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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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2 mo on HNAlan Kay Demos GRaIL
Vincent Gable
Recommended 2× on HN · 2016–2025
2 mo on HNMars DOS demo by Tim Clarke (1993)
Sean Barrett
Recommended 2× on HN · 2016–2025
2 mo on HNDIY haptic input knob: BLDC motor + round LCD
scottbez1
Recommended 2× on HN · 2023–2026
2 mo on HNErlang: The Movie
dawsdesign
Recommended 2× on HN · 2017–2021
2 mo on HNQuick-sort with Hungarian (Küküllőmenti legényes) folk dance
AlgoRythmics
Recommended 2× on HN · 2013–2021
2 mo on HNExcel 97 Easter Egg - Flight Simulation
Tom.K
Recommended 2× on HN · 2013–2024
2 mo on HNBOLTR: KitchenAid Mixer. SURPRISE!
AvE
Recommended 2× on HN · 2017–2022
2 mo on HNLyle Bickley explains the PDP-1 (and we play the original Spacewar!)
CuriousMarc
Recommended 2× on HN · 2018–2020
2 mo on HNSymbOS MP3MSX Demostration
karloch
Recommended 2× on HN · 2014–2018
2 mo on HNRobotic Liberation by PWP (VIC-20)
Ville-Matias Heikkilä (viznut)
Recommended 2× on HN · 2010–2015
2 mo on HNLisp Editing in the 80s - Interlisp SEdit
thoughtupquick
Recommended 2× on HN · 2019–2021
2 mo on HNDeath Magnetic Retail vs Guitar Hero 3
Metalfan7577
Recommended 1× on HN · 2018–2022
2 mo on HNSand Flea Jumping Robot
Boston Dynamics
Recommended 2× on HN · 2013–2024
2 mo on HNiMUSE Demonstration 2 - Seamless Transitions
Peter Silk (KestrelPi)
Recommended 2× on HN · 2021–2025
2 mo on HNMarble Marcher - A Fractal Physics Game
CodeParade
Recommended 2× on HN · 2020–2024
2 mo on HNBeOS DEMO VIDEO
koyhoge
Recommended 2× on HN · 2012–2022
2 mo on HNConventional Keyboards Are STAGGERINGLY STUPID!
Ben Vallack
Recommended 2× on HN · 2021–2022
2 mo on HNKarl Sims - Evolved Virtual Creatures, Evolution Simulation, 1994
MediaArtTube
Recommended 2× on HN · 2014–2022
2 mo on HNCreating Prelude of the Chambered
Nizzotch
Recommended 2× on HN · 2015–2026
2 mo on HNDemo and teardown of an X-ray fluorescence gun (measures chemical composition)
Applied Science
Recommended 2× on HN · 2020–2024
2 mo on HNCygnusEd Professional in Action on an Amiga 2000
Casey Muratori
Recommended 1× on HN · 2016–2023
2 mo on HNThe IBM 1401 mainframe runs "Edith"
CuriousMarc
Recommended 2× on HN · 2020–2023
2 mo on HNZarch (1987) Gameplay for BBC Acorn Archimedes High Quality
Phoenix Risen
Recommended 2× on HN · 2016–2020
2 mo on HN[1147] Locksmith Says My Videos Are BS... Loses $75 (Maybe)
LockPickingLawyer
Recommended 2× on HN · 2021–2022
2 mo on HNOnslaught - Bad Apple 64 - C64 Demo
RetroDemoScene
Recommended 2× on HN · 2018–2026
2 mo on HNDan Tepfer: NPR Music Tiny Desk Concert
NPR Music
Recommended 2× on HN · 2020–2023
2 mo on HNHow I implemented MegaTextures on real Nintendo 64 hardware
James Lambert
Recommended 2× on HN · 2023–2026
2 mo on HNThe Drive Home - ShaderToy
The Art of Code
Recommended 2× on HN · 2017–2022
2 mo on HNSGI Indigo2: An $86,000 Workstation from 1995
LGR
Recommended 2× on HN · 2019–2024
2 mo on HNMaking Metagun
Nizzotch
Recommended 2× on HN · 2010–2015
2 mo on HNWho's faster around London: a taxi driver or a GPS?
Tom Scott plus
Recommended 2× on HN · 2022–2026
2 mo on HNMelt your circuit boards
mitxela
Recommended 2× on HN · 2022–2025
2 mo on HNArea 5150 by CRTC & Hornet (Party Version) / IBM PC+CGA Demo, Hardware Capture
x86VileR
Recommended 2× on HN · 2022–2024
2 mo on HNEEVblog #854 - B52 Bomber Automatic Astro Compass Teardown
EEVblog
Recommended 2× on HN · 2016–2017
2 mo on HNAmiga Samplers : Budget dance music in 1990
debuglive
Recommended 2× on HN · 2020–2022
2 mo on HNIllustrating Crafting Interpreters
Bob Nystrom
Recommended 2× on HN · 2020–2024