> Here's a microsecond. Nine hundred and eighty-four feet. I sometimes think we ought to hang one over every programmer's desk, or around their neck, so they kn

> Here's a microsecond. Nine hundred and eighty-four feet. I sometimes think we ought to hang one over every programmer's desk, or around their neck, so they know what they're throwing away when they throw away microseconds. > An admiral wanted to know why it took so damn long to send a message via satellite, and I had to point out that between here and the satellite there were a very large number of nanoseconds. In the video, she's very charismatic and dignified, using humor as appropriate, with a firm focus on the subject.