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Watch US 60 Minutes Walter Isaacson/Steve Jobs Interview

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9:00AM October 25, 2011 | Alex Kidman

With geoblocking in place it’s rare for US content to be freely watchable in Australia. In the case of US 60 Minutes interview with Walter Isaacson regarding his Steve Jobs biography, it’s fully watchable — and we’ve got it right after the jump. More »


Science

‘Stay Away,’ Says 50,000-Strong Anti-Terrorism Wonder

12:00PM September 26, 2011 | Jack Loftus

The American 60 Minutes profile of New York City’s massive anti-terrorism network was nothing short of amazing: 35,000 police, 15,000 civilians unattended bag-tracking artificial intelligence. Cameras, oh the cameras! One message for potential terrorists: “Stay away.” More »


News

Paul Allen Dishes Out Gossip On Bill Gates (And His Yacht)

5:40PM April 18, 2011 | Kat Hannaford

Yesterday, a new book on Bill Gates and Microsoft hit store shelves – Idea Man. Only this one has been penned by Microsoft co-creator Paul Allen, who appeared on 60 Minutes to talk about the early days of Microsoft; the computers they were writing software on, and just what went wrong along the way between the two co-creators. More »


Cameras

Robot Spy Cameras Have Captured Truly Awe-Inspiring Images In The Arctic Circle

12:15PM March 7, 2011 | Jack Loftus

Did anyone catch 60 Minutes just now? Bob Simon—who always seems to get the really interesting international assignments—was invited to go along on a polar bear expedition at the top of the world. What he saw there was amazing and… robotic? More »


Gaming

Today’s One-Armed Bandit Wins… Even When You Win

12:00PM January 10, 2011 | Jack Loftus

In a 60 Minutes segment this evening, we learned today’s slot machines are so well designed that addicts often think they’re winning even when they’re losing. Other users report disliking jackpots (i.e. “winning”) because they slow down the action! More »


Gadgets

Andy Rooney Hates Gadgets, Cars, Gadgets In Cars

11:44PM October 4, 2010 | Matt Cherette

Andy Rooney, proprietor of all things that aren’t fun and hater of all things that are, went on a 60 Minutes rant tonight about his dislike for gadgets, “green” cars and – naturally – green cars with gadgets in them. Video inside. More »


Computing

The Grumpiest Old Man Talks To Us About Computers

6:26AM December 1, 2009 | Matt Buchanan

Andy Rooney was my weekly lesson in crotchetiness growing up, but I increasingly get the sense he’s a corpse animated by secret government technology to keep senior citizens in line. He loves computers. And taxes. [The Awl] More »


Software

Retromodo: Bill Gates, Panhandlers and Hamburglers On 60 Minutes

10:05AM June 27, 2008 | Brian Lam

newVideoPlayer("gatesburger_gizmodo.flv", 494, 390,""); One of the best Bill Gates interview clips to float the web in the last few years is this one where Bill tells us how easy school was while chowing down on burgers at his favourite fast food joint. At the end, some homeless guy knocks on the window and asks if he can spare any change.

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