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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 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 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 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 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 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 HNBytebeat: Music from very short programs - the 3rd iteration
Ville-Matias Heikkilä (viznut)
Recommended 1× on HN · 2013–2024
1 mo on HNMeasure the mass of an eyelash with a DIY microbalance
Applied Science
Recommended 1× on HN · 2018–2026
1 mo on 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 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
1 mo on HNHow a Blind Developer Uses Visual Studio (Microsoft Build 2017)
Kompetenzzentrum Digitale Barrierefreiheit
Recommended 1× on HN · 2024–2026
1 mo on HNEEVblog #388 - Fake Apple USB Charger Teardown
EEVblog
Recommended 1× on HN · 2016–2019
1 mo on HNEEVblog #1341 - AMAZING $250,000 IBM Processor TEARDOWN!
EEVblog
Recommended 1× on HN · 2021–2022
1 mo on HNIBM Computing Cheese Cutter [Restoration]
Hand Tool Rescue
Recommended 1× on HN · 2021–2024
1 mo on HN800+ days of Minecraft in 8 minutes
Minecraft
Recommended 1× on HN · 2016–2023