Tech talks
Best Tech Talks 2012, Ranked by Hacker News
First recommended on Hacker News in 2012, still worth watching: these 106 tech talks and lectures earned 355 recommendations across the years.
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3 mo on HNThe Why, What, and How of Pinning in Rust
Jon Gjengset
Recommended 3× on HN · 2021–2026
3 mo on HNHandmade Hero Day 001 - Setting Up the Windows Build
Molly Rocket
Recommended 3× on HN · 2017–2021
3 mo on HNObsidian for Beginners: Start HERE — How to Use the Obsidian App for Notes
Linking Your Thinking with Nick Milo
Recommended 3× on HN · 2021–2022
3 mo on HNBuild Your Own Async
David Beazley
Recommended 4× on HN · 2020–2023
3 mo on HNNeural Networks Demystified [Part 1: Data and Architecture]
Welch Labs
Recommended 3× on HN · 2015–2018
3 mo on HN8-bit CPU control logic: Part 1
Ben Eater
Recommended 3× on HN · 2017–2023
3 mo on HNEmacs Doom Episode 1 - Getting Started
Zaiste Programming
Recommended 3× on HN · 2019–2020
3 mo on HNHow To Draw Mushrooms On An Oscilloscope With Sound
Jellybean Fenderson
Recommended 3× on HN · 2017–2022
3 mo on HNMaking a Full Bridge Rectifier
ElectroBOOM
Recommended 3× on HN · 2016–2021
3 mo on HNRedoing Make - Haskell from Scratch #1
jekor
Recommended 3× on HN · 2014–2021
3 mo on HNLearn to Paint with Mathematics
Inigo Quilez
Recommended 3× on HN · 2022–2025
3 mo on HNWeird webcam mod that enables eye-contact conversation
DIY Perks
Recommended 5× on HN · 2020–2026
3 mo on HN(Sponsored) KiCad STM32 + USB + Buck Converter PCB Design and JLCPCB Assembly - Phil's Lab #11
Phil’s Lab
Recommended 3× on HN · 2021–2022
3 mo on HNDesign Your Own Keyboard!
Ben Vallack
Recommended 3× on HN · 2022–2023
2 mo on HNI wrote a Raytracer for DOS, 16 VGA colors
Bisqwit
Recommended 2× on HN · 2019–2021
3 mo on HNJSON Parser 100% From Scratch in Haskell (only 111 lines)
Tsoding
Recommended 3× on HN · 2020–2022
2 mo on HNThe spelled-out intro to language modeling: building makemore
Andrej Karpathy
Recommended 2× on HN · 2024–2024
3 mo on HNGetting Started With Org Mode
thoughtbot
Recommended 3× on HN · 2018–2022
3 mo on HNThe Best Easy Way to Capture Analog Video (it's a little weird)
Technology Connections
Recommended 3× on HN · 2019–2022
3 mo on HNKiCad 6 STM32 PCB Design Full Tutorial - Phil's Lab #65
Phil’s Lab
Recommended 3× on HN · 2022–2025
3 mo on HNEEVblog #186 - Soldering Tutorial Part 3 - Surface Mount
EEVblog
Recommended 3× on HN · 2012–2020
3 mo on HNA walk through of installing Synapse+Riot+Jitsi from scratch on Debian
Matrixdotorg
Recommended 3× on HN · 2020–2023
3 mo on HNThe Joy of Programming in Jai - Part 1: Hello World
Nuno Afonso
Recommended 3× on HN · 2020–2021
2 mo on HNPulling Clear Images Directly Off Satellites | GOES-15,16,17 and Himawari 8 HRIT
The Thought Emporium
Recommended 3× on HN · 2018–2023
3 mo on HN(405) Choosing a High Security Lock
Bill Johnson
Recommended 3× on HN · 2016–2017
3 mo on HNCrust of Rust: Lifetime Annotations
Jon Gjengset
Recommended 3× on HN · 2020–2023
3 mo on HNIntroduction to Julia - Part 1 | SciPy 2014 | David Sanders
Enthought
Recommended 3× on HN · 2014–2015
3 mo on HNAn Intro to KiCad – Part 1: How PCBs Are Made | DigiKey
DigiKey
Recommended 3× on HN · 2020–2022
3 mo on HNHomebrew NMOS Transistor Step by Step - So Easy Even Jeri Can Do It
Jeri Ellsworth
Recommended 3× on HN · 2010–2023
2 mo on HNGeorge Hotz | Programming | Livecoding SLAM | twitchslam | Part1
george hotz archive
Recommended 2× on HN · 2018–2022
2 mo on HNA Tour of Prolog
The Power of Prolog
Recommended 2× on HN · 2022–2024
2 mo on HNLIVE Coding "Happy Jumping"
Inigo Quilez
Recommended 2× on HN · 2020–2022
2 mo on HNEEVblog #555 - 555 Timer Kit
EEVblog
Recommended 2× on HN · 2014–2019
2 mo on HNBrowser hacking: Let's make "Cookie Clicker" playable in Ladybird!
Andreas Kling
Recommended 2× on HN · 2022–2024
2 mo on HNBuild an electroluminescent glass panel display -- an Apollo DSKY
Applied Science
Recommended 2× on HN · 2019–2023
2 mo on HNTutorial: New and Updated - Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Optical Networking
NANOG
Recommended 2× on HN · 2017–2018