Brian Beckman: On the General Theory of Channel 9 and Life in the Universe (Channel 9)

Brian Beckman, software architect and astrophysicist, discusses his General Theory of Channel 9, what Channel 9 means to him personally, his love for the Niner nation, the power of humanized corporate communication and life in the universe. Smiley

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jason818_253.33 Yippi skippy

Apr 06, 2009 at 1:43 PM

C9 Rocks!
littleguru <3 Seattle

Apr 06, 2009 at 4:32 PM

Any chance we get a little bit more of Brian? Would be nice to also chat a little bit more about astrophysics
jason818_253.33 Yippi skippy

Apr 06, 2009 at 5:12 PM

This is the first time I had heard of the explanation for why we speculate there is dark matter.
Sven Groot Don't worry... I'm a doctor.

Apr 06, 2009 at 6:59 PM

Great video. Astrophysics is such a fascinating topic.

I felt it would be relevant to post this:
Charles Welcome Change

Apr 06, 2009 at 7:05 PM

Awesome, Sven

Thank you for being such a great member of the community. And to all Niners: much love. Much love.

Keep on posting,
C
intelman

Apr 06, 2009 at 7:41 PM

Ahh, computer hobbyists. That was one of the major factors in me not chosing to study computer science and engineering. I did not want to turn a hobby into a career. Who knows if my chemical engineering degree will end up being applied to computers...
exoteric stuck in a loop, for a while

Apr 06, 2009 at 7:59 PM

Happy birthday C9. Ain't nothing like it out there.
akopacsi

Apr 07, 2009 at 9:01 AM

Happy Birthday C9!

( a bit of correction... the astrophoto site's url is not apod.com, but apod.nasa.gov )

Anyway, I really like the interview and I like that Brian talked about the isolation problem of Microsoft. I don't think it's only about geography. Frankly, I always thought that MS lives in a paralellel universe... just take a look at its technical terminology, PR, the way it handles the web etc. On the other hand I accept that it must be hard to operate such a large organization and keep it consistent and appealing to tens of millions of different customers. I think C9 is a great way to show the human side of the company. Good job, guys! Congratulations!

By the way, a birthday is always a good ground to start speculating about the future. What do you think the IT world will look like in 5 years?

(I'm sure only about these: Google will have indexed the books on my bookself and Windows 7 RC1 will be promised for the xmas season... just kidding...
staceyw Before C# there was darkness...

Apr 07, 2009 at 5:38 PM

So Newton thought gravity was pulling things down to earth. Einstein said reverse. That spacetime was pushing things into the earth which was gravity. So if spacetime surrounds a planet and "pushes" on it as hard as a planet pushes back - then what gives spacetime its muscle and push?
nmarcel How much near The Singularity is?

Apr 07, 2009 at 7:06 PM

I'm very curious about that secret project Brian is working on.

Remembering the prior interviews I can think of some cues:
Physics + Simulation + 3D + Functional Programming = *?* (will Rock!)

Happy Birthday Channel 9!