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Ask HN: What are some good tech documentaries to watch

3 points by mproud ↗ HN
When I’m not at work and just want to chill, but want to see a good story, what are some good tech documentaries to watch? Whether it’s on YouTube or elsewhere, free or paid, I’m open to any tech documentaries you know of.

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northfoxz
Pirates of Silicon Valley. It's classic :)
microwavecamera
Zero Days is a good one to check out. I don't know where you can watch it for free but it is on Netflix.

http://www.zerodaysfilm.com/

bradknowles
Yeah, that was a good one.

TLDR: the movie is about Stuxnet and the attack on the Iranian nuclear enrichment program.

bradknowles
Somehow, the “Show HN” link keeps crashing Octal on my iPad.

But I can tap on the “posts” link and get it to open this page.

Weird.

verdverm
If you are open to written tales, check out the book ”The Innovators" by Walter Isaacson
cweiss
Back in the early 1980's, there was a weekly PBS series called The Computer Chronicles. It was a rundown of tech at the time. Being an older geek, I remember watching them first-run to learn about shiny new things like VisiCalc, sound cards and The Internet. Thankfully, folks have managed to digitize most of the original tapes and it's now on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/ComputerChroniclesYT

I've found that going back and watching them has stirred some great nostalgia and perspective.