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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 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 HNEnhancing Photorealism Enhancement
ISL and Collaborators
Recommended 2× on HN · 2021–2025
2 mo on HNProject Starline: Feel like you're there, together
Google
Recommended 2× on HN · 2021–2024
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 HNHetzner shows Special AM5 Board with 90° Rotated Socket
der8auer EN
Recommended 1× on HN · 2023–2025
2 mo on HNThe Matrix Awakens: An Unreal Engine 5 Experience
Unreal Engine
Recommended 2× on HN · 2021–2023
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 HNFixing Apple's GOOD Engineering - M1 MacBook Air thermal pads
Linus Tech Tips
Recommended 2× on HN · 2021–2023
2 mo on HNLarynx Demo
synesthesiam
Recommended 3× on HN · 2021–2023
2 mo on HN[4k, 60 fps] A Trip Through New York City in 1911
Denis Shiryaev
Recommended 2× on HN · 2020–2024
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
2 mo on HNThe 3D-Printed Curta Calculator
Adam Savage’s Tested
Recommended 2× on HN · 2017–2025
2 mo on HNFiring the Lorentz Plasma Cannon
LightningOnDemand
Recommended 2× on HN · 2025–2026
2 mo on HNLeap Technology
aamoviebb
Recommended 2× on HN · 2014–2026
2 mo on HNHonda e First Drive | Fully Charged
Everything Electric CARS
Recommended 2× on HN · 2019–2019
2 mo on HNAltair 8800 - Video #7.1 - Loading 4K BASIC with a Teletype
deramp5113
Recommended 2× on HN · 2021–2024
2 mo on HNUnity DOTS vs Handbuilt: Sample Project
Nick Caston
Recommended 1× on HN · 2020–2021
2 mo on HNFoundry 2022 Operating System Demo
Palantir
Recommended 2× on HN · 2022–2026
2 mo on HNThe IBM 1401 compiles and runs FORTRAN II
CuriousMarc
Recommended 2× on HN · 2018–2021
2 mo on HNTOTAL teardown of a lithium phone battery.
bigclivedotcom
Recommended 1× on HN · 2016–2024
2 mo on HNChain of Fools : Upgrading through every version of windows (HQ)
TheRasteri
Recommended 2× on HN · 2011–2021
2 mo on HNThe future of Linux Containers
dotcloudtv
Recommended 2× on HN · 2013–2025
2 mo on HNHands-On with Meta's New VR Headset Prototypes!
Adam Savage’s Tested
Recommended 2× on HN · 2022–2023
2 mo on HNMegaprocessor Tour 1 - (fixed audio)
Megaprocessor
Recommended 2× on HN · 2016–2024
2 mo on HNIs a round Minecraft world possible?
Jeija
Recommended 2× on HN · 2016–2025
1 mo on HNThe Lost 1984 Video: young Steve Jobs introduces the Macintosh
macessentials
Recommended 1× on HN · 2011–2021