Tech talks
Best Tech Talks 2008, Ranked by Hacker News
First recommended on Hacker News in 2008, still worth watching: these 101 tech talks and lectures earned 371 recommendations across the years.
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3 mo on HNCouldn't Care Less. Cormac McCarthy in conversation with David Krakauer
Karol Jałochowski
Recommended 3× on HN · 2023–2025
3 mo on HNThe Company that Broke Canada
BobbyBroccoli
Recommended 3× on HN · 2024–2026
3 mo on HNHow We Made MuseScore 4 - Music App Design is Challenging!
Tantacrul
Recommended 4× on HN · 2022–2026
3 mo on HNBirth of BASIC
Dartmouth
Recommended 3× on HN · 2021–2024
3 mo on HNSega Saturn CD - Cracked after 20 years
debuglive
Recommended 3× on HN · 2016–2021
3 mo on HNRevolution OS
Von Hash
Recommended 3× on HN · 2014–2016
3 mo on HNWLW's 500,000 Watt Transmitter
K7AGE
Recommended 4× on HN · 2016–2023
3 mo on HNThe Fallen of World War II
Neil Halloran
Recommended 3× on HN · 2020–2025
3 mo on HNThe KGB, the Computer, and Me.
DragonFartOutLoud
Recommended 3× on HN · 2021–2024
3 mo on HNEdsger W. Dijkstra on Dutch TV
Yin Wang
Recommended 2× on HN · 2015–2020
3 mo on HNThe Computer Chronicles - Gary Kildall Special (1995)
The Computer Chronicles
Recommended 3× on HN · 2015–2022
3 mo on HNThe Only Famous Motherboard
Cathode Ray Dude - CRD
Recommended 3× on HN · 2025–2025
3 mo on HNThe KGB, The Computer and Me - The Cuckoo’s Egg Story
Australian Phoenix CyberOps
Recommended 3× on HN · 2024–2025
3 mo on HNHow the US Postal Service reads terrible handwriting
Tom Scott
Recommended 4× on HN · 2022–2026
2 mo on HNPOLYBIUS - The Video Game That Doesn't Exist
Ahoy
Recommended 2× on HN · 2023–2026
3 mo on HNThe Story of Tetris
Gaming Historian
Recommended 4× on HN · 2022–2023
3 mo on HNBirth of The Transistor: A video history of Japan's electronic industry. (Part 1)
RC286
Recommended 3× on HN · 2018–2022
3 mo on HNHow I Upgraded My iPhone Memory 800% - in Shenzhen, China
Strange Parts
Recommended 3× on HN · 2018–2021
3 mo on HNWhat's It Really like Working at Valve?
People Make Games
Recommended 3× on HN · 2023–2024
3 mo on HNSeymour Papert
Seth Morabito
Recommended 3× on HN · 2014–2017
2 mo on HNPart 1 - Training Video for Bell Labs' Holmdel Computing Center - AT&T Archives
AT&T Tech Channel
Recommended 2× on HN · 2018–2024
2 mo on HNBBS The.Documentary Part 4 - Fidonet
bbsers
Recommended 2× on HN · 2014–2019
2 mo on HNRiot On Documentary (2002)
Caroline bruins
Recommended 2× on HN · 2016–2022
2 mo on HNApollo Core Rope Memory (Apollo Guidance Computer Part 30)
CuriousMarc
Recommended 2× on HN · 2023–2026
2 mo on HNElite: "The game that couldn't be written"
Alexander the ok
Recommended 2× on HN · 2024–2025
2 mo on HNGENERAL MAGIC - Official Trailer
General Magic and the Soul of Tech
Recommended 2× on HN · 2021–2025
2 mo on HNThe Story of Another World on the Amiga | MVG
Modern Vintage Gamer
Recommended 2× on HN · 2022–2023
2 mo on HNInternet of food: Arduino-based, urban aquaponics in Oakland
Kirsten Dirksen
Recommended 2× on HN · 2013–2018
2 mo on HNGraphQL: The Documentary
CultRepo
Recommended 2× on HN · 2019–2022
2 mo on HNThe KGB, the Computer, and Me (Complete)
GBPPR2
Recommended 2× on HN · 2016–2019
2 mo on HNTractor Hacking: The Farmers Breaking Big Tech's Repair Monopoly
Motherboard
Recommended 3× on HN · 2018–2018
2 mo on HNThe Computer Chronicles - Hypercard (1987)
The Computer Chronicles
Recommended 1× on HN · 2020–2025
2 mo on HNGeneral Magic (1080p) FULL DOCUMENTARY - History, Technology, Business
Gravitas Documentaries
Recommended 3× on HN · 2023–2026
2 mo on HNMaking of Second Reality / Future Crew
Mika Tuomi
Recommended 2× on HN · 2011–2024
2 mo on HNThe Secret Life of the Radio - Remastered
tim hunkin
Recommended 2× on HN · 2021–2024
2 mo on HNCommodore 64—25th Anniversary Celebration
Computer History Museum
Recommended 2× on HN · 2012–2016