30 Tons of Computer

Author: cj little and Jeff Parker
Published: Thu 15 Feb 2024
Episode Link: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/nnsnspdcst/episodes/30-Tons-of-Computer-e2em6e8

After Jeff’s mouth-emergency sabbatical, he’s back with what we expected to be an absolute grilling of his co-host in a surprise quiz. But to all of our amazement, his segment this week is the softest of super-soft quizzes on computation that cj was, somehow, able to complete successfully. To be honest, we are all still in shock.

And just a couple of headlines we could not ignore, like the recent discovery that THERE WERE NO BOLTS IN THE DOOR PLUG on at least one 737 MAX 9. NO BOLTS. Insane. And slightly less petrifying, Disney, Fox, and Warner Brothers Discovery are joining forces to create a joint sports streaming platform.

Help yourself, but stay above the equator. | The Simpsons (1989) - S05E08

Bolts appeared to be missing from Boeing 737 Max door plug that blew off midflight, NTSB says

Disney, Fox, Warner Bros Discovery to create joint sports streaming platform | Reuters

ENIAC - Wikiwand

Ada Lovelace - Wikiwand

Grace Hopper - Wikiwand

Grace Hopper Is The Computer Queen | Letterman

Super Soft Birthday

C (programming language) - Wikiwand

Turing Award - Wikiwand

World’s First Computer Bug

What is the story behind HTTP status code 418 - 'I'm a Teapot'? - Quora