[HN Gopher] Lost 1983 programming language resurrected by retro ...
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       Lost 1983 programming language resurrected by retro computing
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       Author : MilnerRoute
       Score  : 33 points
       Date   : 2024-10-05 19:53 UTC (3 hours ago)
        
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       | moribvndvs wrote:
       | The modern maybe-AI generated, definitely SEO optimized method of
       | writing where they spend 5 paragraphs restating the same thing in
       | different ways when it could have been said in two sentences is
       | unbearable.
        
         | hagbard_c wrote:
         | Have one of the LLMs summarise the LLM-generated pablum? Do
         | this a few times and you have a new version of the old
         | 'Chinese/Russian Telegraph' game where a group of participants
         | whisper a message around in a circle.
        
       | andrewstuart wrote:
       | A better title would be "Former Star Wars actor and retro
       | computing enthusiast Christian Simpson (Retro Recipes) finds lost
       | programming language."
       | 
       | With a link to the source YouTube video:
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       | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DvSlWLgXcsU
        
       | lysace wrote:
       | I watched all of that. Begrudgingly. So much video time.
       | 
       | A decade ago it would have been a text format blog post with
       | screenshots and downloadable binaries, and perhaps the occasional
       | demo video. The same amount of information could be consumed in 5
       | minutes.
       | 
       | Now we need to watch hours of overproduced youtube videos,
       | because that's the way "creators get paid".
       | 
       | We should have gotten micropayments to work in browsers instead.
       | 
       | Google really did a number on the web.
        
         | meow_catrix wrote:
         | Watching YouTube is essentially running a proof-of-work
         | algorithm for someone else
        
         | andrewstuart wrote:
         | Retro Recipes is entertainment, you're meant to settle in and
         | enjoy the personality that the host brings and the story that's
         | he's presenting.
         | 
         | It's not meant to be a TLDR minimal words fact delivery post.
        
           | lysace wrote:
           | There's enjoyment to be had in a great text blog post. And
           | there's often milking in a youtube video.
        
         | vouaobrasil wrote:
         | Well, just want to point out that not all content creators do
         | this. I have a channel and I make videos that are to the point
         | and scripted. It probably won't interest you much but just
         | saying that it IS possible to do it. I record a concise script
         | AHEAD of time and the sync the recording to the script. And I
         | still make money off it.
         | 
         | So yeah, youtube videos CAN be concise, but I have actually two
         | explanations for why many are not:
         | 
         | 1. Most people want to put in mid-roll ads
         | 
         | But that can't be the only reason -- if it were then a few
         | creators could take over the market by making concise videos.
         | So here's the second reason:
         | 
         | 2. Many people watch YouTube for entertainment, not for
         | learning information and they like to see long-form videos
         | because they also want the pseudo-social interaction of
         | watching their favourite creators.
         | 
         | It doesn't appeal to me personally but it is what it is.
        
         | swatcoder wrote:
         | > Now we need to watch hours of overproduced youtube videos,
         | 
         | But we don't. Plenty of people just ignore all that stuff, and
         | there remains an impossibly vast volume of old and new content
         | to consume in other forms. I've probably watched a total of 3
         | hours of Youtube since it launched, and I don't feel even a
         | little bit less informed for that.
         | 
         | Would you really be worse off if you did something else with
         | your time? Since you seem to prefer text, I'm sure there remain
         | many stimulating blog posts (and books!) you haven't yet read.
         | 
         | If people find that sharing their little hobby efforts by video
         | is easier or makes for better inspiration, it's not coming at
         | some cost to you.
         | 
         | It's a different medium. Among both content creators and
         | content consumers, some people prefer it, some don't.
        
         | blame-troi wrote:
         | Amen. If I can't read it I'm not likely to watch a video about
         | it.
        
       | Doctor_Fegg wrote:
       | Weird that the photo of the eBayed disk is a Maxell CF2 - a 3in
       | disk! These were standard on the Amstrad 8-bits (CPC/PCW) and the
       | Sinclair Spectrum +3, after Amstrad bought the rights to the
       | Spectrum, but I'd never seen them on a C64.
        
       | yumraj wrote:
       | I scanned the article, not a single line of code sample.
       | 
       | Moving on...
        
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