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Best Tech Talks on YouTube, Ranked by Hacker News
Conference talks and university lectures on software, systems, AI, hardware and computing that Hacker News keeps recommending — ranked not by view count, but by how many separate months HN commenters kept vouching for them.
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6 mo on HNCopying Is Not Theft - Official Version
Question Copyright
6 HN recommender · 2010–2026
4 mo on HNYoutube duet: Miles Davis improvising on LCD Soundsystem
Alessandro Grespan
4 HN recommender · 2021–2024
5 mo on HNMC Frontalot - It Is Pitch Dark
MC Frontalot
5 HN recommender · 2012–2026
4 mo on HNFlying Dream
Gary Garrett
4 HN recommender · 2014–2020
4 mo on HNStar Trek TNG Ambient Engine Noise (Idling for 24 hrs)
crysknife007
4 HN recommender · 2012–2018
3 mo on HNWelcome to the Internet - Bo Burnham (from "Inside" -- ALBUM OUT NOW)
boburnham
4 HN recommender · 2021–2026
3 mo on HNLand of Lisp- The Music Video!
lisperati
2 HN recommender · 2013–2025
3 mo on HNZX Spectrum 1-bit music: Agent X (Tim Follin, 1985)
aki__
3 HN recommender · 2015–2026
3 mo on HNRazor1911
Dubmood
3 HN recommender · 2026–2026
3 mo on HN電磁祭囃子 in NEO TOKYO 🏮
ELECTRONICOS FANTASTICOS!
3 HN recommender · 2020–2026
3 mo on HNFarbrausch & Neuro - Masagin (HD Stereo)
Leonard Ritter
3 HN recommender · 2010–2023
2 mo on HNJustin Bieber 800% Slower
turinpt2
2 HN recommender · 2012–2024
2 mo on HNYou Give REST a Bad Name
Dylan Beattie
2 HN recommender · 2020–2025
2 mo on HNAphex Twin - T69 Collapse
Aphex Twin
2 HN recommender · 2020–2023
2 mo on HNPink Noise for Ten Hours of Ambient Sound Blocker Masker - Burn In - Relaxation
Dalesnale - Noise Ambient
2 HN recommender · 2013–2022
1 mo on HNSecrets From The Future
MC Frontalot - Topic
1 HN recommend · 2021–2022
1 mo on HNBig Ideas: Don't get any -- by James Houston
James Houston
1 HN recommend · 2011–2022
1 mo on HNThe Light It Up Contest -- geohot
geohot
1 HN recommend · 2011–2025
1 mo on HNDumb Ways to Die
Dumb Ways to Die
1 HN recommend · 2018–2026
1 mo on HNTodd Snider - Statistician's Blues
ewecylinder
1 HN recommend · 2022–2026
1 mo on HNOscilloscope Music - Planets
Jellybean Fenderson
1 HN recommend · 2017–2021
1 mo on HNDavid Hasselhoff - True Survivor (from Kung Fury)
DavidHasselhoffVEVO
1 HN recommend · 2019–2024
1 mo on HNInsane Clown Posse - Miracles (Official Music Video)
Psychopathic Records
1 HN recommend · 2013–2024
1 mo on HNFind the Longest Path
switchbg
1 HN recommend · 2021–2026
1 mo on HNAutechre - Gantz Graf (Official Music Video) 1080p HD
AphexAcid
1 HN recommend · 2015–2023
1 mo on HN"Pipe Dream" - Animusic.com
AnimusicLLC
1 HN recommend · 2019–2024
1 mo on HNAmiga music: Captain - Space Debris
Kuokka77
1 HN recommend · 2018–2022
1 mo on HNA$AP Mob - Yamborghini High (Official Video) ft. Juicy J
asapmobVEVO
2 HN recommender · 2016–2026
0 mo on HNThe Secret of Monkey Island (Intro) (PC Speaker theme)
Stan's Previously Owned Soundtracks
0 HN recommender · 2013–2025
0 mo on HNjulia ecklar - the eternal flame
Pentest101
0 HN recommender · 2015–2023
0 mo on HNUnited Breaks Guitars
sonsofmaxwell
0 HN recommender · 2012–2023
0 mo on HNPSY - GANGNAM STYLE(강남스타일) M/V
officialpsy
0 HN recommender · 2014–2025
0 mo on HNRichard Stallman Free software Song
BeatStock
0 HN recommender · 2014–2022
0 mo on HNVenetian Snares - Look (from Songs About My Cats 2001)
monotoniac
0 HN recommender · 2022–2026
0 mo on HNEvery OS Sucks
onedeadtroll
0 HN recommender · 2019–2026
0 mo on HNBadgers : animated music video : MrWeebl
Weebl's Stuff
0 HN recommender · 2016–2026