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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 HNJourney on the Deep Dream
Roger Luedecke
Recommended 1× on HN · 2016–2017
1 mo on HNPasskeys in Action | FIDO Alliance Demo Video
FIDO Alliance
Recommended 1× on HN · 2022–2023
1 mo on HN[Minecraft Computer Engineering] - Quad-Core Redstone Computer v5.0 [12k sub special!]
legomasta99
Recommended 1× on HN · 2019–2022
1 mo on HNScanRobot 2.0 MDS: Scanning very thick books up to 15 cm (6 inch)
bookscanner
Recommended 1× on HN · 2021–2023
1 mo on HNVimSpeak Demo
Ashley Feniello
Recommended 1× on HN · 2016–2026
1 mo on HNThe weeCee: A Tiny New MS-DOS & Windows Gaming PC!
LGR
Recommended 1× on HN · 2022–2023
1 mo on HNDemo: Base language, compile-time execution
Jonathan Blow
Recommended 1× on HN · 2015–2022
1 mo on HNProgressive decoding: JPEG vs JPEG XL vs AVIF
Jon Sneyers
Recommended 1× on HN · 2021–2026
1 mo on HNI Spent $1100 on DisplayPort Cables… for Science!
Linus Tech Tips
Recommended 1× on HN · 2022–2023
1 mo on HNGlitterbomb Trap Catches Phone Scammer (who gets arrested)
Mark Rober
Recommended 1× on HN · 2021–2022
1 mo on HNants simulation
Hugh Lomas
Recommended 1× on HN · 2014–2022
1 mo on HNMIT ACL - Variable Pitch Quadrotor
AerospaceControlsLab
Recommended 1× on HN · 2013–2016
1 mo on HNS1E8: Show And Tell: Efrit: When Steve Gives Claude Full Access To 50 Years of Emacs Capabilities
Vibe Coding With Steve and Gene
Recommended 1× on HN · 2025–2026
1 mo on HNDid We Just Change Animation Forever?
Corridor Crew
Recommended 1× on HN · 2023–2024
1 mo on HNBrigade 3 real-time path tracing
Sam Lapere (Supergastrocnemius)
Recommended 1× on HN · 2014–2019
1 mo on HNDEC LAB-8/e (PDP-8/e) playing music
Philipp Hachtmann
Recommended 1× on HN · 2018–2020
1 mo on HN[FSD Beta 8.2] Oakland - Close Calls, Pedestrians, Bicycles!
AI Addict
Recommended 1× on HN · 2021–2021
1 mo on HNHigh Res Wifi Signal Mapping
CNLohr
Recommended 1× on HN · 2017–2024
1 mo on HNWindows 7 GUI slowness
VooD
Recommended 1× on HN · 2011–2025
1 mo on HNLonghorn concept
Arkmage2
Recommended 1× on HN · 2009–2019
1 mo on HNBigDog Overview (Updated March 2010)
Boston Dynamics
Recommended 1× on HN · 2012–2020
1 mo on HNInside a heated shower head. (suicide shower)
bigclivedotcom
Recommended 1× on HN · 2019–2024
1 mo on HNDemo: Implicit Context
Jonathan Blow
Recommended 1× on HN · 2022–2025
1 mo on HNBeOS Demo Video
mikeboss
Recommended 1× on HN · 2016–2024
1 mo on HNRed Bead Experiment with Dr. W. Edwards Deming
The Deming Institute
Recommended 1× on HN · 2016–2025
1 mo on HNHellaphone -- Inferno on Android phones
slawmasta
Recommended 1× on HN · 2011–2022
1 mo on HNThe cheapest capture card money can buy.. is actually WORTH buying? (BlueAVS/Goodan USB 2.0 CamLink)
EposVox
Recommended 1× on HN · 2020–2023
1 mo on HNHow far can I broadcast LoRa packets WITHOUT a radio? - LoLRa
CNLohr
Recommended 1× on HN · 2024–2026
1 mo on HNsCrAmBlEd?HaCkZ!
johndoe3
Recommended 1× on HN · 2019–2023
1 mo on HNOnboard quadrocopter failsafe: flight after actuator failure
Mark Mueller
Recommended 1× on HN · 2014–2019
1 mo on HNInside a cheap set of eBay digital calipers
bigclivedotcom
Recommended 1× on HN · 2021–2024
1 mo on HNMeteor Screecast
meteorscreencasts
Recommended 1× on HN · 2015–2022
1 mo on HNIt's Not Just You - The iOS Keyboard is Broken
Michi NekoMichi
Recommended 1× on HN · 2025–2026
1 mo on HNHypercentric optics: A camera lens that can see behind objects
Applied Science
Recommended 1× on HN · 2022–2026
1 mo on HNOpenSesame - hacking garages in seconds using a Mattel toy
samy kamkar
Recommended 1× on HN · 2016–2018
1 mo on HNArmok Invaders
BaronWable
Recommended 1× on HN · 2016–2025