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Tag: History

An interview with Jorge Luis Borges

William F. Buckley interviews Jorge Luis Borges. Filmed in Argentina in 1977.

Format LinkPosted on August 19, 2019Categories ClipsTags History, Literature

How the poor became blessed

The historical evolution of charity for the poor.

Format LinkPosted on May 17, 2019Categories ClipsTags History, Philosophy

Qwerty forever

Why we can’t quit the QWERTY keyboard layout.

Format LinkPosted on October 14, 2018Categories ClipsTags Design, History, Technology

Greek and Roman Materials

Perseus Digital Library, an indispensable resource for students of antiquity.

Format LinkPosted on October 13, 2018Categories ClipsTags History

Bringing the digital age to the Soviet Union

How programmable calculators and a serialized sci-fi story brought Soviet teens to the digital age.

Format LinkPosted on September 30, 2018Categories ClipsTags History, Programming, Science Fiction

Automata

Shades of Sinbad! BBC In Our Time tackles automata from ancient Greece all the way through the medieval and Enlightenment periods. Takeaway: robots and self-moving devices are an old, old tradition.

Format LinkPosted on September 23, 2018September 24, 2018Categories ClipsTags History, Robots

The devil is in the details

A fascinating look at how to dress spies appropriately, because one wrong seam or button could give your asset away.

Format LinkPosted on August 12, 2018Categories ClipsTags History

A brief history of Vim

From twobithistory.org: where Vim came from.

Format LinkPosted on August 8, 2018Categories ClipsTags Computing, History

The veterans America forgot

They fought and died for America, and America turned its back on them. Heartbreaking story on Filipino-American veterans.

Format LinkPosted on July 22, 2018August 4, 2018Categories ClipsTags History, Philippines

Queen of Magic

The fantastic and fascinating life of Adelaide Herrmann.

Format LinkPosted on June 13, 2018August 4, 2018Categories ClipsTags Biography, History

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