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Re: I’m writing again

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Post by nmdeadhead » Sat, May 23, 2026, 1:18 PM UTC

baal80spam wrote: post #3

I absolutely loved his "Triumph of the nerds" trilogy. It's my childhood!

For Triumph of the Nerds, Bob spent hours interviewing a few of us at ARDI, my Macintosh emulation company. Mat's is the only voice that made the cut. Our fridge got more air time than I did, but I'm juggling and riding a unicycle for a few seconds. "Those were fun days."

Nice to see Bob back, especially after the gut punch of Cleve Moler's death.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ACt6xsMt5Uk&t=456s

Re: I’m writing again

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Post by cube00 » Sat, May 23, 2026, 1:25 PM UTC

baal80spam wrote: post #3

I absolutely loved his "Triumph of the nerds" trilogy. It's my childhood!

I used love watching these over and over again as a kid, taped off TV on VHS, now both up in excellent quality on IA.

Triumph of the Nerds (1996) - https://archive.org/details/triumph_of_the_nerds

Nerds 2.0.1 - A Brief History Of The Internet (1998) - https://archive.org/details/nerds-2.0.1-a-brief-history-of-t...

Re: I’m writing again

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Post by wyclif » Sat, May 23, 2026, 2:16 PM UTC

suprjami wrote: post #6

baal80spam wrote: post #3

I absolutely loved his "Triumph of the nerds" trilogy. It's my childhood!

Me too! I have a list of similar content here: https://github.com/superjamie/lazyweb/wiki/General-Tech-Ente... Haven't updated it in a long time but hope you find something nice.

Heads up, the link to "The Internet's Own Boy" says it's unavailable because whoever uploaded it changed the setting to private. Which is a shame, because it's a good bio.

EDIT: There's a version of it here: https://youtu.be/3Q6Fzbgs_Lg?si=Sjlu7QOiQJ5e-1ZJ

Re: I’m writing again

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Post by calmbonsai » Sat, May 23, 2026, 5:15 PM UTC

sph wrote: post #50

calmbonsai wrote: post #35

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Thanks for your research and correction of my error.

Oh this guy who lied about another guy's Master Degree. No thank you. How do you like them apples?

To clarify, I simply made a (minor) recall mistake on a website's comment section which was rapidly (within 1 hour) corrected. There is no legal tort case for fraud or defamation given the (minor) inaccuracy and lack of redressable harm or injury.

Mr. Cringely, on the other hand, overtly lied (for years in widely published writings, videos, and in public corporate filings) about having a PHD which is legitimately even worse than lying about having an MS.

Re: I’m writing again

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Post by acomjean » Sat, May 23, 2026, 5:22 PM UTC

cube00 wrote: post #52

baal80spam wrote: post #3

I absolutely loved his "Triumph of the nerds" trilogy. It's my childhood!

I used love watching these over and over again as a kid, taped off TV on VHS, now both up in excellent quality on IA. Triumph of the Nerds (1996) - https://archive.org/details/triumph_of_the_nerds Nerds 2.0.1 - A Brief History Of The Internet (1998) - https://archive.org/details/nerds-2.0.1-a-brief-history-of-t...

They’re “triumph of the nerds”really good. Really gets to the pivotal points in business.

The story of how MS got the operating system contract told by Gates/Balmer and the IBM executives. (MS at the time didn’t have an operating system, just software)

Also includes the Apple tour of Xerox research told by Steve Jobs and some of the xerox folks.

Worth a watch. Transcripts if you want to read: (part 2 is the IBM entering the business)

https://www.pbs.org/nerds/transcript.html

Re: I’m writing again

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Post by mixmastamyk » Sat, May 23, 2026, 9:17 PM UTC

cube00 wrote: post #52

baal80spam wrote: post #3

I absolutely loved his "Triumph of the nerds" trilogy. It's my childhood!

I used love watching these over and over again as a kid, taped off TV on VHS, now both up in excellent quality on IA. Triumph of the Nerds (1996) - https://archive.org/details/triumph_of_the_nerds Nerds 2.0.1 - A Brief History Of The Internet (1998) - https://archive.org/details/nerds-2.0.1-a-brief-history-of-t...

Looks like it is better quality than the dvd I have. Says upscaled to 4k but not sure if from original.

Re: I’m writing again

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Post by flopsamjetsam » Sat, May 23, 2026, 10:35 PM UTC

johnohara wrote: post #43

Michael Swaine tried to restart a few years ago as well. Not easy being the same you 20+ years later. Same skill, same desire, same willingness. But the same energy is difficult to find.

I loved Swaine's Flames from DDJ. Shame I missed his revival.

Re: I’m writing again

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Post by suprjami » Sun, May 24, 2026, 3:37 AM UTC

wyclif wrote: post #53

suprjami wrote: post #6

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Me too! I have a list of similar content here: https://github.com/superjamie/lazyweb/wiki/General-Tech-Ente... Haven't updated it in a long time but hope you find something nice.

Heads up, the link to "The Internet's Own Boy" says it's unavailable because whoever uploaded it changed the setting to private. Which is a shame, because it's a good bio. EDIT: There's a version of it here: https://youtu.be/3Q6Fzbgs_Lg?si=Sjlu7QOiQJ5e-1ZJ

Thanks for the catch!

Re: I’m writing again

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Post by suprjami » Sun, May 24, 2026, 3:39 AM UTC

zeafoamrun wrote: post #44

suprjami wrote: post #6

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Me too! I have a list of similar content here: https://github.com/superjamie/lazyweb/wiki/General-Tech-Ente... Haven't updated it in a long time but hope you find something nice.

You're missing Dealers of Lightning, a great book about Xerox PARC

That is a good one! The book is already listed. As far as I know there is no video?

Re: I’m writing again

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Post by kittikitti » Fri, May 29, 2026, 1:12 AM UTC

oneeyedpigeon wrote: post #46

kittikitti wrote: post #30

This reading like an em-dash enthusiast wrote it.

Two emdash phrases in 4 paragraphs is hardly excessive.

There is at least 5 emdash's in the post. Perhaps your AI psychosis needs to be checked.