the floor to map it out, and somebody says he taught it curiosity.

Otherwise you wouldn't be hearing about it in the background in a 1 second blurb in a promotional self-congratulatory anniversary short, you'd be reading about it in the top news story on HN.

Re: Viral Video: IBM Turns 100

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Post by what-to-do » Tue, Feb 01, 2011, 11:25 AM UTC

Way too long, must have been made by a 60 years old.

Re: Viral Video: IBM Turns 100

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Post by Loic » Tue, Feb 01, 2011, 11:44 AM UTC

This video is really, really nice. A must look. What is really incredible is that the "Think" motto of IBM is nearly as old as the company and still very up-to-date. Very few people know how involved is IBM in research in "hard" sciences. This video is a good reminder (As a kid I was lucky to travel around the world following my mother who did a lot of collaboration with IBM in the field of Silicium/Germanium electronics, so I am biased).

The point I liked a lot, especially because quite controversial, a little kid telling: "Patents, patents, patents, ..." (near the year 2000).

Re: Viral Video: IBM Turns 100

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Post by abdd0e77 » Tue, Feb 01, 2011, 12:39 PM UTC

Marketing blather. IBM is irrelevant unless you're an old business. Also, I was disappointed they didn't bring up the fact that Watson himself met with Hitler in order to help him automate the Holocaust.

Re: Viral Video: IBM Turns 100

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Post by [deleted] » Tue, Feb 01, 2011, 12:39 PM UTC

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Re: Viral Video: IBM Turns 100

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Post by callumjones » Tue, Feb 01, 2011, 12:52 PM UTC

abdd0e77 wrote: post #7

Marketing blather. IBM is irrelevant unless you're an old business. Also, I was disappointed they didn't bring up the fact that Watson himself met with Hitler in order to help him automate the Holocaust.

Do you call Medical research old business?

Re: Viral Video: IBM Turns 100

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Post by abdd0e77 » Tue, Feb 01, 2011, 12:56 PM UTC

callumjones wrote: post #9

abdd0e77 wrote: post #7

Marketing blather. IBM is irrelevant unless you're an old business. Also, I was disappointed they didn't bring up the fact that Watson himself met with Hitler in order to help him automate the Holocaust.

Do you call Medical research old business?

Grandfathered in so to speak.