Amazon Patriot S01E04 John Lakeman gives Pipe Lecture

murphy slaw · 86K views · 2018 · 1:43

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Why Hacker News recommends it

HN commenters cite it as the funny reference whenever someone gives an impenetrable technical presentation.

What it is

A short scene from the Amazon series Patriot in which a spy character gives a deadpan, jargon-filled lecture about pipes and nut plate spacing. It is a comedic bit of corporate-cover absurdity.

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Cites Rzor · 2023-04 · on “MiniGPT-4”

This post is double great and I will never forgive Amazon for canceling that show. For those that don't know this is from a show called Patriot. [LINK] Scene: [this video]

Cites qwertox · 2023-11 · on “Rockwell Retro Encabulator [video]”

I was about to post this, it's excellent. I also like the depressing tone of the series, a bit like Mr. Robot. Wait, I've just clicked your link, I thought you were referring to the scene of the presentation: [this video]