Tech talks
Best Tech Talks 2008, Ranked by Hacker News
First recommended on Hacker News in 2008, still worth watching: these 124 tech talks and lectures earned 443 recommendations across the years.
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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 HNThe People's Republic of The Future
Bloomberg Originals
Recommended 2× on HN · 2019–2022
2 mo on HNGENERAL MAGIC - Official Trailer
General Magic and the Soul of Tech
Recommended 2× on HN · 2021–2025
2 mo on HNCOLLAPSE of Personal Computing | Investigation Into the Destruction of Ownership
Gamers Nexus
Recommended 2× on HN · 2026–2026
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 HNMaking Sense of VRChat, the "Metaverse" People Actually Like
People Make Games
Recommended 2× on HN · 2022–2025
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
2 mo on HNWalt Disney's MultiPlane Camera (Filmed: Feb. 13, 1957)
fireurgunz
Recommended 2× on HN · 2019–2024
2 mo on HNSpringboard: the secret history of the first real smartphone (Full Documentary)
The Verge
Recommended 3× on HN · 2022–2025
2 mo on HNEverything Is A Remix (Full Film)
StarveTheSystem2
Recommended 2× on HN · 2013–2025
2 mo on HNHow Semiconductors Ruined East Germany
Asianometry
Recommended 2× on HN · 2023–2024
2 mo on HNGOG: Preserving Gaming's Past & Future
/noclip
Recommended 2× on HN · 2018–2025
2 mo on HNRockafire Explosion Documentary
Rye & Cole
Recommended 2× on HN · 2023–2024
2 mo on HNSpying on the Scammers [Part 1/5]
Jim Browning
Recommended 2× on HN · 2020–2023
2 mo on HNHow I Made My Own iPhone - in China
Strange Parts
Recommended 2× on HN · 2017–2023
2 mo on HNBBS the Documentary [Full HD]
L33T GUY
Recommended 2× on HN · 2018–2026
2 mo on HNSpeedy Cutover Service, SXS switching cutover to ESS filmed live at Glendale CA central office, 1984
AT&T Tech Channel
Recommended 2× on HN · 2018–2025
2 mo on HNQuick Start, Episode 7: Crimes... And Felonies.
Cathode Ray Dude - CRD
Recommended 2× on HN · 2024–2026
2 mo on HNThe Story of RollerCoaster Tycoon | Noclip Greatest Hits
/noclip
Recommended 2× on HN · 2021–2026
2 mo on HNThe Lighthill Debate (1973) - part 1 of 6
bilkable
Recommended 2× on HN · 2016–2021
1 mo on HNDouglas Adams - Hyperland
UJ ObscureMedia
Recommended 1× on HN · 2016–2020
1 mo on HNMaster Hands - Chevrolet Manufacturing (1936)
US Auto Industry
Recommended 1× on HN · 2015–2019
1 mo on HNKubernetes: The Documentary [PART 1]
CultRepo
Recommended 1× on HN · 2022–2025
1 mo on HNThe CED: RCA's Very Late, Very Weird Video Gamble (Pt. 1)
Technology Connections
Recommended 1× on HN · 2019–2025
1 mo on HNTengen: Atari Games vs. Nintendo
Gaming Historian
Recommended 1× on HN · 2017–2022
1 mo on HNAmiga Story | Nostalgia Nerd
Nostalgia Nerd
Recommended 1× on HN · 2018–2022
1 mo on HNThe History of 3D Graphics on the Gameboy Advance | minimme
minimme
Recommended 1× on HN · 2022–2023