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Story: Sloot Digital Coding System

Story: Sloot Digital Coding System

FromCoRecursive: Coding Stories


Story: Sloot Digital Coding System

FromCoRecursive: Coding Stories

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Length:
52 minutes
Released:
Oct 2, 2023
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

Lost treasure. Conspiracy theories. Impossible tech demos.  Jan Sloot claimed to have invented revolutionary data compression that could fit a full movie into a tiny smart card chip. Top executives and investors witnessed his demos and became true believers, ready to bankroll this company into the stratosphere.  But was it all an elaborate illusion?  Join me as I unravel the perplexing story of Jan Sloot, the eccentric Dutch TV repairman who dazzled the tech world with his compression claims.  Discover the shady details and follow the bizarre twists and turns, as we try to separate fact from fiction in the puzzling case of the Sloot Digital Coding System.  Episode Page Support The Show Subscribe To The Podcast Join The Newsletter  
Released:
Oct 2, 2023
Format:
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