Post AdhyHzXz0AxUeUajIm by clive@saturation.social
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(DIR) Post #Adhy5OdIQG9Ugo4Rea by jasonpettus@mastodon.cloud
2024-01-09T20:32:28Z
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#TodayILearned that Bing Crosby was the world's very first major investor in magnetic recording tape, specifically so he could record his daily live New York show and re-broadcast it in California later. He spent today's equivalent of several million dollars on the first experimental machines, thus allowing for more R&D and arguably laying the groundwork for the entire resulting computer industry. Thanks, @clive! https://www.honest-broker.com/p/how-bing-crosby-made-silicon-valley
(DIR) Post #AdhyHzXz0AxUeUajIm by clive@saturation.social
2024-01-10T16:20:50Z
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@jasonpettus Woo! Glad you’re enjoying the newsletter Spread the word to anyone you think might dig it too 🤘🏻
(DIR) Post #Adi0gW8tfFicbSgEEK by Barbramon1@mas.to
2024-01-10T16:30:03Z
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@jasonpettus @clive Fascinating story. Who knew that this technology was appropriated from Nazi Germany?
(DIR) Post #Adi0gXDBgmkFv3hAYa by clive@saturation.social
2024-01-10T16:49:12Z
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@Barbramon1 @jasonpettus Yeah that fried my noodle too
(DIR) Post #Adi0nCsxeyYcuDPrVY by clive@saturation.social
2024-01-10T16:49:26Z
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@jasonpettus @vitaminsludge 😅
(DIR) Post #AdiAUAJ81H8OwxDMdk by hrtsmom@mastodon.social
2024-01-10T17:15:05Z
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@jasonpettus @clive The Radiolab podcast did a whole series on recording tape a few years back, including this story and others about how the US military used it in psychological warfare in Asia, and how it's helped preserve oral histories in other cultures. Worth a listen if you can find it!
(DIR) Post #AdiAUBk6gSJDOuqQKW by clive@saturation.social
2024-01-10T18:38:27Z
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@hrtsmom @jasonpettus ooooo great recommendation, thank you!