Innovation Agenda | Barack Obama | Talks at Google
Why Hacker News recommends it
Referenced for his answers on technology policy and the famous bubble sort question, and for comparing politics then and later.
What it is
Barack Obama, then a presidential candidate, presents his innovation agenda at Google and takes questions from Eric Schmidt and employees in November 2007.
Recommended by 0 HN commenters across 0 different months, 2008 to 2016.
What Hacker News said
Cites wallflower · 2008-11 · on “CNN/Fox Projection: Obama wins presidential election.”
Skimmed the YouTube video of his google talk to find when he answered the bubble sort question - it's at @23:16 ( [this video] ) Did we expect him to answer like a prospective google hire? A modified quick sort thats guarded not to recurse too many levels deep to avoid any stack overflow errors? I'm impressed that he made an effort to connect at the techie-level. I think the intent of the tech-savvy staffers who briefed him was like when a comedian makes a reference to the Yankees while performing in NYC
Cites r00fus · 2016-04 · on “Google’s Remarkably Close Relationship with the Obama White House, in Two Charts”
Does anyone not remember the candidates' interviews at Google? [this video] The Barack Obama one was likely the most viewed, as he was relatively unknown then. Interesting the answers he gave and the state of politics and regulation 8+ years afterwards.