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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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1 mo on HNDebugging Lisp: fix and resume a program from any point in the stack - how Common Lisp stands out.
vindarel
Recommended 1× on HN · 2023–2025
1 mo on HNCanon Cat
Storia Informatica
Recommended 1× on HN · 2016–2024
1 mo on HNEmacs Rocks! Episode 13: multiple-cursors
emacsrocks
Recommended 1× on HN · 2014–2026
1 mo on HNKefrens - Desert Dream - Amiga Demo (HD 50fps)
RetroDemoScene
Recommended 1× on HN · 2016–2021
1 mo on HNTesting LCBs (Lithium Ceramic Batteries) || The Future of Battery Technology?
GreatScott!
Recommended 1× on HN · 2018–2026
1 mo on HNMulti-Agent Hide and Seek
OpenAI
Recommended 1× on HN · 2019–2024
1 mo on HNSORTDEMO.BAS
fragglet
Recommended 1× on HN · 2019–2023
1 mo on HNHow life emerges from a simple particle motion law: Introducing the Primordial Particle System
Artificial Life Lab Graz
Recommended 1× on HN · 2019–2021
1 mo on HNModel 3 Emergency Mechanical Door Release Demo
EveryAmp
Recommended 1× on HN · 2021–2024
1 mo on HNOver the Shoulder 1 - Text Preprocessing in Forth
Andreas Wagner
Recommended 1× on HN · 2017–2025
1 mo on HNSpaceballs - 9 Fingers - Amiga Demo (HD 50fps)
RetroDemoScene
Recommended 1× on HN · 2021–2024
1 mo on HNGoogle Chrome Speed Tests
Google Chrome
Recommended 1× on HN · 2010–2021
1 mo on HNC++ Weekly - Ep 19 C++14 For The Commodore 64
C++ Weekly With Jason Turner
Recommended 1× on HN · 2016–2025
1 mo on HNThe Cubli: a cube that can jump up, balance, and 'walk'
Gajamohan Mohanarajah (Gajan)
Recommended 1× on HN · 2016–2024
1 mo on HNMovie reconstruction from human brain activity
Jack Gallant
Recommended 1× on HN · 2013–2024
1 mo on HNGPT-4 Developer Livestream
OpenAI
Recommended 1× on HN · 2023–2025
1 mo on HNFlexible Muscle-Based Locomotion for Bipedal Creatures
Goatstream
Recommended 1× on HN · 2017–2022
1 mo on HNHow many PCIe Extensions is TOO MANY??
Linus Tech Tips
Recommended 1× on HN · 2017–2026
1 mo on HNCVPR 2018: Learning to See in the Dark
Chen Chen
Recommended 1× on HN · 2018–2020
1 mo on HNMaking Money Flow: The MONIAC
Reserve Bank of New Zealand
Recommended 1× on HN · 2020–2022
1 mo on HNNeXTSTEP Release 3: A Demonstration with Steve Jobs
Joseph Spiros
Recommended 1× on HN · 2022–2026
1 mo on HNSonic behind waterfall - RetroArch shader comparison
PenguinWeirdness
Recommended 1× on HN · 2020–2024
1 mo on HNiPhone Air Durability test -- I AM SHOCKED
JerryRigEverything
Recommended 1× on HN · 2025–2025
1 mo on HNThis ESP32 Antenna Array Can See WiFi
Jeija
Recommended 1× on HN · 2025–2026
1 mo on HNRiding in a Self Driving Car - With Nobody Up Front | JJRicks Rides With Waymo #1
JJRicks
Recommended 1× on HN · 2020–2022
1 mo on HNBytebeat: Music from very short programs - the 3rd iteration
Ville-Matias Heikkilä (viznut)
Recommended 1× on HN · 2013–2024
1 mo on HNIntentional Programming demo (Part 1) - Editor
dftube
Recommended 1× on HN · 2007–2024
1 mo on HNANIME ROCK, PAPER, SCISSORS 2
Corridor Digital
Recommended 1× on HN · 2023–2024
1 mo on HNMeasure the mass of an eyelash with a DIY microbalance
Applied Science
Recommended 1× on HN · 2018–2026
1 mo on HNFull Self-Driving
Tesla
Recommended 1× on HN · 2019–2025
1 mo on HNBuilding the Steam Controller
Valve
Recommended 1× on HN · 2016–2026
1 mo on HNBen Heck's Nintendo-Playstation Prototype Pt 1 Teardown
element14 presents
Recommended 1× on HN · 2016–2022
1 mo on HNFirst NetHack bot ascension
Jan K
Recommended 1× on HN · 2015–2022
1 mo on HNNear-Eye Light Field Displays
Douglas Lanman
Recommended 2× on HN · 2014–2018
1 mo on HNHarwell Dekatron / WITCH Reboot tnmoc.org
TNMoC
Recommended 1× on HN · 2013–2018
1 mo on HNDial Up Modem Handshake Sound - Spectrogram
Bitcore
Recommended 1× on HN · 2014–2024