Is Big Data Getting Too Big?

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Most numbers in the video are from this book:
Big Data: A Revolution That Will Transform How We Live, Work, and Think - Viktor Mayer-Schönberger and Kenneth Cukier

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[thebrainscoop]

Okay, I know these videos are well-researched content-wise, but 100 props to the editors for doing a ton of research into 1980s video production style. The sound design alone is magNIFICENT

[binky]

This 80's awkward presenter theme is amazing!! This video is more 80's than the 80's themselves. lol. Great work!!

[LGR]

I love the keyboard that's not even plugged in, haha. Very fun presentation here :D

[besmart]

Just to clear this up since lots of people have left comments about it: I'm using the SI/IEC definition of "kilobyte" as 1000 bytes, "megabyte" as (1000)^2 bytes, "gigabyte" as (1000)^3 bytes.

Since we're dealing with binary information, 2^10 bytes is technically 1024 bytes, but these days that's referred to as a kibibyte. A mebibyte is (1024)^2 bytes, a gibibyte is (1024)^3, etc.

Hope that clears up the terminology used!

[CoffeeMugTwentyFive]

I love this 80's retail-training-video aesthetic.

[-pyrosef-]

watch in 144p for a real VHS experience

[sandrsofias]

02:22 "Whilst much of it will be useless" **inserts flying TMZ and Reddit logo**.

[SallyLePage]

Haha! I love your awkward presenter alter ego. Please can this become a thing? 80s Joe awkwardly presents modern topics?

[ViviGayming]

This video is beautiful. The 80s/90s effects. The stutters you have every now and then. "The Google". The keyboard not being plugged in. And my favorite, at 3:16 you can see the mic. Beautiful

[ModestGirl]

This video style makes me so happy! You even got the wiggle in the tape! Turn that tracking wheel...

[besmart]

Big data is big. Really big. You just won't believe how vastly, hugely, mind-bogglingly big it is… until you watch this video.

[Alec_Reaper]

This has to be the best it's okay to be smart.

[sadmancho]

You need to watch this in 144p to get the full effect.

[jhuger]

Bah, you kids and your fancy magnetic storage media. We used punch cards. Those held 80 bytes each. My first IT job was re-punching cards that had been damaged. My first home computer didn't have ANY non-volatile storage: I had to retype every program every time i wanted to use it. I'm not even kidding.

[EvanFisch]

Love the 1990 filming style! Brings me back to educational videos in elementary school and how far we've come

[ArlekinVergeltungswaffe]

Useless = TMZ lol
God, I love this channel

[InformationBlast]

This acting as someone from the 90s internet training video plus his editing make this one of my favorite videos

[chrisbuccos]

That video was friggin HILARIOUS....the VHS off-tracking was a great touch, but I can't decide which was funnier - the knee banging on the desk or the coffee toss LOL

[AIRdance]

The accuracy of the early 90's aesthetic here is astounding.

[GotEmAll]

I just want to say...I absolutely love this channel. Not just for the informative and entertaining content, but for the little moments of subtle editing/humor. Keep up the good work!