Series 2, Episode 04: INPUT AND OUTPUT
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In this episode, Steve explains how computers talk to each other behind our backs, Helen co-writes a song with a popular internet search engine (if you can’t work out which one, Google it) and Matt brings an Oscar-winning algorithm to the table.
- 00:56 – Steve’s bit
- 16:18 – Matt’s bit
- 36:24 – Helen’s bit
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Corrections and clarifications:
- MikoKisai (and many others since he first noticed it…) has kindly pointed out that at various points, Steve gets his acronyms wrong: API is short for application programming interface, not application protocol interface. Cheers Miko!
- Steve Howe also pointed out an error from Helen: A major and F# minor are the “same” key, not A major and C# minor as she said.
- Darci Peeps on YouTube pointed us towards a great video from Iñigo Quilez, the developer on Brave whose phone number was used as the seed for generating realistic vegetation.
And here’s a heap of Unnecessary Detail from this episode:
- Looking for Matt and Steve’s API? It’s over here.
- Things to buy on Maths Gear.
- Things to buy at the Spoken Nerd Shop.
- Matt’s ludicrous Christmas Tree Lights video is on YouTube, and his code is on GitHub.
- Steve’s self-updating YouTube thumbnail.
- Tom Scott’s self-updating YouTube video title.
- Ken Perlin’s entry in the Academy Awards database.
- Pixar artist, designer and developer Iñigo Quilez tweeted about changing his phone number during the production of Brave.
- Matt and Seb are still working on the video mentioned in this episode, in the meantime check out Seb Lee-Delisle’s work and his YouTube channel.
- Helen’s Algorithm Song and lyrics to download free on Bandcamp.
- Watch the video filmed at Ada Lovelace Day – Live!
- More about Ada Lovelace Day.
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