The Clock of the Long Now
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bucklittle recommended this 1 year, 10 months ago
Fascinating long view of tech persistence. Also, its Danny Hillis, Stewart Brand, The Long Now Foundation.
tom recommended this 1 year, 10 months ago
Interesting engineering challenge to think about building a machine that is expected to work for 10,000 years without fail.
dzhonatan recommended this 1 year, 10 months ago
Stewart Brand, President of The Long Now Foundation, gives the background for why he wants to build a 10,000 year clock (the clock is currently being constructed with the financial support of Jeff Bezos). Brand has a fascinating perspective on time and our long-term responsibilities, and hopes the enormous mechanical clock will help inspire us all to take a longer view.
