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The Machine That Changed The World

55 points by da02 14y ago

watt 14y ago
to the point: torrent - http://waxy.org/bt/seed/The%20Machine%20That%20Changed%20the%20World.torrent http://waxy.org/bt/seed/The%20Machine%20That%20Changed%20the...
- da02 14y ago
  It's also on youtube as a playlist: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rcR74y61xZk&playnext=1&list=PL3321CA39EADCC474&feature=results_main http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rcR74y61xZk&playnext=1&#3...
lmm 14y ago
Sounds like this is in violation of copyright, so don't expect it to be available for long.
- simonw 14y ago
  It's a pretty old documentary (I helped Andy track it down) and that blog entry has been up since 2008, so it's probably going to stick around.
  - da02 14y ago
    I remember listening to a special segment on the AMC cable channel about "unofficial" film archivists who were willing to break the copyright law to preserve old films. A lot of them ended up getting hired officially to continue to do their work once the movie studios found out they could make money on old films (vhs/reruns/etc).
kellishaver 14y ago
I'm trying to decide, which has changed the world most.... the printing press, or computers... In the end, I think I may just pick flushing toilets.
- eru 14y ago
  And they were probably a mistake. (http://permaculture.wikia.com/wiki/Tree_bog http://permaculture.wikia.com/wiki/Tree_bog)
  - JoeAltmaier 14y ago
    Pretty silly - the sewage treatment company could use willows if they worked in bulk. Instead they use settling and digestors. Still open-air in our town. Sludge is used as landfill and sometimes fertilizer/soil amendment. What's the difference?
    - eru 14y ago
      Oh, we have enough infrastructure in the rich world to make flushing toilets work.
    - Someone 14y ago
      1) the sewage treatment company uses lots of energy and fairly clean (often drinkable) water to transport the sewage to their large-scale plants. 2) chances are that users will feel more responsible for a local, small-scale system, and not 'kill' it by flushing down all kinds of chemicals.
Create 14y ago
perhaps archive.org?
da02 14y ago
The comments section on that page alsi mention these: * Deathbed Vigil - The last days of Commodore 1994 2 hr dvd * Commodore 64 Training Tape Host Jim Butterfield 1983 2 hr dvd * Once Upon Atari 1999 4 Episodes 2 hr DVD * http://www.youtube.com/user/TTVRewind/videos?flow=grid&view=1 http://www.youtube.com/user/TTVRewind/videos?flow=grid&v...

55 points by da02 14y ago

watt 14y ago

to the point: torrent - http://waxy.org/bt/seed/The%20Machine%20That%20Changed%20the%20World.torrent http://waxy.org/bt/seed/The%20Machine%20That%20Changed%20the...

da02 14y ago
It's also on youtube as a playlist: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rcR74y61xZk&playnext=1&list=PL3321CA39EADCC474&feature=results_main http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rcR74y61xZk&playnext=1&#3...

lmm 14y ago

Sounds like this is in violation of copyright, so don't expect it to be available for long.

simonw 14y ago
It's a pretty old documentary (I helped Andy track it down) and that blog entry has been up since 2008, so it's probably going to stick around.
- da02 14y ago
  I remember listening to a special segment on the AMC cable channel about "unofficial" film archivists who were willing to break the copyright law to preserve old films. A lot of them ended up getting hired officially to continue to do their work once the movie studios found out they could make money on old films (vhs/reruns/etc).

kellishaver 14y ago

I'm trying to decide, which has changed the world most.... the printing press, or computers... In the end, I think I may just pick flushing toilets.

eru 14y ago
And they were probably a mistake. (http://permaculture.wikia.com/wiki/Tree_bog http://permaculture.wikia.com/wiki/Tree_bog)
- JoeAltmaier 14y ago
  Pretty silly - the sewage treatment company could use willows if they worked in bulk. Instead they use settling and digestors. Still open-air in our town. Sludge is used as landfill and sometimes fertilizer/soil amendment. What's the difference?
  - eru 14y ago
    Oh, we have enough infrastructure in the rich world to make flushing toilets work.
  - Someone 14y ago
    1) the sewage treatment company uses lots of energy and fairly clean (often drinkable) water to transport the sewage to their large-scale plants. 2) chances are that users will feel more responsible for a local, small-scale system, and not 'kill' it by flushing down all kinds of chemicals.

Create 14y ago

perhaps archive.org?

da02 14y ago

The comments section on that page alsi mention these: * Deathbed Vigil - The last days of Commodore 1994 2 hr dvd * Commodore 64 Training Tape Host Jim Butterfield 1983 2 hr dvd * Once Upon Atari 1999 4 Episodes 2 hr DVD * http://www.youtube.com/user/TTVRewind/videos?flow=grid&view=1 http://www.youtube.com/user/TTVRewind/videos?flow=grid&v...