From 862536d249c7aff499c46452a5324d18b3848253 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Peter Arsenault Date: Tue, 3 May 2022 00:29:59 -0400 Subject: [PATCH] Update README.md Added a link to "Hackers Testifying at the United States Senate, May 19, 1998 (L0pht Heavy Industries)" in the Talks and Lectures section. Really important video that introduced the concept of white hat hackers to lawmakers. --- README.md | 2 ++ 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+) diff --git a/README.md b/README.md index bad5a60..081a34b 100644 --- a/README.md +++ b/README.md @@ -89,10 +89,12 @@ A curated list of computer history videos, documentaries and related folklore ma ### Talks & Lectures - [Computers From The Inside Out](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EKWGGDXe5MA) (1985) - Richard Feynman Computer Heuristics Lecture. Not about computer history per se, but about how computers work +- [Hackers Testifying at the United States Senate, May 19, 1998 (L0pht Heavy Industries)](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VVJldn_MmMY) (1998) - This was the first time that the United States Senate invited hackers to come and describe the state of cybersecurity. This is the infamous testimony where Mudge stated that the group could take down the Internet in 30 minutes. Established the legitimacy of white hat hackers to lawmakers. - [The Origins of Linux - Linus Torvalds](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WVTWCPoUt8w) (2001) - Linus Torvalds tells the story of how he went from writing code as a graduate student to become an icon for open source software. - [The Secret History of Silicon Valley](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZTC_RxWN_xo) (2008) - Talk by Steve Blank at the Computer History Museum - [Crockford on JavaScript - Volume 1: The Early Years](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JxAXlJEmNMg) (2011) - Not actually about JavaScript, but about early computing history - [Bret Victor - The Future of Programming](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8pTEmbeENF4) (2013..ehh 1973) - Humorous talk about the future of programming as seen from 1973 +- ### Movies