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16:29Why Sony's Beta Videotape System Failed--and failed hard (Part 1)
1.5M views • 9 years ago
Technology Connections
Part one of Technology Connections' account of the VHS versus Betamax format war. It argues Sony was caught off guard by JVC's cheaper, more practical VHS system.
9:51Comparing Beta & VHS on Quality: Was Beta Really Better?
710K views • 9 years ago
Technology Connections
Technology Connections compares Betamax and VHS picture quality using footage from a 1979 RCA VCR and argues the Beta quality advantage was largely marketing.
1:29:43Efficient Bayesian inference with Hamiltonian Monte Carlo -- Michael Betancourt (Part 1)
48K views • 11 years ago
MLSS Iceland 2014
Michael Betancourt's lecture at MLSS Iceland 2014 on efficient Bayesian inference with Hamiltonian Monte Carlo. It covers MCMC concepts and motivation and the problems of sampling in high-dimensional distributions.
8:12PTVS 2.0 Beta: Mixed-Mode Python/C/C++ Debugging overview
8K views • 13 years ago
python tools
An overview of the PTVS 2.0 beta feature for debugging Python and C/C++ together in one session in Visual Studio.