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by sdsd 196 days ago
For the downvoters, he's referring to this instance when (then) Senator Obama jokingly referenced bubble sort during this Google event: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=koMpGeZpu4Q

It was one of the many viral moments during Obama's original campaign where he seemed cool and in touch.

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Of course, being able to call out a sorting algorithm is the kind of thing that makes you very "cool and in touch" in the grander scheme of things, unlike, say, playing sports or lifting 500lbs.
It was also when Google seemed cool and in touch.