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"Silicon Valley Story" — a Very Short Romantic Comedy by Ted Nelson

TheTedNelson · comedy · Watch on YouTube

Satire & parodyHistory of computingGUI, HCI & interface history

What it is

A short romantic comedy by Ted Nelson about the 'microcircuitry of love', with Doug Engelbart as his father and Stewart Brand as the villainous CEO.

Why Hacker News recommends it

Mentioned in Nelson and Engelbart threads as a curiosity with amusing cameos by computing pioneers.

  • 1 people recommended it
  • 1 different months
  • 0 strong recommendations
  • first 2017, last 2020

What HN commenters said

  1. “they make amusing cameos in the film by Ted Nelson”

    Amusing cameos by Brand and Engelbart in a Nelson short film

    raleighm, 2020-06 · Recommendation · in “Doug Engelbart’s 1968 demo”

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Topics: ted nelson, doug engelbart, stewart brand, short film, hypertext

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