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720p (2009)","gimpymoo","documentary","evergreen","british home computing history",["clive sinclair","acorn","bbc micro","zx spectrum","docudrama"],[47,53],"HN recommends it often as an entertaining and authentic dramatization of Sinclair versus Acorn, the story from which ARM grew.",[15,14,4,2015,2024,4,11,5,0,0],0],["aVwxzDHniEw","The Beauty of Bézier Curves","Freya Holmér","explainer","evergreen","bezier curves",["bezier","splines","computer graphics","animation","game dev","math visualization"],[58,35,60],"HN repeatedly calls it one of the best math and graphics explainers on YouTube, praised for bridging game dev and math.",[16,13,6,2021,2026,7,10,3,0,0],0],["eJ3RzGoQC4s","The Century of the Self (Full Adam Curtis Documentary)","David Lessig","documentary","evergreen","propaganda and consumer culture",["adam curtis","edward bernays","freud","advertising","psychology"],[80,91,135],"HN recommends it often and strongly as an eye-opening account of marketing psychology and the engineering of consumer society.",[13,13,6,2016,2025,6,7,7,0,0],0],["o_AIw9bGogo","The Tragedy of systemd","linux.conf.au","talk","evergreen","systemd",["systemd","init systems","freebsd","unix history","linux"],[14,13],"The most-recommended balanced take on systemd, from a BSD perspective, handed to anyone caught up in the systemd debate.",[16,14,4,2019,2025,5,11,4,0,0],0],["AdNJ3fydeao","Rich Harris - 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Watch for Rolling Rocks - 0.5x A Presses (Commentated) [OUTDATED]","pannenkoek2012","explainer","evergreen","super mario 64 internals",["super mario 64","speedrunning","tas","parallel universes","game internals","pannenkoek2012"],[126],"Held up as a legendary deep dive into game internals, explained lucidly and with humor, and a gateway to the channel.",[13,12,7,2016,2024,7,6,6,0,1],0],["HyznrdDSSGM","8-bit computer update","Ben Eater","other","evergreen","building an 8-bit computer",["ben eater","breadboard computer","cpu design","digital logic","electronics"],[41,39,42],"HN repeatedly recommends the series it launched as the best way to understand how a CPU works, praised for Eater's clear teaching.",[14,12,6,2018,2023,6,8,1,0,0],0],["L0KuAx1COEk","MIT's Pathway to Fusion Energy (IAP 2017) - Zach Hartwig","MIT Plasma Science and Fusion Center","lecture","evergreen","fusion energy",["tokamak","high-temperature superconductors","sparc","magnetic confinement","iter"],[103,142],"Recommended again and again as the best accessible overview of fusion physics, useful for judging fusion announcements and understanding why high-temperature superconducting magnets matter.",[16,13,4,2017,2023,4,12,4,0,0],0],["NOAgplgTxfc","Stanford's Sapolsky On Depression in U.S. (Full Lecture)","Stanford","lecture","evergreen","clinical depression",["sapolsky","depression","neuroscience","learned helplessness","mental health"],[92,90,142],"HN returns to it repeatedly as the best single introduction to understanding clinical depression.",[14,12,6,2013,2026,7,7,6,0,0],0],["jvPPXbo87ds","The Continuity of Splines","Freya Holmér","explainer","evergreen","splines and bezier curves",["bezier","b-splines","continuity","interpolation","computer graphics","math visualization"],[58,35],"It is the go-to recommendation for anyone who wants to genuinely understand Bezier curves and splines, and commenters repeatedly call it one of the best programming-related educational videos.",[10,11,8,2022,2025,8,6,6,0,0],0],["kBdfcR-8hEY","Justice: What's The Right Thing To Do? Episode 01 \"THE MORAL SIDE OF MURDER\"","Harvard University","lecture","evergreen","moral philosophy",["trolley problem","ethics","michael sandel","justice","utilitarianism","harvard"],[143,142],"One of the most frequently recommended online lecture series on HN, praised for giving people vocabulary to examine ethical positions and for Sandel's skilled teaching.",[11,12,6,2013,2025,6,6,1,0,0],0],["5SaFTm2bcac","Video explains the world's most important 6-sec drum loop","Landon Proctor","documentary","evergreen","amen break and sampling",["amen break","sampling","copyright","jungle","hip hop","music history"],[131,135],"A perennial HN recommendation, brought up whenever sampling, copyright or music history comes up, often described as a must-watch.",[15,11,7,2011,2026,8,7,5,0,0],0],["LIb3L4vKZ7U","CppCon 2015: Andrei Alexandrescu “std::allocator...”","CppCon","talk","evergreen","memory allocators",["c++","std::allocator","composable allocators","andrei alexandrescu","templates","cppcon"],[2,6],"HN repeatedly recommends it as an entertaining, mind-opening talk on allocator design and composable generic programming.",[7,11,7,2017,2025,7,4,4,0,1],0],["QNznD9hMEh0","Jim Simons (full length interview) - Numberphile","Numberphile2","interview","evergreen","quantitative finance",["jim simons","renaissance technologies","numberphile","hedge funds","mathematics"],[68,35,52],"HN recommends it as the best readily available interview with Simons, notable for his emphasis on luck and a humble approach to success.",[11,13,3,2015,2024,3,11,6,0,0],0],["ar9WRwCiSr0","Reverse emulating the NES to give it SUPER POWERS!","suckerpinch","talk","evergreen","nes hardware hacking",["reverse emulation","nes","raspberry pi","retro gaming","tom7"],[126,124,42],"Praised as a brilliant, deadpan and inventive hardware hack, and a good starting point for Tom7's videos.",[12,12,5,2018,2025,5,7,8,0,0],0],["dBnniua6-oM","Sugar: THE BITTER TRUTH","University of California Television (UCTV)","lecture","dated","sugar and metabolism",["robert lustig","fructose","obesity","insulin","nutrition","liver"],[97,96],"The most-linked YouTube video on HN, recommended as an in-depth explanation of fructose metabolism.",[13,12,5,2010,2021,5,8,7,0,0],0],["otbnC2zE2rw","Designing the Ideal Bootstrapped Business with Jason Cohen","Rob Walling","talk","evergreen","bootstrapped business design",["bootstrapping","saas pricing","annual prepay","microconf","startups"],[64,65],"It is the go-to talk HN commenters recommend to anyone asking about bootstrapping, SaaS pricing, or choosing bootstrapping over VC.",[13,11,7,2020,2023,8,5,7,0,0],0],["040ejWnFkj0","How Self-Driving Cars will Destroy Cities (and what to do about it)","Not Just Bikes","commentary","evergreen","self-driving cars and cities",["urban planning","autonomous vehicles","car dependence","public transport","sprawl"],[111,25],"Frequently recommended in autonomous vehicle and Waymo threads as the main counterargument, a long but worthwhile video essay on how self-driving cars could affect cities.",[17,12,4,2024,2026,5,12,2,1,0],0],["B1J2RMorJXM","Light Years Ahead | The 1969 Apollo Guidance Computer","TNMoC","lecture","evergreen","apollo guidance computer",["apollo 11","agc","1202 alarm","spaceflight software","computer history"],[47,85,39],"HN calls it mandatory viewing on the AGC, praising the speaker's enthusiasm and the clear account of restartable, robust software design.",[11,11,6,2021,2026,6,7,0,0,0],0],["D1R-jKKp3NA","Steve Jobs Stanford Commencement Speech 2005","JoshuaG","talk","evergreen","career and life advice",["steve jobs","commencement speech","motivation","stanford","follow your passion"],[146,52],"HN returns to it for years as an inspirational talk to send to graduates, founders and anyone at a career crossroads.",[13,11,6,2007,2013,6,7,6,0,0],0],["F_Riqjdh2oM","Quantum Computing for Computer Scientists","Microsoft Research","talk","evergreen","quantum computing",["qubits","linear algebra","deutsch oracle","quantum gates","entanglement","q#"],[32],"It is HN's most frequently recommended starting point for quantum computing because it avoids pop-science hand-waving and needs only basic linear algebra.",[12,13,2,2020,2025,2,14,4,0,0],0],["Fy0aCDmgnxg","Juice it or lose it - a talk by Martin Jonasson & Petri Purho","grapefrukt","talk","evergreen","game feel",["juice","game feel","polish","game design","breakout","ux"],[121,123],"The go-to recommendation on game feel and polish, cited by HN as one of the best talks for anyone making interactive things feel good.",[12,12,4,2013,2025,4,8,8,0,0],0],["HxaD_trXwRE","Lexical Scanning in Go - Rob Pike","GoogleFOSSSydney","talk","evergreen","lexical scanning",["go","lexer","rob pike","state machines","concurrency","parsing"],[7,2],"HN returns to it for years as an elegant introduction to writing a lexer that is easy to follow even without a parsing background.",[13,12,4,2012,2025,4,9,5,1,1],0],["LnzuMJLZRdU","“Hello, world” from scratch on a 6502 — Part 1","Ben Eater","tutorial","evergreen","6502 computer hardware",["6502","breadboard computer","digital electronics","assembly","ben eater"],[41,39,42],"HN repeatedly recommends it as the best hands-on way to understand how a CPU and a computer work from first principles.",[11,11,6,2019,2026,6,7,0,0,0],0],["OyfBQmvr2Hc","William Byrd on \"The Most Beautiful Program Ever Written\" [PWL NYC]","PapersWeLove","talk","evergreen","lisp metacircular interpreters",["lisp","scheme","minikanren","program synthesis","relational programming","interpreters"],[1,7],"HN repeatedly recommends it as an amazing talk that derives the essence of Lisp and shows miniKanren-style program synthesis.",[11,12,4,2017,2025,4,8,4,1,0],0],["RjD1aLm4Thg","What Bodies Think About: Bioelectric Computation Outside the Nervous System - NeurIPS 2018","The Artificial Intelligence Channel","talk","evergreen","bioelectricity and regeneration",["michael levin","bioelectricity","morphogenesis","regeneration","cognition"],[95,90,93],"HN regularly calls it mind-blowing and recommends it as an introduction to Levin's work on bioelectricity and regeneration.",[12,11,6,2018,2024,8,5,7,0,0],0],["ZK3O402wf1c","Lec 1 | MIT 18.06 Linear Algebra, Spring 2005","MIT OpenCourseWare","lecture","evergreen","linear algebra",["gilbert strang","mit ocw","matrices","machine learning math","systems of equations"],[142,33],"It is HN's default recommendation for learning linear algebra, praised for Strang's teaching and for building real understanding useful in machine learning.",[11,12,4,2011,2020,5,8,2,0,0],0],["_rBO8neWw04","Detergent packs are kinda wishy-washy (Dishwashers Explained)","Technology Connections","explainer","evergreen","dishwashers",["dishwasher","detergent","appliances","pre-rinse","household tech"],[117,113,44],"HN repeatedly recommends it as the definitive, mind-changing explanation of dishwasher use, even though it runs over 30 minutes.",[15,12,4,2021,2025,5,10,5,0,0],0],["4fFDFbi3toc","\"Testing Distributed Systems w/ Deterministic Simulation\" by Will Wilson","Strange Loop Conference","talk","evergreen","distributed systems testing",["deterministic simulation","foundationdb","fault injection","concurrency bugs","strange loop"],[12,8,11],"HN treats it as the canonical talk on simulation testing and a mind-blowing example of how far rigorous testing can go.",[12,11,5,2014,2024,5,7,8,0,0],0],["7Pq-S557XQU","What Happened to Horses Is Happening to Us","CGP Grey","explainer","dated","automation and unemployment",["automation","jobs","ai","economics","robotics"],[71,23,24],"HN has recommended it for a decade as the standard explainer on automation and unemployment, though skeptics later cite it as an example of overconfident predictions.",[11,11,5,2014,2023,5,6,6,3,0],0],["BLGFriOKz6U","Behind the Scenes of iOS Security","Black Hat","talk","dated","ios and icloud security",["ios security","icloud keychain","secure enclave","cloud key vault","black hat"],[17,18,44],"HN repeatedly recommends it as the deepest public look at how iCloud Keychain and Apple's device and cloud security are designed.",[9,11,5,2016,2026,7,6,7,0,0],0],["EZ05e7EMOLM","🚀 TDD, Where Did It All Go Wrong (Ian Cooper)","DevTernity Conference","talk","evergreen","test-driven development",["tdd","unit testing","mocking","refactoring","kent beck","bdd"],[8,9],"HN repeatedly calls it the best talk on testing, and many say it changed how they approach tests, mocks and the meaning of a unit.",[11,11,5,2018,2024,5,11,4,0,0],0],["PUv66718DII","Bret Victor - Inventing on Principle","Rui Oliveira","talk","evergreen","live programming and immediate feedback",["bret victor","live coding","developer tools","interaction design","visual programming"],[48,8,55],"It is HN's go-to recommendation for the case that programming environments should give instant feedback, and it appears in nearly every thread on live coding, visual programming or developer tools.",[12,11,5,2014,2024,5,7,8,0,0],["EGqwXt90ZqA","8QiPFmIMxFc"]],["PmTUW-owa2w","This Is Phil Fish","Innuendo Studios","commentary","evergreen","internet celebrity",["phil fish","internet fame","online harassment","gamergate","video essay"],[125,51],"Commenters repeatedly name it the best explanation of how internet fame, mobs and outrage work, and cite it in threads about harassment and public figures.",[5,11,5,2014,2025,5,6,3,1,0],0],["XetplHcM7aQ","James Burke Connections, Ep. 1 \"The Trigger Effect\"","DRS_Education","documentary","evergreen","technology and society history",["james burke","connections","1965 blackout","infrastructure fragility","bbc"],[148,135,105],"Heavily recommended as a masterpiece of popular science and the classic illustration of how fragile interdependent systems are, trotted out in every blackout or supply chain thread.",[12,11,5,2019,2026,5,8,5,0,0],0],["aAb7hSCtvGw","How To Design A Good API and Why it Matters","Google TechTalks","talk","evergreen","api design",["api design","joshua bloch","software engineering","java","interfaces"],[5,3],"HN repeatedly names it the best resource on API design, a staple answer to any 'how do I design an API' question.",[12,12,3,2011,2025,3,10,1,0,0],0],["jB0vBmiTr6o","elevated by Rgba & TBC | 4k intro (FullHD 1080p demoscene demo)","Demoscene High-Quality Videos (Annikras)","demo","evergreen","demoscene",["4k intro","procedural generation","inigo quilez","size coding","realtime graphics"],[50,58,59],"Held up as the landmark demoscene production and a counterpoint to software bloat.",[7,10,7,2015,2025,7,3,5,0,0],0],["jbkSRLYSojo","Hans Rosling's 200 Countries, 200 Years, 4 Minutes - The Joy of Stats - BBC","BBC","explainer","evergreen","global development",["hans rosling","data visualization","life expectancy","poverty","gapminder"],[28,69],"HN commenters send it as a short antidote to cynicism, showing long-term global progress and the shrinking gap between rich and poor countries.",[10,12,3,2011,2023,3,11,6,0,0],0],["s1i-dnAH9Y4","Mechanical Computer (All Parts) - Basic Mechanisms In Fire Control Computers","Excelsior10000","documentary","evergreen","mechanical analog computers",["fire control computers","analog computing","us navy","mechanisms","gears"],[113,47,78],"HN commenters repeatedly recommend it as a beautiful, approachable explanation of analog mechanical computation, and many have rewatched it.",[13,12,3,2014,2025,4,9,7,0,0],0],["-5wpm-gesOY","The Problem with Time & Timezones - Computerphile","Computerphile","explainer","evergreen","time and timezones in software",["timezones","datetime","tom scott","computerphile","programming pitfalls"],[10,3],"It is the go-to funny, accessible explanation of why you should never implement datetime handling yourself, linked in nearly every timezone thread.",[12,12,2,2014,2026,2,10,7,0,1],0],["-6BsiVyC1kM","The Value of Values with Rich Hickey","InfoQ","talk","evergreen","immutability and values",["rich hickey","clojure","immutable data","functional programming","datomic"],[1,11,5],"HN commenters cite it as the talk that convinced them of immutability and functional programming.",[10,11,4,2014,2023,4,7,2,0,0],0],["4Q7FTjhvZ7Y","Project Code Rush - The Beginnings of Netscape / Mozilla Documentary","The Documentary Network","documentary","evergreen","netscape and mozilla history",["netscape","mozilla","dot-com era","open source","jwz","web history"],[53,49,47],"HN commenters recommend it as an intimate, embedded look at late-90s web history and the spirit of building something important under pressure.",[13,12,2,2018,2026,2,11,6,0,0],0],["8pTEmbeENF4","Bret Victor The Future of Programming","Joey Reid","talk","evergreen","history and future of programming",["bret victor","programming paradigms","computing history","tooling","software stagnation"],[47,48,9],"HN treats it as a classic, near-mandatory talk on how programming tools and paradigms stagnated and which older ideas deserve revival.",[12,11,4,2017,2024,5,7,8,0,0],0],["AJdEqssNZ-U","Jan Willem Nijman - Vlambeer - \"The art of screenshake\" at INDIGO Classes 2013","Dutch Game Garden","talk","evergreen","game feel",["screenshake","juice","vlambeer","game polish","indie games"],[121,123],"A perennial recommendation for anyone learning game feel and juice, praised for showing concrete steps that turn a bland prototype into a satisfying game.",[10,11,4,2014,2025,4,8,0,1,0],0],["FACK2knC08E","DON'T PANIC — Hans Rosling showing the facts about population","Gapminder Foundation","lecture","evergreen","world population",["hans rosling","birth rates","demography","gapminder","statistics"],[28,79,27],"HN repeatedly recommends it to counter overpopulation alarm with data on falling birth rates.",[8,11,4,2017,2021,4,7,5,0,0],0],["Kr3quGh7pJA","Music Theory and White Supremacy","Adam Neely","commentary","evergreen","music theory and culture",["music theory","western music","indian raga","schenker","ethnomusicology"],[132,79],"HN recommends it as the canonical video on how music theory is really the theory of one Western tradition, with the raga example.",[11,11,4,2020,2024,4,8,5,0,0],0],["LkH2r-sNjQs","Why Electronic Voting Is Still A Bad Idea","Tom Scott","explainer","evergreen","electronic voting security",["e-voting","election security","tom scott","paper ballots","blockchain voting","trust"],[17,73,18],"HN treats it as the go-to layperson-friendly argument against e-voting and links it in nearly every voting-technology thread.",[11,11,4,2020,2025,4,7,9,0,0],0],["PGLYEDpNu60","Velocity NY 2013: Richard Cook, \"Resilience In Complex Adaptive Systems\"","O'Reilly","talk","evergreen","complex systems safety",["richard cook","resilience","normalization of deviance","operations","failure modes"],[16,66],"HN people cite it constantly as the clearest explanation of normalization of deviance and how complex systems drift toward failure.",[4,10,6,2017,2021,6,5,4,0,0],0],["QyJZzq0v7Z4","Why Isn't Functional Programming the Norm? – Richard Feldman","Metosin","talk","evergreen","programming language adoption",["functional programming","oop","language adoption","network effects","elm"],[1,0],"HN treats it as the standard answer to why FP isn't mainstream and why languages succeed.",[12,12,2,2019,2025,2,12,6,0,0],0],["W3aieHjyNvw","Overwatch Gameplay Architecture and Netcode","GDC Festival of Gaming","talk","evergreen","game architecture and netcode",["entity component system","netcode","overwatch","client prediction","gdc","data-oriented design"],[122,5],"HN treats it as the best real-world AAA example of ECS and game netcode, and cites it constantly in discussions of data-oriented design.",[16,10,6,2019,2025,6,10,4,0,0],0],["WXuK6gekU1Y","AlphaGo - The Movie | Full award-winning documentary","Google DeepMind","documentary","evergreen","alphago and go",["alphago","lee sedol","deepmind","go","reinforcement learning"],[21,127,135],"HN commenters call it a moving, well-made human story about AI and Go that works for non-technical viewers and does not date.",[10,10,6,2020,2025,6,4,3,0,0],0],["YR5WdGrpoug","Maybe Not - Rich Hickey","ClojureTV","talk","evergreen","type systems and data modelling",["rich hickey","clojure","maybe types","null","spec","static typing"],[0,1],"HN commenters send people to it whenever nulls, Maybe/Option or static typing come up, as a thoughtful dissent from the type-system orthodoxy that changes how some people model data.",[14,11,4,2018,2024,5,9,5,1,0],0],["bBC-nXj3Ng4","But how does bitcoin actually work?","3Blue1Brown","explainer","evergreen","bitcoin and blockchain",["bitcoin","blockchain","proof of work","cryptography","mining"],[18,35],"The go-to recommended video for newcomers wanting a clear, visual explanation of how Bitcoin and blockchains work.",[15,11,4,2017,2024,4,13,2,0,0],0],["cZYNADOHhVY","We Were Taught to Call Death a Blessing","CGP Grey","explainer","evergreen","aging and longevity",["dragon tyrant","anti-aging","nick bostrom","death","fable"],[96,143,147],"HN commenters repeatedly recommend it in longevity and aging threads as a concise, fun case for fighting aging.",[12,11,4,2018,2025,4,8,8,0,0],0],["d-7o9xYp7eE","Don't Talk to the Police","Regent University School of Law","lecture","evergreen","right to remain silent",["fifth amendment","police interrogation","criminal law","legal advice","self-incrimination"],[75],"HN treats it as the canonical video to link whenever talking to police or interrogations come up.",[13,12,2,2017,2026,2,11,7,0,0],0],["ji5_MqicxSo","Randy Pausch's Last Lecture: Achieving Your Childhood Dreams","Carnegie Mellon University","lecture","evergreen","life lessons and achieving dreams",["randy pausch","inspiration","mortality","career advice","carnegie mellon"],[146,142,91],"Perennially recommended as an inspirational talk for people facing setbacks or choosing a direction, and a source of oft-quoted lines like the brick wall.",[12,12,2,2009,2023,2,10,8,0,0],0],["uD4izuDMUQA","TIMELAPSE OF THE FUTURE: A Journey to the End of Time (4K)","melodysheep","documentary","evergreen","far future of the universe",["deep time","heat death","proton decay","black holes","cosmology","melodysheep"],[84,135],"HN people recommend it as a stunning, mind-bending and existentially humbling view of deep time, and it appears on lists of favorite YouTube videos.",[13,12,2,2019,2025,2,11,7,0,0],0],["uUmIdq0D6-A","Treating the Farm as an Ecosystem with Gabe Brown Part 1, The 5 Tenets of Soil Health","Living Web Farms","talk","evergreen","regenerative agriculture",["soil health","no-till","cover crops","gabe brown","farming","livestock"],[107],"HN commenters call it their favorite introduction to regenerative agriculture, and several say it changed how they garden or farm.",[12,11,4,2019,2025,4,10,6,0,0],0],["vK1DazRK_a0","Solving Problems the Clojure Way - Rafal Dittwald","Clojure/north","talk","evergreen","functional programming in clojure",["clojure","data-driven programming","functional core","refactoring","javascript"],[1,5,8],"HN repeatedly recommends it as a fantastic demonstration of procedural, OOP and FP approaches to the same problem, and of functional core and imperative shell.",[10,11,4,2019,2025,4,8,2,1,0],0],["wSF82AwSDiU","The great porn experiment | Gary Wilson | TEDxGlasgow","TEDx Talks","talk","dated","porn addiction",["dopamine","addiction","internet pornography","neuroscience","tedx"],[92,90],"HN commenters frequently recommend it as an eye-opening case against heavy porn use, though it is contested science.",[10,11,4,2013,2023,4,7,3,0,0],0],["wjZofJX0v4M","Transformers, the tech behind LLMs | Deep Learning Chapter 5","3Blue1Brown","explainer","evergreen","transformer language models",["transformers","attention","embeddings","llm","deep learning","visualization"],[22,21],"HN treats it as the go-to visual introduction to transformers, and many say it finally made attention and embeddings click.",[13,10,6,2024,2026,6,7,3,0,0],0],["xguam0TKMw8","Principles for Dealing with the Changing World Order by Ray Dalio","Principles by Ray Dalio","explainer","evergreen","economic and geopolitical cycles",["ray dalio","debt cycles","rise and fall of empires","world order","economic history"],[69,77],"HN commenters recommend it as a clear framework for placing the current US and world situation within historical debt and empire cycles.",[10,11,4,2022,2025,4,7,9,0,0],0],["-J_xL4IGhJA","Lecture 1A: Overview and Introduction to Lisp","MIT OpenCourseWare","lecture","evergreen","programming fundamentals with Lisp",["sicp","scheme","lisp","abstraction","mit","recursion"],[1,142,5],"HN people recommend the SICP lectures as a deeper, livelier route into the book and a formative course even for seasoned programmers.",[10,10,5,2019,2026,5,5,9,0,1],0],["1Jwo5qc78QU","YouTube's copyright system isn't broken. The world's is.","Tom Scott","explainer","evergreen","youtube copyright and content id",["copyright","dmca","content id","fair use","youtube"],[75,51,67],"The default link in copyright and takedown threads, recommended as an excellent, comprehensive explanation of why automated enforcement and the law work as they do.",[13,10,5,2020,2024,5,8,7,0,0],0],["30jNsCVLpAE","Debugging Under Fire: Keep your Head when Systems have Lost their Mind • Bryan Cantrill • GOTO 2017","GOTO Conferences","talk","evergreen","incident response and postmortems",["bryan cantrill","outages","postmortem","debugging","joyent","devops"],[16,8],"A perennial HN recommendation for outage and postmortem threads, praised as funny, educational and one of the best postmortems anyone has seen.",[8,11,3,2019,2023,3,8,6,0,0],0],["5ESJH1NLMLs","Children Of The Magenta Line","Mossie Fly","lecture","evergreen","automation dependency in aviation",["autopilot","pilot training","human factors","automation","flight safety"],[109],"HN brings it up in any thread about autopilot, Tesla FSD, self-driving cars and crashes as the classic lecture on automation dependency.",[11,11,3,2021,2026,3,10,7,0,0],0],["Ik1AK56FtVc","Republic, Lost | Lawrence Lessig | Talks at Google","Talks at Google","talk","evergreen","money in politics",["lawrence lessig","campaign finance","corruption","citizens united","democracy"],[73,76],"A perennial HN recommendation whenever lobbying, SOPA, taxes or political corruption come up, with several commenters saying it changed their views.",[10,11,3,2011,2017,4,11,2,0,0],0],["LrObZ_HZZUc","London Swallowed a City but Couldn't Digest It.","CGP Grey","explainer","evergreen","city of london",["city of london","uk governance","finance","history","cgp grey"],[77,81],"HN's go-to short explainer for the City of London versus London, cited in many finance and UK threads.",[12,11,3,2013,2024,3,10,7,0,0],0],["ZSRHeXYDLko","Preventing the Collapse of Civilization / Jonathan Blow (Thekla, Inc)","DevGAMM","talk","evergreen","software quality collapse",["jonathan blow","software decay","lost knowledge","technology regression","complexity"],[6,147,121],"It is the standard link in HN threads about software decay, lost knowledge and fragile technological civilization.",[14,12,1,2020,2025,1,13,6,0,0],0],["a9xAKttWgP4","Conway's Game Of Life in APL","Dyalog","demo","evergreen","apl array programming",["apl","game of life","array languages","dyalog","code golf"],[0,1,35],"Recommended whenever APL or array languages come up as the quickest way to see why the paradigm is so striking.",[11,10,5,2012,2021,5,6,9,0,0],0],["bKGhvKyjgLY","Finding the Missing Memristor - R. Stanley Williams","The Qualcomm Institute","talk","dated","memristors",["memristor","hp labs","nonvolatile memory","crossbar","computer architecture"],[39,41,87],"Recommended for years as the best technical introduction to memristors from the person who found the physical device.",[12,10,5,2010,2015,6,7,4,0,0],0],["d_zt3kGW1NM","Winners Take All | Anand Giridharadas | Talks at Google","Talks at Google","talk","evergreen","elite philanthropy",["philanthropy","inequality","win-win","tech elite","political economy"],[71,67],"HN commenters recommend it as a pointed critique of philanthropy and win-win thinking, delivered inside Google itself, and cite it across threads on wealth, tax and tech power.",[9,10,5,2018,2026,5,8,4,0,0],0],["k2h2lvhzMDc","Ed Catmull, Pixar: Keep Your Crises Small","Stanford Graduate School of Business","talk","evergreen","creative leadership and organizations",["pixar","ed catmull","management","team building","creativity"],[66,60,53],"Repeatedly called one of the most useful talks on building organizations and managing creative teams.",[9,10,5,2010,2017,5,5,4,0,0],0],["r-TLSBdHe1A","\"Performance Matters\" by Emery Berger","Strange Loop Conference","talk","evergreen","performance measurement",["causal profiling","coz","benchmarking","memory layout","emery berger","optimization"],[6,8],"It is the standard recommendation for anyone puzzled by unexplained benchmark changes from tiny code edits, and for learning about causal profiling.",[12,10,5,2019,2024,5,7,8,0,0],0],["t1MqJPHxy6g","Alain de Botton: Status Anxiety","Alain de Botton","documentary","evergreen","status anxiety",["status","philosophy","meritocracy","happiness","alain de botton"],[143,91,79],"HN recommends it as an illuminating, eye-opening long-form take on status, luck and how we judge the successful and unsuccessful.",[4,11,3,2015,2026,3,8,2,0,0],0],["ySuUZEjARPY","[LIVE] How to Achieve Proper Grounding - Rick Hartley - Expert Live Training (US)","Altium","lecture","evergreen","pcb grounding and emi",["grounding","pcb design","emi","signal integrity","return paths","high-speed design"],[41],"Hailed as the best video on electrical engineering and an essential, eye-opening watch for anyone designing high-speed boards.",[9,10,5,2021,2025,5,5,1,0,0],0],["1OfxlSG6q5Y","The Antique Toaster that's Better than Yours","Technology Connections","explainer","evergreen","mechanical engineering of appliances",["sunbeam toaster","vintage appliances","bimetallic","mechanical design","technology connections"],[113,44],"HN returns to it again and again as a favorite example of elegant, chip-free mechanical engineering that beats modern toasters.",[12,11,2,2019,2025,2,10,7,0,1],0],["2Op3QLzMgSY","Lecture 1A | MIT 6.001 Structure and Interpretation, 1986","MIT OpenCourseWare","lecture","evergreen","programming fundamentals",["sicp","scheme","lisp","abstraction","computer science","mit"],[142,1,0],"Seen as a classic and often the moment programming 'clicks'; commenters praise Abelson's opening that computer science is not about computers.",[11,9,6,2012,2024,6,5,7,1,1],0],["4Z2uzEM0ugY","Christopher Hitchens - Free Speech","hitch archive","talk","evergreen","free speech",["free speech","christopher hitchens","censorship","debate","civil liberties"],[76],"HN invokes it in nearly every content moderation and censorship thread as the most eloquent case for free speech.",[9,9,6,2018,2022,6,4,5,1,0],0],["8--5LwHRhjk","Painting a Character with Maths","Inigo Quilez","tutorial","evergreen","signed distance fields",["sdf","shaders","shadertoy","procedural art","raymarching","glsl"],[59,58],"HN repeatedly calls it a mind-blowing and accessible introduction to SDFs and procedural art from a master explainer.",[13,10,4,2021,2025,5,8,6,0,0],0],["F-QA2rkpBSY","The Most IMPORTANT Video You'll Ever See (part 1 of 8)","wonderingmind42","lecture","evergreen","exponential growth",["albert bartlett","exponential function","population growth","sustainability","energy"],[142,107,33],"A perennial HN recommendation for building intuition about exponential growth, cited whenever endless growth, energy or population come up.",[13,10,4,2010,2025,5,8,7,0,0],0],["FvmTSpJU-Xc","Alan Kay - Normal Considered Harmful","powerfuloutlet","talk","evergreen","computing history and philosophy",["alan kay","software engineering","computing history","web design","pop culture"],[52,5,47],"A staple on must-watch lists, recommended as a starting point for Kay's thinking and for why software is often poor and ahistorical.",[10,11,2,2012,2026,2,9,9,0,0],0],["Ggz_gd--UO0","Antonin Scalia - On American Exceptionalism","AmericanRhetoric.com","talk","evergreen","us constitutional design",["scalia","separation of powers","gridlock","constitution","senate hearing"],[75,73],"Recommended often as a clear explanation of why the US system is built to be slow and why gridlock protects minorities.",[12,11,2,2019,2025,2,12,3,0,0],0],["HyzD8pNlpwI","The Ultimate Game Boy Talk (33c3)","media.ccc.de","talk","evergreen","game boy hardware",["game boy","emulation","retro hardware","ppu","33c3"],[124,39,50],"HN treats it as the standard starting point for Game Boy emulator writers and homebrew developers, with several calling it one of their favorite talks.",[10,10,4,2017,2026,4,7,1,0,0],0],["JxAXlJEmNMg","Crockford on JavaScript - Volume 1: The Early Years","YUI Library","lecture","evergreen","history of javascript and programming languages",["douglas crockford","javascript","computing history","programming languages","web history"],[4,0],"HN repeatedly recommends the Crockford series as a must-watch history of computing and programming languages, and as a way to learn to think in JavaScript.",[10,10,4,2013,2022,4,8,4,0,0],0],["ORzNZUeUHAM","Stroads are Ugly, Expensive, and Dangerous (and they're everywhere) [ST05]","Not Just Bikes","explainer","evergreen","urban planning and road design",["stroads","strong towns","netherlands","road safety","car-centric design"],[111,112],"HN links it constantly as the standard introduction to stroads and Strong Towns-style arguments about car-centric design.",[12,11,2,2021,2025,2,10,8,0,0],0],["QmOF0crdyRU","Controlling Your Dopamine For Motivation, Focus & Satisfaction","Andrew Huberman","podcast","evergreen","dopamine and motivation",["dopamine","motivation","focus","addiction","neuroscience"],[90,91,146],"HN recommends it repeatedly to people struggling with motivation, distraction or phone and internet addiction, as a science-based guide to dopamine.",[12,10,4,2021,2024,4,8,4,0,0],0],["SWEts0rlezA","RailsConf 2016 - Turbolinks 5: I Can’t Believe It’s Not Native! by Sam Stephenson","Confreaks","talk","dated","rails turbolinks hybrid apps",["turbolinks","rails","basecamp","hybrid mobile apps","spa alternatives"],[4,3],"Repeatedly urged on people choosing a stack, as a case against heavy SPA complexity and for shared web and native code.",[6,10,4,2017,2020,7,6,2,0,0],0],["YSfCdBBqNXY","ADHD: Essential Ideas for Parents - Dr. Russell Barkely","ADHDtips","lecture","evergreen","ADHD",["adhd","russell barkley","executive function","parenting","emotional regulation"],[92],"HN readers recommend it as the best primer for understanding ADHD at a neurological level, often suggesting that even the first 10 to 20 minutes are enlightening.",[11,11,2,2018,2025,2,10,2,0,0],0],["_ahvzDzKdB0","Growing a Language, by Guy Steele","Bill Pugh","talk","evergreen","programming language design",["guy steele","growing a language","oopsla","language extensibility","lisp","java"],[0,52],"HN considers it one of the best technical talks ever and cites it in discussions of language design, small cores and extensibility.",[11,10,4,2015,2025,4,7,9,0,0],0],["ajGX7odA87k","USENIX Security '18-Q: Why Do Keynote Speakers Keep Suggesting That Improving Security Is Possible?","USENIX","talk","evergreen","security and ml skepticism",["james mickens","security","machine learning","humor","keynote"],[17,130,21],"HN considers it a classic, hilarious and sobering talk on ML inscrutability and tech hubris, often rewatched.",[10,10,4,2018,2026,4,6,8,0,2],0],["bmSAYlu0NcY","A Philosophy of Software Design | John Ousterhout | Talks at Google","Talks at Google","talk","evergreen","software design",["deep modules","complexity","abstraction","john ousterhout","api design"],[5,52],"HN treats it as the standard one-hour teaser for the book and recommends it for its deep-modules thinking before buying or reading the book.",[11,10,4,2019,2026,4,7,9,0,0],0],["eG0KrT6pBPk","Defcon 18 Changing threats to privacy Moxie Marlinspike Part","killab66661","talk","evergreen","surveillance and privacy",["privacy","surveillance","network effects","moxie marlinspike","defcon","tracking"],[19,17],"Cited repeatedly to rebut 'just don't use Facebook' arguments and to explain why tracking becomes hard to escape at critical mass.",[6,10,4,2012,2019,4,6,7,0,0],0],["ecIWPzGEbFc","\"Uncle\" Bob Martin - \"The Future of Programming\"","Paul Stringer's Mobile Tech","talk","evergreen","history of programming",["software history","professionalism","agile","regulation","programming languages"],[9,52,5],"HN recommends it as an engaging overview of programming history and an argument for professional standards, citing the agile manifesto section and the claim that software has advanced little since the 1950s.",[10,10,4,2016,2022,4,6,9,1,0],0],["kZRE7HIO3vk","The Thirty Million Line Problem","Molly Rocket","talk","evergreen","software complexity",["casey muratori","operating systems","instruction set architecture","software bloat","hardware"],[6,13,39],"HN recommends it, long as it is, as an eye-opening rant on software complexity and why systems became so complicated.",[11,11,2,2018,2024,2,9,9,0,0],0],["ncHmEUmJZf4","CppCon 2017: Matt Kulukundis “Designing a Fast, Efficient, Cache-friendly Hash Table, Step by Step”","CppCon","talk","evergreen","hash table design",["swisstable","hash tables","c++","simd","abseil","cache efficiency"],[30,6,2],"HN repeatedly cites it as the definitive explanation of SwissTable, the design behind Abseil, Rust's hash map and Go's maps.",[9,10,4,2019,2026,4,6,8,1,0],0],["1gEz__sMVaY","The Cardboard Box Reform - Nixon's Ghost Bill & A Crucial Flaw in Democracy","CRI","lecture","evergreen","congressional transparency and lobbying",["legislative reorganization act","secret ballot","lobbying","congress","political reform"],[73,75],"HN commenters recommend it as a long, evidence-backed theory for what changed in the 1970s and why Congress is broken, even when they are unsure they agree.",[9,10,3,2014,2025,3,9,2,0,0],0],["2V1FtfBDsLU","Effective Programs - 10 Years of Clojure - Rich Hickey","ClojureTV","talk","evergreen","software design philosophy",["rich hickey","clojure","dynamic typing","situated programs","data-oriented programming"],[1,0,5],"HN's go-to link in typing debates and for talk lists, and several call it their favorite programming talk even for non-Clojure users.",[10,10,3,2018,2023,3,7,9,1,0],0],["2y5Pv4yN0b0","Brian Goetz - Stewardship: the Sobering Parts","ClojureTV","talk","evergreen","language evolution and compatibility",["java","language design","backward compatibility","brian goetz","jvm"],[0,3,5],"HN repeatedly recommends it as the definitive explanation of why Java evolves cautiously and why compatibility matters in language design.",[10,9,5,2014,2023,5,7,6,0,0],0],["ERbvKrH-GC4","Music and Life - Alan Watts","seandulac","explainer","evergreen","philosophy of life",["alan watts","present moment","purpose","happiness","animation"],[143,146],"HN commenters post it in threads about purpose, ambition, burnout and career anxiety as a reframing that life is a dance, not a march toward eventual happiness.",[11,11,1,2010,2022,1,11,7,0,0],0],["EY6q5dv_B-o","VCF East: Ken Thompson interviewed by Brian Kernighan","Vintage Computer Federation","interview","evergreen","unix history",["ken thompson","brian kernighan","unix","bell labs","computing history","tmg"],[47,52,13],"HN commenters recommend it for Thompson's funny, first-hand Unix history stories, some of which even Kernighan had not heard.",[11,10,3,2019,2025,3,8,7,0,0],0],["HaEPXoXVf2k","AWS re:Invent 2018: Amazon DynamoDB Deep Dive: Advanced Design Patterns for DynamoDB (DAT401)","Amazon Web Services","talk","evergreen","dynamodb data modeling",["dynamodb","nosql","single-table design","aws","reinvent"],[11,16],"The go-to recommendation for learning DynamoDB data modeling, with many saying it made access-pattern-driven design click.",[12,9,5,2019,2025,7,5,4,0,0],0],["JcJSW7Rprio","Harder Drive: Hard drives we didn't want or need","suckerpinch","demo","evergreen","esoteric data storage",["tom7","ping storage","hilbert curve","hacks","humor"],[46,15,129],"HN treats it as a favorite example of silly but educational computer science, recommended often when threads touch odd storage hacks.",[12,9,5,2022,2025,5,7,7,0,1],0],["KkpqA8yG9T4","Breakthrough in Nuclear Fusion? - Prof. Dennis Whyte","MIT Club of Northern California","talk","dated","nuclear fusion",["tokamak","sparc","superconducting magnets","rebco","mit","plasma"],[103],"HN points to it as the grounded, approachable explanation of why REBCO magnets changed the outlook for fusion.",[11,10,3,2017,2024,3,8,9,0,0],0],["NQFqDKRAROI","The Solar Gravitational Lens will Map Exoplanets. Seriously.","Launch Pad Astronomy","explainer","evergreen","solar gravitational lens",["exoplanet imaging","gravitational lensing","solar sails","nasa jpl","space telescope"],[84,85],"HN strongly recommends it as the clearest, best-illustrated explanation of the solar gravitational lens idea, and links it whenever exoplanet imaging comes up.",[10,9,5,2020,2025,7,6,7,0,0],0],["RIctzAQOe44","The Real Story Behind Wayland and X - Daniel Stone (linux.conf.au 2013)","Mladen Mijatov","talk","evergreen","wayland vs x11",["wayland","x11","linux graphics","display servers","daniel stone"],[14,58],"HN treats it as the definitive, funny and educational answer to why X could not be fixed, and links it in almost every Wayland vs X argument.",[13,10,3,2013,2026,4,9,7,0,0],0],["UzxYlbK2c7E","Lecture 1 | Machine Learning (Stanford)","Stanford","course","dated","machine learning fundamentals",["andrew ng","cs229","supervised learning","stanford","machine learning course"],[21,142],"Recommended as the rigorous, math-heavy original course, deeper than the Coursera version, for learning machine learning.",[11,11,1,2008,2020,1,10,3,0,0],0],["WpkDN78P884","Ruby Midwest 2011 - Keynote: Architecture the Lost Years by Robert Martin","Confreaks","talk","evergreen","software architecture",["uncle bob","clean architecture","interactors","testing","frameworks"],[5,3],"Frequently recommended as an influential talk on decoupled, testable architecture, though some commenters push back on Martin's TDD advocacy.",[10,10,3,2013,2022,3,7,1,3,0],0],["WwslBPj8GgI","Confessions of a Converted Lecturer: Eric Mazur","UMBCtube","lecture","evergreen","peer instruction teaching",["eric mazur","peer instruction","physics education","active learning","lectures"],[141,142],"Repeatedly recommended in education threads as the definitive talk on why lectures fail and what works better.",[9,9,5,2009,2023,5,5,4,0,0],0],["a1zDuOPkMSw","Hamming, \"You and Your Research\" (June 6, 1995)","securitylectures","lecture","evergreen","research career advice",["richard hamming","bell labs","important problems","career","learning to learn"],[146,148,52],"HN recommends it as career and research advice on choosing important problems and doing first-class work.",[11,10,3,2012,2023,3,8,9,0,0],0],["aKLntZcp27M","RustConf 2018 - Closing Keynote - Using Rust For Game Development by Catherine West","Rust Programming Language","talk","evergreen","entity component systems",["ecs","rust","game development","generational indices","architecture"],[122,2,5],"HN treats it as the go-to explanation of ECS, valuable even for people who don't use Rust.",[9,9,5,2018,2023,5,4,4,0,0],0],["c12cYAUTXXs","Erlang Factory 2014 - That's 'Billion' with a 'B': Scaling to the Next Level at WhatsApp","Erlang Solutions","talk","evergreen","scaling erlang systems",["erlang","whatsapp","scalability","mnesia","freebsd","performance"],[12,1,6],"The go-to talk showing how Erlang let a tiny team run a massive messaging system.",[6,10,3,2014,2022,3,7,5,0,0],0],["d0nERTFo-Sk","Fear the Boom and Bust: Keynes vs. Hayek - The Original Economics Rap Battle!","Radical Discourse","explainer","evergreen","keynes versus hayek",["economics","keynes","hayek","business cycle","rap"],[69,70,131],"HN recommends it as a funny, accurate and easy primer on Keynesian versus Austrian views of the business cycle.",[10,10,3,2010,2024,3,7,8,0,0],0],["dP1xVpMPn8M","A Tour of the Acme Editor","Russ Cox","tutorial","evergreen","acme text editor",["acme","plan 9","text editors","russ cox","mouse interface"],[8,48],"HN points people to it as the best introduction to Acme and its very different take on editors, shells, and GUIs.",[11,10,3,2012,2025,3,8,8,0,1],0],["eviSykqSUUw","A Deep Dive into Nanite Virtualized Geometry","SIGGRAPH Advances in Real-Time Rendering","talk","evergreen","virtualized geometry rendering",["nanite","unreal engine 5","software rasterizer","level of detail","gpu rendering","siggraph"],[58,122],"HN treats it as the definitive deep dive on Nanite, admired for the engineering ambition behind pixel-sized triangles and compute-driven rendering.",[7,9,5,2021,2026,5,6,9,0,0],0],["f84n5oFoZBc","Hammock Driven Development - Rich Hickey","ClojureTV","talk","evergreen","problem solving and design thinking",["rich hickey","clojure","design","deep thinking","software craftsmanship","productivity"],[1,5,146],"HN returns to it constantly as permission and method for thinking deeply before coding, and as an antidote to always-working anxiety.",[12,11,1,2014,2021,1,11,6,0,2],0],["gwf5mAlI7Ug","U.S. NAVY BASIC MECHANISMS OF FIRE CONTROL COMPUTERS MECHANICAL COMPUTER INSTRUCTIONAL FILM 27794","PeriscopeFilm","tutorial","evergreen","mechanical analog computers",["fire control computer","differential gears","cams","navy training film","analog computing"],[113,47,78],"HN treats it as the classic demonstration of how analog mechanical computation works, especially the differential gear section.",[11,11,1,2018,2024,1,10,5,0,1],0],["hQVTIJBZook","JavaScript: The Good Parts","Google TechTalks","talk","dated","javascript language design",["javascript","douglas crockford","good parts","best practices","web"],[4,0,3],"A classic recommended to people learning JavaScript, even though some find it dogmatic and dated.",[11,10,3,2009,2018,3,8,8,1,0],0],["hUhisi2FBuw","The Ingenious Design of the Aluminum Beverage Can","engineerguy","explainer","evergreen","manufacturing and product design",["aluminum can","engineering","pull tab","industrial design","engineerguy"],[114,56,113],"It is a go-to recommendation whenever cans, good design or mass-produced objects come up, and many also recommend the whole channel.",[9,9,5,2016,2025,5,4,4,0,0],0],["izxXGuVL21o","How Crash Bandicoot Hacked The Original Playstation | War Stories | Ars Technica","Ars Technica","interview","evergreen","playstation game development",["crash bandicoot","naughty dog","playstation","memory optimization","game history"],[124,122,6],"It is one of the most frequently recommended videos on HN for old-school game development hacks under tight hardware constraints.",[13,9,5,2020,2026,7,6,4,0,0],0],["qv6UVOQ0F44","MarI/O - Machine Learning for Video Games","SethBling","demo","evergreen","neuroevolution",["neat","genetic algorithms","neural networks","super mario world","machine learning"],[21,126],"The go-to accessible introduction to neuroevolution and NEAT, praised for crediting prior research.",[10,10,3,2015,2025,3,7,10,0,0],0],["sWblpsLZ-O8","A Mind Is Born (256 bytes)","lftkryo","demo","evergreen","demoscene size coding",["demoscene","commodore 64","256 bytes","chiptune","linus akesson"],[50],"It is HN's favorite example of extreme code compression, a compelling song and visuals from a program smaller than a tweet.",[8,9,5,2017,2025,5,4,8,0,1],0],["uxykI30fS54","Why This Channel Exists (and why I hate Houston)","Not Just Bikes","commentary","evergreen","car-dependent city design",["urban planning","houston","walkability","car dependency","not just bikes"],[111],"Strongly recommended as the entry point to a channel on urban planning and car dependency in North America.",[11,10,3,2021,2023,4,7,8,0,0],0],["x1bX3F7uTrg","The Loving Trap","Ben Woodhams","comedy","evergreen","adam curtis parody",["adam curtis","parody","documentary style","archive footage","media criticism"],[130,80],"Recommended as the standard companion to any Adam Curtis film, since it lampoons the style and gives reasons to take his claims with skepticism.",[15,11,1,2012,2024,1,14,3,0,2],0],["-zRN7XLCRhc","LISA11 - Fork Yeah! The Rise and Development of illumos","USENIX","talk","evergreen","illumos and oracle history",["illumos","opensolaris","oracle","sun microsystems","bryan cantrill","open source"],[13,14,53],"HN points to it as the definitive, entertaining account of Sun's fate under Oracle, and quotes its Ellison lawnmower advice whenever Oracle behaves badly.",[9,9,4,2013,2026,4,5,9,0,2],0],["4XpnKHJAok8","Tech Talk: Linus Torvalds on git","Google","talk","evergreen","distributed version control",["git","linus torvalds","version control","subversion","linux"],[8,14,52],"HN repeatedly recommends it as the iconic explanation of why git is designed as it is and why distributed VCS beats centralized ones.",[9,8,6,2007,2023,7,2,10,1,0],0],["7IsMeKl-Sv0","Why American Cities Are Broke - The Growth Ponzi Scheme [ST03]","Not Just Bikes","explainer","evergreen","municipal finance and suburban sprawl",["strong towns","urban planning","suburbs","infrastructure costs","car dependence"],[111,69],"HN keeps pointing to it as the clearest explanation of how low-density infrastructure is financed and why it is unsustainable.",[14,10,2,2021,2024,2,12,6,0,0],0],["7xTGNNLPyMI","Deep Dive into LLMs like ChatGPT","Andrej Karpathy","lecture","evergreen","large language models",["llm training","chatgpt","pretraining","hallucination","tokenization","andrej karpathy"],[22,21],"HN's most frequent recommendation for a clear, approachable foundation in how LLMs work without heavy math.",[10,8,6,2025,2026,6,4,8,0,0],0],["AnrlSqtpOkw","Alan Kay's tribute to Ted Nelson at \"Intertwingled\" Festival","TheTedNelson","demo","evergreen","smalltalk and xerox parc",["alan kay","smalltalk-78","ted nelson","xerox parc","malleable software","computer history"],[48,52,47],"HN returns to it again and again as a demonstration of how programmable and composable 1970s systems were compared with today's.",[7,10,2,2017,2025,2,9,9,0,0],0],["DnPmg0R1M04","The Century of the Self - Part 1: \"Happiness Machines\"","JustAdamCurtis","documentary","evergreen","history of public relations",["adam curtis","edward bernays","freud","advertising","propaganda","consumerism"],[80,135,91],"HN commenters recommend it constantly in threads about advertising, propaganda and manipulation as the origin story of the consumer society.",[13,9,4,2017,2024,4,9,6,1,0],0],["JjDsP5n2kSM","Jonathan Blow - How to program independent games - CSUA Speech","Alexandre Franco","talk","evergreen","indie game programming",["jonathan blow","simplicity","premature optimization","shipping software","game development"],[123,122,5],"HN recommends it as a talk whose advice on simplicity and avoiding unnecessary work applies well beyond games.",[9,9,4,2015,2026,4,5,3,0,0],0],["O5BJVO3PDeQ","The Engoodening of No Man's Sky","Internet Historian","documentary","dated","no man's sky history",["no man's sky","hello games","game development","video game history","sean murray"],[124,125,123],"Frequently recommended as an entertaining account of a failed launch and recovery, especially in threads about Star Citizen and over-promising.",[9,9,4,2020,2025,4,6,1,0,0],0],["ShEez0JkOFw","Tim Ewald - Clojure: Programming with Hand Tools","ClojureTV","talk","evergreen","craftsmanship and simple tools in software",["clojure","woodworking","hand tools","automation","craftsmanship","simplicity"],[1,9,115],"HN repeatedly names it among the best programming talks, loved for its craftsmanship message that complex tooling can hide simpler solutions.",[9,10,2,2014,2024,2,9,3,0,1],0],["ZhuHCtR3xq8","Brian Beckman: Don't fear the Monad","jasonofthel33t","lecture","evergreen","monads",["monads","functional programming","function composition","monoids","haskell"],[1,36],"HN repeatedly recommends it as the clearest and most correct beginner explanation of monads, with several commenters saying it finally made them click.",[9,10,2,2012,2024,2,9,4,1,0],0],["akVL7QY0S8A","The Coming Collapse of the Middle Class with Elizabeth Warren","University of California Television (UCTV)","lecture","dated","middle class finances",["elizabeth warren","bankruptcy","two-income trap","housing costs","inequality"],[71,142,73],"HN cites it often in debates on inequality, cost disease and stagnant middle-class income, praising its data-driven approach.",[10,10,2,2008,2022,2,8,10,0,0],0],["fU9hR3kiOK0","\"Turning the database inside out with Apache Samza\" by Martin Kleppmann","Strange Loop Conference","talk","evergreen","stream processing and event logs",["apache samza","kafka","event sourcing","immutable data","commit log","derived data"],[11,12],"Commenters repeatedly cite it as the talk that reframed how they think about caching, derived data and event sourcing.",[9,9,4,2015,2025,5,6,4,0,0],0],["l9ZqXlHl65g","The Problem With Facebook","2veritasium","explainer","dated","facebook advertising and fake engagement",["facebook","advertising","click farms","veritasium","social media"],[67,65,51],"HN commenters recommend it, with its follow-up, as an exposé of fake likes and bot activity, and as a warning before spending on Facebook ads.",[3,9,4,2014,2017,4,6,3,0,0],0],["lJ8ydIuPFeU","\"How NOT to Measure Latency\" by Gil Tene","Strange Loop Conference","talk","evergreen","latency measurement",["coordinated omission","percentiles","tail latency","hdrhistogram","performance testing"],[6,8],"The canonical recommendation whenever percentiles, tail latency, load testing or averages come up, described by some as life changing.",[9,9,4,2016,2025,4,5,10,1,0],0],["mPqWstVnRjQ","Joe Rogan Experience #1035 - Paul Stamets","PowerfulJRE","podcast","evergreen","fungi and mycology",["mushrooms","mycelium","bioremediation","psilocybin","paul stamets"],[95,52],"Commenters offer it as a fascinating, accessible introduction to the world of fungi whenever mushrooms or mycelium come up.",[10,9,4,2017,2021,4,6,5,0,0],0],["u6XAPnuFjJc","RSA ANIMATE: Drive: The surprising truth about what motivates us","Royal Society of Arts","explainer","evergreen","workplace motivation",["dan pink","autonomy mastery purpose","management","incentives","rsa animate"],[66,91],"HN uses it in discussions of pay, management, and motivation as the standard short explanation of autonomy, mastery and purpose.",[11,10,2,2010,2022,2,9,9,0,0],0],["xOCurBYI_gY","Computer program that learns to play classic NES games","suckerpinch","demo","evergreen","nes game-playing ai",["learnfun","playfun","tom7","nes","sigbovik","machine learning"],[21,124,127],"Loved on HN as a hilarious, brilliant example of hacker-academic work and cited whenever game-playing AI or fuzzing comes up.",[9,10,2,2015,2025,2,8,8,0,1],0],["yTkzNHF6rMs","Ruby Conf 12 - Boundaries by Gary Bernhardt","Confreaks","talk","evergreen","software architecture and testing",["functional core imperative shell","gary bernhardt","testing","immutability","side effects"],[8,5,1],"HN recommends it as the canonical presentation of 'functional core, imperative shell' and a practical answer to unit versus integration testing.",[8,9,4,2015,2021,4,6,2,0,0],0],["zBkNBP00wJE","CppCon 2016: Jason Turner “Rich Code for Tiny Computers: A Simple Commodore 64 Game in C++17”","CppCon","talk","evergreen","modern c++ on embedded hardware",["c++17","commodore 64","constexpr","6502","compiler optimization","retro games"],[2,50,7],"A perennial favorite, recommended as proof that expressive modern C++ can compile to efficient code even on tiny retro hardware.",[13,10,2,2016,2023,2,11,6,1,0],0],["36myc8wQhLo","USENIX ATC '21/OSDI '21 Joint Keynote Address-It's Time for Operating Systems to Rediscover Hardware","USENIX","talk","evergreen","operating systems and hardware",["operating systems","heterogeneous hardware","firmware","usenix","systems research"],[13,39],"Repeatedly recommended as a revelatory talk on how little control the main OS has over modern SoCs and PCs.",[12,9,3,2021,2026,3,9,8,0,0],0],["3LopI4YeC4I","Why Being Delusional is a Superpower","Veritasium","explainer","evergreen","luck and success",["luck","meritocracy","veritasium","success","simulation"],[91,34,148],"Linked in threads about meritocracy, careers and startups as a reminder that luck shapes who ends up on top.",[9,9,3,2020,2022,3,6,11,0,0],0],["5IUj1EZwpJY","The Only Unbreakable Law","Molly Rocket","lecture","evergreen","conway's law",["conway's law","software architecture","casey muratori","organizational design","windows ui"],[5,66],"HN treats it as the definitive explanation of Conway's Law and links it in almost any thread about org structure shaping software.",[12,9,3,2022,2026,3,9,8,0,0],0],["7rNY7xKyGCQ","Dr. Michael Greger | How Not To Die | Talks at Google","Talks at Google","talk","dated","plant-based nutrition",["michael greger","how not to die","whole food plant-based","preventive medicine","diet and disease"],[97,96],"Frequently recommended in threads on nutrition, cancer and veganism as a science-focused case for plant-based diets, with at least one commenter saying it made them go vegan.",[8,9,3,2016,2022,3,7,1,0,0],0],["8SkdfdXWYaI","Using Python to Code by Voice","Next Day Video","talk","evergreen","voice programming",["voice coding","rsi","emacs","dragon naturallyspeaking","accessibility","python"],[8,3,9],"Recurs in threads about RSI, accessibility and voice coding as the go-to demo of a custom spoken command language.",[12,9,3,2013,2025,4,8,8,0,0],0],["8X69_42Mj-g","Clasp: Common Lisp using LLVM and C++ for Molecular Metaprogramming","Google TechTalks","talk","evergreen","common lisp for molecular design",["clasp","llvm","common lisp","nanotechnology","metaprogramming","chemistry"],[1,7,86],"HN repeatedly cites it as a striking example of Common Lisp used to push the frontier of science, and as one of the most inspiring tech talks.",[8,8,5,2015,2021,5,3,12,0,0],0],["8hAw1z8GdE8","Personal Growth Series: Dr. William Dement on Healthy Sleep and Optimal Perfo...","Google TechTalks","talk","evergreen","sleep science",["sleep debt","sleep","productivity","william dement","health"],[98,90],"HN has recommended it for years as the most useful and entertaining talk on sleep, often to people struggling with tiredness or productivity.",[6,9,3,2008,2024,3,6,3,0,0],0],["IlU-zDU6aQ0","Marty Lobdell - Study Less Study Smart","Pierce College District WA","lecture","evergreen","study skills",["studying","productivity","memory","breaks","focus"],[141,146],"HN recommends it for productivity, focus and working-from-home threads, since its advice on breaks and mental modes applies beyond studying.",[6,10,1,2015,2024,1,9,3,0,0],0],["LKtk3HCgTa8","\"Simple Made Easy\" - Rich Hickey (2011)","ClojureTV","talk","evergreen","software complexity and design",["rich hickey","simplicity","complexity","clojure","software design","strange loop"],[5,1],"It is one of HN's most frequently recommended programming talks, cited whenever people debate complexity, simplicity and abstraction, and valued well beyond Clojure.",[9,8,5,2021,2026,5,4,8,0,0],["SxdOUGdseq4"]],["NVGuFdX5guE","You Need a Theme, Not a Goal","CGP Grey","explainer","evergreen","yearly themes versus goals",["new year's resolutions","self-improvement","habits","productivity","themes"],[146],"A staple recommendation in new year and goal-setting threads, with many commenters adopting yearly themes.",[10,8,5,2020,2025,5,6,2,0,0],0],["OSGv2VnC0go","Transforming Code into Beautiful, Idiomatic Python","Next Day Video","talk","dated","idiomatic python",["python","raymond hettinger","pycon","refactoring","best practices"],[3,9],"HN treats it as a must-watch classic for writing Pythonic code, though somewhat dated for modern Python.",[9,9,3,2014,2022,3,6,4,0,0],0],["SGJ5cZnoodY","Shenzhen: The Silicon Valley of Hardware (Full Documentary) | Future Cities | WIRED","WIRED Investigations","documentary","dated","shenzhen hardware ecosystem",["shenzhen","shanzhai","hardware startups","manufacturing","china"],[114,42,64],"Strongly recommended in Shenzhen and hardware threads for its view of fast cycles, loose IP and the maker ecosystem.",[8,8,5,2016,2022,5,3,12,0,0],0],["TH9VCN6UkyQ","Ideas about a new programming language for games.","Jonathan Blow","talk","evergreen","programming language design for games",["jonathan blow","jai","c++","game development","language design"],[0,122,2],"HN programmers recommend it, and the Jai series that followed, for the game-industry view on replacing C++ and for watching a language being invented.",[7,9,3,2015,2018,3,7,7,1,0],0],["WUvTyaaNkzM","The essence of calculus","3Blue1Brown","course","evergreen","calculus intuition",["calculus","derivatives","integrals","visual math","3blue1brown"],[33,35],"A staple recommendation for anyone learning math, praised for visual intuition that makes memorized formulas make sense.",[10,9,3,2017,2025,3,7,1,0,0],0],["XA2WjJbmmoM","How to Do 90% of What Plugins Do (With Just Vim)","thoughtbot","talk","evergreen","vim without plugins",["vim","vimrc","editor workflow","plugins","minimalism"],[8],"HN treats it as the canonical talk for the case that vanilla Vim goes a long way and plugin dependencies are a burden.",[10,10,1,2016,2025,1,10,3,0,0],0],["bglWCuCMSWc","The Wrong Way to Set Speed Limits [ST06]","Not Just Bikes","explainer","evergreen","road design and speed limits",["speed limits","traffic engineering","urban planning","road safety","netherlands"],[111],"Recommended again and again in traffic-safety threads as an eye-opener on road design versus posted limits and driver behavior.",[9,9,3,2021,2025,4,8,1,0,0],0],["h7apO7q16V0","The Fast Fourier Transform (FFT): Most Ingenious Algorithm Ever?","Reducible","explainer","evergreen","fast fourier transform",["fft","polynomial multiplication","algorithms","convolution","signal processing"],[30,37],"HN repeatedly calls it a fantastic explanation that made FFT click, with some rewatching it periodically.",[7,8,5,2021,2026,5,3,1,0,0],0],["iYJKd0rkKss","Dick Proenneke in Alone in the Wilderness","swererbob","documentary","evergreen","wilderness cabin building",["dick proenneke","alaska","cabin building","self-reliance","hand tools","woodworking"],[135,115,99],"HN recommends it often and warmly, as an inspiring and peaceful view of self-reliance and handcraft, in threads on cabins, solitude and woodworking.",[10,8,5,2012,2021,5,5,3,0,0],0],["jVkLVRt6c1U","Mike Monteiro: F*ck You, Pay Me","CreativeMornings HQ","talk","evergreen","freelancing and getting paid",["freelancing","contracts","client payment","negotiation","design business"],[64,55,146],"HN regulars send freelancers and consultants to it whenever clients don't pay or contracts come up.",[12,9,3,2015,2025,4,8,8,0,0],0],["mw2z9lV3W1g","We the People, and the Republic we must reclaim | Lawrence Lessig","TED","talk","evergreen","money in politics",["lawrence lessig","campaign finance","political corruption","lobbying","democracy reform"],[73,76],"HN cites it repeatedly as the root-cause argument that money in politics must be fixed before other issues, and as background for his Mayday PAC.",[8,9,3,2013,2026,3,7,9,0,0],0],["oyLBGkS5ICk","Spec-ulation Keynote - Rich Hickey","ClojureTV","talk","evergreen","software versioning",["semantic versioning","api design","backward compatibility","clojure","rich hickey"],[5,1],"HN returns to it in every versioning and API stability debate as a challenging, contrarian talk worth watching.",[10,9,3,2016,2024,3,7,10,0,0],0],["p33CVV29OG8","Modern Dictionaries by Raymond Hettinger","SF Python","talk","evergreen","python dictionary internals",["python","hash tables","dict","cpython","data structures"],[3,30],"HN treats it as the definitive, engaging talk on hash table internals and Python dict ordering, and recommends it in tech-talk lists.",[9,9,3,2016,2023,3,7,7,0,0],0],["pgoetgxecw8","Refterm Lecture Part 1 - Philosophies of Optimization","Molly Rocket","lecture","evergreen","software performance",["non-pessimization","optimization","casey muratori","refterm","terminal emulators"],[6],"HN returns to it constantly in software performance debates as the primer on non-pessimization and why modern software is slow.",[10,10,1,2021,2024,1,12,7,0,0],0],["qJEWOTZnFeg","\"Money doesn't interest me\" - Ton Roosendaal 2017 Interview","Blender Guru","interview","evergreen","blender history",["blender","open source","ton roosendaal","3d software","software history"],[52,60,49],"Recommended as the best account of Blender's history and its user-focused approach as a free software success story.",[7,8,5,2018,2025,6,3,4,0,0],0],["rX0ItVEVjHc","CppCon 2014: Mike Acton \"Data-Oriented Design and C++\"","CppCon","talk","evergreen","data-oriented design",["data-oriented design","c++","cache performance","game engines","struct of arrays"],[5,6,2],"It is the go-to talk HN points to for data-oriented design and hardware-aware performance thinking, despite Acton's blunt style.",[9,9,3,2015,2026,3,6,11,0,0],0],["s7tWHJfhiyo","Why Your Vote Doesn't Count","CGP Grey","explainer","evergreen","voting systems",["first past the post","two-party system","electoral reform","democracy","cgp grey"],[73,34],"HN's go-to explainer for why FPTP leads to a two-party system, linked in countless voting-reform and US politics threads.",[10,10,1,2015,2025,1,9,10,0,0],0],["tX4H_ctggYo","Siggraph2019 Geometric Algebra","Bivector","lecture","evergreen","geometric algebra",["geometric algebra","siggraph","computer graphics","rotors","ganja.js","quaternions"],[58,33],"HN commenters repeatedly point people to it as the most accessible, developer-friendly introduction to geometric algebra and its use in graphics and physics.",[8,10,1,2020,2022,1,13,3,0,0],0],["yJDv-zdhzMY","The Mother of All Demos, presented by Douglas Engelbart (1968)","Marcel","demo","evergreen","history of computing",["douglas engelbart","mother of all demos","hypertext","mouse","collaborative editing","human-computer interaction"],[48,47,52],"HN treats it as an essential piece of computing history that shows how many modern interface ideas were already solved in 1968.",[8,8,5,2013,2026,5,3,12,0,0],0],["zDZFcDGpL4U","RSA ANIMATE: Changing Education Paradigms","Royal Society of Arts","lecture","evergreen","education reform",["ken robinson","education","creativity","divergent thinking","rsa animate"],[141],"HN recommends it as an accessible, widely shared critique of schooling, and cites it in threads on ADHD, creativity and education reform.",[10,9,3,2011,2020,3,7,9,1,0],0],["2pWv7GOvuf0","RL Course by David Silver - Lecture 1: Introduction to Reinforcement Learning","Google DeepMind","course","evergreen","reinforcement learning",["reinforcement learning","david silver","deepmind","sutton and barto","machine learning"],[21,142],"Frequently recommended as an excellent, clear introductory RL course from the lead of AlphaGo, pairing well with Sutton and Barto.",[9,9,2,2017,2025,2,8,1,0,0],0],["2sjqTHE0zok","Lecture 6: Version Control (git) (2020)","Missing Semester","lecture","evergreen","git version control",["git","data model","missing semester","mit","command line"],[8,142],"HN frequently calls it the best single video on git because it teaches the underlying data structures.",[9,8,4,2020,2023,5,4,0,0,0],0],["3kEfedtQVOY","28c3: The Science of Insecurity","28c3","talk","evergreen","language-theoretic security",["langsec","parsers","formal grammars","input validation","protocol security"],[17,31,36],"HN commenters call it one of the best security talks and the standard introduction to LANGSEC, which they use to argue for simpler, well-specified input formats.",[9,9,2,2012,2024,2,7,4,0,0],0],["3nwwKbM_vJc","Mindfulness with Jon Kabat-Zinn","Google","talk","evergreen","mindfulness meditation",["mindfulness","meditation","jon kabat-zinn","stress reduction","google tech talk"],[92,98,146],"For over a decade HN has pointed people asking about stress, focus or meditation to this as a restful and approachable introduction to mindfulness.",[11,9,2,2009,2017,2,9,3,0,0],0],["42QuXLucH3Q","Is Most Published Research Wrong?","Veritasium","explainer","evergreen","scientific reproducibility",["p-values","p-hacking","replication crisis","statistics","publication bias"],[148,27],"HN commenters link it whenever a shaky study or the p<0.05 threshold comes up, as a short primer on false positives in science.",[8,8,4,2017,2025,4,4,11,0,0],0],["443UNeGrFoM","How I program C","Eskil Steenberg","talk","evergreen","c programming style",["c","eskil steenberg","code structure","naming","pointers","software philosophy"],[2,5],"HN recommends it as the one long programming video worth watching, a provocative and influential take on C.",[8,9,2,2017,2025,3,7,9,0,0],0],["5Ge2RcvDlgw","The Extreme Engineering of ASML’s EUV Light Source","Asianometry","explainer","evergreen","EUV lithography",["asml","euv","tin droplets","semiconductor manufacturing","lasers","plasma"],[40],"Commenters repeatedly point to it whenever EUV, ASML or chip manufacturing comes up, as a clear and astonishing explanation of one of the hardest engineering problems in chipmaking.",[11,8,4,2022,2024,4,7,9,0,0],0],["BzhbAK1pdPM","30 Essential Ideas you should know about ADHD, 1A Intro, Chronic Developmental Disability","Adhd Videos","lecture","evergreen","adhd",["russell barkley","adhd","executive function","developmental disability","lecture series"],[92,142],"HN commenters repeatedly recommend Barkley's lectures as the best introduction to understanding ADHD.",[9,8,4,2017,2024,4,5,2,0,0],0],["CTV-wwszGw8","Cities Aren't Loud: Cars Are Loud","Not Just Bikes","explainer","evergreen","urban noise pollution",["car noise","urban planning","netherlands","electric vehicles","walkable cities"],[111,110],"HN cites it constantly in threads on noise, EVs and car-free cities as the source that cars, not cities, are loud.",[10,9,2,2021,2025,2,8,10,0,0],0],["GJCF-Ufapu8","The Secret War","Sergio IQ","documentary","evergreen","wwii electronic warfare",["bbc","radar","battle of the beams","v-weapons","wwii","1977"],[78,135],"HN readers recommend it as a detailed, intelligent documentary about wartime technology that assumes viewers aren't stupid.",[4,8,4,2019,2025,4,4,1,0,0],0],["I8LbkfSSR58","Category Theory 1.1: Motivation and Philosophy","Bartosz Milewski","lecture","evergreen","category theory",["category theory","haskell","composition","functional programming","monads"],[1,33,142],"HN commenters repeatedly name it as the friendliest entry point to category theory for working programmers.",[11,9,2,2017,2022,2,9,8,0,0],0],["IOiZatlZtGU","\"Propositions as Types\" by Philip Wadler","Strange Loop Conference","talk","evergreen","propositions as types",["curry-howard","lambda calculus","type theory","functional programming","logic","history of computing"],[36,0,31],"HN regards it as an entertaining and eye-opening introduction to why logic and functional programming are connected, and it is a frequent pick in favorite-tech-talk threads.",[9,8,4,2015,2024,4,5,11,0,0],0],["JEYh5WACqEk","Why Some Diseases Only Traveled One Direction","CGP Grey","explainer","evergreen","history of epidemics",["domestication","smallpox","guns germs and steel","columbian exchange","zoonotic disease"],[96,77],"HN commenters point to it as a clear, short explanation of one-directional disease spread and the core argument of Guns, Germs, and Steel.",[11,9,2,2015,2023,2,9,5,0,0],0],["Ja5Q75hf6QI","This Is What Winning Looks Like (Full Length)","VICE","documentary","evergreen","afghanistan war",["afghanistan","ben anderson","vice","helmand","war reporting"],[74,78,80],"Recommended during Afghanistan withdrawal threads as a sobering look at why the transition to local forces was failing.",[7,8,4,2014,2023,4,7,1,0,0],0],["N1pIYI5JQLE","Richard Feynman Fire","nebulajr","interview","evergreen","physics of fire",["richard feynman","fire","photosynthesis","science explanation","energy"],[88,148,86],"HN repeatedly cites it as an elegant, eye-opening explanation of fire and photosynthesis and as an example of Feynman's infectious love of knowledge.",[8,8,4,2010,2022,4,4,6,0,0],0],["Nb2tebYAaOA","Jim Keller: Moore's Law, Microprocessors, and First Principles | Lex Fridman Podcast #70","Lex Fridman","interview","evergreen","microprocessor architecture",["jim keller","moore's law","cpu design","x86","transistors","lex fridman"],[39,52,40],"HN cites it whenever chip architecture, Moore's Law or CPU design comes up, as an unusually deep and accessible view from a top designer.",[8,8,4,2020,2023,4,4,12,0,0],0],["QM1iUe6IofM","Object-Oriented Programming is Bad","Brian Will","commentary","evergreen","critique of object-oriented programming",["oop","procedural programming","encapsulation","software design","brian will"],[5,0],"HN returns to it as the go-to critique of OOP, recommended for explaining the costs of abstraction better than most written arguments.",[13,9,2,2016,2024,2,11,7,0,0],0],["ROor6_NGIWU","The Language of the System - Rich Hickey","ClojureTV","talk","evergreen","software systems design",["rich hickey","clojure","distributed systems","queues","data-oriented design","datomic"],[5,1,12],"HN recommends it as a key Hickey talk on system design that changes how people think about distributed state and interfaces.",[10,9,2,2014,2022,2,8,5,0,0],0],["Uhx-26GfCBU","Why Canadians Can't Bike in the Winter (but Finnish people can)","Not Just Bikes","explainer","evergreen","winter cycling infrastructure",["winter cycling","oulu","bike infrastructure","urban planning","finland","not just bikes"],[111],"HN links it whenever someone claims cold or snow rules out cycling, as the concise rebuttal that infrastructure and maintenance decide it.",[10,10,0,2021,2024,0,10,9,0,1],0],["WVDQEoe6ZWY","This Video Is Sponsored By ███ VPN","Tom Scott","commentary","evergreen","vpn marketing claims",["vpn","sponsorships","tom scott","online privacy","advertising"],[19,65,15],"The standard link when VPN marketing comes up, as a clear debunking of the scare tactics behind VPN ads.",[9,9,2,2019,2024,2,7,9,2,0],0],["XuBdf9jYj7o","How the Dutch got their cycle paths","BicycleDutch","explainer","evergreen","dutch cycling infrastructure",["cycling","netherlands","urban planning","bike lanes","transport history"],[111],"HN uses it as the standard short answer to whether car-dominated cities can become bike-friendly, since the Dutch had to fight for it.",[9,9,2,2013,2021,2,8,9,0,0],0],["ZuvK-od647c","Quantum Entanglement & Spooky Action at a Distance","Veritasium","explainer","evergreen","quantum entanglement and bell's theorem",["bell inequality","hidden variables","entanglement","veritasium","quantum mechanics"],[83],"HN recommends it as one of the clearest layman explanations of Bell's theorem.",[9,9,2,2015,2022,2,7,1,0,0],0],["_tpB-B8BXk0","This is how you treat ADHD based off science, Dr Russell Barkley part of 2012 Burnett Lecture","Adhd Videos","lecture","evergreen","adhd and executive function",["adhd","russell barkley","executive function","self-regulation","treatment"],[92,91],"HN people with ADHD or ADHD-affected relatives share it as an authoritative, practical talk that helped some seek diagnosis.",[10,9,2,2015,2025,2,10,5,0,0],0],["a-BOSpxYJ9M","Agile is Dead • Pragmatic Dave Thomas • GOTO 2015","GOTO Conferences","talk","evergreen","agile software development",["agile","scrum","agile manifesto","software process","dave thomas"],[9],"Offered in nearly every Agile or Scrum complaint thread as the authoritative take on what agile was meant to be versus what it became.",[11,9,2,2016,2019,2,9,9,0,0],0],["d2lJUOv0hLA","8. The Sumerians - Fall of the First Cities","Fall of Civilizations","podcast","evergreen","sumerian civilization",["sumer","mesopotamia","cuneiform","ancient history","first cities"],[77,135],"HN commenters strongly recommend it as an audiobook-length, deeply informative introduction to Sumer and early Mesopotamian civilization.",[7,9,2,2020,2023,2,9,1,0,0],0],["dKx1wnXClcI","Music Software & Bad Interface Design: Avid’s Sibelius","Tantacrul","commentary","evergreen","software ux critique",["ux design","sibelius","music notation","interface design","tantacrul"],[55,132],"Recommended as the most entertaining serious critique of a software interface, and a crash course in UX mistakes.",[8,8,4,2019,2023,4,4,7,1,0],0],["f6kdp27TYZs","Google I/O 2012 - Go Concurrency Patterns","Google for Developers","talk","evergreen","go concurrency",["rob pike","goroutines","channels","golang","csp"],[2,12],"The canonical recommendation for learning Go concurrency, praised as entertaining and clarifying when to use channels versus mutexes.",[9,9,2,2012,2025,2,8,9,0,0],0],["gNRnrn5DE58","Origins of Precision","Machine Thinking","documentary","evergreen","history of precision machining",["machining","surface plates","metrology","lathe","manufacturing history","micrometer"],[113,115,114],"HN commenters repeatedly recommend it as a half-hour mini-documentary on how precision is bootstrapped from scratch, relevant to machining and chip manufacturing threads.",[11,9,2,2019,2025,2,9,3,0,0],0],["gkj_91IJVBk","Václav Smil at Driva Climate Investment Meeting 2019","Nysnø Klimainvesteringer","talk","evergreen","energy transitions",["vaclav smil","climate change","energy","degrowth","decarbonization"],[102,104,101],"Frequently linked as a sobering, data-grounded counterpoint to techno-optimism about decarbonization and green growth.",[3,8,4,2019,2024,4,5,6,0,0],0],["kCc8FmEb1nY","Let's build GPT: from scratch, in code, spelled out.","Andrej Karpathy","tutorial","evergreen","transformers and language models",["gpt","transformer","pytorch","nanogpt","attention","from scratch"],[22,21],"It is the go-to recommendation for learning how transformers and LLMs actually work, praised for its clarity and Karpathy's teaching.",[14,8,4,2023,2024,4,10,6,0,0],0],["np_ylvc8Zj8","The Spider's Web: Britain's Second Empire | The Secret World of Finance","Independent POV","documentary","evergreen","offshore finance and tax havens",["tax havens","city of london","secrecy jurisdictions","british empire","offshore wealth"],[69,77,80],"Commenters repeatedly recommend it in tax haven and offshore finance threads as an excellent, low-budget overview of British offshore finance.",[6,8,4,2019,2024,4,5,5,0,0],0],["o9pEzgHorH0","Stop Writing Classes","Next Day Video","talk","evergreen","python class overuse",["python","pycon","object-oriented design","refactoring","simplicity"],[3,5],"HN returns to it repeatedly as the canonical argument for simplicity and against premature abstraction, and several commenters say it changed how they write code.",[8,8,4,2012,2025,4,4,12,0,0],0],["p2LZLYcu_JY","Alan Kay: Doing with Images Makes Symbols (Full Version)","Kenneth Friedman","talk","evergreen","alan kay computing ideas",["alan kay","smalltalk","learning","user interfaces","1980s computing"],[52,48,141],"HN recommends it as a favourite tech talk full of good ideas from forgotten 1980s software, worth watching in full.",[8,8,4,2016,2023,4,4,2,0,0],0],["pwaWilO_Pig","Joe Rogan Experience #1109 - Matthew Walker","PowerfulJRE","podcast","dated","sleep science",["sleep","matthew walker","why we sleep","joe rogan","health","neuroscience"],[98,90],"HN readers recommend it as an accessible, motivating summary of Why We Sleep for people who will not read the book.",[12,9,2,2018,2020,3,9,6,0,0],0],["rNu8XDBSn10","The UK Is a Country Made of Countries","CGP Grey","explainer","evergreen","uk geography and terminology",["united kingdom","great britain","england","geography","cgp grey"],[81,77],"HN recommends it as the standard short answer whenever someone confuses Britain, the UK and England.",[6,8,4,2015,2023,4,4,0,0,0],0],["snAhsXyO3Ck","Your Brain Thinks Your Whole Home Is One Room","CGP Grey","explainer","evergreen","working from home",["remote work","productivity","lockdown","routines","cgp grey"],[146,66],"HN recommends it constantly in work-from-home, burnout and procrastination threads as practical advice for separating work from life at home.",[17,8,4,2020,2021,6,11,3,0,0],0],["x7cQ3mrcKaY","Pete Hunt: React: Rethinking best practices -- JSConf EU","JSConf","talk","evergreen","react design philosophy",["react","separation of concerns","jsx","components","pete hunt","frontend"],[4,5],"HN calls it the famous talk for understanding why React rejected separation of concerns by technology and for newcomers puzzled by JSX.",[9,9,2,2014,2022,2,7,11,0,0],0],["-k3mVnRlQLU","The man with 1,000 Klein Bottles UNDER his house - Numberphile","Numberphile","interview","evergreen","klein bottles and cliff stoll",["cliff stoll","klein bottle","numberphile","acme klein bottles","eccentric makers"],[35,139],"HN commenters love Cliff Stoll's earnest, playful personality and point to this as a delightful look at his unusual warehouse.",[8,8,3,2015,2024,3,5,6,0,0],0],["0CDXJ6bMkMY","David Heinemeier Hansson at Startup School 08","startupschool","talk","evergreen","bootstrapping a startup",["bootstrapping","37signals","small business","startup school","entrepreneurship"],[64],"For over a decade HN has pointed bootstrappers and skeptics of hyper-scale startup culture to it as a motivating, influential talk.",[8,8,3,2011,2022,3,5,12,0,0],0],["2Vrhk5OjBP8","I bought 1000 meters of wire to settle a physics debate","AlphaPhoenix","demo","evergreen","electricity propagation",["oscilloscope","transmission lines","veritasium","circuits","physics experiment"],[41,82],"HN considers it the best experimental rebuttal and clarification of the Veritasium wire debate, with real measurements.",[8,8,3,2022,2026,3,5,5,0,0],0],["6bqBsHSwPgw","Building a realistic artificial sun (for dark winter days)","DIY Perks","demo","evergreen","artificial sunlight",["diy lighting","collimated light","rayleigh scattering","led","seasonal affective disorder"],[117,116,88],"Whenever HN discusses seasonal affective disorder, myopia, or bright home lighting, people point to this as the most convincing buildable example of sunlight-like illumination.",[9,8,3,2022,2025,3,6,11,0,0],0],["AvEqfg2sIH0","1. How Buildings Learn - Stewart Brand - 1 of 6 - “Flow”","Stewart Brand","documentary","evergreen","how buildings change over time",["stewart brand","architecture","maintenance","christopher alexander","systems thinking"],[112,137,135],"HN recommends it as a view of buildings as dynamic systems, with lessons for software architecture and long-term maintenance.",[8,8,3,2013,2020,3,5,2,0,0],0],["Erp8IAUouus","America Keeps Rejecting an ID Card It Already Has","CGP Grey","explainer","evergreen","social security numbers as identity",["social security number","identity theft","national id","privacy","cgp grey"],[19,79,81],"HN reaches for it in every identity theft and data breach thread as the clearest, most enjoyable short explainer of why SSNs make bad identifiers.",[14,9,1,2017,2024,2,12,6,0,0],0],["HKQDSgBHPfY","DEF CON 25 - John Sotos - Genetic Diseases to Guide Digital Hacks of the Human Genome","DEFCONConference","talk","evergreen","genome hacking and biosecurity",["crispr","bioweapons","dna privacy","def con","genetic engineering"],[17,94,95],"Recommended whenever DNA testing, CRISPR or bioweapons come up, often as the talk that made commenters decide to keep their DNA out of databases.",[11,8,3,2017,2023,4,7,9,0,0],0],["MFEHFsO-XSI","Why Heat Pumps are Immensely Important Right Now","Technology Connections","explainer","evergreen","heat pumps",["heat pumps","energy efficiency","hvac","cold climate","electrification"],[105,104],"HN's default link for anyone asking whether heat pumps work and why they're efficient, thanks to the presenter's clear and enthusiastic delivery.",[9,8,3,2022,2023,3,8,5,0,0],0],["UF8uR6Z6KLc","Steve Jobs' 2005 Stanford Commencement Address","Stanford","talk","evergreen","life advice and motivation",["steve jobs","commencement speech","connect the dots","stay hungry stay foolish","motivation","stanford"],[146,52],"HN returns to it for motivation and perspective, and quotes it constantly, especially the connect-the-dots and remembering-death passages.",[9,8,3,2009,2023,3,6,10,1,0],0],["YEBfamv-_do","Diffie-Hellman Key Exchange","Art of the Problem","explainer","evergreen","public key cryptography",["diffie-hellman","key exchange","cryptography","paint analogy","encryption"],[18],"It is the go-to beginner explanation of Diffie-Hellman, recommended because the paint analogy makes the idea click without prior cryptography knowledge.",[9,8,3,2016,2023,3,6,2,0,0],["3QnD2c4Xovk"]],["Z1PCtIaM_GQ","Jackie Chan - 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Guy Steele","ClojureTV","talk","evergreen","computer science notation",["guy steele","metanotation","type theory","programming languages","clojure/conj"],[0,1],"HN commenters recommend it whenever someone asks how to read type-system or CS notation in papers.",[7,8,3,2017,2023,3,5,4,0,0],0],["dljNabciEGg","Literate Devops with Emacs","Howard Abrams","demo","evergreen","literate devops with emacs",["emacs","org-mode","org-babel","tramp","devops","literate programming"],[8,16],"HN people point to it as the best demonstration of literate devops, showing documentation and execution woven together in Emacs.",[8,9,1,2015,2023,1,8,2,0,0],0],["fKy7ljRr0AA","May 1, 1969: Fred Rogers testifies before the Senate Subcommittee on Communications","Road Less Marveled","other","evergreen","public broadcasting funding",["fred rogers","senate testimony","pbs","public speaking","children's television"],[73,80],"HN commenters hold it up as a model of persuasive public speaking and as the go-to reminder of why public broadcasting deserves funding.",[9,8,3,2015,2025,3,6,5,0,0],0],["hB6eY73sLV0","SNES Code Injection -- Flappy Bird in SMW","SethBling","demo","evergreen","arbitrary code execution in games",["super mario world","code injection","flappy bird","speedrunning","snes","tas"],[126,124],"Constantly cited as the canonical example of arbitrary code execution through gameplay and of deep system knowledge among speedrunners.",[9,9,1,2016,2025,1,8,10,0,1],0],["jkrNMKz9pWU","A Hackers' Guide to Language Models","Jeremy Howard","tutorial","dated","practical llm usage",["language models","gpt-4","fine-tuning","openai api","jeremy howard","prompting"],[22,21],"Repeatedly named the best practical tutorial for using LLMs, with a well-liked fine-tuning section.",[8,8,3,2023,2024,4,6,3,0,0],0],["kF9KretXqJw","Tiedustelueverstin arvio Venäjästä | 3.12.2018","fin_topsu","lecture","evergreen","russian strategic culture",["russia","finnish intelligence","propaganda","corruption","history"],[74,78,77],"After the 2022 invasion, commenters spread it widely as an eye-opening explanation of Russian mindset, corruption and propaganda, though a few doubt the presenter's rigor.",[14,8,3,2022,2024,9,7,1,3,0],0],["kjBOesZCoqc","Essence of linear algebra preview","3Blue1Brown","course","evergreen","linear algebra intuition",["linear algebra","3blue1brown","geometric intuition","matrices","visual math"],[33,35],"HN repeatedly recommends the series as the best intuition-first, visual introduction to linear algebra and a benchmark for clear math explanation.",[11,7,5,2016,2018,5,7,2,0,0],0],["n8m7lFQ3njk","Analogy as the Core of Cognition","Stanford","lecture","evergreen","analogy and cognition",["douglas hofstadter","analogy","cognitive science","concepts","artificial intelligence"],[93,142],"HN regulars treat it as an essential, fun Hofstadter talk for any discussion of concepts, analogy and metaphor.",[7,8,3,2012,2022,3,5,3,0,0],0],["stxVBJem3Rs","Failing to Fail: The Spiderweb Software Way","GDC Festival of Gaming","talk","evergreen","indie game business",["indie games","spiderweb software","steam","gdc","game business"],[123,121],"HN keeps recommending it as an inspirational, funny talk on running a long-lived indie studio and what Steam provides for its 30% cut.",[11,8,3,2018,2025,4,8,6,0,0],0],["tc4ROCJYbm0","AT&T Archives: The UNIX Operating System","AT&T Tech Channel","documentary","evergreen","unix history and pipes",["unix","pipes","bell labs","shell","kernighan","computing history"],[47,13],"HN points people to it as the clearest primary-source explanation of Unix pipes and the small-tools philosophy, straight from the creators.",[10,8,3,2018,2026,3,7,9,0,1],0],["vpTHi7O66pI","How to green the world's deserts and reverse climate change | Allan Savory","TED","talk","dated","holistic grazing and desertification",["desertification","managed grazing","soil carbon","climate change","agriculture"],[107,102],"HN commenters bring it up in climate and food threads as a hopeful, if contested, idea about grazing and soil carbon.",[9,9,1,2013,2022,1,8,11,0,0],0],["xsSnOQynTHs","Dan Abramov - Live React: Hot Reloading with Time Travel at react-europe 2015","ReactEurope","talk","dated","react hot reloading and redux",["redux","react","hot reloading","time travel debugging","developer tools"],[4,8],"Seen as the canonical Redux introduction and a model live-coding talk about better developer tools.",[12,8,3,2015,2022,3,10,7,0,0],0],["xx7Lfh5SKUQ","34C3 - The Ultimate Apollo Guidance Computer Talk","media.ccc.de","talk","evergreen","apollo guidance computer",["agc","computer architecture","apollo","operating systems","chaos communication congress"],[39,47,85],"Repeatedly called the best and most comprehensive AGC talk, with commenters rewatching it and treating it as foundational computer architecture learning.",[9,7,5,2018,2025,6,3,1,0,0],0],["yiw6_JakZFc","Can YOU Fix Climate Change?","Kurzgesagt – In a Nutshell","explainer","dated","climate change solutions",["carbon emissions","individual responsibility","systemic change","kurzgesagt","policy"],[102],"Cited in climate threads to argue that individual action is not enough and that political pressure is needed.",[10,8,3,2021,2024,3,8,9,0,0],0],["0fKBhvDjuy0","Powers of Ten™ (1977)","Eames Office","documentary","evergreen","scale of the universe",["powers of ten","eames","orders of magnitude","scale","cosmic zoom"],[148,84,135],"HN commenters recommend it as the classic visualization for building intuition about scale, and it comes up whenever a thread concerns scale or size comparisons.",[9,8,2,2015,2025,2,7,11,0,0],0],["1ffBJ4sVUb4","[Linux.conf.au 2013] - Git For Ages 4 And Up","HackersOnBoard","talk","evergreen","git internals",["git","version control","commit graph","detached head","beginner"],[8],"HN repeatedly recommends it as the talk that finally makes git's data model click for beginners, despite its odd title.",[8,7,4,2013,2023,4,4,0,0,0],0],["5YV_iKnzDRg","Sunlight: Optimize Health and Immunity (Light Therapy and Melatonin)","MedCram - Medical Lectures Explained CLEARLY","lecture","dated","sunlight and light therapy",["infrared light","circadian rhythm","melatonin","mitochondria","sun exposure"],[98,96],"HN cites it as an accessible physician-led review supporting claims about infrared light, mitochondria and morning sun.",[6,8,2,2022,2024,2,7,2,0,0],0],["60z_hpEAtD8","A Swift Introduction to Geometric Algebra","sudgylacmoe","explainer","evergreen","geometric algebra",["geometric algebra","multivectors","quaternions","rotations","math visualization"],[33,35],"HN calls it the best video on geometric algebra, one that makes the subject click in about 40 minutes.",[7,7,4,2020,2024,4,3,0,0,0],0],["CZIINXhGDcs","Debt: The First 5,000 Years | David Graeber | Talks at Google","Talks at Google","talk","evergreen","history of debt",["david graeber","debt","origins of money","barter myth","anthropology"],[70,77],"HN recommends it as an 80-minute way to get the gist of the book and a different view of what money is.",[8,8,2,2013,2024,2,6,4,0,1],0],["HOuZyOKa91o","7 minutes of Pharo Smalltalk for Rubyists","Avdi Grimm","demo","evergreen","smalltalk development environment",["pharo","smalltalk","ruby","live coding","repl-driven development"],[0,8,3],"HN recommends it as a quick, compelling look at what Smalltalk tooling feels like, especially for Ruby programmers.",[5,8,2,2020,2026,2,6,7,0,0],0],["LA_DrBwkiJA","Compiling C to printable x86, to make an executable research paper","suckerpinch","talk","evergreen","compilers and x86 hacking",["printable x86","c compiler","sigbovik","dos","tom7","machine code"],[7,50,17],"HN fans call it a favorite engineering video and a showcase of Tom7's masterpiece-level, playful hacking.",[8,7,4,2019,2023,4,4,3,0,0],0],["LJ4W1g-6JiY","How close is nuclear fusion power?","Sabine Hossenfelder","explainer","evergreen","nuclear fusion energy",["fusion","ITER","q-factor","break-even","energy hype"],[103],"HN commenters post it under nearly every fusion breakthrough story as the standard reality check on Q-factor hype.",[15,7,4,2021,2022,5,10,5,0,0],0],["Ll6-eGDpimU","I messed up. You're using too much detergent.","Technology Connections","explainer","evergreen","dishwasher detergent",["dishwasher","detergent","powder vs pods","rinse aid","consumer products"],[117,86],"HN regards the dishwasher videos as must-watch practical explainers, linked whenever dishwashers, detergents or pods come up.",[10,8,2,2022,2024,2,8,7,0,0],0],["OkmNXy7er84","The hardest problem on the hardest test","3Blue1Brown","explainer","evergreen","mathematical problem solving",["putnam","3blue1brown","proofs","visual math","puzzles"],[35,33],"HN fans list it among their favorite 3Blue1Brown videos for showing how mathematical problem solving actually unfolds.",[8,7,4,2017,2025,5,3,0,0,0],0],["R7EEoWg6Ekk","Break Me00 The MoVfuscator Turning mov into a soul crushing RE nightmare Christopher Domas","Adrian Crenshaw","talk","evergreen","mov-only computation",["movfuscator","x86","reverse engineering","turing completeness","obfuscation"],[17,7,31],"HN calls it a legendary, clearly explained hacker talk whenever mov-only computing or anti-decompilation comes up.",[6,7,4,2017,2026,4,3,4,0,0],0],["T647CGsuOVU","Imaginary Numbers Are Real [Part 1: Introduction]","Welch Labs","course","evergreen","complex numbers",["imaginary numbers","mathematics","visual math","math history","welch labs"],[33,35],"HN commenters rate the series as some of the best visual teaching on complex numbers and recommend it for building intuition.",[7,7,4,2017,2025,4,3,2,0,0],0],["Tb823aqgX_0","Bottom Up vs Top Down Design in Clojure - Mark Bastian","ClojureTV","talk","evergreen","bottom-up software design",["clojure","data-oriented design","oop vs functional","repl","board games"],[1,5],"HN repeatedly recommends it as the talk that made data-oriented, REPL-driven bottom-up design click.",[5,7,4,2016,2021,4,3,0,0,0],0],["UCgoxQCf5Jg","TempleOS | Down the Rabbit Hole","Fredrik Knudsen","documentary","evergreen","terry davis and templeos",["templeos","terry davis","schizophrenia","operating systems","video essay"],[135,92,13],"Regarded as the definitive, if heartbreaking, account of Terry Davis and TempleOS.",[7,8,2,2019,2022,2,6,1,0,0],0],["Wpv-Qb-dB6g","Plover: Thought to Text at 240 WPM","Next Day Video","talk","evergreen","stenography text input",["plover","stenography","typing speed","open source","live coding"],[9,3],"HN's standard reference when typing speed, ergonomics, or alternative input comes up, for its live demo and the open-source steno ecosystem.",[8,8,2,2014,2023,2,6,9,0,0],0],["XZ3w_jec1v8","\"The Economics of Programming Languages\" by Evan Czaplicki (Strange Loop 2023)","Strange Loop Conference","talk","evergreen","programming language economics",["open source funding","elm","language adoption","strange loop","evan czaplicki"],[0,9],"Recommended repeatedly as a funny, informative talk on the economics behind programming languages and open source.",[10,8,2,2023,2026,2,8,9,0,0],0],["Z7Wl2FW2TcA","BlackHat USA 2011: SSL And The Future Of Authenticity","Christiaan008","talk","evergreen","ssl certificate authorities",["moxie marlinspike","convergence","certificate authorities","mitm","tls","trust agility"],[18,17],"HN commenters repeatedly recommend it as the best explanation of why the CA system is broken and what alternatives exist.",[9,7,4,2011,2016,4,5,10,1,0],0],["bpAi70WWBlw","Seattle is Dying | A KOMO News Documentary","KOMO News","documentary","dated","seattle homelessness",["homelessness","addiction","seattle","drug policy","local news"],[79,80,75],"HN commenters cite it in homelessness threads about San Francisco and Seattle as an eye-opening, widely viewed argument for treatment-first policy, though some see it as pro-law-enforcement framing.",[10,8,2,2019,2024,2,8,10,0,0],0],["dK3zRXhrFZY","Julia: to Lisp or not to Lisp?","European Lisp Symposium","talk","evergreen","julia language design",["julia","lisp","macros","type system","language design"],[0,1],"HN commenters recommend it as a brilliant talk on Julia's design and how it is or isn't a Lisp.",[4,8,2,2016,2022,2,7,4,0,0],0],["gSPNRu4ZPvE","Life in Syntropy","Agenda Gotsch","documentary","evergreen","syntropic agriculture",["agroforestry","ernst gotsch","regenerative agriculture","soil building","carbon storage"],[107,102],"HN users repeatedly offer it as the best introduction to agroforestry as a climate and food solution.",[4,8,2,2017,2023,2,6,4,0,0],0],["h6fcK_fRYaI","The Egg - A Short Story","Kurzgesagt – In a Nutshell","other","evergreen","philosophical short story",["the egg","andy weir","reincarnation","consciousness","animation"],[143,136,93],"HN commenters call it a beloved story and link the animation when threads touch on consciousness, empathy or identity.",[7,7,4,2020,2023,4,3,4,0,0],0],["lKXe3HUG2l4","\"The Mess We're In\" by Joe Armstrong","Strange Loop Conference","talk","evergreen","software complexity",["erlang","joe armstrong","entropy","package managers","content addressing","strange loop"],[5,1,9],"HN returns to it constantly as a witty, still-accurate diagnosis of why software is bloated and messy, and as a go-to recommendation in any thread on modules, package managers or software quality.",[10,8,2,2016,2024,3,7,10,0,0],0],["mScpHTIi-kM","Once you understand game theory, you understand the world.","Veritasium","explainer","evergreen","game theory",["prisoner's dilemma","tit for tat","cooperation","axelrod","evolutionary game theory"],[34,94],"HN commenters reach for it constantly as an approachable explanation of why cooperation and reciprocity are rational strategies.",[10,8,2,2023,2026,2,8,7,0,0],0],["msVuCEs8Ydo","The Speed of Light is NOT About Light","PBS Space Time","explainer","evergreen","special relativity",["speed of light","causality","relativity","physics","spacetime"],[82],"HN commenters send people to it whenever a thread confuses the speed of light with a light-specific limit, and several say it deepened their understanding of relativity.",[8,8,2,2017,2022,2,8,5,0,0],0],["nm1TxQj9IsQ","Master Your Sleep & Be More Alert When Awake","Andrew Huberman","podcast","evergreen","sleep and circadian rhythm",["sleep","huberman","circadian rhythm","light exposure","neuroscience"],[98,90],"HN users repeatedly credit it with fixing their sleep, especially its advice on morning light and dimming lights in the evening.",[7,7,4,2021,2022,4,4,5,1,0],0],["oIG9ztQw2Gc","Jim Keller: Moore’s Law is Not Dead","UC Berkeley EECS","talk","dated","moore's law",["jim keller","semiconductors","cpu architecture","transistor scaling","chip design"],[39,40,52],"The go-to citation in Moore's Law threads, a convincing counterargument from a top CPU designer.",[7,8,2,2019,2025,2,6,9,0,0],0],["pW-SOdj4Kkk","Jonathan Blow - Preventing the Collapse of Civilization (English only)","bus","talk","evergreen","software decline and lost knowledge",["jonathan blow","abstraction","software quality","game development","knowledge loss"],[5,6,147],"A perennial HN reference for arguments that software is getting worse and that hard-won knowledge is disappearing.",[11,8,2,2019,2022,2,9,9,0,0],0],["r3snVCRo_bI","VidMe or Why Platforms Aren't Your Friends","Folding Ideas","commentary","evergreen","platform alternatives",["vidme","youtube","creator economy","network effects","social platforms"],[51,67,65],"HN commenters cite it whenever a thread asks why clones of or alternatives to YouTube, Reddit or Twitter fail or turn toxic.",[8,8,2,2017,2023,2,7,3,0,0],0],["rOwMW6agpTI","27C3: Adventures in analyzing Stuxnet (Bruce Dang from Microsoft)","basti0007","talk","evergreen","stuxnet analysis",["stuxnet","zero-day","malware analysis","reverse engineering","windows vulnerabilities"],[17],"HN recommends it as the definitive technical deep dive into Stuxnet's zero-days from someone who analyzed it first-hand.",[8,7,4,2011,2024,4,5,1,0,0],0],["roBkg-iPrbw","Trackers: The Sound of 16-Bit","Ahoy","documentary","evergreen","tracker music history",["trackers","amiga","demoscene","chiptunes","soundtracker","protracker"],[50,132],"It is the go-to chronological, in-depth overview of tracker music, recommended whenever trackers, the Amiga or the demoscene come up.",[7,8,2,2021,2023,2,6,5,1,0],0],["sGG-A80Tl5g","Eating less Meat won't save the Planet. Here's Why","Joseph Everett - WIL","explainer","evergreen","livestock and climate",["beef","greenhouse gas emissions","water use","methane","diet and climate"],[102,107,97],"HN commenters recommend it as a counterpoint to claims about beef's environmental cost, though some critique its methane argument.",[10,8,2,2021,2022,2,8,6,1,0],0],["tIuj-oMN-Fk","Dr. Jason Fung - 'Therapeutic Fasting - Solving the Two-Compartment Problem'","Low Carb Down Under","talk","evergreen","therapeutic fasting",["fasting","insulin resistance","type 2 diabetes","obesity","jason fung"],[97,96],"HN commenters repeatedly recommend it as a free, evidence-citing overview of fasting that counters worries about muscle loss and safety.",[7,8,2,2017,2022,3,10,3,0,0],0],["vsMydMDi3rI","Frank Abagnale | Catch Me If You Can | Talks at Google","Talks at Google","talk","evergreen","fraud and social engineering",["frank abagnale","fraud prevention","social engineering","cybersecurity","talks at google"],[17,19,52],"Praised as a charismatic, engaging talk with practical security lessons, like why credit cards protect you better than debit cards.",[8,7,4,2018,2021,4,4,6,1,0],0],["wbSwFU6tY1c","Falcon Heavy Test Flight","SpaceX","news","news","falcon heavy launch",["spacex","falcon heavy","rocket launch","booster landing","livestream"],[85],"HN commenters cite it as a landmark launch broadcast, and also dissect details like the duplicated booster landing feeds.",[4,6,6,2018,2026,6,0,13,1,0],0],["wfm2xCKOCNk","Why Japan Looks the Way it Does: Zoning","Life Where I'm From","explainer","evergreen","japanese zoning",["zoning","urban planning","tokyo","housing","mixed-use"],[111],"HN commenters recommend it as the go-to explanation of Japanese zoning in housing and urbanism debates.",[8,9,0,2021,2026,0,9,7,0,0],0],["wh4aWZRtTwU","Brown; color is weird","Technology Connections","explainer","evergreen","color perception",["brown","color vision","rgb","perception","optics"],[88,57],"HN repeatedly recommends it as a surprisingly magical explainer on color perception, often cited in color-space discussions.",[8,8,2,2020,2025,2,7,5,0,0],0],["yCcWpzY8dIA","Conflict Resolution for Eventual Consistency • Martin Kleppmann • GOTO 2016","GOTO Conferences","talk","evergreen","CRDTs and eventual consistency",["crdt","collaborative editing","operational transformation","automerge","distributed systems"],[12,11],"Treated as the go-to approachable yet deep primer on CRDTs and collaborative editing, recommended repeatedly in threads on Automerge, local-first software and OT versus CRDT.",[3,7,4,2017,2020,5,6,2,0,0],0],["0PclgBd6_Zs","\"Programming a 144-computer chip to minimize power\" - Chuck Moore (2013)","Strange Loop Conference","talk","evergreen","low-power multicore forth chips",["chuck moore","forth","greenarrays","stack machines","low power"],[39,1,42],"It is the favorite recommendation for understanding Moore's minimalist, low-power multi-core designs and stack machines.",[7,8,1,2021,2024,1,8,5,0,0],0],["15RTC22Z2xI","Blockchains Are a Bad Idea (James Mickens)","HBS Digital Initiative","lecture","evergreen","criticism of blockchains",["blockchain","cryptocurrency","james mickens","trust","web3"],[18,147],"A staple HN recommendation in crypto and Web3 threads as an entertaining, compelling case against blockchain.",[8,8,1,2018,2023,1,11,1,0,0],0],["5PmHRSeA2c8","DebConf 14: QA with Linus Torvalds","Adnan Hodzic","interview","evergreen","linux software distribution",["linus torvalds","packaging","gplv3","distros","binary compatibility","debconf"],[14,52],"HN returns to it as Linus's own explanation of why shipping software on Linux is hard and why he dislikes GPLv3.",[7,7,3,2014,2021,3,4,11,1,1],0],["5TFDG-y-EHs","NaN Gates and Flip FLOPS","suckerpinch","demo","evergreen","floating point computing",["ieee-754","nan","logic gates","tom7","hardware","humor"],[39,130],"HN fans hold it up as a favorite among his videos and an example of gloriously bonkers technical art, and cite it in floating-point discussions.",[7,7,3,2021,2025,3,5,1,0,0],0],["5pYeoZaoWrA","This is Financial Advice","Folding Ideas","documentary","evergreen","gamestop meme stock culture",["gamestop","meme stocks","conspiracy theories","online communities","investing"],[125,68,51],"Recommended as a thorough, sober critique of meme-stock culture and a good starting point whenever GameStop news appears.",[9,7,3,2024,2026,3,6,3,0,0],0],["6y8XgGhXkTQ","Why Are You So Angry? Part 1: A Short History of Anita Sarkeesian","Innuendo Studios","commentary","dated","gamergate and online harassment",["gamergate","anita sarkeesian","video essay","online harassment","gaming culture"],[125,79,51],"HN recommends the series as a nuanced analysis of online harassment, defensiveness, and gaming culture conflict.",[7,7,3,2015,2022,3,4,0,0,0],0],["7Hk9jct2ozY","DNA animation (2002-2014) by Drew Berry and Etsuko Uno wehi.tv #ScienceArt","WEHImovies","other","evergreen","molecular biology animation",["dna","transcription","wehi","cell biology","molecular machines"],[95,94,60],"Recommended whenever people want to see the mechanical, jostling reality of molecular biology, which many find awe-inspiring.",[9,8,1,2020,2026,1,8,2,0,0],0],["8Ab3ArE8W3s","\"Stop Writing Dead Programs\" by Jack Rusher (Strange Loop 2022)","Strange Loop Conference","talk","evergreen","live programming environments",["live programming","repl","lisp","developer tools","language design"],[0,8,1],"HN returns to it constantly as the talk on live programming and what modern tooling is missing, though a few found it too much.",[9,8,1,2023,2025,1,10,8,1,0],0],["9QMGAtxUlAc","Principles of Technology Leadership | Bryan Cantrill | Monktoberfest 2017","RedMonk Tech Events","talk","evergreen","technology leadership and company values",["bryan cantrill","company values","leadership principles","amazon","uber","engineering culture"],[66,9],"HN treats it as a classic, must-watch talk for any discussion of company values, and especially for its takedown of Amazon's leadership principles.",[9,7,3,2018,2022,3,6,6,0,0],0],["9XaYdCdwiWU","#HITB2012KUL D1T3 - The Grugq - OPSEC: Because Jail is for wuftpd","Hack In The Box Security Conference","talk","evergreen","operational security",["opsec","anonymity","tor","grugq","hacker arrests"],[17,19],"HN treats it as the go-to talk on OPSEC and pseudonymity, recommended in threads about Tor, Silk Road and staying anonymous online.",[9,8,1,2013,2024,1,9,6,0,0],0],["EYPapE-3FRw","Feynman on Scientific Method.","seabala","lecture","evergreen","scientific method",["feynman","scientific method","pseudoscience","falsifiability","physics"],[148],"Widely recommended as one of the clearest, funniest short explanations of what makes something science.",[6,6,5,2012,2024,5,2,7,0,1],0],["GvtNyOzGogc","Sinclair Broadcast Group: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO)","LastWeekTonight","commentary","dated","local tv media consolidation",["sinclair","local news","media ownership","john oliver","fcc"],[80,67],"HN repeatedly points to it as the eye-opening explanation of media consolidation and scripted local news.",[10,8,1,2017,2025,1,9,8,1,0],0],["I8Xc2_FtpHI","Lecture: 2017 Maps of Meaning 01: Context and Background","Jordan B Peterson","lecture","evergreen","psychology of belief and myth",["jordan peterson","archetypes","maps of meaning","psychology","belief systems"],[91,142,144],"Several HN commenters credit the lecture series with helping them through depression or personal collapse and recommend it as long-form learning.",[6,6,5,2018,2022,5,2,1,0,0],0],["LO1mTELoj6o","The 7 Habits of Highly Miserable People","CGP Grey","explainer","evergreen","habits and misery",["cgp grey","habits","mental health","goal setting","self improvement"],[146,91],"HN recommends it widely in advice threads on depression, habits, and goal setting as a funny, memorable way to see what to do by seeing what not to do.",[11,8,1,2017,2023,1,10,6,0,1],0],["OoJsPvmFixU","I Was SCARED To Say This To NASA... (But I said it anyway) - Smarter Every Day 293","SmarterEveryDay","talk","dated","artemis moon program",["artemis","apollo","nasa","spaceflight","engineering management","starship refueling"],[85,66],"Commenters point to it whenever Artemis, SLS or Starship refueling comes up, as a candid and critical engineering assessment delivered directly to NASA.",[9,7,3,2023,2025,4,5,11,0,0],0],["QPKKQnijnsM","Wealth Inequality in America","politizane","explainer","dated","wealth inequality",["inequality","infographic","us economy","wealth distribution"],[71,28],"HN commenters drop it whenever wealth inequality comes up, as a quick visual of the gap between perceived and actual distribution.",[8,8,1,2013,2023,1,7,11,1,0],0],["R9ITLdmfdLI","Keynote: Paul Graham, YCombinator","Next Day Video","talk","evergreen","startup ideas",["paul graham","y combinator","startup ideas","pycon","predictions"],[64,52,3],"HN commenters return to it as a worldview-shaping talk whose predictions about technology and startup ideas turned out to be prescient.",[7,7,3,2012,2019,3,4,7,0,0],0],["YnWhqhNdYyk","CppCon 2015: Kate Gregory “Stop Teaching C\"","CppCon","talk","evergreen","teaching c++",["c++","modern c++","pedagogy","cppcon","kate gregory"],[2,141],"HN people cite it constantly in C versus C++ debates as the case for teaching modern C++ idioms rather than C first.",[7,7,3,2016,2022,3,5,10,0,0],0],["Z4oYSByyRak","Zig: A programming language designed for robustness, optimality, and clarity –  Andrew Kelley","Recurse Center","talk","dated","zig programming language",["zig","systems programming","allocators","cross-compilation","language design"],[2,0],"HN repeatedly recommends it as the definitive introduction to Zig straight from its author, and links to it whenever Zig's design choices come up.",[6,7,3,2018,2019,3,4,5,0,0],0],["Zk11vI-7czE","Michael Moore Presents: Planet of the Humans | A Film by Jeff Gibbs | Full Documentary","Michael Moore","documentary","dated","green energy critique",["renewables","greenwashing","biomass","climate","michael moore"],[104,102,135],"HN uses it as a contrarian critique of renewables and green tech, often recommended with caveats about bias and flawed conclusions.",[7,7,3,2020,2023,4,5,8,0,0],0],["_ZG8HBuDjgc","DOUGLAS ADAMS: Parrots, the Universe and Everything","University of California Television (UCTV)","talk","evergreen","douglas adams on nature and extinction",["douglas adams","last chance to see","extinction","humor","environment"],[99,52,136],"Adams fans repeatedly call it one of his best talks, a funny and moving look at extinction and the environment.",[5,6,5,2019,2025,5,3,1,0,0],0],["fD2briZ6fB0","Incels | ContraPoints","ContraPoints","commentary","evergreen","incel radicalization",["contrapoints","incels","online radicalization","video essay","dating"],[79,91,51],"Recommended as an empathetic, non-judgmental analysis of incel radicalization and how to counter it.",[7,7,3,2018,2024,3,5,0,0,0],0],["gCWtkvDQ2ZI","\"Unison: a new distributed programming language\" by Paul Chiusano","Strange Loop Conference","talk","evergreen","unison programming language",["unison","content-addressed code","distributed computing","algebraic effects","functional programming"],[1,0,12],"HN treats it as the best introduction to Unison, with commenters finding hash-addressed immutable code mind-blowing.",[7,7,3,2020,2023,3,4,3,0,0],0],["m3svKOdZijA","Hey Underscore, You're Doing It Wrong!","InfoQ","talk","evergreen","functional programming in javascript",["currying","function composition","point-free","underscore.js","ramda"],[1,4],"A repeatedly recommended introduction to functional JavaScript that explains currying and why data should come last.",[9,7,3,2014,2022,3,6,2,1,0],0],["nJPERZDfyWc","Everything is a Remix (Original Series)","Kirby Ferguson","documentary","evergreen","creativity and remix culture",["remix","copyright","creativity","originality","video essay"],[80,75,134],"HN invokes it constantly in debates over originality, copyright and AI training, and calls it the best explanation of creativity as remixing.",[7,7,3,2017,2026,3,4,11,0,0],0],["pTn6Ewhb27k","Why No One Has Measured The Speed Of Light","Veritasium","explainer","evergreen","one-way speed of light",["speed of light","special relativity","clock synchronization","veritasium","physics"],[82],"Used as the standard reference in threads about light speed, clock synchronization and untestable assumptions in physics.",[6,7,3,2020,2023,3,4,10,0,0],0],["prXuyMCgbTc","Exploring the Tech and Design of Noita","GDC Festival of Gaming","talk","evergreen","falling sand game engines",["noita","gdc","cellular automata","physics simulation","game architecture","multithreading"],[122,121],"It is the go-to talk for anyone building falling-sand or pixel-physics simulations, and several commenters say they modeled their own engines on it.",[7,7,3,2020,2026,3,5,2,0,0],0],["r-A78RgMhZU","A Talk Near the Future of Python (a.k.a., Dave live-codes a WebAssembly Interpreter)","David Beazley","talk","evergreen","webassembly interpreters",["webassembly","python","live coding","interpreters","stack machine"],[7,3,9],"Regarded as a brilliant live-coding talk that teaches WASM and interpreter writing, with several calling it among the best conference talks they have seen.",[7,7,3,2019,2025,3,4,2,0,0],0],["rI8tNMsozo0","Rails Conf 2012 Keynote: Simplicity Matters by Rich Hickey","Confreaks","talk","evergreen","software simplicity",["rich hickey","simple vs easy","complexity","clojure","rails"],[5,1],"HN recommends it as an alternative or companion to 'Simple Made Easy', and quotes its ideas about simplicity, complexity and 'hairballs' in discussions of frameworks, JSON and data design.",[8,8,1,2015,2023,1,7,12,0,0],0],["vTMF6xEiAaY","Roblox Pressured Us to Delete Our Video. So We Dug Deeper.","People Make Games","documentary","dated","roblox exploitation",["roblox","child labor","moderation","people make games","game platforms"],[125,71,80],"Cited heavily in Roblox threads as a damning investigation into child labor, exploitation, and weak moderation, and suggested viewing for parents.",[9,8,1,2021,2024,1,8,5,6,0],0],["wlR5gYd6um0","Mastering the Vim Language","thoughtbot","talk","evergreen","vim editing",["vim","text objects","motions","modal editing","editor productivity"],[8],"Repeatedly called the best video introduction to Vim's underlying model.",[5,7,3,2016,2026,3,4,0,0,0],0],["wo84LFzx5nI","Casey Muratori – The Big OOPs: Anatomy of a Thirty-five-year Mistake – BSC 2025","Better Software Conference","talk","evergreen","history of object-oriented programming",["oop","casey muratori","entity component system","programming history","software design"],[5,6,122],"HN commenters recommend it for its source-based history of OOP, though some dispute its account of Alan Kay.",[11,8,1,2025,2026,2,9,3,2,0],0],["08mwXICY4JM","What Really Happened During the Texas Power Grid Outage?","Practical Engineering","explainer","evergreen","power grid failure",["texas","ercot","winter storm","electrical grid","infrastructure"],[105,112],"Whenever Texas grid failures come up, HN people link it as the calm, technically informed account that cuts through political blame.",[6,7,2,2021,2026,2,5,4,0,0],0],["3Y3jE3B8HsE","The Voting System That Should Replace Every Election","CGP Grey","explainer","evergreen","ranked-choice voting",["alternative vote","instant runoff","first past the post","electoral reform","spoiler effect"],[73,34],"HN's go-to link whenever ranked-choice voting or voting reform comes up, because it explains the mechanics quickly and entertainingly.",[7,7,2,2012,2021,2,5,8,0,0],0],["6avJHaC3C2U","The Art of Code - Dylan Beattie","NDC Conferences","talk","evergreen","creative coding",["quines","sonic pi","esoteric programming","live coding","fizzbuzz"],[59,9],"HN regularly names it among the best programming talks ever, praising the storytelling, the demos and the ending.",[6,6,4,2020,2023,4,2,2,0,0],0],["7EmboKQH8lM","Clean Code - Uncle Bob / Lesson 1","UnityCoin","lecture","evergreen","clean code",["clean code","uncle bob","software ethics","agile","professionalism"],[5,9],"HN commenters call it better than the Clean Code book, a must-watch for engineers that changes how they read and write code.",[6,7,2,2020,2026,3,5,0,0,0],0],["7ImvlS8PLIo","'A Universe From Nothing' by Lawrence Krauss, AAI 2009","Richard Dawkins Foundation for Reason & Science","lecture","dated","cosmology",["lawrence krauss","universe from nothing","expanding universe","physics","cosmological constant"],[84,144],"HN regards it as a famous, mesmerizing talk, especially for the point that distant galaxies will become unobservable.",[7,7,2,2009,2021,2,5,2,0,0],0],["AF8d72mA41M","Why It Was Almost Impossible to Make the Blue LED","Veritasium","documentary","evergreen","invention of the blue led",["blue led","nakamura","gallium nitride","invention","persistence"],[40,148,87],"HN recommends it as a gripping story of single-minded persistence against the herd, and as the back story behind modern LED lighting.",[10,7,2,2024,2026,2,8,5,0,0],0],["EKWGGDXe5MA","Richard Feynman Computer Science Lecture - Hardware, Software and Heuristics","Muon Ray","lecture","evergreen","how computers work",["feynman","filing clerk analogy","heuristics","computing fundamentals","information processing"],[39,142,52],"Frequently recommended as the clearest plain-language explanation of what a computer fundamentally is, with at least one commenter saying it changed how they think about programming.",[8,7,2,2014,2026,2,6,12,0,0],0],["HCUct4NlxE0","Joe Ades , Greatest Salesman in New York City History !!! #KONYH !!","KING OF NEW YORK HACKS","demo","evergreen","street salesmanship",["sales","pitching","presentation","new york","peeler"],[65,140],"HN treats him as a master class in salesmanship and live presentation, where how you sell matters more than what you sell.",[6,6,4,2009,2014,4,3,1,0,0],0],["Ip3X9LOh2dk","The determinant | Chapter 6, Essence of linear algebra","3Blue1Brown","explainer","evergreen","linear algebra",["determinant","linear transformations","geometric intuition","3blue1brown","matrices"],[33,35],"HN repeatedly points people to it as the clearest visual intuition for determinants, often saying it finally made the concept click.",[6,6,4,2020,2024,4,2,1,0,0],0],["J3FcbFqSoQY","I Genetically Engineered *MYSELF* to Fix Lactose Intolerance","The Thought Emporium","demo","evergreen","diy gene therapy",["gene therapy","biohacking","lactose intolerance","aav","self-experimentation","genetic engineering"],[95,94],"HN keeps citing it as the standard example of accessible DIY gene engineering and self-experimentation, in threads on gene therapy, CRISPR and biohacking.",[8,7,2,2018,2023,2,6,12,0,0],0],["KLjgBLwH3Wc","Minding your mitochondria | Dr. Terry Wahls | TEDxIowaCity","TEDx Talks","talk","dated","diet and multiple sclerosis",["terry wahls","nutrition","multiple sclerosis","mitochondria","wahls protocol"],[97,96],"HN commenters point to it as a moving personal story that motivated dietary changes, though it is also cited as anecdotal evidence.",[7,7,2,2011,2022,2,5,3,0,0],0],["KrksBdWcZgQ","Breaking the x86 Instruction Set","Black Hat","talk","evergreen","x86 undocumented instructions",["x86","fuzzing","sandsifter","disassemblers","cpu security","reverse engineering"],[17,39],"HN recommends it as a clever, entertaining and easy-to-follow talk on finding hidden x86 instructions with the Sandsifter tool.",[9,8,0,2017,2021,0,9,8,0,0],0],["Mfsnlbd-4xQ","Functional Composition - Chris Ford","ClojureTV","talk","evergreen","music and functional programming",["clojure","overtone","music theory","functional programming","live coding","sine waves"],[1,132,59],"HN repeatedly recommends it as a delightful talk that makes music theory click and introduces Clojure and Overtone.",[6,6,4,2013,2023,4,2,0,0,0],0],["NdSD07U5uBs","Alan Kay, 2015: Power of Simplicity","Kenneth Friedman","talk","evergreen","software simplicity",["alan kay","xerox parc","complexity","abstraction","computing research"],[5,52,47],"HN repeatedly cites it as a thought-provoking talk on reducing software complexity and on the state of computing research.",[6,7,2,2016,2025,2,5,10,2,0],0],["QG0Apol-oj0","What your Differential Pairs Wish You Knew with Rick Hartley - AltiumLive Keynote","Altium","talk","evergreen","pcb differential pair design",["differential pairs","pcb layout","signal integrity","impedance control","emi"],[41],"HN engineers cite Hartley as the intuitive, field-based alternative to cargo-cult PCB advice, especially on differential pair routing, reference planes and EMI.",[5,6,4,2023,2026,4,2,4,0,0],0],["TfYf_rPWUdY","mRNA Translation (Advanced)","DNA Learning Center","explainer","evergreen","mrna translation",["mrna","ribosome","protein synthesis","molecular biology","animation"],[95,94],"Frequently linked as a mind-blowing visualization of how RNA is translated into protein, especially in threads on mRNA vaccines and cell biology.",[4,7,2,2017,2024,2,5,6,1,0],0],["U7VwtOrwceo","Guarding Against Physical Attacks: The Xbox One Story — Tony Chen, Microsoft","Platform Security Summit","talk","evergreen","console hardware security",["xbox one","secure boot","physical attacks","hypervisor","anti-piracy","trusted hardware"],[17,39,44],"HN points to it constantly in console, DRM and hardware-security threads as the authoritative account of Xbox One's threat model.",[8,8,0,2020,2026,0,8,12,0,0],0],["Uj-rK8V-rik","Google Self-Driving Car Project | SXSW Interactive 2016","SXSW","talk","dated","self-driving cars",["waymo","google self-driving car","lidar","autonomous driving","sensor data"],[25,52],"HN returns to it repeatedly as one of the best candid talks on how a real self-driving system sees the road and where it struggles.",[2,7,2,2016,2018,2,5,10,0,0],0],["Up7LcbGZFuo","Domain Modeling Made Functional - Scott Wlaschin","NDC Conferences","talk","evergreen","functional domain modeling",["f#","domain-driven design","type systems","functional programming","making illegal states unrepresentable"],[1,5,0],"HN people recommend it as an eye-opening talk whose domain-modeling ideas carry over to other languages and make a strong compiler feel like a coding partner.",[6,7,2,2018,2024,2,5,2,0,0],0],["VscdPA6sUkc","'Diablo': A Classic Game Postmortem","GDC Festival of Gaming","talk","evergreen","game development postmortem",["diablo","blizzard north","action rpg","gdc","game history"],[124,121],"Frequently recommended whenever Diablo or its origins come up, for its candid account of the human side of game development.",[8,7,2,2018,2023,2,7,5,0,0],0],["WFCvkkDSfIU","Animations of unseeable biology | Drew Berry | TED","TED","talk","evergreen","molecular biology animation",["dna replication","cell biology","scientific visualization","protein machines","ted"],[95,28],"HN recommends it for mind-blowing visuals that make cell biology tangible.",[7,7,2,2017,2025,2,5,0,0,0],0],["X2wLP0izeJE","Ira Glass on Storytelling 3","warphotography","talk","evergreen","creative work and taste",["ira glass","taste gap","creativity","motivation","storytelling"],[146,136],"HN commenters return to it as motivation for creators who feel their work is not good enough yet.",[7,7,2,2018,2025,2,5,2,0,0],0],["XheAMrS8Q1c","Michael Levin: The electrical blueprints that orchestrate life | TED","TED","talk","evergreen","bioelectricity and regeneration",["michael levin","xenobots","bioelectricity","regeneration","morphogenesis","ted"],[95,94],"HN commenters use it as the accessible 20-minute entry point to Levin's bioelectricity research whenever regeneration or cell signaling comes up.",[7,7,2,2021,2025,2,5,6,0,0],0],["YQ_xWvX1n9g","Line Goes Up – The Problem With NFTs","Folding Ideas","documentary","evergreen","cryptocurrency and nft critique",["nfts","web3","crypto scams","video essay","folding ideas"],[18,80,67],"It is the go-to long-form critique of crypto that HN commenters recommend whenever skeptics ask for a thorough, well-researched takedown.",[12,6,4,2022,2023,5,7,7,1,0],0],["agZ0xISi40E","The EU Has Orbits, and the UK Fell Out of All of Them","CGP Grey","explainer","dated","brexit eu relationships",["cgp grey","brexit","european union","uk politics","trade"],[74,77],"HN recommends it as the quickest clear overview of the Brexit options, though later commenters note it predates the final outcome.",[7,8,0,2019,2023,0,9,0,0,0],0],["atvtBE6t48M","Intro to Synthesis Part 1 - The Building Blocks of Sound & Synthesis","matrixsynth","tutorial","evergreen","sound synthesis",["synthesizers","subtractive synthesis","audio","music production","oscillators","filters"],[132],"Repeatedly called the best beginner course on audio synthesis, since the concepts have not changed since it was made.",[3,6,4,2018,2022,4,2,1,0,0],0],["d8RRE2rDw4k","The Best Country in the World for Drivers","Not Just Bikes","explainer","evergreen","dutch urban planning",["netherlands","driving","cycling infrastructure","urbanism","traffic"],[111],"Recommended as the argument that better alternatives to driving also improve things for drivers, and as an introduction to Dutch urban planning.",[9,8,0,2021,2026,0,9,11,0,0],0],["fHNmRkzxHWs","CppCon 2014: Chandler Carruth \"Efficiency with Algorithms, Performance with Data Structures\"","CppCon","talk","evergreen","c++ performance",["c++","data structures","cache locality","unordered_map","performance optimization","cppcon"],[6,2,30],"A perennial recommendation for anyone learning performance optimization, cited whenever hash tables, cache behavior or STL containers come up.",[7,7,2,2014,2024,2,6,7,0,0],0],["hX2aZUav-54","It’s Time To Break Up With Our Gas Stoves | Climate Town","Climate Town","commentary","dated","gas stove electrification",["gas stoves","induction cooking","natural gas lobbying","building electrification","methane"],[105,102],"HN commenters recommend it in gas stove and induction threads for exposing how the idea that gas is better for cooking was a marketing ploy.",[10,7,2,2021,2023,2,9,9,0,0],0],["hxM8QmyZXtg","[EPILEPSY WARNING] How fast should an unoptimized terminal run?","Molly Rocket","demo","evergreen","software performance",["terminal rendering","casey muratori","windows terminal","refterm","optimization"],[6,8],"It is the canonical reference for the claim that modern software wastes hardware, and the proof-of-concept behind the Windows Terminal performance debate.",[6,7,2,2021,2025,2,6,11,0,1],0],["j3mhkYbznBk","Richard Feynman - The.Character of Physical Law - Part 1 The Law of Gravitation (full version)","Tinkerin' Thinkers","lecture","evergreen","gravitation and physical law",["feynman","gravity","physics","cornell lectures","science education"],[82,142],"HN people recommend it as a masterclass in explaining physics clearly without condescension, accessible without formal training.",[6,6,4,2013,2018,4,2,3,0,0],0],["jTYkdEU_B4o","The Machinery Of Freedom: Illustrated summary","bitbutter","explainer","evergreen","private law and market anarchism",["david friedman","polycentric law","libertarianism","anarcho-capitalism","private courts"],[75,70,143],"HN commenters use it as a short introduction to anarcho-capitalist ideas about private law and how disputes could be resolved without a state.",[4,7,2,2013,2020,2,6,7,0,0],0],["kYHTzqHIngk","Why Grocery Shopping is Better in Amsterdam","Not Just Bikes","explainer","evergreen","urbanism and grocery shopping",["netherlands","walkable cities","car dependence","food waste","not just bikes"],[111,107],"Linked in urbanism and car-dependence threads as a concise case for walkable fresh-food shopping.",[7,7,2,2020,2025,2,5,6,0,0],0],["l0GA901oGe4","What can Seattle learn from Dutch street design?","UniversityGreenways","talk","evergreen","dutch cycling infrastructure",["bike lanes","urban planning","netherlands","street design","road safety"],[111],"HN recommends it as an in-depth tech talk for urban planning, full of small design touches that make cycling safer.",[3,7,2,2014,2021,2,6,0,0,0],0],["l7TONauJGfc","NVC Marshall Rosenberg - San Francisco Workshop - FULL ENGLISH SUBTITLES TRANSCRIPTION","Centrum Nadania","lecture","evergreen","nonviolent communication",["nvc","marshall rosenberg","communication","empathy","conflict resolution"],[91,79,146],"HN commenters send people to it as the primary source for NVC, recommended for relationships, compassion and difficult conversations.",[6,7,2,2019,2026,2,5,1,0,0],0],["l7rce6IQDWs","The world's worst video card?","Ben Eater","tutorial","evergreen","building a vga video card",["vga","breadboard","ttl logic","ben eater","video signals","hardware"],[41,42,45],"HN recommends it as a clear, from-scratch look at how video hardware works, understandable with just basic logic knowledge.",[8,7,2,2019,2021,2,6,6,0,0],0],["nT-TGvYOBpI","Cybersecurity as Realpolitik by Dan Geer presented at Black Hat USA 2014","Black Hat","talk","evergreen","cybersecurity policy",["dan geer","surveillance","privacy","software liability","vulnerability market","black hat"],[17,19,75],"Cited over and over as an important talk, with commenters borrowing its ideas on cheap surveillance, offense-favoring security and liability.",[1,6,4,2015,2019,4,2,13,0,0],0],["oeYBdghaIjc","01 - Course Introduction & Relational Model (CMU Databases Systems / Fall 2019)","CMU Database Group","lecture","evergreen","database systems",["databases","relational model","cmu","andy pavlo","course"],[11,142],"Frequently recommended as the best free university course on database internals, praised for depth and Pavlo's presentation.",[6,6,4,2020,2023,4,3,0,0,0],0],["pqzcCfUglws","The Psychology of Human Misjudgement - Charlie Munger Full Speech","BuffettMungerWisdom","talk","evergreen","cognitive biases and decision making",["charlie munger","mental models","cognitive bias","psychology","investing"],[91,68,70],"HN regards it as a classic to revisit every few years for improving decisions and self-awareness.",[6,6,4,2014,2023,4,2,1,0,0],["Jv7sLrON7QY"]],["ras_VYgA77Q","DEF CON 26 - Svea, Suggy, Till - Inside the Fake Science Factory","DEFCONConference","talk","evergreen","predatory publishing",["fake science","predatory journals","def con","academic fraud","investigative journalism"],[80,148,17],"Recommended as a funny but depressing investigation, and the usual link in threads on predatory publishing and fake citations.",[5,6,4,2018,2025,4,3,1,0,0],0],["t705r8ICkRw","Starbase Tour with Elon Musk [PART 1 // Summer 2021]","Everyday Astronaut","interview","dated","spacex starship engineering",["spacex","starship","elon musk","starbase","engineering management","rocket manufacturing"],[85,66,52],"HN cites it as evidence of Musk's hands-on engineering depth and for his advice to question requirements and not optimize things that should not exist.",[11,8,0,2021,2024,0,11,9,0,0],0],["t_rzYnXEQlE","FIXING the ENTIRE SM64 Source Code (INSANE N64 performance)","Kaze Emanuar","explainer","evergreen","n64 performance optimization",["super mario 64","n64","optimization","romhacking","retro hardware"],[6,124,126],"HN loves the deep, hands-on look at N64 hardware quirks such as bus contention and the surprisingly large wins from low-hanging optimizations.",[7,7,2,2023,2024,2,6,10,1,0],0],["tiJVJ5QRRUE","Brainwash: The Gender Equality Paradox","hgoetkehgoetke","documentary","evergreen","gender differences",["gender equality paradox","norway","sociology","tech diversity","sex differences"],[79,91],"Recommended in HN threads on gender gaps in tech as a well-researched look at how gender differences and professional choices may arise.",[6,7,2,2014,2021,2,5,4,0,0],0],["tybOi4hjZFQ","Guided Wim Hof Method Breathing","Wim Hof","tutorial","evergreen","breathwork",["wim hof","breathing exercise","anxiety","guided","cold exposure"],[98,92],"HN commenters share it as an easy-to-follow guided exercise for anxiety, stress, and recovery, with many reporting daily use.",[10,7,2,2020,2023,2,8,6,0,0],0],["tzt36EGKEZo","Miguel de Icaza: Swift Godot: Fixing the Multi-million dollar mistake #GodotCon2023","Godot Engine","talk","evergreen","garbage collection and game engines",["swift","godot","garbage collection","c#","reference counting","game engines"],[122,7,3],"Frequently recommended for an experienced game-engine builder's view on why GC pauses are inevitable and why Swift's approach is appealing.",[6,7,2,2023,2026,2,5,5,0,0],0],["wt-iVFxgFWk","QuakeCon 2012 - John Carmack Keynote","QuakeCon Official","talk","dated","game development and vr",["john carmack","quakecon","virtual reality","software engineering","id software","keynote"],[52,122,62],"HN rates his QuakeCon keynotes among the best technical talks, and cites this one for the VR segment and for his views on Linux gaming.",[6,7,2,2012,2018,2,5,7,2,0],0],["yFIa-Mc2KSk","MountainWest RubyConf 2013 Devs and Depression by Greg Baugues","Confreaks","talk","evergreen","developer mental health",["depression","bipolar","adhd","developers","burnout"],[92,9],"Repeatedly recommended in mental health threads for its honest storytelling that resonates with developers.",[7,7,2,2013,2020,2,5,2,0,0],0],["y_SXXTBypIg","The Truth about American Cities - Part 1 - Strong Towns [ST01]","Not Just Bikes","explainer","evergreen","urban planning finance",["strong towns","suburban sprawl","car dependence","municipal finance","not just bikes"],[111,69],"HN people recommend it as the best introduction to why sprawl and car dependence are fiscally unsustainable, often pointing to the whole series.",[7,7,2,2021,2025,2,5,6,0,0],0],["z1ROpIKZe-c","Most Cities Got More Democratic. This One Didn't.","CGP Grey","explainer","evergreen","city of london governance",["city of london","lord mayor","guilds","cgp grey","local government"],[81,77],"A favorite entry point to the weird history and privileges of the City of London.",[6,7,2,2015,2023,2,5,3,0,0],0],["2tdiKTSdE9Y","I promise this story about microwaves is interesting.","Tom Scott","explainer","evergreen","history of the microwave",["tom scott","james lovelock","cryonics","magnetron","science history","hamsters"],[135,148,89],"HN recommends it as a well-told chase of a weird fact that lands a rare interview with Lovelock at age 101.",[9,7,1,2021,2026,1,8,11,0,0],0],["3Ea3pkTCYx4","Unix and Google","FOAM","explainer","evergreen","unix philosophy",["unix","multics","pipes","composability","software architecture"],[13,5,47],"Cited constantly in threads on microservices, composability and the Unix philosophy as a compact explanation of why small interoperable pieces win.",[4,7,1,2016,2023,2,6,6,0,0],0],["54l8_ewcOlY","Ep. 1 - Awakening from the Meaning Crisis - Introduction","John Vervaeke’s Lectern","lecture","evergreen","meaning crisis",["john vervaeke","philosophy","cognitive science","religion","nihilism"],[143,142,93],"HN recommends the series as a thorough, non-dogmatic look at meaning, spirituality and escaping nihilism.",[6,7,1,2019,2022,1,6,0,0,0],0],["7ttG90raCNo","\"NO CGI\" is really just INVISIBLE CGI - 1","The Movie Rabbit Hole","explainer","evergreen","invisible visual effects",["vfx","cgi","practical effects","filmmaking","behind the scenes"],[60,61],"Strongly recommended whenever HN discusses CGI, practical effects, or trusting behind-the-scenes footage.",[6,6,3,2024,2026,3,4,2,0,0],0],["8Z685OF-PS8","A New Way to look at Networking","Google","talk","evergreen","content-centric networking",["tcp/ip","content addressing","internet architecture","van jacobson","named data networking"],[15],"HN commenters point to it as a clear explanation of why data-centric networking fits how the internet is actually used, and as a core talk on content addressing.",[6,6,3,2011,2018,3,3,0,0,0],["oCZMoY3q2uM","gqGEMQveoqg"]],["8xJzHq8ru0M","Chris McCord - Keynote: Phoenix LiveView - Interactive Apps without Javascript - ElixirConf EU 2019","Code Sync","talk","dated","phoenix liveview",["phoenix liveview","elixir","server-rendered ui","websockets","web frameworks"],[4,1],"HN recommends it as the primary source for understanding LiveView's advantages and its middle ground between multipage apps and SPAs.",[4,6,3,2019,2021,3,3,1,0,0],0],["996OiexHze0","OAuth 2.0 and OpenID Connect (in plain English)","OktaDev","talk","dated","oauth and openid connect",["oauth 2.0","openid connect","authentication","authorization","web security"],[17,4],"HN repeatedly points people to it as the clearest way to finally understand OAuth, to the point that one team made it required viewing for new hires.",[7,6,3,2019,2026,3,4,0,0,0],0],["AxFzf6yIfcc","Jonathan Blow: Game design: the medium is the message","CreativeMornings HQ","talk","evergreen","game design",["jonathan blow","free-to-play","monetization","mobile games","medium is the message"],[121,123],"HN cites it repeatedly in debates about in-app purchases and monetization corrupting games.",[7,7,1,2013,2020,1,6,0,0,0],0],["BFld4EBO2RE","I painted a Landscape with Mathematics","Inigo Quilez","tutorial","evergreen","procedural graphics",["raymarching","shaders","shadertoy","procedural terrain","demoscene","glsl"],[58,59,50],"HN commenters point to it as the best demonstration of procedural graphics from a master, accessible to beginners yet deep enough for advanced viewers.",[7,7,1,2022,2025,1,6,2,0,0],0],["BzB5xtGGsTc","The Economics of Airline Class","Wendover Productions","explainer","evergreen","airline economics",["airlines","first class","business class","pricing","wendover"],[72,109,70],"HN commenters recommend it as an in-depth, accessible look at airline class economics and revisit it in many discussions about airlines.",[6,6,3,2017,2021,3,3,5,0,0],0],["D6h5dFyyUX0","Emacs Rocks! Episode 14: Paredit","emacsrocks","tutorial","evergreen","structural editing with paredit",["emacs","paredit","lisp","structured editing","screencast"],[8,1],"Repeatedly offered as the quickest, most convincing demo of structured editing and why Lisp programmers love paredit.",[8,7,1,2013,2022,1,7,1,0,0],0],["DkS1pkKpILY","What Alcohol Does to Your Body, Brain & Health","Andrew Huberman","podcast","evergreen","alcohol and health",["alcohol","neuroscience","huberman lab","addiction","metabolism"],[90,97,92],"HN commenters say it convinced them to quit or cut down on drinking, and point to it as a more comprehensive treatment than most articles.",[7,6,3,2022,2023,3,4,1,0,0],0],["Ge3aKEmZcqY","Simple Code, High Performance","Molly Rocket","lecture","evergreen","software performance",["optimization","simd","cpu architecture","casey muratori","game programming","abstraction cost"],[6,39],"HN people recommend it to anyone wanting a practical sense of what CPUs can really do and why abstraction layers cost so much performance.",[6,6,3,2021,2024,3,3,4,0,0],0],["GiYO1TObNz8","The LED Traffic Light and the Danger of \"But Sometimes!\"","Technology Connections","explainer","evergreen","led traffic lights and technology criticism",["traffic lights","led","but sometimes","technology adoption","technology connections"],[111,147,148],"Cited constantly as the name and example of the 'but sometimes' argument, where edge cases are used to resist better technology such as EVs and solar.",[7,6,3,2019,2024,3,4,9,0,0],0],["Gv2I7qTux7g","The Road to Zig 1.0 - Andrew Kelley","ChariotSolutions","talk","dated","zig programming language",["zig","andrew kelley","c replacement","comptime","systems programming"],[2,0],"HN treats it as the standard introduction to Zig by its creator, with some calling it among the best talks they have seen.",[5,6,3,2019,2024,3,3,13,0,1],0],["HeQX2HjkcNo","Math's Fundamental Flaw","Veritasium","explainer","evergreen","godel incompleteness",["godel","incompleteness","mathematical logic","halting problem","veritasium"],[36,31,35],"HN commenters recommend it as a clear, accessible introduction to incompleteness and the self-referential proof idea.",[7,7,1,2021,2024,1,6,8,0,0],0],["J7E-aoXLZGY","Stephen Fry Kinetic Typography - Language","Built By Matt","commentary","evergreen","language and pedantry",["stephen fry","grammar","linguistics","kinetic typography","descriptivism"],[145,57],"HN uses it as the go-to short piece against pedantry and for language change, recommended whenever grammar disputes come up.",[4,6,3,2015,2025,3,3,4,0,0],0],["LPjzfGChGlE","Immigration, World Poverty and Gumballs","NumbersUSA","explainer","dated","immigration and poverty",["immigration","world poverty","population numbers","advocacy","data visualization"],[79,28,71],"HN commenters recommend it as a quick visualization of the scale of global poverty versus immigration capacity, though it is advocacy with a specific viewpoint.",[7,7,1,2013,2024,1,6,5,0,0],0],["Mc_4Z1oiXhY","Gwynne Dyer -- Geopolitics in a Hotter World","The University of British Columbia","lecture","dated","climate geopolitics",["gwynne dyer","climate change","geoengineering","geopolitics","refugees"],[74,102],"HN recommends it as a sobering, still-relevant look at the geopolitical consequences of warming, including why official reports lag the data.",[4,7,1,2018,2022,1,7,3,0,0],0],["Q2UnOryQiIY","Nina Teicholz - 'Vegetable Oils: The Unknown Story'","Low Carb Down Under","talk","dated","seed oils and nutrition",["vegetable oils","seed oils","dietary fat","low carb","nina teicholz"],[97],"Several HN commenters say it was memorable or life-changing and use it to argue against seed oils.",[3,6,3,2018,2023,3,4,0,0,0],0],["Sm5xF-UYgdg","How not to be ignorant about the world | Hans and Ola Rosling","TED","talk","evergreen","global development statistics",["hans rosling","world progress","misconceptions","global health","poverty"],[28,27,79],"Recommended as evidence that the world is improving despite negative news, and for how people misjudge global trends.",[5,6,3,2015,2023,3,3,2,0,0],0],["T71ibcZAX3I","The Simple Path to Wealth | JL Collins | Talks at Google","Talks at Google","talk","evergreen","index fund investing",["jl collins","index funds","personal finance","retirement","financial independence"],[68],"HN points people to it as the clearest single video on simple, long-term index fund investing.",[7,7,1,2019,2025,1,6,0,0,0],0],["YKuRkGkf5HU","\"Voice Driven Development: Who needs a keyboard anyway?\" by Emily Shea","Strange Loop Conference","talk","evergreen","voice-driven programming",["talon voice","rsi","speech recognition","accessibility","live demo"],[26,8,9],"It is the go-to recommendation whenever someone asks about voice coding or RSI-friendly programming setups.",[5,6,3,2020,2023,3,3,3,0,0],0],["ZDnShu5V99s","Theory and Practice of Cryptography","Google TechTalks","talk","evergreen","cryptography and verifiable voting",["cryptography","e-voting","verifiable elections","security proofs","google tech talk"],[18,17],"HN keeps pointing to it as a long, fascinating talk on cryptographic, verifiable voting whenever e-voting security comes up.",[5,7,1,2011,2019,1,8,4,0,0],0],["ZeecOKBus3Q","Why Would AI Want to do Bad Things? Instrumental Convergence","Robert Miles AI Safety","explainer","evergreen","ai safety instrumental convergence",["instrumental convergence","ai risk","agi","robert miles","orthogonality"],[23],"HN commenters repeatedly recommend it as the clearest introduction to why smart AI might behave badly by default.",[6,6,3,2019,2023,3,3,2,0,0],0],["_Cp-BGQfpHQ","BOLTR: Juicero, Cold Press Juicer for Rich Weirdos","AvE","demo","evergreen","product teardown",["juicero","teardown","over-engineering","design for manufacture","hardware startups"],[43,64,44],"HN treats it as the classic teardown and the go-to example of over-engineered hardware built without real-world constraints.",[6,6,3,2017,2024,3,3,13,0,1],0],["_YWMGuh15nE","Elevated by RGBA and TBC","BUTTONTANG","demo","evergreen","demoscene 4k intros",["demoscene","procedural generation","4k intro","size coding","terrain"],[50,59,58],"HN repeatedly holds it up as the benchmark for what procedural generation and size-coding can achieve in 4K.",[7,7,1,2009,2025,1,6,5,0,0],0],["a0atL1HSwi8","The House I Live In Official Trailer #1 (2012) Drugs Documentary Movie HD","Rotten Tomatoes Trailers","documentary","evergreen","war on drugs",["drug policy","mass incarceration","criminal justice","mandatory minimums","documentary"],[75,135],"HN commenters recommend the film itself as an eye-opening account of how drug laws drove mass incarceration and militarized policing.",[4,5,5,2013,2015,5,0,0,0,0],0],["aFwVf5a3pZM","LEADERSHIP LAB: Writing Beyond the Academy 1.23.15","UChicago Social Sciences","lecture","evergreen","professional writing",["writing","readers","academic writing","communication","clarity"],[136,141,146],"HN treats it as the definitive writing lecture and recommends it repeatedly, with several commenters saying it changed how they write.",[4,6,3,2020,2025,3,3,2,0,0],0],["cKPlPJyQrt4","James Powell: So you want to be a Python expert? | PyData Seattle 2017","PyData","talk","evergreen","python data model",["python","decorators","generators","context managers","pydata"],[3,5],"HN calls it one of the best technical talks and the clearest explanation of decorators, generators and context managers.",[6,6,3,2020,2026,3,3,0,0,0],0],["dPHPNgIihR0","Manufactured Discontent and Fortnite","Folding Ideas","commentary","evergreen","fortnite monetization",["fortnite","microtransactions","manufactured discontent","game design","video essay"],[125,121],"HN commenters cite it as the definitive critique of Fortnite's monetization and of manipulative free-to-play design.",[6,7,1,2019,2025,1,6,4,0,0],0],["fpbOEoRrHyU","Net Neutrality: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO)","LastWeekTonight","commentary","dated","net neutrality",["net neutrality","fcc","isp competition","john oliver","telecom policy"],[15,80,67],"HN commenters use it as the go-to funny, accessible explanation of net neutrality and credit it with driving public comments to the FCC.",[7,6,3,2014,2017,3,4,2,0,0],0],["gB9n2gHsHN4","Fractals are typically not self-similar","3Blue1Brown","explainer","evergreen","fractals",["fractal dimension","self-similarity","3blue1brown","mathematics","visual math"],[35,33],"It is the standard pointer for a clear, visual explanation of what fractals are, and for correcting the idea that fractal means self-similar.",[7,7,1,2017,2024,1,6,4,0,0],0],["hx7BXih7zx8","Andrej Karpathy - AI for Full-Self Driving at Tesla","Matroid","talk","dated","self-driving neural networks",["tesla autopilot","computer vision","fleet learning","andrej karpathy","autonomous driving"],[25,21,26],"HN repeatedly points to it as the best public technical overview of Tesla's FSD approach, used both to defend and to critique Tesla's progress.",[4,6,3,2020,2021,3,4,9,0,0],0],["l8XOZJkozfI","The Voting System That's Actually Too Good for Politicians to Allow","CGP Grey","explainer","evergreen","single transferable vote",["voting systems","stv","ranked choice","electoral reform","proportional representation"],[73,81],"HN's default link for explaining STV in any thread on voting reform, ranked choice or gerrymandering.",[7,7,1,2017,2019,1,6,11,0,0],0],["l_F9jxsfGCw","Darius Kazemi, Tiny Subversions - XOXO Festival (2014)","XOXO Festival","talk","evergreen","luck and side projects",["side projects","survivorship bias","luck","indie creators","bots","xoxo"],[51,64,59],"HN uses it as the favorite antidote to survivorship-bias success stories, arguing that trying many cheap things raises your odds.",[7,6,3,2015,2023,4,3,3,0,0],0],["nM9f0W2KD5s","Peter Thiel on \"The Portal\", Episode #001: \"An Era of Stagnation & Universal Institutional Failure.\"","Eric Weinstein","podcast","evergreen","technological stagnation",["peter thiel","eric weinstein","stagnation","institutions","innovation"],[147,52,70],"HN people recommend it as a thought-provoking, wide-ranging case for the stagnation thesis, worth hearing even if you disagree with Thiel.",[8,7,1,2019,2024,1,7,3,0,0],0],["nYg6jzotiAc","HD Feynman: FUN TO IMAGINE complete (with optional Chinese subtitles)","Christopher Sykes","interview","evergreen","physics explained for laypeople",["feynman","physics","magnetism","science communication","bbc"],[82,148,52],"HN commenters point to it as an equation-free, charming way to hear Feynman explain physics to laypeople, including his famous refusal to explain magnetism with simple analogies.",[4,6,3,2021,2025,3,3,1,0,0],0],["o0VrZPBskpg","Toward Rational, Authentic Food Choices | Melanie Joy | TEDxMünchen","TEDx Talks","talk","evergreen","carnism and food psychology",["carnism","meat eating","animal ethics","psychology","veganism"],[91,143,97],"Recommended in vegetarian and animal-welfare threads as an introduction to the psychology behind how we treat animals differently.",[3,6,3,2015,2023,3,3,0,0,0],0],["rHIkrotSwcc","CppCon 2019: Chandler Carruth “There Are No Zero-cost Abstractions”","CppCon","talk","evergreen","c++ abstraction costs",["c++","zero-cost abstractions","unique_ptr","abi","compilers","performance"],[2,6],"HN commenters cite it whenever zero-cost abstraction claims come up, especially for why unique_ptr is not free on some ABIs.",[7,7,1,2020,2023,1,6,13,0,0],0],["rRbY3TMUcgQ","Erlang The Movie II: The Sequel","gar1t","comedy","evergreen","erlang",["erlang","otp","parody","programming humor","functional programming"],[130,1],"HN loves it as a funny, shorter sequel and even uses it to introduce Erlang in university classes.",[6,6,3,2013,2019,3,3,1,0,8],0],["s86-Z-CbaHA","The Banach–Tarski Paradox","Vsauce","explainer","evergreen","banach-tarski paradox",["infinity","set theory","paradox","vsauce","measure theory"],[36,33,35],"Recommended as an accurate, entertaining on-ramp to set theory and infinity, worth pausing and rewatching.",[6,7,1,2017,2024,1,6,5,0,0],0],["sPhpelUfu8Q","CppCon 2017: Juan Pedro Bolivar Puente “Postmodern immutable data structures”","CppCon","talk","evergreen","immutable data structures",["immutable data","rrb-trees","c++","immer","text editors","functional programming"],[2,1,30],"HN people point to it for rrb-trees, text editor data structures and bringing Clojure-style persistent structures to C++.",[5,7,1,2019,2025,1,6,6,0,0],0],["uNjxe8ShM-8","On The Turing Completeness of PowerPoint (SIGBOVIK)","Tom Wildenhain","talk","evergreen","turing completeness",["powerpoint","turing machine","sigbovik","esoteric computing","humor"],[31,130],"HN repeatedly names it as one of the funniest and best talks, a favorite example of absurd computation.",[8,6,3,2018,2020,3,5,3,0,2],0],["w3_0x6oaDmI","Why Electronic Voting is a BAD Idea - Computerphile","Computerphile","explainer","evergreen","electronic voting security",["e-voting","paper ballots","election security","tom scott","computerphile"],[17,73,18],"It is the go-to short explainer HN commenters link whenever e-voting, voting machines or online voting come up.",[7,6,3,2015,2025,3,4,13,0,0],0],["wfYbgdo8e-8","You Actually Share Your Brain With a Silent Stranger","CGP Grey","explainer","evergreen","split-brain consciousness",["split brain","corpus callosum","consciousness","neuroscience","cgp grey"],[90,93],"HN returns to it constantly in consciousness and decision-making threads as a clear, entertaining explanation of split-brain.",[7,7,1,2016,2025,1,6,5,0,0],0],["wrwgIjBUYVc","A new way to visualize General Relativity","ScienceClic English","explainer","evergreen","general relativity visualization",["general relativity","spacetime","curvature","gravity","rubber sheet analogy"],[82,84],"Called the best visualization of general relativity by many commenters, who say it cleared up long-held misunderstandings of gravity.",[8,6,3,2020,2026,4,4,1,0,0],0],["wupToqz1e2g","Carl Sagan - Pale Blue Dot","carlsagandotcom","other","evergreen","cosmic perspective",["carl sagan","pale blue dot","voyager","perspective","space"],[84,85,143],"HN commenters return to it for perspective, comfort and Sagan's soothing voice, and suggest watching it periodically.",[5,5,5,2011,2026,5,0,10,0,0],0],["wxL4ElboiuA","The Art of Making a Nixie Tube","Dalibor Farný","documentary","evergreen","nixie tube manufacturing",["nixie tube","glassblowing","vacuum tubes","craftsmanship","dalibor farny"],[114,41,115],"HN commenters call it mesmerizing and a great look at how things are actually made by a dedicated craftsman.",[6,6,3,2018,2023,3,3,3,0,0],0],["xt1KNDmOYqA","Casey Muratori | Smart-Pointers, RAII, ZII? Becoming an N+2 programmer","xDahl","talk","evergreen","memory management paradigms",["raii","smart pointers","zero is initialization","arena allocation","casey muratori"],[2,5],"HN commenters in memory management and language design threads cite it as the best explanation of group lifetimes versus per-object ownership.",[6,6,3,2024,2026,3,4,1,1,0],0],["yL_-1d9OSdk","Chicken chicken chicken","Yoram Bauman","talk","evergreen","academic satire",["chicken","satire","academic talks","humor","presentations"],[130,148],"Beloved as a humor masterpiece and often cited as required viewing on what not to do in an academic talk.",[5,6,3,2013,2025,4,3,1,0,6],0],["zNVQfWC_evg","Quantum Fields: The Real Building Blocks of the Universe - with David Tong","The Royal Institution","lecture","evergreen","quantum field theory",["quantum fields","standard model","particle physics","david tong","royal institution"],[83,82],"Called a favorite and a masterpiece by commenters as the clearest accessible explanation that there are only waves in fields, and what physics still doesn't know.",[5,6,3,2019,2025,3,3,3,0,0],0],["zb7Bs98KmnY","Longer-lasting light bulbs: it was complicated","Technology Connections","explainer","evergreen","light bulb lifespan tradeoffs",["incandescent bulbs","phoebus cartel","planned obsolescence","efficiency","lighting"],[120,43,70],"HN's go-to link for correcting the lightbulb conspiracy myth, giving an engineer's view of the lifespan versus efficiency tradeoff.",[9,7,1,2023,2026,1,8,5,0,0],0],["zjkBMFhNj_g","[1hr Talk] Intro to Large Language Models","Andrej Karpathy","talk","dated","large language models",["llm","pretraining","scaling","jailbreaks","karpathy","system 2"],[22,21],"HN recommends it as the dense, approachable starting point for understanding LLMs and often cites it for specific claims about scaling and training.",[9,6,3,2023,2026,3,6,11,0,0],0],["zwAD6dRSVyI","Thinking outside the 10-dimensional box","3Blue1Brown","explainer","evergreen","high-dimensional geometry",["high dimensions","spheres","3blue1brown","visualization","sphere packing"],[35,33],"HN recommends it as the go-to intuitive visualization of high-dimensional geometry, relevant to machine learning, optimization and sphere packing.",[6,6,3,2017,2025,3,3,3,0,0],0],["-6rWqJhDv7M","The Physics and Philosophy of Time - with Carlo Rovelli","The Royal Institution","lecture","evergreen","physics of time",["time","entropy","loop quantum gravity","arrow of time","philosophy of physics"],[82,83,89],"HN commenters point to it as a lucid, general-audience lecture that shows how wrong common conceptions of time are, often in threads on entropy and the arrow of time.",[5,6,2,2018,2022,2,4,3,0,0],0],["-HFwok9SlQQ","Millennials Don't Exist! Adam Conover at Deep Shift","Adam Conover","talk","evergreen","generational stereotypes",["millennials","generations","marketing","pop sociology","adam conover"],[79,65],"HN commenters cite it when arguing that generational labels are marketing inventions used to belittle groups.",[5,7,0,2016,2023,0,7,3,1,0],0],["-fny99f8amM","HyperNormalisation 2016","crisalist","documentary","evergreen","political and cultural history",["adam curtis","politics","postmodernism","media","cyberspace"],[80,77,135],"Strongly and repeatedly recommended as a visually distinctive documentary and a guide to postmodern ideas on politics, truth and technology.",[6,5,4,2016,2020,4,2,2,0,0],0],["0xS68sl2D70","Veritasium: What Everyone Gets Wrong About AI and Learning – Derek Muller Explains","Perimeter Institute for Theoretical Physics","talk","evergreen","ai and education",["education","learning science","ai","cognitive science","veritasium"],[141,23,148],"Recommended as a balanced take on AI and education, with the point that learning takes work that no technology can do for you.",[6,6,2,2025,2026,2,4,0,0,0],0],["1TKSfAkWWN0","How Special Relativity Makes Magnets Work","Veritasium","explainer","evergreen","relativity and magnetism",["special relativity","magnetism","length contraction","electromagnetism","veritasium"],[82],"HN commenters recommend it as a short, clear explanation of why moving charges create magnetic fields.",[7,7,0,2014,2024,0,7,1,0,0],0],["2KSahAoOLdU","Apollo Guidance Computer Part 1: Restoring the computer that put man on the Moon","CuriousMarc","documentary","evergreen","apollo guidance computer restoration",["apollo","agc","retrocomputing","core rope memory","hardware restoration"],[47,50,85],"HN people recommend the whole AGC restoration series as a deeply nerdy look at real Apollo-era hardware, including core rope memory.",[8,6,2,2019,2024,2,6,1,0,0],0],["3kEpZWGgJks","Civil Forfeiture: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO)","LastWeekTonight","commentary","evergreen","civil asset forfeiture",["civil forfeiture","police","john oliver","law enforcement","property seizure"],[75,80],"HN treats it as the standard accessible explainer on civil forfeiture, linked in nearly every thread about police seizures.",[8,7,0,2014,2024,0,8,12,0,0],0],["3wfNl2L0Gf8","Debate Noam Chomsky & Michel Foucault - On human nature [Subtitled]","withDefiance","interview","evergreen","human nature debate",["chomsky","foucault","philosophy","creativity","power","1971"],[143,93,81],"HN recommends it as a famous, revealing clash between two thinkers, though some note they largely talk past each other.",[6,6,2,2015,2026,2,4,9,0,0],0],["4PaWFYm0kEw","Monktoberfest 2016: Bryan Cantrill - Oral Tradition in Software Engineering","RedMonk Tech Events","talk","evergreen","software engineering culture",["oral tradition","bryan cantrill","programming history","code comments","software folklore"],[9,10],"HN recommends it as an entertaining, well-delivered talk full of stories that shows the value of historical context and long comments in code.",[6,6,2,2019,2026,2,4,7,0,0],0],["5_KcQt0z-eE","Dani DaOrtiz at Fool US 2022 (the act that Penn and Teller didn’t even try to figure out.)","dani daortiz","demo","evergreen","card magic",["magic","card tricks","misdirection","penn and teller","performance"],[139],"HN commenters repeatedly call it among the best magic performances ever, valuing it as acting and craft that stays impressive even once you know the method.",[5,5,4,2023,2025,5,1,2,0,0],0],["6UsHHOCH4q8","Tobacco: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO)","LastWeekTonight","commentary","dated","tobacco industry and isds",["tobacco","isds","tpp","plain packaging","john oliver"],[80,75,70],"HN uses it in TPP and trade-deal threads as a clear example of ISDS being used by corporations against governments.",[6,6,2,2015,2018,2,4,8,0,0],0],["7jiPeIFXb6U","I don't like notebooks.- Joel Grus (Allen Institute for Artificial Intelligence)","O'Reilly","talk","evergreen","jupyter notebooks",["jupyter","python","data science","reproducibility","software engineering"],[27,3,8],"It is the go-to funny, irreverent critique of notebooks, linked whenever HN debates notebooks versus testable code.",[6,6,2,2018,2024,2,4,6,0,1],0],["7vfqkvwW2fs","The Marvel Symphonic Universe","Every Frame a Painting","commentary","evergreen","film music and temp tracks",["marvel","film scores","temp music","video essay","composers"],[134,132],"HN recommends it as an insightful explanation of why modern film scores sound alike, with lessons beyond Marvel.",[6,6,2,2018,2026,2,4,7,0,0],0],["7zrx-b2sLUs","Ground Source / Geothermal Heat Pumps and Other Info","Technology Connections","explainer","dated","heat pumps",["geothermal","ground source","hvac","efficiency","home heating"],[105,104],"Recommended as part of an excellent, approachable series explaining residential heat pumps.",[6,6,2,2021,2026,2,4,0,0,0],0],["8X7Ng75e5gQ","Vladimir Pozner: How the United States Created Vladimir Putin","Yale University","lecture","dated","us-russia relations",["putin","ukraine","nato expansion","russian politics","vladimir pozner"],[74,142],"During the 2022 Ukraine war threads, HN commenters recommended it as a non-Western perspective on Russia-West relations and Putin's motives.",[10,6,2,2020,2023,2,10,7,0,0],0],["A8eCGOqgvH4","C++ and Beyond 2012: Herb Sutter - atomic Weapons 1 of 2","alexsmail","talk","evergreen","c++ memory model",["atomics","memory ordering","concurrency","c++","herb sutter"],[2,39,6],"HN treats it as the classic go-to for learning atomics and memory ordering, recommended over books.",[4,5,4,2020,2024,4,1,0,0,0],0],["BCmz-fgp24E","What People Get Wrong About Dense Urban Living","Oh The Urbanity!","explainer","evergreen","urban density",["urbanism","density","toronto","montreal","walkable neighbourhoods","housing"],[111],"HN users repeatedly post it to rebut the idea that urban living means Manhattan or Hong Kong apartment blocks.",[4,7,0,2022,2024,0,10,1,0,0],0],["Dp-mQ3HxgDE","The Future of Mathematics?","Microsoft Research","talk","evergreen","formal mathematics with lean",["lean","theorem proving","kevin buzzard","formalization","proof assistants"],[36,33],"Recommended as the clearest mathematician's perspective on formal proof assistants and why mathematics should be formalized.",[9,7,0,2019,2025,0,9,5,0,0],0],["F9cO3-MLHOM","All-In Summit: Bill Gurley presents 2,851 Miles","All-In Podcast","talk","evergreen","regulatory capture",["regulation","lobbying","incumbents","ai policy","venture capital"],[67,75,68],"HN commenters repeatedly recommend it as the clearest explanation of regulatory capture, and cite it in threads on AI regulation, GDPR and telecom.",[5,6,2,2023,2025,3,4,2,0,0],0],["FJJTYQYB1JQ","Sorting Algorithms: Speed Is Found In The Minds of People - Andrei Alexandrescu - CppCon 2019","CppCon","talk","evergreen","sorting performance",["sorting algorithms","c++","branch misprediction","optimization","cppcon"],[30,6,2],"HN recommends it as an entertaining talk that starts simple and goes deep on practical performance optimization.",[7,6,2,2019,2023,2,5,4,0,0],0],["G1r55efei5c","!!Con 2016 - How I Code and Use a Computer at 1,000 WPM!! By Sina Bahram","Confreaks","talk","evergreen","accessibility and screen readers",["blind developers","screen reader","accessibility","keyboard navigation","bangbangcon"],[55,9],"HN commenters repeatedly share it because it is an eye-opening look at screen-reader use, and because at about 6:30 it addresses how inaccessible Hacker News itself is.",[2,5,4,2019,2022,4,1,2,0,0],0],["GOGru_4z1Vc","Kurt Vonnegut, Shape of Stories (subtitulos castellano)","Eva CollinsAlonso","lecture","evergreen","story structure",["kurt vonnegut","storytelling","narrative arcs","writing"],[136,142],"Frequently recommended as a delightful, influential way to think about story structure.",[6,6,2,2019,2024,2,4,1,0,0],0],["G_eYTctGZw8","\"Production Prolog\" by Michael Hendricks","Strange Loop Conference","talk","evergreen","prolog in production",["prolog","logic programming","strange loop","swi-prolog","web development"],[1,0],"It is the go-to answer to whether Prolog is used for real-world work, praised as a survey of its uses, advantages and drawbacks.",[6,6,2,2015,2023,2,5,3,0,0],0],["HI09kat_GeI","The Biggest Ideas in the Universe: Introduction","Sean Carroll","lecture","evergreen","modern physics",["sean carroll","physics","quantum mechanics","popular science","lecture series"],[82,83,148],"HN commenters recommend the series as engaging, substantial physics with just enough math for non-specialists.",[5,5,4,2021,2025,4,1,0,0,0],0],["HQYsFshbkYw","Creating a Doom-style 3D engine in C","Bisqwit","tutorial","evergreen","software 3d rendering",["3d engine","portal rendering","c programming","doom","graphics"],[58,122,2],"A favorite on Ask HN lists of programming YouTube channels, praised for mind-blowing systems and graphics programming and a watchable coding style.",[3,5,4,2015,2019,4,1,1,0,0],0],["HUEvRyemKSg","28c3: The coming war on general computation","28c3","talk","evergreen","digital rights and general-purpose computing",["drm","copyright","cory doctorow","locked-down devices","ccc"],[49,76,19],"HN returns to it constantly as a prescient talk, cited whenever threads cover DRM, locked-down devices, app verification or restrictions on running your own software.",[6,6,2,2011,2026,2,4,14,0,0],0],["J1q4Ir2J8P8","DEF CON 22 - Zoz - Don't Fuck It Up!","DEFCONConference","talk","evergreen","operational security",["opsec","surveillance","nsa","tor","privacy"],[17,19],"It is the usual cite for why good OPSEC is so hard, including entry and exit point correlation and digital exhaust.",[3,6,2,2016,2019,2,4,7,0,0],0],["JEpsBg0AO6o","Paxos lecture (Raft user study)","Diego Ongaro","lecture","evergreen","paxos consensus",["paxos","raft","distributed consensus","multi-paxos","distributed systems"],[12,142],"Recommended as a clear, lucid way to learn Paxos and Multi-Paxos, ideally alongside the companion Raft video.",[6,6,2,2013,2024,2,4,1,0,0],0],["JqNg819PiZY","Demystifying the Higgs Boson with Leonard Susskind","Stanford","lecture","evergreen","higgs boson",["leonard susskind","higgs mechanism","particle physics","mass","quantum fields"],[83],"HN repeatedly recommends it as an approachable, math-light route to understanding mass and the Higgs field.",[3,5,4,2016,2024,4,2,0,0,0],0],["M6vpFV6Wkl4","Why We Get Fat: And What to Do About It | Gary Taubes | Talks at Google","Talks at Google","talk","dated","obesity and diet",["gary taubes","low-carb","obesity","nutrition","calories"],[97,96],"Recommended in diet and weight-loss threads as the accessible case for the carbohydrate-insulin view of obesity.",[6,6,2,2011,2022,2,6,0,0,0],0],["MBRqu0YOH14","Optimistic Nihilism","Kurzgesagt – In a Nutshell","explainer","evergreen","optimistic nihilism",["philosophy","meaning of life","nihilism","stoicism","kurzgesagt"],[143],"HN users recommend it as a comforting, clear introduction to nihilism for anxiety, mid-life doubts and feeling behind in life.",[5,6,2,2018,2022,2,4,0,0,0],0],["MvgN5gCuLac","George Carlin Talks About \"Stuff\"","CappyNJ","comedy","evergreen","consumerism comedy",["george carlin","stand-up","consumerism","possessions","comic relief"],[129],"HN keeps linking it in threads on clutter, storage units, real estate and consumerism as a perfectly apt comic take.",[7,7,0,2010,2024,0,7,4,0,3],0],["N1CBDTgGtOU","VisiData Lightning Demo at PyCascades 2018","Saul Pwanson","demo","evergreen","terminal data exploration",["visidata","tui","csv","data analysis","python"],[27,8,3],"HN recommends it as the fastest way to understand what VisiData can do, since seeing it work is clearer than reading about it.",[6,6,2,2018,2022,2,4,5,0,0],0],["NAsM30MAHLg","(1/4) Intro/History: Introducing a 100-year-old mechanical computer","engineerguy","explainer","evergreen","mechanical fourier analysis",["fourier series","harmonic analyzer","analog computer","bill hammack","michelson"],[113,37,47],"Commenters recommend the series whenever Fourier analysis or analog computing comes up, praising Hammack's clear explanations and the short episodes.",[6,6,2,2018,2023,2,4,2,0,0],0],["ON0A1dsQOV0","Gtk to Qt - a strange journey [linux.conf.au 2014]","Konstantin Bläsi","talk","dated","gtk vs qt toolkit migration",["qt","gtk","subsurface","gui toolkits","cross-platform","linux"],[14,5],"Go-to reference in GTK versus Qt debates, valued for a candid account from experienced developers who tried both toolkits.",[5,6,2,2014,2021,2,4,11,0,0],0],["P-2P3MSZrBM","Joscha Bach: Artificial Consciousness and the Nature of Reality | Lex Fridman Podcast #101","Lex Fridman","podcast","evergreen","artificial consciousness",["joscha bach","consciousness","artificial intelligence","simulation","philosophy of mind"],[93,52,21],"Praised as a long but rewarding conversation, with commenters especially liking Bach's emphasis on modelling as a skill and his bridge between mind and computation.",[6,5,4,2020,2021,4,2,0,0,0],0],["PFDu9oVAE-g","Eigenvectors and eigenvalues | Chapter 14, Essence of linear algebra","3Blue1Brown","explainer","evergreen","linear algebra",["eigenvectors","eigenvalues","3blue1brown","visual math","eigenbasis"],[33,35],"HN repeatedly names it the best, most intuitive explanation of eigenvalues, and a gateway to the whole linear algebra series.",[6,5,4,2016,2025,5,1,0,0,0],0],["RNFesa01llk","The Hyperloop: BUSTED!","Thunderf00t","commentary","evergreen","hyperloop feasibility",["hyperloop","vacuum trains","engineering critique","thunderf00t","transportation"],[111,113],"HN repeatedly cites it as the best skeptical engineering analysis of why Hyperloop is impractical.",[7,6,2,2016,2018,2,6,6,2,0],0],["RuOvn4UqznU","Fasting For Survival Lecture by Dr Pradip Jamnadas","The Galen Foundation","lecture","dated","fasting and insulin resistance",["fasting","insulin resistance","low carb","diabetes","metabolic health"],[97,98,96],"Several HN commenters call it one of the best explanations of fasting and insulin and recommend it in diet and weight loss threads.",[6,5,4,2021,2025,4,2,1,0,0],0],["SqFu5O-oPmU","Jonathan Blow: Video Games and the Human Condition","rubbermuck","talk","evergreen","game design ethics",["jonathan blow","game addiction","farmville","game design","monetization"],[121],"Recommended as a thoughtful critique of addictive game design and the designer's role in building ethical games.",[6,6,2,2011,2016,2,4,2,0,0],0],["US8QG9I1XW0","Functional architecture - The pits of success - Mark Seemann","NDC Conferences","talk","evergreen","functional architecture",["mark seemann","pit of success","functional programming","f#","software architecture"],[5,1],"Recommended as a practical demonstration of how functional thinking improves design without going off the deep end.",[5,6,2,2018,2025,2,4,4,0,0],0],["Uo08uS904Rg","Why Is It So Hard to Do Something That Should Be Easy? (Wall of Awful pt. 1)","How to ADHD","explainer","evergreen","adhd task paralysis",["adhd","procrastination","wall of awful","executive function","motivation"],[92,146],"HN commenters use it as the go-to name and explanation for task paralysis and procrastination, and say it helped them see why they avoid tasks.",[6,6,2,2020,2022,3,4,2,0,0],0],["ZTC_RxWN_xo","Secret History of Silicon Valley","Computer History Museum","lecture","evergreen","history of silicon valley",["silicon valley","steve blank","radar","stanford","military funding","history"],[47,53,78],"HN commenters call it a favorite introduction to Valley history and cite it whenever government and military funding of tech comes up.",[6,6,2,2012,2024,2,4,14,0,0],0],["ZWQ0591PAxM","How we fit an NES game into 40 Kilobytes","Morphcat Games","talk","evergreen","nes game optimization",["nes","compression","retro games","micro mages","size optimization"],[124,123,50],"HN points to it whenever discussion turns to how old games were so small, as a clear tour of 8-bit optimization and creative work under hardware limits.",[6,6,2,2019,2024,2,5,3,0,0],0],["aB8zcAttP1E","David Fravor: UFOs, Aliens, Fighter Jets, and Aerospace Engineering | Lex Fridman Podcast #122","Lex Fridman","podcast","evergreen","ufo sightings",["tic tac","navy pilot","uap","fravor","lex fridman"],[80,109,78],"HN commenters send people here for a detailed first-hand account from the pilot, and some say it changed their view on the sightings.",[8,6,2,2020,2022,2,6,7,1,0],0],["bHIhgxav9LY","The Biggest Misconception About Electricity","Veritasium","explainer","evergreen","electricity and electromagnetic fields",["electricity","poynting vector","fields","circuits","physics"],[82,88],"Often recommended as an eye-opening field-based explanation of electricity, though it was also controversial and criticized as pedantic.",[7,6,2,2022,2026,2,5,7,1,0],0],["bSkpMdDe4g4","CppCon 2017: Matt Godbolt “What Has My Compiler Done for Me Lately? Unbolting the Compiler's Lid”","CppCon","talk","evergreen","compiler optimizations",["compiler explorer","c++","assembly","godbolt","cppcon"],[7,2,8],"HN recommends it as an entertaining, mind-blowing look at compiler cleverness from a great speaker.",[7,6,2,2018,2021,2,6,4,0,0],0],["cCOL7MC4Pl0","Jake Archibald on the web browser event loop, setTimeout, micro tasks, requestAnimationFrame, ...","JSConf","talk","evergreen","browser event loop",["javascript","event loop","microtasks","requestanimationframe","settimeout","web browsers"],[4,6],"HN treats it as the best primer on the event loop, praising its entertaining, easy-to-grasp visual explanations.",[7,6,2,2018,2023,3,4,2,0,0],0],["db-7J5OaSag","RiftSketch: Live coding in VR with the Oculus Rift, Firefox WebVR, JavaScript and Three.js","Brian Peiris","demo","dated","live coding in vr",["oculus rift","webvr","three.js","live coding","javascript"],[62,4,59],"Repeatedly cited as an inspiring demo of what programming in VR could look like, which led some commenters to buy headsets.",[5,6,2,2014,2020,2,4,1,0,0],0],["f7CW7S0zxv4","Dr Shashi Tharoor MP - Britain Does Owe Reparations","OxfordUnion","talk","evergreen","colonial reparations",["shashi tharoor","british empire","india","oxford union","colonialism"],[77,74],"HN commenters link it repeatedly in colonial history threads as an eloquent, fact-dense short speech.",[8,7,0,2018,2023,0,8,9,0,0],0],["fhOHn9TClXY","Joe Armstrong & Alan Kay - Joe Armstrong interviews Alan Kay","Erlang Solutions","interview","evergreen","object-oriented programming origins",["alan kay","joe armstrong","erlang","message passing","smalltalk","meta ii"],[52,5,1],"HN uses it in debates about what OOP originally meant, since Kay's message-passing view lines up with Erlang's processes.",[6,7,0,2017,2026,0,7,13,0,0],0],["gcUWTa16Jc0","Co-dfns Live Stream: Compiler Design and Architecture","Aaron Hsu (arcfide)","talk","evergreen","apl compiler design",["apl","co-dfns","compilers","array languages","parallel programming"],[7,0],"HN readers say it changed their view of APL and array languages, with a clear walkthrough of how a compiler can be written in this style.",[3,5,4,2018,2024,4,1,3,0,0],0],["hEUO6pjwFOo","Intelligence and Stupidity: The Orthogonality Thesis","Robert Miles AI Safety","explainer","evergreen","AI alignment",["orthogonality thesis","ai safety","agi","goals vs intelligence","robert miles"],[23],"HN people use it as the standard short explanation for why AI can understand human ethics without sharing them, and often recommend the whole channel.",[6,6,2,2022,2025,3,7,2,0,0],0],["hVimVzgtD6w","The best stats you've ever seen | Hans Rosling","TED","talk","evergreen","global development statistics",["gapminder","hans rosling","data visualization","child mortality","world development"],[28,69],"HN invokes it as the classic evidence that the world has improved and that people misjudge it, and as an example of great data presentation.",[5,5,4,2013,2026,4,1,10,0,0],0],["hgN8pCMLI2U","Bryan Cantrill on Jails and Solaris Zones","PapersWeLove","talk","evergreen","os-level virtualization",["jails","solaris zones","containers","unix security","bryan cantrill"],[13,17],"Recommended repeatedly as the best account of container history and how Zones built on and went beyond Jails.",[6,6,2,2016,2024,2,4,3,0,0],0],["iRkZcTg1JWU","Moleman 2 - Demoscene - The Art of the Algorithms (2012)","Vakondok (Moleman)","documentary","evergreen","demoscene",["demoscene","c64","amiga","procedural graphics","computer art"],[50,59,135],"Recommended whenever the demoscene comes up as a well-made, accessible history and tour of the art form.",[6,6,2,2015,2023,2,4,0,0,0],0],["id1WShzzMCQ","How to Invent the Future I - Stanford CS183F: Startup School","Stanford Online","lecture","evergreen","inventing the future",["alan kay","xerox parc","innovation","research","startup school"],[52,47,64],"It is HN's standard answer to questions on creativity, finding problems and PARC history, valued for Kay's thinking about thinking.",[3,7,0,2018,2024,0,8,8,0,0],0],["j2Mu8qfVb5I","Dr. Robert Zubrin with a brilliant answer to \"Why Should We Go To Mars?\"","Jamin Gray","talk","evergreen","mars exploration",["robert zubrin","mars","space exploration","case for mars","motivation"],[85],"HN commenters repeatedly link it as the best concise answer to the question of why go to Mars when problems remain on Earth.",[3,5,4,2016,2021,4,1,0,0,0],0],["kYfNvmF0Bqw","Steve Jobs Secrets of Life","Silicon Valley Historical Association","interview","evergreen","agency and changing the world",["steve jobs","motivation","entrepreneurship","life advice","1994 interview"],[52,146],"Quoted in threads on motivation, agency and regret as an encouraging reminder that the world can be changed.",[6,6,2,2012,2020,2,4,6,0,0],0],["lw6TaiXzHAE","OOPSLA Conference: Growing a Language","Computer History Museum","talk","evergreen","programming language design",["guy steele","language growth","extensibility","oopsla","java"],[0,52],"Treated as a must-watch for language designers, and cited whenever extensibility and language size are debated.",[6,6,2,2020,2026,2,4,7,0,0],0],["oAHbLRjF0vo","The Fastest Way to Board a Plane Feels Like the Slowest","CGP Grey","explainer","evergreen","airplane boarding efficiency",["boarding methods","queueing","airlines","simulation","cgp grey"],[109,30],"It is the default link in any thread about boarding or deplaning order, praised as an excellent, clear treatment.",[9,6,2,2020,2023,2,7,4,0,0],0],["oHf1vD5_b5I","DEF CON 22 - Deviant Ollam & Howard Payne - Elevator Hacking - From the Pit to the Penthouse","DEFCONConference","talk","evergreen","elevator hacking",["elevators","physical security","def con","pen testing","deviant ollam"],[17,113],"HN brings it up in any thread about elevators or physical security as a fascinating, entertaining deep dive.",[5,6,2,2017,2026,2,4,3,0,0],0],["oHlpmxLTxpw","Why We Won't Raise Our Kids in Suburbia","Not Just Bikes","explainer","evergreen","urban planning and children",["suburbs","netherlands","car dependence","child independence","cycling"],[111,79],"The standard link in threads about child autonomy, helicopter parenting and car-centric planning.",[7,7,0,2022,2024,0,7,12,0,0],0],["o_4EX4dPppA","\"The Hard Parts of Open Source\" by Evan Czaplicki","Strange Loop Conference","talk","evergreen","open source communities",["open source","elm","maintainers","online communities","strange loop"],[9,49],"HN recommends it as an insightful look at the people side of open source maintenance, especially in Elm and maintainer-burnout threads.",[8,6,2,2018,2021,2,6,1,0,0],0],["p6K4iIMlouI","7 Habits For Effective Text Editing 2.0","GoogleTalksArchive","talk","evergreen","text editing efficiency",["vim","bram moolenaar","editor habits","productivity","automation"],[8,146],"HN recommends it as a lasting philosophy for improving your editing process incrementally, and it was widely remembered after Moolenaar's death.",[5,6,2,2014,2023,3,4,2,0,0],["eX9m3g5J-XA"]],["qI_g07C_Q5I","Introduction to NoSQL • Martin Fowler • GOTO 2012","GOTO Conferences","talk","evergreen","nosql databases",["nosql","martin fowler","polyglot persistence","consistency","data models"],[11,5],"HN repeatedly recommends it as a balanced, beginner-friendly overview of SQL versus NoSQL, and some teachers assign it to students.",[6,6,2,2015,2021,2,5,2,1,0],0],["rFejpH_tAHM","dotGo 2015 - Rob Pike - Simplicity is Complicated","dotconferences","talk","evergreen","go language design",["go","rob pike","simplicity","language design","dotgo"],[2,0],"HN returns to it to explain why Go deliberately resists syntactic sugar and new features.",[7,7,0,2016,2020,0,7,5,1,1],0],["rOzrJjdZDRQ","[HOPE X] Elevator Hacking: From the Pit to the Penthouse","themarimbaincident","talk","evergreen","elevator systems",["elevators","hacker culture","physical security","hope x","building systems"],[17,49,113],"HN commenters call it one of the most entertaining and informative con talks, and a good window into elevators from a hacker's view.",[4,5,4,2014,2023,4,1,2,0,0],0],["sG9UMMq2dz4","The Patent Scam Intro","Austin Meyer","commentary","evergreen","patent trolls",["patent trolls","software patents","litigation","x-plane","eastern district of texas"],[75,9,64],"HN commenters pass it around as an eye-opening first-hand account of patent trolling and the Texas courts that favor it.",[6,6,2,2016,2021,2,4,2,0,0],0],["tISy7EJQPzI","CppCon 2017: Titus Winters “C++ as a \"Live at Head\" Language”","CppCon","talk","evergreen","software versioning and compatibility",["live at head","semver","hyrum's law","monorepo","abseil","c++"],[5,2,8],"Recommended whenever versioning, semver, monorepos and backward compatibility are debated, for its nuanced treatment of dependencies.",[7,7,0,2017,2020,0,7,7,0,0],0],["u4ZoJKF_VuA","Start with why -- how great leaders inspire action | Simon Sinek | TEDxPugetSound","TEDx Talks","talk","evergreen","leadership and communication",["simon sinek","start with why","leadership","pitching","apple"],[66,65],"Recommended as a quick way to get the core of 'Start with Why' for pitches and communication, though some note small companies are not Apple.",[6,7,0,2015,2024,0,7,5,0,0],0],["vq2nnJ4g6N0","Tensorflow and deep learning - without a PhD by Martin Görner","Devoxx","tutorial","dated","deep learning with tensorflow",["tensorflow","neural networks","mnist","deep learning","convolutional networks"],[21,26],"Repeatedly called an excellent, practical introduction that covers a lot in two hours and explains issues academic textbooks skip.",[6,5,4,2017,2020,4,2,0,0,0],0],["wdgULBpRoXk","How does a USB keyboard work?","Ben Eater","tutorial","evergreen","usb protocol",["usb","keyboards","ps/2","polling","ben eater","hardware"],[41,42,39],"HN commenters recommend it as a clear, comprehensive explanation of USB signaling and keyboard polling.",[7,6,2,2021,2024,2,5,5,0,0],0],["wqn3gR1WTcA","Data Brokers: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO)","LastWeekTonight","commentary","dated","data brokers and privacy",["data brokers","privacy","john oliver","surveillance","personal data"],[19,80],"HN recommends it as an accessible overview of the data broker industry in privacy discussions.",[5,6,2,2022,2024,2,4,4,0,0],0],["xP5-iIeKXE8","Life in life","Phillip Bradbury","demo","evergreen","cellular automata",["game of life","otca metapixel","golly","turing completeness","nested simulation"],[31,35],"The canonical visual for nested simulation, Turing completeness and self-reference; HN readers call it mind-blowing and reach for it constantly.",[6,6,2,2017,2025,2,4,14,0,0],0],["yNzQ_sLGIuA","The Epidemic of Fake Disease","Medlife Crisis","explainer","evergreen","overdiagnosis and screening",["overdiagnosis","cancer screening","medicine","over-testing","public health"],[96,148],"Pointed to in threads about cancer screening, PSA tests, full-body MRIs and consumer diagnostics as an explanation of why more testing can hurt.",[7,7,0,2020,2026,0,7,2,0,0],0],["ybcvlxivscw","What Languages Sound Like To Foreigners","Sara Forsberg","comedy","evergreen","accent mimicry",["fake languages","accents","gibberish","viral video","linguistics"],[145,51],"HN points to it as a favorite example of astonishing accent mimicry and fake-language gibberish that sounds real.",[6,6,2,2014,2021,2,5,0,0,0],0],["ynbgMKclWWc","Democracy at Work: Curing Capitalism | Richard Wolff | Talks at Google","Talks at Google","lecture","evergreen","worker cooperatives",["richard wolff","democracy at work","worker coops","critique of capitalism","socialism"],[71,70],"HN commenters share it as an accessible case for worker cooperatives and workplace democracy as a model for a modern left.",[6,6,2,2017,2021,2,4,2,0,0],0],["z6yL0_sDnX0","James Burke Connections, Ep. 4 \"Faith in Numbers\"","DRS_Education","documentary","evergreen","history of computing origins",["james burke","connections","jacquard loom","punch cards","history of technology"],[47,77,135],"HN commenters strongly recommend it for its account of how the Jacquard loom and punch cards led to computers.",[4,5,4,2020,2025,4,1,1,0,0],0],["-VsmF9m_Nt8","Adriano Celentano - Prisencolinensinainciusol","Le Pietre Rotolanti","music","evergreen","fake english gibberish song",["celentano","gibberish","accents","italian music","1972"],[131,145],"It comes up whenever threads touch on fake languages, accents, or gibberish that sounds plausible, and commenters like sharing it with people who haven't heard it.",[6,6,1,2016,2024,1,5,9,0,2],0],["0SARbwvhupQ","Google I/O 2009 - The Myth of the Genius Programmer","Google for Developers","talk","evergreen","collaborative software development",["code review","ego","bus factor","team culture","open source"],[9,66],"HN regulars recommend it as a career-shaping talk on code review, humility and collaborative development.",[5,5,3,2011,2024,3,2,3,0,0],0],["1-dUkyn_fZA","Emacs + org-mode + python in reproducible research; SciPy 2013 Presentation","Enthought","talk","evergreen","reproducible research",["org-mode","emacs","python","literate programming","scipy"],[8,27,3],"Repeatedly recommended as the canonical demo of org-mode for literate programming and reproducible research.",[5,6,1,2014,2018,1,6,4,0,0],0],["1MGjFKs9bnU","FarewellEtaoinShrdlu","Drinks and Dice","documentary","evergreen","linotype typesetting",["linotype","new york times","printing history","typesetting","newspapers"],[57,135,80],"Frequently recommended as an absorbing look at hot-metal typesetting and the end of the linotype era.",[6,6,1,2017,2026,1,5,1,0,0],0],["1qSTcxt2t74","Captain Disillusion: World's Greatest Blenderer - Live at the Blender Conference 2018","Captain Disillusion","talk","evergreen","blender",["blender","vfx","3d animation","conference talk","captain disillusion"],[60,129],"HN recommends it as an entertaining and inspiring Blender talk, and often links it in threads about learning Blender.",[4,5,3,2019,2022,3,2,0,0,0],0],["2AXv49dDQJw","Watch electricity hit a fork in the road at half a billion frames per second","AlphaPhoenix","explainer","evergreen","electricity and signal propagation",["transmission lines","impedance","electromagnetism","high-speed measurement","circuits"],[41,82,88],"Praised as the clearest visual explanation of transmission lines, impedance and signal propagation, with several commenters saying it made it all click.",[5,5,3,2024,2026,4,2,3,0,0],0],["3Fx5Q8xGU8k","Competition is for Losers with Peter Thiel (How to Start a Startup 2014: 5)","Y Combinator","lecture","evergreen","startup monopoly strategy",["peter thiel","zero to one","competition","monopoly","startup strategy","y combinator"],[64,67],"HN recommends it as a serious, influential talk on market size and monopoly, though some commenters criticize its philosophy as endorsing anti-competitive goals.",[5,5,3,2020,2024,3,2,4,3,0],0],["3VQ382QG-y4","Lambda Calculus - Fundamentals of Lambda Calculus & Functional Programming in JavaScript","Fullstack Academy","lecture","evergreen","lambda calculus",["lambda calculus","combinators","functional programming","javascript","currying"],[31,1],"Repeatedly recommended as one of the most approachable introductions to lambda calculus and combinators.",[5,5,3,2019,2024,3,2,0,0,0],0],["3ZTGwcHQfLY","I Tried To Make Something In America (The Smarter Scrubber Experiment) - Smarter Every Day 308","SmarterEveryDay","documentary","evergreen","us manufacturing decline",["manufacturing","supply chain","injection molding","made in usa","smarter every day"],[114,72,71],"HN cites it constantly in US manufacturing debates as a vivid demonstration of how much domestic industrial capability has been lost.",[6,6,1,2025,2026,1,5,14,0,0],0],["4bM3Gut1hIk","4 2 1 Christopher Domas The future of RE Dynamic Binary Visualization","Adrian Crenshaw","talk","evergreen","binary visualization",["reverse engineering","cantor dust","christopher domas","binary analysis","data visualization","security"],[17,28],"Regarded as one of the coolest talks ever, with a futuristic binary visualization demo that has inspired later tools.",[7,5,3,2014,2026,4,4,6,0,0],0],["4d0EGIt1SPc","The REAL Possibility of Mapping Alien Planets!","PBS Space Time","explainer","evergreen","solar gravitational lens telescopes",["gravitational lensing","exoplanet imaging","light sails","space telescopes","astrophysics"],[84,85],"It is the go-to explanation whenever a thread touches on imaging exoplanets or solar gravitational lens telescopes.",[4,6,1,2023,2024,1,5,1,0,0],0],["52Mx0_8YEtg","The Great Global Warming Swindle Full Movie","Kazza0423","documentary","dated","climate change skepticism",["global warming","climate skepticism","lindzen","sunspots","channel 4"],[102,80],"Climate-skeptic commenters link it as evidence against the CO2 consensus, while others cite it as an example of climate-change denial.",[2,6,1,2016,2020,1,7,9,1,0],0],["5TkIe60y2GI","All the Numbers - Numberphile","Numberphile","explainer","evergreen","types of numbers",["transcendental numbers","normal numbers","computability","chaitin's constant","matt parker"],[35,33,31],"HN recommends it as an accessible explanation of number categories and why almost all numbers are unknowable.",[6,6,1,2019,2025,1,6,5,0,0],0],["5eW6Eagr9XA","The Expert Myth","Veritasium","explainer","evergreen","expertise and deliberate practice",["expertise","deliberate practice","chess","pattern recognition","learning"],[91,141,127],"Frequently recommended in threads on learning, the 10,000 hours rule and deliberate practice as a clearer account of how expertise develops.",[6,5,3,2022,2024,3,3,8,0,0],0],["6mTbuzafcII","\"Transducers\" by Rich Hickey","Strange Loop Conference","talk","evergreen","transducers",["clojure","functional programming","rich hickey","composition","reducers"],[1,5],"HN treats it as the original and definitive explanation of transducers, recommended whenever the concept comes up.",[6,6,1,2014,2025,1,5,3,0,0],0],["7FeqF1-Z1g0","David Kriesel: Traue keinem Scan, den du nicht selbst gefälscht hast","media.ccc.de","talk","evergreen","scanner compression bugs",["xerox","jbig2","document scanning","software bugs","ccc"],[17,37,8],"Called a classic CCC talk, and the Xerox bug is cited as a cautionary tale about trusting scans and digitized archives.",[4,5,3,2019,2022,3,2,4,0,0],0],["7erJ1DV_Tlo","Hewitt, Meijer and Szyperski: The Actor Model (everything you wanted to know...)","jasonofthel33t","interview","evergreen","actor model",["actor model","concurrency","carl hewitt","erik meijer","messaging"],[12,1,0],"HN recommends it as the best video introduction to the actor model, straight from its inventor, and revisited it after Hewitt's death.",[5,5,3,2017,2025,4,2,3,0,0],0],["826HMLoiE_o","The Intense 8 Hour Hunt | Attenborough Life of Mammals | BBC Earth","BBC Earth","documentary","evergreen","persistence hunting",["endurance running","kalahari","attenborough","human evolution","tracking"],[99,94],"HN returns to it as the canonical footage of persistence hunting in threads about human endurance running and evolution.",[6,6,1,2011,2022,1,5,12,0,2],0],["8S0FDjFBj8o","How to sound smart in your TEDx Talk | Will Stephen | TEDxNewYork","TEDx Talks","talk","evergreen","presentation style",["ted talks","satire","public speaking","rhetoric","humor"],[130,146],"HN recommends it as a funny deconstruction of TED talk style, and as a favorite example of the appearance of meaning without content.",[6,5,3,2015,2024,3,3,0,0,0],0],["8fi7uSYlOdc","Containers From Scratch • Liz Rice • GOTO 2018","GOTO Conferences","talk","evergreen","linux containers",["containers","namespaces","cgroups","go","live coding","docker"],[13,16,2],"HN considers it one of the best talks for understanding how containers work from the ground up.",[6,6,1,2018,2025,1,5,1,0,0],0],["9Q6sLbz37gk","I Like Notebooks","Jeremy Howard","talk","evergreen","jupyter notebooks in software development",["jupyter","nbdev","literate programming","fastai","developer workflow"],[8,27,9],"Whenever notebooks get criticized, HN commenters point to it as the standard rebuttal from a prominent practitioner.",[4,5,3,2020,2024,3,2,3,0,0],0],["9yPjoh9YJMk","Gabe Brown: Keys To Building a Healthy Soil","Transcend Productions","talk","evergreen","regenerative agriculture",["soil health","no-till farming","cover crops","regenerative agriculture","grazing"],[107],"HN readers share it as a persuasive, first-hand account of regenerative agriculture, citing its claims about soil organic matter, yields and reduced fertilizer use.",[5,6,1,2015,2022,1,5,5,0,0],0],["Bd8_vO5zrjo","The Battle of Midway 1942: Told from the Japanese Perspective (1/3)","Montemayor","documentary","evergreen","battle of midway",["midway","wwii","nagumo","naval history","animated maps"],[78,77],"HN recommends it for its information-dense maps and voice-over and for showing how commanders decide with limited information.",[7,6,1,2019,2022,1,6,0,0,0],0],["C4VHfmiwuv4","How Much Do Rockets Pollute? Are They Bad For Our Air?","Everyday Astronaut","explainer","evergreen","rocket launch emissions",["rocket pollution","spacex","co2 emissions","airliners comparison","environmental impact"],[85,107,101],"HN commenters cite it whenever rocket launch pollution comes up as a rebuttal to alarm, since it shows launches are small next to other sources.",[6,6,1,2020,2023,1,6,2,0,0],0],["D99qI42KGB0","A CONSERVATIVE solution to global warming (Part 1)","potholer54","explainer","evergreen","climate change policy",["global warming","climate communication","conservative policy","carbon tax","potholer54"],[102,101],"HN users recommend it as a model of communicating climate science to conservative and libertarian audiences without alienating them.",[3,5,3,2019,2022,4,4,1,0,0],0],["D9H9qTdserM","\"Why Zebras Don't Get Ulcers: Stress and Health\" by Dr. Robert Sapolsky","Beckman Institute at Illinois","lecture","evergreen","stress physiology",["sapolsky","stress","neuroscience","health","zebras"],[90,96,91],"HN commenters recommend it as an entertaining and informative explanation of how stress affects health.",[5,6,1,2019,2025,1,5,0,0,0],0],["DJtef410XaM","The Clean Architecture in Python","Next Day Video","talk","evergreen","software architecture in python",["clean architecture","python","brandon rhodes","functional core","testing"],[5,3,8],"HN points to it as a practical way to separate business logic from I/O, which reduces mocking and underlies the functional core, imperative shell idea.",[5,6,1,2017,2021,1,5,1,0,0],0],["DZCBRHOg3PQ","Joe Rogan Experience #1258 - Jack Dorsey, Vijaya Gadde & Tim Pool","PowerfulJRE","podcast","dated","twitter content moderation",["twitter","jack dorsey","tim pool","content moderation","joe rogan"],[76,67,52],"HN people cite it as insight into how Twitter thought about moderation, and as a source for Tim Pool's arguments about uneven enforcement.",[6,6,1,2019,2023,1,5,10,1,0],0],["DleXA5ADG78","Brains, Sex, and Machine Learning","Google TechTalks","talk","evergreen","dropout and neural networks",["geoffrey hinton","dropout","deep learning","spiking neurons","overfitting"],[21,90],"Recommended as a simple, elegant explanation of dropout and its connection to how the brain works.",[7,5,3,2012,2015,3,4,5,0,0],0],["DpXy041BIlA","30 Weird Chess Algorithms: Elo World","suckerpinch","explainer","evergreen","weird chess algorithms",["tom7","chess engines","sigbovik","stockfish","elo rating","comedy"],[127,130,30],"HN commenters call it a must-watch for its deadpan, absurdly elaborate engineering and cite it for ideas like diluting strong engines with random moves.",[8,6,1,2019,2026,1,7,4,0,1],0],["EiZhdpLXZ8Q","The Future is a Dead Mall - Decentraland and the Metaverse","Folding Ideas","commentary","evergreen","metaverse critique",["decentraland","metaverse","nfts","dao","folding ideas"],[62,125,18],"Regarded as the definitive takedown of the metaverse hype and the Decentraland ecosystem.",[6,5,3,2023,2025,3,3,2,2,0],0],["Eq3bUFgEcb4","Notation Must Die: The Battle For How We Read Music","Tantacrul","documentary","evergreen","music notation",["music notation","music theory","piano roll","history of music","musescore"],[132,55],"Repeatedly recommended as the definitive, well-made explanation of why attempts to reinvent music notation fail and what tradeoffs the current system makes.",[6,6,1,2023,2026,1,6,3,0,0],0],["GuigptwlVHo","How Big is Graham's Number? (feat Ron Graham)","Numberphile","interview","evergreen","very large numbers",["graham's number","up-arrow notation","ron graham","numberphile","combinatorics"],[35,33],"HN commenters recommend it for hearing Graham himself and for its clear introduction to up-arrow notation and enormous numbers.",[4,5,3,2014,2024,3,2,1,0,0],0],["H9B5mYfBPlY","Dr. Gabor Maté — Trauma, Addiction, Ayahuasca, and More","Tim Ferriss","podcast","evergreen","trauma and addiction",["gabor mate","addiction","trauma","depression","adhd","ayahuasca"],[92,91],"HN recommends it as a thoughtful, honest look at the causes of addiction and depression, and as a deeper Mate interview than most.",[6,6,1,2018,2023,1,5,1,0,0],0],["IV3dnLzthDA","The Man Who Accidentally Killed The Most People In History","Veritasium","explainer","evergreen","leaded gasoline history",["thomas midgley","tetraethyllead","cfcs","environmental disaster","lead poisoning"],[86,107,77],"HN commenters recommend it whenever leaded fuel, toxic chemicals or corporate profit motives come up, praising its storytelling and accessible science.",[6,6,1,2022,2025,1,5,6,0,0],0],["IeTybKL1pM4","Copying Is Not Theft - Official Version","Question Copyright","music","evergreen","copyright and free culture",["nina paley","copyright","piracy","free culture","animation"],[75,76,49],"Linked constantly in copyright and piracy debates as a short explainer of the difference between copying and physical theft.",[6,6,1,2010,2023,1,5,12,1,0],0],["JWD1Fpdd4Pc","Evil Mode: Or, How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love Emacs","thoughtbot","talk","evergreen","vim to emacs migration",["emacs","evil mode","vim","text editors","org-mode"],[8],"HN recommends it to Vim users considering Emacs, and several say it persuaded them or their coworkers to switch.",[6,6,1,2015,2020,1,6,1,0,0],0],["K4JhruinbWc","How Differential Gear works (BEST Tutorial)","ConceptVBS","tutorial","evergreen","differential gears",["differential","gears","automotive","mechanical engineering","vintage training film"],[113,110],"HN loves it as an example of old-school instructional film that makes how a differential works fully understandable in clear, simple language.",[5,5,3,2013,2020,3,2,0,0,0],0],["KXuZi9aeGTw","User-level threads....... with threads. - Paul Turner - Google","Linux Plumbers Conference","talk","evergreen","user-level threading",["linux kernel","fibers","scheduling","concurrency","switchto","google"],[13,14],"HN cites it as the key explanation of cooperative, user-scheduled kernel threads and the prior art behind later async and coroutine debates.",[6,6,1,2013,2021,1,5,14,0,0],0],["KZjFVdU8VLI","Interactive programming Flappy Bird in ClojureScript","Bruce Hauman","demo","evergreen","interactive programming",["clojurescript","figwheel","hot reloading","live coding","game development"],[1,122,4],"It is the canonical demo HN people cite for live interactive development and hot reloading, as proof the workflow is real and not smoke and mirrors.",[6,6,1,2015,2020,1,5,3,0,0],0],["KtQ9nt2ZeGM","You are being misled about renewable energy technology.","Technology Connections","explainer","dated","renewable energy",["solar","batteries","ethanol land use","energy myths","technology connections"],[104,107],"HN repeatedly recommends it as an up-to-date, fact-focused case for solar and batteries that readers can cite on land use and costs.",[12,5,3,2026,2026,6,6,8,0,0],0],["LMbI6sk-62E","Orbital Rings","Isaac Arthur","explainer","evergreen","orbital rings",["megastructures","launch costs","space elevator","isaac arthur","space infrastructure"],[85,112],"HN commenters offer it as the likely future of cheap access to space, feasible without exotic materials.",[4,6,1,2018,2022,1,5,12,0,0],0],["MBnnXbOM5S4","The more general uncertainty principle, regarding Fourier transforms","3Blue1Brown","explainer","evergreen","fourier uncertainty principle",["fourier transform","uncertainty principle","wave packets","quantum mechanics","signal processing","3blue1brown"],[37,83,35],"HN recommends it as the clearest visual explanation that uncertainty is intrinsic to waves, separate from measurement disturbance.",[7,6,1,2019,2025,1,6,4,0,0],0],["ML4tw_UzqZE","Building The World's First Computer - Greeks, Clocks and Rockets - Antikythera Mechanism Episode 1","Clickspring","documentary","evergreen","antikythera mechanism reconstruction",["antikythera mechanism","clickspring","clockmaking","machining","ancient technology"],[115,113,47],"HN repeatedly recommends the series for its extraordinary craftsmanship and its credible demonstration of how the mechanism could have been made.",[7,5,3,2018,2023,3,4,3,0,0],0],["MZvmYaFkNJI","Build a real-time Twitter clone in 15 minutes with LiveView and Phoenix 1.5","Chris McCord","tutorial","dated","phoenix liveview",["elixir","phoenix","liveview","real-time web","live coding"],[1,4],"HN points people to it as the demo that shows why LiveView and Elixir are worth a look.",[7,6,1,2020,2023,3,5,5,0,0],0],["NdppYYfQJgg","38C3 - From Silicon to Sovereignty: How Advanced Chips are Redefining Global Dominance","media.ccc.de","talk","evergreen","euv lithography",["semiconductors","asml","chip manufacturing","supply chain","ccc","geopolitics"],[40,74],"HN users recommend it as an excellent, accessible overview of how modern chips are produced and why EUV matters.",[5,5,3,2025,2026,3,2,0,0,0],0],["Nq2HkAYbG5o","2016 - On The Shoulders Of Giants - Damian Conway","The Perl and Raku Conference - Greenville, SC 2026","talk","evergreen","perl 6 language features",["perl 6","raku","damian conway","grammars","programming languages"],[3,0],"HN recommends it as an entertaining, technically masterful showcase of what Perl 6 can do.",[4,5,3,2016,2021,3,2,1,0,0],0],["PorfLSr3DDI","CppCon 2015: Greg Law \" Give me 15 minutes & I'll change your view of GDB\"","CppCon","talk","evergreen","gdb debugging",["gdb","debugging","tui mode","reverse debugging","c++"],[8,2],"Recommended as a fast, brilliant introduction to GDB's TUI mode and lesser-known features, useful for anyone who has only used IDE debuggers.",[6,6,1,2018,2023,1,6,0,0,0],0],["PqPGOhXoprU","Jack Szostak (Harvard/HHMI) Part 1: The Origin of Cellular Life on Earth","Science Communication Lab","lecture","dated","origin of life",["abiogenesis","rna world","protocells","jack szostak","biochemistry"],[95,94,142],"Recommended as a clear, authoritative lecture series on plausible origin-of-life theories.",[6,6,1,2016,2021,1,5,1,0,0],0],["Q1lL-hXO27Q","Feynman: Magnets (and Why?) FUN TO IMAGINE 4/ higher quality version!","Christopher Sykes","interview","evergreen","scientific explanation",["feynman","magnets","physics","pedagogy","epistemology"],[148,82],"HN returns to it as a model of intellectual honesty and good explanation, often linking it in discussions of why-questions and science communication.",[5,5,3,2021,2026,3,2,5,0,0],0],["Q2aEzeMDHMA","JPEG DCT, Discrete Cosine Transform (JPEG Pt2)- Computerphile","Computerphile","explainer","evergreen","image compression",["jpeg","discrete cosine transform","compression","mike pound","computerphile"],[37,26],"HN recommends it as an easy, clear intro to the DCT that finally made it click for several commenters.",[6,6,1,2015,2026,1,5,0,0,0],0],["RSTNhvDGbYI","Old-fashioned rice cookers are extremely clever","Technology Connections","explainer","evergreen","rice cooker engineering",["rice cooker","curie point","magnetism","thermostat","appliances"],[88,113],"HN recommends it as a delightful breakdown of the cleverness in dumb appliances and an entry point to the channel.",[6,6,1,2020,2025,1,5,2,0,0],0],["RqQhWitJ1As","BlueHat IL 2019 - Andrew \"bunnie\" Huang - Supply Chain Security: \"If I were a Nation State...”","Microsoft Israel R&D Center","talk","evergreen","hardware supply chain security",["bunnie huang","supply chain","hardware tampering","bloomberg supermicro","security"],[17,41],"HN people point to it as the sober, technically grounded picture of hardware supply chain security, and an eye-opening one.",[6,6,1,2019,2024,1,5,0,0,0],0],["S0qjK3TWZE8","golden balls. the weirdest split or steal ever!","spinout3","other","evergreen","prisoner's dilemma",["game theory","golden balls","split or steal","nash equilibrium","game show"],[34,128],"The canonical real-world example in game theory discussions of manipulating a prisoner's dilemma.",[5,5,3,2014,2025,3,2,9,0,0],0],["U4FNBMZsqrY","DOOM: Behind the Music","GDC Festival of Gaming","talk","evergreen","game music production",["doom","mick gordon","sound design","synthesizers","gdc"],[132,121,122],"HN raves about it as one of the best conference talks, showing a master's creative process and sound design.",[4,5,3,2017,2023,3,2,0,0,0],0],["UJ7Qc3bsxjI","Great Earthquakes of the Pacific Northwest","Central Washington University","lecture","evergreen","cascadia earthquakes",["cascadia","megathrust","pacific northwest","geology","paleoseismology","nick zentner"],[106,142],"HN commenters offer it as a dry but fascinating, hype-free introduction to Cascadia earthquake risk and the evidence for past events.",[5,5,3,2020,2025,3,2,2,0,0],0],["VZQoAKJPbh8","In Search of Tomorrow","Berkeley Institute for Data Science (BIDS)","lecture","dated","future of programming",["eve","chris granger","end-user programming","light table","live programming"],[48,0,9],"HN keeps pointing to it as a thoughtful vision of programming for non-programmers and as background on Eve's motivations.",[9,6,1,2015,2018,1,9,4,0,0],0],["X-iSQQgOd1A","Coding Adventure: Ant and Slime Simulations","Sebastian Lague","demo","evergreen","agent-based simulation",["slime mold","ant simulation","compute shaders","unity","emergent behavior"],[59,58],"HN recommends it as a beautiful example of what simple rules and compute shaders can produce, and many commenters were inspired by it.",[6,5,3,2021,2024,3,3,0,0,0],0],["XVbuk3jizGM","A New Car UI: How touch screen controls in cars should work","Matthaeus Krenn","demo","evergreen","car touchscreen interface design",["automotive ui","touchscreen","interaction design","prototype","driver distraction"],[55,110],"Repeatedly cited in car touchscreen debates as an elegant, sensible alternative to distracting automotive UIs.",[4,6,1,2017,2023,1,5,0,0,0],0],["Y9FZ4igNxNA","Fourier Optics used for Optical Pattern Recognition","Huygens Optics","explainer","evergreen","fourier optics",["fourier transform","optical computing","pattern recognition","dlp projector","lenses"],[88,37,26],"Recommended as one of the best explanations of Fourier transforms and a clear demo of analog optical computing.",[5,5,3,2021,2025,3,3,3,0,0],0],["aSEQfqNYNAc","Rich Hickey rants about HttpServletRequest in 1080p: Death By Specificity from Clojure Made Simple","Fred Overflow","talk","evergreen","data-oriented design",["rich hickey","clojure","maps","oop","data modeling"],[5,1,11],"Cited as the classic rant on maps versus objects in discussions of data modeling and OOP.",[5,5,3,2021,2026,3,2,8,0,1],0],["agOdP2Bmieg","Bret Victor - The Humane Representation of Thought","Colin McDonnell","talk","evergreen","human-computer interaction",["bret victor","direct manipulation","dynamicland","representation","interface design"],[48,55,52],"HN treats it as a foundational Bret Victor talk that reshaped how people think about software and interfaces, often cited alongside Dynamicland.",[4,6,1,2017,2023,1,5,5,0,0],0],["bJczLlwp-d8","Timothy Snyder: The Making of Modern Ukraine. Class 1: Ukrainian Questions Posed by Russian Invasion","YaleCourses","lecture","evergreen","ukrainian history",["ukraine","timothy snyder","yale","russia","eastern europe"],[142,77,74],"Strongly recommended as an accessible, well-taught history of Ukraine and a counter to propaganda narratives.",[6,5,3,2022,2025,3,4,0,0,0],0],["d4EgbgTm0Bg","Visualizing the 4d numbers Quaternions","3Blue1Brown","explainer","evergreen","quaternions",["quaternions","4d","3d rotation","stereographic projection","visualization"],[35,33],"HN commenters recommend it as the best visual explanation of quaternions and a good way to visualize higher dimensions.",[6,6,1,2018,2023,1,5,1,0,0],0],["dW8Cy6WrO94","Pythagoras' theorem (a) | Math History | NJ Wildberger","Insights into Mathematics","course","evergreen","history of mathematics",["wildberger","pythagoras","math history","lectures","geometry"],[33,142,38],"Recommended as an easy-to-follow math history course that gives perspective on the subject.",[6,6,1,2014,2024,1,5,0,0,0],0],["eMmNy11Mn7g","How Valve is Profiting from Steam's Back-Door Casinos","People Make Games","documentary","dated","video game gambling",["steam","cs:go","skin gambling","valve","regulation"],[128,125,75],"HN recommends it as well-researched reporting on skin gambling, especially its effect on minors, in threads about gambling and Valve.",[5,6,1,2022,2025,1,5,2,0,0],0],["fXW-QjBsruE","Do Chairs Exist?","Vsauce","explainer","evergreen","ontology of objects",["metaphysics","mereology","philosophy","vsauce","categorization"],[143,35],"HN recommends it as an entertaining tour of how we define and categorize things, and it is cited when concept boundaries come up.",[6,6,1,2021,2025,1,5,3,0,0],0],["gbYXBJOFgeI","Civil War General-Purpose Computing | Cory Doctorow | Talks at Google","Talks at Google","talk","evergreen","general-purpose computing freedom",["cory doctorow","drm","digital rights","device lockdown","surveillance"],[49,19,76],"It is HN's go-to reference whenever device lockdown, DRM, or restrictions on installing software come up, with commenters noting how prescient it was.",[4,6,1,2014,2022,1,5,14,0,0],0],["helScS3coAE","Robust-first computing: Demon Horde Sort (full version)","Dave Ackley","demo","evergreen","robust-first computing",["movable feast machine","robustness","cellular automata","spatial computing","sorting"],[39,30,59],"HN readers recommend it as the best introduction to robust-first computing, where randomness and fault tolerance are built into the architecture.",[3,6,1,2015,2023,2,5,2,0,0],0],["htYh-Tq7ZBI","Why can't you multiply vectors?","Freya Holmér","talk","evergreen","geometric algebra",["vector multiplication","quaternions","clifford algebra","complex numbers","game math"],[33,35,122],"HN treats it as the best entry point to geometric algebra and an intuitive route to understanding quaternions.",[9,5,3,2023,2024,5,4,2,0,0],0],["i6Fr65PFqfk","DjangoCon 2008 Keynote: Cal Henderson","Google for Developers","talk","dated","django web framework",["django","cal henderson","flickr","scaling","keynote","humor"],[4,3,5],"Recommended as a brilliant, hilarious talk, though not the most educational.",[6,6,1,2009,2016,1,5,5,0,0],0],["iFDe5kUUyT0","The IOU Machine: How Currency Is Created | Hidden Secrets of Money Ep. 4","GoldSilver","explainer","dated","how money is created",["federal reserve","fractional reserve","fiat currency","debt","gold"],[69,68],"Recommended, often in Bitcoin and monetary threads, as a clear introduction to how the US money system works, though it comes with a strong goldbug slant.",[5,5,3,2014,2020,3,3,3,0,0],0],["iFTWM7HV2UI","We're building a dystopia just to make people click on ads | Zeynep Tufekci","TED","talk","evergreen","algorithmic manipulation",["ad targeting","recommendation algorithms","persuasion","social media","ai ethics"],[147,23,19],"HN commenters cite it whenever engagement-optimizing feeds, micro-targeting or ad infrastructure come up, as an accessible warning about algorithmic amplification.",[6,6,1,2017,2026,1,5,3,0,0],0],["iwcYp-XT7UI","George Hotz: Comma.ai, OpenPilot, and Autonomous Vehicles | Lex Fridman Podcast #31","Lex Fridman","podcast","dated","self-driving cars",["george hotz","comma.ai","openpilot","camera vs lidar","autonomous vehicles"],[25,52],"HN recommends it for Hotz's reasoning on cameras versus lidar and for an opinionated, original thinker's overview of comma and openpilot.",[7,5,3,2019,2026,3,4,1,0,0],0],["jEbRVNxL44c","Zipline - How Rwanda Built A Drone Delivery Service","Real Engineering","explainer","dated","drone delivery",["zipline","drones","rwanda","medical logistics","aviation"],[24,109],"HN points to it as the best explanation of how Zipline's whole system works and as an example of drones doing real, useful work.",[9,6,1,2019,2023,1,8,4,0,0],0],["jN7mSXMruEo","These Stupid Trucks are Literally Killing Us","Not Just Bikes","explainer","evergreen","SUVs and light truck regulation",["suvs","pickup trucks","road safety","cafe standards","urbanism"],[111,110],"It is HN's default link whenever vehicle size comes up, with commenters recommending it for the history of the light-truck loophole and the safety effects of tall bumpers.",[11,5,3,2023,2026,3,8,8,1,0],0],["jcKRGpMiVTw","Ramanujan: Making sense of 1+2+3+... = -1/12 and Co.","Mathologer","explainer","evergreen","divergent series",["ramanujan","infinite series","-1/12","zeta function","mathematics"],[35,33],"Recommended as a careful, honest treatment of the -1/12 claim, often preferred over flashier videos.",[3,6,1,2019,2024,1,5,1,1,0],0],["kTiP0zKF9bc","Robocalypse Now: Using Deep Learning to Combat Cheating in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive","GDC Festival of Gaming","talk","dated","machine learning anti-cheat",["vacnet","cs:go","deep learning","cheat detection","valve","gdc"],[21,122,125],"The go-to link in any anti-cheat thread for a concrete, well-delivered account of machine-learning cheat detection in production.",[5,6,1,2021,2025,1,5,4,1,0],0],["kc9HwsxE1OY","The Unreasonable Effectiveness of Multiple Dispatch | Stefan Karpinski | JuliaCon 2019","The Julia Programming Language","talk","evergreen","multiple dispatch in julia",["julia","multiple dispatch","code reuse","composability","language design"],[0,5],"HN commenters recommend it as the definitive explanation, from a language designer, of why multiple dispatch makes Julia's composability work.",[9,6,1,2020,2021,1,8,11,0,0],0],["lkIicfzPBys","Stevey's Tech Talk E39 -- A guided tour of Emacs","Steve Yegge","demo","evergreen","emacs",["emacs","text editors","steve yegge","screencast","developer tools"],[8,9],"HN people recommend it as an excellent, convincing overview of Emacs for newcomers and skeptics, shown by someone who clearly loves it.",[5,5,3,2022,2024,3,2,0,0,0],0],["niKblgZupOc","CGA Graphics - Not as bad as you thought!","The 8-Bit Guy","explainer","evergreen","cga graphics",["cga","composite video","artifacting","retro computing","ibm pc"],[50,39],"HN recommends it for showing how old developers exploited the smeary nature of composite signals and what CGA really looked like on period hardware.",[6,6,1,2016,2021,1,5,4,0,0],0],["oYk8CKH7OhE","Evan Czaplicki - Let's be mainstream! User focused design in Elm - Curry On","Curry On!","talk","evergreen","elm language design",["elm","functional programming","language design","monads","front-end"],[0,1,4],"Recommended as the clearest explanation of Elm's design thinking and of making functional languages mainstream, plus a popular monad explanation clip.",[7,6,1,2015,2022,1,6,6,0,0],0],["p7bzE1E5PMY","Visualization of Quantum Physics (Quantum Mechanics)","udiprod","explainer","evergreen","quantum mechanics",["wavefunction collapse","quantum waves","physics animation","measurement","free particle"],[83],"HN commenters call it one of the best visual explanations of the wave, particle and measurement relationship, free of silly metaphors.",[3,5,3,2017,2021,3,2,0,0,0],0],["p83QUZ1-P10","Amiga Hardware Programming 1 - Use the Assembler and wait for left click","ScoopexUs","tutorial","evergreen","amiga assembly programming",["amiga","68000","assembly","demoscene","winuae"],[50],"Recommended as an approachable start to Amiga demo and 68000 assembly programming.",[4,6,1,2015,2024,1,5,2,0,0],0],["qd_hEja6bzE","Pulling Power from the Sky: The Story of Makani [Feature Film]","X, The Moonshot Factory","documentary","evergreen","airborne wind energy",["makani","energy kites","hardware engineering","x moonshot","wind power","startup failure"],[104,109,64],"HN recommends it as a technically rich, beautifully made documentary on ambitious hardware engineering and failure.",[6,5,3,2021,2025,3,3,3,1,0],0],["rE3j_RHkqJc","Can You Watch This Without Getting Angry?","CGP Grey","explainer","evergreen","outrage and memes",["memes","social media","outrage","virality","polarization"],[51,91,147],"HN links it constantly in threads on social media, polarization and outrage as the canonical explanation of why angry content wins.",[6,6,1,2015,2022,1,5,14,0,0],0],["rhgwIhB58PA","The Biggest Myth In Education","Veritasium","explainer","evergreen","learning styles myth",["learning styles","education","psychology","myths","memory"],[141,91,148],"The standard link whenever someone claims to be a visual learner or learning styles come up, with sources listed in the description.",[7,6,1,2021,2024,1,6,13,0,0],0],["s_fkpZSnz2I","Irving Finkel | The Ark Before Noah: A Great Adventure","The Institute for the Study of Ancient Cultures","lecture","evergreen","ancient mesopotamia",["cuneiform","noah's ark","british museum","clay tablets","babylon"],[77,144,145],"HN recommends it as a funny, fascinating talk on cuneiform tablets and the ancient world by an engaging curator.",[4,5,3,2021,2025,3,2,0,0,0],0],["u9KNtnCZDMI","Alex Evans at Umbra Ignite 2015: Learning From Failure","Media Molecule","talk","evergreen","signed distance field rendering",["dreams","sdf","media molecule","siggraph","graphics","game engine"],[58,122],"HN calls it an inspirational must-see on SDF rendering and a favorite tech talk for graphics programmers.",[7,6,1,2017,2026,1,6,4,0,0],0],["ue-1JoJQaEg","Old pinball machines are amazingly complex","Technology Connections","explainer","evergreen","electromechanical pinball machines",["pinball","relays","stepper motors","mechanical logic","technology connections"],[113,41,124],"HN points people to it as a deep dive showing how complex logic was built without computers.",[6,6,1,2023,2026,1,5,5,0,0],0],["v1WiCGq-PcY","Bryan Cranston's Advice to Aspiring Actors","Oscars","talk","evergreen","interview mindset",["bryan cranston","auditions","job interviews","confidence","advice"],[146,140],"HN applies it to job interviews and confidence, recommending the mindset of not interviewing from a place of desperation.",[5,6,1,2015,2022,2,5,0,0,1],0],["vgT4Y30DkaA","Threads (1984) ORIGINAL TRAILER [HD 1080p]","HD Retro Trailers","other","evergreen","nuclear war film",["threads","nuclear war","1984 film","trailer","british cinema"],[133,78],"HN commenters use it to point people to Threads, which they call the most harrowing depiction of nuclear war and say should be mandatory viewing.",[5,5,3,2019,2024,3,2,0,0,0],0],["w3WYdYyjek4","TigerStyle! (Or How To Design Safer Systems in Less Time) by Joran Dirk Greef","TigerBeetle","talk","evergreen","safe systems engineering",["tigerstyle","tigerbeetle","zig","software correctness","deterministic simulation"],[5,11,8],"HN commenters, including TigerBeetle people, recommend it as the explanation of a methodology for building defect-free, high-assurance software.",[2,6,1,2024,2025,1,7,2,0,0],0],["wGt4XwBbCvA","Jancovici : Can we save energy, jobs and growth at the same time ? 08/01/2018","Jean-Marc Jancovici","lecture","evergreen","energy and economic growth",["energy","gdp","climate","nuclear","peak oil"],[102,69,142],"Recommended as a sober, physics-based account of how energy underlies the economy.",[6,6,1,2019,2023,1,5,0,0,0],0],["wJyUtbn0O5Y","The Inner Life of the Cell Animation","XVIVO Scientific Animation","demo","evergreen","cell biology animation",["cell biology","molecular animation","white blood cell","motor proteins","harvard biovisions"],[95,60],"Recommended as a jaw-dropping view of the complexity and machine-like nature of cells.",[5,5,3,2019,2024,3,2,2,0,0],0],["z_dt7NG38V4","Eric Bier Demonstrates Cedar","Computer History Museum","demo","evergreen","xerox parc cedar environment",["cedar","mesa","tioga editor","xerox parc","computing history","garbage collection"],[47,7,48],"HN keeps citing it as proof of how advanced a GC-based systems language and integrated workstation were decades ago, and as a model for what desktop OSes could be.",[3,5,3,2020,2024,3,3,14,0,0],0],["zrpUDuUtxPM","Floyd Toole - Sound reproduction – art and science/opinions and facts","CIRMMT","lecture","evergreen","loudspeaker sound reproduction",["floyd toole","blind listening tests","speaker measurements","psychoacoustics","equalization"],[45,142],"HN recommends it as a crash course on audio reproduction science, especially the finding that listeners reliably prefer more accurate speakers in blind tests.",[4,6,1,2019,2026,1,5,0,0,0],0],["1e8VZlPBx_0","How to Invent the Future II - Stanford CS183F: Startup School","Stanford Online","lecture","evergreen","inventing the future",["alan kay","xerox parc","innovation","startups","computing history"],[52,64,47],"Frequently suggested in Ask HN threads on finding ideas, creativity and why incumbents like Xerox missed what they invented.",[3,6,0,2018,2024,0,6,7,0,0],0],["2XLZ4Z8LpEE","Using a 1930 Teletype as a Linux Terminal","CuriousMarc","demo","evergreen","teletype as linux terminal",["teletype","retro computing","unix history","terminals","restoration"],[50,47,14],"HN commenters love it as a vivid demonstration of terminal history, explaining why tools like ed and the tty echo model work the way they do.",[4,5,2,2020,2022,2,3,5,0,0],0],["5MgBikgcWnY","The first 20 hours -- how to learn anything | Josh Kaufman | TEDxCSU","TEDx Talks","talk","evergreen","rapid skill acquisition",["20 hours","learning","deliberate practice","10000 hour rule","self-improvement"],[146,141],"HN uses it as the standard counterpoint to the 10,000-hour rule and as an encouraging recipe for starting new skills.",[5,6,0,2014,2023,0,6,5,0,0],0],["5eo8nz_niiM","Over 200,000 Servers in One Place! Visiting Hetzner in Falkenstein (Germany)","der8auer EN","documentary","dated","data center tour",["hetzner","data center","server hardware","custom racks","hosting"],[16,39],"HN points to it whenever Hetzner comes up, as the best look inside their unusual, semi-custom and low-cost data center setup.",[6,6,0,2021,2025,0,6,10,1,0],0],["5uljtqyBLxI","Java on a 1000 Cores - Tales of Hardware / Software CoDesign","Google TechTalks","talk","evergreen","jvm and hardware codesign",["java","garbage collection","azul","multicore","jit compilers"],[7,3,39],"HN treats Cliff Click's talks as an excellent source on JVMs, garbage collection and hardware-assisted Java.",[5,5,2,2009,2025,2,3,4,0,0],0],["6orsmFndx_o","Ivan Sutherland Sketchpad Demo 1963","Interface Studies","demo","evergreen","history of graphical interfaces",["sketchpad","ivan sutherland","cad","constraints","light pen","hci history"],[48,47,58],"HN returns to it as a striking demonstration that core GUI, CAD and constraint-programming ideas existed in the 1960s.",[5,5,2,2016,2025,2,3,8,0,0],0],["79fvDDPaIoY","Bryan Cantrill from Joyent on Manta: internet-facing object storage facility that features compute","AI Council","talk","evergreen","object storage with compute",["manta","bryan cantrill","zfs","joyent","data integrity","oracle"],[11,16,13],"HN recommends Cantrill talks generally for their mix of industry history, technical depth and entertaining delivery, and this one is a favorite for storage and data integrity threads.",[4,5,2,2014,2017,2,3,2,0,3],0],["9FdHq3WfJgs","DEF CON 23 - Chris Rock - I Will Kill You","DEFCONConference","talk","evergreen","death certificate fraud",["identity theft","def con","social engineering","records security","fraud"],[17,19],"HN repeatedly recommends it whenever fake deaths, identity verification or records fraud come up, praising how easy the attack seemed.",[7,6,0,2016,2023,0,7,3,0,0],0],["9PK-netuhHA","The Lottery: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO)","LastWeekTonight","commentary","evergreen","state lotteries",["lottery","john oliver","public funding","education funding","regressive tax"],[80,70,130],"Go-to reference in lottery threads for the point that earmarked lottery revenue does not really add to school funding.",[6,6,0,2015,2023,0,6,7,0,0],0],["A9UmdY0E8hU","Where in the world is it easiest to get rich? | Harald Eia | TEDxOslo","TEDx Talks","talk","evergreen","nordic wealth and social mobility",["nordic model","social mobility","welfare state","millionaires per capita","economics"],[71,69,129],"HN uses it as a counterintuitive data point in debates on welfare states, social mobility and entrepreneurship.",[5,6,0,2016,2021,0,6,6,0,0],0],["AJ-auWfJTts","Classic Game Postmortem: Sid Meier's Civilization","GDC Festival of Gaming","talk","evergreen","game design history",["civilization","sid meier","gdc","postmortem","strategy games"],[121,124],"HN recommends it as a great account of how Civilization was made and as a source on perceived fairness in game design.",[4,5,2,2017,2021,2,3,0,0,0],0],["Agu6jipKfYw","\"Controlling Time and Space: understanding the many formulations of FRP\" by Evan Czaplicki","Strange Loop Conference","talk","evergreen","functional reactive programming",["frp","elm","time-traveling debugger","reactive programming","strange loop"],[1,4,8],"HN people point to it as the clearest explanation of what FRP actually means and how its flavors differ.",[5,5,2,2014,2026,2,3,6,0,0],0],["BxQw4CdxLr8","Stanford Lecture: Don Knuth—\"A Conjecture That Had To Be True\" (2017)","Stanford Online","lecture","evergreen","combinatorial geometry",["donald knuth","combinatorics","christmas lecture","dancing links","conjecture"],[35,30,142],"HN fans love it for Knuth's humor and for how he makes open math problems feel approachable, and it is often cited for details like dancing links and counting rectangle subdivisions.",[1,5,2,2017,2023,2,3,4,0,0],0],["C2RO34b_oPM","Taking Vector Transposes Seriously | Jiahao Chen | JuliaCon 2017","The Julia Programming Language","talk","evergreen","vector transposes in type systems",["julia","linear algebra","type systems","vectors","juliacon"],[0,33],"Strongly recommended for anyone working with vectors for its clear take on how they should be treated in types.",[3,5,2,2018,2022,2,3,0,0,0],0],["DgVS-zXgMTk","Pete Hunt: React - Rethinking Best Practices (updated) - JSConf.Asia 2013","JSConf","talk","dated","react design philosophy",["react","pete hunt","jsx","separation of concerns","javascript"],[4,5],"HN commenters credit it with persuading them to adopt React, and cite it for the argument that HTML and JS cannot truly be separated.",[5,5,2,2014,2023,2,3,2,0,0],0],["DmT80OseAGs","A Sudoku Solver in APL","Dyalog","demo","evergreen","array programming",["apl","sudoku","dyalog","john scholes","functional programming"],[1,30],"Strongly recommended as a beautiful demonstration that APL can be read and reasoned about step by step.",[4,4,4,2019,2022,4,0,2,0,0],0],["ELeZAKCN4tY","Can C++ be 10x Simpler & Safer? - Herb Sutter - CppCon 2022","CppCon","talk","dated","c++ language evolution",["c++","cpp2","cppfront","herb sutter","memory safety","cppcon"],[2,0],"HN recommends it as the main introduction to Cpp2 and cppfront, and as a credible effort to evolve C++.",[6,5,2,2022,2024,2,4,2,0,0],0],["Gatn5ameRr8","\"Two incompatible sacred values in American universities\" Jon Haidt, Hayek Lecture Series","Duke University Department of Political Science","lecture","dated","universities truth vs social justice",["jonathan haidt","campus politics","moral psychology","viewpoint diversity","academic freedom"],[79,91,76],"HN cites it heavily in diversity and academia debates as an intellectual analysis of the truth versus social justice conflict.",[6,5,2,2017,2022,3,3,5,0,0],0],["HJ-719EGIts","Advanced Topics in Programming Languages: A Lock-Free Hash Table","GoogleTalksArchive","talk","evergreen","lock-free data structures",["lock-free","hash table","concurrency","cliff click","compare-and-swap","java"],[30,6,12],"HN regards it as one of the best technical talks, a deep and clear walkthrough of scalable lock-free hash tables built on compare-and-swap.",[4,5,2,2013,2024,2,3,0,0,0],0],["Hhy7JUinlu0","Margin Call (2011) - Senior Partners Emergency Meeting [HD 1080p] (Re-Upload / Audio Fixed)","Extractor","other","evergreen","margin call movie scene",["margin call","financial crisis","film clip","leadership","communication"],[133,69,68],"HN cites the scene as a model of clear, decisive communication and of leaders acting fast to survive, and recommends the film as the best take on 2008.",[5,5,2,2018,2024,2,3,3,0,1],0],["IAF8DjrQSSk","Interactive notebooks ~ Pluto.jl | Fons van der Plas | JuliaCon 2020","The Julia Programming Language","talk","evergreen","reactive notebooks",["pluto.jl","julia","notebooks","reactive programming","dependency graph"],[27,8,5],"HN recommends it as an enthusiastic demo of spreadsheet-like reactive notebooks, which commenters think new notebook projects should copy.",[6,4,4,2020,2021,4,3,1,0,0],0],["IRTfhkiAqPw","Object-Oriented Programming is Embarrassing: 4 Short Examples","Brian Will","commentary","evergreen","object-oriented programming critique",["oop","code examples","state","clean code","software design"],[5,9],"HN commenters point to it as a sharp, example-driven critique of OOP and Clean Code style, often alongside Brian Will's other anti-OO videos.",[6,5,2,2016,2025,2,4,2,0,0],0],["JLb5hZLw44s","Bret Weinstein on \"The Portal\" (w/ host Eric Weinstein), Ep. #019 - The Prediction and the DISC.","Eric Weinstein","podcast","dated","lab mice telomeres",["telomeres","lab mice","evolutionary biology","scientific institutions","aging"],[94,95,148],"HN recommends it as the full account of the lab mice issue and evolutionary tradeoffs between cancer and longevity, despite its length.",[5,6,0,2020,2021,0,6,2,0,0],0],["JxBg4sMusIg","You Suck at Excel - Joel Spolsky (Reupload)","Cool Bug Facts","tutorial","evergreen","excel productivity",["excel","spreadsheets","joel spolsky","data tables","keyboard shortcuts"],[146,27,10],"HN commenters call it an internet classic that makes you a more proficient Excel user, and note it is still relevant despite predating newer functions like XLOOKUP.",[7,6,0,2024,2026,0,7,1,0,0],0],["KRcecxdGxvQ","Michael Stonebraker | Big Data is (at least) Four Different Problems","Michigan Engineering","lecture","evergreen","databases and big data",["michael stonebraker","big data","databases","sql","nosql"],[11,27],"HN points to it as a thoughtful, first-principles take from a Turing award winner that cuts through NoSQL and big data hype.",[5,5,2,2015,2024,2,3,2,0,0],0],["LxgMdjyw8uw","We WILL Fix Climate Change!","Kurzgesagt – In a Nutshell","explainer","dated","climate change outlook",["climate change","emissions","tipping points","kurzgesagt","optimism"],[101,102],"HN commenters recommend it as an articulate, uplifting counterweight to climate doomerism, though one critic calls it a form of denialism and another notes it omits nuclear.",[6,5,2,2022,2024,3,3,3,1,0],0],["NH1Tta7purM","CppCon 2017: Carl Cook “When a Microsecond Is an Eternity: High Performance Trading Systems in C++”","CppCon","talk","evergreen","low-latency trading systems",["c++","hft","performance","cache optimization","cppcon"],[6,2],"HN repeatedly points people to it as the best overview of low-latency trading engineering.",[5,6,0,2017,2025,0,7,3,0,0],0],["O133ppiVnWY","Arithmetic, Population and Energy - a talk by Al Bartlett","lXlSalemlXl","lecture","evergreen","exponential growth and sustainability",["exponential growth","population","energy","peak oil","sustainability"],[107,108,33],"HN commenters cite it as a mind-changing introduction to exponential growth, though some note his peak oil predictions did not pan out.",[6,5,2,2016,2023,3,3,4,1,0],0],["OjMPJVmXxV8","Canceling | ContraPoints","ContraPoints","commentary","evergreen","cancel culture",["cancel culture","social media","twitter","left politics","video essay"],[79,51,80],"HN commenters recommend it as a more thoughtful, balanced and personal take on cancel culture than usual discussion.",[7,6,0,2020,2023,0,7,4,0,0],0],["PQmSUHhP3ug","The 919 Tribute Tour: On-board record lap, Nordschleife.","Porsche","other","evergreen","nurburgring lap record",["porsche 919","nordschleife","onboard","motorsport","timo bernhard"],[110,138],"HN cites it as the benchmark lap record and recommends it even to non-car fans for its sheer speed and precision.",[3,5,2,2018,2026,2,3,2,0,0],0],["PfYYraMgiBA","Cracking Ancient Codes: Cuneiform Writing - with Irving Finkel","The Royal Institution","lecture","evergreen","cuneiform decipherment",["cuneiform","irving finkel","mesopotamia","writing systems","ancient languages"],[145,77],"HN users recommend it as a delightful, well-told account of how cuneiform developed and was decoded.",[3,5,2,2020,2024,2,3,0,0,0],0],["Q7jcBGLIpus","Explained: New Navy UFO Videos","Mick West","explainer","evergreen","navy ufo video analysis",["ufo","uap","debunking","gimbal","flir"],[80,148],"HN recommends it as a calm, evidence-based debunking whenever the Navy UFO videos come up.",[5,5,2,2020,2026,2,3,3,0,0],0],["R2Aa4PivG0g","\"I See What You Mean\" by Peter Alvaro","Strange Loop Conference","talk","evergreen","declarative distributed programming",["datalog","dedalus","bloom","query languages","distributed systems"],[12,11,0],"Recommended as a fantastic introduction to declarative and Datalog-based distributed systems and failure modeling.",[6,5,2,2016,2019,2,4,6,0,0],0],["RaI_TuISSJE","ORCA Sequencer Intro (Experimental Livecoding!)","Allieway Audio","tutorial","evergreen","live coding music",["orca","livecoding","sequencer","generative music","hundred rabbits"],[59,132],"HN commenters call it the best video overview of Orca, the explanation that makes the unusual interface click.",[4,5,2,2019,2025,2,3,0,0,0],0],["SrDEtSlqJC4","The REAL Reason McDonalds Ice Cream Machines Are Always Broken","Johnny Harris","explainer","dated","right to repair and mcdonalds ice cream machines",["right to repair","mcdonalds","taylor","kytch","franchisees","mcbroken"],[43,80],"HN links it in right-to-repair and McFlurry-machine threads as the go-to in-depth explainer of the franchisee and Taylor arrangement.",[8,6,0,2021,2024,0,8,12,0,0],0],["T0CpOYZZZW4","The Spectacular Failure of the Star Wars Hotel","Jenny Nicholson","documentary","evergreen","immersive theme park experiences",["star wars","disney","galactic starcruiser","immersive experience","larp","theme parks"],[53,135,134],"HN people strongly recommend it as the best overview of the Galactic Starcruiser and a case study in misaligned incentives and poor guest experience, engaging despite its length.",[4,4,4,2024,2026,4,0,0,0,0],0],["UEAMfLPZZhE","Distributed Systems 1.1: Introduction","Martin Kleppmann","lecture","evergreen","distributed systems",["distributed systems","consensus","causality","university course","kleppmann"],[12,142],"HN regularly recommends the series as a free, accessible, theory-oriented course on distributed computing that complements his book Designing Data-Intensive Applications.",[5,5,2,2021,2025,2,4,1,0,0],0],["WZskjLq040I","Tom Scott vs Irving Finkel: The Royal Game of Ur | PLAYTHROUGH | International Tabletop Day 2017","The British Museum","demo","evergreen","ancient board games",["royal game of ur","irving finkel","tom scott","british museum","mesopotamia"],[127,77],"Recommended in threads on ancient games and cuneiform as a charming match with an enthusiastic expert.",[6,5,2,2019,2025,2,4,3,0,0],0],["XEVlyP4_11M","Government Surveillance: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO)","LastWeekTonight","interview","dated","government surveillance",["edward snowden","nsa","privacy","john oliver","mass surveillance"],[19,80],"HN points to it as the best way to explain to ordinary people why privacy and mass surveillance matter.",[5,5,2,2016,2021,2,3,12,2,1],0],["XFDM1ip5HdU","What does it feel like to invent math?","3Blue1Brown","explainer","evergreen","infinite sums and p-adic numbers",["2-adic","infinite series","3blue1brown","number theory","math invention"],[35,33],"Recommended as a favorite Grant Sanderson video and a visual introduction to p-adic numbers and sums like 1+2+4+...",[6,5,2,2016,2024,2,4,0,0,0],0],["XGo4PJd1lng","How I Designed a Free Music Font for 5 Million Musicians (MuseScore 3.6)","Tantacrul","explainer","evergreen","music notation fonts",["musescore","music engraving","font design","score software","open source"],[57,132,14],"HN recommends it as an entertaining look at how hard notation fonts are to make, and it comes up in threads on music engraving and open source.",[5,5,2,2021,2024,2,3,1,0,0],0],["XfQUOHlAocY","How Bankrupt American Cities Stay Alive - Debt [ST04]","Not Just Bikes","explainer","evergreen","urban sprawl finance",["strong towns","municipal debt","suburbs","urban planning","growth ponzi scheme"],[111,69],"Recommended as an introduction to the finances of suburban sprawl and its long-term consequences.",[7,5,2,2021,2024,2,5,3,0,0],0],["YThelfB2fvg","Mouse Cursor History (and why I made my own)","Posy","explainer","evergreen","mouse cursor history",["mouse cursor","gui design","history of computing","pixel art","macos","windows"],[48,57,47],"HN treats it as the definitive, short, well-made video on mouse cursors and pulls it out whenever cursor design, pixel perfection or the tilted arrow comes up.",[4,4,4,2022,2026,5,1,1,0,0],0],["YX3iRjKj7C0","RailsConf 09: Robert Martin, \"What Killed Smalltalk Could K","O'Reilly","talk","evergreen","programming language communities",["smalltalk","ruby","uncle bob","language adoption","evangelism"],[0,9,3],"HN cites it in discussions of language evangelism, community dynamics and zealotry, as an accessible account of how a good language can die for non-technical reasons.",[5,6,0,2012,2024,0,6,7,0,1],0],["YX40hbAHx3s","P vs. NP and the Computational Complexity Zoo","hackerdashery","explainer","evergreen","computational complexity",["p vs np","complexity classes","np-complete","complexity zoo","theory of computation"],[31,35],"HN repeatedly recommends it as the best short, funny introduction to P vs. NP and complexity classes for people with no background.",[4,5,2,2016,2023,2,3,3,0,0],0],["Yocja_N5s1I","The Agricultural Revolution: Crash Course World History #1","CrashCourse","explainer","evergreen","world history",["agricultural revolution","crash course","john green","prehistory","history overview"],[77,107],"HN recommends the series as a funny, coherent high-school-level overview of world history that teaches a lot in a few hours.",[4,5,2,2015,2019,2,3,1,0,0],0],["_ivqWN4L3zU","Building a Cathedral without Science or Mathematics: The Engineering Method Explained","engineerguy","explainer","evergreen","engineering method",["cathedrals","rules of thumb","history of engineering","medieval","bill hammack"],[112,77,148],"HN recommends the series as a thoughtful account of engineering as rule-of-thumb problem solving that predates formal science.",[5,5,2,2023,2026,2,3,2,0,0],0],["aFQFB5YpDZE","Jon Stewart on Crossfire","Alex Felker","interview","evergreen","political media criticism",["jon stewart","crossfire","punditry","tucker carlson","polarization"],[80,73],"HN returns to it constantly as the definitive critique of adversarial TV punditry, still seen as relevant to polarized media and online discourse.",[5,5,2,2010,2024,2,3,15,0,0],0],["bSfe5M_zG2s","K Lars Lohn - Keynote - PyCon 2016","PyCon 2016","talk","evergreen","music and programming",["keynote","music theory","fractals","pycon","creativity"],[3,132,59],"Commenters call it a mind-blowing, beautiful talk and cite it among their favorite tech talks.",[4,4,4,2016,2019,4,0,1,0,0],0],["bpQFCcSI0pU","I Found The Source of the Coronavirus","laowhy86","commentary","news","covid-19 origins",["lab leak","wuhan","coronavirus","china","patient zero"],[96,74],"Frequently posted in early COVID origin and lab-leak threads as a compelling early case, though other commenters cite rebuttals and note it is speculative.",[6,5,2,2020,2023,2,4,12,2,0],0],["cQP8WApzIQQ","Lecture 1: Introduction","MIT 6.824: Distributed Systems","lecture","evergreen","distributed systems",["mit 6.824","raft","consensus","go","course"],[12,142],"Recommended as the standard free course for learning distributed systems from real papers.",[5,6,0,2020,2025,0,6,1,0,0],0],["cfyWvJdsDRI","Mock Interview with Shawn McGrath","Molly Rocket","demo","evergreen","programmer interviewing",["hiring","technical interviews","game development","interview format","casey muratori"],[9,122],"HN cites it as the example of a better alternative to whiteboard and fizzbuzz-style interviews.",[6,6,0,2017,2023,0,6,0,0,0],0],["cidchWg74Y4","Simplicity Ain't Easy - Stuart Halloway","ClojureTV","talk","evergreen","software simplicity",["clojure","simplicity","software design","rich hickey","functional programming"],[5,1],"HN commenters recommend it, alongside Rich Hickey's talk, for its precise definition of simple versus easy and its implications for code design.",[5,6,0,2013,2016,0,6,2,0,0],0],["dGVqrGmwOAw","Clojure Concurrency - Rich Hickey","ClojureTV","talk","evergreen","clojure concurrency",["clojure","rich hickey","stm","immutability","agents"],[1,5],"Seen as the definitive explanation of why traditional concurrency is hard and how Clojure's model addresses it, with some commenters crediting it with changing their careers.",[5,5,2,2013,2023,2,3,4,0,0],0],["da1vvigy5tQ","Type 2 diabetes | Sarah Hallberg | TEDxPurdueU","TEDx Talks","talk","dated","type 2 diabetes and diet",["low carb","diabetes","insulin","nutrition","ketosis"],[97,96],"Commenters recommend it as a clear explanation of carbs, insulin and hunger, and several say it led them to try low-carb eating.",[4,6,0,2015,2022,0,6,1,0,0],0],["doaQC-S8de8","Akira Kurosawa - Composing Movement","Every Frame a Painting","explainer","evergreen","film composition",["kurosawa","film analysis","cinematography","movement","video essay"],[134,61],"HN commenters recommend it as a deeply researched example of film analysis and one of the most educational videos on YouTube.",[5,5,2,2019,2023,2,3,3,0,0],0],["fE2KDzZaxvE","Zebras All the Way Down - Bryan Cantrill, Uptime 2017","Code & Supply","talk","evergreen","storage and firmware reliability",["bryan cantrill","firmware","storage","data path","debugging"],[11,8,16],"A perennial HN favorite whenever firmware, disks, ECC or opaque hardware come up, valued as both entertaining and sobering.",[6,6,0,2018,2025,0,7,10,0,1],0],["f_0QlhYlS8g","Factor: an extensible interactive language","Google TechTalks","talk","evergreen","concatenative programming languages",["factor","forth","stack language","metaprogramming","slava pestov"],[0,1],"HN recommends it as the best introduction to Factor and concatenative programming, with commenters saying it impressed them with the engineering.",[5,5,2,2014,2025,2,3,3,0,0],0],["fbhPIK-oBvA","Happy People | Spring (part 1) [Happy People Documentary | Spring in Siberia Part 1","Дмитрий Васюков","documentary","evergreen","siberian taiga life",["siberia","trappers","russia","vasyukov","subsistence living"],[135,99,77],"Recommended as the authentic original that many prefer over Werner Herzog's shortened re-cut.",[4,5,2,2015,2023,2,3,0,0,0],0],["gTAghAJcO1o","Founder School Session: The Future Doesn't Have to Be Incremental","DEMO","talk","evergreen","invention versus innovation",["alan kay","innovation","research funding","software engineering","startups"],[52,64,5],"HN commenters treat it as a thought-provoking talk on invention versus innovation, and cite it in discussions of software complexity and startups.",[5,5,2,2014,2017,2,3,8,0,0],0],["gxAaO2rsdIs","Simulating an epidemic","3Blue1Brown","explainer","dated","epidemic modeling",["sir model","covid-19","simulation","quarantine","3blue1brown"],[96,35,28],"HN pointed to it during 2020 as a digestible, well-made illustration of epidemic dynamics and interventions.",[8,5,2,2020,2021,2,6,9,0,0],0],["hFSPHfZQpIQ","The Secret History of Silicon Valley","Google TechTalks","talk","evergreen","history of silicon valley",["steve blank","silicon valley","cold war","stanford","electronic warfare","military history"],[53,77,78],"HN recommends it as an eye-opening, once-secret history of where Silicon Valley came from, and cites it whenever the military roots of tech come up.",[5,5,2,2008,2016,2,3,6,0,0],0],["huEtJw7pfLk","Youtube duet: Miles Davis improvising on LCD Soundsystem","Alessandro Grespan","music","evergreen","music mashup",["miles davis","lcd soundsystem","jazz","mashup","youtube"],[131,51],"Commenters repeatedly call it a favorite and a mind-blowing introduction to jazz.",[4,4,4,2021,2024,4,0,0,0,0],0],["iHzzSao6ypE","Traffic Has a Perfect Solution. Humans Are the Problem.","CGP Grey","explainer","evergreen","traffic flow",["traffic jams","congestion","self-driving cars","driving behavior","phantom jams"],[111,25,91],"HN cites it as a concise, well-illustrated explanation of traffic flow, in threads on congestion, self-driving cars and driving habits.",[6,6,0,2019,2026,0,6,10,0,0],0],["jo_B4LTHi3I","Introduction to Node.js with Ryan Dahl","InfoQ","talk","evergreen","node.js",["node.js","ryan dahl","event-driven io","v8","javascript"],[4,52],"Recommended as a short, fun talk on Node's philosophy and the reasons it was built that remains relevant.",[5,5,2,2011,2018,2,3,1,0,0],0],["k1kndKWJKB8","England: South Sea Bubble - The Sharp Mind of John Blunt - Extra History - Part 1","Extra History","explainer","evergreen","south sea bubble",["financial history","speculative bubbles","john blunt","england","animated history"],[77,69,135],"Recommended as an accessible, easily digestible introduction to the South Sea Bubble whenever financial manias, ICOs or overvalued companies come up.",[6,5,2,2018,2025,2,4,1,0,0],0],["kya_LXa_y1E","string theory lied to us and now science communication is hard","Angela Collier","commentary","evergreen","string theory and science communication",["string theory","physics","science communication","hype","history of physics"],[148,82],"Recommended as an engaging critique of string theory hype and its effect on public trust in physics, and often cited alongside Peter Woit's writing.",[8,5,2,2024,2026,2,6,2,0,0],0],["lHcTKWiZ8sI","Propaganda Games: Sesame Credit - The True Danger of Gamification - Extra Credits","Extra Credits","explainer","dated","sesame credit and social scoring",["sesame credit","social credit","gamification","surveillance","china"],[121,19,74],"HN commenters use it as a short, accessible primer on social credit and surveillance-driven gamification, linking it in many privacy and China threads.",[7,6,0,2015,2018,0,7,13,0,0],0],["lMcRBdSdO_U","\"Shen: A Sufficiently Advanced Lisp\" by Aditya Siram","Strange Loop Conference","talk","evergreen","shen lisp",["shen","lisp","macros","type systems","prolog","strange loop"],[1,0],"It is the standard recommended introduction to Shen, pointed to whenever Shen or its type system comes up.",[2,5,2,2015,2023,2,3,4,0,0],0],["l_aFHrzSBrM","Is olive oil safe at high heat? Does it taste bad?","Adam Ragusea","explainer","evergreen","cooking oils",["olive oil","smoke point","food science","cooking","myth busting"],[118,97],"HN points to it to debunk the stubborn olive-oil-at-high-heat myth, valued for its cited sources and food scientist interviews.",[4,5,2,2021,2024,2,3,4,0,0],0],["lhYGXYeMq_E","Why Greatness Cannot Be Planned — Kenneth Stanley","Machine Learning Street Talk","interview","evergreen","open-endedness",["kenneth stanley","novelty search","objectives","neuroevolution","serendipity"],[21,29,148],"Recommended to people who find it inspiring or perspective-changing on pursuing goals, open-ended search and AI beyond optimization.",[4,5,2,2021,2024,2,6,1,0,0],0],["mD4L7xDNCmA","Bitcoin 2012 London: Mike Hearn","Independent POV","talk","dated","bitcoin contracts",["mike hearn","bitcoin","smart contracts","scripting","2012"],[18,52],"Recommended as a great overview of what Bitcoin's protocol can do beyond simple payments, particularly contracts and smart property.",[6,5,2,2013,2014,2,4,2,0,0],0],["mII9NZ8MMVM","The Collapse of The American Dream Explained in Animation","doctordude","explainer","dated","banking and the federal reserve",["federal reserve","banking","money creation","debt","animation"],[69,68],"Recommended as an accessible animated primer on banking and the Fed, usually with the caveat that it is biased and dated.",[5,5,2,2014,2025,2,3,0,0,0],0],["mbEfzuCLoAQ","Why Trains Suck in America","Wendover Productions","explainer","evergreen","us passenger rail",["amtrak","freight rail","transportation economics","high-speed rail","wendover"],[111,72],"HN recommends it as a short, solid walkthrough of why American trains are slow and limited, most notably because freight gets priority.",[6,6,0,2017,2022,0,6,2,0,0],0],["mbyG85GZ0PI","Lecture 01 - The Learning Problem","caltech","course","evergreen","machine learning fundamentals",["machine learning","learning from data","vc dimension","supervised learning","caltech"],[21,142],"Recommended repeatedly in 'where do I start with ML' threads as a clear, math-aware introduction.",[5,5,2,2016,2023,2,3,1,0,0],0],["nLApFANtkHs","ElixirConf 2018 - Docker and OTP Friends or Foes - Daniel Azuma","ElixirConf","talk","dated","elixir in containers",["elixir","otp","docker","horde","crdt","clustering"],[1,16,12],"Recommended for its practical strategy for preserving state on ephemeral containers, and for the live demo.",[4,5,2,2018,2022,2,3,1,0,0],0],["nfDoml-Db64","The man who almost faked his way to a Nobel Prize","BobbyBroccoli","documentary","evergreen","scientific fraud",["jan hendrik schon","bell labs","research misconduct","nobel prize","physics"],[148,135,40],"HN repeatedly recommends the series as a gripping account of scientific fraud, and cites it whenever research misconduct comes up.",[6,5,2,2022,2023,3,3,3,0,0],0],["oFeoS41xe7w","James Baldwin Debates William F. Buckley (1965)","The Riverbends Channel","lecture","evergreen","race in america debate",["james baldwin","william f. buckley","cambridge union","civil rights","oratory"],[79,76,73],"Recommended for Baldwin's riveting delivery and as an example of serious debate between opposing worldviews.",[5,5,2,2016,2024,2,3,1,0,0],0],["oJTwQvgfgMM","Emacs Org-mode - a system for note-taking and project planning","Google TechTalks","talk","evergreen","emacs org-mode",["org-mode","emacs","note-taking","task management","plain text"],[8,146],"HN regards it as the best introduction and advertisement for Org-mode, and many say it was enough to get them started with it.",[5,5,2,2009,2024,2,3,4,0,0],0],["oKg1hTOQXoY","Alan Kay at OOPSLA 1997 - The computer revolution hasnt happened yet","Jeff Gonis","talk","evergreen","object-oriented programming philosophy",["alan kay","smalltalk","oop","oopsla","system design"],[5,52,48],"Treated as a foundational talk, cited constantly for Kay's views on object-oriented programming and for rethinking software practice.",[6,5,2,2014,2024,2,4,14,0,0],0],["oP3c1h8v2ZQ","Kurt Vonnegut on the Shapes of Stories","David Comberg","lecture","evergreen","story structure",["kurt vonnegut","storytelling","narrative arcs","writing","plot shapes"],[136],"HN cites it as a charming, funny way to see story structure and a source for the idea that plots have shapes.",[5,5,2,2012,2021,2,3,4,0,0],0],["oTugjssqOT0","Randy Pausch Lecture: Time Management","Carnegie Mellon University","lecture","evergreen","time management",["productivity","prioritization","procrastination","randy pausch","self-improvement"],[146,142],"HN commenters recommend it as a practical, memorable guide to prioritization, and some rewatch it every year.",[4,5,2,2009,2021,2,3,3,0,0],0],["ob_GX50Za6c","Steve Jobs, \"Computers are like a bicycle for our minds.\" - Michael Lawrence Films","Michael Lawrence","interview","evergreen","computers as tools for the mind",["steve jobs","bicycle for the mind","computing philosophy","apple"],[52,48],"HN uses it as the source of the 'bicycle for the mind' quote, which commenters cite in discussions of computing, programming and LLMs.",[5,5,2,2010,2025,2,3,6,0,0],0],["pLPpl2ISKTg","Pig Butchering Scams: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO)","LastWeekTonight","commentary","evergreen","pig butchering scams",["scams","crypto fraud","romance scams","john oliver","human trafficking"],[80,19,75],"Offered as an accessible, well-made explainer to share in threads on scam texts, crypto fraud and scam compounds.",[5,5,2,2024,2025,2,4,4,0,0],0],["pQ0CvjAJXz4","GigCityElixir23 - Bryan Hunter","Groxio","talk","evergreen","fault-tolerant distributed systems",["elixir","erlang","hot code loading","healthcare","distributed systems","beam"],[12,1],"HN recommends it as a rare real-world look at a large fault-tolerant Erlang/Elixir system with no downtime in healthcare.",[4,5,2,2023,2025,2,3,2,0,0],0],["pXOK-ZVJMaU","Patrick Stewart interview - Parkinson - BBC","BBC Studios","interview","evergreen","accepting baldness",["patrick stewart","baldness","talk show","hair loss","bbc"],[140,129],"HN recommends it in hair-loss threads as a funny, inspiring example of accepting baldness.",[5,5,2,2012,2022,2,3,1,0,0],0],["plVk4NVIUh8","The Evolution of Bacteria on a “Mega-Plate” Petri Dish (Kishony Lab)","Harvard Medical School","demo","evergreen","bacterial evolution",["antibiotic resistance","evolution","bacteria","time-lapse","natural selection"],[94,95,96],"HN links it as a visually striking demonstration of evolution and antibiotic resistance happening in days.",[6,5,2,2016,2023,2,4,10,0,0],0],["q5SRrsr-Iug","Bret Weinstein and Yuri Deigin: Did Covid-19 leak From a Lab?","Bret Weinstein","podcast","dated","covid lab leak hypothesis",["lab leak","sars-cov-2","gain of function","furin site","covid origins"],[96,95],"HN commenters shared it in 2020 and 2021 as an early, in-depth presentation of the lab-leak case, though it is a contested viewpoint.",[7,5,2,2020,2021,2,6,2,0,0],0],["qEV9qoup2mQ","Alexander Pope Wrote a 35-Page Takedown of a Historian","CGP Grey","explainer","evergreen","literary history",["alexander pope","archival research","library books","cgp grey","history"],[136,77,135],"HN commenters point to it as a masterpiece of humorous archival detective work and a great watch about books and libraries.",[5,5,2,2021,2025,2,3,5,0,0],0],["sD0NjbwqlYw","But what is the Riemann zeta function? Visualizing analytic continuation","3Blue1Brown","explainer","evergreen","riemann zeta function",["riemann hypothesis","analytic continuation","complex analysis","visualization","3blue1brown"],[33,35],"HN praises its visualizations, its handling of the -1/12 result, and its ending, and often prefers it to other explanations of the topic.",[6,5,2,2017,2023,2,4,2,0,0],0],["u404SLJj7ig","Netscape Mozilla Documentary 1998 - 2000 ProJect Code Rush - creative common licence","znoopy2k","documentary","evergreen","netscape and mozilla history",["netscape","mozilla","open source","dot-com","silicon valley"],[53,49,135],"HN recommends it as a great tech documentary on Mozilla's open-sourcing and the hard work of Netscape engineers.",[5,5,2,2011,2013,2,3,1,0,0],0],["vvZA9n3e5pc","Stanford Seminar - The Soul of a New Machine: Rethinking the Computer","Stanford Online","talk","dated","rack-scale server design",["oxide computer","bryan cantrill","servers","open firmware","rust","datacenter"],[39,16,2],"HN points to it as the founders' own explanation of what Oxide is building and why, a frequent link whenever Oxide comes up.",[3,6,0,2020,2021,0,6,8,0,0],0],["vzfy4EKwG_Y","\"Outperforming Imperative with Pure Functional Languages\" by Richard Feldman","Strange Loop Conference","talk","evergreen","functional language performance",["roc","functional programming","immutability","compilers","in-place mutation"],[1,6,7],"Recommended as the clearest explanation of why immutable data need not be slow, and as the introduction to Roc.",[6,6,0,2021,2025,0,7,1,0,0],0],["wJWksPWDKOc","The Caretaker - Everywhere At The End Of Time - Stages 1-6 (Complete)","vvmtest","music","evergreen","dementia in music",["the caretaker","dark ambient","dementia","ballroom","memory loss"],[131],"HN recommends it, often emotionally, as an auditory depiction of memory loss, in threads about dementia and aging.",[5,5,2,2020,2025,2,3,1,0,0],0],["wM8Xli2KTzI","Why Electric Bikes are More Dangerous than Motorcycles","FortNine","commentary","evergreen","e-bike safety",["e-bikes","motorcycles","road safety","injury rates","commuting"],[110,111],"Cited repeatedly in e-bike threads as a well-argued safety counterpoint from someone who rides both.",[5,6,0,2021,2025,0,6,4,1,0],0],["whPWKecazgM","World Building in Blender - Ian Hubert","Blender","talk","evergreen","3d world building",["blender","ian hubert","photogrammetry","camera projection","vfx"],[60,58],"HN considers it a fantastic, mind-blowing talk that shows how a single skilled artist can build detailed VFX scenes quickly.",[4,5,2,2019,2026,2,3,0,0,0],0],["x2H60ritjag","The Roots of Your Profits - Dr Elaine Ingham, Soil Microbiologist, Founder of Soil Foodweb Inc","Oxford Real Farming Conference","talk","evergreen","soil microbiology",["soil biology","regenerative farming","elaine ingham","nutrient cycling","pesticides"],[107,95],"HN commenters cite her as the explanation for why soil biology, not added fertilizer, drives plant nutrition and farm results.",[2,6,0,2015,2024,0,7,12,0,0],0],["xtpgkX588nM","Milton Friedman - The Negative Income Tax","LibertyPen","interview","evergreen","negative income tax",["milton friedman","basic income","welfare","firing line","economics"],[70,71],"The go-to primary source in basic income threads for Friedman's negative income tax idea.",[7,6,0,2013,2019,0,7,13,0,0],0],["ydqReeTV_vk","Evo-Devo (Despacito Biology Parody) | A Capella Science","acapellascience","music","evergreen","evolutionary developmental biology",["evo-devo","a capella science","hox genes","parody","development genes"],[94,130,95],"HN recommends it as an entertaining four-minute introduction to evo-devo that works even for people who dislike the original song.",[6,6,0,2020,2025,0,7,3,0,1],0],["-4Yp3j_jk8Q","Leslie Lamport: Thinking Above the Code","Microsoft Research","talk","evergreen","formal specification",["tla+","specification","leslie lamport","distributed systems","software design"],[36,12,5],"HN points people to it as Lamport's own case for thinking and writing a spec before coding, and as an entry point to TLA+.",[5,5,1,2016,2026,1,4,7,0,0],0],["-k-V3ESHcfA","Feeding Bill Gates a Fake Burger (to save the world)","Mark Rober","explainer","evergreen","plant-based meat and climate",["plant-based meat","bill gates","emissions","agriculture","mark rober"],[107,102,97],"HN commenters cite it as a short, accessible overview of the climate and water case for plant-based meat.",[3,5,1,2021,2022,1,4,4,0,0],0],["0bcZb-SsnrA","EPC2018 | Wave Function Collapse in Bad North | Oskar Stalberg","BUas Games","talk","evergreen","procedural generation",["wave function collapse","bad north","townscaper","tilesets","game development"],[122,58,123],"The go-to talk whenever Wave Function Collapse, Townscaper or tile-based procedural generation comes up.",[4,5,1,2020,2023,1,4,5,0,0],0],["0yKf8TrLUOw","Pure Functional Programming in Excel • Felienne Hermans • GOTO 2016","GOTO Conferences","talk","evergreen","spreadsheets as programming",["excel","functional programming","spreadsheets","end-user programming","felienne hermans"],[1,10],"HN commenters point to it whenever Excel, spreadsheets or functional programming come up, as a fun and serious take on spreadsheets as real programming.",[5,5,1,2017,2024,1,4,2,0,0],0],["1bNOO3xxMc0","Zach Tellman - Everything Will Flow","ClojureTV","talk","evergreen","queueing theory and backpressure",["queues","backpressure","clojure","latency","distributed systems"],[12,1,6],"HN recommends it as a fascinating explanation of queues, flow control and overload that applies well beyond Clojure.",[4,5,1,2015,2019,1,4,2,0,0],0],["2wZ1pCpJUIM","Scale By The Bay 2018: Bryan Cantrill, Rust and Other Interesting Things","FunctionalTV","talk","evergreen","programming language values",["bryan cantrill","rust","platform values","language design","software culture"],[0,2],"Cited again and again as the framework for discussing languages in terms of values, and how organizational values shape software quality.",[5,5,1,2021,2024,1,4,5,0,0],0],["43XKfuptnik","Heat Pumps are Not Hard: Here's what it will take to start pumping","Technology Connections","explainer","evergreen","heat pumps",["heating","hvac","energy efficiency","home electrification","residential"],[105,104],"HN recommends the series as an enthusiastic, entertaining deep dive into residential heat pumps whenever heating or climate threads arise.",[5,5,1,2022,2023,1,4,2,0,0],0],["5pdPrQFjo2o","Opioids: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO)","LastWeekTonight","commentary","dated","opioid epidemic",["opioids","purdue pharma","john oliver","addiction","public health"],[96,80,75],"HN points to it as an informative, fact-heavy overview of the opioid crisis and Purdue Pharma.",[5,5,1,2016,2024,1,4,3,0,0],0],["5wAo54DHDY0","MyHouse.WAD - Inside Doom's Most Terrifying Mod","Power Pak","documentary","evergreen","doom horror mod",["myhouse.wad","doom","liminal spaces","horror games","game mods"],[125,126],"Strongly recommended as a gripping story and art piece worth watching even if you do not care about games.",[4,4,3,2023,2025,3,1,2,0,0],0],["6h3RJhoqgK8","Mike Monteiro - \"Fuck you pay me\" (PT Br)","Montalvo Machado","talk","evergreen","freelance contracts",["freelancing","contracts","getting paid","consulting","mike monteiro"],[64,55],"Recommended to freelancers and consultants as practical advice on contracts and getting paid.",[6,5,1,2013,2017,1,5,1,0,0],0],["72y2EC5fkcE","Tomorrow Corporation Tech Demo","retrogameinternals","demo","evergreen","debugging tools",["time-travel debugging","hot reload","game development","tooling","live coding"],[8,122],"Held up in debugger and tooling threads as an amazing ideal of a tight feedback loop and what debugging could be.",[5,4,3,2023,2026,3,2,2,0,0],0],["7G4ipM2qjfw","Connecting Solar to the Grid is Harder Than You Think","Practical Engineering","explainer","evergreen","solar grid integration",["solar","power grid","inverters","grid stability","renewables"],[105,104],"HN people link it as the go-to explainer for grid and inverter stability, especially in threads about blackouts and distributed solar.",[4,5,1,2024,2025,1,4,0,0,0],0],["8An2SxNFvmU","Do Nothing- a message of motivation from Self-help Singh- (un) motivational speaker and life coach","Masood Boomgaard","comedy","evergreen","anti-motivational satire",["satire","self-help parody","productivity","doing nothing","comedy"],[130,146],"HN commenters recommend it as funny anti-motivational comedy that also touches on real truths about productivity and the rat race.",[4,4,3,2022,2024,3,1,0,0,0],0],["8JOD1AQGqEg","The Web That Never Was - Dylan Beattie","NDC Conferences","talk","evergreen","alternate history of the web",["web history","alternate history","microsoft","javascript","dylan beattie"],[4,47,10],"HN commenters strongly recommend it as a fun alt-history of the web and bring it up whenever people muse about how the web could have been different.",[3,4,3,2023,2026,3,1,0,0,1],0],["8Ko3TdPy0TU","How lucky is too lucky?: The Minecraft Speedrunning Dream Controversy Explained","Stand-up Maths","explainer","evergreen","probability and cheating detection",["minecraft","speedrunning","statistics","matt parker","dream"],[34,125,126],"HN recommends it as an engaging lesson in probability and in how statistics can expose cheating.",[5,5,1,2021,2025,1,4,2,0,0],0],["98LdFA-_zfA","Christopher Alexander - Patterns in Architecture","Peter Petrash","talk","evergreen","pattern languages in architecture",["christopher alexander","design patterns","oopsla","living structure","architecture"],[5,137],"HN cites it as the primary source for the claim that Alexander deprecated patterns, and as a prescient talk for programmers.",[4,5,1,2016,2026,1,4,8,0,0],0],["9eyFDBPk4Yw","Admiral Grace Hopper Explains the Nanosecond","funbury","lecture","evergreen","latency and the speed of light",["grace hopper","nanosecond","latency","speed of light","performance"],[47,39,52],"HN uses it to illustrate physical latency limits and why performance and distance matter in computing.",[5,5,1,2020,2023,1,4,7,0,0],0],["9yjZpBq1XBE","Disney's FastPass: A Complicated History","Defunctland","documentary","evergreen","queueing theory in theme parks",["disney fastpass","queueing theory","theme parks","systems design","defunctland"],[135,53,30],"HN recommends it as an accessible, engrossing lesson in queueing theory and systems design, even for people with no interest in Disney.",[7,4,3,2021,2024,3,4,1,0,0],0],["APZCfmgzoS0","Fasting vs. Eating Less: What's the Difference? (Science of Fasting)","Joseph Everett - WIL","explainer","evergreen","fasting physiology",["fasting","ketosis","ghrelin","intermittent fasting","metabolism"],[97,98],"Shared as an accessible, convincing case for intermittent fasting and its physiology.",[5,5,1,2017,2021,1,4,0,0,0],0],["AW3gaelBypY","The Carbon Offset Problem","Wendover Productions","explainer","evergreen","carbon offsets",["carbon credits","greenwashing","climate policy","perverse incentives","wendover"],[102,107,70],"Recommended in greenwashing and offset threads as a well-sourced, detailed explanation of how offsets underdeliver.",[5,5,1,2022,2023,1,5,0,0,0],0],["AmgkSdhK4K8","Who cares about topology? (Old version)","3Blue1Brown","explainer","evergreen","topology",["inscribed rectangle","mobius strip","torus","3blue1brown","geometry"],[33,35],"Fans name it as a favorite 3Blue1Brown video, praising its detective-story treatment of the inscribed square and rectangle problem.",[4,4,3,2017,2020,3,1,0,0,0],0],["AyOAjFNPAbA","AWS re:Invent 2016: Tuesday Night Live with James Hamilton","Amazon Web Services","talk","dated","cloud infrastructure",["aws","james hamilton","datacenters","custom silicon","networking"],[16,12,40],"HN treats Hamilton's annual talks as the best window into how AWS regions and hardware are actually built.",[5,5,1,2016,2023,1,4,2,0,0],0],["BickMFHAZR0","How Trees Bend the Laws of Physics","Veritasium","explainer","evergreen","plant biophysics",["transpiration","negative pressure","trees","water transport","physics"],[88,99,82],"HN commenters recommend it as one of Veritasium's best videos and one that has aged well.",[4,4,3,2013,2026,3,1,1,0,0],0],["CaCcOwJPytQ","Special Topics - The Kalman Filter (1 of 55) What is a Kalman Filter?","Michel van Biezen","course","evergreen","kalman filtering",["kalman filter","state estimation","linear algebra","control theory","lecture series"],[27,33,142],"HN repeatedly recommends this series as a clear, step-by-step way to really understand Kalman filtering.",[5,5,1,2017,2024,1,4,1,0,0],0],["DkGMY63FF3Q","Compost-Fueled Cars: Wouldn't That Be Great? - Onion Talks - Ep. 1","The Onion","comedy","evergreen","ted talk satire",["the onion","satire","ideas guy","ted talks","startup culture"],[130],"HN uses it as shorthand for vague, detail-free visionary pitches and as a satirical jab at TED-style techno-utopian talks.",[4,4,3,2013,2022,3,1,2,0,7],0],["EK32jo7i5LQ","Why do prime numbers make these spirals? | Dirichlet’s theorem and pi approximations","3Blue1Brown","explainer","evergreen","prime number spirals",["primes","ulam spiral","modular arithmetic","pi approximation","3blue1brown"],[35,33],"Frequently recommended as the clearest explanation of prime spirals and the Ulam spiral.",[7,5,1,2019,2024,1,6,5,0,0],0],["Eco2s3-0zsQ","Joe Rogan Experience #1361 - Cmdr. David Fravor & Jeremy Corbell","PowerfulJRE","podcast","dated","tic tac ufo encounter",["ufo","uap","david fravor","navy pilot","joe rogan"],[80,109],"HN refers to it as the direct first-person account from the pilot in UFO and UAP threads, though some find it unconvincing.",[5,5,1,2019,2020,1,4,13,1,0],0],["En_2T7KH6RA","Ted Nelson demonstrates Xanadu Space","photonhunter","demo","evergreen","xanadu hypertext",["ted nelson","xanadu","hypertext","transclusion","history of computing"],[48,47],"Recommended as the shortest way to grasp Nelson's idea of referential content and how the web could have been different.",[5,5,1,2011,2018,1,4,3,0,0],0],["FnEWBtCnFs8","2 1 1 Jason Scott Rescuing The Prince of Persia from the sands of time","Adrian Crenshaw","talk","evergreen","digital archaeology",["prince of persia","data recovery","jason scott","floppy disks","software preservation"],[124,47,49],"Repeatedly recommended as a favorite tech talk and a great example of digital preservation work.",[3,5,1,2014,2026,1,4,3,0,0],0],["G0R09YzyuCI","Collapse of Complex Societies by Dr. Joseph Tainter","vlada888","lecture","evergreen","societal collapse",["joseph tainter","complexity","diminishing returns","roman empire","sustainability"],[77,147,79],"Recommended as the best exposition of Tainter's theory, and used to explain slowing innovation, centralization and collapse risk.",[5,5,1,2015,2023,1,4,5,0,0],0],["GNO_CYUjMK8","[JSConfUS 2013] Steven Wittens: Making WebGL Dance","JSConf","talk","evergreen","3d graphics math",["webgl","linear algebra","matrices","rendering","visualization"],[58,4,33],"HN treats it as one of the best intros to the math of 3D graphics and a staple answer to how to learn graphics programming.",[5,5,1,2013,2021,1,4,0,0,0],0],["GVsUOuSjvcg","Future Computers Will Be Radically Different (Analog Computing)","Veritasium","explainer","dated","analog computing",["analog computers","neural networks","mythic ai","in-memory compute","veritasium"],[39,21,148],"Treated as the accessible reference on analog computing for neural nets, especially the Mythic AI segment.",[7,5,1,2022,2024,1,6,12,1,0],0],["GnBbhXBDmwU","LibreSSL with Bob Beck","Jason Tubnor","talk","evergreen","libressl and openssl cleanup",["libressl","openssl","openbsd","heartbleed","c code quality"],[18,17,2],"Frequently linked as an entertaining and alarming account of OpenSSL code quality and why the fork happened.",[6,5,1,2014,2023,1,5,11,2,0],0],["GoW8Tf7hTGA","Star Size Comparison 2","morn1415","explainer","evergreen","cosmic scale",["star sizes","astronomy","scale comparison","universe","visualization"],[84,28],"Shared as a go-to humbling look at cosmic scale, noted for its chilling audio and visuals pairing.",[5,5,1,2016,2022,1,4,0,0,0],0],["GqmsQeSzMdw","Constraints Liberate, Liberties Constrain — Runar Bjarnason","Scala World","talk","evergreen","constraints in software design",["composition","abstraction","functional programming","scala","api design"],[1,5],"HN recommends it as a talk that changes how you think about system design, and links it whenever constraints, abstraction or least power come up.",[5,5,1,2016,2024,1,5,6,0,0],0],["HLRdruqQfRk","Uppestcase and Lowestcase Letters [advances in derp learning]","suckerpinch","comedy","evergreen","silly machine learning research",["tom7","sigbovik","fonts","neural networks","humor"],[21,57,130],"Tom7 is an HN favorite, and this video is praised as hilarious, educational silly ML that keeps getting better.",[5,4,3,2021,2024,3,2,2,0,0],0],["Hqw57GJSrac","Cliff Click @ VMSS16: Bits of Advice For the VM Writer","softdevteamuk","talk","evergreen","virtual machine implementation",["jit compilers","virtual machines","hotspot","interpreters","performance"],[7,6],"HN recommends it, and Cliff Click's talks in general, as practical wisdom from someone who built HotSpot and worked on Azul's VMs.",[2,4,3,2017,2021,3,1,2,0,0],0],["ISAKc9gpGjw","Why Vertical Farming Won't Save the Planet","Utah State University Extension","lecture","evergreen","vertical farming economics",["vertical farming","indoor agriculture","energy costs","controlled environment","bruce bugbee"],[107,104],"HN uses it as the go-to rebuttal to vertical farming hype, since it gives hard numbers from a leading controlled-environment authority.",[4,5,1,2017,2025,1,5,6,0,0],0],["IgF3OX8nT0w","The Most Powerful Computers You've Never Heard Of","Veritasium","explainer","evergreen","analog computers",["analog computing","kelvin","tide predictor","antikythera","history of computing"],[47,113],"Recommended in threads on analog computing, photonic chips, AI hardware and tide prediction as an engaging history of Kelvin's machines.",[6,5,1,2022,2025,1,5,8,0,0],0],["JOLtS4VUcvQ","Spinning Levers - How A Transmission Works (1936)","US Auto Industry","explainer","evergreen","how transmissions work",["transmission","gears","mechanical engineering","vintage film","automotive"],[113,110],"It is held up as a model of clear, well-paced educational film and of the old-era instructional style.",[5,5,1,2018,2024,1,4,4,0,0],0],["KAWA1DuvCnQ","Dconf 2014 Day 2 Keynote: The Last Thing D Needs -- Scott Meyers","The D Language Foundation","talk","evergreen","programming language design",["c++","d language","language complexity","scott meyers","dconf"],[0,2],"HN commenters bring it up whenever C++ complexity or the pitfalls of language design come up, as a witty and authoritative warning.",[4,5,1,2018,2023,1,4,6,0,0],0],["KTzGBJPuJwM","But why would light \"slow down\"? | Visualizing Feynman's lecture on the refractive index","3Blue1Brown","explainer","evergreen","optics and refraction",["refractive index","3blue1brown","feynman","light","physics","waves"],[82,88],"HN considers it among the clearest accessible explanations of what refractive index actually is and how light moves through transparent matter.",[5,5,1,2023,2026,1,4,1,0,0],0],["LKnqECcg6Gw","Computer Color is Broken","minutephysics","explainer","evergreen","gamma and color blending",["gamma correction","srgb","color blending","gradients","image processing"],[58,57],"HN cites it as the accessible go-to explanation of gamma and color blending errors in image programs.",[4,5,1,2016,2026,1,4,6,1,0],0],["MijmeoH9LT4","Characters, Symbols and the Unicode Miracle - Computerphile","Computerphile","explainer","evergreen","unicode and utf-8",["unicode","utf-8","character encoding","computerphile","tom scott"],[57,37,15],"HN treats it as the go-to short explanation of UTF-8, praised for making the topic stick.",[4,4,3,2014,2024,3,1,2,0,0],0],["NHopJHSlVo4","Keep your goals to yourself | Derek Sivers","TED","talk","evergreen","goal setting psychology",["motivation","goals","productivity","psychology","ted"],[146,91],"Commenters credit it with changing how they handle plans and recommend it as a short, sourced talk.",[2,4,3,2011,2023,3,1,4,0,0],0],["NRoUC9P1PmA","ZFS: The Last Word in File Systems Part 1","Deirdré Straughan","talk","evergreen","zfs file system design",["zfs","file systems","copy-on-write","data integrity","jeff bonwick"],[11],"HN recommends it as the definitive explanation of ZFS design straight from its inventors, with war stories about data integrity.",[4,4,3,2016,2026,3,1,2,0,0],0],["NVl9_6J1G60","Breakout Session Presented by Dan Robinson of Heap at PGConf Silicon Valley 2015","Citus Data","talk","dated","postgres analytics architecture",["postgresql","citus","event analytics","indexing","kafka","sharding"],[11,12,27],"HN commenters point to it as a first-hand overview of Heap's Postgres/Citus architecture and its distinctive indexing approach.",[4,5,1,2016,2017,1,4,3,0,0],0],["NlIdzF1_b5M","Big Plane vs Little Plane (The Economics of Long-Haul Flights)","Wendover Productions","explainer","evergreen","airline economics",["a380","boeing 787","aviation","hub and spoke","economics"],[109,72],"Recommended in threads on the 747 and A380 for explaining why big planes were phased out.",[8,5,1,2017,2023,2,6,0,0,0],0],["ORp3q1Oaezw","Why I, as a black man, attend KKK rallies. | Daryl Davis | TEDxNaperville","TEDx Talks","talk","evergreen","countering racism through dialogue",["daryl davis","kkk","racism","dialogue","ted talk"],[79,91],"Recommended in moderation and deplatforming debates as a case for engagement and compassion over exclusion.",[3,4,3,2018,2021,3,1,4,0,0],0],["OUNXFHpUhu8","Parking Laws Are Strangling America | Climate Town","Climate Town","explainer","evergreen","parking minimums and zoning",["parking","zoning","urbanism","car dependence","ite","housing"],[111,102],"Recommended as a fun but well-researched explanation of why parking requirements are arbitrary and harmful.",[6,5,1,2023,2025,1,5,3,0,0],0],["P3AyI_u66Bw","Larry Hastings - Removing Python's GIL: The Gilectomy - PyCon 2016","PyCon 2016","talk","dated","python gil removal",["python","gil","gilectomy","multithreading","cpython"],[3,6,13],"The default reference in Python performance threads for why removing the GIL is hard.",[5,5,1,2016,2023,1,4,6,0,0],0],["PE4gwstWhmc","How We've Scaled Dropbox","Stanford","talk","dated","scaling dropbox architecture",["scaling","dropbox","databases","system architecture","mysql"],[12,11,16],"Recommended as a detailed, candid case study of scaling a real system from zero users to millions.",[5,5,1,2014,2018,1,4,3,0,0],0],["PJy8vTu66tE","Our democracy no longer represents the people. Here's how we fix it | Larry Lessig | TEDxMidAtlantic","TEDx Talks","talk","evergreen","money in politics",["lawrence lessig","campaign finance","political corruption","democracy reform","tedx"],[73,75],"It is HN's go-to link in threads on lobbying, campaign finance and political dysfunction, as a clear statement of Lessig's root-cause argument.",[4,5,1,2017,2024,1,4,7,0,0],0],["Pi7l8mMjYVE","Control Bootcamp: Overview","Steve Brunton","lecture","evergreen","control theory",["control systems","feedback control","steve brunton","linear systems","optimal control"],[142,113,38],"HN recommends the series as an approachable but rigorous way to learn control theory, with good production quality.",[4,4,3,2020,2023,3,1,0,0,0],0],["RWTic9btP38","Why Louisiana Stays Poor","Together Louisiana","explainer","dated","corporate tax incentives",["louisiana","tax exemptions","corporate welfare","subsidies","poverty"],[71,81],"Linked in threads on corporate tax incentives and subsidies as a detailed example of how they can trap a state.",[6,5,1,2018,2024,1,5,0,0,0],0],["RfdZTZQvuCo","Penn and Teller on Vaccinations","UltraMiraculous","commentary","evergreen","vaccination",["vaccines","herd immunity","penn and teller","anti-vax","public health"],[96,148],"HN commenters share it in vaccine threads as a quick, entertaining explanation of vaccination in layman's terms.",[6,5,1,2013,2018,1,5,1,0,0],0],["S89BHnaxULo","Neuromancer (BBC radio play adaptation ) William Gibson","Michael McGrath","podcast","evergreen","neuromancer audio adaptation",["william gibson","cyberpunk","radio play","bbc","science fiction"],[136,135],"HN recommends it as a good, condensed way to experience Neuromancer when short on time.",[3,5,1,2018,2025,1,4,0,0,0],0],["ScEPu1cs4l0","Are We There Yet - Rich Hickey","Zhang Jian","talk","evergreen","state and time in programming",["rich hickey","clojure","immutability","oop critique","functional programming"],[1,5],"Recommended as one of the best explanations of why Clojure and a functional, immutable approach to state exist.",[4,5,1,2021,2026,1,4,1,0,0],0],["Sp9H0MO-qS8","Drip Coffee Makers — super simple, super cheap","Technology Connections","explainer","evergreen","drip coffee maker engineering",["coffee maker","mr. coffee","appliances","simple design","technology connections","bimetal valve"],[113,118,44],"HN recommends it as a clear, enjoyable look at why simple designs are brilliant, and as a pointer to a channel with a hacker's-eye view of everyday technology.",[7,5,1,2022,2024,1,6,1,0,0],0],["SrU9YDoXE88","How To Count Past Infinity","Vsauce","explainer","evergreen","transfinite numbers",["infinity","ordinals","cardinals","set theory","vsauce"],[35,36,33],"HN recommends it as the most accessible introduction to what lies beyond infinity.",[6,5,1,2016,2018,1,6,3,0,0],0],["TgmA48fILq8","Dtrace Review","GoogleTalksArchive","talk","evergreen","dynamic tracing with dtrace",["dtrace","debugging","observability","solaris","bryan cantrill"],[8,13,16],"HN regards it as a gem of a technical talk that tackles a fundamental debugging problem and shows a new technology solving it.",[4,4,3,2013,2025,3,2,2,0,0],["6chLw2aodYQ"]],["U2huVf1l4UE","Climbing the Rating Ladder: Up to 1000","John Bartholomew","tutorial","evergreen","chess improvement",["chess","beginner strategy","chess.com","game analysis","rating ladder"],[127],"Strongly recommended as a way to improve at chess, since it explains the basics and common mistakes at each rating level.",[4,4,3,2015,2023,3,1,0,0,0],0],["URSWYvyc42M","Rails Conf 2013 The Magic Tricks of Testing by Sandi Metz","Confreaks","talk","evergreen","testing strategy",["unit testing","ruby","mocks","object-oriented design","sandi metz"],[8,5,3],"HN recommends it as an incredible talk whose testing principles apply beyond Ruby.",[5,5,1,2013,2019,1,4,0,0,0],0],["UcN7SGGoCNI","DAIRY IS SCARY!","Erin Janus","commentary","evergreen","dairy industry practices",["dairy","veganism","animal welfare","milk","food system"],[107,99],"HN commenters in veganism and food threads link it as a short, info-dense explanation that some say opened their eyes, though others dispute it.",[3,5,1,2022,2023,1,5,9,1,1],0],["UjZYMI1zB9s","Free to Play","Valve","documentary","evergreen","esports",["dota 2","esports","valve","the international","professional gaming"],[125,135],"HN recommends it as an engaging look at the life of pro Dota players and the early rise of esports, though one commenter notes it is somewhat promotional.",[5,5,1,2014,2022,1,4,0,0,0],0],["VUhlNx_-wYk","Ruby Manor 3 - Programming with Nothing by Tom Stuart","Confreaks","talk","evergreen","lambda calculus",["lambda calculus","church encoding","ruby","fizzbuzz","y combinator","functional programming"],[31,1,3],"Strongly recommended in lambda calculus and Y-combinator threads as a mind-expanding half hour that clarifies the ideas.",[4,4,3,2013,2019,3,1,1,0,0],0],["XI5frPV58tY","6 ways mushrooms can save the world | Paul Stamets | TED","TED","talk","evergreen","mycology and fungi",["mycelium","fungi","paul stamets","ted","environment"],[95,107],"Recommended as an engaging, down-to-earth talk on the world-changing potential of fungi.",[4,4,3,2018,2021,3,1,1,0,0],0],["XRr1kaXKBsU","What Everyone Gets Wrong About Gravity","Veritasium","explainer","evergreen","general relativity",["gravity","spacetime","geodesics","einstein","free fall"],[82,84],"HN links it as a go-to intuitive explanation whenever gravity as spacetime curvature or free fall comes up.",[7,5,1,2020,2025,1,6,4,1,1],0],["XvDZLjaCJuw","UNIX: Making Computers Easier To Use -- AT&T Archives film from 1982, Bell Laboratories","AT&T Tech Channel","documentary","evergreen","unix philosophy",["unix","bell labs","pipes","lorinda cherry","history of computing","kernighan"],[47,13],"HN commenters recommend it as a demonstration of the Unix philosophy, with small tools composed through pipes.",[6,5,1,2015,2022,1,5,3,0,0],0],["Y6U728AZnV0","Run for your life! At a comfortable pace, and not too far: James O'Keefe at TEDxUMKC","TEDx Talks","talk","evergreen","exercise and heart health",["running","cardiology","endurance","longevity","tedx"],[98,96],"HN cites it whenever people question whether more exercise is always better, especially extreme endurance running.",[3,5,1,2018,2025,1,4,6,0,0],0],["YyIQKBzIuBY","Alan Kay - Programming and Scaling","Colin McDonnell","talk","evergreen","software scaling and objects",["alan kay","oop","smalltalk","code size","systems thinking"],[5,52,0],"HN fans call it one of Kay's best talks and recommend it for rethinking why programming paradigms have barely changed.",[4,4,3,2016,2026,3,1,4,0,0],0],["ZXJWO2FQ16c","Steve Reich, \"Music for 18 Musicians\" - FULL PERFORMANCE with eighth blackbird","Vic Firth","music","evergreen","minimalist music",["steve reich","minimalism","phasing","focus music","ensemble"],[131],"Recommended in coding-music threads as lyric-free, repetitive music that aids focus.",[4,5,1,2016,2025,1,4,2,0,0],0],["_yMMTVVJI4c","Why don't Americans use electric kettles?","Technology Connections","explainer","evergreen","electric kettles and household power",["electric kettle","120v vs 240v","gas stove","energy efficiency","boiling water"],[105,118],"HN cites it constantly in threads on voltage, gas stoves and boiling water as the definitive measured comparison, with the kettle coming out fastest and most efficient.",[5,5,1,2022,2025,1,4,12,0,0],0],["aMcjxSThD54","Jordan Peterson debate on the gender pay gap, campus protests and postmodernism","Channel 4 News","interview","news","jordan peterson interview",["jordan peterson","gender pay gap","interviewing","cathy newman","straw man"],[79,76,80],"HN cites it as the classic example of an interviewer misrepresenting a guest, though opinions on who came out better differ.",[5,5,1,2018,2023,1,4,8,1,0],0],["arj7oStGLkU","Inside the Mind of a Master Procrastinator | Tim Urban | TED","TED","talk","evergreen","procrastination",["tim urban","ted","productivity","life calendar","psychology"],[146,91],"Recommended as a funny, empathetic take on procrastination and the origin of the life calendar concept.",[5,5,1,2016,2023,1,5,1,1,0],0],["bRCNenhcvpw","IBM Selectric Typewriter & its digital to analogue converter","engineerguy","explainer","evergreen","mechanical engineering",["ibm selectric","typewriter","mechanical computing","whiffletree","digital-to-analog"],[113,47],"HN commenters recommend it whenever the Selectric comes up, as a short, excellent explanation of its internals.",[4,5,1,2016,2025,1,4,3,0,0],0],["ceFyF9px20Y","Fat Chance: Fructose 2.0","University of California Television (UCTV)","lecture","dated","fructose and obesity",["robert lustig","sugar","metabolic syndrome","nutrition","endocrinology"],[97,96],"Recommended as a follow-up to Lustig's original sugar talk for the metabolic details of fructose.",[5,5,1,2014,2024,1,4,1,0,0],0],["d0yGdNEWdn0","How to learn any language in six months | Chris Lonsdale | TEDxLingnanUniversity","TEDx Talks","talk","evergreen","language learning",["language acquisition","ted talk","immersion","adult learning","fluency"],[145,141],"HN recommends it as an efficient, practical approach to adult language learning, with one commenter saying it changed their life.",[5,5,1,2014,2019,1,4,3,0,0],0],["d1EB1zsxW0k","Energy Investments Dialogue | Bill Gates | Global Energy Forum","Stanford ENERGY","talk","dated","clean energy and climate",["bill gates","nuclear power","battery storage","renewables","carbon capture"],[102,104,103],"Cited in energy threads for Gates's argument on why batteries and renewables alone fall short and nuclear is needed.",[3,5,1,2019,2020,1,4,8,0,0],0],["dCSIXLIzhzk","How Far Are The Nearest Stars?","Cody'sLab","explainer","evergreen","interstellar distances",["scale model","alpha centauri","astronomy","parallax","space"],[84,85],"Recommended whenever threads need an intuition for the vast distances between stars.",[3,5,1,2019,2025,1,4,1,0,0],0],["fwcl17Q0bpk","NSA operation ORCHESTRA: Annual Status Report","HUP","talk","evergreen","nsa sabotage of open source",["poul-henning kamp","nsa","openssl","surveillance","standards","fosdem"],[19,17,14],"HN returned to it repeatedly, especially after Heartbleed, as an eye-opening argument about subverting open source and standards.",[9,5,1,2014,2019,2,7,11,0,0],0],["g1ib43q3uXQ","\"How to teach programming (and other things)?\" by Felienne Hermans","Strange Loop Conference","talk","evergreen","programming education",["teaching programming","pedagogy","logo","education research","felienne hermans"],[141,9],"Cited in threads about teaching kids and beginners to code as research-based evidence that explicit instruction beats pure discovery.",[4,5,1,2019,2020,1,4,4,0,0],0],["gEKSpZPByD0","Particles, Fields and The Future of Physics - A Lecture by Sean Carroll","Fermilab","lecture","evergreen","quantum field theory",["sean carroll","quantum fields","particle physics","higgs","dark matter"],[83,142],"HN recommends it as the clearest long-form explanation of the everything-is-fields view for non-physicists.",[5,5,1,2016,2022,1,4,0,0,0],0],["gd5uJ7Nlvvo","Plain Text - Dylan Beattie - NDC Copenhagen 2022","NDC Conferences","talk","evergreen","plain text and character encodings",["unicode","encodings","mojibake","text files","conference talk"],[57,10],"HN people recommend it as an entertaining, surprisingly deep talk that comes up whenever encodings, mojibake or Unicode are discussed.",[5,5,1,2022,2025,1,4,2,0,0],0],["h47zZrqjgLc","I Shot You First: Networking the Gameplay of Halo: Reach","GDC Festival of Gaming","talk","evergreen","game networking",["halo reach","netcode","state synchronization","gdc","distributed systems"],[122,12],"HN considers it one of the best game networking talks, with insights that carry over to distributed systems generally.",[4,4,3,2022,2025,3,1,0,0,0],0],["hER0Qp6QJNU","Simon Sinek on Millennials in the Workplace","David Crossman","interview","dated","millennials in the workplace",["simon sinek","management","millennials","social media","workplace culture"],[66,91],"HN commenters recommend it for its take on managing young employees and on how technology and approval-seeking affect behavior.",[5,5,1,2017,2018,1,4,1,0,0],0],["hUyMNyrOHJQ","exercises for tendinitis (tendonitis) and carpal tunnel (cps)","David Kuckhermann","tutorial","evergreen","rsi hand exercises",["carpal tunnel","tendinitis","rsi","stretching","ergonomics"],[98,96],"Frequently recommended in RSI and wrist pain threads by people who say the stretches relieved their own symptoms.",[4,4,3,2009,2018,3,1,0,0,0],0],["hlrv7DIHllE","College Lecture Series - Neil Postman - \"The Surrender of Culture to Technology\"","College of DuPage","lecture","evergreen","technology and culture",["neil postman","technopoly","media criticism","technology critique","education"],[147,80,143],"HN recommends it to engineers as a skeptical counterweight to technology boosterism, especially for those building AI and consumer tech features.",[5,5,1,2014,2025,1,4,0,0,0],0],["iD9xk3SDSYc","The Black Lotus - Eon - Amiga Demo (50 FPS)","RetroDemoScene","demo","evergreen","amiga demoscene",["amiga","demoscene","the black lotus","retro computing","revision 2019"],[50],"HN holds it up as a showcase of what a stock Amiga 500 can do and as one of the best demos ever in technique and storytelling.",[4,5,1,2019,2026,1,4,0,0,0],0],["iGFqfTCL2fs","Traffic Waves","wbeaty","explainer","evergreen","traffic waves",["traffic jams","standing waves","driving","physics","zen driving"],[88,111],"HN likes it as a fun, clear explainer of traffic waves and of the benefits of leaving gaps while driving.",[5,5,1,2015,2022,1,4,1,0,0],0],["iukBMY4apvI","Javascript in 2015","Glen Maddern","tutorial","dated","javascript build tooling",["jspm","systemjs","es6","modules","bundlers"],[4,8],"Commenters credit it with opening their eyes to JSPM and using it to choose build systems.",[3,4,3,2015,2017,3,1,0,0,0],0],["jAhiMCSvtCc","The Great Wave - Part 1","David Bull","documentary","evergreen","woodblock printmaking",["hokusai","great wave","ukiyo-e","craft process","japanese prints"],[137,135],"HN commenters hold it up as a top-tier long-form process video, recommended whenever the Great Wave or Hokusai comes up.",[4,4,3,2020,2026,3,1,0,0,0],0],["jHP942Livy0","Your dishwasher is better than you think (tips, tricks, and how they work)","Technology Connections","explainer","evergreen","dishwasher operation",["technology connections","dishwasher","detergent","household appliances"],[117,120],"HN people recommend it as the definitive, thorough guide to getting dishwashers to clean properly and often send it to friends.",[6,5,1,2024,2026,1,5,1,0,0],0],["jwG_qR6XmDQ","Jeff Bezos - Regret Minimization Framework","Micky Thompson","interview","evergreen","career decision making",["jeff bezos","regret minimization","startups","quitting your job","decision framework"],[64,52,146],"HN commenters cite it whenever someone asks whether to quit a job or start a company, as a simple decision heuristic.",[5,5,1,2010,2020,1,4,8,0,1],0],["kU3BceoMuaA","MiniDisc - An Appreciation","Techmoan","documentary","evergreen","minidisc history",["minidisc","sony","atrac","retro tech","audio formats"],[45,44,47],"The standard recommendation for MiniDisc history, especially as a non-American counterpoint to the failed-format story.",[5,5,1,2019,2023,1,4,0,0,1],0],["kUfF2MTnqAw","Why You Should Put YOUR MASK On First (My Brain Without Oxygen) - Smarter Every Day 157","SmarterEveryDay","demo","evergreen","hypoxia",["hypoxia","aviation safety","oxygen deprivation","cognition","smarter every day"],[88,109,90],"It is the go-to demonstration of how hypoxia silently disables decision making, cited in threads on altitude, flying, diving, CO2 and breathwork.",[5,5,1,2017,2025,1,4,8,0,0],0],["kZA9Hnp3aV4","Exponential Growth Arithmetic, Population and Energy, Dr. Albert A. Bartlett","Hiroob","lecture","evergreen","exponential growth",["albert bartlett","population","energy","sustainability","compound growth"],[142,33,107],"Treated as the classic lecture on why people misjudge exponential growth, and pulled out in threads on compound growth, epidemics, crypto and resource limits.",[5,5,1,2019,2021,1,4,2,0,0],0],["l70iRcSxqzo","Kim Nilsson - Cracking MtGox","TheBitcoinArmy","talk","evergreen","mt. gox collapse",["bitcoin","mt gox","exchange hack","forensics","cryptocurrency"],[18,19],"HN commenters call it one of the best, most unbiased explanations of what actually happened to Mt. Gox and its missing coins.",[5,4,3,2017,2021,3,2,2,0,0],0],["lnnsDi7Sxq0","Classic Game Postmortem: Ultima Online","GDC Festival of Gaming","talk","evergreen","mmo game development",["ultima online","postmortem","gdc","sharding","mmo","game history"],[124,121,12],"HN recommends it as a transparent MMO postmortem and as the source of the story that the term 'shard' originated with Ultima Online.",[5,5,1,2018,2024,1,4,8,0,0],0],["mVVNJKv9esE","Cheng Lou - On the Spectrum of Abstraction at react-europe 2016","ReactEurope","talk","evergreen","software abstraction",["react","abstraction","frontend tooling","api design","javascript"],[4,5],"HN points to it as thought-provoking material on the tradeoffs and costs of abstraction, especially in frontend tooling debates.",[5,5,1,2016,2022,1,4,1,0,0],0],["mZyvIHYn2zk","The Pervert's Guide to Computer Programming Languages - SXSW","Vulk Coop","talk","evergreen","psychology of programming languages",["psychoanalysis","lacan","programming languages","developer culture","sxsw"],[0,91,10],"HN recommends it as an entertaining and eye-opening look at the irrational psychology behind language preferences, though some note it is not scientifically precise.",[6,5,1,2019,2024,1,5,7,0,2],0],["nYkdrAPrdcw","Hacker Way: Rethinking Web App Development at Facebook","Meta Developers","talk","evergreen","flux and react architecture",["react","flux","mvc","redux","facebook","state management"],[4,5,1],"HN points to it as the original talk that explains the motivation behind React, Flux and Redux, and that sold some commenters on React.",[5,5,1,2014,2024,1,4,4,2,0],0],["o0fG_lnVhHw","HOW ROCKETS ARE MADE (Rocket Factory Tour - United Launch Alliance) - Smarter Every Day 231","SmarterEveryDay","documentary","evergreen","rocket manufacturing",["ula","rockets","friction stir welding","factory tour","tory bruno","manufacturing"],[114,85],"HN recommends it as a rare look inside a rocket factory and cites it for manufacturing details like welding methods.",[5,5,1,2020,2025,1,4,3,0,0],0],["o4-YnLpLgtk","Symbolics Lisp Machine demo Jan 2013","Kalman Reti","demo","evergreen","lisp machines",["symbolics","genera","lisp","repl","operating systems","user interfaces"],[47,1,48],"The go-to demo whenever HN discusses what Lisp machines were like and what modern shells and editors lack.",[5,5,1,2019,2024,1,4,15,0,0],0],["ovJcsL7vyrk","This equation will change how you see the world (the logistic map)","Veritasium","explainer","evergreen","chaos theory",["logistic map","bifurcation","mandelbrot set","population dynamics","fractals"],[35,33],"HN commenters call it a favourite Veritasium video, praised for how a simple equation reveals surprisingly complex patterns.",[4,4,3,2021,2023,4,1,1,0,0],0],["pOmXiapfCs8","KGB Defector Yuri Bezmenov 1985 Interview. Explains KGB Manipulation of US Public Opinion","20th Century Time Machine","interview","evergreen","ideological subversion",["yuri bezmenov","kgb","propaganda","psychological operations","cold war"],[80,77,74],"HN commenters bring it up in threads on propaganda, influence operations and platforms like TikTok, saying it feels more relevant than ever.",[4,4,3,2021,2025,3,1,2,0,0],0],["pYXy-A4siMw","Intro to AI Safety, Remastered","Robert Miles AI Safety","talk","evergreen","ai safety",["ai alignment","ai risk","agi","objective functions","robert miles"],[23],"The default link for newcomers wanting an approachable, entertaining introduction to AI risk and alignment.",[6,5,1,2022,2023,1,5,1,0,0],0],["pkCLMl0e_0k","David Beazley - Lambda Calculus from the Ground Up - PyCon 2019","PyCon 2019","tutorial","evergreen","lambda calculus",["lambda calculus","python","functional programming","david beazley","pycon"],[31,1,3],"HN calls it a brilliant, mind-bending introduction to lambda calculus for programmers.",[4,4,3,2019,2021,3,1,0,0,0],0],["qbIk7-JPB2c","Sparks of AGI: early experiments with GPT-4","Sebastien Bubeck","lecture","dated","gpt-4 capabilities",["gpt-4","agi","llm","alignment tax","microsoft research"],[22,23,142],"HN recommends it as a thought-provoking talk from a researcher with early GPT-4 access, especially for the unicorn degrading under safety tuning.",[7,4,3,2023,2025,4,3,13,0,0],0],["qp0HIF3SfI4","How Great Leaders Inspire Action | Simon Sinek | TED","TED","talk","evergreen","leadership and marketing",["start with why","golden circle","apple","marketing","leadership","ted"],[66,65],"HN commenters cite it to explain why customers buy into a company's beliefs rather than its specs, especially in threads about Apple, marketing and product messaging.",[4,5,1,2012,2020,1,4,6,0,0],0],["qsEjV8DdSbs","Gimbal UFO - A New Analysis","Mick West","explainer","evergreen","ufo video analysis",["gimbal ufo","infrared camera","lens glare","debunking","uap"],[80,144,78],"Pointed to as the clearest, evidence-based debunk of the Gimbal footage, and a model of how to analyze such claims.",[8,5,1,2022,2025,1,7,4,0,0],0],["qybUFnY7Y8w","OK Go - This Too Shall Pass - Rube Goldberg Machine - Official Video","OK Go","music","evergreen","music video",["ok go","rube goldberg","practical effects","creativity"],[131,139],"HN points to it as an example of ambitious, practical-effects creativity in music videos, made without CGI.",[5,5,1,2010,2026,1,4,2,0,0],0],["rQmqVVmMB3k","The $100 Billion Dollar Ingredient making your Food Toxic","Joseph Everett - WIL","explainer","dated","seed oils and nutrition",["seed oils","vegetable oils","omega-6","nutrition","heart association"],[97],"HN commenters recommend it as an accessible summary of the case against seed oils, and some say it changed what fats they cook with.",[5,5,1,2021,2022,1,5,1,0,0],0],["re96UgMk6GQ","Simon Peyton-Jones: Escape from the ivory tower: the Haskell journey","Churchill College, University of Cambridge","lecture","evergreen","haskell history",["haskell","functional programming","monads","language design","laziness"],[1,0],"Recommended as a funny, accessible history of Haskell that is valuable even for people interested in language design in general.",[5,5,1,2017,2024,1,4,4,0,0],0],["rnmcRTnTNC8","I'll Let Myself In: Tactics of Physical Pen Testers","Wild West Hackin' Fest","talk","evergreen","physical penetration testing",["deviant ollam","physical security","lock bypass","social engineering","pentesting"],[17],"HN recommends it as an entertaining overview of physical pen testing, and cites it when threads discuss how easily doors and locks are bypassed.",[5,5,1,2019,2021,1,4,4,0,0],0],["rvkEpstd9os","The Boeing 787: Broken Dreams l Al Jazeera Investigations","Al Jazeera English","documentary","evergreen","boeing 787 manufacturing quality",["boeing","787 dreamliner","aviation safety","investigative journalism","quality control"],[109,80,114],"Boeing threads cite it as early evidence of deep cultural and quality problems at Boeing, years before the 737 MAX crashes.",[6,5,1,2019,2024,1,5,10,0,0],0],["rvskMHn0sqQ","A Selfish Argument for Making the World a Better Place – Egoistic Altruism","Kurzgesagt – In a Nutshell","explainer","evergreen","positive-sum cooperation",["altruism","kurzgesagt","global development","economics","cooperation"],[70,143,147],"HN commenters link it to argue for cooperation and engagement over isolation, and as an accessible statement of positive-sum thinking.",[4,5,1,2018,2022,1,4,3,0,0],0],["t7tA3NNKF0Q","How Facebook is Stealing Billions of Views","Kurzgesagt – In a Nutshell","commentary","news","facebook video freebooting",["facebook","freebooting","content id","video metrics","creators"],[67,51,80],"HN cites it to explain freebooting, Facebook's inflated view metrics and why Content ID matters for small creators.",[3,5,1,2016,2019,1,5,5,3,0],0],["tUAX0gnZ3Nw","\"Games as a service\" is fraud.","Accursed Farms","commentary","evergreen","games as a service",["game preservation","consumer rights","drm","server shutdowns","ownership"],[125,75,124],"It is the go-to explanation of why games that die when servers shut down harm consumers, and it is repeatedly cited in Stop Killing Games and game-delisting threads.",[5,5,1,2019,2024,1,6,3,0,0],0],["tWr39Q9vBgo","Richard Feynman on Pseudoscience","Jacob Edward","interview","evergreen","scientific method",["feynman","pseudoscience","social science","replication","epistemics"],[148,143],"Commenters post it whenever a thread touches on soft sciences, replication problems, or what counts as real science.",[5,5,1,2017,2026,1,4,9,0,0],0],["uL2D3qzHtqY","A JVM Does That?","Google TechTalks","talk","evergreen","jvm internals",["jvm","garbage collection","jit compilation","cliff click","azul"],[7,3],"A repeated recommendation for anyone interested in VMs, with Click's talks regarded as unusually informative on JVMs, JITs and the user/kernel boundary.",[4,5,1,2013,2017,1,4,3,0,0],0],["uOSnQM1Zu4w","What Is A Black Start Of The Power Grid?","Practical Engineering","explainer","evergreen","power grid black start",["blackout","power grid","black start","grid restoration","infrastructure"],[105],"Go-to reference whenever a major blackout happens, recommended as an excellent explanation of why black starts are hard.",[6,5,1,2023,2025,1,5,4,0,0],0],["uk3A41U0iO4","clojure.core/typing - Matt Adereth","ClojureTV","talk","evergreen","code-driven keyboard design",["clojure","openscad","ergonomic keyboards","3d printing","dactyl"],[1,116,44],"Recommended as a fantastic talk on code-driven CAD and custom keyboard design, linked in threads on OpenSCAD and keyboards.",[4,5,1,2016,2021,1,4,4,0,0],0],["vYA0f6R5KAI","GPUs to Mars: Full-Scale Simulation of SpaceX's Mars Rocket Engine","insideHPC Report","talk","evergreen","rocket engine simulation",["cfd","gpu computing","spacex","raptor","combustion"],[85,39,58],"HN points to it as evidence of SpaceX's serious simulation capability and as a showcase of GPU compute for CFD.",[5,5,1,2015,2024,1,5,9,0,0],0],["vwCdKU9uYnE","Avie Tevanian: CMU math whiz goes from Mach to NeXT to Apple Software Chief | Oral History Part 1","Computer History Museum","interview","evergreen","mach, next and apple history",["avie tevanian","mach","nextstep","steve jobs","computer history"],[47,13,52],"Recommended as a long, rich first-hand account of Mach, NeXT and Apple history and of working for Steve Jobs.",[3,5,1,2017,2024,1,4,0,0,0],0],["xRel1JKOEbI","The Neuroscience of Consciousness – with Anil Seth","The Royal Institution","lecture","evergreen","neuroscience of consciousness",["consciousness","predictive processing","anil seth","brain","royal institution"],[93,90],"HN commenters recommend it as a clear, in-depth lecture on consciousness as a process of prediction.",[4,5,1,2017,2018,1,4,1,0,0],0],["y71lli8MS8s","I made a NES emulator in 15 minutes","Bisqwit","tutorial","evergreen","emulator programming",["nes","6502","c++","emulation","live coding","opcode dispatch"],[50,2,9],"HN programmers admire it as a clean, clever demonstration of emulator design and as the standout of a favorite programming YouTuber.",[3,5,1,2014,2022,1,4,4,0,0],0],["yErKTVdETpw","FULL INTERVIEW with Yuri Bezmenov: The Four Stages of Ideological Subversion (1984)","Nicholas Marshall","interview","evergreen","ideological subversion",["yuri bezmenov","kgb","propaganda","cold war","disinformation"],[80,74,77],"Cited in propaganda and disinformation threads, though some commenters present it more as a prediction of current events than established analysis.",[4,4,3,2021,2026,3,1,5,1,0],0],["yQ16_YxLbB8","Complete Apple WWDC | Steve Jobs talk and answer developers questions | 1997","TheAppleFanBoy - Apple & Computer Archives","talk","evergreen","apple strategy under steve jobs",["steve jobs","wwdc 1997","opendoc","apple history","q&a"],[52,53],"HN readers recommend it as an unfiltered view of Jobs' strategic thinking and decisiveness, including the famous answer on why OpenDoc was killed.",[4,4,3,2018,2024,3,1,3,0,0],0],["ymaWq5yZIYM","ADL's Never Is Now 2019 | ADL International Leadership Award Presented to Sacha Baron Cohen","Anti-Defamation League","talk","dated","social media responsibility",["sacha baron cohen","content moderation","free speech","misinformation","facebook"],[76,80],"Quoted heavily in moderation and free speech debates, particularly the line about freedom of speech and reach.",[6,5,1,2019,2025,2,9,6,1,0],0],["zduSFxRajkE","Let's build the GPT Tokenizer","Andrej Karpathy","lecture","evergreen","llm tokenization",["byte pair encoding","tokenizer","gpt","unicode","llm"],[22,26,21],"Recommended as the best deep dive on tokenizers, worth the two hours for anyone working with LLMs.",[5,5,1,2024,2025,1,4,3,0,0],0],["-FENubmZGj8","\"You Have the Right to Remain Innocent\" (James Duane)","The Cato Institute","talk","evergreen","rights when questioned by police",["self-incrimination","fifth amendment","police interrogation","law","wrongful conviction"],[75],"HN commenters send it to anyone who thinks innocent people have nothing to fear from answering police questions.",[4,4,2,2020,2023,2,2,4,0,1],0],["-Ht4qiDRZE8","Massive-scale online collaboration | Luis von Ahn","TED","talk","evergreen","crowdsourcing and human computation",["recaptcha","captcha","duolingo","crowdsourcing","book digitization"],[147,26,149],"HN commenters recommend it as the clearest account of human computation and games with a purpose, straight from the inventor.",[4,4,2,2012,2022,2,2,0,0,0],0],["-iCIZQX9i1A","I Watched Ancient Apocalypse So You Don't Have To (Part 1)","Miniminuteman","commentary","evergreen","pseudoarchaeology debunking",["graham hancock","ancient apocalypse","archaeology","debunking","netflix"],[144,77,80],"HN points people to it as an entertaining, thorough takedown of Hancock's pseudoarchaeology whenever his claims come up.",[4,5,0,2023,2025,0,5,2,1,0],0],["04ERSb06dOg","Noether's Theorem and The Symmetries of Reality","PBS Space Time","explainer","evergreen","noether's theorem",["noether's theorem","symmetry","conservation laws","theoretical physics","emmy noether"],[82,83],"HN commenters point to it as an approachable explanation of how symmetries give rise to conservation laws, including the story of Emmy Noether.",[5,5,0,2020,2025,0,5,5,0,0],0],["0lvUByM-fZk","Cities: Skylines | Power, Politics, & Planning: Episode 1: Parking","donoteat01","explainer","evergreen","parking and urban planning",["parking minimums","cities skylines","urban design","walkability","donald shoup"],[111,125],"HN recommends it as a clear illustration of how parking requirements produce car-centered, unwalkable American urban design.",[3,4,2,2019,2021,2,2,3,0,0],0],["1PhArSujR_A","John Carmack's keynote at Quakecon 2013 part 4","Kostiantyn Kostin","talk","evergreen","functional programming in games",["john carmack","haskell","functional programming","garbage collection","game engines","quakecon"],[52,1,122],"Cited again and again as Carmack's key public statement on functional programming and purity in game development, plus his remarks on garbage collection.",[5,5,0,2016,2024,0,5,14,0,0],0],["1jHUY3qoBu8","Learn Low Poly Modeling in Blender 2.9 / 2.8","Imphenzia","tutorial","dated","blender low poly modeling",["blender","low poly","3d modeling","beginner tutorial","game art"],[60,123],"It is the most-recommended beginner Blender tutorial on HN, with several people saying it made them comfortable in a couple of hours.",[4,4,2,2020,2025,2,2,0,0,0],0],["1uflg7LDmzI","Building a Better Web Browser - James Mickens - Harvard CS Colloquium 2015","Paul Irish","talk","evergreen","browser architecture",["james mickens","web browsers","atlantis","web security","api design","rendering"],[4,5,17],"HN cites it whenever people discuss rebuilding the web platform or what a better browser architecture could look like.",[4,5,0,2017,2020,0,5,3,0,0],0],["1xQeXOz0Ncs","Who Destroyed Three Mile Island? - Nickolas Means | The Lead Developer Austin 2018","LeadDev","talk","evergreen","incident analysis",["three mile island","root cause","human error","systems failure","postmortems"],[16,103,9],"HN recommends it whenever a failure is blamed on human error, as a clear case study in looking for the systemic second story.",[4,4,2,2020,2024,2,2,0,0,0],0],["2DIl3Hfh9tY","Leonard Susskind on The World As Hologram | TVO Docs","TVO Docs","lecture","evergreen","holographic principle",["black holes","theoretical physics","leonard susskind","information paradox","string theory"],[84,83],"HN commenters recommend it as an accessible yet substantive introduction to the holographic principle and black hole information, often when related physics news comes up.",[7,5,0,2013,2019,0,7,4,0,0],0],["2PdJFbjWHEU","Paleo Diet & Strength Training Biochemistry | Doug McGuff M.D. | Full Length HD","21 Studios","lecture","evergreen","high-intensity strength training",["doug mcguff","body by science","metabolism","paleo diet","fat storage","exercise science"],[98,97],"HN recommends it as the theory behind Body by Science, explaining metabolism and why brief intense training works.",[3,4,2,2014,2021,2,2,6,0,0],0],["2u6HTG8LuXQ","Nintendo - Putting Play First","Game Maker's Toolkit","explainer","evergreen","game design",["nintendo","game design","mario","iteration","video essay"],[121],"HN recommends it as a concise video essay on why Nintendo games feel good and how the company iterates.",[3,4,2,2017,2025,2,2,0,0,0],0],["36GT2zI8lVA","Richard Feynman. Why.","firewalker","interview","evergreen","nature of scientific explanation",["feynman","why questions","magnets","explanation","philosophy of science"],[148,82],"Cited constantly as the classic answer to 'why' questions, on explanation, frames of reference and the limits of physics.",[5,5,0,2019,2024,0,5,13,2,0],0],["3VZSJKbzyMc","Man Spends 30 Years Turning Degraded Land into Massive Forest – Fools & Dreamers (Full Documentary)","Happen Films","documentary","evergreen","forest regeneration",["rewilding","reforestation","new zealand","hugh wilson","land use"],[107,99,135],"Shared in climate and land-use threads as a vivid example of how letting land regrow can restore forest.",[4,5,0,2019,2025,0,5,3,0,0],0],["43XaZEn2aLc","On the Expressive Power of Programming Languages by Shriram Krishnamurthi [PWLConf 2019]","PapersWeLove","talk","evergreen","programming language expressiveness",["expressive power","felleisen","language design","macros","type systems"],[0,1],"Recommended as the approachable way into a precise definition of language expressiveness for language-design arguments.",[5,5,0,2021,2026,0,5,4,0,0],0],["4nigRT2KmCE","MC Frontalot - It Is Pitch Dark","MC Frontalot","music","evergreen","zork nerdcore rap",["zork","nerdcore","text adventures","get lamp","mc frontalot"],[131,124,54],"HN shares it whenever Zork or text adventures come up, as a fun tribute for geeks.",[5,5,0,2012,2025,0,5,2,0,2],0],["5hVmeOCJjOU","A Brief History of Quantum Mechanics - with Sean Carroll","The Royal Institution","lecture","evergreen","quantum mechanics interpretations",["quantum mechanics","many worlds","sean carroll","copenhagen interpretation","physics history"],[83,148],"Recommended as an approachable entry point to quantum interpretations, and cited on many worlds questions.",[5,4,2,2020,2022,3,2,2,0,0],0],["6RhtiPefVzM","Are Electric Cars Worse For The Environment? Myth Busted","Engineering Explained","explainer","dated","electric vehicle emissions",["ev vs ice","lifecycle emissions","battery manufacturing","grid mix","climate"],[110,102,104],"HN commenters link it repeatedly as a clear, number-based rebuttal to the claim that EVs are worse for the climate than gas cars.",[5,5,0,2018,2022,0,5,11,0,0],0],["7J7X7aZvMXQ","How does Computer Memory Work? 💻🛠","Branch Education","explainer","evergreen","computer memory",["dram","ram","memory timings","hardware","animation"],[39,46,40],"Commenters recommend it as a clear, well-animated explanation of memory, especially for visual learners.",[5,4,2,2022,2023,2,3,0,0,0],0],["7NfX0vlCa4k","E-Ink for Productivity: An Introduction","Technology Connextras","demo","dated","e-ink productivity devices",["e-ink","onyx boox","e-paper","external display","gadget review"],[44,146],"HN recommends it, with its companion video, as an honest hands-on account of e-ink devices as monitors, including their slow software and limits.",[4,5,0,2020,2021,0,5,3,0,0],0],["7Nw6qyyrTeI","Suburbia is Subsidized: Here's the Math [ST07]","Not Just Bikes","explainer","evergreen","suburban economics",["urban planning","strong towns","urban3","sprawl","municipal finance"],[111],"The go-to link in urban planning threads for the claim that suburban infrastructure costs more per resident than it pays back.",[5,5,0,2022,2026,0,5,15,0,0],0],["7jb0FOcImdg","8 Frames in 16ms: Rollback Networking in Mortal Kombat and Injustice 2","GDC Festival of Gaming","talk","evergreen","rollback netcode",["netcode","fighting games","game engines","determinism","gdc"],[122,15],"HN treats it as the definitive practical talk on rollback networking in a shipped AAA fighting game.",[4,5,0,2020,2025,0,5,1,0,0],0],["7y1xJAVZxXg","Televangelists: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO)","LastWeekTonight","commentary","evergreen","televangelism",["seed faith","tax exemption","religion","john oliver","fundraising"],[144,80,75],"HN cites it in threads on churches, tax exemption and religious fundraising, as the go-to explainer on seed faith televangelism.",[4,4,2,2015,2017,2,2,3,2,0],0],["8TjGAWxL23c","Plagues & Pleasures on the Salton Sea | KQED Truly CA","KQED Arts","documentary","evergreen","salton sea",["california","environmental disaster","john waters","salvation mountain","documentary"],[135,107],"HN recommends it as an engaging, funny and fascinating documentary, and cites it in threads on the Salton Sea's history and environmental decline.",[4,4,2,2017,2025,2,2,2,0,0],0],["8fHi36dvTdE","The Unanswered Question 1973 1 Musical Phonology Bernstein Norton","cagin","lecture","evergreen","music theory and linguistics",["leonard bernstein","norton lectures","music theory","chomsky","harmony"],[132,145,142],"HN recommends it for a deep theory of why music sounds the way it does.",[4,5,0,2018,2023,0,5,0,0,0],0],["9zinZmE3Ogk","Raymond Hettinger, Keynote on Concurrency, PyBay 2017","SF Python","talk","evergreen","python concurrency",["python","gil","threading","asyncio","raymond hettinger"],[3,5],"Recommended as a clear, charismatic starting point for understanding Python concurrency and the GIL.",[4,4,2,2018,2023,2,2,3,0,0],0],["AD5aAd8Oy84","A Look Inside Apple's $130 USB-C Cable","Adam Savage’s Tested","explainer","evergreen","thunderbolt and usb-c cable construction",["thunderbolt 4","usb-c","ct scan","cable engineering","lumafield"],[43,44,41],"Linked whenever people ask why a Thunderbolt cable costs so much; the CT scans show the construction difference clearly.",[6,5,0,2023,2026,0,6,2,0,0],0],["Auuk1y4DRgk","Marcus Aurelius' Meditations: The Stoic Ideal","Michael Sugrue","lecture","evergreen","stoic philosophy",["marcus aurelius","stoicism","meditations","michael sugrue","philosophy"],[143,142],"HN recommends it as a classic, clear introduction to Aurelius, with some saying it helped through hard times.",[4,4,2,2022,2025,2,2,0,0,0],0],["BYRTvoZ3Rho","Was YOUR vote counted? (feat. homomorphic encryption) - Numberphile","Numberphile","explainer","evergreen","verifiable voting",["homomorphic encryption","e-voting","cryptography","ron rivest","election security"],[18,35,73],"HN commenters point to it in election-security threads as an accessible explainer of how a vote can be verifiable but not sellable.",[5,5,0,2016,2024,0,6,4,0,0],0],["Bv_5Zv5c-Ts","JavaScript: Understanding the Weird Parts - The First 3.5 Hours","Tony Alicea","course","dated","javascript internals",["javascript","closures","prototypes","this keyword","free course"],[3,4],"HN commenters call it one of the best JavaScript courses: rigorous and deep but not boring, and freely available.",[3,4,2,2016,2019,3,2,0,0,0],0],["C25qzDhGLx8","Don't Be the Last Person to Die","CGP Grey","explainer","evergreen","ending aging",["longevity","aging","cgp grey","mortality","life extension"],[98,147],"HN longevity fans point to it as a concise, fun statement of the case for fighting aging, and some say it changed their minds.",[4,4,2,2018,2025,2,2,1,0,0],0],["C_r5UJrxcck","1959 Chevrolet Bel Air vs. 2009 Chevrolet Malibu IIHS crash test","IIHS","demo","evergreen","vehicle crash safety",["crash test","crumple zones","iihs","car safety","old vs new cars"],[110],"The go-to demonstration in car-safety debates that old cars were not better, showing crumple zones and a rigid passenger cell at work.",[5,5,0,2018,2024,0,5,11,0,0],0],["Cj4y0EUlU-Y","Feynman: How to think 1 of 2 FUN TO IMAGINE 11","Christopher Sykes","interview","evergreen","how different people think",["richard feynman","cognition","internal monologue","counting","mental imagery"],[93,91,52],"HN points to it constantly in threads on inner monologue, visual versus verbal thinking and communication as the classic, entertaining demonstration that minds work differently.",[5,5,0,2011,2020,0,5,12,0,0],0],["DOWDNBu9DkU","Amazing Invention- This Drone Will Change Everything","Mark Rober","demo","dated","delivery drones",["zipline","drone delivery","mark rober","medical logistics","noise reduction"],[24,72],"HN commenters cite it as the clearest look at Zipline's real-world drone operations, especially for medical delivery and the solved noise problem.",[5,5,0,2023,2024,0,5,12,0,0],0],["ExgxwKnH8y4","The Insane Battle To Sabotage a New Apartment Building Explains San Francisco's Housing Crisis","ReasonTV","documentary","evergreen","housing regulation in san francisco",["nimby","zoning","san francisco","housing crisis","permitting","reason"],[111,71],"It is HN's go-to concrete example of how local regulation and NIMBYism block new housing in San Francisco and California.",[3,4,2,2019,2024,2,3,10,0,0],0],["FjHJ7FmV0M4","Richard Feynman talks about light","sdfhsfh","explainer","evergreen","nature of light",["feynman","light","electromagnetism","physics","radio waves"],[82,88],"Recommended as an entertaining, accessible way to get a feel for light and electric fields.",[4,4,2,2019,2025,2,2,1,0,1],0],["FssULNGSZIA","Danny Carey | \"Pneuma\" by Tool (LIVE IN CONCERT)","Vic Firth","music","evergreen","drumming",["danny carey","tool","pneuma","live performance","drum technique"],[131],"HN commenters point to it as a showcase of astonishing drumming and music that gives chills.",[3,4,2,2022,2026,2,2,0,0,1],0],["FtieBc3KptU","Emacs For Writers","thoughtbot","talk","evergreen","emacs for writing",["emacs","writing workflow","plain text","org mode","productivity"],[8,146,136],"Recommended as a favorite talk showing Emacs as a writing environment rather than just a programmer's editor.",[3,4,2,2016,2024,2,2,2,0,0],0],["FvNRlE4E9QQ","\"Finding bugs without running or even looking at code\" by Jay Parlar","Strange Loop Conference","talk","evergreen","formal modeling with alloy",["alloy","model checking","formal methods","software design","bug finding"],[36,8,5],"HN commenters point to it as the best practical introduction to Alloy and to lightweight formal modeling.",[4,4,2,2019,2023,2,2,0,0,0],0],["G0Cp7DrvNLQ","Joe Rogan Experience #606 - Randall Carlson","PowerfulJRE","podcast","evergreen","cosmic impacts and ancient climate",["randall carlson","joe rogan","younger dryas","catastrophism","geology"],[106,101],"Commenters in climate and impact-event threads send people to Carlson's Rogan appearances for his account of ancient cataclysms.",[4,4,2,2018,2020,2,2,0,0,0],0],["GTQnarzmTOc","Fight of the Century: Keynes vs. Hayek - Economics Rap Battle Round Two","Radical Discourse","music","evergreen","keynes vs hayek economics",["keynes","hayek","austrian economics","rap battle","macroeconomics"],[69,130],"Offered as a quick, entertaining primer on Keynesian versus Austrian economics, especially for newcomers to Hayek.",[5,5,0,2011,2024,0,5,5,0,0],0],["GWQh_DmDLKQ","The real story behind Wayland and X","Linux.conf.au 2013 -- Canberra, Australia","talk","evergreen","wayland and x11",["wayland","x11","linux graphics","display servers","daniel stone"],[14,58,13],"HN uses it as the go-to answer to claims that Wayland is unnecessary, from a developer who knew X's codebase well.",[4,4,2,2020,2023,2,4,9,0,0],0],["HB5TrK7A4pI","\"We Really Don't Know How to Compute!\" - Gerald Sussman (2011)","Strange Loop Conference","talk","evergreen","rethinking computation",["gerald sussman","propagators","constraint programming","scheme","biological computing"],[1,52,95],"HN commenters recommend it as a mind-expanding talk on rethinking programming, and cite it in threads on propagators, constraints and brittleness.",[5,5,0,2022,2026,0,5,15,0,0],0],["HLNhPMQnWu4","John Cleese vs Extremism","eroosters","commentary","evergreen","extremism",["john cleese","extremism","polarization","humor"],[129,79,91],"Shared in heated-discussion threads as a short, witty take on why extremism is appealing.",[4,4,2,2018,2021,2,2,3,0,0],0],["HPuvDm8IC-4","Golang UK Conf. 2016 - Liz Rice - What is a container, really? Let's write one in Go from scratch","GopherCon UK","talk","evergreen","linux containers internals",["containers","docker","go","namespaces","linux"],[2,13,16],"HN recommends it as an accessible way to remove the magic from Docker and understand how containers work.",[3,5,0,2016,2019,0,5,0,0,0],0],["I7IdS-PbEgI","React.js Conf 2015 - Immutable Data and React","Meta Developers","talk","dated","immutable data in react",["immutable.js","react","persistent data structures","tries","flux"],[4,1,30],"HN points to it as a clear explanation of immutable data structures such as tries, and of the case for immutability with React and Flux.",[5,5,0,2015,2022,0,5,2,0,0],0],["If61baWF4GE","Why Russia is Invading Ukraine","RealLifeLore","explainer","news","russia ukraine war motives",["russia","ukraine","geopolitics","oil and gas","crimea"],[74],"HN users shared it during the early 2022 invasion as a clear, map-driven overview of Russia's economic and strategic motives.",[10,4,2,2022,2022,3,7,10,0,0],0],["IroPQ150F6c","Andrew Kelley: A Practical Guide to Applying Data Oriented Design (DoD)","ChimiChanga","talk","evergreen","data-oriented design",["zig","andrew kelley","cache efficiency","struct of arrays","compilers","performance"],[6,5,2],"HN cites it as one of the best talks on data-oriented design, applying struct-of-arrays and compact data layouts to a real compiler.",[4,5,0,2024,2026,0,5,5,0,0],0],["JHGkaShoyNs","Greg Young - CQRS and Event Sourcing - Code on the Beach 2014","Code on the Beach","talk","evergreen","event sourcing",["cqrs","event sourcing","greg young","domain modeling","software architecture"],[5,11],"HN developers recommend it as the talk that changed how they model systems, and as a clear intro to event sourcing's motivations.",[4,4,2,2016,2022,2,2,1,0,0],0],["Jib2AmRb_rk","SQLite: The Database at the Edge of the Network with Dr. Richard Hipp","Method","talk","evergreen","sqlite",["sqlite","richard hipp","embedded databases","testing","long-term support"],[11,52],"HN recommends it as an enthusiastic, funny talk straight from the creator, and cites it for facts like the name's pronunciation and Airbus support.",[4,4,2,2017,2021,2,2,8,0,1],0],["Jzfpyo-q-RM","Worst Nuclear Accidents in History","Kurzgesagt – In a Nutshell","explainer","evergreen","nuclear safety",["nuclear accidents","energy deaths","chernobyl","fossil fuels","kurzgesagt"],[103,99],"HN uses it as a short, well-sourced overview showing that fossil fuels kill far more people than nuclear power.",[7,4,2,2021,2022,2,5,5,0,0],0],["Ki_Af_o9Q9s","7 Minutes of Terror: The Challenges of Getting to Mars","NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory","documentary","evergreen","mars landing engineering",["curiosity rover","skycrane","entry descent landing","nasa jpl","space engineering"],[85,24],"HN repeatedly recommends it as an awe-inspiring example of engineering problem solving and the go-to explainer on how Mars landings work.",[5,4,2,2016,2021,2,3,4,0,0],0],["L5pUA3LsEaw","Why Not Just: Think of AGI Like a Corporation?","Robert Miles AI Safety","explainer","evergreen","ai safety",["agi","corporations","ai risk","superintelligence","robert miles"],[23],"HN points to it as an accessible rebuttal to the claim that AI risk is just corporate risk.",[5,5,0,2020,2023,0,5,3,0,0],0],["LEZv-kQUSi4","Stuart Halloway - Narcissistic Design","Reaktor","talk","evergreen","software design anti-patterns",["software design","complexity","anti-patterns","clojure","maintainability"],[5,1,130],"HN commenters love it as a witty and insightful tour of design anti-patterns, applicable to DSLs, OOP and API design.",[4,4,2,2018,2021,2,2,0,0,0],0],["LQmTKxI4Wn4","Electron transport chain","Harvard Online","lecture","evergreen","cell biology",["mitochondria","electron transport chain","atp synthase","proton gradient","biochemistry"],[95],"HN commenters share it to show how cells work as nanoscale machines, which many find mind-blowing.",[6,5,0,2020,2024,0,6,0,0,0],0],["LRhbcDzbGSU","GET LAMP: The Text Adventure Documentary","Google TechTalks","documentary","evergreen","text adventure history",["get lamp","jason scott","infocom","interactive fiction","zork","retro games"],[124,47],"HN recommends it to anyone interested in text adventures, Infocom, MUDs and early computer gaming history.",[5,5,0,2014,2026,0,5,3,0,0],0],["LbH1ZDImaI8","Is SpaceX's Raptor engine the king of rocket engines?","Everyday Astronaut","explainer","evergreen","rocket engines",["raptor","spacex","staged combustion","methalox","rocket propulsion"],[85,113],"HN commenters send people here as the best accessible starting point for understanding why Raptor and fuel choice matter for Starship.",[4,4,2,2019,2022,2,3,1,0,0],0],["MFRWDuduuSw","Preface | MIT Calculus Revisited: Single Variable Calculus","MIT OpenCourseWare","lecture","evergreen","single variable calculus",["calculus","herb gross","mit ocw","derivatives","integration","limits"],[142,33],"HN recommends Herb Gross as an unusually clear teacher whose explanations make calculus click for people who struggled elsewhere.",[4,4,2,2017,2025,2,2,0,1,0],0],["NWSZ4c9yqW8","Simon Peyton Jones: Data Parallel Haskell","nuACM","talk","dated","data parallel programming",["haskell","nested data parallelism","multicore","simon peyton jones","compilers"],[1,7,39],"Recommended as a fascinating look at easy parallelism abstractions, though other commenters note the approach never beat sequential C by much.",[5,5,0,2010,2014,0,5,2,3,1],0],["OmJ-4B-mS-Y","The Map of Mathematics","Domain of Science","explainer","evergreen","overview of mathematics",["mathematics","map of math","self-learning","pure math","applied math"],[35,33],"Recommended to people asking how to self-learn math as a quick bird's-eye overview of the field.",[4,5,0,2018,2022,0,5,3,0,0],0],["PhhC_N6Bm_s","This Is Water by David Foster Wallace Full Speech","Joe Mita","talk","evergreen","attention and meaning in life",["commencement speech","david foster wallace","mindfulness","meaning","philosophy"],[146,143],"HN people point lost, lonely or burned-out readers to it as a short, humane piece of perspective on how to live.",[5,4,2,2018,2022,2,3,1,0,0],0],["Pld8wTa16Jk","Civilizations at the End of Time: Iron Stars","Isaac Arthur","explainer","evergreen","far future of the universe",["iron stars","boltzmann brains","reversible computing","heat death","isaac arthur"],[84,147],"HN recommends Isaac Arthur as an entry point for far-future and thermodynamic-endgame questions.",[4,5,0,2018,2022,0,5,2,0,0],0],["Pp9MwZkHiMQ","Breaking The Creepy AI in Police Cameras","Benn Jordan","explainer","news","license plate surveillance",["flock safety","alpr","surveillance","adversarial ai","privacy"],[19,26],"HN treats it as the go-to overview of Flock's problems, and cites it in nearly every Flock thread.",[6,4,2,2025,2026,2,4,6,0,0],0],["Pzl1B7nB9Kc","Linus Torvalds on why desktop Linux sucks","gentooman","talk","evergreen","linux desktop packaging",["linus torvalds","application distribution","backwards compatibility","flatpak","distros"],[14,52],"Cited constantly in Flatpak, packaging and ABI-compatibility debates as Linus's blunt, insightful take on shipping software for Linux.",[5,5,0,2021,2023,0,5,15,0,0],0],["Q3uvzcY2Xug","The End of Suburbia - 52 minute documentary on peak oil","endofsuburbia","documentary","dated","peak oil and suburbia",["peak oil","suburbs","urban planning","fossil fuels","kunstler"],[111,108,135],"Recommended in threads on suburbs, energy and urbanism as an entertaining, if biased, case for suburbia's dependence on cheap oil.",[3,5,0,2011,2019,0,6,1,0,0],0],["QT0I-sdoSXU","The Voting System That Gives You Two Votes","CGP Grey","explainer","evergreen","voting systems",["mixed-member proportional","electoral reform","new zealand","cgp grey","elections"],[73,81],"It is the go-to short explainer HN links when voting system alternatives, MMP or German-style elections come up.",[5,5,0,2017,2026,0,5,9,0,0],0],["QZy4Yml3LTY","John Wiegley: Putting Lenses to Work","Bay Area Haskell","talk","evergreen","haskell lenses",["haskell","lens","functional programming","bayhac"],[1],"HN recommends it as the fastest way to learn lenses by example, with far-out examples later on.",[4,4,2,2020,2024,2,3,0,0,0],0],["RrHnLXMTOWM","Introduction: The Chemical History of a Candle by Michael Faraday (1/6)","engineerguy","lecture","evergreen","faraday candle lectures",["michael faraday","chemistry","science demonstrations","bill hammack","science education"],[86,88,148],"Praised as a masterpiece of science education that recreates Faraday's demonstrations.",[4,4,2,2018,2022,2,2,0,0,0],0],["S2xHZPH5Sng","Clickbait is Unreasonably Effective","Veritasium","commentary","evergreen","youtube clickbait",["clickbait","thumbnails","youtube algorithm","veritasium","content creation"],[65,51],"HN cites it whenever YouTube titles and thumbnails come up, both to defend creators and to criticize the drift toward clickbait.",[5,5,0,2021,2023,0,5,12,3,0],0],["S7TUe5w6RHo","4.5 Billion Years in 1 Hour","Kurzgesagt – In a Nutshell","explainer","evergreen","earth history",["deep time","evolution","kurzgesagt","animation","geologic timeline"],[106,94,84],"HN commenters recommend it for the sense of perspective it gives on deep time and how brief human history is.",[4,4,2,2023,2025,2,2,0,0,0],0],["Tv6aJRGpz_A","Doomed: The Embers of Amiga FPS","Ahoy","documentary","evergreen","amiga fps history",["amiga","doom","fps","retro gaming","computing history"],[124,50,47],"Recommended as a well-researched piece of computing history on Amiga FPS games and Doom's impact.",[4,4,2,2015,2017,2,3,0,0,0],0],["UBc7qBS1Ujo","The Bell Curve","Shaun","commentary","evergreen","iq and the bell curve",["the bell curve","iq","psychometrics","race science","heritability"],[91,94,79],"HN commenters most often cite it as a thorough, well-sourced debunking of The Bell Curve and of popular IQ claims.",[6,4,2,2020,2024,2,5,1,12,0],0],["UawS3_iuHoA","DEF CON 19 - Moxie Marlinspike - SSL And The Future Of Authenticity","DEFCONConference","talk","evergreen","tls certificate authorities",["ssl","tls","certificate authorities","security","moxie marlinspike","def con"],[18,17],"HN points to it as the classic overview of why TLS certificate trust is flawed, and it resurfaces whenever CA or HTTPS security comes up.",[4,4,2,2018,2023,2,2,3,0,1],0],["Uwl3-jBNEd4","Renting vs. Buying a Home: The 5% Rule","Ben Felix","explainer","evergreen","rent vs buy housing",["5% rule","personal finance","real estate","unrecoverable costs","renting"],[68],"HN points to it for a clean first-order framework for the rent versus buy decision.",[6,5,0,2020,2026,0,6,3,0,0],0],["VAhHkJQ3KgY","Dwarf Fortress Creator Explains its Complexity & Origins | Noclip Interview","/noclip","interview","evergreen","dwarf fortress development",["dwarf fortress","tarn adams","game design","simulation","bug stories"],[121,123,52],"HN points to it whenever Dwarf Fortress comes up, mainly for the alcohol-poisoned cats bug story and a developer's view of the game's depth.",[6,4,2,2020,2022,2,4,1,0,0],0],["VQKMoT-6XSg","iPhone 1 - Steve Jobs MacWorld keynote in 2007 - Full Presentation, 80 mins","Protectstar Inc.","talk","evergreen","iphone launch keynote",["steve jobs","iphone","keynote","multitouch","apple","product launch"],[52,44,53],"Cited as a landmark tech presentation, especially for the audience's astonished reaction to touch scrolling and demo moments like visual voicemail.",[4,4,2,2020,2025,2,2,4,0,0],0],["XRYN2xt11Ek","Netflix JavaScript Talks - Async JavaScript with Reactive Extensions","Matt Marenghi","talk","dated","reactive programming",["rxjs","observables","async javascript","netflix","reactive extensions"],[4,1],"Recommended as a clear, mind-changing introduction to observables and async programming from engineers using Rx in production.",[5,4,2,2014,2016,2,4,3,0,0],0],["XfcvX0P1b5g","Bitcoin - Unmasking Satoshi Nakamoto","Barely Sociable","documentary","evergreen","satoshi nakamoto identity",["satoshi nakamoto","adam back","bitcoin","block size debate","cryptocurrency history"],[18,52],"HN commenters recommend it as a compelling, if not definitive, argument for Adam Back as Satoshi whenever the identity question comes up.",[5,5,0,2021,2026,0,5,3,0,0],0],["XpDsk374LDE","Elm Europe 2017 - Evan Czaplicki - The life of a file","Elm Europe","talk","evergreen","code organization",["elm","code structure","premature abstraction","colocation","evan czaplicki"],[5,1,9],"Recommended as the argument for code colocation and delaying abstraction.",[4,4,2,2019,2025,2,2,0,0,0],0],["Y3n3c_8Nn2Y","fr-08: .the .product by farbrausch | 64k intro (2000) (720p HQ demoscene demo)","Demoscene High-Quality Videos (Annikras)","demo","evergreen","demoscene 64k intros",["demoscene","farbrausch","64k intro","procedural graphics","size coding"],[50,58],"HN commenters use it as the standard example of how much a tiny program can do, in contrast to bloated modern software.",[2,4,2,2016,2020,2,2,1,0,0],0],["Y5K9HBiJpuk","A NEW Trace! The FULL MH370 Story, so Far..","Mentour Pilot","documentary","dated","mh370 disappearance",["mh370","aviation accidents","wspr","malaysia airlines","search and rescue"],[109,135],"HN recommends it as a detailed, pilot's-eye summary of the whole MH370 story and the case for searching again.",[5,4,2,2024,2025,2,3,1,0,0],0],["YpuX-5E7xoU","The Grille Trend that Kills 509 People per Year","FortNine","explainer","evergreen","truck front-end pedestrian safety",["pickup trucks","pedestrian safety","hood height","vehicle design","road safety"],[110,111,56],"HN people cite it in threads on vehicle size and safety as a clear explanation tying grille height to deaths.",[5,5,0,2024,2026,0,5,6,0,0],0],["Z1qyvQsjK5Y","Immediate-Mode Graphical User Interfaces - 2005","Casey Muratori","lecture","evergreen","immediate mode gui",["imgui","gui programming","game development","dear imgui","casey muratori","api design"],[5,122,55],"Seen as the origin of the IMGUI idea that inspired Dear ImGui, recommended to anyone curious about immediate-mode UI design.",[5,5,0,2017,2024,0,5,6,0,0],0],["ZMByI4s-D-Y","World's Roundest Object!","Veritasium","explainer","dated","kilogram redefinition",["si units","avogadro project","metrology","veritasium","silicon sphere"],[89,82],"Recommended in kilogram-redefinition threads as a clear, short explainer of the Avogadro and Planck approaches.",[6,4,2,2013,2015,2,4,3,0,0],0],["_2LEgowbzSc","Riding through Iran on a small motorcycle as British person.","c90adventures","documentary","evergreen","motorcycle travel in iran",["iran","honda c90","motorcycle travel","hospitality","overland journey"],[110,135],"Recommended for its heartwarming picture of Iranian hospitality toward a foreign rider.",[4,4,2,2016,2021,2,2,1,0,0],0],["_3loq22TxSc","Great Impractical Ideas in Computer Science: PowerPoint Programming","Tom Wildenhain","lecture","evergreen","esoteric programming",["powerpoint","turing completeness","esoteric languages","computation","cmu"],[31,142,0],"Repeatedly recommended in best-talks threads as a fun, mind-blowing demonstration of unexpected computation.",[4,4,2,2020,2024,2,2,1,0,0],0],["_gXlauRB1EQ","Investigation: How Roblox Is Exploiting Young Game Developers","People Make Games","documentary","dated","roblox developer exploitation",["roblox","child labor","game monetization","platform economics","investigative journalism"],[123,67,71],"HN commenters cite it as the go-to evidence that Roblox exploits child developers, and parents are pointed to it before letting kids build games there.",[5,5,0,2022,2024,0,5,15,0,0],0],["ainyK6fXku0","William Shatner - Common People","dsjkhd","music","evergreen","cover songs",["william shatner","common people","pulp","cover","spoken word"],[131],"HN commenters repeatedly recommend it as a surprisingly good cover that brings out the contempt in the lyrics.",[6,5,0,2013,2023,0,6,1,0,0],0],["bRcu-ysocX4","1177 BC: The Year Civilization Collapsed (Eric Cline, PhD)","National Capital Area Skeptics (NCAS)","lecture","evergreen","bronze age collapse",["eric cline","sea peoples","ancient history","mediterranean","civilizational collapse"],[77],"Recommended as an informative and funny hour that serves as a good substitute for his book.",[5,4,2,2017,2021,2,3,5,0,0],0],["bkQJdaGGVM8","!!Con 2017: HDR Photography in Microsoft Excel?! by Kevin Chen","Confreaks","talk","evergreen","hdr photography",["hdr","excel","image processing","linear equations","!!con"],[10,137,26],"HN commenters recommend it as a fun, short talk that shows how HDR photography actually works through an absurdly playful implementation.",[4,4,2,2017,2025,2,2,1,0,0],0],["bnKIVX968PQ","The Lively & Liveable Neighbourhoods that are Illegal in Most of North America","Not Just Bikes","explainer","evergreen","mixed-use zoning",["zoning","urban planning","netherlands","car dependency","walkable neighbourhoods"],[111,79],"HN commenters link it in zoning, housing and car-dependency threads as an accessible explanation of how single-use zoning and parking rules shape cities.",[5,5,0,2021,2022,0,5,9,0,0],0],["cKxRvEZd3Mw","Hello World - Machine Learning Recipes #1","Google for Developers","tutorial","dated","intro machine learning",["machine learning","scikit-learn","python","classifier","supervised learning"],[21,3],"HN commenters recommend it as an approachable first step into machine learning for programmers, with an apples-vs-oranges classifier.",[6,5,0,2016,2017,0,6,0,0,0],0],["cbeJIwF1pVY","Economics of Nuclear Reactor","Illinois EnergyProf","lecture","evergreen","nuclear power economics",["nuclear power","capital costs","interest rates","natural gas","energy economics"],[103,70],"It is the go-to short primer HN commenters cite to explain why nuclear is expensive upfront but cheap to run once the construction debt is paid.",[4,4,2,2020,2025,2,2,12,1,0],0],["ciStnd9Y2ak","Why I changed my mind about nuclear power | Michael Shellenberger | TEDxBerlin","TEDx Talks","talk","dated","nuclear power",["nuclear energy","chernobyl","fukushima","environmentalism","ted talk"],[103,102],"Frequently linked in nuclear-power threads as an eye-opening pro-nuclear argument from a former anti-nuclear activist.",[6,5,0,2019,2021,0,6,3,0,0],0],["dNs_kNilSjk","Revolutionary Paint: How to Make Surfaces Stay Cool in the Sun","Tech Ingredients","tutorial","evergreen","radiative cooling paint",["passive cooling","paint","diy","materials science","reflectivity"],[87,86,104],"HN points to it as an impressive, hands-on DIY demonstration of passive radiative cooling that works in practice.",[5,5,0,2023,2024,0,6,4,0,0],0],["e3msMuwqp-o","31 Hamming, Learning to Learn: You and Your Research, 6 June 1995","Hamming on Hamming: Learning to Learn","lecture","evergreen","research and career advice",["richard hamming","career","research","important problems","learning to learn"],[146,142,148],"HN people recommend it as the capstone of Hamming's course and as career advice about working on important problems.",[3,4,2,2020,2024,2,2,0,0,0],0],["eMlx5fFNoYc","Attention in transformers, step-by-step | Deep Learning Chapter 6","3Blue1Brown","explainer","evergreen","transformer attention",["attention","transformers","llm","deep learning","visualization","3blue1brown"],[22,21],"HN treats it as the go-to visual explanation of attention, recommended to people who find text-based transformer explainers hard to follow.",[5,4,2,2024,2026,2,3,2,1,0],0],["eOti3kKWX-c","How an Atomic Clock Really Works: Inside the HP 5061A Cesium Clock","CuriousMarc","explainer","evergreen","atomic clocks",["cesium clock","hp 5061a","timekeeping","vintage electronics","quantum physics"],[41,88,47],"HN calls it one of the best explanations of how atomic clocks actually work.",[4,4,2,2020,2026,2,2,0,0,0],0],["eqQBubilSXU","Crash Course - The SMIDSY","lbtv","tutorial","evergreen","motorcycle safety",["smidsy","perception","road safety","motorcycles","visibility"],[98,110],"HN considers it an outstanding explanation of why drivers miss motorcycles and cyclists, linked in threads on visibility and junction crashes.",[3,4,2,2018,2021,2,2,1,0,0],0],["f7MzFfuNOtY","The Truth about Hydrogen","Real Engineering","explainer","dated","hydrogen energy efficiency",["hydrogen","fuel cells","battery electric vehicles","energy storage","efficiency"],[104,110],"HN links it in hydrogen threads as a clear breakdown of why compounded inefficiencies make hydrogen a poor fit for cars, though one commenter calls it outdated.",[5,5,0,2018,2021,0,5,2,1,0],0],["fFSPwJFXVlw","Autonomous Testing and the Future of Software Development - Will Wilson","The Linux Foundation","talk","evergreen","deterministic simulation testing",["autonomous testing","foundationdb","fuzzing","antithesis","distributed systems"],[8,12],"HN recommends it as an excellent talk on generalizing deterministic simulation testing, and Antithesis hiring posts link it to explain the work.",[1,4,2,2020,2024,2,2,13,0,0],0],["g3Ud6mHdhlQ","How Do Nuclear Submarines Make Oxygen?- Smarter Every Day 251","SmarterEveryDay","explainer","evergreen","submarine air systems",["nuclear submarine","oxygen candles","co2 scrubbing","life support","electrolysis"],[119,88,86],"Go-to link when oxygen candles, CO2 capture or submarine air quality come up.",[5,5,0,2021,2023,0,5,5,0,0],0],["hEx5DNLWGgA","CppCon 2015: Herb Sutter \"Writing Good C++14... By Default\"","CppCon","talk","dated","modern C++ safety",["c++ core guidelines","lifetime profile","static analysis","herb sutter","cppcon"],[2,7],"HN cites it in C++ versus Rust safety debates for its lifetime profile demo, and recommends it as a modern C++ talk.",[4,5,0,2015,2018,0,5,10,1,0],0],["iffTJ1vPCSo","Replace Your Exploit-Ridden Firmware with Linux - Ronald Minnich, Google","The Linux Foundation","talk","dated","firmware security",["uefi","intel me","coreboot","linux boot","firmware"],[17,14,13],"Recommended as the go-to talk on firmware security risks, Intel ME, and why replacing UEFI with Linux speeds up and hardens boot.",[6,4,2,2017,2023,2,4,6,0,0],0],["j-vJxez9UF8","BOLTR: DYSON HAIR DRYER. Is it WORTH the MONEY?","AvE","demo","evergreen","product teardown",["teardown","dyson","hair dryer","mechanical engineering","ave"],[43,113],"HN points to it as a favorite teardown, usually when discussing Dyson or how products are engineered and built, with some noting the host was impressed by the engineering.",[4,5,0,2017,2023,0,5,1,1,0],0],["j1I63wGcvU4","i3wm: Jump Start (1/3)","Alex Booker","tutorial","evergreen","i3 window manager",["i3wm","tiling window manager","linux","ubuntu","desktop setup"],[14,8],"HN commenters call it the best i3 tutorial on YouTube and recommend it for getting started thoroughly.",[4,4,2,2015,2020,2,2,0,0,0],0],["jVoSQP2yUYA","Cassettes - better than you don't remember","Techmoan","explainer","evergreen","cassette tape audio quality",["cassette","dolby s","metal tape","noise reduction","analog audio"],[45,44],"HN commenters cite it whenever cassette quality comes up, as proof that cassettes sound good with decent gear, metal tape and Dolby noise reduction.",[5,5,0,2016,2025,0,6,3,0,0],0],["jgOTZe07eHA","Turning Earth Into a Telescope | The Terrascope","Cool Worlds","explainer","evergreen","astronomy telescopes",["terrascope","atmospheric lensing","david kipping","extremely large telescope","exoplanets"],[84,85],"HN people point to it as an excellent explanation of using Earth's atmosphere or gravity as a lens in astronomy threads.",[4,5,0,2020,2023,0,5,5,0,0],0],["jh8supIUj6c","re:publica 2015 - Aral Balkan: Beyond The Camera Panopticon","re:publica","talk","dated","privacy and surveillance capitalism",["privacy","surveillance","data monopolies","human rights","big tech"],[19,67],"Recommended as a forceful statement of the privacy case, though some commenters found its tone elitist and politically charged.",[5,4,2,2015,2020,2,3,0,2,0],0],["k7X7sZzSXYs","How To Be Alone","Andrea Dorfman","other","evergreen","solitude and loneliness",["poetry","loneliness","solitude","animation","tanya davis"],[136,91,137],"HN commenters point lonely people to it as a moving, comforting piece of art about getting comfortable with solitude.",[6,5,0,2010,2026,0,6,0,0,0],0],["klaJqofCsu4","The lamps you're not allowed to have. Exploring the Dubai lamps","bigclivedotcom","explainer","evergreen","led bulb design",["dubai lamp","big clive","philips","teardown","led longevity"],[43,41],"HN points to it as proof that efficient, long-lived LED bulbs can be built and as an example of well-designed lamps.",[5,5,0,2021,2023,0,5,10,0,0],0],["krfcq5pF8u8","13TH | FULL FEATURE | Netflix","Netflix","documentary","evergreen","mass incarceration in the us",["13th amendment","prison system","racial inequality","criminal justice","war on drugs"],[75,79,135],"HN commenters strongly recommend it as a clear examination of structural racism in the criminal justice system and the war on drugs, and note it is free to watch.",[6,4,2,2020,2023,3,3,2,0,0],0],["n691pLhQBkw","[AUDIO FIXED] The Truth Cannot be Sexist - Steven Pinker on the biology of sex differences","Gravitahn","talk","evergreen","sex differences in science",["steven pinker","gender","psychology","debate","stem"],[91,79,94],"Pointed to repeatedly in gender-in-tech threads, especially around the Google memo, as a science-based treatment of sex differences.",[6,4,2,2017,2018,3,6,5,0,0],0],["oCZMoY3q2uM","A New Way to look at Networking","GoogleTalksArchive","talk","evergreen","content-centric networking",["van jacobson","ndn","tcp/ip","content addressing","network architecture"],[15,52],"HN commenters point to it as an inspiring talk behind content-addressed designs like IPFS, Urbit and immutable URLs.",[4,4,2,2012,2014,2,2,7,0,0],["8Z685OF-PS8","gqGEMQveoqg"]],["oVfHeWTKjag","Facebook Fraud","Veritasium","explainer","dated","facebook ad fraud",["fake likes","click farms","facebook ads","advertising","veritasium"],[65,53,51],"Frequently cited as the source for claims about click farms and fake likes in Facebook advertising, though some argue its methodology was flawed.",[7,5,0,2014,2025,0,7,13,0,0],0],["oqu5DjzOBF8","I Misunderstood the Greenhouse Effect. Here's How It Works.","Sabine Hossenfelder","explainer","evergreen","greenhouse effect",["climate change","co2","greenhouse gases","atmospheric physics","saturation"],[101],"Recommended as an accessible, nuanced explanation of the mechanics of global warming, including the saturation puzzle.",[5,5,0,2023,2025,0,6,1,0,0],0],["ph8LyNIT9sg","The Road to PS5","PlayStation","talk","dated","ps5 system architecture",["ps5","mark cerny","ssd","console hardware","game engines"],[39,122,124],"HN treats it as required viewing for understanding the PS5's SSD and architecture beyond raw specs.",[6,4,2,2020,2023,3,3,4,0,0],0],["qID2B4MK7Y0","a better way to count","jan Misali","explainer","evergreen","number bases",["base 6","seximal","dozenal","numeral systems","math"],[35,33],"HN points to it as a funny, convincing take on number bases whenever dozenal or base 6 comes up.",[3,4,2,2018,2021,2,2,1,0,0],0],["q_vivC7c_1k","Why Tipping Should Be Banned - Adam Ruins Everything","Dropout","explainer","evergreen","tipping culture",["tipping","wages","restaurant industry","adam conover","service quality"],[70,71],"Recommended in tipping threads as a fast, entertaining, sourced case against tipping culture.",[4,4,2,2016,2020,2,2,3,0,0],0],["r6sGWTCMz2k","But what is a Fourier series? From heat flow to drawing with circles | DE4","3Blue1Brown","explainer","evergreen","fourier series",["fourier series","3blue1brown","epicycles","heat equation","math visualization"],[35,37,33],"Recommended as the visual explanation that makes Fourier series and transforms click, even for laypeople.",[4,4,2,2020,2023,2,2,4,0,0],0],["r9eQth4Q5jg","Twenty Minutes of Reasons to Use the RemedyBG Debugger","Molly Rocket","demo","evergreen","debuggers",["remedybg","debugging","windows","casey muratori","developer tools"],[8],"HN points to it as a demonstration of what fast, well-built developer tooling looks like and of why a debugger beats print statements.",[4,4,2,2022,2024,2,3,0,0,0],0],["rgaTLrZGlk0","Learn music theory in half an hour.","ANDREW HUANG","tutorial","evergreen","music theory",["music theory","chords","intervals","andrew huang","beginners"],[132],"HN recommends it as a concise, approachable starting point for anyone asking how to learn music theory.",[4,4,2,2019,2023,2,2,0,0,0],0],["rxOKEsBx4NU","Ross's Game Dungeon: Deus Ex","Accursed Farms","commentary","evergreen","deus ex game analysis",["deus ex","game review","ross scott","game narrative","politics in games"],[125,121],"HN recommends it as a deeper look at Deus Ex's themes, and as the best essay on its politics and economics.",[4,4,2,2017,2024,2,2,0,0,0],0],["rzQEIRRJ2T0","Emacs Rocks! Episode 17: Magit","emacsrocks","demo","evergreen","magit git interface",["magit","emacs","git","screencast","staging"],[8],"HN users share it as the quick demo that shows what Magit can do, for people unfamiliar with it.",[4,4,2,2018,2020,2,2,1,0,1],0],["sULa9Lc4pck","Triangle of Power","3Blue1Brown","explainer","evergreen","mathematical notation",["exponents","logarithms","roots","3blue1brown","notation"],[35,33],"HN points to it in notation debates as a clean visual demonstration that exponents, logs and roots are three views of one relationship.",[5,4,2,2017,2023,2,3,6,0,0],0],["sj8Sg8qnjOg","The Golden Ratio (why it is so irrational) - Numberphile","Numberphile","explainer","evergreen","golden ratio irrationality",["golden ratio","continued fractions","phyllotaxis","irrational numbers","fibonacci"],[35,33],"HN calls it illuminating for explaining why phi is the most irrational number, relevant to hashing, spirals and phyllotaxis.",[3,4,2,2018,2026,2,2,3,0,0],0],["sqEyWLGvvdw","Real Analysis, Lecture 1: Constructing the Rational Numbers","HarveyMuddCollegeEDU","lecture","evergreen","real analysis",["real analysis","rational numbers","francis su","undergraduate math","proofs"],[33,142],"HN people recommend Su's lectures for building real analysis intuition, citing his phenomenal teaching style.",[5,4,2,2018,2024,2,3,0,0,0],0],["sw0VfmXKq54","How Prince of Persia Defeated Apple II's Memory Limitations | War Stories | Ars Technica","Ars Technica","documentary","evergreen","retro game development",["prince of persia","apple ii","jordan mechner","rotoscoping","memory constraints"],[124,50,60],"Repeatedly called essential viewing for game development history and clever work under memory constraints.",[5,4,2,2020,2026,3,2,2,0,0],0],["tD5NrevFtbU","\"Clean\" Code, Horrible Performance","Molly Rocket","commentary","evergreen","clean code performance",["casey muratori","clean code","solid","data-oriented design","optimization"],[6,5],"A frequent citation in debates about SOLID and Clean Code, representing the performance-first side of the argument.",[3,5,0,2023,2026,0,5,5,1,0],0],["tR_6dibpDfo","Operation InfeKtion: How Russia Perfected the Art of War | NYT Opinion","New York Times Opinion","documentary","evergreen","soviet disinformation",["disinformation","kgb","operation infektion","propaganda","russia"],[80,74,78],"HN commenters recommend it as a clear explanation of how disinformation campaigns work and where today's tactics came from.",[3,5,0,2019,2022,0,5,4,0,0],0],["uDr4L6BzpP8","Tearing Down the Model T of Our Time - Autoline After Hours 284","Autoline Network","interview","dated","bmw i3 teardown",["sandy munro","bmw i3","carbon fiber","manufacturing","electric vehicles"],[110,114,43],"HN recommends it as a fascinating look at the i3's revolutionary materials and production methods, and as a contrast point for Tesla.",[6,4,2,2015,2018,2,4,2,0,0],0],["v3pYRn5j7oI","Feynman: What things really are like FUN TO IMAGINE 1","Christopher Sykes","explainer","evergreen","physics explanations",["feynman","atoms","heat","bbc","fun to imagine"],[82,148],"Recommended as a short, joyful example of Feynman's accessible way of explaining physics, which a transcript cannot capture.",[4,4,2,2011,2013,2,2,0,0,0],0],["v3y8AIEX_dU","How to Move the Sun: Stellar Engines","Kurzgesagt – In a Nutshell","explainer","evergreen","stellar engines",["stellar engine","shkadov thruster","caplan thruster","kardashev scale","megastructures","kurzgesagt"],[84,85,147],"HN returns to it whenever moving the solar system, Kardashev civilizations or generation ships come up, with some calling it their favorite Kurzgesagt video.",[3,4,2,2020,2025,2,2,7,0,0],0],["v7Mt0GYHU9A","Design Patterns vs Anti pattern in APL by Aaron W Hsu at FnConf17","ConfEngine","talk","evergreen","apl programming style",["apl","array languages","idioms","readability","aaron hsu"],[0,5],"HN recommends it as a terrific talk on APL readability and on the idea of idioms over libraries.",[4,4,2,2019,2022,2,2,5,0,0],0],["vuIlsN32WaE","The mathematics of weight loss | Ruben Meerman | TEDxQUT (edited version)","TEDx Talks","talk","evergreen","weight loss physics",["metabolism","fat loss","calories","tedx","stoichiometry"],[97,148],"HN regularly shares it in weight loss threads as a clear, precise explanation of the physics of weight loss.",[6,5,0,2017,2024,0,6,4,0,0],0],["wAIP6fI0NAI","How one tweet can ruin your life | Jon Ronson","TED","talk","evergreen","online shaming",["twitter","public shaming","social media","justine sacco","internet mobs"],[147,79,91],"HN commenters bring it up in threads about online mobs and cancellation as a relevant talk by a journalist who interviewed shamed people.",[5,5,0,2018,2025,0,5,6,0,0],0],["wpOxbesRNBc","Dasher: information-efficient text entry","Google TechTalks","talk","evergreen","text entry interfaces",["dasher","information theory","language models","accessibility","david mackay"],[37,55,26],"Regarded as the seminal talk on Dasher, recommended in threads on accessible and alternative text input.",[2,4,2,2016,2025,2,2,3,0,0],0],["xoVJKj8lcNQ","The A.I. Dilemma - March 9, 2023","Center for Humane Technology","talk","dated","ai risk",["ai safety","llm risks","center for humane technology","ai race","regulation"],[23,22],"Frequently recommended as the overview to get up to speed on AI risk, especially by people who valued The Social Dilemma.",[11,4,2,2023,2024,4,8,8,0,0],0],["y7HrM-fk_Rc","Marc Levoy - Lectures on Digital Photography - Lecture 1 (21mar16).mp4","Marc Levoy","lecture","evergreen","digital photography",["computational photography","cameras","stanford","optics","image processing"],[142,137,58],"HN recommends it as a free, serious introduction to digital and computational photography from a professor who helped build the early Pixel cameras.",[5,5,0,2019,2026,0,5,0,0,0],0],["yS1ibDImAYU","End of Space – Creating a Prison for Humanity","Kurzgesagt – In a Nutshell","explainer","evergreen","space debris",["kessler syndrome","space junk","satellites","orbital debris","kurzgesagt"],[85],"The standard explainer HN links in satellite and debris threads for the collision-cascade risk.",[5,5,0,2019,2026,0,5,6,0,0],0],["zVhQOhxb1Mc","Nuclear 101: How Nuclear Bombs Work Part 1/2","Belfer Center","lecture","evergreen","nuclear weapons basics",["nuclear bombs","fission","proliferation","matthew bunn","belfer center"],[78,82,142],"HN recommends it as an entertaining, clear explanation of nuclear weapons basics from a policy expert.",[4,4,2,2018,2024,2,2,1,0,0],0],["zcqZHYo7ONs","Bell's Theorem: The Quantum Venn Diagram Paradox","minutephysics","explainer","evergreen","bell's theorem",["bell's theorem","quantum entanglement","hidden variables","polarization","nonlocality"],[83,35],"Repeatedly recommended as the most accessible explanation of Bell's inequality, reducing it to a simple counting problem.",[8,5,0,2019,2024,0,8,8,3,0],0],["-4EDhdAHrOg","It's Not About The Nail","Jason Headley","comedy","evergreen","listening vs problem solving",["empathy","communication","relationships","sketch","emotional support"],[129,91],"HN commenters link it as the quickest memorable illustration of listening versus problem-solving, and as shorthand in threads on empathy and support.",[5,4,1,2021,2026,1,4,3,1,8],0],["-4FXLQoLDBA","Animated Voting Methods","Unify The Vote","explainer","evergreen","voting systems",["star voting","ranked-choice voting","approval voting","election simulation","voter satisfaction"],[34,28,73],"HN commenters cite it in voting-reform threads as a visual argument that cardinal systems (STAR, approval) beat plurality and ranked-choice voting.",[3,4,1,2019,2021,1,3,9,0,0],0],["-R-eqJDQ2nU","Dr. Satchin Panda on Time-Restricted Feeding and Its Effects on Obesity, Muscle Mass & Heart Health","FoundMyFitness","interview","dated","time-restricted feeding",["circadian rhythm","intermittent fasting","obesity","sleep","salk institute"],[97,98],"Recommended in threads on fasting and nutrition as a deep dive from the lead researcher on time-restricted eating.",[5,4,1,2017,2018,1,4,0,0,0],0],["-ZxPhDC-r3w","Intrinsic Gravity by Still","TiXL","demo","evergreen","demoscene",["demoscene","real-time graphics","op art","motion graphics","shaders"],[50,59],"HN people hold it up as a standout modern demo, praising its scene transitions and how it looks on 3D displays.",[3,3,3,2019,2026,3,1,1,0,0],0],["-whuXHSL1Pg","Exposing Tether - Bitcoin's Biggest Secret","Coffeezilla","commentary","dated","tether and stablecoin fraud",["tether","stablecoins","bitfinex","crypto fraud","attestations"],[18,68,80],"HN commenters recommend it as the best single, entertaining overview of Tether's dubious history, and cite it when arguing Tether lacks real USD backing.",[7,4,1,2021,2025,1,6,6,2,0],0],["099cHWSbAL8","How to crash an airplane – Nickolas Means | The Lead Developer UK 2016","LeadDev","talk","evergreen","crew resource management",["united 232","aviation safety","team leadership","incident analysis","engineering management"],[66,109,9],"Strongly recommended as a gripping case study whose lessons carry over to engineering management and safety.",[4,4,1,2019,2024,1,3,2,0,0],0],["15_-hgsX2V0","introducing copyparty, the FOSS file server","tripflag","demo","dated","self-hosted file servers",["copyparty","file server","webdav","self-hosting","python"],[16,11,14],"HN commenters call it a model demo video and the quickest way to see how much one developer packed into a self-hosted file server.",[7,3,3,2025,2026,4,3,2,0,0],0],["1K5oDtVAYzk","Your Post Code Is the Directions, Not the Destination","CGP Grey","explainer","evergreen","postal codes",["zip codes","addresses","geography","postal system","cgp grey"],[72,149],"HN recommends it whenever zip codes, addresses or geospatial data come up, as a clear explanation of the hidden pattern in post codes.",[4,4,1,2025,2025,1,3,0,0,0],0],["1L2ef1CP-yw","Best fan placement to move air through the house","Matthias random stuff","demo","evergreen","fan placement and airflow",["fans","ventilation","airflow","home cooling","experiments"],[105,117,88],"Cited in cooling and fan-noise threads as a short video with actual data on fan placement.",[4,4,1,2021,2025,1,3,1,0,0],0],["2JB1_e5wZmU","Domain Modeling Made Functional - Scott Wlaschin - KanDDDinsky 2019","KanDDDinsky","talk","evergreen","type-driven domain modeling",["f#","functional programming","domain-driven design","type systems","scott wlaschin"],[1,5,0],"HN treats it as the canonical, approachable example of domain-driven design with types and 'make invalid states unrepresentable'.",[3,4,1,2020,2026,1,3,0,0,0],0],["2NBG-sKFaB0",".kkrieger - The FPS Game in 96KB (Full Gameplay)","Daniel Hands","demo","evergreen","procedural generation",["kkrieger","demoscene","96kb","farbrausch","fps"],[50,122,58],"HN points to it as the standard example of procedural content generation and extreme size optimization in games.",[3,4,1,2014,2020,1,3,5,0,0],0],["2S0k12uZR14","Velocity 2012: Richard Cook, \"How Complex Systems Fail\"","O'Reilly","talk","evergreen","complex systems failure",["resilience","operations","safety engineering","incident analysis","richard cook"],[16,12],"HN people recommend it as a must-watch for anyone running complex systems, and some rewatch it regularly to remember its principles.",[3,4,1,2013,2020,1,4,2,0,0],0],["2gFsOoKAHZg","Flat Earth: A Measured Response","hbomberguy","commentary","evergreen","flat earth belief",["flat earth","conspiracy theories","youtube culture","debunking","hbomberguy"],[144,51,80],"HN commenters recommend it as an entertaining and thoughtful look at flat earthers that frames the belief as a distrust of failing institutions.",[3,4,1,2019,2024,1,3,1,0,0],0],["2yDCox-qKbk","Ringing in Ears Tinnitus Treatment","ringinginearsv","tutorial","evergreen","tinnitus relief",["tinnitus","ringing in ears","home remedy","temporary relief","health"],[96,100],"Tinnitus sufferers share it as a free trick that briefly stops the ringing, though not as a cure.",[4,4,1,2016,2023,1,4,0,0,0],0],["3-son3EJTrU","RSA ANIMATE: Language as a Window into Human Nature","Royal Society of Arts","lecture","evergreen","psycholinguistics",["steven pinker","indirect speech","common knowledge","language","rsa animate"],[145,91],"HN recommends it as a short, clear explanation of why people avoid saying things explicitly and how common knowledge works socially and politically.",[2,4,1,2011,2017,1,3,7,0,0],0],["34LGPIXvU5M","Noam Chomsky: The five filters of the mass media machine | The Listening Post","Al Jazeera English","explainer","evergreen","media propaganda model",["noam chomsky","manufacturing consent","propaganda model","mass media","media criticism"],[80],"HN recommends it as a quick, accessible introduction to the propaganda model from Manufacturing Consent.",[2,4,1,2020,2026,1,3,4,0,0],0],["3GJUM6pCpew","Why is TV 29.97 frames per second?","Stand-up Maths","explainer","evergreen","ntsc video frame rates",["29.97 fps","ntsc","television history","color tv","standupmaths"],[45,35],"Go-to explanation whenever the strange 29.97 frame rate comes up, praised for its clarity and presenter.",[4,4,1,2016,2025,1,3,1,0,0],0],["3GVO-MfIl1Q","Pop an ollie and innovate! | Rodney Mullen | TED","TED","talk","evergreen","creativity and innovation in skateboarding",["rodney mullen","skateboarding","innovation","open source","ted talk"],[138,147],"HN people share it as an inspiring talk linking skateboarding creativity to hacking and open-source knowledge sharing.",[4,4,1,2018,2021,1,3,2,0,0],0],["3dl9Ovwmnxw","Super Pointy Sprint Missile - 0 to Mach 10 in 15 Seconds - 100Gs & 6000°F","Dark Footage","explainer","evergreen","sprint missile",["sprint missile","hypersonic","anti-ballistic missile","cold war","nike-x"],[78,109],"Shared in hypersonic and missile threads as a compact, impressive overview of what Sprint achieved in the 1960s.",[3,4,1,2021,2024,1,3,0,0,0],0],["3s7h2MHQtxc","Hilbert's Curve: Is infinite math useful?","3Blue1Brown","explainer","evergreen","space-filling curves",["hilbert curve","3blue1brown","mathematics","dimensionality","visualization"],[35,33],"Recommended as the best visual introduction to Hilbert curves, which come up in indexing, image layout and dimensionality mapping.",[4,4,1,2017,2024,1,3,2,0,0],0],["48sCx-wBs34","The Infinite Pattern That Never Repeats","Veritasium","explainer","evergreen","quasicrystals",["penrose tiling","aperiodic tiling","symmetry","crystals","mathematics"],[35,87,33],"Strongly recommended as a mind-bending, approachable explanation of aperiodic patterns, even enjoyable with kids.",[4,3,3,2021,2023,3,1,0,0,0],0],["4bZvq3nodf4","Progressive Performance (Chrome Dev Summit 2016)","Chrome for Developers","talk","dated","web performance",["mobile web","code splitting","progressive web apps","javascript frameworks","slow networks"],[4,6],"HN commenters cite it as the clearest case for why mobile devices are slow and why code-splitting and progressive web apps are needed.",[4,4,1,2016,2018,1,3,0,0,0],0],["5AqbCQuK0gM","Anders Hejlsberg and Lars Bak: TypeScript, JavaScript, and Dart","DartlangTV","interview","evergreen","typescript vs dart",["typescript","dart","javascript","language design","type systems"],[0,4,52],"HN points to it as a rare side-by-side of the TypeScript and Dart designers, often to show how the two approaches to improving JavaScript differed.",[4,4,1,2015,2022,1,3,5,0,0],0],["5WPB2u8EzL8","How to Enjoy the End of the World","Sid Smith","lecture","evergreen","societal collapse and energy",["collapse","fossil fuels","overshoot","energy return","sustainability"],[147,108,102],"Recommended in collapse and energy threads as a sobering thermodynamic view of civilization, often with a warning that it is heavy.",[4,4,1,2019,2026,1,3,6,0,0],0],["5fG_lyNuEAw","Jordan Walke - React to the Future","ReasonConf","talk","dated","reasonml and react",["reasonml","ocaml","react","functional programming","jordan walke"],[4,1],"HN recommends it as the best introduction to Reason's motivations, straight from React's creator.",[4,4,1,2019,2022,1,3,1,0,0],0],["62tIvfP9A2w","The most feared song in jazz, explained","Vox","explainer","evergreen","jazz harmony",["john coltrane","giant steps","music theory","jazz","vox earworm"],[132,131],"Recommended as a well-produced, accessible explanation of Giant Steps and the harmonic ideas behind Coltrane's work.",[5,4,1,2021,2025,1,4,0,0,0],0],["66YRCjkxIcg","World's Largest Batteries - (Pumped Storage)","Practical Engineering","explainer","evergreen","pumped hydro storage",["pumped storage","grid storage","hydropower","energy","civil engineering"],[104,112,105],"Recommended as a clear explanation of pumped hydro and its limits in energy storage discussions.",[4,4,1,2020,2022,1,3,1,0,0],0],["6EghiY_s2ts","How I overcame alcoholism | Claudia Christian | TEDxLondonBusinessSchool","TEDx Talks","talk","evergreen","alcohol use disorder treatment",["sinclair method","naltrexone","alcoholism","addiction","recovery"],[92,96],"HN commenters share it as the talk that introduced them to the Sinclair Method as an alternative approach to alcohol dependence.",[3,4,1,2017,2022,1,3,1,0,0],0],["6wBrOV2FJM8","Brick Assembly","Ancient","demo","evergreen","miniature computer build",["lego","miniaturization","oled","maker","embedded"],[42,116],"HN finds the miniaturization mind-blowing and cites it as a standout example of surreal hobbyist technology.",[4,4,1,2023,2025,1,3,0,0,0],0],["7QmCUDHpNzE","DropBox Demo","theragax","demo","evergreen","startup product demos",["dropbox","drew houston","mvp validation","launch strategy","demo video"],[64,65],"HN cites it as the classic example of validating a product idea with a demo video, and many recall how compelling it was.",[4,4,1,2013,2024,1,3,6,0,0],0],["7g1Acy5eGbE","\"Performance (Really) Matters\" with Emery Berger","Association for Computing Machinery (ACM)","talk","evergreen","performance measurement",["benchmarking","code layout","compilers","profiling","systems"],[6,7],"HN points to it whenever benchmarking pitfalls and layout effects come up, as an eye-opening talk on how unreliable naive measurements are.",[3,4,1,2022,2026,1,3,3,0,0],0],["8wlld3Z9wRc","What People Get Wrong About Induced Demand","Oh The Urbanity!","explainer","evergreen","induced demand",["urbanism","traffic congestion","public transit","cycling","transport policy"],[111],"HN recommends it as a clear treatment of induced demand across transport modes whenever threads debate road expansion versus transit.",[4,4,1,2022,2024,1,3,0,0,0],0],["92w5doU68D8","EV Road Trips Suck Now (Except in a Tesla)","Aging Wheels","commentary","dated","ev road trip charging",["electric vehicles","tesla supercharger","polestar 2","fast charging","road trip"],[110,104],"HN cites it as a clear side-by-side showing the papercuts of non-Tesla fast charging in EV debates.",[4,4,1,2023,2024,1,3,1,0,0],0],["9CO6M2HsoIA","Slaughterbots","Stop Autonomous Weapons","other","evergreen","autonomous weapons",["killer robots","drone swarms","military ai","stuart russell","dystopian fiction"],[24,23,78],"HN invokes it as the standard reference whenever drone swarms, autonomous weapons or military AI come up in the news.",[4,4,1,2018,2020,1,3,15,0,1],["HipTO_7mUOw"]],["9cNmUNHSBac","Most People Don't Know How Bikes Work","Veritasium","explainer","evergreen","bicycle physics",["countersteering","balance","gyroscopic effect","physics","veritasium"],[88,82,113],"HN links it in threads on bikes, countersteering and control systems as the clearest demonstration of how bikes actually steer and balance.",[7,4,1,2022,2025,1,6,10,0,0],0],["AD4b-52jtos","Hamming, Intro to The Art of Doing Science and Engineering: Learning to Learn (March 28, 1995)","securitylectures","lecture","evergreen","learning to learn and doing science",["richard hamming","learning","engineering","research","career advice"],[146,142,148],"HN regularly recommends Hamming's lecture series as a fascinating, wisdom-rich course on how to approach hard technical problems and a career, often preferred to the book.",[3,3,3,2016,2019,3,1,2,0,0],0],["AbgsfeGvg3E","Old Is the New New • Kevlin Henney • GOTO 2018","GOTO Conferences","talk","evergreen","history of software ideas",["kevlin henney","software history","waterfall","patterns","programming"],[9,5],"HN recommends it for historical perspective on software ideas and for dispelling myths such as the origins of waterfall.",[4,4,1,2019,2020,1,3,1,0,0],0],["Ak4on5uTaTg","Neom - The Line - The Rise and Fall of Saudi Arabia's Linear City.","Patrick Boyle","commentary","news","neom the line",["neom","saudi arabia","megaprojects","urban planning","patrick boyle"],[111,112,72],"Recommended as the entertaining, skeptical overview of Neom whenever its progress comes up.",[2,4,1,2024,2025,1,3,3,0,0],0],["B5NULPSiOGw","CRDTs and the Quest for Distributed Consistency","InfoQ","talk","evergreen","crdts",["crdt","distributed systems","collaborative editing","martin kleppmann","consistency","local-first"],[12,30],"Strongly recommended as a clear, accessible survey of the CRDT landscape.",[3,3,3,2018,2020,3,0,0,0,0],0],["B965f8AcNbw","2. The Bronze Age Collapse - Mediterranean Apocalypse","Fall of Civilizations","documentary","evergreen","bronze age collapse",["bronze age","sea peoples","ancient history","civilization collapse","history documentary"],[77],"HN commenters recommend it as an engaging, high-quality introduction to the Bronze Age Collapse and praise the channel generally.",[3,3,3,2021,2026,3,0,1,0,0],0],["Bkm2Vfj42FY","Mark Blyth ─ Global Trumpism","Watson School of International and Public Affairs","lecture","dated","political economy of populism",["mark blyth","populism","neoliberalism","trump","economics"],[69,73,71],"HN recommends it as a concise, chart-backed explanation of the economics behind anti-establishment politics.",[3,4,1,2016,2019,1,3,0,0,0],0],["CCOdQsZa15o","The Houses that Can't be Built in America - The Missing Middle","Not Just Bikes","explainer","evergreen","missing middle housing",["zoning","missing middle","urban planning","density","not just bikes"],[111,79],"Recommended as the standard short overview of missing middle housing and its link to zoning reform.",[4,4,1,2021,2021,1,3,9,0,0],0],["CaPgDQkmqqM","The Alt-Right Playbook: Control the Conversation","Innuendo Studios","commentary","dated","bad-faith argument tactics",["alt-right","rhetoric","video essay","debate tactics","online discourse"],[80,73,76],"HN recommends the series for explaining the tactics and mentality of bad-faith online arguments.",[4,3,3,2017,2021,4,0,3,0,0],0],["Cym4TZwTCNU","Rich Hickey: Deconstructing the Database","InfoQ","talk","evergreen","database architecture",["rich hickey","datomic","clojure","immutable data","database design"],[11,1,5],"HN points people to it as the clearest account of why Datomic is designed the way it is and of the problems with conventional database architecture.",[4,4,1,2012,2020,1,3,0,0,0],0],["DEcwa68f-jY","dotJS 2019 - James Long - CRDTs for Mortals","dotconferences","talk","evergreen","crdts",["crdt","local-first","sync","javascript","offline apps"],[4,12,30],"Recommended as an approachable introduction to CRDTs and the local-first idea behind apps like Actual.",[3,4,1,2020,2023,1,3,1,0,0],0],["DRq2NgeFcO0","Edwin Brady - Idris 2 - Type-driven Development of Idris","Curry On!","talk","evergreen","dependently typed programming",["idris 2","type-driven development","dependent types","edwin brady","interactive programming"],[0,1,36],"Recommended as the best demo of interactive, compiler-assisted dependently typed programming in action.",[4,4,1,2019,2023,1,3,1,0,0],0],["Dddbe9OuJLU","BBS The Documentary: Episode 1 of 8: BAUD (The Beginning)","Jason Scott","documentary","evergreen","bbs history",["bulletin board systems","jason scott","fidonet","dial-up","computer history"],[47,51,135],"HN commenters recommend the series as the definitive history of BBS culture and its Fidonet roots, especially for nostalgia and the origins of the demoscene.",[4,4,1,2019,2023,1,3,2,0,0],0],["DsZdfnlh_d0","Depth-first search in APL","Dyalog","tutorial","evergreen","apl programming",["apl","depth-first search","higher-order functions","array programming","dyalog"],[1,30],"HN commenters call it a beautiful, brilliant demonstration of APL's expressiveness and a model of clear narration.",[2,3,3,2019,2021,3,0,2,0,0],0],["DxL2HoqLbyA","The Most Misunderstood Concept in Physics","Veritasium","explainer","evergreen","entropy",["entropy","thermodynamics","physics","veritasium","energy"],[82],"HN commenters say it made entropy intuition click and point to it in threads on energy, heat and equilibrium.",[5,4,1,2023,2024,1,4,0,0,0],0],["EOwxxsPaogY","How Harley-Davidson Killed Itself","FortNine","explainer","dated","harley-davidson decline",["harley-davidson","motorcycles","brand strategy","business case study","demographics"],[110,72,65],"Recommended as an entertaining overview of Harley's decline and as a case study in selling a lifestyle rather than a product.",[4,4,1,2021,2025,1,3,1,0,0],0],["EWX5B6cD4_4","How Myst Almost Couldn't Run on CD-ROM | War Stories | Ars Technica","Ars Technica","interview","evergreen","game development history",["myst","hypercard","cd-rom","rand miller","retro games"],[124,122],"HN commenters point to it as the first-person story of how Myst grew out of HyperCard and fit on CD-ROM, especially in threads about HyperCard and retro game constraints.",[4,4,1,2020,2023,1,3,2,0,0],0],["F3ntGDm6hOs","Intro to C on Windows - Day 1","Molly Rocket","tutorial","dated","c programming on windows",["handmade hero","c language","win32","visual studio","casey muratori"],[2,122],"HN recommends it as an approachable way into C and low-level programming that gets to something visible quickly.",[4,4,1,2014,2022,1,3,1,0,0],0],["FF-tKLISfPE","Steve Jobs Insult Response","Mike Cane","talk","evergreen","product philosophy",["steve jobs","wwdc 1997","opendoc","customer experience","focus"],[52,56,53],"Commenters link it as a canonical statement of Jobs's product philosophy and as an example of handling an insult calmly and articulately.",[4,4,1,2011,2022,1,3,15,0,1],0],["FihU5JxmnBg","Debugging with the Scientific Method - Stuart Halloway","ClojureTV","talk","evergreen","debugging methodology",["debugging","scientific method","clojure","hypothesis testing","stuart halloway"],[8,1],"HN recommends it as a talk that changed how people debug, worth rewatching periodically.",[4,4,1,2015,2023,1,3,0,0,0],0],["G8cbIWMv0rI","Carl Sagan - Cosmos - Eratosthenes","carlsagandotcom","explainer","evergreen","measuring earth's circumference",["eratosthenes","carl sagan","cosmos","astronomy history","geometry"],[77,148,33],"HN commenters link it whenever the question of how the Earth's size was first measured comes up, calling it a wonderful explanation.",[4,4,1,2022,2024,1,3,0,0,0],0],["GcJxRqTs5nk","Moral behavior in animals | Frans de Waal","TED","talk","evergreen","animal morality",["frans de waal","primates","fairness","empathy","ted talk"],[99,91],"Commenters call it a must-watch, funny and entertaining demonstration that morality has natural roots in animals.",[3,3,3,2019,2024,3,0,1,0,0],0],["GhsZUZmJvaM","Mars Helicopter (before it went to Mars)","Veritasium","explainer","evergreen","mars helicopter",["ingenuity","nasa jpl","aerodynamics","mars","veritasium"],[109,85,88],"HN repeatedly recommends it as an excellent explanation of why flying on Mars is hard and how the helicopter was built.",[10,4,1,2020,2021,1,10,3,0,0],0],["GoJsr4IwCm4","Why Age? Should We End Aging Forever?","Kurzgesagt – In a Nutshell","explainer","evergreen","ending aging",["longevity","aging","immortality","biology","ethics"],[98,143],"HN commenters recommend it as a compelling, concise argument for longevity research and a rebuttal to common objections to ending aging.",[4,4,1,2018,2023,1,3,0,0,0],0],["H46ON2FB30U","A quick tour of TeXmacs","TeXmacs Videos","demo","evergreen","texmacs scientific editor",["texmacs","wysiwyg","latex alternative","math typesetting","scientific writing"],[8,57],"Recommended as the quickest way to see what TeXmacs can do, as a WYSIWYG alternative to LaTeX.",[3,4,1,2021,2023,1,3,1,0,0],0],["HdHlfiOAJyE","Ses 1: Introduction and Course Overview","MIT OpenCourseWare","course","evergreen","finance theory",["mit","andrew lo","finance","corporate finance","financial crisis"],[68,142,69],"Recommended as a free, first-principles finance course for software engineers wanting to learn business and finance.",[5,4,1,2020,2023,1,4,0,0,0],0],["Hvx4xXhZMrU","The Making of: ROM City Rampage (Retro City Rampage)","VblankEntertainment","talk","evergreen","nes homebrew development",["retro city rampage","nes","6502","game porting","8-bit"],[124,50,123],"Recommended as a fascinating look at fitting a modern game into NES constraints.",[4,4,1,2014,2019,1,3,4,0,0],0],["Hy4QjmKzF1c","How to Make an Attractive City","The School of Life","explainer","evergreen","city planning",["urbanism","beautiful cities","architecture","livability","school of life"],[111,137],"Recommended in urban planning and housing threads as a concise summary of what makes cities livable and beautiful.",[4,4,1,2015,2018,1,4,1,0,0],0],["IS5ycm7VfXg","\"Z2\" - Upgraded Homemade Silicon Chips","Sam Zeloof","demo","evergreen","homemade semiconductor fabrication",["diy chips","semiconductor fab","integrated circuits","hardware","garage lab"],[40,42],"HN uses it as the go-to proof that small-scale, hobbyist chip fabrication is real, and as an entry point to the topic.",[4,4,1,2021,2024,1,3,6,0,0],0],["Imquk_3oFf4","\"Memories\" - 256 byte MSDOS intro","Héll Mood","demo","evergreen","256 byte demoscene",["demoscene","256 bytes","ms-dos","revision 2020","size coding"],[50],"HN people share it as a mind-blowing example of demoscene craft and the reigning champion of 256-byte demos.",[4,4,1,2020,2022,1,3,2,0,0],0],["IrbJYsep45E","The Mathematics of Quantum Computers | Infinite Series","PBS Infinite Series","explainer","evergreen","quantum computing",["qubits","quantum computers","complex numbers","shor's algorithm","pbs infinite series"],[32,35],"HN recommends it as one of the most accessible yet accurate introductions to quantum computing, and part of a wider series that covers Shor's algorithm.",[4,4,1,2017,2023,1,3,1,0,0],0],["J-M98KLgaUU","Drone Delivery Was Supposed to be the Future. What Went Wrong?","Wendover Productions","explainer","dated","drone delivery",["drones","logistics","last-mile delivery","faa regulation","wendover"],[24,72,109],"It is the standard answer when someone asks what happened to drone delivery.",[4,4,1,2022,2023,1,3,1,0,0],0],["Jes3bD6P0To","\"Tree-sitter - a new parsing system for programming tools\" by Max Brunsfeld","Strange Loop Conference","talk","evergreen","incremental parsing with tree-sitter",["tree-sitter","parsing","glr","error recovery","developer tools","editors"],[7,8],"HN points to it as the best explanation of tree-sitter's design choices and as an accessible introduction to parser generators.",[4,4,1,2018,2024,1,3,1,0,0],0],["JfmTagWcqoE","CppCon 2016: Herb Sutter “Leak-Freedom in C++... By Default.”","CppCon","talk","evergreen","c++ memory management",["c++","smart pointers","reference counting","garbage collection","raii"],[2],"HN cites it in memory management debates for its treatment of reference counting problems, destructor stack overflows and deferred pointers.",[2,4,1,2016,2020,1,4,15,0,0],0],["KDRnEm-B3AI","Making Infrared Cooling Paint From Grocery Store Items (w/Novel CaCO₃ Microsphere Synthesis)","NightHawkInLight","tutorial","evergreen","radiative cooling paint",["passive cooling","diy chemistry","calcium carbonate","sky cooling","coatings"],[86,117,87],"It comes up whenever radiative cooling coatings are in the news, as a hands-on DIY guide that shows the approach working with household materials.",[5,4,1,2023,2026,1,5,2,0,0],0],["KJe9H6qS82I","SmoothLifeL","Tim Hutton","demo","evergreen","continuous cellular automata",["smoothlife","game of life","cellular automata","artificial life","simulation"],[59,35],"HN points to it whenever Game of Life or cellular automata come up, as the best visual example of a mesmerizing continuous-domain alternative.",[4,4,1,2014,2022,1,3,6,0,0],0],["KPUlgSRn6e0","The Gym of Life","Not Just Bikes","explainer","evergreen","urban planning and health",["not just bikes","walkable cities","cycling","exercise","netherlands","public health"],[111,98],"HN recommends it whenever fitness, aging or cycling comes up, as the clearest statement that city design is the best public health investment.",[4,4,1,2022,2024,1,3,6,0,0],0],["KTHOwgpMIiU","Liberating Distributed Consensus - Heidi Howard","Reactive Summit","talk","evergreen","distributed consensus",["paxos","raft","heidi howard","distributed systems","flexible paxos"],[12],"HN recommends it as an illuminating, approachable explanation of distributed consensus.",[4,4,1,2019,2020,1,3,0,0,0],0],["KTJs-0EInW8","Stanford Seminar - Google's Steve Yegge on GROK","Stanford Online","talk","evergreen","code analysis tooling",["steve yegge","grok","google","code search","static analysis","language tooling"],[7,8,52],"HN refers to it as the main public description of Google's internal code analysis tooling, and as a precursor of ideas like LSP.",[3,4,1,2013,2024,1,3,7,0,0],0],["KePNhUJ2reI","How Time Becomes Space Inside a Black Hole | Space Time","PBS Space Time","explainer","evergreen","black hole physics",["black holes","event horizon","general relativity","spacetime","pbs space time"],[84,82],"Recommended as the cleanest visual explanation of time and space switching roles past the horizon, and a gateway to the channel's black hole videos.",[4,4,1,2018,2021,1,3,3,0,0],0],["Ljzj9Msli5o","Mike Mullane - Normalisation of deviance - IAFF - Part 1","Stuart Walker","talk","evergreen","normalisation of deviance",["challenger disaster","safety culture","risk","nasa","organizational failure"],[85,66,91],"HN commenters cite it whenever a thread involves ignored warnings, shortcuts or routine risk, as the clearest introduction to the concept.",[4,4,1,2018,2022,1,3,5,0,0],0],["LtFyP0qy9XU","Margin Call (9/9) Movie CLIP - It's Just Money (2011) HD","Movieclips","other","evergreen","financial crises",["margin call","market crashes","bubbles","film scene","wall street"],[133,69],"HN shares it in bubble and crash threads as a memorable scene about market cycles and about information work versus physical labor.",[4,4,1,2022,2023,1,3,1,0,0],0],["M3BM9TB-8yA","10 Things I Regret About Node.js - Ryan Dahl - JSConf EU","JSConf","talk","evergreen","nodejs design mistakes",["node.js","deno","npm","module system","ryan dahl","javascript"],[4,5],"HN treats it as the classic talk on why Deno exists and on lessons from design mistakes in a widely used platform.",[6,4,1,2020,2023,1,5,13,1,0],0],["MBT1OK6VAIU","Pitfall Classic Postmortem With David Crane Panel at GDC 2011 (Atari 2600)","GameSpot","talk","evergreen","atari 2600 game design",["pitfall","procedural generation","gdc","retro games","memory constraints"],[124,121,122],"HN cites it for the story of how Pitfall's levels are generated procedurally from a seeded counter, within 4K of ROM.",[4,4,1,2014,2025,1,3,3,0,0],0],["MRqh8oLY7Ik","Why Air Quality Matters","David Heinemeier Hansson","talk","evergreen","indoor air quality",["co2","voc","hvac","air monitors","cognitive performance"],[105,117],"HN points to it as a fascinating talk that convinced many to buy air quality monitors, with citations to studies.",[3,4,1,2019,2024,1,3,5,0,0],0],["MdmQUlD7P40","Matt Might - Winning the War on Error Solving the Halting Problem and Curing Cancer","Curry On!","talk","evergreen","static analysis and precision medicine",["static analysis","halting problem","abstract interpretation","genomics","software security"],[7,31,95],"Recommended as a jaw-dropping, must-see talk that gives an amazing intro to static analysis alongside Might's personal story.",[3,3,3,2017,2019,3,0,0,0,0],0],["MkJkyMuBm3g","Toybox vs BusyBox - Rob Landley, hobbyist","The Linux Foundation","talk","evergreen","toybox and busybox",["toybox","busybox","rob landley","0bsd","software licensing","embedded linux"],[14,9,13],"HN recommends it for the toybox intro and for Landley's candid account of software licensing and why he created the 0BSD license.",[5,4,1,2021,2025,1,5,2,0,0],0],["MsbiO8EAsGw","E-paper hacking: fastest possible refresh rate","Applied Science","tutorial","evergreen","e-paper display hacking",["e-ink","e-paper","refresh rate","firmware","reverse engineering","displays"],[44,42,45],"Whenever e-ink refresh speed or driving waveforms come up, HN points to this as the clearest hands-on explanation of how these displays work and how to hack them.",[4,4,1,2018,2021,1,4,7,0,0],0],["MtzCLd93SyU","Sid Meier's Psychology of Game Design","GDC Festival of Gaming","talk","evergreen","game design psychology",["sid meier","gdc","randomness","player psychology","civilization"],[121,91],"HN people cite it when discussing perceived randomness, luck and player experience in games, and say more designers should heed it.",[4,4,1,2016,2019,1,3,0,0,0],0],["N3bJnKmeNJY","How To Make Infrared Cooling Paint (Electricity Free Air Conditioning)","NightHawkInLight","tutorial","evergreen","passive radiative cooling",["radiative cooling","diy chemistry","paint","passive cooling","materials science"],[87,86,105],"HN points to it as a practical, well-researched DIY demonstration of passive radiative cooling.",[4,4,1,2023,2025,1,3,2,0,0],0],["NP9AIUT9nos","Lone Star Ruby Conference 2010 Real Software Engineering by Glenn Vanderburg","Confreaks","talk","evergreen","software engineering",["waterfall","engineering discipline","software process","agile","conference talk"],[9,3],"HN recommends it for changing minds about whether programmers can be called engineers, and for its take on how waterfall was misread.",[3,4,1,2013,2021,1,3,3,0,0],0],["NcOb3Dilzjc","James Burke Legend Connections 1 The Trigger Effect","Tim Callinan","documentary","evergreen","technological interdependence",["james burke","connections","history of technology","power grid","systems failure"],[47,135,105],"Recommended whenever outages and cascading failures come up, as a classic on interdependent systems.",[4,4,1,2022,2026,1,3,1,0,0],0],["Nrp_LZ-XGsY","The Functional Programmer's Toolkit - Scott Wlaschin","NDC Conferences","talk","evergreen","functional programming",["monads","monoids","functors","f#","design patterns","wlaschin"],[1,5],"HN recommends it as the best beginner-friendly introduction to monoids, monads and other FP vocabulary.",[4,4,1,2019,2021,1,3,0,0,0],0],["OKY6BGcx37k","Talking Funny - HBO","Ken Jones","documentary","evergreen","stand-up comedy craft",["comedy","joke writing","seinfeld","chris rock","creative process"],[129,135],"HN points to it as a rare look at how top comedians think about craft, motivation and process.",[3,4,1,2014,2020,1,3,3,0,0],0],["ObhK8lUfIlc","GDC 2018: John McDonald (Valve) - Using Deep Learning to Combat Cheating in CSGO","max4warn","talk","evergreen","machine learning anti-cheat",["vacnet","cs:go","anti-cheat","deep learning","valve","gdc"],[21,122,17],"HN points to it as the definitive example of server-side, behavioral, non-invasive anti-cheat using machine learning, often as a counterpoint to kernel-level anti-cheat.",[5,4,1,2018,2026,1,4,12,0,0],0],["Obt-vMVdM8s","Understanding the Python GIL","David Beazley","talk","dated","python gil",["python","gil","concurrency","threading","david beazley","performance"],[3,6],"The canonical recommendation for understanding the GIL, praised both for its clarity and for how well it explains a deep technical topic.",[4,4,1,2013,2022,1,3,4,0,0],0],["P55t6eryY3g","The Alt-Right Playbook: How to Radicalize a Normie","Innuendo Studios","explainer","evergreen","online radicalization",["alt-right","radicalization","content moderation","video essay","extremism"],[79,80],"HN commenters cite it in moderation and politics threads as a clear account of why hard rules fail against dogwhistles and how isolated people get recruited.",[4,4,1,2020,2026,1,3,4,0,0],0],["P73REgj-3UE","Primitive Technology: Tiled Roof Hut","Primitive Technology","demo","evergreen","primitive building",["primitive technology","roof tiles","kiln","hut","handmade"],[117,112],"HN shares it as a mesmerizing example of building shelter and tools entirely from scratch.",[3,4,1,2015,2018,1,3,2,0,0],0],["P9M__yYbsZ4","Thorium: An energy solution - THORIUM REMIX 2011","gordonmcdowell","explainer","dated","thorium reactors",["lftr","molten salt reactor","kirk sorensen","nuclear energy","thorium"],[103],"HN users send it to anyone asking about thorium or molten salt reactors as a compact overview that answers common anti-nuclear objections.",[4,4,1,2012,2015,1,4,2,0,0],0],["PLyEO0jNt6M","Explained: \"Go Fast\" UFO Video - Not Low and Not Fast - Like a Balloon!","Mick West","explainer","evergreen","ufo video debunking",["go fast","parallax","trigonometry","uap","skepticism"],[144,80],"HN commenters repeatedly cite it as a checkable, math-based debunking of the famous UFO clips whenever UAP stories come up.",[6,4,1,2019,2023,1,5,7,0,0],0],["PY9DcIMGxMs","Everything you think you know about addiction is wrong | Johann Hari | TED","TED","talk","evergreen","addiction",["addiction","ted talk","drug policy","connection","johann hari"],[92,75,91],"HN commenters quote it for the line that the opposite of addiction is connection, and recommend it as a more plausible account of addiction than the standard model.",[5,4,1,2017,2025,1,4,2,0,0],0],["PbmJkMhmrVI","dark matter is not a theory","Angela Collier","explainer","evergreen","dark matter",["dark matter","rotation curves","modified gravity","cosmology","angela collier"],[84,148],"HN links it to correct the common misconception about dark matter and as a counterpoint to popular science coverage, though one commenter found it muddled.",[5,4,1,2023,2024,1,4,5,1,0],0],["QMYfkOtYYlg","ASCII fluid dynamics -- IOCCC2012 endoh1.c","Yusuke Endoh","demo","evergreen","obfuscated c programming",["ioccc","fluid simulation","ascii art","c","code golf"],[59,2,58],"Commenters repeatedly point to it as an astonishing, beautiful piece of obfuscated-C code golf.",[3,3,3,2022,2023,3,0,3,0,0],0],["Qam5BkXIEhQ","Civilizations at the End of Time: Black Hole Farming","Isaac Arthur","explainer","evergreen","black hole civilizations",["black hole farming","penrose process","far future","energy harvesting","isaac arthur"],[84,147],"HN points to it for black hole energy and colonization ideas and recommends the whole channel.",[4,4,1,2019,2022,1,3,5,0,0],0],["QsBT5EQt348","Overpopulation – The Human Explosion Explained","Kurzgesagt – In a Nutshell","explainer","dated","world population growth",["overpopulation","demographics","birth rates","kurzgesagt","our world in data"],[79,28],"HN points to it in population, climate, and birth-rate threads as a clear, light-hearted overview of the demographic transition.",[4,4,1,2017,2023,1,4,6,1,0],0],["RKT-sKtR970","Simulating an Entire Car Engine (yes, it makes noise)","AngeTheGreat","demo","evergreen","engine simulation",["engine simulator","procedural audio","physics simulation","c++","game development"],[110,122,58],"HN points to it as a standout example of physics-based sound synthesis and engine simulation.",[4,4,1,2023,2025,1,3,1,0,0],0],["RMxB7zA-e4Y","Electric car chargers aren't chargers at all – EVSE Explained","Technology Connections","explainer","evergreen","EV charging equipment",["evse","electric vehicles","ac charging","electrical safety","j1772"],[110,105,41],"HN recommends it as the clearest introduction to what is inside an AC EV charging station and why it is much simpler than people assume.",[4,4,1,2021,2024,1,3,1,0,0],0],["RQY6WGOoYis","Do Your Buses Get Stuck in Traffic? (The Downs-Thomson Paradox)","Not Just Bikes","explainer","evergreen","urban transit and congestion",["downs-thomson paradox","public transit","urban planning","traffic congestion","netherlands"],[111],"HN points to it as a clear introduction to why widening roads fails and why transit-only lanes matter.",[4,4,1,2021,2023,1,4,1,0,0],0],["RmIgJ64z6Y4","34C3 - Dude, you broke the Future!","media.ccc.de","talk","evergreen","corporations as artificial intelligence",["charles stross","ai risk","corporations","science fiction","regulation"],[147,23,136],"HN returns to it whenever corporations as paperclip-maximizer AIs or AI risk come up.",[4,4,1,2018,2023,1,3,3,0,0],0],["RrpajcAgR1E","Identity 2.0 Keynote","Dan Lewis","talk","evergreen","digital identity and presentation style",["identity 2.0","oscon","presentation style","dick hardt","user-centric identity","slides"],[19,52],"HN commenters hold it up as one of the most engaging tech talks ever given, both for its identity ideas and its slide technique.",[3,3,3,2014,2022,3,0,4,0,0],0],["RuCnZClWwpQ","Smelting Iron in Africa (A DEMONSTRATION)","Christopher Roy","documentary","evergreen","traditional iron smelting",["bloomery","ironmaking","burkina faso","metallurgy","charcoal"],[115,87,135],"Recommended as an amazing documentary of traditional ironmaking, often used as a baseline for the labor required.",[4,4,1,2018,2022,1,3,3,0,1],0],["S27pHKBEp30","LSTM is dead. Long Live Transformers!","Seattle Applied Deep Learning","lecture","evergreen","transformers in nlp",["transformers","lstm","self-attention","positional encoding","nlp"],[22,21,26],"Recommended as a clear explanation of why RNNs fall short and how transformers solve it.",[4,4,1,2020,2023,1,3,1,0,0],0],["Sx0J7dIlL7c","Democrats Need to Face Why Trump Won | The Ezra Klein Show","The Ezra Klein Show","interview","dated","2024 us election",["david shor","ezra klein","polling","democrats","voter demographics"],[73,27],"HN commenters recommend it as a data-driven explanation of the 2024 election and voter trends.",[4,4,1,2025,2026,1,3,1,0,0],0],["TTFoJQSd48c","If Brains are Computers, Who Designs the Software? - with Daniel Dennett","The Royal Institution","lecture","evergreen","philosophy of mind",["daniel dennett","consciousness","cognitive science","evolution","memes"],[93,143,94],"Cited as an excellent entry point to Dennett's thinking on minds, memes and competence without comprehension.",[3,4,1,2020,2024,1,3,2,0,0],0],["TlLIOgWYVpI","Herbert Wolverson - Procedural Map Generation Techniques","Roguelike Celebration","talk","evergreen","procedural map generation",["procedural generation","roguelike","dungeon generation","game development","rust"],[122,59],"HN recommends it as a fun, informative survey of easy-to-implement dungeon generation methods from the author of the Rust roguelike tutorial.",[4,4,1,2021,2022,1,3,0,0,0],0],["UEfP1OKKz_Q","British Plugs Are Better Than All Other Plugs, And Here's Why","Tom Scott","explainer","evergreen","british plug design",["bs 1363","power plugs","electrical safety","tom scott","fuses"],[56,41,120],"HN treats it as the obligatory video to share whenever plugs and sockets come up, praised for its safety reasoning.",[3,4,1,2019,2023,1,3,7,0,2],0],["VO6XEQIsCoM","The paradox of choice | Barry Schwartz | TED","TED","talk","evergreen","paradox of choice",["choice overload","decision making","happiness","psychology","ted"],[91,70,149],"HN recommends it as the standard talk on how too many options lead to paralysis and second-guessing.",[4,4,1,2010,2022,1,3,1,0,0],0],["Vjm8P8utT5g","[TAS] Pokémon Yellow - Arbitrary Code Execution","MrWint","demo","evergreen","game boy arbitrary code execution",["pokemon yellow","tool-assisted speedrun","code injection","game boy","glitches"],[126,124],"HN points to it as the standard demonstration of arbitrary code execution on a Game Boy, and of glitches and bugs being turned into a working computer.",[4,4,1,2022,2025,1,3,2,0,0],0],["Wp-WiNXH6hI","Carl Sagan testifying before Congress in 1985 on climate change","carlsagandotcom","talk","evergreen","climate change",["carl sagan","greenhouse effect","congress testimony","coal","science communication"],[101,73],"HN commenters use it as proof that the climate problem was clearly explained decades ago, and as a model of clear communication to a broad audience.",[4,4,1,2022,2023,1,3,16,0,0],0],["X1XoCQm5JSQ","Learn Jacques Pépin's famous omelet techniques","American Masters PBS","tutorial","evergreen","omelet technique",["jacques pepin","omelet","french cooking","cooking technique","eggs"],[118],"HN people call it a favorite cooking video and a model of mastery, showing two omelet styles in about five minutes.",[3,3,3,2019,2023,3,0,1,0,0],0],["X8jsijhllIA","But what are Hamming codes? The origin of error correction","3Blue1Brown","explainer","evergreen","error correcting codes",["hamming codes","error correction","parity","information theory","3blue1brown"],[37,35],"HN recommends it as an invaluable, intuitive explanation of Hamming codes that pairs well with hardware-oriented treatments.",[4,4,1,2020,2023,1,3,0,0,0],0],["XDM3MqHln8U","29C3 Panel: Jesselyn Radack, Thomas Drake, William Binney on whistleblowing and surveillance","thisdayinwikileaks","talk","evergreen","whistleblowing and surveillance",["nsa","whistleblowers","thomas drake","william binney","29c3"],[19,76],"Recommended as a first-hand account from NSA whistleblowers, often linked in surveillance and Snowden threads.",[3,4,1,2013,2017,1,3,2,0,0],0],["XUT8ec24anM","Missing Teen's Friends Go On TV To Plead For Her Release, Gossip About Ugly Classmates","The Onion","comedy","evergreen","satirical news parody",["the onion","onn","satire","teens","parody"],[130],"HN commenters call it one of the best and funniest Onion News Network videos and a sharp parody of teen girls.",[3,3,3,2018,2024,3,0,0,0,1],0],["YSLV7t9DvN8","Jorge Luis Borges: This Craft of Verse Lectures - thepostarchive","thepostarchive","lecture","evergreen","poetry and literature",["borges","norton lectures","poetry","metaphor","translation"],[136,145],"Strongly recommended as under-appreciated lectures showing Borges' erudition, delivered in a hypnotic voice from memory.",[3,3,3,2019,2022,3,0,0,0,0],0],["YbZ3zDzDnrw","Raft lecture (Raft user study)","Diego Ongaro","lecture","evergreen","distributed consensus",["raft","paxos","leader election","john ousterhout","distributed systems"],[12,142],"HN commenters recommend it as a clearer introduction to Raft than the paper and as part of a well-designed understandability study.",[4,4,1,2013,2025,1,3,5,0,0],0],["Z2DU0qLfPIY","ElixirConf 2018 - Keynote - Chris McCord","ElixirConf","talk","dated","phoenix liveview",["elixir","phoenix","liveview","server-side rendering","websockets"],[1,4],"HN recommends it as the original LiveView announcement and demo, a compelling argument for server-side rendering as an alternative to JavaScript front ends.",[6,4,1,2019,2019,1,5,2,0,0],0],["ZKC3hiyLeRc","Dr. Jason Fung - 'The Aetiology of Obesity'","Low Carb Down Under","talk","dated","obesity and insulin",["jason fung","obesity","insulin","low carb","fasting","type 2 diabetes"],[97,96],"HN commenters recommend it as a research-heavy introduction to how food type and hormones affect fat storage.",[3,4,1,2017,2023,1,4,0,0,0],0],["Ztc6QPNUqls","Your Mass is NOT From the Higgs Boson","Veritasium","explainer","evergreen","origin of mass",["higgs boson","quarks","gluons","proton mass","particle physics"],[83,148],"Recommended as a clear explanation of where mass actually comes from.",[4,4,1,2015,2023,1,3,0,0,0],0],["_-mBeYC2KGc","Portable Air Conditioners - Why you shouldn't like them","Technology Connections","explainer","evergreen","portable air conditioners",["air conditioning","hvac","energy efficiency","single-hose","window unit"],[105,44],"The go-to recommendation to watch before buying a portable AC, cited in nearly every thread on cooling.",[5,4,1,2020,2026,1,4,4,0,0],0],["_L3gNaAVjQ4","George Hotz: Hacking the Simulation & Learning to Drive with Neural Nets | Lex Fridman Podcast #132","Lex Fridman","podcast","dated","self-driving and comma.ai",["george hotz","comma.ai","lex fridman","self-driving","tesla"],[25,52,21],"Commenters recommend it as an entertaining, wide-ranging interview, and cite it for Hotz's views on end-to-end neural-net driving.",[6,4,1,2020,2026,1,5,4,0,0],0],["_P9HqHVPeik","Stephen Wolfram's Introduction to the Wolfram Language","Wolfram","demo","dated","wolfram language",["wolfram language","symbolic programming","mathematica","functional programming","live coding"],[1,0,52],"Commenters point to it as a compact, impressive demo of what the language can do.",[4,4,1,2014,2015,1,3,3,1,0],0],["_bDXXWQxK38","A New Way to Achieve Nuclear Fusion: Helion","Real Engineering","explainer","dated","nuclear fusion",["helion","fusion reactor","aneutronic fusion","pulsed fusion","energy"],[103,82],"It is the go-to accessible explainer whenever HN discusses Helion or alternative fusion designs.",[5,4,1,2022,2023,1,4,11,0,0],0],["_bP80DEAbuo","Datacenters Behaving Like Acoustic Weapons","Benn Jordan","explainer","news","data center infrasound noise",["infrasound","data centers","noise pollution","xai colossus","community impact"],[88,16,107],"Cited in data center siting debates as evidence that noise and infrasound can seriously affect people living nearby.",[5,4,1,2026,2026,1,4,5,0,0],0],["aDejwCGdUV8","Joe Rogan Experience #725 - Graham Hancock & Randall Carlson","PowerfulJRE","podcast","dated","lost civilizations",["graham hancock","randall carlson","younger dryas","ancient history","joe rogan"],[77,106,80],"HN people point to it as an entry point to the Hancock and Carlson lost-civilization theories, while noting the ideas are controversial.",[4,4,1,2016,2020,1,3,2,0,0],0],["aHun58mz3vI","Charlie Brooker's How to Report the News - Newswipe - BBC","BBC","comedy","evergreen","news media satire",["charlie brooker","newswipe","bbc","satire","news reporting"],[130,80],"HN invokes it as the best spoof of how news is formulaically produced, often when discussing media quality or automated news.",[4,4,1,2016,2025,1,3,4,0,1],0],["aO3JgPUJ6iQ","Chinese Invisibility Cloak Hoax DESTROYED!!!","Captain Disillusion","explainer","evergreen","chroma keying and vfx",["captain disillusion","green screen","chroma key","debunking","visual effects"],[60,130,80],"HN recommends it as an entertaining explanation of chroma keying, green screens and how cameras process color.",[4,4,1,2021,2025,1,3,0,0,0],0],["bY2FlayomlE","C++ Exceptions for Smaller Firmware - Khalil Estell - CppCon 2024","CppCon","talk","evergreen","c++ exceptions in embedded",["c++","exceptions","firmware","binary size","embedded"],[2,42,6],"Pointed to as the in-depth talk on exception mechanics and code size for embedded C++.",[5,4,1,2025,2026,1,4,2,0,0],0],["bbyr7jZOllI","The Thorium Molten-Salt Reactor: Why Didn't This Happen (and why is now the right time?)","Google TechTalks","talk","dated","thorium molten-salt reactors",["thorium","lftr","nuclear energy","molten salt","kirk sorensen"],[103],"Recommended as the go-to pitch for liquid fluoride thorium reactors whenever nuclear power comes up.",[4,4,1,2012,2022,1,3,0,0,0],0],["bx3KuE7UjGA","MINIX 3: a Modular, Self-Healing POSIX-compatible Operating System","FOSDEM","talk","evergreen","microkernel operating systems",["minix 3","microkernel","fault tolerance","tanenbaum","self-healing"],[13,12],"HN points to it as an accessible explanation of microkernel isolation and fault-tolerant design, and as Tanenbaum's answer to performance objections.",[4,4,1,2013,2014,1,3,2,0,0],0],["cUzklzVXJwo","How Imaginary Numbers Were Invented","Veritasium","explainer","evergreen","history of imaginary numbers",["complex numbers","cubic equation","math history","algebra","veritasium"],[33,35],"HN recommends it as a well-visualized, story-driven history of complex numbers, suitable for beginners; some quibble with its framing of algebra and geometry.",[7,4,1,2021,2023,1,6,3,1,0],0],["cj02_UeUnGQ","\"A Political History of X\" - Keith Packard (LCA 2020)","linux.conf.au","talk","evergreen","x window system history",["x11","free software","licensing","unix history","keith packard"],[14,49,47],"HN commenters recommend it as the authoritative, firsthand account of how X came to be and why it isn't GPL.",[4,4,1,2020,2024,1,3,4,0,0],0],["dpw9EHDh2bM","React Today and Tomorrow and 90% Cleaner React With Hooks","React Conf","talk","dated","react hooks",["react","hooks","javascript","frontend","react conf"],[4],"It is the canonical introduction to hooks, given by the people who built them, and HN uses it to answer questions about why hooks exist.",[4,4,1,2019,2025,1,3,1,0,0],0],["eU5Dn-WaElI","Making of \"The Prodigy - Smack My Bitch Up\" in Ableton by Jim Pavloff","Jim Pavloff","tutorial","evergreen","music production",["ableton","sampling","the prodigy","remake","electronic music"],[132],"Recommended as a fun, in-depth look at how sampling and music production work, and as proof that skilled humans can reconstruct tracks from scratch.",[5,4,1,2014,2025,1,4,2,0,0],0],["elvOZm0d4H0","Infinity is bigger than you think - Numberphile","Numberphile","explainer","evergreen","infinity and set theory",["cantor","uncountable infinity","diagonal argument","numberphile","mathematics"],[35,36],"HN people recommend it as a clear introduction to different sizes of infinity that non-mathematicians can follow.",[3,4,1,2014,2021,1,3,1,0,0],0],["ez773teNFYA","Stephen Wolfram: Cellular Automata, Computation, and Physics | Lex Fridman Podcast #89","Lex Fridman","podcast","evergreen","cellular automata and computation",["stephen wolfram","cellular automata","wolfram physics project","computation","mathematica"],[31,82,52],"HN points to it as an accessible long-form introduction to Wolfram's ideas and a window into his passion, though some are critical of his claims.",[4,4,1,2020,2022,1,3,2,1,0],0],["ezVk1ahRF78","Religions and babies | Hans Rosling","TED","talk","evergreen","global population growth",["hans rosling","fertility rates","demographics","religion","ted talk"],[79,28,144],"Recommended whenever population growth comes up, as a data-driven correction to common assumptions.",[4,4,1,2013,2024,1,3,1,0,0],0],["f0gMdGrVteI","The Extreme Physics Pushing Moore’s Law to the Next Level","Seeker","documentary","dated","euv lithography",["asml","semiconductors","moore's law","chip manufacturing","photolithography"],[40],"HN links it in semiconductor threads as an accessible overview of why EUV lithography is so hard.",[5,4,1,2019,2022,1,5,3,0,0],0],["ftcIcn8AmSY","Four Solutions to a Trivial Problem - Guy Steele Jr.","Google TechTalks","talk","evergreen","parallel algorithms",["parallelism","associativity","functional programming","guy steele","algorithms"],[30,1],"HN points to it as a clear lesson that algebraic properties like associativity unlock parallelism, applicable in any language.",[4,4,1,2018,2023,1,3,3,0,0],0],["gAk7aX5hksU","You Need To Listen To This Leading COVID-19 Expert From South Korea | STAY CURIOUS #15","Asian Boss","interview","news","covid-19 response",["covid-19","south korea","masks","testing","aerosol transmission","epidemiology"],[96],"In early pandemic threads, HN commenters pointed to it as an uninterrupted, practical expert view from Korea on masks, testing and airborne spread.",[4,3,3,2020,2020,4,0,5,0,0],0],["gV5obrYaogU","SYMBOLICS S-PACKAGES 3D GRAPHICS AND ANIMATION DEMO","Red Martian","demo","evergreen","lisp machine graphics",["symbolics","lisp","3d animation","retrocomputing","s-packages"],[47,58,1],"HN cites it as a startling example of how advanced Lisp machine interactive graphics were, often in Lisp and REPL-driven development discussions.",[4,4,1,2018,2024,1,3,11,0,0],0],["gWVmPtr9O0g","TiTAN - Overdrive 2 (RGB 50fps) - SEGA Mega Drive - Revision 2017 (1st Place)","Oerg866","demo","evergreen","demoscene",["sega mega drive","demoscene","retro hardware","revision 2017","3d graphics"],[50,124],"HN plugs it as a favorite example of what skilled demoscene coders can pull out of 30-year-old hardware.",[2,3,3,2018,2026,3,0,2,0,0],0],["hC3VTgIPoGU","\"CHASING ICE\" captures largest glacier calving ever filmed - OFFICIAL VIDEO","Exposure Labs","documentary","evergreen","glacier calving",["glaciers","greenland","climate","chasing ice","time-lapse"],[101,106],"Recommended whenever glaciers come up, as a stunning look at the scale of calving.",[4,4,1,2013,2017,1,3,0,0,0],0],["hzyFZcuHmeI","The Milk-Industrial Complex: Why You Don't Need to Drink Milk","Healthcare Triage","explainer","dated","nutrition and dairy",["milk","nutrition","calcium","healthcare triage","diet"],[97,96],"Commenters link it as a concise evidence-based rebuttal to common beliefs about milk's health benefits.",[4,4,1,2014,2025,1,3,1,0,0],0],["iDulhoQ2pro","Attention Is All You Need","Yannic Kilcher","explainer","evergreen","transformer architecture",["transformers","attention","paper review","deep learning","nlp","yannic kilcher"],[22,21],"HN recommends it as an accessible, clear walkthrough of the transformer paper for people with some AI background.",[4,4,1,2020,2023,1,3,1,0,0],0],["j5v8D-alAKE","This is why we can't have nice things","Veritasium","explainer","evergreen","planned obsolescence",["phoebus cartel","lightbulbs","obsolescence","consumer products","history"],[43,70,67],"Commenters link it as the engaging go-to explainer on planned obsolescence and the lightbulb cartel.",[4,4,1,2021,2022,1,5,9,0,0],0],["jA1C9VFqJKo","Flying Dream","Gary Garrett","music","evergreen","harmony visualization",["just intonation","tonal lattice","music theory","animation","harmonic experience"],[132,28],"Shared as a beautiful example of lattice-based harmony visualization.",[4,4,1,2014,2020,1,3,2,0,0],0],["kH5APw_SLUU","Build a Do-It-Yourself Air Purifier for About $40","Michigan Medicine","tutorial","evergreen","diy air filtration",["air purifier","hepa filter","box fan","wildfire smoke","air quality"],[117,96],"HN people link it during wildfire smoke and air quality threads as a practical, cheap fix, though a few doubt how rigorously its effectiveness was shown.",[5,4,1,2012,2020,1,4,4,2,0],0],["kd2KEHvK-q8","The Vanishing of Flight 370","LEMMiNO","documentary","dated","mh370 disappearance",["mh370","aviation mystery","investigation","satellite data","hydrophones"],[109,135],"Regularly shared as the best well-made overview of the MH370 mystery, in threads on the search and ocean mapping.",[2,3,3,2019,2021,3,0,2,0,0],0],["kfg_e6YG37U","Deskbound | Kelly Starrett | Talks at Google","Talks at Google","talk","evergreen","desk posture and mobility",["posture","ergonomics","mobility","back pain","standing desk"],[98,55],"Often the first thing suggested to HN programmers asking about posture and back pain.",[4,4,1,2013,2020,1,3,2,0,0],0],["kh88fVP2FWQ","The US Has More Tribes Than the World Has Countries","CGP Grey","explainer","evergreen","american indian terminology",["native americans","terminology","tribes","reservations","identity"],[79,145],"Cited again and again in terminology debates as a convincing source that many American Indians prefer the term Indian.",[4,4,1,2020,2023,1,3,8,0,0],0],["klTjiXjqHrQ","Bret Victor - Seeing Spaces","Colin McDonnell","talk","evergreen","tools for understanding systems",["bret victor","maker space","dynamicland","visualization","human-computer interaction"],[48,147],"Listed alongside his other talks as foundational context for Dynamicland and visual-programming ideas, and he is the most frequently cited speaker on such threads.",[3,4,1,2017,2023,1,3,2,0,0],0],["kmFOBoy2MZ8","Colonizing Mars","Isaac Arthur","explainer","evergreen","mars colonization",["mars","terraforming","space settlement","isaac arthur"],[85],"Recommended as a thorough, speculative-but-grounded overview of the magnitude of colonizing Mars.",[4,4,1,2017,2022,1,3,0,0,0],0],["krB0enBeSiE","Brendan Eich: JavaScript, Firefox, Mozilla, and Brave | Lex Fridman Podcast #160","Lex Fridman","podcast","evergreen","javascript history",["brendan eich","netscape","brave","mozilla","browser wars"],[52,4,0],"Linked as a source for first-hand JavaScript and Netscape history, with commenters pointing to specific segments like the Java versus JavaScript decision.",[5,4,1,2021,2023,1,4,6,0,0],0],["lG4VkPoG3ko","The medical test paradox, and redesigning Bayes' rule","3Blue1Brown","explainer","evergreen","bayes' rule",["bayes factor","likelihood ratio","base rate","medical tests","probability"],[34,35],"HN's go-to link whenever Bayesian reasoning, base rates or imperfect tests come up.",[4,4,1,2020,2025,1,3,3,0,0],0],["lJ3NC-R3gSI","Rust's Journey to Async/Await","InfoQ","talk","evergreen","rust async/await design",["rust","async","language design","futures","qcon"],[2,0],"HN points to it to show how deliberately the Rust team arrived at async/await and why it was chosen over alternatives like green threads.",[5,4,1,2020,2026,1,4,0,0,0],0],["lkgszkPnV8g","CppCon 2017: Louis Brandy “Curiously Recurring C++ Bugs at Facebook”","CppCon","talk","evergreen","c++ bugs",["c++","footguns","shared_ptr","cppcon","memory safety","facebook"],[2,17],"HN recommends it as a must-watch catalogue of C++ footguns, often cited in debates about Rust and C++ safety.",[4,4,1,2020,2025,1,3,1,0,0],0],["modXC5IWTJI","Building Software Systems At Google and Lessons Learned","Stanford","lecture","evergreen","large-scale systems design",["jeff dean","google","distributed systems","web search","scaling"],[12,53],"HN recommends it as a classic look at systems engineering at Google, whose fundamentals have held up well despite its 2010 date.",[4,4,1,2012,2022,1,3,1,0,0],0],["n02tImce3AE","Tested: Where Does The Tone Come From In An Electric Guitar?","Jim Lill","explainer","evergreen","electric guitar tone",["guitar","tonewood","pickups","experiment","audio myths"],[132,148],"Cited as a fun, experimental debunking of tonewood claims that shows electronics dominate electric guitar sound.",[4,4,1,2022,2026,1,3,3,0,0],0],["ne99laPUxN4","The Simple Essence of Automatic Differentiation - Conal Elliott","Microsoft Research","talk","evergreen","automatic differentiation",["automatic differentiation","functional programming","category theory","backpropagation","haskell"],[21,1,33],"Cited as the more accessible companion to the paper, and as the most interesting treatment of AD via compiling to categories.",[3,4,1,2018,2022,1,3,1,0,1],0],["nxyxcTZccsE","Is a Calorie a Calorie? Processed Food, Experiment Gone Wrong","Stanford Health Care","lecture","dated","nutrition and processed food",["robert lustig","calories","sugar","processed food","obesity"],[97],"HN points to Lustig's talk when arguing that processed food changes metabolism and that a simple calories in/out model is poor.",[3,4,1,2016,2024,1,3,0,0,0],0],["oHeehYYgl28","Humidifiers: Simpler is better?","Technology Connections","explainer","evergreen","humidifiers",["humidifiers","evaporative cooling","ultrasonic","indoor air","home appliances"],[105,117],"HN links it whenever humidifiers come up as the go-to explainer favoring simple evaporative designs over ultrasonic ones.",[5,4,1,2021,2022,1,4,3,0,0],0],["oV9rvDllKEg","Concurrency is not Parallelism by Rob Pike","gnbitcom","talk","evergreen","concurrency vs parallelism",["concurrency","parallelism","go","goroutines","rob pike"],[2,5],"The standard link for explaining the concurrency versus parallelism distinction and the motivations behind Go's concurrency model.",[4,4,1,2021,2025,1,3,2,0,0],0],["ojm74VGsZBU","Vancouver Never Plays Itself","Every Frame a Painting","explainer","evergreen","film locations",["video essay","vancouver","filmmaking","production design","cities on screen"],[61,134],"HN points to it as a short, funny look at how cities stand in for other places on screen, and at the film industry's local effects.",[4,4,1,2017,2022,1,3,2,0,0],0],["p5_tpq5ejFQ","Dual Photography","mm648230","demo","evergreen","computational photography",["dual photography","light transport","siggraph","projector camera","imaging"],[58,26],"Cited whenever threads discuss recovering hidden images or non-line-of-sight imaging, as a clear demonstration of light transport.",[4,4,1,2013,2020,1,3,6,0,0],0],["pN34FNbOKXc","The Power of belief -- mindset and success | Eduardo Briceno | TEDxManhattanBeach","TEDx Talks","talk","evergreen","growth mindset",["growth mindset","fixed mindset","learning","motivation","tedx"],[91,146,141],"Recommended as a short, clear explanation of growth versus fixed mindset.",[3,4,1,2014,2020,2,3,0,0,0],0],["pqeJFYwnkjE","Debt Metaphor","Ward Cunningham","explainer","evergreen","technical debt",["ward cunningham","technical debt","refactoring","agile","software design"],[5,9],"HN links it as the authoritative correction to common misuse of the term technical debt, straight from its originator.",[3,4,1,2014,2023,1,3,12,0,0],0],["qOP2V_np2c0","RSA ANIMATE: Crises of Capitalism","Royal Society of Arts","explainer","evergreen","critique of capitalism",["david harvey","marxism","economic crises","animated talk","political economy"],[69,81,71],"HN commenters recommend it as a quick animated introduction to Harvey's and Marx's critique of capitalism.",[4,4,1,2011,2015,1,3,4,0,0],0],["skos4B5x7qE","RustLatam 2019 - Without Boats: Zero-Cost Async IO","Rust Programming Language","talk","dated","rust async",["rust","async/await","zero-cost abstractions","futures","language design"],[2,0],"Recommended during the await syntax debates for explaining the constraints that shaped Rust's async design.",[5,4,1,2019,2020,1,4,0,0,0],0],["slDAvewWfrA","Britain peak power demand (from BBC TV series: Britain from Above)","fiddyschmitt","documentary","evergreen","electricity grid demand",["power grid","tv pickup","peak demand","hydroelectric","uk national grid"],[105,135],"HN cites it as the canonical illustration of TV pickup and grid balancing, and as a must-see example of demand spikes.",[4,4,1,2016,2026,1,3,7,0,1],0],["smStEPSRKBs","Atari's Quadrascan Explained","Retro Game Mechanics Explained","explainer","evergreen","atari vector graphics",["quadrascan","vector monitors","atari","tempest","retro hardware"],[124,58,45],"Recommended whenever Atari vector games come up as an excellent, deep technical explanation of how they worked.",[3,4,1,2021,2023,1,3,3,0,0],0],["tk862BbjWx4","Copyright: How It Went Wrong","CGP Grey","explainer","dated","copyright term extension",["copyright","public domain","disney","fair use","law"],[75,80],"HN shares it as a short summary of why copyright length matters and the history of Disney-driven term extensions.",[4,4,1,2012,2017,1,3,4,0,1],0],["tt2AYafET68","Surviving in the Siberian Wilderness for 70 Years (Full Length)","VICE","documentary","evergreen","siberian wilderness survival",["lykov family","siberia","taiga","old believers","isolation"],[135,117,77],"It is linked in threads about the Lykov family as an on-location look at the environment they survived in.",[4,4,1,2014,2023,1,3,5,1,0],0],["uB0gr7Fh6lY","We Hacked Flock Safety Cameras in under 30 Seconds. 🫥","Benn Jordan","commentary","news","flock surveillance camera security",["flock safety","alpr","surveillance","infosec","police technology"],[17,19],"HN recommends it, and Jordan's wider Flock series, as a well-documented look at the poor security of these surveillance cameras.",[4,4,1,2025,2026,1,3,2,0,0],0],["uBh2LxTW0s0","The effects of DBS on the motor symptoms of Parkinson's Disease","Andrew Johnson","demo","evergreen","deep brain stimulation",["deep brain stimulation","parkinson's","tremor","neurostimulation","medical technology"],[96,90],"HN recommends it as a dramatic, moving demonstration of what deep brain stimulation can do for tremors.",[5,3,3,2013,2014,3,2,1,0,0],0],["uHQ4WCU1WQc","The First Video Game","Ahoy","documentary","evergreen","history of video games",["first video game","spacewar","pong","ralph baer","game definition"],[124,125],"HN recommends it as the thorough, well-researched answer to the first video game question.",[4,4,1,2020,2026,1,3,1,0,0],0],["uknEhXyZgsg","Alto System Project: Dan Ingalls demonstrates Smalltalk","Computer History Museum","demo","evergreen","smalltalk and xerox parc",["smalltalk","dan ingalls","xerox alto","live programming","computer history"],[48,47,0],"Recommended as a vivid look at live, interactive programming environments and what Xerox PARC built on very limited hardware.",[3,4,1,2020,2022,1,3,5,0,0],0],["v0YEaeIClKY","e^(iπ) in 3.14 minutes, using dynamics | DE5","3Blue1Brown","explainer","evergreen","euler's identity",["euler's formula","complex numbers","calculus","math visualization","3blue1brown"],[35,33],"HN commenters point to it as a quick, visual way to understand Euler's identity.",[4,4,1,2020,2021,1,3,0,0,0],0],["vJjKwSF9gT8","The Unfortunate Truth About Toyota's Hydrogen V8 Engine","Engineering Explained","explainer","dated","hydrogen combustion engines",["hydrogen","toyota","internal combustion","energy efficiency","vehicles"],[110,104],"HN uses it as the go-to explanation of why hydrogen internal combustion engines do not make sense.",[3,4,1,2022,2024,1,4,4,0,0],0],["vuEQixrBKCc","George Carlin - Euphemisms","poyani","comedy","evergreen","euphemism and language",["george carlin","stand-up","euphemisms","ptsd","language"],[129,145],"HN commenters reach for it whenever a thread involves corporate or political euphemism, using it mostly as a reference.",[4,4,1,2014,2024,1,3,12,0,4],0],["wsaufB5F8dk","Turning Photons Into Food","Apogee Instruments Inc.","lecture","evergreen","indoor crop lighting efficiency",["vertical farming","photosynthesis","led lighting","crop yield","controlled environment agriculture"],[107,104],"Cited in vertical farming debates as a rigorous look at when indoor crops are economically viable.",[3,4,1,2020,2021,1,3,0,0,0],0],["wtV5ev6813I","Germany: Low Crime, Clean Prisons, Lessons for America | Jeff Rosen | TEDxMountainViewHighSchool","TEDx Talks","talk","evergreen","prison systems comparison",["german prisons","criminal justice reform","incarceration","rehabilitation","tedx"],[75,79],"HN recommends it as a comparison of German rehabilitative prisons with American retributive justice, backed by statistics.",[3,4,1,2017,2022,1,3,5,0,0],0],["xMP_AfiNlX4","Building Prototypes Dan Gelbart part 1 of 18 Introduction","Dan Gelbart","course","evergreen","prototyping and manufacturing",["mechanical engineering","machining","prototyping","precision design","hardware"],[113,116,115],"Recommended as a gold-standard free course for anyone learning to build precision mechanical things.",[4,4,1,2015,2022,1,3,0,0,0],0],["xSGx3HSjKDo","Who else benefits from the Dutch cycling infrastructure","BicycleDutch","explainer","evergreen","cycling infrastructure accessibility",["dutch cycling","accessibility","mobility scooters","cycle tracks","urban planning"],[111],"HN cites it to show that cycling infrastructure also serves disabled and mobility-impaired people.",[3,4,1,2021,2026,1,3,10,0,0],0],["xe-f4gokRBs","Mystery of Prince Rupert's Drop at 130,000 fps - Smarter Every Day 86","SmarterEveryDay","demo","evergreen","prince rupert's drops",["tempered glass","high-speed camera","internal stress","materials science","slow motion"],[88,87],"Recommended across Prince Rupert's drop and glass threads for its striking high-speed footage.",[4,4,1,2013,2023,1,3,6,0,0],0],["xixM_cwSLcQ","Runaway Stabilizer!! How to stop MCAS.","Mentour Pilot","explainer","dated","737 MAX MCAS runaway trim",["mcas","boeing 737 max","runaway stabilizer","aviation safety","simulator"],[109],"During the 737 MAX crash coverage, HN commenters linked it as a clear, pilot-led demonstration of what an MCAS runaway looks like and how hard manual trim is to crank.",[7,3,3,2019,2019,4,3,6,0,0],0],["xrIjfIjssLE","Erlang: The Movie","uncertainyesterday","demo","evergreen","erlang",["erlang","concurrency","hot code reloading","fault tolerance","ericsson"],[1,12],"A beloved classic that HN recommends as the quickest way to see why Erlang is special.",[4,4,1,2013,2018,1,3,2,0,2],["uKfKtXYLG78"]],["xzYgiOC9cj4","Milton Friedman - The Real World Effects Of Unions","LibertyPen","lecture","evergreen","labor unions economics",["milton friedman","unions","wages","labor economics","incentives"],[71,70],"HN commenters share it in union threads as a concise statement of the free-market economist's case against unions.",[4,4,1,2017,2021,1,3,2,0,0],0],["zAFcV7zuUDA","How to tie your shoes | Terry Moore","TED","tutorial","evergreen","tying shoelaces",["shoelace knot","square knot","ted","life hack"],[117,149],"Recommended as a tiny, useful life hack many commenters adopted for good.",[4,4,1,2015,2026,1,3,1,0,0],0],["zUyH3XhpLTo","How to Understand What Black Holes Look Like","Veritasium","explainer","evergreen","black hole imaging",["black holes","gravitational lensing","accretion disk","event horizon telescope","m87"],[84,82],"Recommended for correctly predicting the features of the real black hole image and clearly explaining the lensing physics behind it.",[8,4,1,2019,2021,1,7,2,0,0],0],["zi0rHwfiX1Q","John Hughes - Testing the Hard Stuff and Staying Sane","ClojureTV","talk","evergreen","property-based testing",["quickcheck","property-based testing","generative testing","can bus","john hughes"],[8,1],"Recommended as the best introduction to property-based testing and cited for its examples of bugs found in the CAN standard.",[4,4,1,2016,2026,1,3,2,0,0],0],["zyVTxGpEO30","Practical Creativity","GDC Festival of Gaming","talk","evergreen","creativity for game designers",["raph koster","creativity","game design","gdc","design process"],[121,146],"Recommended even to people outside game development as a useful, practical perspective on how creativity works.",[3,4,1,2018,2026,1,3,1,0,0],0],["-I_jE0l7sYQ","Joe Armstrong - Keynote: The Forgotten Ideas in Computer Science - Code BEAM SF 2018","Code Sync","talk","evergreen","history of computing ideas",["joe armstrong","erlang","forgotten ideas","programming history","keynote"],[47,1,52],"HN people recommend it as a reading list of historical CS ideas worth knowing, and as a favorite among Armstrong's talks, especially after his death.",[4,4,0,2018,2022,0,4,3,0,0],0],["-Ln-8QM8KhQ","How is this Website so fast!?","Wes Bos","explainer","evergreen","web performance",["page speed","prefetching","caching","service workers","mcmaster-carr","frontend"],[4,6],"HN points to it as the clearest frontend explanation of why McMaster-Carr feels so snappy, often contrasted with slow modern UIs.",[4,4,0,2024,2025,0,4,1,0,0],0],["-f-CFQxaUY4","Dr. Bill Harris on the Omega-3 Index: Increasing Omega-3 to Promote Longevity & Transform Health","FoundMyFitness","interview","dated","omega-3 and health",["omega-3 index","fish oil","epa and dha","supplement dosing","longevity"],[97,98],"HN commenters point to it as a researcher-led answer on omega-3 dosing, with the takeaway that most people take too little.",[4,4,0,2022,2022,0,4,1,0,0],0],["-suTmUX4Vbk","Equipment Review: Best Carbon-Steel Skillets (Can This One Pan Do It All?) & Our Testing Winner","America's Test Kitchen","explainer","dated","carbon steel cookware",["carbon steel","skillet","equipment review","seasoning","cooking"],[118],"HN people link it as a solid explainer and review of carbon steel pans, and for seasoning guidance.",[4,4,0,2015,2023,0,4,0,0,0],0],["06e-PwhmSq8","Prof. Thomas Seyfried - 'Cancer as a Metabolic Disease: Implications for Novel Therapies'","Low Carb Down Under","lecture","dated","cancer metabolism",["warburg effect","mitochondria","cancer","metabolic therapy","seyfried"],[96,95,97],"HN people recommend it for its interesting, if contested, theory of cancer's root cause, noting the content matters more than the delivery.",[1,4,0,2021,2022,0,5,7,0,0],0],["0MeRN7LE1LQ","The Ranks of Global Billionaires: Not All Billionaires Are Made Equal","Economics Explained","explainer","dated","billionaire wealth",["net worth","stock wealth","economics","diversification","oligarchs"],[71,68],"HN recommends it to explain why comparing billionaire net worth by share price is misleading.",[4,4,0,2020,2022,0,4,0,0,0],0],["0UjpmT5noto","Municipal Violations: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO)","LastWeekTonight","commentary","evergreen","municipal fines and poverty",["john oliver","debtors prison","private probation","ferguson","court fees"],[75,71,80],"HN commenters point to it as a clear account of how minor infractions punish the poor.",[5,4,0,2015,2020,0,5,5,0,0],0],["0VyH1laOd2M","Breakthrough with Healing Chronic Pain | Howard Schubiner | Talks at Google","Talks at Google","talk","evergreen","chronic pain neuroscience",["chronic pain","mind-body","psychosomatic","rsi","howard schubiner"],[90,96,92],"Recommended to people with chronic pain, fatigue or RSI as a rigorous but balanced case that pain does not always mean injury.",[3,3,2,2019,2025,2,1,0,0,0],0],["0g9BcZvQbXU","Consistent Technical Documents Using Emacs and Org Mode","spudlyo","demo","evergreen","emacs org mode documentation",["emacs","org mode","org babel","literate programming","technical writing"],[8,9],"HN commenters recommend it as a practical illustration of what Org mode and literate programming can do for documentation.",[2,4,0,2020,2025,0,4,1,0,0],0],["1H3xQaf7BFI","THE NVIDIA AI GPU BLACK MARKET | Investigating Smuggling, Corruption, & Governments","Gamers Nexus","documentary","news","nvidia gpu smuggling",["nvidia","export controls","gpu smuggling","china","investigative journalism"],[74,39,80],"HN recommends it as real on-the-ground reporting on how banned GPUs get into China despite export controls.",[4,4,0,2025,2026,0,4,2,0,0],0],["1Y1ya-yF35g","Nuclear Weapons: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO)","LastWeekTonight","commentary","dated","nuclear weapons safety",["nuclear weapons","john oliver","arsenal safety","weapons accidents","disarmament"],[78,80],"HN recommends it as a funny but sobering overview of nuclear weapons safety failures.",[4,4,0,2014,2026,0,4,4,0,0],0],["1rZ-JorHJEY","Hacking with Andrew and Brad: tip.golang.org","The Go Programming Language","demo","evergreen","live coding in go",["golang","pair programming","live coding","web services","brad fitzpatrick"],[2,9],"HN people point to it as a rare chance to watch skilled developers write real code live, pair programming and explaining as they go.",[4,4,0,2019,2024,0,4,0,0,0],0],["1wAaI_6b9JE","Four Dimensional Maths: Things to See and Hear in the Fourth Dimension - with Matt Parker","The Royal Institution","talk","evergreen","four-dimensional geometry",["matt parker","4d cube","topology","mobius strip","recreational math"],[35,33],"Recommended as an enjoyable, accessible talk for building intuition about higher dimensions.",[3,3,2,2017,2022,2,1,0,0,0],0],["24R8JObNNQ4","From the DMZ Into the Hermit Kingdom - Inside North Korea (Part 1/3)","VICE","documentary","dated","north korea",["vice","shane smith","dmz","north korea","travel documentary","kim jong il"],[74,80],"HN commenters recommend it as a rare, eye-opening look inside North Korea, though one notes such tours are staged.",[3,3,2,2018,2023,2,1,1,1,0],0],["2IT2oAzTcvU","Nina Kollars - Confessions of an Nespresso Money Mule - DEF CON 27 Conference","DEFCONConference","talk","evergreen","reshipping fraud",["money mule","stolen cards","ebay","nespresso","def con","scams"],[19,17],"HN points to it as an entertaining and informative explanation of the economics of reshipping and stolen-card resale scams.",[4,4,0,2020,2025,0,4,3,0,0],0],["2LyzBoHo5EI","Why the world population won’t exceed 11 billion | Hans Rosling | TGS.ORG","THINK Global School","lecture","dated","world population",["hans rosling","demographics","population growth","child mortality","gapminder"],[28,79],"Offered as an approachable, data-driven rebuttal to Malthusian overpopulation fears.",[4,4,0,2017,2021,0,4,4,0,0],0],["2QrX5jsiico","FailCon 2011 - Uber Case Study","BAMM.TV","talk","evergreen","startup failure",["travis kalanick","uber","startups","failure","entrepreneurship"],[64,53],"HN commenters recommend it for insight into Kalanick's background and how his past failures shaped his mindset at Uber.",[3,3,2,2012,2017,2,1,0,0,0],0],["39iKLwlUqBo","Steve Jobs on privacy, Steve Jobs at the D8 Conference (Video)","iwasjojo","interview","evergreen","privacy and consent",["steve jobs","apple","privacy","d8 conference","user consent"],[19,52],"HN reaches for it constantly as evidence of Apple's long-standing privacy stance and as a yardstick for judging Apple, Facebook and others.",[4,4,0,2017,2022,0,4,15,1,0],0],["3BR8tK-LuB0","Fantastic Quaternions - Numberphile","Numberphile","explainer","evergreen","quaternions",["quaternions","complex numbers","hamilton","3d rotation","numberphile"],[35,33],"HN recommends it as the simplest, most approachable introduction to quaternions, useful for people working in games and robotics.",[3,3,2,2016,2018,2,1,0,0,0],0],["3GObi93tjZI","DjangoCon 2022 | From React to htmx on a real-world SaaS product: we did it, and it's awesome!","DjangoCon Europe","talk","dated","react to htmx migration",["htmx","django","react","web development","html over the wire"],[4,3],"HN commenters point to it as a real-world case study of moving from React to htmx, especially in threads on boring web development and HTML over the wire.",[4,4,0,2022,2023,0,4,4,0,0],0],["3ka4KY7TMTU","Self and Self: Whys and Wherefores","Stanford","talk","evergreen","self programming language",["david ungar","self language","prototype-based oo","language implementation","programming history"],[0,7],"HN points to it as the best account of what Self made possible and what its team went on to do.",[3,3,2,2010,2022,2,1,2,0,0],0],["3lXv3Tt4x20","A London Accent from the 14th to the 21st Centuries","Simon Roper","explainer","evergreen","historical english pronunciation",["london accent","historical linguistics","middle english","phonology","simon roper"],[145],"HN recommends it as a captivating, accessible tour of how English pronunciation changed, including the rise and fall of the rhotic r.",[3,3,2,2023,2024,2,1,1,0,0],0],["3uiEyEKji0M","Halide Talk","Andrew Adams","talk","evergreen","halide image processing language",["halide","scheduling","performance optimization","locality","vectorization"],[7,6,58],"Recommended as the clearest explanation of Halide's ideas and of scheduling for performance.",[5,4,0,2014,2021,0,5,2,0,0],0],["41VJudBdYXY","Vienna's Radical Idea? Affordable Housing For All","Bloomberg Originals","documentary","dated","social housing",["vienna","affordable housing","public housing","rents","urban policy"],[111,71,80],"HN points to it in housing-cost threads as the standard example of government-built housing keeping rents down.",[3,4,0,2022,2023,0,4,7,0,0],0],["449j7oKQVkc","Ron Pressler - Pull Push: Please stop polluting our imperative languages with pure concepts-Curry On","Curry On!","talk","evergreen","imperative vs functional programming",["monads","async await","virtual threads","blocking code","language design"],[0,1,5],"Recommended as the case for blocking code and virtual threads over monads and async/await.",[3,4,0,2015,2024,0,4,0,0,0],0],["4RSht_aV7AU","Keynote: Begin...End?","David Beazley","talk","evergreen","history of scientific python",["python","los alamos","connection machine","scientific computing","history"],[3,47,27],"Cited in threads about Python's rise as a first-hand, entertaining account of why it won in scientific computing.",[3,4,0,2021,2024,0,4,1,0,0],0],["4hZxo96x48A","Music Software & Interface Design: MuseScore","Tantacrul","commentary","dated","ui design critique",["musescore","ux design","music notation","sibelius","interface review"],[55,132],"Cited as a funny, informative teardown of bad interface design, and for the story that MuseScore hired him as head of design afterward.",[4,4,0,2019,2022,0,4,7,0,0],0],["4oAB83Z1ydE","Think Different","英倫米高 Michael in England","other","evergreen","apple advertising",["think different","apple","advertising","steve jobs","branding"],[53,65],"Shared as an emotionally powerful example of great advertising, especially after Steve Jobs died.",[3,3,2,2011,2012,2,1,2,0,0],0],["5HbYScltf1c","Louis C.K. Hates Cell Phones | CONAN on TBS","Team Coco","comedy","evergreen","smartphones and attention",["smartphones","boredom","parenting","stand-up","loneliness"],[129,147],"Commenters bring it up in threads on phones, boredom, attention and children's screen use as a funny but resonant take.",[5,4,0,2014,2021,0,5,5,0,1],0],["5Tek9h3a5wQ","James Baldwin vs William F Buckley: A legendary debate from 1965","Aeon Video","talk","evergreen","race and american history debate",["james baldwin","william buckley","debate","civil rights","rhetoric"],[79,77,76],"Held up as a classic debate with a clear winner and Baldwin's powerful oratory, still relevant today.",[3,3,2,2020,2021,2,1,2,0,0],0],["5zkC9IMQmYA","High Altitude Leadership | Chris Warner | Talks at Google","Talks at Google","talk","evergreen","mountaineering leadership",["k2","leadership","mountaineering","risk","everest"],[66,138],"Strongly recommended as a gripping hour on K2 and on leadership and summit fever in extreme conditions.",[3,3,2,2010,2014,3,1,1,0,0],0],["6AeWu1fZ7bY","Benno Rice: The Tragedy of systemd -- BSDCan 2018","BSDCan","talk","evergreen","systemd and init systems",["systemd","bsd","init scripts","unix history","linux distributions"],[13,14],"HN recommends it as a balanced, eloquent take on the systemd debate that even skeptics find persuasive.",[4,4,0,2018,2019,0,4,1,0,0],0],["6BhV-o77RqQ","Mosquito trap DIY 8,000 mosquito kill reduce ZIKA DENGUE MALARIA MaxxAir Fan CO2","GREENPOWERSCIENCE","demo","evergreen","mosquito control",["mosquito trap","diy","fan trap","co2 attractant","pest control"],[117,99,96],"HN commenters point people to it as a cheap, simple, effective way to kill mosquitoes, and some report trying it successfully.",[4,4,0,2018,2025,0,4,1,0,0],0],["7CgXvIuZR40","TasBlock at AGDQ 2017: TASBot","TASVideosChannel","demo","evergreen","tool-assisted speedruns",["tasbot","gdq","arbitrary code execution","snes","console hacking"],[126],"HN commenters rate it a great GDQ watch and point to its feats, such as streaming video and Skype through controller ports, as inspiring hacks.",[3,3,2,2019,2025,2,1,2,0,0],0],["7HKbjYqqPPQ","2017 ACM PPoPP Keynote: It's Time for a New Old Language","Guy Steele","talk","evergreen","programming language notation",["metanotation","bnf","inference rules","guy steele","pl theory"],[0,36,52],"HN recommends it as an excellent talk on notation problems, useful when reading papers or designing a new metalanguage.",[3,4,0,2018,2023,0,4,0,0,0],0],["7OpM_zKGE4o","The Problem with Solar Energy in Africa","Real Engineering","explainer","evergreen","solar energy transmission",["solar power","sahara","power transmission","renewables","europe energy"],[104,105],"Linked whenever commenters ask whether Sahara solar could power Europe, as a clear explanation of why it is impractical.",[4,4,0,2021,2024,0,4,6,0,0],0],["816VLQNdPMM","Why Adults Can't Develop Perfect Pitch","Rick Beato","explainer","evergreen","perfect pitch",["absolute pitch","ear training","music cognition","critical period","rick beato"],[90,132],"HN points to it as the standard explanation of why perfect pitch is a childhood window, in threads about absolute pitch training.",[4,3,2,2017,2023,2,2,6,0,0],0],["85ZCTuekjGA","Building a 6800 CPU on an FPGA with nMigen (part 1)","Robert Baruch","tutorial","dated","fpga cpu design",["fpga","nmigen","6800","hdl","formal verification"],[39,40,42],"HN recommends the series as a practical introduction to nMigen and formal verification for CPU design.",[3,4,0,2020,2021,0,4,0,0,0],0],["86Krv3gE-c4","Giant Robot Project, Part 1","Jaimie Stuff","other","evergreen","diy giant robot building",["giant robot","walking vehicle","maker","mechanical engineering","diy"],[116,24,113],"HN commenters point to it as the start of a gripping, wonder-inducing build saga by a prolific maker of ambitious mechanical projects.",[3,3,2,2011,2020,2,1,0,0,0],0],["8ORLN_KwAgs","How the Quantum Eraser Rewrites the Past | Space Time | PBS Digital Studios","PBS Space Time","explainer","evergreen","quantum eraser experiment",["double slit","delayed choice","causality","quantum mechanics","pbs space time"],[83],"HN recommends it as a quick introduction to the quantum eraser and delayed choice weirdness, though one commenter notes later corrections to its framing.",[4,4,0,2017,2020,0,4,3,1,0],0],["9-IWMbJXoLM","\"What UNIX Cost Us\" - Benno Rice (LCA 2020)","linux.conf.au","talk","evergreen","unix design history",["unix","file descriptors","operating systems","freebsd","everything is a file"],[13,14],"Recommended as an insightful and entertaining critique of UNIX design choices such as file descriptors and 'everything is a file'.",[3,3,2,2023,2025,2,1,3,0,0],0],["90NsjKvz9Ns","Mark DiMarco: User Interface Algorithms [JSConf2014]","JSConf","talk","evergreen","user interface algorithms",["ui algorithms","dropdown menus","mouse interaction","javascript","front-end"],[4,55,30],"HN links it whenever menu hover problems or nearest-to-pointer selection come up, and as proof algorithms matter in front-end work.",[4,4,0,2014,2015,0,4,2,0,0],0],["99dKzubvpKE","Refterm v2 - Resource usage, binary splat, glyph sizing, and more","Molly Rocket","demo","dated","terminal rendering performance",["refterm","gpu rendering","windows terminal","unicode","software performance"],[6,58,57],"HN points to it as proof that a small, straightforward renderer can beat Windows Terminal on speed and memory, whenever software slowness comes up.",[3,4,0,2021,2022,0,5,5,0,0],0],["9F9ahZQ7oP0","RetroAhoy: The Secret of Monkey Island","Ahoy","documentary","evergreen","monkey island game history",["monkey island","lucasarts","adventure games","retro gaming","game development history"],[124,125],"Recommended as a well-made documentary-style history that gives context around the game and inspires replays.",[3,3,2,2020,2022,2,1,1,0,0],0],["9LfmrkyP81M","RailsConf 2014 - Keynote: Writing Software by David Heinemeier Hansson","Confreaks","talk","evergreen","programming as writing",["dhh","software craft","ruby on rails","code clarity","railsconf"],[9,3],"HN points to it in discussions of programming as a creative craft and of how to write clear software.",[3,4,0,2014,2021,0,4,2,0,0],0],["9W74aeuqsiU","PFAS: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO)","LastWeekTonight","commentary","dated","pfas chemicals",["pfas","forever chemicals","john oliver","regulation","environment"],[107,80,86],"HN points to it as a well-researched, accessible overview of PFAS in PFAS-related threads.",[4,4,0,2021,2025,0,4,2,0,0],0],["9crggox5rbc","Entanglement and Complexity: Gravity and Quantum Mechanics","Stanford Institute for Theoretical Physics","lecture","evergreen","quantum gravity and entanglement",["susskind","black holes","wormholes","quantum information","complexity"],[83,84,142],"Commenters recommend it as a clear, characteristically engaging Susskind lecture for people trying to grasp the entanglement and gravity connection.",[4,4,0,2015,2023,0,4,1,0,0],0],["AGCmPLWZKd8","36C3 - BahnMining - Pünktlichkeit ist eine Zier - english translation","media.ccc.de","talk","dated","german railway punctuality",["deutsche bahn","data analysis","chaos communication congress","trains","scraping"],[27,111,49],"HN brings it up in any thread about German or European rail as a data-driven, entertaining analysis of why trains are late.",[3,3,2,2020,2023,2,1,3,0,0],0],["ARYP83yNAWk","De-fragmenting C++: Making Exceptions and RTTI More Affordable and Usable - Herb Sutter CppCon 2019","CppCon","talk","dated","c++ exceptions",["c++","exceptions","rtti","herb sutter","error handling","zero-overhead"],[2,0],"Pointed to whenever C++ exception overhead, bans on exceptions or error-handling alternatives come up.",[3,4,0,2020,2025,0,4,5,0,0],0],["AZR0UKxNPh8","Energy From Thorium: A Nuclear Waste Burning Liquid Salt Thorium Reactor","Google TechTalks","talk","dated","thorium molten salt reactors",["thorium","lftr","nuclear energy","molten salt","kirk sorensen"],[103,104],"HN used it as the go-to introduction to LFTR and thorium reactor technology in energy threads.",[3,4,0,2009,2011,0,4,1,0,0],0],["Ac7G7xOG2Ag","\"Turbo Encabulator\" the Original","Dave Rondot","comedy","evergreen","technical jargon parody",["turbo encabulator","parody","technobabble","bud haggert","engineering humor"],[130,113],"Used as the canonical reference for the jargon-parody trope, and as a joke whenever technobabble appears.",[4,4,0,2019,2025,0,4,3,0,11],0],["Av0PQDVTP4A","Literate Programming in the Large","Next Day Video","talk","evergreen","literate programming",["literate programming","axiom","common lisp","documentation","legacy code"],[9,1],"HN recommends it in literate programming threads as a rare look at applying the idea to a huge, complex codebase, though some find it meandering.",[3,4,0,2014,2017,0,5,3,0,0],0],["B2482h_TNwg","The $200M Machine that Prints Microchips: The EUV Photolithography System","Branch Education","explainer","evergreen","semiconductor lithography",["euv","asml","chip manufacturing","photolithography","microchips"],[40,114],"HN sends people here as the most straightforward and detailed starting point for understanding EUV lithography.",[3,3,2,2025,2026,2,1,1,0,0],0],["B8Y146v8HxE","Clockmaking - How To Make A Clock In The Home Machine Shop - Part 1 - Making The Clock Frames","Clickspring","tutorial","evergreen","clockmaking and machining",["clickspring","skeleton clock","home machine shop","machining","horology"],[115,113],"Recommended as an absorbing masterpiece of craftsmanship, often raised in threads about watches and clockmaking.",[3,3,2,2017,2024,2,1,0,0,0],0],["BEG-ly9tQGk","Lars Andersen: A new level of archery","larsandersen23","demo","evergreen","historical archery",["archery","lars andersen","forgotten skills","speed shooting","history"],[138,139],"Recommended as an entertaining example of rediscovered lost skills, though some commenters note it is contested.",[4,4,0,2015,2022,0,4,3,0,0],0],["ByNs9TG30E8","Om Next - David Nolen","ClojureTV","talk","dated","clojurescript ui architecture",["om next","clojurescript","relay","datomic","immutable data","react"],[1,4,5],"HN commenters recommend it as the lead ClojureScript developer's own account of Om's evolution, one-way data flow and single-state design.",[3,3,2,2015,2015,2,1,1,0,0],0],["CBYhVcO4WgI","Lecture 1 - How to Start a Startup (Sam Altman, Dustin Moskovitz)","YC Root Access","lecture","evergreen","starting a startup",["y combinator","sam altman","dustin moskovitz","startup ideas","entrepreneurship"],[64,142],"HN commenters recommend the series as timeless startup advice from strong speakers, and cite specific points from Altman and Moskovitz.",[3,3,2,2016,2023,2,1,6,0,0],0],["D6EPuUdIC1E","Doctor Dissects the Wim Hof Method - Cold Hard Science Analysis","Medlife Crisis","explainer","evergreen","wim hof method",["wim hof","breathing","cold exposure","medical skepticism","cardiology"],[98,96,148],"HN points people to it as a nuanced, medically informed take whenever Wim Hof breathing or cold plunges come up.",[3,4,0,2020,2022,0,5,4,0,0],0],["DFFVSvAr7Wc","Geoffrey West on COMPLEXITY","FQxI","talk","evergreen","scaling laws and complexity",["geoffrey west","scaling laws","cities","metabolism","complex systems"],[82,111,95],"HN commenters recommend it as an accessible introduction to scaling laws and to why cities keep growing while companies and organisms eventually die.",[3,4,0,2014,2017,0,5,3,0,0],0],["DShDaJXK5qo","War - Part Two: Anybody's Son Will Do (1 of 6)","Ingsoc75","documentary","evergreen","military basic training",["war","gwynne dyer","basic training","military psychology","pbs"],[78,91,135],"Recommended as a classic documentary on military training and the psychology of going to war.",[3,3,2,2013,2017,2,1,0,0,0],0],["DXvAlwMAxiA","How a transistor works","Ben Eater","explainer","evergreen","transistors",["transistor","bjt","npn","electronics","ben eater"],[41,40],"HN commenters prefer it over other transistor explanations as an enlightening starting point that leads into building logic gates and a CPU.",[4,4,0,2020,2023,0,4,0,0,0],0],["DoeNbZlxfUM","DEF CON 18 - Moxie Marlinspike - Changing Threats To Privacy: From TIA to Google","DEFCONConference","talk","evergreen","digital privacy",["moxie marlinspike","surveillance","defcon","tracking","privacy policy"],[19,17],"Strongly recommended as a formative talk on privacy, especially for its argument that voting with your feet fails as a privacy strategy.",[3,3,2,2017,2022,2,1,0,0,0],0],["E0W1ZZYIV8o","A reality check on renewables - David MacKay","TED-Ed","talk","evergreen","renewable energy limits",["david mackay","renewables","energy density","land use","sustainable energy"],[104,102],"Cited in energy debates for its back-of-envelope scale of the transition and the land and storage limits of wind and solar.",[3,4,0,2018,2020,0,4,4,0,0],0],["EUXnJraKM3k","Microsoft Re-Designs the iPod Packaging","Brant Walsh","comedy","evergreen","product packaging parody",["microsoft","ipod","branding","design parody","marketing"],[130,56,57],"HN commenters bring it up whenever Microsoft product naming, branding or marketing is confusing, pointing to it as a long-running self-aware critique.",[4,4,0,2013,2026,0,4,11,2,3],0],["Ecy1FBdCRbQ","[1299] Unpickable Locks From Stuff Made Here","LockPickingLawyer","demo","evergreen","lock security",["lock picking","unpickable lock","bypass","stuff made here","mechanical security"],[113,17,139],"HN points to it in lock-security threads as a good example of engineering meeting real-world exploitation, where flaws unrelated to the headline mechanism get found.",[5,3,2,2021,2022,2,3,2,0,1],0],["Eghl19elKk8","Timothy Snyder Speaks, ep. 14: Politics of Eternity, Politics of Inevitability","Timothy Snyder","lecture","evergreen","politics of time",["timothy snyder","inevitability","eternity","history","authoritarianism"],[77,73],"Recommended as a short, clear introduction to these two concepts for making sense of current politics.",[2,3,2,2020,2025,2,1,2,0,0],0],["FBaVwwuErmU","Look Around You: Season 1 Pilot - Calcium","DocShadow660","comedy","evergreen","british parody comedy",["look around you","parody","educational films","british tv","deadpan"],[130,129],"HN commenters recommend it as a surreal, perfectly observed parody of old educational films, and quote it in jokes.",[3,3,2,2016,2023,2,1,2,0,2],0],["FTKP0Y9MVus","CD / Color","Captain Disillusion","explainer","evergreen","color theory in video",["color perception","video","displays","captain disillusion","visual effects"],[60,45],"Commenters recommend it as a dense but entertaining primer on color theory and color in video systems.",[3,3,2,2020,2021,2,1,1,0,0],0],["G-WO-z-QuWI","How To Terraform Venus (Quickly)","Kurzgesagt – In a Nutshell","explainer","evergreen","terraforming venus",["venus","terraforming","space colonization","kurzgesagt","planetary science"],[85,84],"Offered as a readable explainer whenever Venus terraforming or alternatives to Mars colonization come up.",[4,4,0,2021,2026,0,4,5,0,0],0],["G0ZZJXw4MTA","Leading Questions - Yes Prime Minister","LimeXd","comedy","evergreen","leading questions in surveys",["yes prime minister","polling","survey bias","satire","bbc"],[130,133,27],"HN commenters bring it up whenever a poll or survey result looks suspect, as the classic illustration of biased question framing.",[4,4,0,2020,2024,0,4,14,0,2],0],["GtQdIYUtAHg","Bytebeat: Experimental music from very short C programs","Ville-Matias Heikkilä (viznut)","demo","evergreen","bytebeat generative music",["bytebeat","viznut","demoscene","algorithmic music","c programming"],[50,132,59],"HN calls it the video that started the one-line-code music trend and recommends exploring the demoscene author's channel.",[4,4,0,2014,2023,0,4,2,0,0],0],["H6ZFzEW7_Q4","Homeless man talks openly about being addicted to heroin. We have an opioid crisis in America.","Invisible People","interview","evergreen","heroin addiction and homelessness",["addiction","heroin","homelessness","opioids","firsthand account"],[79,92],"HN commenters point to it in threads on homelessness and drug policy as a short, honest firsthand account from an articulate addict.",[3,3,2,2021,2021,2,1,1,0,0],0],["HMBl0ttu-Ow","Social Physics: How Good Ideas Spread | Sandy Pentland | Talks at Google","Talks at Google","talk","evergreen","social physics",["social physics","idea flow","collective intelligence","cities","big data"],[91,27,149],"HN commenters recommend it for the finding that idea exchange and connectivity drive productivity and wealth, which they apply to cities, offices and online communities.",[3,3,2,2015,2019,2,2,2,0,0],0],["HPqGaIMVuLs","Surface-Stable Fractal Dithering Explained","runevision","explainer","evergreen","surface-stable dithering",["dithering","shaders","computer graphics","obra dinn","fractals"],[58,59,122],"HN recommends it as the original explainer for a clever dithering technique and the go-to video in dithering threads.",[3,4,0,2025,2026,0,5,3,0,0],0],["HSxSgbNQi-g","Small Planes Over Big Oceans (ETOPS Explained)","Wendover Productions","explainer","evergreen","aviation economics",["etops","twinjets","boeing 787","airbus a380","airline economics"],[109,72],"HN recommends it whenever threads touch twin-engine ocean flights, diversions, or why the 747 and A380 are being retired.",[4,3,2,2017,2020,2,2,2,0,0],0],["HfNIiitVFtc","Keynote: Embedded Ethics by Patricia Aas","EuroBSDCon","talk","evergreen","software engineering ethics",["ethics","privacy","tech workers","keynote","security"],[9,19],"HN commenters strongly recommend it as a thoughtful talk on tech worker ethics that has not aged.",[3,3,2,2019,2020,3,1,0,0,0],0],["HlUe0TUHOIc","DEF CON 23 - Chris Domas - Repsych: Psychological Warfare in Reverse Engineering","DEFCONConference","talk","evergreen","reverse engineering",["chris domas","defcon","obfuscation","anti-reverse-engineering","assembly"],[17],"Recommended as an entertaining and well-explained talk on anti-reverse-engineering tricks.",[4,3,2,2016,2026,2,2,3,0,0],0],["Hzb37RyagCQ","36C3 - Open Source is Insufficient to Solve Trust Problems in Hardware","media.ccc.de","talk","evergreen","hardware trust and supply chain security",["hardware security","supply chain","fpga","open hardware","betrusted","toctou"],[17,40,49],"HN commenters point to it whenever the question is how far hardware can be trusted, including FPGAs, supply chain attacks and firmware TPMs.",[2,3,2,2020,2023,2,1,1,0,0],0],["IRVdiHu1VCc","Learning from dirty jobs | Mike Rowe","TED","talk","evergreen","value of hard work",["mike rowe","dirty jobs","careers","trades","follow your passion"],[71,146,149],"It comes up in threads on career choice, trades, handiness and the 'follow your passion' advice.",[4,4,0,2012,2015,0,4,2,0,0],0],["IUDTlvagjJA","Virtual Barber Shop (Audio...use headphones, close ur eyes)","LovelyVirus","demo","evergreen","binaural audio",["3d audio","headphones","hrtf","spatial audio","qsound"],[45,139],"It is the classic demo HN people point to for showing positional 3D audio working on ordinary headphones.",[4,4,0,2014,2021,0,4,9,0,0],0],["Ilg3gGewQ5U","Backpropagation, intuitively | Deep Learning Chapter 3","3Blue1Brown","explainer","evergreen","backpropagation",["neural networks","backpropagation","deep learning","gradient descent","visual math"],[21],"Recommended as the most accessible introduction to backprop for people who struggle with the pure math.",[4,3,2,2017,2021,2,2,1,0,0],0],["J44svaQc5WY","Why Hershey bars taste like vomit (and I love them)","Adam Ragusea","explainer","evergreen","food science",["hershey","chocolate","butyric acid","cadbury","taste","adam ragusea"],[118,86],"HN recommends it as a fascinating explanation of how taste is cultural and why American chocolate tastes distinctive.",[3,3,2,2021,2023,2,1,1,0,0],0],["JRuNA2eK7w0","Is AI Safety a Pascal's Mugging?","Robert Miles AI Safety","explainer","evergreen","ai safety",["pascal's mugging","ai risk","robert miles","decision theory","existential risk"],[23,34],"HN points to it as a reasoned rebuttal to the claim that AI risk is just Pascal's wager.",[3,4,0,2019,2026,0,4,0,0,0],0],["Jd3-eiid-Uw","Head Tracking for Desktop VR Displays using the WiiRemote","Johnny Lee","demo","evergreen","head-tracked 3d display",["wiimote","head tracking","motion parallax","vr","johnny lee"],[62,42,48],"It is the classic reference for head-tracked parallax displays, cited whenever new 3D or holographic display tech appears.",[3,3,2,2010,2021,2,1,16,0,1],0],["JrMiSQAGOS4","Why is Ukraine the West's Fault? Featuring John Mearsheimer","The University of Chicago","lecture","dated","ukraine crisis realism",["mearsheimer","ukraine","nato expansion","realpolitik","russia"],[74,142],"During 2022 HN threads, commenters shared it as the realist counter-perspective to understand the Russian position, though others dispute his record.",[9,4,0,2022,2024,0,9,10,1,0],0],["JtKAScORevQ","How our voting system (and IRV) betrays your favourite candidate","The Center for Election Science","explainer","evergreen","voting systems",["instant-runoff voting","ranked choice","favorite betrayal","spoiler effect","approval voting"],[73,34],"The standard link in ranked-choice voting threads to show IRV does not eliminate the spoiler effect.",[5,4,0,2014,2021,0,5,14,0,0],0],["KBcxuM-qXec","The Moon's Orbit is WEIRD","minutephysics","explainer","evergreen","moon orbit",["orbital mechanics","moon","earth","solar system","gravity"],[84,85,88],"HN links it whenever the Moon's orbit comes up, as a concise explanation of why the Moon always curves toward the Sun.",[4,4,0,2024,2026,0,4,0,0,0],0],["KFNxJVTJleE","How Gamers Killed Ultima Online's Virtual Ecology | War Stories | Ars Technica","Ars Technica","interview","evergreen","mmo game design",["ultima online","richard garriott","virtual ecology","player behavior","game history"],[121,125,124],"HN uses it as a canonical anecdote that designers badly predicted player behavior, and in threads about UO and sharding.",[3,4,0,2018,2026,0,4,5,0,0],0],["KSWqx8goqSY","DEFCON 17: That Awesome Time I Was Sued For Two Billion Dollars","Christiaan008","talk","evergreen","legal threats and scams",["jason scott","defcon","lawsuit","textfiles","internet history"],[49,75,51],"HN commenters recommend it as a great, hilarious talk about legal threats and cease and desist letters.",[3,3,2,2015,2026,2,1,1,1,0],0],["K_q-xnYRugQ","Perhaps the weakest link in the US electrical system","Technology Connections","explainer","evergreen","us electrical system safety",["extension cords","power strips","electrical safety","plugs","amp ratings"],[105,117],"HN points to it as a clear explanation of why under-rated extension cords and daisy-chained power strips are dangerous.",[4,4,0,2021,2024,0,4,2,0,0],0],["KaOC9danxNo","Space Oddity","Rare Earth","music","evergreen","space oddity cover from the iss",["chris hadfield","david bowie","international space station","music video","astronaut"],[131,85],"Commenters recommend it for the sense of wonder and chills it gives, and bring it up in threads about Bowie, space and astronauts.",[3,3,2,2016,2018,2,1,6,0,0],0],["KqFNbCcyFkk","The Fall of The Simpsons: How it Happened","Super Eyepatch Wolf","commentary","evergreen","decline of the simpsons",["the simpsons","tv writing","comedy","zombie simpsons","media analysis"],[134,129],"HN treats it as the definitive explanation of the Simpsons decline, recommended in every thread asking when the golden age ended.",[9,3,2,2017,2026,3,6,1,1,0],0],["L-x8DYTOv7w","YouTubers have to declare ads. Why doesn't anyone else?","Tom Scott","explainer","dated","advertising disclosure rules",["product placement","influencer regulation","sponsorship","tom scott","ftc"],[75,65,80],"HN cites it as a clear explainer on sponsorship and ad disclosure rules and their inconsistency across media.",[6,4,0,2021,2024,0,6,3,0,1],0],["LWGJA9i18Co","OK Go - Upside Down & Inside Out","OKGoVEVO","music","evergreen","zero-gravity music video",["ok go","parabolic flight","zero gravity","music video"],[131,88],"Commenters recommend it as a creative music video shot entirely in zero gravity, citing it in threads about parabolic flights and space.",[3,3,2,2018,2026,2,1,0,0,0],0],["M4AhABManTw","RAT POISON AND BRANDY: THE 1904 ST. LOUIS OLYMPIC MARATHON.","Jon Bois","commentary","evergreen","sports history",["jon bois","olympics","marathon","storytelling","1904"],[135,138],"HN commenters recommend it as a funny, well-told retelling of one of the strangest sporting events ever.",[3,3,2,2019,2024,2,1,0,0,0],0],["MFzDaBzBlL0","The Backwards Brain Bicycle - Smarter Every Day 133","SmarterEveryDay","demo","evergreen","learning and neuroplasticity",["backwards bicycle","tacit knowledge","neuroplasticity","motor learning","smarter every day"],[88,90,141],"HN cites it widely in discussions of tacit knowledge, habit, unlearning and adult versus child learning.",[4,3,2,2016,2018,2,2,16,0,0],0],["MQyxG4vTyZ8","China is erasing its border with Hong Kong","Vox","explainer","dated","hong kong and china relations",["hong kong","china","one country two systems","vox borders","johnny harris"],[74],"HN commenters recommend it as a concise, captivating introduction to the Hong Kong conflict during the 2019 extradition-law protests.",[4,3,2,2018,2019,2,2,1,0,0],0],["MjdpR-TY6QU","How to Cure Aging – During Your Lifetime?","Kurzgesagt – In a Nutshell","explainer","dated","longevity research",["aging","longevity","kurzgesagt","biotech","animated explainer"],[98,96],"HN recommends it as an accessible introduction to longevity research that changed some commenters' views.",[3,3,2,2018,2023,2,1,0,0,0],0],["Mw9qiV7XlFs","★ Cab ride 🇨🇭St. Moritz - 🇮🇹Tirano (Bernina pass), Switzerland to Italy [10.2019]","lorirocks777","other","evergreen","train cab rides",["slow tv","bernina railway","switzerland","alps","relaxing"],[111,140],"Recommended as relaxing slow-TV, a long scenic video to unwind with.",[3,4,0,2020,2025,0,4,0,0,0],0],["Mz3JeYfBTcY","Emily Shea - \"Perl Out Loud\"","The Perl and Raku Conference - Greenville, SC 2026","talk","evergreen","voice programming",["voice coding","rsi","accessibility","perl","dictation"],[3,8,9],"HN treats it as a phenomenal demonstration that voice-driven development is viable and as an eye-opener on accessibility-unfriendly coding habits.",[3,3,2,2019,2022,2,1,3,0,1],0],["N-yALPEpV4w","Why renewables can’t save the planet | Michael Shellenberger | TEDxDanubia","TEDx Talks","talk","dated","nuclear versus renewable energy",["nuclear power","renewables","land use","climate change","tedx"],[103,104,102],"HN commenters credit it with changing their minds on nuclear power and cite it for the downsides of renewables.",[3,3,2,2019,2020,2,1,2,0,0],0],["NKlbE2eROC0","Did Nintendo really forget to Optimize Super Mario 64 ? | MVG","Modern Vintage Gamer","commentary","evergreen","super mario 64 optimization",["super mario 64","n64","decompilation","compiler optimization","retro gaming"],[124,7,126],"Recommended as a well-researched rebuttal of the idea that Nintendo simply forgot an optimization flag.",[3,3,2,2020,2022,2,1,0,0,0],0],["NMvwHDFVpCE","Andres Duany Lecture. Suburban Sprawl.","Andriy Kosetsky","lecture","evergreen","suburban sprawl",["new urbanism","zoning","urban planning","andres duany","housing policy"],[111,79],"HN recommends it as a comprehensive, still-accurate and often funny account of how zoning and policy force suburban sprawl.",[3,3,2,2017,2024,2,1,1,0,0],0],["NUQu-OPrzUc","2012 Burnett Lecture Part 1 Keynote Speaker: Russell A. Barkley, Ph.D.","UNC Learning Center","lecture","evergreen","adhd and executive function",["adhd","russell barkley","executive function","psychology","accountability"],[92,142],"HN recommends it as a rigorous clinical look at ADHD, including the view that it has no benefits and that external prompts help.",[4,4,0,2013,2022,0,4,0,0,0],0],["NXN7TOg3kj4","FreeCAD 0.20 For Beginners | 1 | Setup , preferences and navigation | Easy Tutorial for Learning CAD","MangoJelly Solutions for FreeCAD","tutorial","dated","freecad",["freecad","cad","3d modeling","beginner tutorial","3d printing"],[116,58],"HN recommends it as an excellent beginner series that fills FreeCAD's gap in learning material.",[3,3,2,2023,2024,2,1,0,0,0],0],["NYSgd1XSZXc","Taipei 101 Damper movement on 12 May 08","phuaalvin","demo","evergreen","tuned mass dampers",["taipei 101","earthquake","skyscrapers","structural engineering"],[112,106],"Recommended whenever skyscraper dampers come up, since it shows how huge the moving mass is.",[4,4,0,2014,2022,0,4,0,0,0],0],["NaL_Cb42WyY","Pi hiding in prime regularities","3Blue1Brown","explainer","evergreen","number theory",["pi","prime numbers","complex numbers","gaussian integers","3blue1brown"],[35,33],"Praised as a beautiful, understandable proof and a favorite among 3Blue1Brown videos.",[3,3,2,2017,2019,2,1,0,0,0],0],["O-2tpwW0kmU","Sci-Fi Short Film “Slaughterbots” | DUST","DUST","other","evergreen","autonomous weapons",["slaughterbots","drone swarms","ai weapons","arms control","sci-fi short"],[23,24,78],"HN keeps citing it whenever drone swarms, autonomous weapons or AI warfare come up, as a believable depiction of where this leads.",[5,4,0,2023,2025,0,5,15,0,0],0],["OMPfEXIlTVE","RailsConf 2015 - Nothing is Something","Confreaks","talk","evergreen","object-oriented design",["sandi metz","ruby","abstraction","null object","refactoring"],[5,3],"HN recommends it as a funny, smart and well-constructed talk on abstraction, duplication and object-oriented design.",[3,3,2,2016,2024,2,1,2,0,0],0],["OQ5jsbhAv_M","Lecture 19: Dynamic Programming I: Fibonacci, Shortest Paths","MIT OpenCourseWare","lecture","evergreen","dynamic programming",["algorithms","memoization","shortest paths","mit ocw","erik demaine"],[30,142],"Recommended as a clear introduction to dynamic programming from a well-regarded instructor.",[4,4,0,2016,2021,0,4,0,0,0],0],["Oo0jm1PPRuo","How We're Redefining the kg","Veritasium","explainer","evergreen","kilogram redefinition",["kilogram","planck constant","kibble balance","metrology","nist"],[89,82],"Praised as an excellent, accessible account of why the kilogram's definition changed, in redefinition threads.",[3,3,2,2017,2024,2,1,0,0,0],0],["OqjcrfKjobY","Tabs Outliner Overview","omnray","demo","dated","browser tab management",["tabs outliner","chrome extension","tab management","productivity","browser"],[8,146],"Commenters who struggle with tab overload use it to show what tree-based tab management looks like and recommend the extension.",[3,3,2,2014,2015,2,1,0,0,0],0],["PIPjmmmh_os","Slavoj Žižek + Paul Holdengräber \"Surveillance and whistleblowers\" - International Authors' Stage","Det Kgl. Bibliotek","interview","dated","surveillance and whistleblowers",["zizek","surveillance","snowden","assange","philosophy"],[19,76,143],"HN commenters call it an entertaining, complementary philosophical take on surveillance, with a funny story about jamming secret police.",[3,4,0,2014,2016,0,4,1,0,0],0],["PJnJ8mK3Q3g","Plastic Recycling is an Actual Scam | Climate Town","Climate Town","explainer","evergreen","plastic recycling myth",["plastic recycling","recycling symbol","industry lobbying","greenwashing","climate town"],[107,102],"Commenters send it as a short, entertaining explanation of why people believe plastic is recyclable and how industry PR created that belief.",[5,4,0,2021,2026,0,5,2,0,0],0],["PQccNdwm8Tw","How technology loses out in companies, countries & continents and what to do about it","bert hubert","talk","evergreen","loss of technological leadership",["outsourcing","innovation","tech policy","europe","deep expertise"],[67,66],"HN points to it as a sharper explanation of why outsourcing and specialization erode deep expertise, in threads on Intel, Boeing and software decline.",[2,3,2,2022,2024,3,1,1,0,0],0],["PYylPRX6z4Q","Training AI Without Writing A Reward Function, with Reward Modelling","Robert Miles AI Safety","explainer","evergreen","reward modelling and rlhf",["rlhf","reinforcement learning","ai safety","reward function","human preferences"],[23,21],"Seen as the clearest introduction to the idea behind RLHF, and also borrowed by commenters as a metaphor for human motivation.",[3,3,2,2019,2023,2,1,3,0,0],0],["PZbqAMEwtOE","Verbatim: What Is a Photocopier? | Op-Docs","New York Times Opinion","comedy","evergreen","deposition reenactment",["deposition","public records","dramatization","legal absurdity","nyt op-docs"],[75,135,130],"Commenters share it as a funny, memorable example of evasive depositions and of obstruction over public records requests.",[4,4,0,2020,2025,0,4,2,0,3],0],["PdO3IP0Pro8","Thoth's Pill - an Animated History of Writing","NativLang","documentary","evergreen","history of writing",["writing systems","alphabet","scripts","linguistics","animation"],[145,57],"HN recommends it as a fun, amazing overview of writing systems whenever the alphabet or cuneiform comes up.",[3,3,2,2019,2023,2,1,0,0,0],0],["Ps8jOj7diA0","Lecture 1 | Programming Paradigms (Stanford)","Stanford","lecture","evergreen","programming paradigms",["stanford cs107","jerry cain","c programming","assembly","scheme","python"],[142,0,2],"Commenters rate the whole playlist as high-quality, clear teaching that builds foundations from memory and machine instructions up to different paradigms.",[3,3,2,2011,2024,2,1,0,0,0],0],["QOEMv0S8AcA","Eben Moglen - Freedom in The Cloud","Punkcast","talk","evergreen","digital privacy and self-hosting",["freedombox","privacy","cloud","free software","eben moglen"],[49,19,52],"HN recommends it as the foundational talk behind FreedomBox and the case against centralized web services.",[3,3,2,2011,2014,2,1,3,0,0],0],["QRaACa1Mrd4","Why you DON'T want Perfect Pitch","Adam Neely","explainer","evergreen","perfect pitch",["absolute pitch","relative pitch","music cognition","ear training","adam neely"],[132,90],"HN links it in threads on absolute pitch as a musician's useful summary of its downsides and age-related decline.",[6,4,0,2021,2025,0,6,2,0,0],0],["Qi1Yry33TQE","Ali Rahimi's talk at NIPS(NIPS 2017 Test-of-time award presentation)","ObservantVids","talk","evergreen","rigor in machine learning",["deep learning","nips","alchemy","ali rahimi","ml research"],[21,148],"HN points to it as the sharpest, most-quoted critique of deep learning practice, and cites it whenever ML reliability or understanding is debated.",[3,3,2,2018,2023,2,1,1,0,0],0],["R3xX37RGJKE","\"Data Driven UIs, Incrementally\" by Yaron Minsky","Strange Loop Conference","talk","evergreen","incremental computation",["ocaml","jane street","incremental","reactive ui","incr_dom"],[1,5,4],"Recommended in incremental computation and reactive UI threads as the best conceptual overview of Incremental and incr_dom.",[4,4,0,2018,2019,0,4,2,0,0],0],["REni8Oi1QJQ","The Dumbest Excuse for Bad Cities","Not Just Bikes","explainer","evergreen","urban planning",["urbanism","public transit","car dependence","density","rail"],[111],"HN users cite it as the standard rebuttal whenever someone says that America is too big for rail or good urban design.",[4,4,0,2023,2026,0,4,4,1,0],0],["RQv5CVELG3U","The Delayed Choice Quantum Eraser, Debunked","Sabine Hossenfelder","explainer","evergreen","quantum eraser experiment",["quantum mechanics","delayed choice","retrocausality","double slit","physics"],[83],"HN recommends it as a clear debunking of the retrocausality interpretation of the quantum eraser.",[5,4,0,2021,2026,0,5,1,0,0],0],["RTB5XhjbgZA","Segmented Displays","Posy","explainer","evergreen","segmented displays",["seven-segment","displays","design history","posy","patents"],[56,57,45],"Recommended as a meditative, geeky tour of alternative display designs.",[3,3,2,2023,2026,2,1,0,0,0],0],["RUwS1uAdUcI","Hans Rosling: Debunking third-world myths with the best stats you've ever seen","TED","talk","dated","global development statistics",["hans rosling","data visualization","global health","development","ted"],[28,27],"Cited as the classic data-driven argument that the first-world versus third-world split is outdated and the world is improving.",[4,4,0,2011,2017,0,4,0,0,0],0],["Ra_0DgnJ1uQ","Why Cars Rarely Crash into Buildings in the Netherlands","Not Just Bikes","explainer","evergreen","road safety design",["urban planning","netherlands","vision zero","street design","traffic safety"],[111,110],"HN cites it for the systems-over-blame view of road safety and for Dutch infrastructure design.",[4,4,0,2020,2023,0,4,4,0,0],0],["RlXdsyctD50","Pilot Wave Theory and Quantum Realism | Space Time | PBS Digital Studios","PBS Space Time","explainer","evergreen","quantum interpretations",["pilot wave theory","bohmian mechanics","quantum mechanics","hidden variables","physics"],[83],"HN commenters regularly send people to it as an accessible, friendly introduction whenever pilot wave theory comes up.",[4,3,2,2016,2021,2,2,2,0,0],0],["RxD6H3ri8RI","Wild Tricks for Greenscreen in Blender","IanHubert","tutorial","evergreen","blender compositing",["blender","greenscreen","vfx","ian hubert","compositing"],[60],"Recommended as a favorite among practical Blender guides from a hugely productive solo artist.",[3,3,2,2020,2026,2,1,0,0,0],0],["SMEOKDVXlUo","Blockchain vs. Bullshit: Thoughts on the Future of Money [Classic Bitcoin & Open Blockchain Talk]","aantonop","talk","dated","bitcoin and blockchain",["bitcoin","blockchain hype","andreas antonopoulos","decentralization","money"],[18,147],"HN commenters recommend it as a corrective to enterprise blockchain marketing and as an explanation of what makes Bitcoin distinctive.",[3,3,2,2017,2017,2,1,0,0,0],0],["T3u7bGgVspM","\"An approach to computing and sustainability inspired from permaculture\" by Devine Lu Linvega","Strange Loop Conference","talk","evergreen","sustainable computing",["uxn","hundred rabbits","permaculture","low-power computing","esoteric languages","strange loop"],[50,0,147],"Praised as a standout, non-standard Strange Loop talk explaining the reasoning behind Uxn and resilient computing.",[4,3,2,2023,2024,2,2,0,0,0],0],["URJ_qSXruW0","Space Station 13 Review | AHELP: Clown Grief Pls Ban He™","SsethTzeentach","commentary","evergreen","space station 13",["space station 13","ss13","game review","emergent gameplay","multiplayer"],[125,121],"HN considers it the go-to link for conveying the chaos of Space Station 13 in any related discussion.",[3,3,2,2021,2023,2,2,0,0,0],0],["UnU7DJXiMAQ","Walls, Floors, & Ceilings","UncommentatedPannen","explainer","evergreen","super mario 64 collision mechanics",["super mario 64","collision detection","hitboxes","speedrunning","pannenkoek"],[126,122],"Praised as an engrossing, in-depth look at SM64 mechanics that is surprisingly compelling to watch.",[3,3,2,2017,2018,2,1,0,0,0],0],["V4V2bpZlqx8","Flaw in the Enigma Code - Numberphile","Numberphile","explainer","evergreen","enigma cryptanalysis",["enigma","cryptography","world war ii","alan turing","bombe"],[18,35,47],"HN points to it as a short, clear explanation of why Enigma was breakable and how search-space elimination works.",[4,4,0,2013,2025,0,4,0,0,0],0],["VBwWbFpkltg","RailsConf 2019 - Opening Keynote by David Heinemeier Hansson","Confreaks","talk","evergreen","open source sustainability",["dhh","rails","open source","funding","railsconf"],[9,3,4],"It is the go-to reference in debates about whether open source maintainers are owed compensation, and commenters say it is worth watching even for non-Rails developers.",[3,4,0,2019,2022,0,4,1,1,0],0],["VDfX44fZoMc","J B Rainsberger Integrated Tests Are A Scam HD","Christopher Cabanne","talk","evergreen","software testing strategy",["integration tests","unit testing","contract tests","test design","jb rainsberger"],[8,5],"HN recommends it in testing-strategy debates as the classic case for fewer integration tests and more small, well-contracted unit tests.",[4,4,0,2017,2022,0,4,2,0,0],0],["VNvzZfsC13o","Are Electric Planes Possible?","Real Engineering","explainer","dated","electric aviation",["electric planes","batteries","energy density","aviation","engineering"],[109,104],"HN recommends it as a clear explanation of why batteries limit electric aviation.",[4,4,0,2018,2021,0,4,2,0,0],0],["VO_1AdYRGW8","[4k, 60 fps] San Francisco, a Trip down Market Street, April 14, 1906","Denis Shiryaev","other","evergreen","historical street footage",["san francisco","1906","film restoration","mixed traffic","urban history"],[77,111,60],"Cited in threads on cars, streets and urbanism as evidence of how mixed traffic worked before cars took over.",[3,4,0,2020,2023,0,4,5,0,0],0],["VPBH1eW28mo","The Only Safe Phone Is One Even the Police Can't Unlock","CGP Grey","explainer","evergreen","encryption backdoors",["encryption","backdoors","privacy","law enforcement","smartphones"],[19,18],"HN commenters use it as a short, persuasive primer to send to non-technical people in debates over encryption backdoors and decryption legislation.",[4,4,0,2016,2019,0,4,5,0,0],0],["VeAdryYZ7ak","Practical Common Lisp","Google TechTalks","talk","evergreen","common lisp",["common lisp","multiple dispatch","condition restarts","peter seibel","language design"],[1,0],"HN remembers it as the memorable explanation of restarts and multiple dispatch, referenced whenever those features come up.",[3,4,0,2011,2025,0,4,1,0,0],0],["WIyTZDHuarQ","Is This What Quantum Mechanics Looks Like?","Veritasium","explainer","evergreen","pilot wave theory",["pilot wave","quantum mechanics","double slit","de broglie-bohm","veritasium"],[83,88],"HN recommends it as a short, intuitive introduction to the pilot wave (de Broglie-Bohm) interpretation of quantum mechanics.",[4,4,0,2016,2018,0,4,4,0,0],0],["WTYet-qf1jo","Windows 8: The Animated Evaluation","blogphilofilms","commentary","dated","windows 8 ux",["windows 8","ux critique","animation","rant","metro interface"],[55,48],"Linked in Windows 8 threads as a funny but accurate summary of its usability problems.",[3,4,0,2012,2015,0,4,1,0,0],0],["WlT3UhC7NwQ","Chase Adam at Startup School 2013","Y Combinator","talk","evergreen","nonprofit startups",["watsi","startup school","nonprofit","y combinator","healthcare funding"],[64],"HN recommends it as an excellent speech from Watsi's founder, especially on keeping a nonprofit aligned with the people it serves.",[3,3,2,2014,2016,2,1,0,0,0],0],["WxOp5mBY9IY","Macworld Boston 1997-The Microsoft Deal","JoshuaG","talk","evergreen","apple microsoft 1997 deal",["steve jobs","bill gates","macworld 1997","apple history","keynote"],[53,52],"HN returns to it as a legendary moment in tech history and as a precedent for strategic deals between rivals, such as in the Nokia and Microsoft story.",[3,3,2,2010,2020,2,2,5,0,0],0],["XKu_SEDAykw","How to: Work at Google — Example Coding/Engineering Interview","Life at Google","demo","evergreen","coding interviews",["interview","whiteboard","google","hiring","interview prep"],[9,30],"Cited as a realistic, well-run example of a technical interview, both for candidates preparing and interviewers calibrating.",[2,3,2,2019,2020,2,2,1,0,0],0],["XTeJ64KD5cg","Graham's Number - Numberphile","Numberphile","explainer","evergreen","graham's number",["graham's number","large numbers","ramsey theory","numberphile","up-arrow notation"],[35,33],"Recommended as the mind-melting intro to unimaginably large numbers.",[4,3,2,2015,2024,2,2,2,0,0],0],["Y0Oa4Lp5fLE","2. Behavioral Evolution","Stanford","lecture","evergreen","behavioral evolution",["robert sapolsky","prisoner's dilemma","tit for tat","evolutionary biology","cooperation"],[94,34,142],"Recommended in game-theory and cooperation threads, with the whole lecture series endorsed.",[3,3,2,2017,2021,2,1,1,0,0],0],["Y99Wj-NStok","[Epilepsy Warning] Choco Mountain: The History of Mario Kart 64's Most Infamous Track","Summoning Salt","documentary","evergreen","speedrunning history",["mario kart 64","speedrunning","choco mountain","world records","summoning salt"],[126,124],"HN recommends it as a gripping entry point into speedrunning and as a model of a well-made history video.",[3,3,2,2018,2018,2,1,0,0,0],0],["YCjNT9qGjh4","Half-Life 2: 20th Anniversary Documentary","Valve","documentary","evergreen","half-life 2 development",["valve","half-life 2","steam","game development","game industry history"],[53,124,122],"HN recommends it as an excellent inside look at Valve's history, its technology and the games industry of the time.",[3,3,2,2024,2025,2,1,1,0,0],0],["YI3tsmFsrOg","The Deadliest Being on Planet Earth – The Bacteriophage","Kurzgesagt – In a Nutshell","explainer","evergreen","bacteriophages",["phage therapy","antibiotic resistance","viruses","microbiology","animation"],[95,96],"HN commenters link it whenever phage therapy or antibiotic resistance comes up, as an accessible overview.",[4,4,0,2018,2023,0,4,4,0,0],0],["YuIIjLr6vUA","Numberphile v. Math: the truth about 1+2+3+...=-1/12","Mathologer","explainer","evergreen","divergent series and zeta function",["-1/12","zeta function","analytic continuation","ramanujan","mathologer"],[35,33],"HN points to it as the in-depth rebuttal to the Numberphile video that explains why the 'proof' is wrong yet the result is meaningful.",[4,4,0,2020,2022,0,4,1,2,0],0],["Z7rd04KzLcg","A Portal Special Presentation- Geometric Unity: A First Look","Eric Weinstein","lecture","dated","geometric unity",["geometric unity","eric weinstein","theoretical physics","unified theory","the portal"],[82,83],"HN uses it as the primary source for Weinstein's theory, though some commenters note he never published a full math paper.",[3,4,0,2020,2021,0,6,3,1,0],0],["ZCuYPiUIONs","Lin Clark - A Cartoon Intro to Fiber - React Conf 2017","Meta Developers","talk","dated","react fiber",["react","fiber","reconciliation","time slicing","lin clark"],[4],"HN commenters recommend it as the clearest explanation of how Fiber and React 16 work.",[3,3,2,2017,2018,3,2,2,0,0],0],["ZDR433b0HJY","Introduction to Git with Scott Chacon of GitHub","InfoQ","talk","evergreen","git internals",["git","version control","branching","scott chacon","subversion"],[8,14],"HN commenters keep recommending it as the best video for newcomers who want to understand how Git works technically.",[3,3,2,2012,2016,2,1,0,0,0],0],["ZD_3_gsgsnk","Nebraska retiree uses earths's heat to grow oranges in snow","Kirsten Dirksen","documentary","evergreen","geothermal greenhouses",["geothermal","earth tubes","greenhouse","citrus","passive heating","backyard farming"],[107,105,117],"HN commenters bring it up in geothermal, greenhouse and vertical farming threads as a low-tech example of growing citrus in a cold climate.",[4,4,0,2019,2026,0,4,7,0,0],0],["ZMQbHMgK2rw","The Fastest Maze-Solving Competition On Earth","Veritasium","documentary","evergreen","micromouse robotics",["micromouse","maze solving","robotics","ground effect","competition"],[24,113,42],"HN commenters point to it as a nice introduction to micromouse and maze-racing robots.",[5,4,0,2023,2024,0,5,0,0,0],0],["ZPoqNeR3_UA","Star Trek TNG Ambient Engine Noise (Idling for 24 hrs)","crysknife007","music","evergreen","ambient focus sound",["star trek","ambient noise","focus","soundscape","background audio"],[133,45],"HN people use it as background noise for coding and focus, and share it as a personal favorite.",[4,4,0,2014,2018,0,4,3,0,0],0],["_160oMzblY8","Blockchain 101 - A Visual Demo","Anders Brownworth","tutorial","evergreen","blockchain fundamentals",["blockchain","sha256","hashing","bitcoin","visual demo"],[18,30],"HN repeatedly recommends it as the best ground-up, non-hype introduction for people who want to understand what a blockchain actually is.",[3,3,2,2017,2018,2,1,3,0,0],0],["_6pl5GG8RQ4","How to Find Product Market Fit - Stanford CS183F: Startup School","Stanford Online","lecture","evergreen","product-market fit",["product market fit","segment","startup school","founders","peter reinhardt"],[64,65,142],"HN founders recommend it as a must-watch on recognizing real product-market fit and avoiding solutions in search of problems.",[4,3,2,2018,2024,2,2,2,0,0],0],["_8bhtEgB8Mo","Black hole Firewalls - with Sean Carroll and Jennifer Ouellette","The Royal Institution","lecture","evergreen","black hole information paradox",["black holes","firewalls","holographic principle","sean carroll","quantum gravity"],[84,83],"Recommended as a high-level but clear explanation of the black hole information paradox and competing theories, by a physicist known for making quantum mechanics approachable.",[3,4,0,2017,2022,0,4,1,0,0],0],["_DTpQ4Kk2wA","APL demonstration 1975","Imperial College London","demo","evergreen","apl programming language",["apl","array languages","computing history","repl","1975"],[47,0],"Recommended as a charming, from-zero introduction to APL and a window into early interactive computing.",[5,4,0,2014,2021,0,5,2,0,1],0],["ab-r0capbzk","Did SARS-Cov-2 start in a Chinese lab?","potholer54","explainer","dated","covid origins",["sars-cov-2","lab leak","wuhan","misinformation","fact checking"],[96,148,80],"HN commenters recommend it as a methodical debunking of early lab-leak claims.",[4,4,0,2020,2021,0,4,2,0,0],0],["amJ-ev8Ial8","Salt: Are you getting Enough? (More Sodium & Health)","Joseph Everett - WIL","explainer","dated","dietary salt and health",["sodium","potassium","blood pressure","nutrition","the salt fix"],[97],"HN commenters use it as a source of study references suggesting standard low-salt advice may be too restrictive.",[3,4,0,2018,2025,0,4,1,0,0],0],["ax7f3JZJHSw","What Games Are Like For Someone Who Doesn't Play Games","Razbuten","commentary","evergreen","game literacy and ux",["non-gamers","game design","tutorials","ux","onboarding"],[121,55,125],"HN uses it to illustrate learned literacy in game and software UX, and how unfamiliar conventions confuse newcomers.",[4,4,0,2020,2023,0,4,4,0,0],0],["bAxRYrpbnuA","Traffic Calming is Everywhere in the Netherlands","Not Just Bikes","explainer","evergreen","traffic calming",["netherlands","street design","road safety","urban planning","cycling"],[111],"HN commenters point to it in road safety and pedestrian death threads as the practical alternative to US road design.",[4,4,0,2020,2025,0,4,0,0,0],0],["c8iFtaltX-s","Michael Levin: Consciousness, Biology, Universal Mind, Emergence, Cancer Research","Curt Jaimungal","interview","evergreen","bioelectricity and consciousness",["michael levin","bioelectricity","emergence","developmental biology","cancer"],[95,93,96],"HN recommends it as a fascinating, mind-expanding interview on bioelectricity and non-reductionist biology.",[3,3,2,2025,2026,2,1,0,0,0],0],["cIcbAMO6sxo","DEF CON 29 - Richard Henderson - Old MacDonald Had a Barcode, E I E I CAR","DEFCONConference","talk","evergreen","barcode security",["eicar","qr codes","antivirus","def con","input handling"],[17],"HN commenters recommend it as an entertaining demonstration of how scanners and antivirus software fail on unexpected input.",[4,4,0,2022,2026,0,4,2,0,0],0],["cn7kTPbW6QQ","Building Your Own Dynamic Language","Stanford","lecture","evergreen","dynamic language implementation",["ian piumarta","vpri","cola","jit compilers","language design"],[7,0,142],"HN commenters recommend it as a way to understand what the VPRI group considers core, such as supporting any syntax on one JIT compiler and removing boundaries between application and interpreter.",[3,4,0,2009,2014,0,4,0,1,0],0],["d6PyyatqJSE","Valter Longo, Ph.D. on Fasting-Mimicking Diet & Fasting for Longevity, Cancer & Multiple Sclerosis","FoundMyFitness","interview","dated","fasting and longevity",["fasting","valter longo","fasting-mimicking diet","longevity","autophagy"],[98,97,96],"HN commenters recommend it as a deeper, more legitimate interview on fasting mechanics than typical diet content.",[4,4,0,2017,2019,0,4,2,0,0],0],["dcjkezf1ARY","NOTCURSES III: THE SAGA CONTINUES (1080P)","Nick Black","demo","dated","terminal user interfaces",["notcurses","tui","sixel","kitty graphics","terminal graphics"],[2,8,58],"HN people share it as a striking demonstration of how much graphics a modern terminal can do.",[4,3,2,2021,2022,2,2,1,0,1],0],["dqQw05Mr63E","The Suburban Traffic Contradiction","Oh The Urbanity!","commentary","evergreen","urban planning and traffic",["urbanism","suburbs","traffic calming","car dependence","cities"],[111],"Cited in urbanism threads as a clear argument that car-dependent suburbs impose traffic on everyone.",[4,4,0,2021,2024,0,5,3,0,0],0],["drv3BP0Fdi8","Depression is a disease of civilization: Stephen Ilardi at TEDxEmory","TEDx Talks","talk","evergreen","depression and lifestyle",["depression","mental health","exercise","evolutionary mismatch","ted talk"],[92,94],"HN recommends it in depression threads as a practical, non-medication approach with concrete takeaways.",[4,4,0,2014,2022,0,4,2,0,0],0],["e7wFotDKEF4","Why Koko (Probably) Couldn't Talk (Sorry) | The Deep Dive","Soup Emporium","commentary","evergreen","animal language claims",["koko","gorilla","sign language","debunking","animal cognition"],[99,148],"Recommended as a thorough debunking of Koko's supposed language ability in threads about animal communication.",[4,4,0,2021,2026,0,4,1,0,0],0],["esQyYGezS7c","The world depends on a collection of strange items. They're not cheap","Veritasium","explainer","evergreen","nist reference materials",["nist","metrology","calibration","standards","peanut butter"],[89,148],"Whenever NIST's pricey peanut butter or reference materials come up, commenters point to this as the clear explanation of why they exist.",[6,4,0,2023,2026,0,6,4,0,0],0],["f-wWBGo6a2w","Lecture: Biblical Series I: Introduction to the Idea of God","Jordan B Peterson","lecture","evergreen","psychology of biblical stories",["jordan peterson","bible","archetypes","religion","psychology"],[144,142,91],"HN fans say it offers value even to atheists by interpreting Bible stories as psychological and evolutionary archetypes, and some credit it with helping them through depression.",[3,3,2,2018,2021,2,1,2,0,0],0],["fCn8zs912OE","The Zipf Mystery","Vsauce","explainer","evergreen","zipf's law",["zipf's law","power laws","word frequency","linguistics","vsauce"],[145,35],"Linked as an entertaining introduction to Zipf's law and power-law distributions.",[4,4,0,2019,2024,0,4,5,0,0],0],["fNpsgTIpODA","Gabriella Gonzalez – How to market Haskell to a mainstream programmer","Konfy","talk","evergreen","technology adoption",["haskell","marketing","functional programming","crossing the chasm","developer community"],[1,9],"Commenters point to it as a clear take on why functional languages stall outside niches, and its lessons are seen as applying to any technology trying to go mainstream.",[2,4,0,2020,2022,0,4,1,0,0],0],["fOGdb1CTu5c","Computer Scientist Explains One Concept in 5 Levels of Difficulty | WIRED","WIRED","explainer","evergreen","zero-knowledge proofs",["cryptography","zero-knowledge","amit sahai","wired 5 levels","blockchain"],[18],"It is the go-to accessible explanation of zero-knowledge proofs, linked whenever a thread needs an intuitive introduction.",[3,3,2,2022,2026,2,1,3,0,0],0],["ffkIQrq-m34","\"Agile Methods The Good, the Hype and the Ugly,\" Bertrand Meyer","Association for Computing Machinery (ACM)","talk","evergreen","agile software methods",["agile","bertrand meyer","software engineering","critique"],[9,5],"HN recommends it as a sober critique of agile, though one commenter found it mixed.",[2,3,2,2018,2024,2,1,0,1,0],0],["fwjwePe-HmA","Why Trains are so Expensive","Wendover Productions","explainer","evergreen","passenger rail economics",["amtrak","trains","transportation costs","airlines","wendover"],[111,72],"HN links it in rail-versus-air threads as a clear cost breakdown of American passenger rail.",[5,4,0,2017,2020,0,5,2,0,0],0],["g2tMcMQqSbA","Colossus - The Greatest Secret in the History of Computing","The Centre for Computing History","lecture","evergreen","history of computing",["colossus","bletchley park","wwii codebreaking","early computers"],[47],"HN commenters recommend it as an excellent deep dive on the real Colossus, full of stories about unsung engineers.",[3,3,2,2022,2024,2,1,0,0,0],0],["gDdq2rIqAlM","60 Minutes - Luxottica. Do you know who makes your glasses?","Luxury Eyesight","news","dated","eyewear industry monopoly",["luxottica","eyewear","monopoly","60 minutes","consumer pricing"],[72,80,70],"HN repeatedly cites it in any thread on why glasses are expensive, as the eye-opening explanation of Luxottica's monopoly.",[5,4,0,2014,2022,0,5,4,0,0],0],["gJ5KV3rzuag","Should We Colonize Venus Instead of Mars?","PBS Space Time","explainer","evergreen","venus colonization",["venus","mars","space colonization","floating habitats","pbs space time"],[85,84],"HN links it in Mars-colonization threads as a concise case for Venus.",[4,4,0,2019,2020,0,4,5,0,0],0],["gM95HHI4gLk","Salman Khan TED Talk 2011 (from ted.com)","Khan Academy","talk","dated","online education",["khan academy","mastery learning","ted","education technology"],[141],"HN recommends it to show Khan Academy's real model of mastery learning and teacher tools, often as a rebuttal to critics.",[4,4,0,2011,2012,0,4,0,0,0],0],["gMqZR3pqMjg","The surprising pattern behind color names around the world","Vox","explainer","evergreen","color naming linguistics",["color terms","linguistics","berlin and kay","language and culture","perception"],[145],"HN commenters recommend it as a clear, well-made summary of the linguistics of color naming and how culture shapes it.",[4,4,0,2017,2024,0,4,4,0,0],0],["gSKzgpt4HBU","The True Nature of Matter and Mass | Space Time | PBS Digital Studios","PBS Space Time","explainer","evergreen","mass and energy",["physics","mass-energy","inertial mass","pbs space time","relativity"],[82],"HN recommends it, and the whole channel, as a clear and deeper-than-usual physics explainer.",[3,3,2,2016,2022,2,1,0,0,0],0],["ghUs-84NAAU","Testing 432 Hz Frequencies (and temperaments)","Adam Neely","explainer","evergreen","musical tuning systems",["432 hz","temperament","music theory","pythagorean tuning","pseudoscience"],[132,144],"HN points to it whenever the 432 Hz versus 440 Hz debate or tuning systems come up, and as an accessible entry point to music theory for non-musicians.",[3,4,0,2021,2022,0,4,1,0,0],0],["giQ8xEWjnBs","Why SpaceX is Making Starlink","Real Engineering","explainer","dated","starlink satellite internet",["starlink","spacex","latency","satellite constellations","fiber"],[85,15,67],"Recommended as a clear explanation of Starlink's purpose and the case that it can beat fiber on latency for long routes.",[4,4,0,2019,2020,0,4,3,0,0],0],["gwvA49ZXnf8","Call Between Alexey Navalny and FSB Officer Konstantin Kudryavtsev [English Subtitles]","Bellingcat","news","dated","navalny poisoning investigation",["navalny","fsb","bellingcat","social engineering","novichok"],[74,80,75],"HN cites it as a striking confession obtained through caller ID spoofing and social engineering.",[3,3,2,2020,2024,2,1,1,0,0],0],["h2I8AoB1xgU","7 Minutes of Terror: Curiosity Rover's Risky Mars Landing | Video","VideoFromSpace","explainer","evergreen","mars rover landing",["curiosity","nasa","mars landing","sky crane","entry descent landing"],[85,24],"Recommended as a gripping look at how hard Mars entry, descent and landing is.",[3,3,2,2017,2021,2,1,1,0,0],0],["h5cm7HOAqZY","California's Renewable Energy Problem","Real Engineering","explainer","dated","renewable energy storage",["renewables","grid storage","california","nuclear","batteries"],[104,105],"Offered in energy and nuclear debates as a numbers-based walkthrough of renewable storage costs, though one commenter disliked its tone.",[4,4,0,2019,2022,0,4,1,1,0],0],["hMKy52Intac","Xanadu Basics 1a - VISIBLE CONNECTION","TheTedNelson","explainer","evergreen","hypertext",["xanadu","ted nelson","links","transclusion","web history"],[47,48,52],"HN commenters point to it as the author's own short explanation of Xanadu's core ideas, usually in threads on hypertext, linking and decentralizing the web.",[3,4,0,2018,2020,0,4,2,0,0],0],["hOE6nVVr14c","Keynote - JSON Graph: Reactive REST at Netflix","Association for Computing Machinery (ACM)","talk","dated","api data fetching",["falcor","json graph","netflix","reactive programming","rest","graphql"],[4,5],"HN commenters point to it as an alternative take on the data-fetching problem GraphQL addresses, and as a clear argument for when RPC or graph models beat plain REST.",[4,4,0,2015,2023,0,4,0,0,0],0],["i70wkxmumAw","This giant model stopped a terrible plan","Tom Scott","explainer","evergreen","bay model engineering history",["san francisco bay","hydraulic model","army corps of engineers","john reber","tom scott"],[112,77],"HN recommends it as a short, fascinating story of a scale model preventing a terrible engineering decision.",[5,4,0,2019,2026,0,5,1,0,0],0],["ibqiet6Bg38","Я позвонил своему убийце. Он признался","Алексей Навальный","interview","evergreen","navalny poisoning investigation",["navalny","novichok","fsb","social engineering","russia"],[74,80,75],"Praised as a remarkable piece of social engineering, spoofed caller ID plus pretexting, that produced direct evidence of the poisoning.",[3,3,2,2020,2021,2,1,2,0,0],0],["j4kI2h3iotA","The Part of History You've Always Skipped | Neoslavery","Knowing Better","documentary","evergreen","american history of neoslavery",["convict leasing","prison labor","reconstruction","13th amendment","us history"],[77,75,79],"Recommended in threads on prison labor and American history as a thorough account of the post-Civil War period.",[4,4,0,2022,2023,0,4,7,0,0],0],["jILgxeNBK_8","Why do competitors open their stores next to one another? - Jac de Haan","TED-Ed","explainer","evergreen","game theory",["nash equilibrium","hotelling model","competition","economics","animation"],[34,70],"HN people use it as a clear, quick explanation of Nash equilibrium and why competitors cluster.",[3,3,2,2015,2019,2,1,3,0,0],0],["jMmUoZh3Hq4","The US electrical system is not 120V","Technology Connections","explainer","evergreen","us home electrical systems",["split phase","240v","breaker panel","electrical wiring","appliances"],[105,117],"HN commenters point to it to correct misconceptions about US voltage and to explain 240V availability in American homes.",[4,4,0,2021,2024,0,4,4,0,0],0],["jmTwlEh8L7g","DEF CON 26 - Christopher Domas - GOD MODE UNLOCKED Hardware Backdoors in redacted x86","DEFCONConference","talk","evergreen","x86 hardware backdoors",["cpu security","undocumented instructions","via cpu","reverse engineering","def con"],[17,39],"HN regulars treat Domas as a favorite hacker and bring this talk up in any discussion of CPU backdoors, hidden instruction sets or processor security.",[4,3,2,2021,2026,2,2,6,0,0],0],["jqjacHSTd48","\"Why do you lock your door?\" - RVASec 2012","Schuyler Towne","talk","evergreen","history of locks and physical security",["locks","locksport","security history","physical security","lockpicking"],[17,77],"HN commenters call it a passionate and educational history of locks and physical security, and a good starting point for the subject.",[2,3,2,2014,2020,2,1,1,0,0],0],["k1BneeJTDcU","Welcome to the Internet - Bo Burnham (from \"Inside\" -- ALBUM OUT NOW)","boburnham","music","evergreen","internet culture satire",["bo burnham","inside","attention economy","satire","comedy song"],[131,130,51],"HN commenters bring it up in threads about the internet, attention economy and smartphones, mostly as a favorite, with a few dissenters.",[4,3,2,2021,2026,2,2,5,1,2],0],["k6U-i4gXkLM","Lec 1 | MIT 6.00 Introduction to Computer Science and Programming, Fall 2008","MIT OpenCourseWare","course","evergreen","intro computer science",["mit opencourseware","python","programming","computation","beginners"],[142,3,141],"HN commenters recommend it as a simple, direct entry point for beginners who want to learn computer science, not just programming.",[4,4,0,2010,2012,0,4,0,0,0],0],["kPR8h4-qZdk","CppCon 2016: Nicholas Ormrod “The strange details of std::string at Facebook\"","CppCon","talk","evergreen","c++ string optimization",["std::string","fbstring","small string optimization","memory allocation","cppcon"],[2,6],"HN returns to it as the go-to talk on string internals, small string packing and why small percentage optimizations matter at scale.",[4,4,0,2020,2026,0,4,7,0,0],0],["kPRA0W1kECg","15 Sorting Algorithms in 6 Minutes","Timo Bingmann","demo","evergreen","sorting algorithms",["sorting","visualization","sonification","algorithms","sound of sorting"],[30,28],"A classic that HN points to for seeing how sorting algorithms behave, valued for how satisfying it is to watch and hear.",[4,4,0,2014,2023,0,4,3,1,0],0],["knUitQQnpJo","Christophe Pettus - PostgreSQL Proficiency for Python People - PyCon 2016","PyCon 2016","tutorial","evergreen","postgresql",["postgresql","mvcc","vacuum","replication","python","databases"],[11,3],"HN readers recommend it as a thorough, practical introduction to Postgres fundamentals and optimization for application developers.",[3,3,2,2016,2016,2,1,0,0,0],0],["l6T9xIeZTds","Tesla Battery Day","Tesla","talk","dated","electric vehicle batteries",["tesla","battery cells","manufacturing","lithium","vertical integration"],[104,110,114],"Treated as the essential primary source for Tesla's battery and cost-reduction plans, and a feast for engineering nerds.",[3,3,2,2020,2021,2,1,3,0,0],0],["l6XQUciI-Sc","Ubuntu Slaughters Kittens | BSD Now 103","Jupiter Broadcasting","interview","evergreen","operating systems internals",["bryan cantrill","epoll","kqueue","zfs","dtrace"],[13,14,52],"HN links it for Cantrill's entertaining epoll versus kqueue rant and his stories, such as bricking a machine with rm -rf.",[4,4,0,2015,2018,0,4,8,0,0],0],["lG2dXobAXLI","Game Critics","videogamedunkey","commentary","evergreen","game criticism",["game reviews","review scores","games journalism","critics","videogamedunkey"],[125],"Recommended as an amusing but thoughtful take on review inflation and game journalism, in threads about reviews and ratings.",[4,4,0,2018,2022,0,4,1,0,0],0],["lPgZfhnCAdI","The Daily Show - Burn Noticed","Comedy Central","comedy","dated","climate change satire",["the daily show","jon stewart","climate denial","political comedy","congress"],[130,102,73],"Commenters call it a favorite Daily Show clip and link it as a ready answer to climate-skeptic arguments.",[2,3,2,2015,2016,2,1,1,0,3],0],["lY8Ol2n4o4A","Blender Motion Tracking - Room Transformation!","IanHubert","tutorial","evergreen","blender motion tracking",["blender","motion tracking","vfx","ian hubert","indie film"],[60,61],"Recommended as an eye-opening, fast introduction to what Blender can do and a model of a productive workflow.",[4,3,2,2020,2022,2,2,0,0,0],0],["la-sGpTpkxE","My old BBC Micro system","mikeselectricstuff","demo","evergreen","retro computing hardware",["bbc micro","8-bit","electronics","retrocomputing","hardware hacking"],[50,42],"Recommended as an entry point to a favorite electronics channel, valued for deep knowledge and no showy bravado.",[3,3,2,2017,2022,2,1,0,0,0],0],["ljOoGyCso8s","Inside a Huge PCB Factory","Strange Parts","documentary","evergreen","pcb manufacturing",["jlcpcb","factory tour","electronics manufacturing","prototype pcbs","china"],[114,41],"Recommended as the best look inside a modern PCB fab, cited in threads on hobby PCB vendors, manufacturing in China and automation.",[4,4,0,2018,2023,0,4,4,0,0],0],["lyqt6u5_sHA","Wendelstein 7-X – from concept to reality","Max-Planck-Institut für Plasmaphysik","explainer","dated","stellarator fusion reactors",["wendelstein 7-x","stellarator","nuclear fusion","plasma physics","magnets"],[103],"HN links it in stellarator and fusion threads as an understandable look at the design and engineering challenges.",[5,4,0,2015,2017,0,5,3,0,0],0],["m64SWl9bfvk","\"Stop Rate Limiting! Capacity Management Done Right\" by Jon Moore","Strange Loop Conference","talk","evergreen","capacity management",["rate limiting","concurrency limits","queueing theory","microservices","strange loop"],[12,16,5],"HN engineers recommend it for its core insight that limiting concurrency naturally yields request-rate limits, and for its link to queueing theory.",[4,4,0,2017,2024,0,4,0,0,0],0],["mOtKD7ml0NU","Edwin Brady - Idris 2: Type-driven development of Idris | Code Mesh LDN 18","Code Sync","talk","dated","dependent types",["idris","type-driven development","dependent types","program synthesis","functional programming"],[0,1,36],"HN points to it as a good introduction to Idris 2 and a striking demonstration of what dependent types enable.",[5,4,0,2018,2021,0,5,6,0,0],0],["mdKst8zeh-U","Who is Yahweh - How a Warrior-Storm God became the God of the Israelites and World Monotheism","ESOTERICA","lecture","evergreen","history of yahweh",["yahweh","ancient israel","canaanite religion","religious history","bronze age collapse"],[144,77],"HN users recommend it as an impressively well-sourced, academic look at the origins of the Abrahamic religions.",[3,3,2,2023,2024,2,1,0,0,0],0],["mwrA5IRGpfU","Writing a Wayland Compositor in Zig - Isaac Freund","Zig SHOWTIME","talk","dated","zig and wayland",["zig","wayland","river compositor","c interop","systems programming"],[2,14],"HN recommends it as a phenomenal talk on Zig's C interop and on choosing between C, Rust and Zig for systems work.",[4,3,2,2021,2021,2,2,1,0,0],0],["nBNTAmLRmUg","Vintage Electronics - The Tefifon","Techmoan","demo","evergreen","vintage audio formats",["tefifon","techmoan","obscure media","vintage hi-fi","audio formats"],[45,46,44],"HN fans use it as the gateway to the Techmoan channel and praise it as one of the most fascinating obscure audio formats.",[3,3,2,2016,2018,2,1,1,0,0],0],["nIoXOplUvAw","Blender 3.0 Beginner Tutorial - Part 1","Blender Guru","tutorial","dated","blender 3d modeling",["blender","donut tutorial","3d modeling","beginner","rendering"],[60,58],"Called a rite of passage for new Blender users and the standard first recommendation for learning the program.",[4,3,2,2022,2023,2,2,0,0,0],0],["nUBtKNzoKZ4","Louis CK Everything Is Amazing And Nobody Is Happy","Lisa Zielinski","comedy","evergreen","ingratitude toward technology",["louis ck","stand-up","hedonic adaptation","airplane wifi","technology"],[129,147],"HN invokes it whenever people grumble about convenience, technology or AI that would have seemed miraculous not long ago.",[5,4,0,2018,2026,0,5,6,0,4],["kBLkX2VaQs4"]],["nfY0lrdXar8","Pepin Debone Chicken.flv","newnew2005love","tutorial","evergreen","chicken deboning",["jacques pepin","cooking","knife skills","deboning","technique"],[118],"HN calls it the single best cooking video on the internet and suggests it as a skill worth practicing for an hour.",[2,3,2,2016,2021,2,1,2,0,0],0],["ngpsJKQR_ZE","I'm Allowed to Rob You!","Larken Rose","commentary","evergreen","political authority",["anarchism","taxation","constitution","libertarianism","government legitimacy"],[143,81],"Libertarian-minded commenters post it in surveillance, government and constitution threads as a red-pill argument that political authority is illusory.",[4,4,0,2013,2017,0,4,5,0,0],0],["nmgFG7PUHfo","The Most Underrated Algorithm","Veritasium","explainer","evergreen","fast fourier transform",["fft","fourier transform","signal processing","nuclear test ban","history of science"],[37,30,148],"HN points people to it as the explanation that finally made Fourier transforms and the FFT click, with a good historical story.",[5,3,2,2022,2023,2,3,4,0,0],0],["nnR8fDW3Ilo","Festo - SmartBird","Festo","demo","evergreen","bionic flapping-wing robots",["festo","smartbird","ornithopter","bionics","robotics"],[24,109],"Recommended as a spectacular example of bio-inspired robotics, and a pointer to Festo's other work.",[4,4,0,2014,2021,0,4,2,0,0],0],["nphxoUxSvgY","Construction of the 10000 year clock - Alexander Rose (SETI Talks)","SETI Institute","talk","evergreen","long-term thinking",["10000 year clock","long now","durable structures","knowledge preservation"],[147,113,120],"Recommended in threads about long-lasting structures and passing knowledge across generations, as a long but fascinating talk.",[3,4,0,2015,2019,0,4,0,0,0],0],["nsaUX48t0w8","Single particle creates interference after double slit - Wave particle duality at the workshop","heligone","demo","evergreen","double slit experiment",["double slit","pilot wave","walking droplets","wave-particle duality","quantum analogue"],[83,88],"HN users share it to build intuition about wave-particle duality and pilot-wave ideas in quantum mechanics threads.",[3,4,0,2016,2020,0,4,7,0,0],0],["nvK8fua6O64","TUN: Un-Ruining the MMO","MrBtongue","commentary","evergreen","mmo game design",["mmo","sandbox games","theme park","eve online","world of warcraft"],[125,121],"Commenters call it one of the best, most insightful explanations of sandbox versus theme-park MMO design.",[2,3,2,2016,2018,2,1,1,0,0],0],["oOttvpjJvAo","How The Auto Industry Carjacked The American Dream | Climate Town","Climate Town","explainer","evergreen","car dependency history",["urbanism","auto industry","jaywalking","lobbying","american cities"],[111,110,80],"Recommended in urbanism threads as a well-sourced account of how car dependency was manufactured.",[3,4,0,2021,2025,0,4,3,0,0],0],["oUaOucZRlmE","Bret Victor - Media for Thinking the Unthinkable","Colin McDonnell","talk","evergreen","media for thinking",["bret victor","explorable explanations","visual thinking","tools for thought","interactive notation"],[48,141,28],"HN treats it as one of the canonical Bret Victor talks, cited whenever discussion turns to better tools and interfaces for thinking.",[4,4,0,2020,2023,0,4,5,0,0],0],["oeqPrUmVz-o","Steve Jobs Insult Response - Highest Quality","Jonathan Field","talk","evergreen","product design philosophy",["steve jobs","wwdc 1997","customer experience","opendoc","product thinking"],[52,56],"Quoted constantly as the canonical statement of product-first thinking over technology-first thinking, and as a model of handling a heckler.",[3,3,2,2020,2024,2,1,16,0,1],0],["pagPuiuA9cY","How To Sharpen A Knife In About 5 Minutes With ONE Stone | EVERYTHING YOU NEED TO KNOW FAST! 2023","OUTDOORS55","tutorial","evergreen","knife sharpening",["whetstone","freehand sharpening","kitchen knives","diy skills","beginners"],[115,117],"Recommended by commenters who say its practical, scientific explanations finally taught them how and why sharpening works.",[3,3,2,2025,2026,2,1,0,0,0],0],["q7K0vRUKXKc","Paul Graham at Startup School 08","startupschool","talk","evergreen","startup philosophy",["paul graham","y combinator","startup school","ethics in business","founders"],[64],"HN points to it as a staple pg talk, and it appears in lists of the best startup videos and tech talks.",[4,4,0,2010,2018,0,4,2,0,0],0],["qOTYgcdNrXE","The Future of War, and How It Affects YOU (Multi-Domain Operations) - Smarter Every Day 211","SmarterEveryDay","interview","dated","modern warfare and information operations",["multi-domain operations","cyber warfare","military","information operations","smarter every day"],[78,88],"HN cites it for an insider's look at defense work and at how the military thinks about information operations and cyberspace.",[4,4,0,2019,2022,0,6,11,0,0],0],["qTBAW-Eh0tM","Anagrams, but where you can break apart letters: \"Anagraphs\"","suckerpinch","explainer","evergreen","anagraphs",["anagrams","tom7","letterforms","recreational computing","wordplay"],[35,145,59],"HN recommends it as a typical example of Tom7's technically astounding and playful videos.",[3,3,2,2020,2023,2,1,0,0,0],0],["qhbuKbxJsk8","Times Tables, Mandelbrot and the Heart of Mathematics","Mathologer","explainer","evergreen","times table patterns",["cardioid","mandelbrot set","modular arithmetic","mathologer","geometry"],[35,33],"HN recommends it as the clearest explanation of the patterns behind modular multiplication diagrams and times table art.",[4,4,0,2017,2023,0,4,0,0,0],0],["r8RxkpUvxK0","Moishe Lettvin - What I Learned Doing 250 Interviews at Google","Etsy Eng (Etsy Engineering)","talk","evergreen","technical interviewing",["google hiring","interviews","hiring committee","engineering careers","hiring bias"],[9,66],"Linked often in hiring-process threads for the anecdote about Google's committee refusing to hire itself, as evidence interviews are noisy.",[4,4,0,2016,2024,0,4,8,0,0],0],["rDPj5zI66LA","The Fermi Paradox Compendium","Isaac Arthur","explainer","evergreen","fermi paradox",["fermi paradox","great filter","seti","extraterrestrial life","isaac arthur"],[84],"HN commenters recommend Arthur's Fermi Paradox videos as a thorough, clear treatment of the subject.",[3,3,2,2017,2021,2,1,0,0,0],0],["rJjKP8vYjpQ","The Gambler - Fuck You","Youtube Videos","other","evergreen","financial independence",["fuck you money","fire","the gambler","movie scene","personal finance"],[68,133],"HN points to it as the source and best distillation of 'fuck you money', in threads about FIRE, windfalls, layoffs and financial literacy.",[2,4,0,2018,2023,0,4,4,0,1],0],["rRi8LptvFZY","Don't Say Velcro","VELCRO® Brand","comedy","evergreen","trademark genericization",["velcro","trademark","advertising","hook and loop","humor"],[75,65],"HN cites it as the go-to example of a company defending its trademark, and many also find it funny.",[3,3,2,2020,2023,2,1,6,0,2],0],["rn7MmS3vazU","Pink Floyd Echoes & 2001 A Space Odyssey HD","barrettproduction","music","evergreen","music and film synchronization",["pink floyd","echoes","2001 a space odyssey","kubrick","mashup"],[131,134,133],"HN commenters share it as a favorite audiovisual experience, with some calling the sync the best thing they have seen.",[3,3,2,2021,2026,2,1,0,0,0],0],["sK5i-N34im8","Cgroups, namespaces, and beyond: what are containers made from?","Docker","talk","evergreen","linux containers",["cgroups","namespaces","docker","containers","linux kernel"],[13,16,14],"HN recommends it as a talk that makes containers click, showing that containerization is not virtualization and demystifying what Docker does.",[4,3,2,2017,2023,2,2,1,0,0],0],["sTJ7AzBIJoI","Baz Luhrmann - Everybody's Free To Wear Sunscreen","steffyweffy777","music","evergreen","life advice",["wear sunscreen","baz luhrmann","life advice","spoken word"],[146,131],"Posted as timeless, comforting life advice in threads about careers, aging, and uncertainty.",[3,3,2,2011,2026,2,1,5,1,1],0],["sWgDk-o-6ZE","CppCon 2015: Sean Parent \"Better Code: Data Structures\"","CppCon","talk","evergreen","c++ data structures",["c++","stl","sean parent","containers","cppcon"],[2,5,30],"Commenters say it changes how you think about types and the STL, and makes a case for simple modern C++.",[3,3,2,2016,2021,2,1,1,0,0],0],["s_osQvkeNRM","Stephen Fry on the Joys of Swearing","gsmokeyjoe","commentary","evergreen","swearing and language",["stephen fry","swearing","profanity","english language","free speech"],[145,76],"HN commenters post it in swearing and profanity debates as the best statement against taking offense at profanity.",[5,4,0,2011,2016,0,5,1,0,0],0],["snz7JJlSZvw","Telescope Building with John Dobson","Dobson Astro-Initiatives","tutorial","evergreen","telescope making",["dobsonian","john dobson","mirror grinding","amateur astronomy","diy optics"],[115,84,116],"Recommended to anyone interested in telescope making as a guide from Dobson himself.",[4,4,0,2017,2025,0,4,1,0,0],0],["suRDUFpsHus","Mad Men - The Carousel (Higher Quality)","TomR35","other","evergreen","pitching and storytelling",["mad men","kodak carousel","pitch","nostalgia","advertising"],[133,65],"HN holds it up as one of the best pitches ever, an example of selling feeling and nostalgia rather than features.",[3,3,2,2012,2015,2,1,6,0,0],0],["tDacjrSCeq4","Shouting in the Datacenter","Bryan Cantrill","demo","evergreen","disk latency and vibration",["dtrace","hard drives","latency","sun fishworks","acoustic attack"],[6,46,8],"It is the go-to viral demo whenever HN discusses vibration, acoustic attacks, or sound affecting hard drives.",[4,4,0,2011,2022,0,4,13,0,3],0],["tP-Ipsat90c","Randomness is Random - Numberphile","Numberphile","explainer","evergreen","perception of randomness",["coin flips","gambler's fallacy","probability","numberphile","human bias"],[34,35],"Recommended as an accessible demonstration that people are bad at producing or judging random sequences.",[4,4,0,2019,2022,0,4,0,0,0],0],["tU3rGFyN5uQ","Interview with Larry Summers, Former Secretary of the Treasury | The Problem with Jon Stewart","The Problem With Jon Stewart","interview","news","inflation economics",["inflation","greedflation","larry summers","jon stewart","federal reserve"],[69,71],"HN commenters link it in threads on greedflation and corporate pricing power as an accessible exchange of opposing views.",[4,4,0,2023,2023,0,4,5,1,0],0],["t_yh_S31R9g","Basic Beginners FreeCAD v1.0 : Introduction to Course","MangoJelly Solutions for FreeCAD","course","dated","freecad",["freecad","cad","3d modeling","part design","3d printing"],[116],"HN users recommend MangoJelly's thorough tutorials as the best way to learn FreeCAD properly, since trial and error doesn't work.",[3,3,2,2025,2025,2,1,0,0,0],0],["tke6X2eME3c","The Energy Project | Tony Schwartz | Talks at Google","Talks at Google","talk","evergreen","energy management and productivity",["productivity","work hours","rest","stamina","leadership"],[146,66],"HN commenters point to it in discussions of shorter workweeks and productivity, arguing that rest and energy matter more than hours.",[3,4,0,2010,2016,0,4,0,0,0],0],["tyixMpuGEL8","Flight of the Navigator | VFXcool","Captain Disillusion","documentary","evergreen","1980s visual effects",["vfx","flight of the navigator","cgi history","motion control","film"],[60,134],"Strongly recommended as a detailed, entertaining history of 1980s CGI and film techniques, including the role of the Foonly F1.",[3,3,2,2021,2023,3,1,2,0,0],0],["uY-u1qyRM5w","Richard Feynman Lecture -- \"Los Alamos From Below\"","The Quagmire","lecture","evergreen","manhattan project history",["feynman","los alamos","manhattan project","safe-cracking","anecdotes"],[82,78,77],"Strongly recommended for its funny, human account of Los Alamos, which one commenter calls almost a stand-up act.",[3,3,2,2018,2023,2,1,0,0,0],0],["uYNzqgU7na4","Why are British place names so hard to pronounce?","Map Men","explainer","evergreen","british place names",["etymology","pronunciation","english language","viking influence","uk geography"],[145],"Recommended as an entertaining, short explanation whenever British place names or their linguistic history come up.",[4,4,0,2021,2024,0,5,1,0,0],0],["udPY5rQVoW0","Playing a Neural Network's version of GTA V: GAN Theft Auto","sentdex","demo","dated","neural network game simulation",["gan","gamegan","gta v","world models","generative ai"],[22,21,122],"Cited as an early, striking demo of neural networks acting as game engines and world models.",[3,4,0,2021,2024,0,4,8,0,0],0],["uqKGREZs6-w","Building a Marsbase is a Horrible Idea: Let’s do it!","Kurzgesagt – In a Nutshell","explainer","evergreen","mars colonization challenges",["mars","space colonization","radiation","kurzgesagt","habitats"],[85],"Recommended as a sobering, accessible overview of the practical challenges of living on Mars.",[4,4,0,2019,2024,0,4,1,0,0],0],["v6jhjjVy5Ls","The Dark Side of Counter-Strike 2","Coffeezilla","documentary","news","counter-strike skin gambling",["cs2","gambling","valve","investigative journalism","esports","scams"],[125,128,80],"HN commenters recommend it as an investigative look at CS skin gambling and the exploitation of minors.",[3,3,2,2024,2025,2,1,0,0,0],0],["vGAqYNFQdZ4","Don't Be a Sucker","US National Archives","documentary","evergreen","propaganda and prejudice",["propaganda","1945 film","demagoguery","scapegoating","civil liberties"],[80,77,79],"HN commenters bring it up in political threads as a classic warning about divisive agitators and fascism, and suggest it be remade for each generation.",[4,4,0,2020,2026,0,4,8,0,0],0],["v_UyVmITiYQ","Google Wave Developer Preview at Google I/O 2009","Google","demo","dated","google wave",["google wave","google i/o","collaboration","product demo","email"],[53,4,55],"HN returns to it as the original Wave pitch, both for its wow factor and as a case study in a hyped product that was later shut down.",[4,4,0,2009,2025,0,4,6,0,0],0],["vmgxtcbc4iU","Can We Pull Back From The Brink? (Episode #207)","Sam Harris","podcast","dated","police violence and race",["police shootings","racism","sam harris","protests","statistics"],[79,75,73],"HN commenters recommend it as a data-oriented discussion of race and police shootings.",[4,3,2,2020,2021,3,2,0,0,0],0],["vu-h5y6tK34","Introduction to LibrePCB A new, powerful and intuitive EDA tool for everyone","FOSDEM","talk","dated","pcb design software",["librepcb","eda","kicad","open source","fosdem"],[41,49],"Linked by the author and others in LibrePCB threads as the best explanation of its design rationale.",[1,4,0,2018,2020,0,4,2,0,0],0],["wASCH_gPnDw","Expert to Expert: Rich Hickey and Brian Beckman - Inside Clojure","jasonofthel33t","interview","evergreen","clojure language design",["clojure","rich hickey","persistent data structures","concurrency","functional programming"],[1,0,52],"HN commenters call it a fantastic introduction to Clojure and the thinking behind its design.",[3,3,2,2014,2025,2,1,2,0,0],0],["wFpeM3fxJoQ","VLT (Very Large Telescope) HD Timelapse Footage","Nicolas Bustos","other","evergreen","astronomical timelapse",["timelapse","vlt","paranal","night sky","eso"],[84,137],"Commenters recommend it as an awe-inspiring way to feel Earth's rotation and our place in space.",[2,3,2,2017,2024,2,1,1,0,0],0],["wSdV1M7n4gQ","Anders Hejlsberg on Modern Compiler Construction","Kasper","lecture","evergreen","modern compiler construction",["compilers","ide tooling","roslyn","typescript","incremental compilation","language servers"],[7,52,8],"It is the standard reference for why modern compilers and language servers differ from textbook designs, cited in rust-analyzer and parsing threads.",[4,4,0,2018,2020,0,4,6,0,0],0],["wqu_IpkOYBg","Farbrausch - fr-041: debris. [HD]","kb","demo","evergreen","demoscene",["demoscene","farbrausch","procedural graphics","size coding","real-time 3d"],[50,58],"HN recommends it as the demoscene showpiece to show someone what extreme size-limited real-time graphics look like.",[4,4,0,2010,2016,0,4,4,0,0],0],["x5Efg42-Qn0","Myopia: A Modern Yet Reversible Disease — Todd Becker, M.S. (AHS14)","AncestryFoundation","talk","evergreen","myopia reversal",["myopia","eyesight","near-work","prescription lenses","ancestral health"],[96,100],"HN commenters credit it as a life-changing talk, with some reporting reduced prescriptions after following the method.",[2,3,2,2022,2025,2,2,1,0,0],0],["xKu2de0yCJI","AT&T Archives: Saul Bass Pitch Video for Bell System Logo Redesign","AT&T Tech Channel","talk","evergreen","logo and brand design",["saul bass","bell system","logo design","branding","design presentation"],[57,53],"HN holds it up as a masterclass in explaining and selling a design.",[2,3,2,2022,2024,2,1,2,0,0],0],["xnez6tloNSQ","Lower Latency Graph Queries in Cypher with Redis GraphRoi Lipman, Redis LabsTim Davis, Texas A&M U","Redis","talk","evergreen","graph databases",["graphblas","redisgraph","linear algebra","cypher","sparse matrices"],[11,30],"Recommended in graph database threads as a mind-blowing case for expressing graph analysis as linear algebra.",[3,3,2,2018,2023,2,2,1,0,0],0],["y3qfeoqErtY","How Overnight Shipping Works","Wendover Productions","explainer","evergreen","logistics and shipping",["overnight shipping","fedex","air cargo","hub and spoke","supply chain"],[72,109],"Recommended as a clear, accessible explainer on logistics, overnight shipping and why old planes get used for cargo.",[4,4,0,2018,2023,0,4,0,0,0],0],["yG1OZ69H_-o","CppCon 2016: Chandler Carruth “Garbage In, Garbage Out: Arguing about Undefined Behavior...\"","CppCon","talk","evergreen","undefined behavior in C++",["undefined behavior","c++","compilers","optimization","signed overflow","llvm"],[2,7,6],"HN points to it whenever undefined behavior comes up, as the best explanation of the reasoning behind UB, though some dispute its framing.",[4,4,0,2018,2023,0,4,8,2,0],0],["yQ6VOOd73MA","Your Brain: Who's in Control? | Full Documentary | NOVA | PBS","NOVA PBS Official","documentary","evergreen","neuroscience of the subconscious",["subconscious","consciousness","anesthesia","perception","nova","brain"],[90,93],"Recommended in threads on consciousness, anesthesia and perception as a fascinating look at how much of experience the brain constructs.",[2,3,2,2023,2025,2,1,2,0,0],0],["ysa5OBhXz-Q","How Wolves Change Rivers","Sustainable Human","explainer","evergreen","trophic cascades",["yellowstone","wolves","keystone species","ecosystem restoration","rewilding"],[99,107],"HN cites it as the go-to example of how one keystone species can reshape an entire ecosystem.",[4,4,0,2015,2020,0,4,13,0,0],0],["z_hm5oX7ZlE","KEYNOTE / Robert Erdmann","PyCon US","talk","evergreen","heritage imaging with python",["night watch","rembrandt","gigapixel imaging","python","rijksmuseum","pycon"],[3,137,27],"HN commenters recommend it as a technically jaw-dropping talk, and it is the standard reference whenever the Night Watch gigapixel images come up.",[4,3,2,2021,2024,3,1,3,0,0],0],["zkTf0LmDqKI","Steve Jobs on Failure","Silicon Valley Historical Association","interview","evergreen","fear of failure and asking for help",["steve jobs","failure","asking for help","motivation","career"],[52,146,64],"HN commenters return to it as a motivational reminder to not fear failure and to just ask for what you want.",[4,4,0,2013,2021,0,4,2,0,0],0],["zt0OQb1DBko","\"A (Not So Gentle) Introduction To Systems Programming In ATS\" by Aditya Siram","Strange Loop Conference","talk","evergreen","ATS systems programming",["ats","systems programming","dependent types","formal verification","strange loop"],[0,36,2],"Cited in Rust and systems-language threads as the best introduction to ATS, a language claimed to go beyond Rust's safety guarantees.",[4,4,0,2017,2021,0,5,6,0,0],0],["zxRgfBXn6Mg","Desert Storm - The Air War, Day 1 - Animated","The Operations Room","documentary","evergreen","gulf war air campaign",["desert storm","air war","military history","animation","operations room"],[78],"Recommended as a deeply researched, visual series that shows how overwhelming the coalition air campaign was.",[2,3,2,2021,2021,2,1,2,0,0],0],["-2ZTmuX3cog","ARCHIVE TEAM: A Distributed Preservation of Service Attack","textfilesdotcom","talk","evergreen","digital preservation",["archive team","geocities","web archiving","data loss","jason scott"],[51,49,47],"HN points to it whenever a company shuts down a service and wipes user content, as an entertaining case for digital preservation.",[3,3,1,2014,2016,1,2,0,0,0],0],["-bYAQ-ZZtEU","Astroturf and manipulation of media messages | Sharyl Attkisson | TEDxUniversityofNevada","TEDx Talks","talk","evergreen","astroturfing and media manipulation",["astroturf","media bias","lobbying","journalism","tedx"],[80,76],"HN commenters recommend it as an introduction to shills, astroturfing and lobbyist influence on media, especially in threads about fake news and online forums.",[3,3,1,2016,2018,2,2,2,0,0],0],["-cEn_83zRFw","Rails World 2024 Opening Keynote - David Heinemeier Hansson","Ruby on Rails","talk","dated","ruby on rails",["rails 8","dhh","kamal","self-hosting","web development"],[3,4,16],"HN commenters point to it as a primer on modern Rails and as a rebuttal to cloud 'learned helplessness', worth watching even by non-Ruby developers.",[6,3,1,2024,2024,2,4,3,0,0],0],["-qCKR6wy94U","Opioids II: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO)","LastWeekTonight","commentary","dated","opioid crisis and purdue pharma",["opioids","purdue pharma","sackler family","pharma marketing","john oliver"],[80,96,75],"Commenters cite it, with Oliver's other two opioid segments, as a well-researched case against pharma marketing and the Purdue settlements.",[3,3,1,2020,2024,1,2,2,0,0],0],["01oeaBb85Xc","DEF CON 30 - Sam Bent - Tor - Darknet Opsec By a Veteran Darknet Vendor","DEFCONConference","talk","evergreen","tor and darknet opsec",["tor","opsec","darknet","anonymity","def con"],[19,17],"HN people recommend it for a first-hand view of how Tor holds up in practice, from someone who had to rely on it.",[3,3,1,2024,2024,1,2,3,0,0],0],["0JDoll8OEFE","Why China Is so Good at Building Railways","Wendover Productions","explainer","dated","high-speed rail in china",["china","railways","infrastructure","transportation","public policy"],[111,74,112],"HN uses it as the go-to short video when threads compare Chinese and US rail and infrastructure.",[4,3,1,2018,2019,1,3,1,1,0],0],["0Rnq1NpHdmw","Scientific Studies: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO)","LastWeekTonight","comedy","evergreen","science reporting",["scientific studies","media literacy","john oliver","replication","sample size"],[80,148],"HN commenters recommend it as an entertaining and sophisticated primer on reading science reporting critically.",[3,3,1,2016,2019,1,2,4,0,0],0],["0Z4aF-qiziM","Defcon 21 - Decapping Chips The Strike Easy Hard Way","HackersOnBoard","talk","evergreen","chip decapping",["decapping","reverse engineering","defcon","die imaging","hardware security"],[17,40],"Regarded as a favorite practical walkthrough of chip decapping, linked in threads on die shots, hardware backdoors and key extraction.",[3,3,1,2014,2023,1,2,3,0,0],0],["0rR9IaXH1M0","Jim Jefferies -- Gun Control (Part 1) from BARE -- Netflix Special","Jim Jefferies","comedy","evergreen","gun control",["stand-up","gun control","jim jefferies","us politics","netflix special"],[129,73],"Recommended as a funny but surprisingly persuasive outsider take on gun control, mainly in gun-related threads.",[3,3,1,2016,2022,1,2,1,0,1],0],["15R2pMqU2ok","How to Enhance Your Gut Microbiome for Brain & Overall Health","Andrew Huberman","podcast","dated","gut microbiome and brain health",["gut-brain axis","microbiome","huberman","neuroscience","nutrition"],[97,90],"Recommended as an accessible neuroscientist's overview of gut microbiome science with practical takeaways.",[3,3,1,2022,2023,1,2,0,0,0],0],["17KCHwOwgms","Dan Abramov The wet codebase","eswarnichtsmehrfrei","talk","evergreen","abstraction and code duplication",["dry","abstraction","dan abramov","software design","refactoring"],[5,8],"Recommended in DRY versus duplication debates for its visuals and its case that copy/paste can beat a wrong abstraction.",[3,3,1,2023,2024,1,3,1,0,0],0],["17oCQakzIl8","China & Uighurs: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO)","LastWeekTonight","commentary","dated","uighur persecution in xinjiang",["uighurs","xinjiang","china","human rights","last week tonight"],[74,80,76],"HN points to it as an accessible, well-made mix of education and entertainment for anyone wanting to understand the Xinjiang situation.",[3,3,1,2020,2025,1,2,3,0,0],0],["1L3eeC2lJZs","Angry Voicemail We Got From an Alamo Drafthouse Customer","Alamo Drafthouse","comedy","evergreen","movie theater etiquette",["alamo drafthouse","texting","theater rules","viral video","customer service"],[140,51],"It is cited as a viral example of Alamo enforcing its no-talking and no-texting rules with humor.",[3,3,1,2011,2021,1,2,9,0,0],0],["1W_mSOS1Qts","The Death of Affordable Computing | Tariffs Impact & Investigation","Gamers Nexus","documentary","news","tariffs and pc hardware",["tariffs","computer hardware","supply chain","manufacturing","gamers nexus"],[67,44,114],"HN recommends it for concrete numbers on what tariffs do to small hardware businesses.",[3,3,1,2025,2025,1,2,1,0,0],0],["1WupH8oyrAo","Crow skiing down a roof","Niko Niko","other","evergreen","animal play and intelligence",["crows","animal behavior","play","bird intelligence"],[99],"Offered as vivid evidence that animals, crows in particular, play for pleasure and display intelligence beyond survival needs.",[3,3,1,2019,2022,1,2,2,0,0],0],["1tSqSMOyNFE","How We’re Fooled By Statistics","Veritasium","explainer","evergreen","regression to the mean",["statistics","feedback","psychology","cognitive bias","veritasium"],[27,91],"HN commenters link it as the clearest short explanation of regression to the mean, especially for how it misleads people about feedback and statistics.",[3,3,1,2014,2025,1,2,1,0,0],0],["24OXzIRIiMQ","Alpha Centauri Quotes: Intro and Tech's 0-24","uvwar","other","evergreen","alpha centauri game quotes",["alpha centauri","sid meier","video games","science fiction","game writing"],[124,125],"HN fans share it as a way to hear the game's philosophical, sci-fi quotes in sequence.",[3,3,1,2019,2020,1,2,1,0,0],0],["2EWejmkKlxs","CppCon 2017: Chandler Carruth “Going Nowhere Faster”","CppCon","talk","evergreen","cpu performance tuning",["c++","branch prediction","speculative execution","benchmarking","compilers"],[6,2,39],"Recommended as the best presentation on how modern CPUs run code, and why speculative execution matters for performance.",[2,3,1,2017,2026,1,2,2,0,0],0],["2FMBSblpcrc","How to use one paper towel | Joe Smith | TEDxConcordiaUPortland","TEDx Talks","talk","evergreen","paper towel waste",["tedx","life hack","hand drying","waste reduction","sustainability"],[107,117],"HN treats it as a tiny practical life hack some adopt for good, while others mock it as peak TED.",[3,3,1,2019,2025,1,2,1,1,0],0],["2KZb2_vcNTg","Where Do Trees Get Their Mass?","Veritasium","explainer","evergreen","photosynthesis and mass",["trees","photosynthesis","carbon dioxide","misconceptions","science education"],[148,95,88],"HN uses it as the go-to demonstration of how unintuitive mass conservation is, especially in weight loss and burning threads.",[3,3,1,2015,2021,1,2,1,0,0],0],["2R07FL1wVo4","\"The Dangerous Truth About Protein\" - Janice Stanger, Ph.D.","vshvideo","talk","dated","protein and plant-based nutrition",["protein","vegan diet","nutrition","health claims"],[97],"A few commenters cite it as a starting point for the claim that excess protein is harmful, though the claims are one-sided advocacy.",[3,3,1,2019,2022,1,3,0,0,0],0],["2SuvO4Gi7uY","Superpositions, Sudoku, the Wave Function Collapse algorithm.","Martin Donald","explainer","evergreen","procedural generation algorithms",["wave function collapse","constraint solving","godot","blender","tiling"],[30,58,122],"Commenters recommend it as the clearest way to understand WFC, especially in threads about Townscaper and tiled content generation.",[3,3,1,2021,2022,1,2,1,0,0],0],["2THVvshvq0Q","Michael Bay - What is Bayhem?","Every Frame a Painting","explainer","evergreen","film style analysis",["michael bay","video essay","cinematography","editing","filmmaking"],[134,61],"HN recommends it as a short, well-produced and eye-opening piece of film analysis.",[3,3,1,2015,2025,1,2,2,0,0],0],["2aCOyOvOw5c","Riding the Booster with enhanced sound","Michael Interbartolo","demo","evergreen","space shuttle booster footage",["nasa","space shuttle","solid rocket booster","launch","skywalker sound"],[85,45],"HN recommends it for its raw, mostly natural audio and for conveying the speeds and violence of a shuttle launch and booster descent.",[3,3,1,2014,2014,1,2,0,0,0],0],["2nBPN-MKefA","Money as Debt I - Revised Edition 2009 (Full Movie)","Ethaniel RockX","documentary","evergreen","debt-based money",["monetary system","fractional reserve banking","money creation","animated documentary"],[69,135],"HN commenters recommend it as a cartoonish but thorough explanation of the monetary system, though some critics dispute its claims.",[4,3,1,2020,2022,2,2,1,0,0],0],["2zvjW9arAZ0","Music as a Language: Victor Wooten at TEDxGabriolaIsland","TEDx Talks","talk","evergreen","learning music",["music education","language acquisition","teaching","tedx","bass"],[132,141,145],"HN commenters point to it when discussing how to teach children or beginners, as a language-like alternative to formal instruction.",[3,3,1,2017,2018,1,2,0,0,0],0],["35Idb_lCU4o","COVID-19 Vaccines: MODERNA | PFIZER/BIONTECH | ASTRAZENECA","Ninja Nerd","lecture","dated","covid-19 vaccines",["mrna","clinical trials","pfizer","moderna","astrazeneca","immunology"],[96,95],"HN recommended it in late 2020 as a detailed, science-based explanation of how the different vaccines work and how they were tested.",[4,3,1,2020,2021,1,5,0,0,0],0],["37wFVVVZlVU","Let's #TalkConcurrency Panel Discussion with Sir Tony Hoare, Joe Armstrong, and Carl Hewitt","Erlang Solutions","talk","evergreen","concurrency models",["actor model","csp","erlang","tony hoare","joe armstrong","carl hewitt"],[12,1,31],"HN recommends it for getting the inventors of major concurrency models together, disagreements included.",[3,3,1,2019,2026,1,2,2,0,0],0],["3EPTfOTC4Jw","The REAL Story On Why Space Cadet Pinball Was Removed (ft. Windows on Itanium)","NCommander","documentary","evergreen","windows software history",["space cadet pinball","itanium","64-bit windows","raymond chen","retrocomputing"],[47,50,13],"Recommended as the detailed, entertaining history of why 3D Pinball vanished from Windows.",[4,3,1,2021,2024,1,3,0,0,0],0],["3FOzD4Sfgag","Edgar Wright - How to Do Visual Comedy","Every Frame a Painting","explainer","evergreen","visual comedy in film",["edgar wright","film analysis","editing","video essay","comedy"],[134,61,129],"Recommended as a short, eye-opening piece of film analysis whenever physical or visual comedy is discussed.",[3,3,1,2015,2022,1,2,2,0,0],0],["3LVeEjsn8Ts","John Hennessy and David Patterson 2017 ACM A.M. Turing Award Lecture","Association for Computing Machinery (ACM)","lecture","evergreen","computer architecture",["turing award","risc","domain-specific architectures","moore's law","risc-v","hennessy and patterson"],[39],"HN repeatedly recommends it as the best overview of the past, present and future of chip performance after Moore's law.",[2,3,1,2019,2020,1,2,3,0,0],0],["3TFz1xqp3us","Driving Amazon’s ELECTRIC Delivery Vehicle: Rivian EDV","Friday Adventure Club","commentary","dated","electric delivery vans",["rivian","amazon delivery","electric vehicles","driver review","last-mile logistics"],[110,72],"HN points to it as a rare review from an actual delivery driver rather than a car reviewer, showing how the van's design suits the job.",[3,3,1,2022,2023,1,2,0,0,0],0],["3TX3kV3TICU","Let Vim Do the Typing","thoughtbot","tutorial","evergreen","vim completion",["vim","autocomplete","ctags","text editing","thoughtbot"],[8],"HN users say it made Vim's completion system click for them.",[3,3,1,2017,2021,1,2,0,0,0],0],["3WMuzhQXJoY","MEETING THE ENEMY A feminist comes to terms with the Men's Rights movement | Cassie Jaye | TEDxMarin","TEDx Talks","talk","evergreen","men's rights movement",["cassie jaye","the red pill","feminism","tedx","empathy","gender"],[79,61],"HN recommends it as a thoughtful account from a feminist on men's issues and the cost of saying unpopular things.",[4,3,1,2019,2021,1,3,3,0,0],0],["3qln2u1Vr2E","AWS re:Invent 2015 | (NET403) Another Day, Another Billion Packets","Amazon Web Services","talk","dated","cloud virtual networking",["aws vpc","networking","eric brandwine","network isolation","re:invent"],[15,16],"Considered a favorite deep dive into how AWS does virtual networking at L3 and why VPC hosts cannot snoop each other.",[3,3,1,2017,2020,1,2,0,0,0],0],["3x1b_S6Qp2Q","Vitalik Buterin: Ethereum, Cryptocurrency, and the Future of Money | Lex Fridman Podcast #80","Lex Fridman","interview","dated","ethereum and cryptocurrency",["vitalik buterin","ethereum","blockchain","lex fridman","bitcoin"],[18,52],"HN recommends it as a fascinating conversation showing how the Ethereum founder thinks.",[3,3,1,2020,2021,1,2,1,0,0],0],["4-SGpEInX_c","Stephen Wolfram: Complexity and the Fabric of Reality | Lex Fridman Podcast #234","Lex Fridman","interview","evergreen","wolfram physics and complexity",["stephen wolfram","cellular automata","computational irreducibility","wolfram physics project","ruliad"],[31,82,52],"HN recommends it as an accessible way into Wolfram's physics ideas and his personality.",[3,3,1,2021,2023,1,2,0,0,0],0],["42oQN7fy_eM","Stop Signs Suck and We Should Get Rid of Them","Not Just Bikes","explainer","evergreen","urban traffic design",["stop signs","cycling safety","idaho stop","netherlands","urban planning"],[111],"Cited in threads about cyclist safety and traffic law as an explanation of why removing stop signs can improve safety.",[4,3,1,2022,2024,1,3,1,0,0],0],["43CMV8KIs3E","Epic v Apple: Judgment Day - Who Won? Who Lost? ...and Why? (VL538)","Hoeg Law","commentary","dated","epic v apple ruling",["epic v apple","antitrust","app store","court decision","legal analysis"],[75,67],"Strongly recommended as the best explanation of the ruling, in more depth and with more accuracy than press coverage.",[3,3,1,2021,2022,1,4,0,0,0],0],["495nCzxM9PI","Sketchpad, by Dr. Ivan Sutherland with comments by Alan Kay","David Carroll","demo","evergreen","computing history",["sketchpad","ivan sutherland","alan kay","computer graphics","constraints"],[47,48,58],"HN points people to it as the canonical demo of early interactive graphics, constraints and objects, and as one of Alan Kay's favorite things to show.",[3,3,1,2016,2024,1,2,5,0,0],0],["4AC6RSau7r8","Money as Debt - Full Documentary","Free Your Mind","documentary","evergreen","money creation and banking",["fractional reserve banking","debt","monetary system","animation","paul grignon"],[69,135],"Recommended as an approachable explanation of fractional reserve banking, with the caveat that it is biased.",[2,3,1,2017,2018,1,2,2,0,0],0],["4P_kbF0EbZM","Stephan T. Lavavej “Floating-Point ＜charconv＞: Making Your Code 10x Faster With C++17's Final Boss”","CppCon","talk","evergreen","floating-point string conversion",["c++17","charconv","floating point","ryu","microsoft stl","performance"],[2,6,30],"HN calls it a surprisingly fun, approachable talk on a hard problem and cites it in floating-point threads.",[3,3,1,2020,2022,1,2,2,0,0],0],["4QXZ2RzN_Oo","KSP Doesn't Teach: Rocket Engine Plumbing","Scott Manley","explainer","evergreen","rocket engine cycles",["rocket engines","turbopumps","staged combustion","spaceflight","propulsion"],[85,113],"Recommended whenever rocket engine cycles or turbopumps come up, as a clear introduction from a trusted explainer.",[3,3,1,2019,2019,1,2,0,0,0],0],["4aw9uyj9MAE","Procedurally Crafting Manhattan for Marvel's Spider-Man","GDC Festival of Gaming","talk","evergreen","procedural world generation",["procedural generation","open world","gdc","houdini","game development","spider-man"],[122,58,121],"Recommended as a prime example of large-scale procedural generation used in a shipped AAA game.",[3,3,1,2019,2022,1,3,0,0,0],0],["4s9IjkMAmns","Email Hates the Living","m","talk","evergreen","email protocols",["email","smtp","imap","mime","perl","rant"],[15,10],"HN points to it whenever someone underestimates how hard email parsing, validation or building a mail client really is.",[3,3,1,2015,2022,1,2,0,0,0],0],["4zgYG-_ha28","QuakeCon 2011 - John Carmack Keynote","QuakeCon Official","talk","dated","game engine development",["john carmack","id software","quakecon","rage","static analysis","open source"],[52,122,124],"Cited as a source for Carmack's views on static analysis, open source and languages, and praised as a captivating, conversational speaker.",[3,3,1,2011,2018,1,2,4,0,0],0],["52KLGqDSAjo","1. Climate Change -- the scientific debate","potholer54","explainer","dated","climate science",["climate change","carbon dioxide","global warming","science communication"],[101],"HN users point to it as a clear, evidence-based series to counter climate skepticism.",[3,3,1,2013,2021,1,2,0,0,0],0],["5Dnw46eC-0o","John Rauser keynote: \"Statistics Without the Agonizing Pain\" -- Strata + Hadoop 2014","O'Reilly","talk","evergreen","statistics for programmers",["p-values","simulation","resampling","data science","bootstrapping"],[27,34],"HN recommends it as an excellent programmer-friendly explanation of p-values and statistical thinking.",[3,3,1,2015,2025,1,2,1,0,0],0],["5Dw3aKbw5Wo","Gaslighting Your Fans w/ Dolby ATMOS™","Benn Jordan","explainer","dated","dolby atmos",["dolby atmos","spatial audio","audio engineering","home theater","music production"],[45,132],"HN points to it in Atmos and spatial audio threads as a knowledgeable critique of why the format rarely delivers.",[4,3,1,2023,2024,1,3,1,0,0],0],["5JYp9eGC3Cc","39.08! McMurtry fan car breaks Goodwood Hill RECORD! | Festival of Speed 2022","Goodwood Road & Racing","demo","dated","electric fan car racing",["mcmurtry","goodwood","hillclimb record","ev","downforce"],[110],"HN points to it as a striking demonstration of fan-downforce EVs, with a run that looks glued to the track and almost sped up.",[3,3,1,2022,2025,1,2,3,0,0],0],["5MdSE-N0bxs","Connections between physics and deep learning","MITCBMM","talk","evergreen","physics and deep learning",["deep learning","physics","tegmark","neural networks","symmetry"],[21,82],"HN recommends it as a clear argument for why deep and cheap learning succeeds, often alongside the associated paper.",[3,3,1,2016,2018,1,2,3,0,0],0],["5MxH1sfJLBQ","How to achieve nanometer precision in space?","Breaking Taps","explainer","evergreen","precision mechanical design",["jwst","flexures","actuators","mechanical engineering","cryogenics"],[113,85],"Commenters repeatedly recommend it in JWST threads as a great explanation of clever mechanical design that is accurate and long lasting.",[4,3,1,2022,2026,1,4,1,0,0],0],["5QwOpRh-IfI","Sample Breakdown: Daft Punk - One More Time","TRACKLIB","explainer","evergreen","music sampling",["daft punk","sampling","disco","music production","one more time"],[132,131],"HN recommends it as a striking visual breakdown of how the song was constructed.",[3,3,1,2021,2026,1,2,0,0,0],0],["5RKbSi87J5Q","Nardwuar vs. N.E.R.D - The Extended Version","NardwuarServiette","interview","evergreen","interview preparation",["nardwuar","pharrell","n.e.r.d","music interview","research"],[131,140],"HN holds it up as a model of interview preparation, where thorough research on the guest impresses the interviewee.",[3,3,1,2019,2023,1,2,0,0,0],0],["5Vt8zqhHe_c","Maciej Ceglowski - Barely succeed! It's easier!","webdirections","talk","evergreen","bootstrapped startups",["startups","bootstrapping","pinboard","silicon valley","small business"],[64,67],"HN regards it as an inspiring, funny case for modest, bootstrapped success over venture-funded risk.",[3,3,1,2015,2020,1,2,1,1,0],0],["5gnpCqsXE8g","Yuri Bezmenov: Psychological Warfare Subversion & Control of Western Society (Complete)","GBPPR2","lecture","dated","soviet subversion",["yuri bezmenov","kgb","propaganda","cold war","ideological subversion"],[80,74,77],"HN commenters link it to argue that cultural subversion and normalization are playing out today, though mostly as a reference in unrelated threads.",[3,3,1,2017,2024,1,2,3,0,0],0],["5guXaWwQpe4","\"Energy Revolution? More like a Crawl\" - Dr. Vaclav Smil","Trottier Institute for Sustainability in Engineering and Design","lecture","evergreen","energy transitions",["vaclav smil","energy","renewables","fossil fuels","sustainability"],[104,102,108],"HN recommends it as a grounded, data-driven counter to hype about quick energy revolutions.",[3,3,1,2017,2020,1,2,1,0,0],0],["5tSTk1083VY","Joe Rogan Experience #1080 - David Goggins","PowerfulJRE","podcast","evergreen","mental toughness and endurance",["david goggins","joe rogan","ultramarathon","motivation","discipline"],[146,98],"HN commenters recommend it as an inspiring story about perseverance and getting outside one's comfort zone.",[3,3,1,2020,2021,1,2,1,0,0],0],["5u7euN1HTuU","The Kennedy Assassination: Inside the Book Depository","LEMMiNO","documentary","evergreen","kennedy assassination",["jfk","lee harvey oswald","book depository","eyewitness testimony","history"],[77,135,75],"HN recommends it as a detailed, well-sourced overview that helps viewers form their own opinion.",[5,3,1,2023,2024,2,3,0,0,0],0],["6OPsH8PK7xM","What P vs NP is actually about","Polylog","explainer","evergreen","P vs NP",["p vs np","sat","np-completeness","circuits","complexity theory"],[31,30],"Recommended as an intuitive, animated explanation of P vs NP framed around reversing computation.",[4,3,1,2024,2026,1,4,0,0,0],0],["6VOQnK7O2To","Chris Sacca of Lowercase Capital - TWiST #291","This Week in Startups","interview","evergreen","venture investing",["chris sacca","startups","venture capital","founders","kickstarter"],[64,68,52],"HN recommends it in startup video lists for its stories and Sacca's candid background.",[3,3,1,2014,2017,1,2,1,0,0],0],["6ZYLp5uX9Yw","Making of \"The Prodigy - Voodoo People\" in Ableton by Jim Pavloff","Jim Pavloff","demo","evergreen","music production and sampling",["ableton","the prodigy","sampling","remake","electronic music"],[132,131],"Used as an example of prototyping music and, in a Copilot copyright thread, of a handmade reconstruction that sounds like the original.",[3,3,1,2011,2024,1,2,0,0,0],0],["72cM_E6bsOs","The Crisis in Cosmology","PBS Space Time","explainer","dated","hubble tension",["cosmology","hubble constant","universe expansion","astrophysics","pbs space time"],[84],"Recommended as a clear, layman-friendly explanation of the Hubble tension from a channel regarded well by physicists.",[3,3,1,2019,2021,1,2,0,0,0],0],["74zOY-vgkyw","Emacs From Scratch #1 - Getting Started with a Basic Usable Configuration","System Crafters","tutorial","dated","emacs configuration",["emacs","init file","ivy","use-package","system crafters"],[8,1],"Recommended as a thoughtful, step-by-step way to build your own Emacs config rather than starting from Doom or Spacemacs.",[3,3,1,2021,2024,1,2,0,0,0],0],["7JUs4c99-mo","CheerpX: a WebAssembly-based x86 virtual machine in the browser, Yuri Iozzelli","WebAssembly NA","talk","dated","webassembly virtualization",["webassembly","cheerpx","x86","jit compiler","flash"],[4,13,7],"HN points to it as an impressive look at how far WebAssembly can go, and as the explanation of the architecture behind CheerpX and its Flash support.",[2,3,1,2020,2025,1,2,3,0,0],0],["7gDKbT_l2us","J.K. Rowling | ContraPoints","ContraPoints","commentary","dated","j.k. rowling controversy",["contrapoints","gender","cancel culture","video essay","lgbtq"],[79,76,80],"HN recommends it as a thorough, nuanced perspective on the Rowling controversy and on cancel culture from a trans creator.",[3,3,1,2021,2022,1,2,2,0,0],0],["7hwO8Q_TyCA","Robust-first computing: Beyond efficiency","Dave Ackley","talk","evergreen","robust-first computing",["computer architecture","robustness","movable feast machine","indefinite scalability","sorting"],[39],"HN recommends it as a short, clear explanation of robust-first computing by its originator, and as a philosophy relevant to building with unreliable components like LLMs.",[3,3,1,2020,2025,1,2,1,0,0],0],["7kGnfXXIKZM","Dr. Chris Knobbe - 'Diseases of Civilization: Are Seed Oil Excesses the Unifying Mechanism?'","Low Carb Down Under","talk","dated","seed oils and health",["seed oils","omega-6","nutrition","diabetes","chronic disease"],[97,96],"HN commenters point to it in nutrition threads as the strongest case against seed oils, though it is a contested claim.",[2,3,1,2021,2022,1,3,5,0,0],0],["86gyW0vUmVs","Chinampas of Mexico: Most Productive Agriculture EVER?","Andrew Millison","documentary","evergreen","chinampa agriculture",["chinampas","permaculture","agroforestry","aztec","xochimilco"],[107,77],"HN recommends it as a clear introduction to chinampas and an example of productive agroforestry.",[3,3,1,2023,2026,1,2,0,0,0],0],["87jfTIWosBw","PRACTICE 2018: Joseph White","NYU Game Center","talk","evergreen","pico-8 design philosophy",["pico-8","fantasy console","game design","constraints","tool design"],[121,123,50],"HN points to it for the design philosophy behind PICO-8's constraints.",[2,3,1,2018,2022,1,2,1,0,0],0],["8BIcAZxFfrc","Vaccines and Autism: A Measured Response","hbomberguy","documentary","evergreen","vaccine misinformation",["andrew wakefield","mmr vaccine","autism","scientific fraud","anti-vax"],[96,80,148],"HN commenters call it the definitive, thorough answer to whether vaccines cause autism and recommend it as an entertaining deep dive.",[3,3,1,2021,2025,1,2,4,0,0],0],["8CAafjodkyE","iPhone Magnifier and Voice over","Kristy Viers","tutorial","dated","ios accessibility",["voiceover","iphone magnifier","blind users","accessibility","ios"],[55,44],"HN recommends it to show what on-device accessibility features can do and how blind users actually use an iPhone.",[3,3,1,2021,2022,1,2,2,0,0],0],["8COaMKbNrX0","Are athletes really getting faster, better, stronger? | David Epstein","TED","talk","evergreen","sports science",["athletic performance","genetics","ted talk","technology in sport","body selection"],[138,94],"HN links it in threads about athlete body types, sports technology and record-breaking as a relevant, counter-intuitive explanation.",[3,3,1,2014,2020,1,2,0,0,0],0],["8JrqH2oOTK4","Turning Smashed TVs into Realistic Artificial Daylight","DIY Perks","tutorial","evergreen","artificial daylight",["diy","fresnel lens","led backlight","lighting","upcycling"],[116,117],"HN points to it in threads on artificial sunlight, as a buildable and surprisingly convincing artificial window.",[3,3,1,2019,2022,1,2,6,0,0],0],["8PwwRR8deHk","I BOUGHT A WHOLE CHURCH ORGAN - Part 1 The Organs Removal","LOOK MUM NO COMPUTER","documentary","evergreen","pipe organ restoration",["pipe organ","restoration","midi","diy electronics","music instruments"],[132,42],"HN recommends the series as great fun, following a talented and enthusiastic amateur rebuilding a pipe organ.",[3,3,1,2022,2023,1,2,1,0,0],0],["94ed4v_T6YM","Is The Alcubierre Warp Drive Possible? | Space Time | PBS Digital Studios","PBS Space Time","explainer","evergreen","alcubierre warp drive",["warp drive","general relativity","spacetime","pbs space time","faster than light"],[84,82],"HN points to it as a short, approachable starting point on warp drive physics from a channel commenters like.",[3,3,1,2020,2023,1,2,0,0,0],0],["97t7Xj_iBv0","Why Machines That Bend Are Better","Veritasium","explainer","evergreen","compliant mechanisms",["compliant mechanisms","flexures","mechanical engineering","veritasium","snap fit"],[113,88],"HN commenters like it as a high-quality, accessible look at an under-appreciated engineering idea and bring it up in snap-fit and hinge discussions.",[3,3,1,2019,2020,1,2,1,0,0],0],["9OfBpQgLXUc","The Dutch Solution for Safer Sidewalks - Continuous Sidewalks","Not Just Bikes","explainer","evergreen","pedestrian street design",["continuous sidewalks","netherlands","vision zero","urban design","road safety"],[111],"HN users point to it as a vivid example of how simple, intentional street design makes a big difference for pedestrian safety.",[3,3,1,2021,2022,1,2,1,0,0],0],["9QveBbn7t_c","Monad - FunFunFunction #21","Fun Fun Function","tutorial","evergreen","monads in javascript",["monads","functional programming","flatmap","functors","javascript"],[1,4],"Recommended to people confused by monads as a friendly, practical explanation for JavaScript developers, with one commenter saying it finally made it click.",[3,3,1,2016,2021,1,2,1,0,0],0],["9R5OWh7luL4","Derren Brown - The System (Full)","ScepticaTV","documentary","evergreen","survivorship bias",["derren brown","confirmation bias","betting systems","psychology","trading"],[91,139,34],"HN cites it as the classic demonstration of survivorship and confirmation bias in betting, trading and prediction claims.",[3,3,1,2014,2014,1,2,3,0,0],0],["9c8an2XZ3MU","Terence Mckenna - Culture is your operating system","Dani Dögenigt","talk","evergreen","culture as operating system",["terence mckenna","psychedelics","culture","consciousness","philosophy"],[93,143,91],"Cited as the origin of the 'culture/philosophy as operating system' metaphor and as a quick introduction to McKenna's ideas.",[1,3,1,2009,2012,1,2,3,0,0],0],["9vpqilhW9uI","Why our IQ levels are higher than our grandparents' | James Flynn","TED","talk","evergreen","flynn effect",["iq","james flynn","abstract thinking","cognitive history","ted talk"],[91,93],"HN recommends it as a clear explanation of why generations think differently and why IQ scores have risen.",[3,3,1,2020,2022,1,3,1,0,0],0],["9vz06QO3UkQ","The Internet's Own Boy: The Story of Aaron Swartz | full movie (2014)","moviemaniacsDE","documentary","evergreen","aaron swartz biography",["aaron swartz","open access","cfaa","internet activism","hacker culture"],[49,76,135],"HN recommends it as the essential documentary for learning about Aaron Swartz and the case that shaped hacker culture.",[3,3,1,2020,2025,1,2,2,0,0],0],["AFVDZeg4RVY","[7] Jim Keller, Silicon Wizard 🧙‍♂️","TechTechPotato","interview","evergreen","cpu architecture",["jim keller","amd zen","risc-v","moore's law","chip design"],[39,52,40],"HN recommends it as an interview dense with insight from Keller, worth hearing in full even for non-engineers.",[3,3,1,2022,2023,1,2,0,0,0],0],["AFnfTDbcPOA","CIA Officer in Charge of Taking Down the AQ Khan Network | James Lawler | Ep. 125","The Team House","interview","evergreen","cia counterproliferation",["cia","aq khan","nuclear proliferation","intelligence","humint"],[78,74],"HN recommends it as an in-depth look at the mechanics of intelligence work from a veteran who ran a nonproliferation operation.",[2,3,1,2022,2024,1,2,1,0,0],0],["AItTqnTsVjA","The GUI should be better. A lot better.","Accursed Farms","commentary","evergreen","desktop gui design",["gui","user interface","windows 7","customization","desktop"],[55,48],"Recommended as a thought-provoking critique that makes people notice how poor everyday GUIs are.",[4,3,1,2020,2023,1,3,1,0,0],0],["ALc8CBYOfkw","Do Complex Numbers Exist?","Sabine Hossenfelder","explainer","evergreen","complex numbers in quantum mechanics",["complex numbers","quantum mechanics","physics","sabine hossenfelder"],[83,33],"HN recommends it as a short, accessible layperson explanation of the real-versus-complex quantum theory debate.",[3,3,1,2021,2023,1,2,0,0,0],0],["AZX6awZq5Z0","Information, Evolution, and intelligent Design - With Daniel Dennett","The Royal Institution","talk","evergreen","information and evolution",["daniel dennett","evolution","intelligent design","competence without comprehension","philosophy of mind"],[94,143,93],"Recommended for its account of competence without comprehension, relevant to evolution and to debates about AI.",[3,3,1,2017,2024,1,2,1,0,0],0],["AxCo2bE9Gtk","Republic, Lost (my favorite version)","lessig","talk","evergreen","money in politics",["lessig","corruption","congress","campaign finance","institutional corruption"],[73,75],"HN people point to it as a starting place for understanding how money corrupts American government.",[3,3,1,2011,2022,1,2,0,0,0],0],["AxZWxxZ2JGE","Why our generals were more successful in World War II than in Korea, Vietnam or Iraq/Afghanistan","UC Berkeley Events","lecture","evergreen","military leadership accountability",["thomas ricks","world war ii","firing","management","hiring","generals"],[78,66],"Used in hiring and management debates as an analysis of fast evaluation, quick dismissal without stigma, and the cost of keeping underperformers.",[3,3,1,2020,2024,1,2,3,0,0],0],["BDqvzFY72mg","Lecture 1: Introduction to Power and Politics in Today’s World","YaleCourses","course","dated","modern political science",["ian shapiro","yale","politics","inequality","privatization"],[142,73,71],"HN recommends the lecture series as a foundational, wide-ranging grounding in modern global politics.",[3,3,1,2020,2021,1,2,1,0,0],0],["B_nGEj8wIP0","Milton Friedman Speaks: Money and Inflation (B1230) - Full Video","Free To Choose Network","lecture","evergreen","inflation and monetary policy",["milton friedman","inflation","money supply","monetarism","economics"],[69,70],"Shared during inflation discussions as an accessible, layman-friendly statement of the monetarist view.",[3,3,1,2022,2022,1,2,1,0,0],0],["Bqx6li5dbEY","Ted Nelson in Herzog's \"Lo and Behold\"","TheTedNelson","interview","evergreen","ted nelson and hypertext",["ted nelson","xanadu","werner herzog","hypertext","lo and behold"],[52,48,47],"HN shares it as an accessible window into Ted Nelson's vision of Xanadu and linking, which commenters say gains meaning with historical context.",[3,3,1,2017,2019,1,2,2,1,0],0],["BrK7X_XlGB8","A visual guide to Bayesian thinking","Julia Galef","talk","evergreen","bayesian reasoning",["bayes rule","probability","rationality","priors","critical thinking"],[34,91],"HN recommends it as a short, accessible intro to Bayesian reasoning and priors.",[3,3,1,2017,2021,2,2,0,0,0],0],["C-kF25fWTO8","Clojure in a nutshell by James Trunk","Func Prog Sweden","tutorial","evergreen","clojure",["clojure","repl-driven development","functional programming","immutability","live coding"],[1],"HN commenters recommend it as a clear, enjoyable introduction to Clojure and a good example of REPL-driven development.",[3,3,1,2021,2023,1,2,0,0,0],0],["C8--cXwuuFQ","REcon 2013 - The Future of RE : Dynamic Binary Visualization (Christopher Domas)","Sébastien Duquette","talk","evergreen","binary visualization for reverse engineering",["reverse engineering","binary visualization","cantor.dust","security","recon"],[17,28],"HN commenters say it permanently changed how they think about inspecting binary data, and point to it as the origin of visual binary analysis tools.",[3,3,1,2017,2024,1,2,1,0,0],0],["CJlrbMHLBd4","The Secret Life of the Vacuum Cleaner - Remastered","tim hunkin","documentary","evergreen","how household machines work",["tim hunkin","secret life of machines","vacuum cleaner","electric motor","engineering"],[113,120],"Recommended as a clear, charming explanation of how machines work, including a demonstration of building an electric motor.",[3,3,1,2021,2026,1,2,0,0,0],0],["CK62I-4cuSY","Using Social Media To Cover For Lack Of Original Thought - Onion Talks - Ep. 6","The Onion","comedy","evergreen","social media satire",["the onion","parody","ted talks","social media marketing","satire"],[130,65],"HN commenters recommend it as the Onion Talks parody most relevant to tech and startup culture.",[3,3,1,2012,2022,1,2,1,0,0],0],["CKIye4RZ-5k","World’s Best Speakers!","Tech Ingredients","tutorial","evergreen","diy speakers",["flat panel speakers","exciters","audio","foam board","diy"],[45,116],"HN commenters point to it as a build guide for cheap DIY speakers that sound as good as expensive ones.",[3,3,1,2022,2025,1,2,4,0,0],0],["CbIZU8cQWXc","Neil deGrasse Tyson - We Stopped Dreaming (Episode 1)","Evan Schurr","commentary","evergreen","value of space exploration",["neil degrasse tyson","nasa budget","space exploration","inspiration"],[85,147],"Recommended to anyone asking whether space exploration is worth the cost.",[3,3,1,2012,2022,1,2,4,0,0],0],["CjVQJdIrDJ0","Thinking, Fast and Slow | Daniel Kahneman | Talks at Google","Talks at Google","talk","evergreen","cognitive biases and decision making",["daniel kahneman","system 1 and 2","behavioral economics","psychology","thinking fast and slow"],[91,70],"Recommended as a one-hour substitute for the book's opening chapters for those short on time.",[2,3,1,2011,2019,1,2,1,0,0],0],["CpCrkO1x-Qo","Tesla Model 3: Inside & Out - Autoline After Hours 417","Autoline Network","podcast","dated","tesla model 3 teardown",["tesla","sandy munro","teardown","automotive manufacturing","battery packs","build quality"],[110,43],"Commenters link it in Tesla threads as an informed, hands-on engineering view of the Model 3 and its manufacturing.",[5,3,1,2018,2018,1,4,7,0,0],0],["Cyya23MPoAI","Climbing SOLO with Alex Honnold **INSANE EXPERIENCE**","Magnus Midtbø","documentary","evergreen","free solo climbing",["alex honnold","climbing","free solo","magnus midtbo","exposure"],[138],"Recommended for conveying viscerally just how exceptional Honnold's composure is compared to other elite climbers.",[3,3,1,2023,2026,1,2,1,0,0],0],["D5xh0ZIEUOE","James Mickens on JavaScript","tablet reader","talk","evergreen","javascript humor",["james mickens","javascript","comedy","web development","tech talk"],[4,130,129],"HN recommends it as a hilarious talk by a beloved speaker, and also uses it to jab at JavaScript's quirks.",[3,3,1,2018,2023,1,2,1,2,0],0],["D7Sd8A6_fYU","CppCon 2016: Dan Saks “extern c: Talking to C Programmers about C++”","CppCon","talk","evergreen","c and c++ culture",["c++","c","embedded","cppcon","language adoption"],[2,9],"Recommended in C versus C++ and embedded threads as the expert view on adoption and persuasion.",[2,3,1,2018,2020,1,2,8,0,0],0],["DC8tO16xdrY","Oswald Acted Alone: JFK Assassination Solved (Part 1 of 2)","Sean Munger","documentary","evergreen","jfk assassination",["jfk","lee harvey oswald","warren commission","conspiracy theories","american history"],[77,80,135],"HN commenters recommend it as the most exhaustive, well-sourced rebuttal of JFK conspiracy theories, often when new assassination claims surface.",[4,3,1,2023,2024,1,3,1,0,0],0],["DJFKl_5JTnA","Donald B. Gillies Lecture: Dr. Michael Stonebraker","Siebel School of Computing and Data Science","lecture","evergreen","academic research incentives",["stonebraker","databases","academia","publishing incentives","turing award"],[11,52,142],"Cited in many threads about academic incentives, paper counts and why academia struggles to produce working software.",[2,3,1,2018,2024,1,2,9,0,0],0],["DkMwYxfSYNQ","The Why, What, and How of Pinning in Rust","Jon Gjengset","tutorial","evergreen","rust pinning",["rust","pin","unpin","async await","futures","live coding"],[2,0],"HN treats it as the definitive resource for understanding Pin semantics and lists it among async Rust learning materials.",[3,3,1,2021,2026,1,2,0,0,0],0],["E8Lhqri8tZk","1,500 Slot Machines Walk into a Bar: Adventures in Quantity Over Quality","GDC Festival of Gaming","talk","evergreen","app store shovelware",["mobile apps","slot machines","procedural generation","gdc","app store spam"],[123,121,67],"HN commenters recommend it as a hilarious account of mass-produced app store shovelware and cite it in threads on spam and low-quality content.",[3,3,1,2020,2022,1,2,3,0,0],0],["EBCYvoC4muc","The Commodordion","lftkryo","demo","evergreen","c64 musical instruments",["commodore 64","accordion","chiptune","linus akesson","hardware hacking","ragtime"],[50,42,131],"HN people recommend it as the work of an unusually creative artist-engineer whose whole channel is worth exploring.",[3,3,1,2022,2025,1,2,1,0,0],0],["EZxP0i9ah8E","Paul Buchheit at Startup School 08","startupschool","talk","evergreen","startup advice",["paul buchheit","user feedback","startup school","gmail","friendfeed"],[64,65],"HN commenters cite it for its memorable lines on advice, limited experience and early user focus, and rewatch it as a reminder not to be prescriptive.",[3,3,1,2010,2014,1,2,4,0,0],0],["E_xCssR8qQI","Prius Hybrid Drive Explained","Niels Blaauw","explainer","evergreen","hybrid drivetrains",["prius","ecvt","planetary gearset","toyota hybrid synergy drive","animation"],[110,113,60],"HN recommends it as the clearest visual explanation of how the Prius power-split hybrid actually works.",[3,3,1,2019,2024,1,2,0,0,0],0],["Ee3EtYb8d1o","Handmade Hero Day 001 - Setting Up the Windows Build","Molly Rocket","tutorial","evergreen","game engine programming",["handmade hero","c programming","win32","build systems","casey muratori"],[122,2,6],"HN recommends the series as a thorough look at low-level game programming by someone with deep knowledge, offered free.",[3,3,1,2017,2021,1,2,0,0,0],0],["EfGD2qveGdQ","Deepmind artificial intelligence @ FDOT14","Elizr","demo","dated","deep reinforcement learning",["deepmind","atari","demis hassabis","dqn","reinforcement learning"],[21,122],"HN commenters use it as the canonical demo of deep reinforcement learning, noting that watching it teaches more than an article does.",[2,3,1,2014,2016,1,2,3,0,0],0],["EgiMu8A3pi0","A4 / V2 Rocket in detail: Turbopump","Astronomy and Nature TV","documentary","evergreen","rocket turbopumps",["v2 rocket","turbopump","hydrogen peroxide","rocket engines","wwii engineering"],[85,113,78],"HN commenters recommend the series for its in-depth, hands-on explanation of how V2 turbopumps and peroxide decomposition work.",[3,3,1,2019,2022,1,2,0,0,0],0],["EmKQsSDlaa4","How are holograms possible?","3Blue1Brown","explainer","evergreen","holography",["holograms","diffraction","wave optics","phase","3blue1brown"],[82,35],"HN commenters call it the best explanation of how holograms work, and one says it transformed their understanding.",[3,3,1,2024,2025,1,2,0,0,0],0],["EoWMF3VkI6U","Fun with ultracapacitors!!","Afrotechmods","demo","evergreen","ultracapacitors",["ultracapacitor","capacitor equations","electronics","energy storage","high current"],[41,104],"HN commenters use it as a vivid, math-backed demonstration of what ultracapacitors can do and why shorting them is dangerous.",[3,3,1,2013,2020,1,2,0,0,0],0],["Ep2-ohgFOys","Abolish Copyrights and Patents? A Soho Forum Debate","ReasonTV","interview","evergreen","intellectual property law",["copyright","patents","libertarianism","stephan kinsella","richard epstein"],[75,76,70],"HN points to it as a substantive debate on intellectual property from two libertarian angles, with Kinsella as the abolitionist voice.",[3,3,1,2022,2023,1,2,0,0,0],0],["FfDa8tR25dk","Chernobyl 3828","TeleconStudio","documentary","evergreen","chernobyl cleanup",["chernobyl","liquidators","nuclear disaster","reactor roof","soviet history"],[103,135,77],"Recommended as a moving, first-person account of the people who dealt with the worst of the Chernobyl cleanup.",[2,3,1,2016,2019,1,2,5,0,0],0],["G0Q4UAiKacw","How the Higgs Mechanism Give Things Mass","PBS Space Time","explainer","evergreen","higgs mechanism",["higgs field","particle physics","w boson","standard model","pbs space time"],[83,82],"HN recommends it as the best non-mathematical explanation of the Higgs field, deep but accessible to lay viewers.",[4,3,1,2022,2024,1,3,1,0,0],0],["GFosQtEqzSE","Sustainable Energy - Without the Hot Air with David MacKay","Harvard University","talk","evergreen","sustainable energy",["david mackay","renewable energy","energy numbers","land area","climate"],[104,142,102],"HN recommends it as an approachable, numbers-driven overview of what renewable energy would take.",[3,3,1,2015,2017,1,2,1,0,0],0],["GLG9g7BcjKs","President Trump: How & Why...","Jonathan Pie","commentary","dated","2016 us election",["jonathan pie","satire","trump","politics","polarization"],[130,73,80],"Shared after the 2016 election and later as a pithy account of why Trump won and why political division needs to be moved past.",[4,3,1,2016,2020,1,4,0,0,0],0],["GNKFSpJIBO0","Math Encounters -- Five Balls, Two Hands: The Patterns of Juggling -- Colin Wright (Presentation)","National Museum of Mathematics","lecture","evergreen","juggling mathematics",["juggling","siteswap","combinatorics","colin wright","recreational math"],[35,34,139],"HN recommends it as an entertaining way to learn math through juggling.",[3,3,1,2017,2026,1,2,1,0,0],0],["GRYcSuyLiJk","Robert Sapolsky: The Biology of Humans at Our Best and Worst","Stanford Iranian Studies Program","lecture","evergreen","biology of human behavior",["robert sapolsky","neuroscience","behavior","violence","stanford"],[90,91,142],"HN recommends Sapolsky as an exceptional storyteller and points to this lecture on the biology of human behavior and violence.",[3,3,1,2020,2023,1,2,1,0,0],0],["GVT3WUa-48Y","ANIME ROCK, PAPER, SCISSORS","Corridor Digital","demo","dated","ai-generated animation",["stable diffusion","anime","ai video","corridor digital","vfx"],[22,60],"HN commenters point to it as an impressive example of what AI animation could do and of VFX artists adopting AI in their workflows.",[3,3,1,2023,2026,1,3,2,1,0],0],["HM1Zb3xmvMc","Land of Lisp- The Music Video!","lisperati","music","evergreen","lisp programming culture",["lisp","land of lisp","music video","common lisp","conrad barski"],[1,131,130],"HN shares it as a fun, cheerful introduction to Lisp culture that people say they rewatch.",[2,3,1,2017,2022,1,2,2,0,2],0],["HXAW2GseICs","The Perfect Sourdough Pizza (Bread Porn)","LifebyMikeG","tutorial","evergreen","sourdough pizza",["pizza","sourdough","cast iron","neapolitan","baking"],[118],"HN commenters recommend it as a practical, home-bakable sourdough pizza method that gets close to stone-oven quality.",[4,3,1,2019,2021,1,3,0,0,0],0],["Hd_ptbiPoXM","Steve Jobs' 2005 Stanford Commencement Address (with intro by President John Hennessy)","Stanford","talk","evergreen","life advice and motivation",["steve jobs","commencement speech","stanford","career","death"],[146,52],"HN people point to it as an inspiring, rewatchable speech, especially for anyone worrying about wasted time or direction.",[2,3,1,2022,2023,1,2,2,0,0],0],["HhGI-GqAK9c","SIGBOVIK 2007: Generalized Super Mario Bros. is NP-Complete","suckerpinch","comedy","evergreen","computational complexity of games",["np-complete","super mario bros","sigbovik","complexity theory","satire"],[31,130],"HN likes it as a funny, entertaining presentation, frequently linked in threads on NP-hardness of games and NES automation.",[3,3,1,2013,2021,1,2,1,0,0],0],["HhGuXCuDb1U","Tim Minchin's Storm the Animated Movie","stormmovie","comedy","evergreen","science vs alternative medicine",["tim minchin","beat poem","skepticism","homeopathy","animation"],[144,130,96],"Quoted often for its line on alternative medicine that works being called medicine, and recommended as a full-length listen.",[3,3,1,2020,2026,1,2,3,0,0],0],["HrUy1Vn2KdI","Couldn't Care Less. Cormac McCarthy in conversation with David Krakauer","Karol Jałochowski","documentary","evergreen","cormac mccarthy",["cormac mccarthy","santa fe institute","the unconscious","literature","interview"],[136,93,52],"It is one of the few long, candid interviews with the famously reclusive McCarthy, and commenters share it whenever he comes up.",[3,3,1,2023,2025,1,2,0,0,0],0],["I6xwMIUPHss","The Company that Broke Canada","BobbyBroccoli","documentary","evergreen","nortel networks history",["nortel","dot-com bubble","canada","telecom","corporate history"],[53,135],"Recommended as a well-made documentary explaining Nortel's rise and the index-fund and bubble dynamics around it.",[3,3,1,2025,2026,1,2,1,0,0],0],["IHZwWFHWa-w","Gradient descent, how neural networks learn | Deep Learning Chapter 2","3Blue1Brown","explainer","evergreen","gradient descent",["neural networks","cost function","machine learning","3blue1brown","deep learning"],[21],"HN recommends the series as a very accessible way to understand the math behind machine learning and LLMs.",[4,3,1,2017,2024,1,3,1,0,0],0],["IJcuQQ1eWWI","Playing to Lose: AI and \"Civilization\" (Soren Johnson)","Google TechTalks","talk","evergreen","game ai design",["civilization","game ai","game design","soren johnson","ai cheating"],[121,29],"HN commenters recommend it as the key talk on why game AI is built to be fun rather than to win.",[2,3,1,2011,2012,1,2,5,0,0],0],["IJiHDmyhE1A","Christopher Tin - Baba Yetu (Official Video) feat. Soweto Gospel Choir","Christopher Tin","music","evergreen","video game music",["baba yetu","civilization","choral music","christopher tin","swahili"],[131,125],"HN commenters hold it up as the greatest video game song, evoking wonder and pride in humanity.",[3,3,1,2016,2022,1,2,1,0,0],0],["IX-gTobCJHs","Nokia Morph Concept (long)","Alexander Budde","demo","dated","future phone concept design",["nokia","nanotechnology","concept video","flexible devices","foldable phones"],[44,87,56],"HN brings it up as a nostalgic, exciting concept in threads on foldable phones and design, and sometimes as an example of concept videos that never shipped.",[3,3,1,2011,2025,1,2,1,2,0],0],["IaWdEtANi-0","People & Power - On a wing and a prayer","Al Jazeera English","documentary","evergreen","boeing safety failures",["boeing","737ng","whistleblowers","aviation safety","al jazeera"],[109,80,75],"HN resurfaces it during Boeing safety stories as early, firsthand evidence that production and management problems long predate the 737 Max.",[3,3,1,2019,2024,1,3,5,0,0],0],["IeSu_odkI5I","Armin Ronacher - A Python for Future Generations","EuroPython Conference","talk","evergreen","python interpreter design",["armin ronacher","python","cpython","performance","c api"],[3,6,0],"Recommended for explaining why Python is hard to optimize and the limits of making it fast.",[4,3,1,2017,2020,1,3,0,0,0],0],["IkdziSLYzHw","Will AI outsmart human intelligence? - with 'Godfather of AI' Geoffrey Hinton","The Royal Institution","lecture","dated","AI and neural networks",["geoffrey hinton","neural networks","backpropagation","ai risk","language models"],[21,23,22],"HN readers recommend it as an intuitive explanation of neural networks that shifts how people think about AI and language.",[3,3,1,2025,2025,1,2,0,0,0],0],["ImoQqNyRL8Y","The Incredible Sounds of the Falcon Heavy Launch (BINAURAL AUDIO IMMERSION) - Smarter Every Day 189","SmarterEveryDay","explainer","evergreen","rocket launch acoustics",["falcon heavy","binaural audio","spacex","sonic boom","spaceflight"],[85,88],"Recommended in launch threads as an immersive way to hear what a Falcon Heavy launch actually sounds like.",[5,3,1,2018,2022,1,4,0,0,0],0],["Iod6uwUGM2E","How does a Bowling Pinsetter Machine work? (Brunswick GS-X)","Jared Owen","explainer","evergreen","bowling pinsetter mechanics",["pinsetter","3d animation","mechanical engineering","bowling","how it works"],[113,60],"HN recommends it as an exceptionally well-made explainer of complex mechanical machinery.",[4,3,1,2023,2025,1,3,2,0,0],0],["IrabKK9Bhds","They Shall Not Grow Old – New Trailer – Now Playing In Theaters","Warner Bros.","documentary","evergreen","world war i restored footage",["peter jackson","world war i","film restoration","colorization","documentary"],[133,77,60],"HN points to it as a way to see WWI footage restored so the war feels modern and real.",[3,3,1,2019,2023,1,2,3,0,0],0],["IxuU5L2MEII","ai.bythebay.io: George Hotz, Self-Driving Lessons from Comma AI","FunctionalTV","talk","dated","self-driving cars",["george hotz","comma ai","autonomous vehicles","machine learning","driving"],[25,21],"HN commenters point to it as a candid, contrarian view of self-driving approaches and the real limits of the business.",[3,3,1,2018,2021,1,2,0,0,0],0],["Iyp_X3mwE1w","A Complete Beginner's Guide to Electric Vehicles","Technology Connections","explainer","evergreen","electric vehicles",["ev charging","technology connections","home charging","ev costs","beginner guide"],[110,104],"Recommended as an entertaining, in-depth beginner's guide that persuades skeptics that a wall outlet often suffices.",[3,3,1,2022,2026,1,2,0,0,0],0],["JENdgiAPD6c","Ricardo Signes - 闇のEメール伝説","yapcasia","talk","evergreen","email protocols",["smtp","email parsing","email validation","perl","internet standards"],[15,3],"HN points people to it as a funny and sobering warning about why parsing, validating, or implementing email software is far harder than it looks.",[3,3,1,2011,2021,1,2,1,0,0],0],["JeB3JnKp8To","Pipe Organ (5-story instrument)","Rob Scallon","documentary","evergreen","pipe organs",["pipe organ","musical instruments","rob scallon","organ mechanics","music"],[131,113],"HN recommends it as an engaging look at how an organ works as a whole orchestra, in threads about organs and live-coding them.",[3,3,1,2023,2026,1,2,0,0,0],0],["JiNKlhspdKg","New Horizons in Music: Polyrhythms | Loop","Ableton","talk","evergreen","polyrhythms and music theory",["polyrhythm","adam neely","pitch and tempo","music theory","synaesthesia"],[132,35],"Commenters recommend it for the mind-blowing connection between rhythm and pitch and as an approachable intro to music theory.",[3,3,1,2018,2023,1,2,1,0,0],0],["K3lP3BhvnSo","How the Fed's \"Money Printer\" Really Works","Ben Felix","explainer","dated","central banking and money creation",["federal reserve","quantitative easing","money supply","bank lending","monetary policy"],[69,68],"HN users point to it to correct the 'money printer go brrr' view and as a clear explanation of how banks create money through loans.",[2,3,1,2020,2021,1,3,3,0,0],0],["KbB0FjPg0mw","Lecture 1: Probability and Counting | Statistics 110","Harvard University","lecture","evergreen","probability",["probability","counting","statistics 110","harvard","combinatorics"],[34,142],"Recommended on Ask HN threads as a high-quality free probability course for relearning math or building an ML foundation.",[3,3,1,2017,2018,1,2,0,0,0],0],["KgzQuE1pR1w","Bill Hicks - It's Just A Ride","Bill Hicks","comedy","evergreen","stand-up comedy philosophy",["bill hicks","stand-up","perspective","monologue","life"],[129,143],"Offered as a pick-me-up and calming perspective when people feel lost or stressed.",[3,3,1,2016,2025,1,2,0,0,0],0],["Kxryv2XrnqM","Clean Disruption - Why Energy & Transportation will be Obsolete by 2030 - Oslo, March 2016","Tony Seba","talk","dated","energy and transportation disruption",["electric vehicles","solar energy","batteries","self-driving cars","technology disruption"],[104,110,147],"Cited as a well-argued case that solar plus batteries and EVs will reach a tipping point sooner than mainstream forecasts expect.",[3,3,1,2016,2017,1,2,3,0,0],0],["L1j93RnIxEo","Here's What's Preventing You From Finishing Projects","Zack Freedman","explainer","evergreen","finishing projects",["procrastination","project scoping","diy","motivation","maker"],[146,116],"HN finds the project-scoping rubric useful for programmers too and recommends it on finishing side projects.",[3,3,1,2021,2023,1,2,0,0,0],0],["L_XJ_s5IsQc","Snarky Puppy - Lingus (We Like It Here)","GroundUP Music NYC","music","evergreen","modern jazz fusion",["snarky puppy","jazz fusion","live performance","cory henry","groundup music"],[131],"HN commenters recommend Snarky Puppy as proof that vibrant, progressive modern jazz is being made today.",[3,3,1,2016,2019,1,2,0,0,0],0],["LnS0PfNyj4U","Dr Russell Barkley on ADHD Meds and how they all work differently from each other","Adhd Videos","lecture","evergreen","adhd medication",["adhd","russell barkley","stimulants","medication","neuroscience"],[92,96],"HN recommends Barkley as the best resource on ADHD, with clear explanations of what prescription ADHD drugs do.",[3,3,1,2018,2024,1,2,0,0,0],0],["M8F5hXqS-Ac","Safe Cycling Showdown - Good vs. Bad City Design - Plus 1 Minus 2","Not Just Bikes","explainer","evergreen","cycling infrastructure",["urban design","netherlands","calgary","bike safety","suburbs","not just bikes"],[111],"HN recommends the channel for understanding why North American road design makes cycling dangerous and how the Dutch approach differs.",[4,3,1,2021,2022,1,3,2,0,0],0],["MFol6IMbZ7Y","Defeating Ssl Using Sslstrip (Marlinspike Blackhat)","TheSecurityTube","talk","evergreen","ssl stripping attacks",["sslstrip","moxie marlinspike","https","hsts","black hat"],[17,15,18],"HN recommends it as an entertaining talk and the original source on the stripping attack that motivated HSTS.",[3,3,1,2014,2017,1,2,4,0,0],0],["MO0r930Sn_8","Richard Feynman Magnets","nebulajr","interview","evergreen","explaining magnetism",["richard feynman","magnetism","explanation","physics","epistemology"],[82,148,143],"HN returns to it constantly as a classic on the difficulty of explaining fundamentals and the limits of analogies.",[4,3,1,2020,2025,1,3,16,0,0],0],["MYucYon2-lk","Hillel Wayne - Beyond Unit Tests: Taking Your Testing to the Next Level - PyCon 2018","PyCon 2018","talk","evergreen","property-based testing",["hypothesis","contracts","python","testing","formal methods"],[8,3,36],"HN commenters point to it as a concise, convincing case for better testing practice short of full formal methods.",[3,3,1,2018,2023,1,2,0,0,0],0],["MiUHjLxm3V0","The Closest Thing We Have to Alien Technology","Veritasium","explainer","evergreen","euv lithography",["asml","semiconductors","chip manufacturing","euv","engineering"],[40,114],"HN commenters recommend it as the accessible deep-dive on EUV lithography and why chip manufacturing is so hard.",[5,3,1,2026,2026,1,4,6,0,0],0],["MondapIjAAM","The Time America Almost Stopped Climate Change | Climate Town","Climate Town","commentary","evergreen","history of climate policy",["climate change","exxon","kyoto protocol","us politics","video essay"],[102,101],"HN recommends it as an entertaining summary of early bipartisan climate action and corporate influence on research.",[2,3,1,2021,2023,1,2,2,0,0],0],["N6xLMUifbxQ","Kursk: The Epic Armored Engagement (2013)","The National WWII Museum","lecture","evergreen","battle of kursk",["wwii","tank production","soviet union","eastern front","military history"],[78,77],"HN recommends it for its comparison of tank factory efficiency and the Soviet approach of building cheap tanks with short lifespans.",[3,3,1,2018,2020,1,2,4,0,0],0],["NeopkvAP-ag","So... the minute hand shows progression — apparently we think of time in wildly different ways","Technology Connextras","explainer","evergreen","analog vs digital clocks",["clocks","time perception","mental models","technology connections","design"],[55,91,56],"HN points to it whenever analog versus digital clocks come up, as an idea that changed how commenters think about time perception.",[3,3,1,2022,2026,1,2,3,0,0],0],["NiRrvxjrJ1U","The Liquid Metal Battery: Innovation in stationary electricity storage","School of Convergence Science","talk","dated","grid energy storage",["liquid metal battery","donald sadoway","grid storage","batteries","mit"],[104,87,105],"HN brings it up in energy storage threads as a promising scalable grid storage technology, and calls it worth the hour.",[3,3,1,2019,2021,1,2,2,0,0],0],["NngCHTImH1g","The Future of Humanity's Energy No One Knows About | Terraform","S3 | Science, Startups, & Stories","explainer","dated","synthetic fuels from air",["terraform industries","direct air capture","synthetic natural gas","electrolysis","solar energy","climate tech"],[104,102,64],"HN commenters point to it as a clear, short tour of Terraform's synthetic fuel approach and goals.",[3,3,1,2024,2024,1,2,1,0,0],0],["Nnuq9PXbywA","J.S. Bach - Toccata and Fugue in D minor BWV 565","JustASuicidalGirl","music","evergreen","bach organ music",["bach","organ","toccata and fugue","classical music","baroque"],[131],"Recommended as an expressive performance on a historically significant organ with good videography.",[3,3,1,2016,2025,1,2,0,0,0],0],["Npd_xDuNi9k","What is Right to Repair? An introduction for curious people.","Louis Rossmann","explainer","dated","right to repair",["right to repair","louis rossmann","legislation","consumer rights"],[43,75],"Recommended as the accessible explanation to share with non-techies, family and politicians.",[4,3,1,2020,2021,2,2,2,0,0],0],["O61WihMRdjM","Understanding the Toyota RAV4 Hybrid","WeberAuto","lecture","evergreen","toyota hybrid drivetrain",["hybrid","ecvt","planetary gears","transaxle","toyota"],[110,113],"HN points to it as the clearest hands-on explanation of how Toyota hybrids work.",[3,3,1,2023,2026,1,2,4,0,0],0],["OP4CKn86qGY","Avoid These Words (And Not Just at Work)","Adam Savage’s Tested","commentary","evergreen","workplace communication",["feedback","condescension","collaboration","advice","adam savage"],[66,146],"HN recommends it whenever 'why don't you just...' comes up as an example of arrogant, dismissive advice.",[3,3,1,2024,2024,1,2,0,0,0],0],["OQQ-W_63UgQ","Lecture 1 | Natural Language Processing with Deep Learning","Stanford University School of Engineering","lecture","dated","natural language processing",["word vectors","word2vec","nlp","deep learning","stanford"],[26,21,142],"Recommended as one of the best free courses for learning modern deep learning for NLP.",[3,3,1,2017,2018,1,2,0,0,0],0],["OWXoRSIxyIU","13 Misconceptions About Global Warming","Veritasium","explainer","dated","climate change misconceptions",["global warming","climate myths","co2","science communication"],[101,148],"Used as a short, well-made rebuttal to common global warming arguments in climate threads.",[2,3,1,2014,2021,1,2,3,0,0],0],["O_azyt1JhI0","Senate hearing on National Security Space Launch Programs with Elon Musk","canadarm2","news","dated","space launch policy",["spacex","ula","elon musk","senate hearing","rocket engines","defense contracts"],[85,73,52],"HN points to it as an entertaining and informative look at the SpaceX versus ULA rivalry.",[4,3,1,2014,2016,1,3,1,0,0],0],["ObvxPSQNMGc","Nanobot (Havana Parody) | A Capella Science ft. Dorothy Andrusiak","acapellascience","music","evergreen","molecular machines",["nanotechnology","parody","a capella","molecular biology","edutainment","chemistry"],[95,130,131],"HN commenters recommend it as a catchy, accurate piece of science edutainment, and admire its footnote practice.",[4,3,1,2024,2025,1,3,3,0,0],0],["OqEeIG8aPPk","If Russ Ackoff had given a TED Talk...","Steven Brant","talk","evergreen","systems thinking and management",["russ ackoff","deming","systems thinking","continuous improvement","management"],[66,52],"HN favors it as a compact, quotable management and systems-thinking talk, often cited for doing the right thing versus doing the wrong thing right.",[2,3,1,2020,2022,1,2,2,0,0],0],["OxhTQdcieQE","RailsConf 2016 - Rails to Phoenix by Brian Cardarella","Confreaks","talk","dated","rails to phoenix migration",["elixir","phoenix","rails","performance","migration"],[3,1,4],"HN points Rails developers to it as a real-world case for migrating to Phoenix, backed by numbers.",[4,3,1,2016,2016,1,5,1,0,0],0],["PBFPJ3_6ZWs","LED Experiments: Making Holiday Lights Less Garish","Technology Connections","demo","evergreen","led holiday lighting",["led","christmas lights","color","incandescent","diy"],[41,44,117],"HN links it in any LED Christmas light discussion as the explanation of why they look off and how to fix it.",[3,3,1,2021,2024,1,2,0,0,0],0],["PDylgzybWAw","Predatory Lending: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO)","LastWeekTonight","commentary","dated","predatory lending",["payday loans","john oliver","consumer finance","debt","regulation"],[80,68,71],"HN recommends it as a good overview of predatory lending and the problems with payday loans.",[4,3,1,2014,2022,1,3,3,0,1],0],["PFUZlNQIndo","DuckDB – The SQLite for Analytics (Mark Raasveldt, CWI)","CMU Database Group","talk","evergreen","analytical databases",["duckdb","sqlite","olap","embedded database","data science"],[11,27],"HN recommends it as the definitive talk from the implementer on DuckDB's motivation and design.",[2,3,1,2020,2026,1,3,3,0,0],0],["PFc379hu--8","Alan Kay : July 2007 : A Conversation with CMU Faculty & Students","CMU Robotics Institute","interview","evergreen","computer science education",["alan kay","cs education","computing history","curriculum","cmu"],[52,141,5],"HN recommends it for Kay's blunt critique of today's computing and standard CS curricula.",[3,3,1,2017,2024,1,2,2,0,0],0],["PSGEjv3Tqo0","Nordic.js 2014 • Douglas Crockford - The Better Parts","Nordic.js","talk","evergreen","javascript language design",["javascript","crockford","es6 classes","classless oop","composition"],[4,0,5],"HN commenters cite it whenever JavaScript classes, `this` or inheritance come up, as the clearest case for classless OOP from Crockford.",[3,3,1,2014,2017,1,2,6,0,0],0],["PmlRbfSavbI","Stealing Baseball Signs with a Phone (Machine Learning)","Mark Rober","demo","evergreen","machine learning for sign stealing",["neural networks","baseball","sign stealing","mark rober","machine learning"],[21,26,138],"Recommended as a fun, semi-technical intro to machine learning that holds kids' attention.",[3,3,1,2019,2023,1,2,1,0,1],0],["PpG0z-npFIY","Kedi - Full Length Documentary","vlogbrothers","documentary","evergreen","istanbul street cats",["kedi","cats","istanbul","documentary","animals"],[99,135],"HN users recommend it as a moving, heartwarming film whenever Istanbul's cats or cat history come up.",[3,3,1,2018,2022,1,2,0,0,0],0],["QEIUdMiColU","Starlink revisions, Nov 2018","Mark Handley","explainer","dated","starlink network latency",["starlink","satellite internet","latency","orbits","mark handley"],[15,85],"HN points to Handley's simulations whenever Starlink latency comes up, as the best visualization of orbits and why laser links could beat fiber over long distances.",[4,3,1,2019,2021,1,4,6,0,0],0],["QKCK4lJLQHU","Doug McLean | Common Misconceptions in Aerodynamics","Michigan Engineering","talk","evergreen","aerodynamic lift",["aerodynamics","lift","physics misconceptions","boeing","fluid dynamics"],[109,88,82],"HN commenters point to it as a credible debunking of the popular but wrong explanations of how wings generate lift.",[4,3,1,2019,2021,1,3,0,0,0],0],["QWveXdj6oZU","Rapping, deconstructed: The best rhymers of all time","Vox","explainer","evergreen","rap rhyme craft",["rap","rhyme schemes","hip hop","mf doom","lyricism","vox"],[131,145],"HN recommends it as an accessible explanation of rhyme craft that works even for people who aren't hip hop fans.",[3,3,1,2019,2022,1,2,1,0,0],0],["Qct6LKbneKQ","How We Made MuseScore 4 - Music App Design is Challenging!","Tantacrul","documentary","evergreen","music notation software design",["musescore","ux design","engraving","midi","software redesign"],[55,132],"Recommended as a candid, in-depth look at hard UX redesign work and the limits of MIDI for notation.",[4,3,1,2022,2024,1,3,2,0,0],0],["QgbLb6QCK88","Obsidian for Beginners: Start HERE — How to Use the Obsidian App for Notes","Linking Your Thinking with Nick Milo","tutorial","dated","obsidian note-taking",["obsidian","note-taking","personal knowledge management","markdown","beginners"],[146,10],"HN recommends it as an approachable start-here demo for people new to Obsidian.",[3,3,1,2021,2022,1,2,0,0,0],0],["QpDn4-Na5co","Lazerhawk ~ Redline Full Album","Stay Nifty","music","evergreen","synthwave music",["lazerhawk","synthwave","redline","retrowave","coding music"],[131,132],"HN commenters recommend it as a favorite synthwave album, good for programming and long drives.",[3,3,1,2015,2021,1,2,1,0,0],0],["QqrpFICtqpQ","327 - Choices, costs, and challenges in US healthcare: insurance, drug pricing, & potential reforms","Peter Attia MD","podcast","dated","us healthcare economics",["us healthcare","health insurance","drug pricing","reimbursement","healthcare reform"],[96,70,100],"HN commenters point to it as a detailed primer on why US healthcare is expensive and where the money goes.",[2,3,1,2025,2026,1,2,0,1,0],0],["RCRTgtpC-Go","Dropping the Bomb: Hiroshima & Nagasaki","Shaun","documentary","evergreen","atomic bombings of japan",["hiroshima","nagasaki","world war ii","history","video essay"],[78,77],"HN recommends it as a thorough, nuanced account of why the bombings happened and what led Japan to surrender.",[3,3,1,2020,2022,1,2,2,0,0],0],["ReRcHdeUG9Y","Simon Sinek: Why Leaders Eat Last","99U","talk","evergreen","leadership",["simon sinek","trust","team dynamics","management","biology of leadership"],[66,91],"HN commenters point to it as a quick way to get the key concepts of the book and as an introduction to leadership thinking.",[3,3,1,2014,2017,1,2,0,0,0],0],["RjfbvDXpFls","Building pi in a World of Slop — Mario Zechner","AI Engineer","talk","news","coding agent harnesses",["pi","coding agents","open source","ai engineering","agent harness"],[22,9],"HN commenters recommend it as a first-hand argument for building your own lean agent harness instead of relying on bloated, vendor-controlled ones.",[3,3,1,2026,2026,1,2,0,0,0],0],["S9JGmA5_unY","How secure is 256 bit security?","3Blue1Brown","explainer","evergreen","cryptographic key space",["sha-256","cryptography","hashing","big numbers","security"],[18,35],"HN uses it as the go-to illustration of just how large 2^256 is.",[2,3,1,2020,2021,1,2,2,0,0],0],["SC2eSujzrUY","The Biggest Chemical Coverup In History","Veritasium","documentary","evergreen","pfas forever chemicals",["pfas","teflon","water pollution","chemical industry","public health"],[86,107,96],"Recommended as a good, accessible explanation of PFAS, its low safe limits and why regulation matters.",[3,3,1,2025,2025,1,2,5,0,0],0],["SCFXV6o7cro","Kostya Kimlat Fools Penn & Teller // Fool Us: Penn's Favorite Card Trick","Kostya Kimlat","demo","evergreen","card magic",["magic","card trick","fool us","penn and teller","sleight of hand"],[139],"HN recommends it as a trick admired for both its method and its effect.",[3,3,1,2017,2025,1,2,0,0,0],0],["SIOQgY1tqrU","23. Language","Stanford","lecture","evergreen","language and the brain",["sapolsky","language acquisition","animal communication","neuroscience","stanford"],[90,145,142],"HN recommends it, and the whole course, for understanding the brain and language acquisition.",[3,3,1,2015,2024,1,2,1,0,0],0],["SemHh0n19LA","5 steps to designing the life you want | Bill Burnett | TEDxStanford","TEDx Talks","talk","evergreen","designing your life and career",["design thinking","career","life design","tedx","prototyping","stanford"],[146,56],"HN recommends it as a short intro to the Designing Your Life approach when people ask about career direction and finding meaningful work.",[2,3,1,2021,2022,1,2,1,0,0],0],["SfsCniN7Nsc","The Suburbs Are Bleeding America Dry | Climate Town (feat. @NotJustBikes)","Climate Town","explainer","evergreen","suburban zoning",["zoning","urban planning","suburbs","housing costs","single-family housing"],[111,102,79],"HN commenters cite it as an entertaining but well-sourced explainer on US zoning and housing costs whenever those topics come up.",[2,3,1,2022,2025,1,2,5,0,0],0],["T2OxO-4YLRk","Classic Game Postmortem: Fallout","GDC Festival of Gaming","talk","evergreen","game development postmortem",["fallout","timothy cain","gdc","rpg design","postmortem"],[121,124],"Held up as an exemplary GDC postmortem and a first-hand account for fans of the original Fallout.",[3,3,1,2018,2025,1,2,0,0,0],0],["T42WuUpBuHE","ZX Spectrum 1-bit music: Agent X (Tim Follin, 1985)","aki__","music","evergreen","1-bit chiptune music",["zx spectrum","tim follin","beeper","chiptune","retro computing"],[50,131],"Cited as the prime example of what clever programming can do with a 1-bit audio output.",[3,3,1,2015,2026,1,2,0,0,0],0],["T5RmMNDR5XI","What is in a Lucene index? Adrien Grand, Software Engineer, Elasticsearch","LuceneSolrRevolution","talk","evergreen","lucene internals",["lucene","elasticsearch","full-text search","inverted index","search engines"],[11,30],"HN recommends it as an instructive, easy-to-follow look at Lucene internals from a core committer.",[3,3,1,2019,2020,1,2,0,0,0],0],["T6X2uwlQGQM","Chai Jing's review: Under the Dome – Investigating China’s Smog 柴静雾霾调查：穹顶之下 (full translation)","Christopher He","documentary","dated","china air pollution",["smog","china","chai jing","environment","censorship","documentary"],[107,135,74],"Recommended as an accessible, powerful introduction to severe urban air pollution, remembered also for being banned in China.",[3,3,1,2015,2018,1,2,1,0,0],0],["TPpoJGYlW54","How wildlife trade is linked to coronavirus","Vox","explainer","news","wildlife trade and zoonotic disease",["coronavirus","wet markets","zoonosis","china","pandemic origins"],[96,99],"HN commenters shared it during early 2020 as a clear explanation of wet markets and how human encroachment on wildlife drives outbreaks.",[5,3,1,2020,2020,1,5,3,0,0],0],["TVgQ_tgWMyU","How to recover from depression","Psychlopaedia.org","talk","evergreen","depression recovery",["depression","psychology","michael yapko","therapy","mental health"],[92,91],"HN commenters recommend it as a comprehensive talk on depression, and one says it helped them through a bad period.",[3,3,1,2021,2023,1,2,1,0,0],0],["TVwKjGbz60k","Slavoj Žižek on \"They Live\" (The Pervert's Guide to Ideology)","Christian G","commentary","evergreen","ideology in film",["zizek","they live","ideology","film analysis","philosophy"],[134,143],"HN cites it as a concise, memorable explanation of ideology, often in threads about advertising, propaganda or AI-shaped narratives.",[3,3,1,2020,2026,1,2,3,0,0],0],["TruCIPy79w8","Milton Friedman - Why Tax Reform Is Impossible","LibertyPen","lecture","evergreen","tax code complexity",["tax reform","milton friedman","politics","regulation","economics"],[70,73,68],"HN commenters cite it whenever a thread touches on tax complexity, loopholes, or why companies like Intuit benefit from a convoluted tax system.",[3,3,1,2013,2017,1,2,9,0,0],0],["TwKpj2ISQAc","the sham legacy of Richard Feynman","Angela Collier","commentary","evergreen","richard feynman's legacy",["feynman","angela collier","physics history","great man myth","surely you're joking"],[82,148,52],"HN recommends it as a sobering counterpoint to the Feynman myth for people whose view comes from Surely You're Joking.",[5,3,1,2024,2025,1,4,4,0,0],0],["TwRjO3kHxU4","How We Bought Our Abandoned House in Japan | Process, Costs, Risks, Finance, How to Find One","Tokyo Llama","documentary","evergreen","buying property in japan",["akiya","japan","real estate","renovation","kominka"],[68,79,117],"Recommended as a candid look at the real costs and paperwork of buying and renovating an abandoned Japanese home.",[3,3,1,2020,2024,1,2,1,0,0],0],["UANN2Eu6ZnM","The Mental Game of Python - Raymond Hettinger","SF Python","talk","evergreen","programmer problem solving",["raymond hettinger","python","chunking","complexity","learning"],[3,9],"HN recommends it as a Python talk with lessons that apply to any programming, especially chunking to manage complexity.",[3,3,1,2019,2023,1,2,0,0,0],0],["UIKGV2cTgqA","Tom Lehrer - New Math (Animated)","Jared Khan","comedy","evergreen","new math satire",["tom lehrer","new math","satire","math education","base 8"],[130,131,141],"HN brings it up whenever curriculum fads or Common Core complaints appear, as a funny precedent from the 1960s.",[4,3,1,2013,2024,1,3,6,0,4],0],["UV1V9-nnaAs","Celestial Navigation (instruction video)","NathanielsCAD","tutorial","evergreen","celestial navigation",["celestial navigation","sextant","navy","training film","navigation theory"],[119,78,141],"HN points to it as an unusually clear teaching film on how celestial navigation works, and as an example of how good old military training material is.",[2,3,1,2021,2025,1,2,3,0,0],0],["Uj6skZIxPuI","David Reich — How one small tribe conquered the world 70,000 years ago","Dwarkesh Patel","podcast","evergreen","ancient dna and human prehistory",["david reich","ancient dna","out of africa","neanderthals","population genetics"],[94,77],"Recommended as a nuanced, up-to-date account of human prehistory from a leading researcher in ancient DNA.",[4,3,1,2024,2025,1,3,1,0,0],0],["UnURElCzGc0","Cosmos - Carl Sagan - 4th Dimension","carlsagandotcom","lecture","evergreen","higher dimensions",["fourth dimension","carl sagan","cosmos","flatland","geometry"],[33,35,82],"HN recommends it as the clearest intuitive introduction to thinking about a fourth dimension.",[3,3,1,2014,2024,1,2,3,1,0],0],["Uooh0Y9fC_M","John Carmack Keynote - Quakecon 2013","IGN","talk","evergreen","game programming",["john carmack","quakecon","functional programming","haskell","cloud gaming"],[122,52,1],"Recommended to Carmack fans as the keynote with his functional programming adventures and for his fluent, wide-ranging talk.",[3,3,1,2014,2016,1,2,7,0,0],0],["UyyjU8fzEYU","My stroke of insight | Jill Bolte Taylor | TED","TED","talk","evergreen","stroke and consciousness",["jill bolte taylor","stroke","brain hemispheres","meditation","ted talk"],[90,93],"Recommended as a vivid first-person view of the right hemisphere in control, often linked to meditation and non-dual experience.",[2,3,1,2010,2022,1,2,2,0,0],0],["VESMU7JfVHU","Neutron movie of coffee making","Anders Kaestner","demo","evergreen","moka pot brewing",["neutron imaging","moka pot","coffee","physics","visualization"],[88,118],"Recommended in moka pot threads as the best way to see how the pot works from the inside.",[3,3,1,2021,2024,1,2,0,0,0],0],["VFFlO7yBIBM","Wired Interviews Bill Gates 1996","Kevin Kelly","interview","evergreen","bill gates 1990s interview",["bill gates","microsoft","wired","tech history","1996"],[52,53],"People recommend it as a rare, unpolished look at Gates's mid-90s thinking, including predictions that aged well and badly.",[3,3,1,2020,2025,1,2,0,0,0],0],["Vj04MKykmnQ","Getting GPLv2 Compliance From A Chinese Company- In Person!","Naomi Wu","commentary","evergreen","gpl compliance enforcement",["gplv2","naomi wu","umidigi","open source licensing","shenzhen"],[9,44,14],"Held up as a rare success story of GPL enforcement against a Chinese hardware company, and admired for the effort.",[3,3,1,2021,2023,1,2,2,0,0],0],["W1czBcnX1Ww","Boston Dynamics Big Dog (new video March 2008)","olinerd","demo","dated","legged robots",["boston dynamics","bigdog","quadruped robot","darpa","robotics"],[24],"HN returns to it as the classic jaw-dropping demo of legged robots handling rough terrain, and as a historical marker for how long such robots have existed.",[3,3,1,2008,2010,1,2,5,0,0],0],["WDIkqP4JbkE","code::dive conference 2014 - Scott Meyers: Cpu Caches and Why You Care","NOKIA Technology Center Wrocław","talk","evergreen","cpu caches",["cache","performance","c++","data-oriented design","memory hierarchy"],[6,39,2],"HN points to it as the go-to explanation of why memory layout beats pointer-chasing structures on real hardware.",[3,3,1,2018,2023,1,2,2,1,0],0],["WEDIj9JBTC8","William Ackman: Everything You Need to Know About Finance and Investing in Under an Hour | Big Think","Big Think","lecture","evergreen","finance and investing basics",["investing","finance","william ackman","hedge funds","wall street"],[68],"HN recommends it to beginners as a quick, clear overview of finance and investing fundamentals.",[3,3,1,2015,2020,1,2,0,0,0],0],["WYPNjSoDrqw","Birth of BASIC","Dartmouth","documentary","evergreen","history of BASIC",["basic","dartmouth","kemeny","kurtz","programming languages"],[47,0,135],"HN recommends it as the definitive documentary on BASIC's origins, and it resurfaces whenever BASIC or Kurtz comes up.",[3,3,1,2021,2024,1,2,1,0,0],0],["Wx_kugSemfY","The most mind-blowing concept in music (Harmonic Series)","ANDREW HUANG","explainer","evergreen","harmonic series",["harmonic series","overtones","music theory","harmonics","andrew huang"],[132],"HN recommends it as a clear, short but in-depth explanation of harmonics and overtones, useful even for musicians.",[3,3,1,2021,2021,1,2,1,0,0],0],["XOR8mk0tLpc","Halt and Catch Fire - Sales Call [ \"A16\" Scene ]","c102030","other","evergreen","tech industry drama",["halt and catch fire","ibm","sales","tv scene","lee pace"],[133,47],"HN commenters post it as a favorite scene about IBM's reputation and sales psychology.",[2,3,1,2018,2026,1,2,2,0,0],0],["Y4Gt3Xjd7G8","Build Your Own Async","David Beazley","tutorial","evergreen","python async internals",["python","asyncio","concurrency","coroutines","live coding","david beazley"],[3,9],"HN people recommend it as the best way to understand what async machinery actually does under the covers.",[4,3,1,2020,2023,2,2,0,0,0],0],["YpllomiDMX0","The Obesity Code Lecture (Why do we get Fat?) Part 1","Jason Fung","lecture","dated","obesity and insulin",["obesity","insulin resistance","fasting","low carb","jason fung"],[97,96],"HN commenters recommend it as a compelling alternative explanation of obesity from a prominent proponent.",[3,3,1,2014,2025,1,2,1,0,0],0],["YycAzdtUIko","Are Space and Time An Illusion?","PBS Space Time","explainer","evergreen","spacetime physics",["spacetime","relativity","causality","reference frames","pbs space time"],[82,84],"HN commenters point to the PBS Space Time series as a high-quality, bite-sized way to learn modern physics concepts.",[3,3,1,2016,2020,1,2,1,0,0],0],["Z-9rLlFgcm0","Michael Levin: Anatomical decision-making by cellular collectives","Thomas Ouldridge","lecture","evergreen","bioelectricity and morphogenesis",["michael levin","bioelectricity","regeneration","synthetic organisms","developmental biology"],[95,94],"HN commenters push it as an example of Levin's talks, which they think deserve far more attention.",[3,3,1,2021,2022,1,2,2,0,0],0],["ZEl-Y1NvBVI","Primitive Technology: Cord drill and Pump drill","Primitive Technology","demo","evergreen","primitive tools",["pump drill","cord drill","stone tools","bushcraft","primitive technology"],[115,117,113],"HN people link it as a satisfying demonstration of hand-powered drills being made from nothing.",[3,3,1,2016,2018,1,2,1,0,0],0],["ZQFzMfHIxng","CppCon 2017: Fedor Pikus “C++ atomics, from basic to advanced. What do they really do?”","CppCon","talk","evergreen","c++ atomics and memory ordering",["c++","atomics","lock-free","memory ordering","concurrency","cppcon"],[2,39],"HN recommends it as an enlightening explanation of atomics, caches and memory ordering from a strong presenter.",[3,3,1,2017,2025,1,2,0,0,0],0],["ZYj4NkeGPdM","HACKENBUSH: a window to a new world of math","Owen Maitzen","explainer","evergreen","combinatorial game theory",["hackenbush","surreal numbers","nim","game theory","math visualization"],[35,34,33],"HN recommends it as an accessible, well-visualized entry point to Hackenbush, surreal numbers and their link to Nim.",[3,3,1,2022,2025,1,2,0,0,0],0],["ZecQ64l-gKM","Lee Cronin: Origin of Life, Aliens, Complexity, and Consciousness | Lex Fridman Podcast #269","Lex Fridman","podcast","evergreen","origin of life and assembly theory",["lee cronin","assembly theory","origin of life","chemistry","lex fridman"],[86,95,93],"HN points to it in origin-of-life and complexity threads as a fascinating long-form introduction to assembly theory.",[2,3,1,2022,2022,1,2,2,0,0],0],["ZfuierUvx1A","Chaos Theory - Awesome 64k Intro! [720p HD]","Lounger","demo","evergreen","demoscene 64k intros",["demoscene","64k intro","procedural graphics","conspiracy","assembly 2006"],[50,59],"HN people use it as a showcase of what fits in 64 kilobytes.",[3,3,1,2011,2024,1,2,0,0,0],0],["ZggCipbiHwE","This is Extremely Dangerous to Our Democracy","Blyledge","commentary","evergreen","media consolidation",["sinclair","local news","propaganda","media consolidation","supercut"],[80],"HN cites it as a vivid example of coordinated messaging and media consolidation, though some mentions use the title only as a quip.",[4,3,1,2022,2023,1,3,13,0,3],0],["ZsRRCnque2E","25c3: The Ultimate Commodore 64 Talk","Christiaan008","talk","evergreen","commodore 64 architecture",["c64","retrocomputing","6502","demoscene","hardware"],[50,39],"HN people treat it as the canonical C64 talk and rewatch Steil's 'Ultimate' series regularly.",[3,3,1,2011,2025,1,2,0,0,0],0],["ZuXzvjBYW8A","Have the Boomers Pinched Their Children’s Futures? - with Lord David Willetts","The Royal Institution","lecture","evergreen","intergenerational inequality",["baby boomers","housing","wealth inequality","uk economy","social policy"],[71,79],"HN commenters point to it as a clear exposition of intergenerational unfairness in housing and wages, especially from a UK angle.",[3,3,1,2021,2022,1,2,3,0,0],0],["_IgqJr8jG8M","Stanford Seminar - Concatenative Programming: From Ivory to Metal","Stanford Online","talk","evergreen","concatenative programming",["concatenative languages","stack languages","function composition","type systems","jon purdy"],[0,1,142],"HN recommends it as the best talk on concatenative languages and their mathematical properties.",[2,3,1,2020,2022,1,2,1,0,0],0],["_fHfgU8oMSo","Sinclair's Soldiers in Trump's War on Media","Deadspin","commentary","dated","media consolidation",["sinclair","local news","media bias","propaganda","deadspin"],[80,73],"HN cites it as a vivid example of media consolidation and coordinated messaging.",[3,3,1,2020,2023,1,2,7,10,0],0],["_ul7X5js1vE","Stevie Wonder - Superstition live on Sesame Street","Ryan's Smashing Life","music","evergreen","live music performance",["stevie wonder","sesame street","superstition","funk","1973"],[131],"Recommended in Sesame Street and children's TV threads as a favorite example of the show's funkier past.",[3,3,1,2018,2022,1,2,1,0,0],0],["agzNANfNlTs","The Alt-Right Playbook: Always a Bigger Fish","Innuendo Studios","commentary","evergreen","political video essay",["alt-right","conservatism","hierarchy","video essay","politics"],[73,79,80],"Cited as a thoughtful video essay and for its model of in-group hierarchy in political threads.",[3,3,1,2019,2025,1,2,4,0,0],0],["an5abNFba4Q","Servo Architecture: Safety and Performance","linux conf au 2017 - Hobart, Australia","talk","dated","browser engine architecture",["servo","rust","webrender","parallelism","mozilla"],[2,4,6],"HN recommends it as an exciting look at how a browser can be rebuilt for performance and safety, including the WebRender ideas that fed into Firefox Quantum.",[3,3,1,2017,2017,1,2,0,0,0],0],["aoczYXJeMY4","Am I still lactose tolerant? - Lactose Gene Therapy Update","The Thought Emporium","explainer","dated","diy gene therapy",["gene therapy","lactose intolerance","biohacking","self-experiment","thought emporium"],[95,96],"Pointed to as a striking example of DIY biology and self-experimentation with gene therapy.",[3,3,1,2020,2021,1,2,6,0,1],0],["b-7dMVcVWgc","\"This Machine Greens\" - Bitcoin Documentary - Online Premiere","Swan Bitcoin","documentary","dated","bitcoin energy use",["bitcoin mining","energy consumption","green energy","lyn alden","cryptocurrency"],[18,104,102],"Bitcoin advocates on HN cite it to rebut energy-consumption and waste criticisms, though it is an advocacy piece from a Bitcoin company.",[5,3,1,2021,2022,1,4,2,0,0],0],["bC-8y2R6IxI","what did you do","Noodle","explainer","evergreen","crt display and pixel art",["crt","pixel art","retro gaming","shaders","lcd"],[124,45,137],"HN recommends it as an entertaining deep dive on CRT versus LCD rendering of retro games and the case for CRT shaders.",[3,3,1,2025,2026,1,2,0,0,0],0],["bEXefdbQDjw","Growing Living Rat Neurons To Play... DOOM? | Part 1","The Thought Emporium","demo","dated","biological computing",["neurons","doom","biocomputing","neuroscience","diy biotech"],[90,95],"Cited whenever biocomputing or neurons-on-chip come up, as an accessible example of how such a system can be built.",[3,3,1,2024,2026,1,2,7,0,1],0],["bJ5ppf0po3k","I made a talking banana","Useless Duck Company","comedy","evergreen","profanity filtering",["twitch","arduino","phonetic filter","moderation","maker humor"],[42,145,76],"HN shares it as a funny, technical story about phonetic profanity filtering, relevant to Soundex and content moderation threads.",[3,3,1,2018,2021,1,2,2,0,0],0],["bNfAAQUQ_54","Old Geeks Yell At Cloud (with Andrew Clay Shafer & Bryan Cantrill)","Arrested DevOps","podcast","evergreen","corporate integrity",["bryan cantrill","ethics","devops","company values","rant"],[16,66,9],"HN recommends Cantrill's integrity rant when discussing corporate ethics and companies that act on principles.",[3,3,1,2017,2023,1,3,1,0,0],0],["bOf4EMN6-XA","Seymour Papert 1983","Cynthia Solomon","lecture","evergreen","computers in education",["seymour papert","logo","constructionism","microworlds","children programming"],[141,47],"Recommended to anyone unfamiliar with Papert as a glimpse of his vision for computers in education.",[3,3,1,2014,2017,1,2,0,0,0],0],["bY7aRJE-oOY","GDC 2010: Sid Meier Keynote - \"Everything You Know is Wrong\"","GameSpot","talk","evergreen","game design probability perception",["sid meier","gdc","probability","civilization","player psychology"],[121,34],"HN points to it as the best talk on how people misunderstand probabilities and how designers handle that.",[2,3,1,2017,2019,1,2,2,0,0],0],["bZQun8Y4L2A","State of GPT | BRK216HFS","Microsoft Developer","talk","dated","gpt training pipeline",["llm","rlhf","prompting","karpathy","fine-tuning"],[22,21],"Recommended as the clearest overview of how LLM assistants are built and how to use them well.",[6,3,1,2023,2025,1,5,5,0,0],0],["baxtyeFVn3w","Lambda World 2018 - What FP can learn from Smalltalk by Aditya Siram","Lambda World","talk","evergreen","smalltalk and live programming",["smalltalk","pharo","functional programming","live coding","ide design"],[1,8,0],"HN recommends it as an accessible demonstration of what Smalltalk environments offer and a reference for advanced IDE ideas.",[2,3,1,2020,2021,1,2,4,0,0],0],["bmsV1TuESrc","youtube YouTube Stewart Lee 9 Political Correctness 41st Best Stand Up ever","MrSenseisnotcommon","comedy","evergreen","political correctness comedy",["stewart lee","stand-up","political correctness","british comedy","language"],[129,76],"HN commenters offer it as a sharp, funny answer to 'PC gone mad' and anti-woke arguments in discussions of language policy.",[3,3,1,2016,2022,1,2,1,0,1],0],["bxe2T-V8XRs","Neural Networks Demystified [Part 1: Data and Architecture]","Welch Labs","tutorial","evergreen","neural networks",["neural networks","backpropagation","python","machine learning","welch labs"],[21],"HN commenters point beginners to this series as one of the clearest short walkthroughs of how neural networks and backpropagation work.",[3,3,1,2015,2016,1,2,1,0,0],0],["byjhpzEoXFs","1. A strange determinant","Timothy Gowers","lecture","evergreen","mathematical problem solving",["determinants","pascal's triangle","gowers","mathematical thinking","exploration"],[33,35],"HN commenters recommend it to see how a top mathematician approaches an unfamiliar problem through experiments and curiosity.",[3,3,1,2022,2026,1,2,1,0,0],0],["c2J91UG6Fn8","Old car headlights were all the same — which was a fairly bright idea","Technology Connections","explainer","evergreen","automotive headlight history",["headlights","sealed beam","regulation","cars","standardization"],[110,120],"Recommended as a clear explanation of why old headlights looked as they did, and as a case study in mandating requirements versus solutions.",[4,3,1,2022,2023,1,3,2,0,0],0],["cdiD-9MMpb0","Andrej Karpathy: Tesla AI, Self-Driving, Optimus, Aliens, and AGI | Lex Fridman Podcast #333","Lex Fridman","podcast","dated","self-driving and ai research",["andrej karpathy","tesla autopilot","transformers","agi","lex fridman"],[25,21,23],"Cited for Karpathy's first-hand explanations of camera-only self-driving, transformers and ML trends.",[3,3,1,2022,2023,1,2,8,0,0],0],["cefnmjtAolY","Lenses, Folds, and Traversals","Edward Kmett","talk","evergreen","haskell lenses",["haskell","lens","traversals","functional programming","category theory"],[1,0],"HN calls it dense but mind-blowing, the go-to way to understand lenses through algebraic derivation.",[3,3,1,2013,2014,1,2,0,0,0],0],["cfwwHa-7Ux8","A real person, a lot like you","Derek Sivers","talk","evergreen","online civility",["derek sivers","empathy","online behavior","customer service","short video"],[146,51],"Recommended in threads about online hostility as a short reminder to treat strangers as human beings.",[3,3,1,2011,2013,1,2,1,0,0],0],["clnozSXyF4k","Stargate Studios Virtual Backlot Reel 2009","Stargate Studios","demo","evergreen","virtual backlot visual effects",["green screen","compositing","vfx","chroma key","television production"],[60,61],"HN points to it as a demo of how routinely mundane TV scenes use green screen set replacement, even on TV budgets.",[3,3,1,2017,2024,1,2,1,0,0],0],["coFIEH3vXPw","Run containers on bare metal already!","Bryan Cantrill","talk","dated","containers and virtualization",["containers","smartos","bare metal","joyent","zones"],[13,16],"HN commenters recommend it as an engaging and informative explanation of why containers on VMs waste resources and hurt performance.",[3,3,1,2015,2025,1,3,4,0,0],0],["csyL9EC0S0c","Programming is terrible—Lessons learned from a life wasted. EMF2012","tef ebooks","talk","evergreen","software engineering lessons",["programming","software craft","opinion","emf camp","abstractions"],[9,5],"HN lists it among its favorite programming talks and fantastic technical speeches.",[3,3,1,2016,2022,1,2,3,0,0],0],["czgOWmtGVGs","A New History for Humanity – The Human Era","Kurzgesagt – In a Nutshell","explainer","evergreen","holocene calendar",["human era","calendar","holocene","history","kurzgesagt"],[77,148],"Linked whenever year numbering or the Holocene calendar comes up as the accessible introduction to the idea.",[3,3,1,2018,2025,1,2,5,0,0],0],["d0vY0CKYhPY","Pi and the Mandelbrot Set - Numberphile","Numberphile","explainer","evergreen","mandelbrot set and pi",["numberphile","mandelbrot","pi","holly krieger","fractals"],[35,33],"Recommended whenever the Mandelbrot set comes up, as a neat and surprising result.",[3,3,1,2017,2019,1,2,0,0,0],0],["d3kfEeMZ65c","Google I/O 2013 - High Performance Audio","Google for Developers","talk","dated","android audio latency",["android","audio","latency","google io","mobile"],[45,6],"Treated as the definitive explanation of Android's audio latency problem, showing it spans the entire stack.",[4,3,1,2014,2015,1,3,4,0,0],0],["dF_9YcehCZo","Saving Voyager 1! - Bruce Waggoner at !!Con 2024","!!Con","talk","evergreen","voyager 1 debugging",["voyager","nasa","debugging","legacy systems","flight software","bangbangcon"],[85,8],"Recommended as an amazing blind-debugging story with deep detail on 1970s spacecraft computing.",[4,3,1,2024,2025,2,3,1,0,0],0],["dFs9WO2B8uI","RSA ANIMATE: The Divided Brain","Royal Society of Arts","explainer","evergreen","brain hemispheres",["iain mcgilchrist","divided brain","attention","neuroscience","rsa animate"],[90,93],"Recommended as an accessible animated introduction to McGilchrist's thesis on hemispheres and narrow versus diffuse attention.",[3,3,1,2018,2021,1,2,2,0,0],0],["dKJEpOtVgXc","Do we need Attention? - Linear RNNs and State Space Models (SSMs) for NLP","Sasha Rush","lecture","dated","state space models",["ssm","linear rnn","mamba","attention","s4","nlp"],[21,22],"HN commenters recommend it for building intuition about state space models and the tradeoffs between transformer and SSM layers.",[3,3,1,2024,2024,1,2,0,0,0],0],["dXdoim96v5A","8-bit CPU control logic: Part 1","Ben Eater","tutorial","evergreen","cpu control logic",["ben eater","microcode","8-bit computer","breadboard","machine language"],[39,41],"Recommended as the key video for understanding control logic and microcode.",[3,3,1,2017,2023,1,2,1,0,0],0],["djB9oK6pkbA","The 1751 Machine that Made Everything","Machine Thinking","documentary","evergreen","history of machine tools",["lathe","industrial revolution","manufacturing","vaucanson","history of technology"],[114,113,77],"HN recommends the channel and this video as an explanation of how machine tools enabled modern manufacturing.",[2,3,1,2020,2023,1,2,1,0,1],0],["ds77e3aO9nA","A Narrative History of BSD, Dr. Kirk McKusick","bsdconferences","talk","evergreen","BSD history",["bsd","unix","berkeley","open source","mckusick","tcp/ip"],[13,14,47],"Recommended as an engaging, non-technical history of Unix and BSD from someone who was there, and cited for specific stories like the TCP/IP stack.",[3,3,1,2013,2017,1,2,1,0,0],0],["e08kOj2kISU","How to Speed up a Python Program 114,000 times.","InfoQ","talk","evergreen","performance optimization",["python","optimization","caching","pipelining","profiling"],[6,3],"A favorite tech talk on HN for showing that hardware knowledge and generalist skills beat simply adding machines.",[3,3,1,2016,2020,1,2,2,0,0],0],["e3K5UxWRRuY","35C3 - The Ghost in the Machine","media.ccc.de","talk","evergreen","computational theories of mind",["consciousness","artificial intelligence","joscha bach","cognitive science","philosophy of mind"],[93,23],"HN commenters call it lucid and fluff-free, and point to Bach as one of the most interesting voices on AI, consciousness and philosophy.",[3,3,1,2020,2020,1,2,1,0,0],0],["eC7xzavzEKY","THIS IS WATER! by David Foster Wallace","The Actualization Agent","talk","evergreen","awareness and empathy",["david foster wallace","commencement speech","empathy","mindfulness","philosophy of life"],[146,143],"HN commenters bring it up when urging empathy, patience and attention to the everyday instead of snap judgement.",[3,3,1,2023,2024,1,2,3,0,0],0],["eGaKZBr0ga4","MountainWest RubyConf 2014 - But Really, You Should Learn Smalltalk","Confreaks","talk","evergreen","smalltalk",["smalltalk","ruby","pharo","live coding","object-oriented programming"],[3,5,0],"HN commenters point Rubyists and the Smalltalk-curious to it as an approachable introduction that shows the Smalltalk system browser and Pharo environment in action.",[3,3,1,2016,2023,1,2,3,0,0],0],["eKl6WjfDqYA","Colonel JD AI Codec Conversation MGS2 HD","Louie V","other","evergreen","information overload and ai",["metal gear solid 2","kojima","propaganda","ai-generated content","video games"],[125,80,29],"Commenters point to it whenever AI-generated content, propaganda or internet garbage comes up, since Kojima seemed to predict it in 2001.",[3,3,1,2024,2025,1,2,4,0,0],0],["eLn6LC1RpAo","Conlang Critic Episode Twelve: Toki Pona","jan Misali","commentary","evergreen","constructed languages",["toki pona","conlang","linguistics","language review"],[145],"Commenters recommend the whole series as an entertaining survey of constructed languages, and this episode when Toki Pona or Lojban comes up.",[3,3,1,2020,2023,1,2,0,0,0],0],["eQ2OZKitRwc","DEF CON 22 - Adrian Crenshaw- Dropping Docs on Darknets: How People Got Caught","DEFCONConference","talk","dated","darknet opsec",["tor","i2p","silk road","anonymity","defcon"],[19,17],"HN points to it to show that most Tor busts came from poor operational security by the user rather than a flaw in Tor itself.",[3,3,1,2015,2020,1,2,3,0,0],0],["ef2jpjTEB5U","Bret Victor - Drawing Dynamic Visualizations","Colin McDonnell","talk","evergreen","data visualization tools",["bret victor","direct manipulation","dynamic visualization","interface design","programming tools"],[28,48],"Counted among Bret Victor's best talks and recommended to anyone exploring direct-manipulation tools.",[3,3,1,2021,2025,1,2,0,0,0],0],["efPrtcLdcdM","GPT-4chan: This is the worst AI ever","Yannic Kilcher","commentary","dated","gpt-4chan experiment",["gpt-4chan","language models","4chan","ai ethics","fine-tuning"],[22,23],"HN points to it as the definitive account of the GPT-4chan experiment, used in debates on LLM bias, truthfulness and bots.",[3,3,1,2022,2024,1,2,14,0,1],0],["f9EbD6iY9zI","How Does SHA-256 Work?","learnmeabitcoin","explainer","evergreen","sha-256 hash function",["sha-256","cryptography","hash functions","bitcoin","animation"],[18],"Commenters call it clear enough to implement the algorithm from, and teachers use it in courses.",[3,3,1,2020,2022,1,2,1,0,0],0],["fDqBeXJ8Zx8","What 40,000 Videos Tell Us About The Trending Tab","Coffee Break","commentary","dated","youtube trending algorithm",["youtube","trending tab","data analysis","creators","media bias"],[27,51,80],"Cited in threads on YouTube algorithms and creator complaints as a data-driven look at the trending tab.",[3,3,1,2019,2020,1,2,2,0,0],0],["fTjhHrcyiQI","Moneyball - Firing people","The BigTime Group","other","evergreen","firing and layoffs",["moneyball","management","layoffs","communication"],[133,66],"HN points to it as a model for firing or laying off people clearly and respectfully.",[3,3,1,2020,2021,1,2,3,0,0],0],["fWqBmmPQP40","27c3: Reverse Engineering the MOS 6502 CPU (en)","Christiaan008","talk","evergreen","cpu reverse engineering",["mos 6502","visual6502","transistors","chip design","retro computing"],[40,50,39],"HN recommends it as a great walkthrough of chip reverse engineering and the story of Visual 6502.",[2,3,1,2014,2019,1,2,1,0,0],0],["fa28lIGuxq8","Why Do Reversing Trucks Not Beep Any More?","Tom Scott","explainer","evergreen","reversing alarms",["white noise alarms","construction safety","sound design","tom scott","noise pollution"],[88,55,112],"Cited whenever backup beepers and noise come up, as a clear explanation of the white-noise alternative.",[3,3,1,2016,2026,1,2,4,0,0],0],["faHQA_0d9Mo","Dune 1984 Alternative Edition Redux edited by Spicediver / Multiple Subs / 4K Upscaling by GW","GW Remasters","other","evergreen","dune fan edit",["dune","david lynch","fanedit","4k upscale","film"],[134,133],"Recommended as the best way to watch Lynch's Dune, closer to his original vision and judged by some the best adaptation of the book.",[3,3,1,2022,2025,1,2,0,0,0],0],["fuFlMtZmvY0","The Internet is Worse Than Ever – Now What?","Kurzgesagt – In a Nutshell","explainer","evergreen","social media and polarization",["social media","echo chambers","online communities","polarization","information flooding"],[147,79],"HN recommends it in threads about dying forums and social media as a lens on why smaller communities suit us better.",[5,3,1,2023,2025,1,4,3,0,0],0],["g6bOwQdCJrc","[CVPR'21 WAD] Keynote - Andrej Karpathy, Tesla","WAD at CVPR","talk","dated","autonomous driving vision",["tesla autopilot","computer vision","radar removal","depth estimation","self-driving","neural networks"],[25,26,21],"HN commenters cite it in Tesla threads as the primary-source explanation of why Tesla removed radar and how its vision depth estimation works.",[4,3,1,2021,2023,1,3,10,0,0],0],["gD_dZvPwAj0","Dominic Frisby. A simple guide to land value tax","Dominic Frisby Comedy Videos","explainer","evergreen","land value tax",["land value tax","economics","housing","rent-seeking","taxation"],[70,68,71],"HN users share it as a short, accessible explainer for land value tax whenever housing, rents or inequality come up.",[2,3,1,2018,2020,1,3,1,0,0],0],["gFEE3w7F0ww","Travis Oliphant: NumPy, SciPy, Anaconda, Python & Scientific Programming | Lex Fridman Podcast #224","Lex Fridman","podcast","evergreen","scientific python history",["numpy","scipy","anaconda","python","travis oliphant"],[3,27,52],"Recommended as a firsthand history of how Python became the language of scientific computing and ML.",[2,3,1,2021,2024,1,2,1,0,0],0],["gRRvjZ_XNog","DICKS: Do you need to be one to be a successful leader?","Max Joseph","commentary","evergreen","leadership and difficult personalities",["leadership","givers and takers","management","video essay","workplace"],[66,91],"HN recommends it as a thoughtful critique of the great-leader-as-jerk myth in threads on difficult bosses.",[3,3,1,2018,2020,1,2,1,0,0],0],["gSKTfG1GXYQ","Charlie Marsh: uv: An Extremely Fast Python Package Manager","Jane Street","talk","dated","python packaging performance",["uv","rust","package manager","sat solver","performance"],[3,6,2],"Recommended as a fascinating technical account of the optimizations behind uv's speed.",[3,3,1,2024,2025,1,2,1,0,0],0],["ggUduBmvQ_4","How Airlines Quietly Became Banks","Wendover Productions","explainer","evergreen","airline loyalty program economics",["airlines","loyalty points","credit cards","finance","business model"],[67,68,109],"HN commenters point to it whenever airline economics or frequent-flier miles come up, since it clearly shows loyalty programs are worth more than the airlines themselves.",[5,3,1,2022,2026,1,4,8,0,0],0],["giYbq4HmfGA","ElixirConf 2023 - José Valim - The foundations of the Elixir type system","ElixirConf","talk","dated","elixir type system",["elixir","gradual typing","set-theoretic types","type systems","jose valim"],[0,1],"HN recommends it as the best detailed explanation from the language's creator of how Elixir's new type system works and why.",[3,3,1,2023,2024,1,2,5,0,0],0],["goePYJ74Ydg","Simulating Green Beard Altruism","Primer","explainer","evergreen","evolution of altruism",["green beard altruism","evolution simulation","game theory","primer","agent-based model"],[94,34],"HN recommends it as part of Primer's strong series of evolution and emergence simulations.",[3,3,1,2021,2021,1,2,0,0,0],0],["gqGEMQveoqg","A New Way to look at Networking","Google TechTalks","talk","evergreen","content-centric networking",["van jacobson","named data networking","tcp/ip","internet architecture","ccn"],[15,5],"Recommended as the foundational talk on content-centric and named-data networking, and for its internet history stories.",[3,3,1,2012,2024,1,2,4,0,0],["8Z685OF-PS8","oCZMoY3q2uM"]],["gsffg5xxFQI","ClojureScript for Skeptics - Derek Slager","ClojureTV","talk","dated","clojurescript for web development",["clojurescript","clojure","javascript","closure compiler","web development"],[1,4],"Recommended to JavaScript skeptics as a persuasive case for ClojureScript, covering Closure Compiler optimizations and code-splitting.",[4,3,1,2015,2017,1,3,2,0,0],0],["hdUbIlwHRkY","The Concept of Language (Noam Chomsky)","UW Video","interview","evergreen","linguistics",["noam chomsky","language change","national language","nation state","philosophy of language"],[145,143],"Recommended in threads on language purity and standardization for its clear take that languages are fluid and that national languages are constructed.",[3,3,1,2022,2024,1,2,2,0,0],0],["hpAMbpQ8J7g","RSA ANIMATE: First as Tragedy, Then as Farce","Royal Society of Arts","talk","evergreen","ethics of charity",["slavoj zizek","consumerism","philanthropy","cultural capitalism","rsa animate"],[143,70,79],"Frequently linked in threads on philanthropy, ethical consumption and billionaire giving as a short, approachable critique of charity.",[3,3,1,2015,2022,1,2,4,0,0],0],["hpgK51w6uhk","America's Iron Giants - The World's Most Powerful Metalworkers","Machine Thinking","documentary","evergreen","heavy forging presses",["heavy press program","forging","metalworking","cold war industry","manufacturing"],[114,115,78],"HN commenters recommend it as an excellent introduction to massive forging presses, especially in threads about gigacasting and large manufacturing machines.",[3,3,1,2021,2024,1,2,2,0,0],0],["hs3piaN4b5I","Flexbox vs. CSS Grid — Which is Better?","Layout Land","explainer","evergreen","css layout",["css grid","flexbox","css","web layout","jen simmons"],[4],"Recommended as a short, clear rundown of one-dimensional versus two-dimensional layout.",[3,3,1,2018,2020,1,3,0,0,0],0],["hvk_XylEmLo","Work.","Historia Civilis","explainer","evergreen","history of work",["labor history","medieval peasants","work hours","industrial revolution","clocks"],[71,77],"HN uses it in work-hours and four-day-week threads as the source for the claim that people worked fewer hours before the industrial era.",[3,3,1,2023,2025,1,2,4,0,0],0],["hz_mMLhUinw","The Superheterodyne Radio: No really, that's its name","Technology Connections","explainer","evergreen","radio receivers",["superheterodyne","am radio","vacuum tubes","signal processing","heterodyning"],[41,37,45],"HN people use it as the accessible go-to explainer for the superhet trick whenever radios or signal processing come up.",[3,3,1,2019,2024,1,2,0,0,0],0],["iG9CE55wbtY","Do schools kill creativity? | Sir Ken Robinson | TED","TED","talk","evergreen","education and creativity",["ken robinson","ted talk","schooling","creativity","education reform"],[141,149],"HN refers to it constantly in schooling debates, as a favorite talk or as the basis for arguments about creativity, though some commenters dispute its conclusions.",[3,3,1,2022,2024,1,2,6,2,0],0],["iGbC5j4pG9w","How an Average Family in Tokyo Can Buy a New Home","Life Where I'm From","explainer","evergreen","tokyo housing affordability",["housing","tokyo","zoning","urbanism","real estate"],[111,68,71],"It is the standard citation in HN housing debates for showing that dense cities can still have affordable single-family homes.",[3,3,1,2018,2022,1,2,10,0,0],0],["iJfw6lDlTuA","Lecture 1 | The Theoretical Minimum","Stanford","lecture","evergreen","quantum mechanics",["leonard susskind","theoretical minimum","physics","quantum mechanics","self-study"],[83,142],"HN recommends the series as an entertaining, serious route into physics for self-learners comfortable with basic math.",[3,3,1,2017,2021,1,2,0,0,0],0],["iSVHp6CAyQ8","Why The World Relies On ASML For Machines That Print Chips","CNBC","documentary","dated","euv lithography and asml",["asml","euv","semiconductors","chipmaking","cleanroom"],[40,67],"Frequently recommended as a good, approachable overview of ASML and semiconductor equipment.",[4,3,1,2022,2024,1,3,0,0,0],0],["ig_qpNfXHIU","Every Ruler Makes the Same Mistake When They Die","CGP Grey","explainer","evergreen","political power and succession",["dictator's handbook","politics","succession","selectorate theory","cgp grey"],[81,77],"HN recommends it as a 101-level crash course on the keys to power, and says it changed how some viewers see political discourse.",[3,3,1,2020,2023,1,2,0,0,1],0],["ipVxxxqwBQw","Who Is Responsible For Climate Change? – Who Needs To Fix It?","Kurzgesagt – In a Nutshell","explainer","evergreen","climate change responsibility",["climate change","emissions","per capita","carbon footprint","our world in data"],[101,102],"Recommended as a nuanced, data-backed treatment of emissions responsibility, made with Our World in Data.",[3,3,1,2021,2024,1,2,1,0,0],0],["iw17c70uJes","Future Crew - Second Reality (1993) [60fps]","DemosceneVids","demo","evergreen","demoscene",["demoscene","future crew","ms-dos","real-time graphics","retro computing"],[50,58],"HN commenters cite it as the landmark demo of the demoscene's golden era, and this capture lets people watch it without running it under DOS.",[3,3,1,2021,2023,1,2,4,0,1],0],["j-kj2qwJa_E","Bruce Hauman - Developing ClojureScript With Figwheel","ClojureTV","talk","dated","clojurescript live development",["figwheel","clojurescript","hot reloading","interactive programming","developer tools"],[1,8,4],"HN people point to it as a very visual demonstration of what hot-reloading and interactive development can offer, and as an example of a great dev tool pitch.",[3,3,1,2017,2021,1,2,3,0,0],0],["j6VlT_jUVPc","The Ultimate AeroPress Technique (Episode #3)","James Hoffmann","tutorial","evergreen","aeropress coffee brewing",["aeropress","james hoffmann","coffee","brew recipe","immersion"],[118],"HN coffee fans cite it as a forgiving, repeatable recipe that gives good results.",[4,3,1,2021,2025,1,3,0,0,0],0],["j7zzQpvoYcQ","The \"Last Lecture\" by Randy Pausch","Gabriel Robins","lecture","evergreen","living well and mortality",["randy pausch","last lecture","life advice","inspiration","memento mori"],[146,142,52],"HN commenters recommend it as an emotionally powerful life-advice talk and revisit it as a reminder of mortality.",[4,3,1,2016,2021,2,2,0,0,0],0],["jOyfZex7B3E","Sega Saturn CD - Cracked after 20 years","debuglive","documentary","evergreen","console reverse engineering",["sega saturn","dr abrasive","copy protection","hardware hacking","flashcart"],[126,124,42],"Recommended as an inspiring story of hardware reverse engineering and persistence.",[3,3,1,2016,2021,1,2,1,0,0],0],["jQIHqkudgNY","Gambling and the desire machine | Pay to Win","Jimmy McGee","commentary","evergreen","gambling and game design",["gambling","slot machines","addiction","video games","monetization","video essay"],[121,125,92],"Recommended as an engaging, well-researched look at the history of gambling machines and how games borrow their psychology.",[3,3,1,2022,2024,1,2,0,0,0],0],["jlX_pThh7z8","WordTeX - A WYSIPCTWOTCG Typesetting Tool","Tom Wildenhain","demo","evergreen","latex in word",["wordtex","latex","sigbovik","microsoft word","typesetting"],[57,130],"HN people recommend it as an entertaining example of great effort on a trivial problem, and cite the template in LaTeX-versus-Word discussions.",[3,3,1,2018,2023,1,2,2,0,0],0],["jw8K460vx1c","Revolution OS","Von Hash","documentary","evergreen","free software and linux history",["linux","gnu","open source","stallman","torvalds","free software foundation"],[49,14],"Recommended as the standard documentary on the origins of GNU, the FSF and Linux.",[3,3,1,2015,2016,1,2,3,0,0],0],["jzERXJgi5vQ","- Startups - David H. Hansson, Partner at 37signals -TWiST #E337","This Week in Startups","interview","dated","bootstrapped software business",["dhh","37signals","startups","entrepreneurship","ruby on rails"],[64,52,66],"Recommended to understand what the 37signals founders stand for and DHH's contrarian takes on tech business.",[3,3,1,2013,2015,1,2,1,0,0],0],["kYYJlNbV1OM","2017 Personality 01: Introduction","Jordan B Peterson","lecture","evergreen","personality psychology",["personality","psychology","university lecture","jordan peterson","psychoanalysis"],[91,142],"Recommended as part of a long lecture series on psychology, complementing biology lectures, and named when HN asks for the best lecture series.",[3,3,1,2019,2023,1,2,0,0,0],0],["k_5M-z_RUKA","The Untold Story of Online Gaming on Super Nintendo and Sega Genesis | XBAND","Wrestling With Gaming","documentary","evergreen","xband console online gaming",["xband","snes","sega genesis","retro gaming","online multiplayer"],[124,135],"HN recommends it as a fascinating engineering story of early console online play, including a working demo.",[4,3,1,2019,2020,1,3,1,0,0],0],["l4dCJJFuMsE","Steve Jobs Content vs Process","Bo Manton","interview","evergreen","product leadership and process",["steve jobs","management","process vs content","product culture","apple"],[52,66,56],"Quoted whenever HN discusses process-heavy management and companies losing their product focus.",[3,3,1,2021,2024,1,2,6,0,0],0],["lHLpKzUxjGk","John Carmack Tech Talk with UMKC-SCE","UMKC School of Science and Engineering","talk","evergreen","vr latency",["john carmack","virtual reality","latency","systems engineering","motion sickness"],[62,52],"Recommended whenever latency, buffering or VR comfort comes up, as an accessible account from someone who dealt with it directly.",[3,3,1,2017,2023,1,3,1,0,0],0],["lIW5jBrrsS0","BOOKSTORES: How to Read More Books in the Golden Age of Content","Max Joseph","documentary","evergreen","reading habits",["reading","bookstores","content diet","attention","social media"],[136,146],"HN commenters cite it as a thoughtful mini-doc on reading time and frequency in the age of social media.",[3,3,1,2023,2026,1,2,0,0,0],0],["lcjdwSY2AzM","The Biggest Misconception in Physics","Veritasium","explainer","evergreen","noether's theorem",["emmy noether","general relativity","conservation of energy","symmetry","veritasium"],[82,148],"Recommended as high-quality physics communication and as an introduction to Noether and energy non-conservation in cosmology.",[3,3,1,2025,2025,1,2,1,1,0],0],["lsDc1YVxHA0","\"Devs Play\" S1E06 - Psychonauts \"The SMK Speedrun\" [1/1]","Double Fine","demo","evergreen","speedrunning",["psychonauts","double fine","glitches","tim schafer","game development"],[126,121],"Recommended as an entertaining, hilarious view of developers watching a speedrunner break their game.",[3,3,1,2019,2022,1,2,0,0,0],0],["m7PVZixO35c","New computers don't speed up old code","Matthias random stuff","explainer","evergreen","cpu performance over time",["benchmarks","branchless programming","optimization","cpu","legacy code"],[6,39],"Used as evidence that CPU speed for branchy, dependent code has improved only modestly in 15-20 years, so software optimization matters.",[3,3,1,2025,2025,1,2,1,0,0],0],["meHYBhcpdvQ","The Stealership Trap - Why We Need the Dealership \"Rip Off\"","FortNine","explainer","evergreen","dealership economics",["car dealerships","supply chain","direct sales","motorcycles","retail economics"],[110,72,70],"Offered as a well-researched counterpoint in threads complaining about car dealerships and direct sales.",[3,3,1,2022,2022,1,2,1,0,0],0],["mhBpI13dxkI","The Surprising History of Copyright and What It Means For...","Google TechTalks","talk","evergreen","history of copyright",["copyright","intellectual property","free culture","censorship","creator economics"],[75,49,77],"HN uses it as the go-to history of copyright, arguing it was a gatekeeping tool and that creators don't need it.",[2,3,1,2016,2021,1,2,2,0,0],0],["mht-1c4wc0Q","What Happens at the Event Horizon? | Space Time | PBS Digital Studios","PBS Space Time","explainer","evergreen","black holes",["event horizon","penrose diagrams","light cones","general relativity","spacetime"],[84,82],"Commenters call it a short, clean, visual explanation of the infalling-particle question and of Penrose diagrams.",[3,3,1,2019,2021,1,2,1,0,0],0],["mn4L_aJ1rV4","EC's Big Announcement","Essential Craftsman","tutorial","evergreen","home construction",["house building","spec house","construction","carpentry","general contracting"],[112,115,117],"HN users recommend the Spec House series as a free, extremely detailed education in how a house is actually built.",[4,3,1,2018,2022,2,2,0,0,0],0],["msN87y-iEx0","Feynman: Mirrors FUN TO IMAGINE 6","Christopher Sykes","explainer","evergreen","mirror reversal",["feynman","mirrors","physics puzzle","optics","fun to imagine"],[88,82],"Cited as the best explanation of mirror reversal.",[3,3,1,2012,2024,1,2,0,0,0],0],["mvmuCPvRoWQ","Euler's formula with introductory group theory","3Blue1Brown","explainer","evergreen","euler's formula and group theory",["euler's formula","group theory","complex numbers","exponentiation","3blue1brown"],[35,33],"Recommended as a mind-opening, visual explanation of why Euler's formula is true.",[3,3,1,2017,2024,1,2,2,0,0],0],["n1QEj09Pe6k","Why Planes Don't Fly Faster","Wendover Productions","explainer","evergreen","aviation economics",["airliners","fuel efficiency","concorde","supersonic","wendover"],[109,72],"Recommended as a clear economic explanation of aviation tradeoffs, relevant to Concorde and supersonic startup threads.",[3,3,1,2018,2019,1,2,1,0,0],0],["n3Xv_g3g-mA","Loneliness","Kurzgesagt – In a Nutshell","explainer","evergreen","loneliness",["loneliness","social isolation","evolutionary psychology","mental health","kurzgesagt"],[91,92],"Shared in loneliness threads as a well-sourced, empathetic explanation, including for people struggling with it.",[4,3,1,2019,2022,1,3,2,0,0],0],["n8Dd5aVXLCc","The Power of Big Data and Psychographics | 2016 Concordia Annual Summit","Concordia","talk","dated","psychographic targeting",["cambridge analytica","microtargeting","big data","elections","alexander nix"],[19,73,27],"HN points to it as the company's own pitch, used in debates about data-driven manipulation and extrapolated to today's AI.",[4,3,1,2017,2026,1,4,2,3,0],0],["nAbCKa0FzjQ","C++Now 2018: Matt Godbolt “What Else Has My Compiler Done For Me Lately?”","CppNow","talk","evergreen","compiler optimizations",["c++","compilers","matt godbolt","compiler explorer","assembly","optimization"],[7,2,6],"HN recommends it as a detailed, entertaining look at the crazy optimizations compilers do.",[3,3,1,2019,2020,1,2,1,0,0],0],["nLF0n9SACd4","Dan Abramov: Beyond React 16 | JSConf Iceland","JSConf","talk","dated","react concurrent rendering",["react","concurrent mode","async rendering","live coding","javascript"],[4],"Recommended as the clearest demo of what concurrent rendering solves, including the memorable clock animation.",[3,3,1,2018,2019,1,2,2,0,0],0],["nQpxAvjD_30","What Shopping On Amazon Feels Like","Ryan George","comedy","evergreen","amazon shopping",["amazon","sketch comedy","fake reviews","brand names","e-commerce"],[129,130],"HN recommends it as a funny sketch that lays bare the crazy things people have gotten used to on Amazon.",[2,3,1,2022,2024,1,2,2,0,2],0],["nU8DcBF-qo4","Google Developers Day US - Theorizing from Data","GoogleDeveloperDay","talk","evergreen","data-driven machine learning",["peter norvig","big data","statistical nlp","machine translation","google"],[21,26,27],"HN recommends it as the clear explanation of why Google's statistical, data-first approach works.",[3,3,1,2007,2009,1,2,2,0,0],0],["nXaxk27zwlk","CppCon 2015: Chandler Carruth \"Tuning C++: Benchmarks, and CPUs, and Compilers! Oh My!\"","CppCon","talk","evergreen","c++ performance tuning",["c++","benchmarking","compilers","cpu performance","chandler carruth"],[6,2],"HN recommends it as an eye-opening primer on benchmarking and performance analysis, especially for people who have not benchmarked on Linux.",[3,3,1,2015,2020,1,2,1,0,0],0],["oI_X2cMHNe0","How Electricity Actually Works","Veritasium","explainer","evergreen","how electricity works",["electromagnetic fields","circuits","poynting vector","veritasium","physics experiment"],[82,41],"HN cites it for the field-based picture of power transfer, noting it was controversial at release but the experiment largely backed the creator.",[4,3,1,2023,2026,1,3,8,0,0],0],["oY59wZdCDo0","THE SAGAN SERIES - The Frontier Is Everywhere","Reid Gower","other","evergreen","space exploration vision",["carl sagan","nasa","pale blue dot","space","inspiration"],[85,147],"Recommended as a motivating, long-horizon vision that puts everyday concerns in perspective.",[3,3,1,2014,2016,1,2,1,0,0],0],["oYp5XuGYqqY","Do we see reality as it is? | Donald Hoffman | TED","TED","talk","evergreen","perception and reality",["donald hoffman","evolutionary simulations","perception","consciousness","ted"],[93,94,90],"Cited in discussions of perception, consciousness and what is real, though some commenters find his conclusions hand-wavy.",[3,3,1,2016,2021,1,2,3,1,0],0],["oaDTiWaYfcM","Lina Khan – FTC Chair on Amazon Antitrust Lawsuit & AI Oversight | The Daily Show","The Daily Show","interview","news","antitrust enforcement",["ftc","lina khan","amazon antitrust","monopoly","ai regulation"],[67,75,23],"HN commenters point to it as a plain-language, well-conducted interview that explains what the FTC is doing about monopolization and antitrust.",[4,3,1,2024,2024,1,3,1,0,0],0],["otAcmD6XEEE","Procedural Programming: It Never Went Away — Kevlin Henney | Build Stuff","Build Stuff - #1 Software Dev Conf","talk","evergreen","programming paradigms history",["procedural programming","structured programming","software history","code readability","kevlin henney"],[5,0],"HN people recommend it as a fascinating history lesson showing that the field keeps rediscovering ideas from the 1960s.",[2,3,1,2018,2019,1,3,3,0,0],0],["ouAG4vXFORc","Why Do Mainframes Still Exist? What's Inside One? 40TB, 200+ Cores, AI, and more!","Dave's Garage","explainer","evergreen","ibm mainframes",["ibm z16","mainframe","reliability","hardware","enterprise computing"],[39,16],"Recommended as an accessible tour of modern mainframes that compares them sensibly to ordinary server setups.",[3,3,1,2023,2024,1,2,1,0,0],0],["p8u_k2LIZyo","Fast Inverse Square Root — A Quake III Algorithm","Nemean","explainer","evergreen","fast inverse square root",["quake iii","ieee 754","floating point","newton's method","bit hacks"],[30,6,124],"HN recommends it as an approachable explanation that makes the famous algorithm finally make sense.",[3,3,1,2021,2021,1,2,1,0,0],0],["pHsuIaPbNbY","Efficient Bayesian inference with Hamiltonian Monte Carlo -- Michael Betancourt (Part 1)","MLSS Iceland 2014","lecture","evergreen","hamiltonian monte carlo",["mcmc","bayesian inference","hmc","high-dimensional sampling","statistics"],[27,142],"HN people return to it as a clear primer on MCMC and HMC and on why high dimensions behave counterintuitively.",[3,3,1,2017,2024,1,2,0,0,0],0],["pMYYx_im5QI","Daniel Suarez: The kill decision shouldn't belong to a robot","TED","talk","evergreen","autonomous weapons",["drones","killer robots","ai ethics","ted","daniel suarez"],[23,24,78],"Plugged repeatedly in AI and drone threads as a concise statement of the dangers of automated weapons.",[3,3,1,2013,2025,1,2,3,0,0],0],["pO4_Wlq8JeI","Solid Ground // Saša Jurić","EMPEX Conference","talk","evergreen","elixir beam processes",["elixir","erlang","beam","concurrency","fault tolerance"],[1,12],"Recommended as the best short overview of why the BEAM and Elixir stand apart from other runtimes.",[3,3,1,2017,2023,1,2,0,0,0],0],["pX8BXH3SJn0","The NCAA: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO)","LastWeekTonight","commentary","dated","ncaa athlete compensation",["ncaa","college sports","amateurism","john oliver","athlete pay"],[138,130,71],"HN commenters cite it as a sharp, accessible primer on the NCAA's amateurism model and athlete compensation, including for readers outside the US.",[3,3,1,2015,2019,1,2,0,0,0],0],["pxBQLFLei70","University of Texas at Austin 2014 Commencement Address - Admiral William H. McRaven","Texas Exes","talk","evergreen","commencement speech and discipline",["mcraven","navy seals","make your bed","motivation","commencement"],[146,78],"Recommended in life-advice and motivation threads as worth watching in full, especially for its point about starting small by changing yourself.",[3,3,1,2017,2020,1,2,1,0,0],0],["q0RX59G2jaA","What a Japanese Moving Company in Tokyo is like","Paolo fromTOKYO","documentary","evergreen","japanese moving companies",["japan","tokyo","moving","daily life","work culture"],[135,140],"Commenters recommend it for the movers' rigor and discipline, which they find oddly satisfying to watch.",[3,3,1,2020,2025,1,2,0,0,0],0],["qE7dYhpI_bI","Adam Savage's Epiphany on the Science of Measurement!","Adam Savage’s Tested","explainer","evergreen","metrology",["gauge blocks","measurement","precision","machining","adam savage"],[113,89,115],"Recommended as a thoughtful, enjoyable 45-minute dive into measurement and the appreciation of precision.",[3,3,1,2022,2023,1,2,1,0,0],0],["qH6sSOr-yk8","C++ Seasoning","aghuttun","talk","evergreen","modern c++",["c++","stl algorithms","no raw loops","sean parent","goingnative"],[2,5],"Recommended whenever the STL mindset or avoiding raw loops in C++ comes up, as an enlightening talk on expressive algorithms.",[3,3,1,2018,2022,1,2,0,0,0],0],["qJ7ZAUjsycY","How GPS Works, And How It Got Better Than The Designers Ever Imagined","Scott Manley","explainer","evergreen","gps",["gps","navigation","satellites","selective availability","scott manley"],[85,44],"Recommended as a solid history and explanation of GPS, especially when GPS outages or accuracy come up.",[3,3,1,2023,2025,1,2,0,0,0],0],["qPKj0YnKANw","Hawking Radiation","PBS Space Time","explainer","evergreen","hawking radiation",["hawking radiation","black holes","pbs space time","astrophysics"],[84,83],"Recommended as an accessible and correct explanation of Hawking radiation for non-physicists.",[3,3,1,2019,2019,1,2,2,0,0],0],["quLa6kzzra0","BlueHat Seattle 2019 || Guarding Against Physical Attacks: The Xbox One Story","Microsoft Security Response Center (MSRC)","talk","evergreen","console hardware security",["xbox one","hypervisor","physical attacks","secure boot","anti-piracy","hardware security"],[17,13],"HN recommends it as a fascinating, authoritative account of console hardware security, often cited in threads on hardware security and anti-cheat.",[2,3,1,2020,2026,1,2,1,0,0],0],["r0plv_nIzsQ","Do we have to accept Quantum weirdness? De Broglie Bohm Pilot Wave Theory explained","Looking Glass Universe","explainer","evergreen","pilot wave theory",["bohmian mechanics","quantum mechanics","interpretations of quantum mechanics","de broglie-bohm","physics"],[83],"HN commenters recommend the channel as a clear, well-made source on quantum mechanics and common misconceptions about Bohmian mechanics.",[3,3,1,2017,2020,1,2,0,0,0],0],["r2CbbBLVaPk","The User is Drunk","squareweave","talk","evergreen","user experience design",["ux","user interfaces","usability","design empathy","web apps"],[55],"HN users recommend it as a memorable, short way to build empathy for users' confusing mistakes and to design for distraction.",[4,3,1,2014,2021,1,3,0,0,0],0],["r6Rp-uo6HmI","Why Snow and Confetti Ruin YouTube Video Quality","Tom Scott","explainer","evergreen","video compression",["video compression","bitrate","interframe","youtube quality","tom scott"],[37,45],"Used as the clearest short demonstration of why noisy, high-motion content is hard for video compression.",[3,3,1,2020,2024,1,2,7,0,0],0],["rCMh7srOqvw","Emacs Doom Episode 1 - Getting Started","Zaiste Programming","tutorial","dated","doom emacs",["emacs","doom emacs","vim keybindings","editor setup","screencast"],[8],"HN users recommend the series to newcomers learning Emacs, Doom, org-mode, projectile and magit.",[3,3,1,2019,2020,1,2,1,0,0],0],["rEf35NtlBLg","Airbus A340 EMERGENCY - Engine Failure","AviationTV","demo","evergreen","aviation emergencies",["airbus a340","engine failure","cockpit","pilots","crew resource management"],[109],"Recommended as a captivating look at how a professional crew calmly handles an in-flight engine problem.",[2,3,1,2014,2018,1,2,2,0,0],0],["rFqL9CkNxXw","The Halo Drive","Cool Worlds","explainer","evergreen","interstellar propulsion",["halo drive","black holes","relativistic travel","spaceflight","astrophysics"],[84,85],"HN readers point to it as a clear explanation of a theoretical fuel-free propulsion concept from a channel they respect.",[3,3,1,2019,2023,1,2,1,0,0],0],["rbu7Zu5X1zI","How I animate 3Blue1Brown | A Manim demo with Ben Sparks","3Blue1Brown","demo","evergreen","math animation with manim",["manim","3blue1brown","animation","python","live coding"],[35,59,60],"Recommended as a rare detailed look at how 3b1b videos are made, including live debugging of his rendering engine.",[3,3,1,2024,2026,1,2,0,0,0],0],["rimtaSgGz_4","DEF CON 31 - An Audacious Plan to Halt the Internet's Ensh*ttification - Cory Doctorow","DEFCONConference","talk","evergreen","enshittification",["cory doctorow","antitrust","big tech","interoperability","platforms"],[67,49,75],"Recommended in threads on big tech, monopolies and adversarial interoperability as the clearest statement of his argument.",[4,3,1,2023,2024,1,3,2,0,0],0],["rk6z1vP4Eo8","Should Google Go Nuclear? Clean, cheap, nuclear power (no, really)","GoogleTalksArchive","talk","dated","inertial electrostatic confinement fusion",["bussard","fusion","iec","polywell","google tech talk","nuclear energy"],[103,82],"Recommended as an intense, insightful look at Bussard's IEC fusion work, frequently cited in fusion threads for his claim that it could be developed for about $200M.",[2,3,1,2012,2015,1,2,4,0,0],0],["rrkrvAUbU9Y","The puzzle of motivation | Dan Pink | TED","TED","talk","evergreen","motivation and incentives",["dan pink","candle problem","intrinsic motivation","incentives","management"],[91,66,70],"HN cites it whenever money as an incentive comes up, as evidence that rewards can backfire for creative white-collar work.",[3,3,1,2010,2026,1,2,5,0,0],0],["rtR63-ecUNo","How To Draw Mushrooms On An Oscilloscope With Sound","Jellybean Fenderson","tutorial","evergreen","oscilloscope art",["oscilloscope","xy mode","lissajous","audio visualization","stereo sound"],[59,41,45],"HN finds it mesmerizing and uses it to build intuition for waveforms and oscilloscope XY drawing.",[3,3,1,2017,2022,1,2,2,0,0],0],["rv-mFSoZOkE","Is Nuclear Waste Really Waste?","Google TechTalks","talk","evergreen","nuclear waste",["nuclear fuel","spent fuel","thorium","reactors","energy"],[103],"HN readers recommend it as the best explanation of what nuclear waste really is and how much of it is reusable fuel.",[3,3,1,2017,2022,1,2,1,0,0],0],["s254IPHXgVA","Jancovici : Will technology save us from Climate Change ? MIT Media Lab - 23/02/2021","Jean-Marc Jancovici","talk","evergreen","energy and climate",["jancovici","energy economics","climate change","growth","nuclear"],[102,103,69],"Recommended in climate and energy threads as a numbers-based explanation of why energy underlies growth and emissions.",[4,3,1,2021,2022,1,3,4,0,0],0],["s8nFqwOho-s","NVScene 2015 Session: How to Create Content with Signed Distance Functions (Johann Korndörfer)","NVScene","talk","evergreen","signed distance functions",["sdf","demoscene","raymarching","procedural modelling","shaders"],[58,50,59],"Recommended as an excellent talk from a demoscene practitioner on how to build sophisticated scenes from distance functions.",[3,3,1,2017,2018,1,2,0,0,0],0],["sBzRwzY7G-k","2016/2017 MUST-KNOW WEB DEVELOPMENT TECH - Watch this if you want to be a web developer","LearnCode.academy","explainer","dated","web development roadmap",["web development","javascript","frontend","devops","career"],[4,9],"Recommended to beginners asking how to start in web development as a compact survey of the toolscape of its time.",[3,3,1,2016,2017,1,2,0,0,0],0],["sI5Ftm1-jik","Making a Full Bridge Rectifier","ElectroBOOM","tutorial","evergreen","bridge rectifiers",["rectifier","electronics","diodes","ac to dc","electroboom"],[41],"Recommended as an enlightening and funny explanation of bridge rectifiers, often linked in power supply teardown threads.",[3,3,1,2016,2021,1,2,0,0,0],0],["sPFmKu2S5XY","The Neuroanatomy of ADHD and thus how to treat ADHD - CADDAC - Dr Russel Barkley part 3ALL","Adhd Videos","lecture","evergreen","adhd executive function",["adhd","russell barkley","executive function","working memory","neuroanatomy"],[92,90],"HN commenters recommend it to people with ADHD for helping them understand their behavior and how their brain works.",[3,3,1,2020,2022,1,2,1,0,0],0],["sSfejgwbDQ8","Jon Stewart On Vaccine Science And The Wuhan Lab Theory","The Late Show with Stephen Colbert","commentary","news","covid lab leak debate",["jon stewart","covid origins","wuhan","lab leak","late night"],[96,129,73],"HN posts it in COVID origin threads as a blunt comedic take on why the lab leak question deserved investigation rather than dismissal.",[2,3,1,2022,2023,1,3,5,0,2],0],["sfGtw2C95Ms","Understanding the Job","Edward Capaldi","lecture","evergreen","jobs to be done",["clayton christensen","milkshake","product strategy","innovation"],[65,64],"Cited as the short, famous introduction to Jobs To Be Done and competition framing.",[3,3,1,2019,2024,1,2,0,0,0],0],["sfXn_ecH5Rw","Every Melody Has Been Copyrighted (and they're all on this hard drive)","Adam Neely","interview","evergreen","music copyright",["melody copyright","midi","music law","algorithmic music","adam neely"],[132,75],"It is the go-to explainer whenever HN discusses brute-forcing melodies, copyright, or AI-generated content, since it features the project's creators.",[4,3,1,2020,2022,1,3,3,0,0],0],["st571DYYTR8","The Ultimate French Press Technique","James Hoffmann","tutorial","evergreen","french press coffee",["french press","coffee brewing","james hoffmann","home brewing","technique"],[118],"HN commenters swear by it as the best way to make French press coffee, and cite its 16:1 water-to-coffee ratio.",[3,3,1,2023,2023,1,2,1,0,0],0],["t-8TDOFqkQA","Exposing The Dark Side of America's AI Data Center Explosion | View From Above | Business Insider","Business Insider","documentary","dated","ai data center impacts",["data centers","water use","electricity","ai infrastructure","virginia"],[16,105,107],"Cited in threads on AI infrastructure as evidence of the water, power and community costs of data centers.",[2,3,1,2026,2026,1,2,2,4,0],0],["t4vKPhjcMZg","What nobody tells you about documentation","PyCon AU","talk","evergreen","technical documentation",["documentation","diataxis","technical writing","tutorials","pycon"],[9,3,136],"HN recommends it as the best concise introduction to a practical framework for structuring documentation, the basis of what became Diataxis.",[3,3,1,2021,2022,1,3,1,1,0],0],["tKTZoB2Vjuk","Google Python Class Day 1 Part 1","Google for Developers","course","dated","learning python",["python","google python class","strings","beginner programming","nick parlante"],[3,142],"HN recommends it as a fast, accessible way to start learning Python.",[3,3,1,2011,2018,1,2,2,0,0],0],["tOMiAeRwpPA","Moxie Marlinspike, Next Generation Threats 2014","Techworld Sverige","talk","evergreen","secure messaging",["moxie marlinspike","signal","encryption","security","surveillance"],[18,19,17],"HN people recommend it as a clear explanation of encrypted messaging challenges and of the thinking behind Signal.",[3,3,1,2015,2021,1,2,0,0,0],0],["tcTZvNLL0-w","THE MARS UNDERGROUND [HD] Full Movie","Blue Mars","documentary","dated","human mars exploration",["mars direct","robert zubrin","nasa","space policy","mars society"],[85,135],"Recommended in Mars-mission threads as an accessible account of Zubrin's argument that Mars is feasible within a decade.",[3,3,1,2014,2015,1,2,1,0,0],0],["tmNXKqeUtJM","Why is the Solar System Flat?","minutephysics","explainer","evergreen","angular momentum and solar system formation",["angular momentum","solar system","physics","accretion disk","minutephysics"],[84,82],"HN commenters link it as a quick, intuitive explanation of angular momentum and why spinning clumps of matter flatten.",[3,3,1,2014,2025,1,2,0,0,0],0],["u-x7PdnvCyI","Morris Chang, in conversation with Jen-Hsun Huang","Computer History Museum","interview","evergreen","semiconductor industry history",["tsmc","morris chang","nvidia","foundry model","semiconductors"],[40,52,47],"Recommended as a rare, inspiring history of the foundry business and the relationship between Chang and Huang.",[3,3,1,2012,2023,1,2,1,0,0],0],["u5um8QWWRvo","RSA ANIMATE: Smile or Die","Royal Society of Arts","explainer","evergreen","critique of positive thinking",["positive thinking","barbara ehrenreich","workplace culture","rsa animate","psychology"],[91,79,69],"HN uses it as a go-to short critique of mandatory positivity in workplaces, startups and corporate culture.",[3,3,1,2011,2014,1,2,9,0,0],0],["uTRUQ-RKfUs","The Hobbit: A Long-Expected Autopsy (Part 1/2)","Lindsay Ellis","commentary","evergreen","film criticism",["the hobbit","peter jackson","video essay","film production","tolkien"],[134],"HN recommends it as an engaging analysis of how the Hobbit films were made, in threads on CGI and Tolkien.",[3,3,1,2019,2022,1,2,0,0,0],0],["uU_Q2a0S0zI","Hamming, \"n-Dimensional Space\" (April 14, 1995)","securitylectures","lecture","evergreen","high-dimensional geometry",["hamming","n-dimensional space","hypersphere","curse of dimensionality","mathematics"],[33,142],"Recommended as the source for counterintuitive high-dimensional geometry and described as an eye opener.",[3,3,1,2022,2024,1,2,0,0,0],0],["uZgbKrDEzAs","#Gamelab2018 - Jon Blow's Design decisions on creating Jai a new language for game programmers","Gamelab Conference","talk","evergreen","programming language design",["jonathan blow","jai","game development","compile times","data-oriented design"],[0,122],"Recommended for a substantive look at language design priorities and a critique of why modern programming feels broken.",[3,3,1,2018,2023,1,2,1,0,0],0],["uaCaIhfETsM","Opioids III: The Sacklers: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO)","LastWeekTonight","commentary","news","sackler family opioid crisis",["sackler","purdue pharma","opioids","last week tonight","lawsuits"],[80,75,96],"Recommended in threads about Purdue and Sackler immunity as a good primer on the issue.",[3,3,1,2021,2024,1,2,3,0,0],0],["uqH_Y1TupoQ","Watching This Video Disqualifies You From Jury Duty for Life","CGP Grey","explainer","evergreen","jury nullification",["jury nullification","jury duty","law","cgp grey","legal system"],[75,135],"HN links it as the clearest short explainer of jury nullification and how the jury system works, often in threads on prosecutors and trials.",[3,3,1,2015,2022,1,2,3,0,0],0],["uxC1fPE1QEE","Pachelbel Rant from 2006 [Official High Quality Re-Post]","RobPRocks","comedy","evergreen","chord progressions in pop music",["pachelbel","canon in d","music theory","comedy","chord progression"],[129,132],"Recommended in threads on music copyright and chord progressions as a funny, accurate demonstration that a few chords are fundamental to music.",[3,3,1,2022,2024,1,3,0,0,0],0],["v3pK0dccQ38","D is for Debacle - The Crucial Story of Vitamin D and Human Health","Ivor Cummins","explainer","dated","vitamin d and health",["vitamin d","sun exposure","supplementation","nutrition","chronic disease"],[97,96],"HN commenters point to it in vitamin D threads as a thorough walkthrough of why deficiency may matter.",[3,3,1,2017,2020,1,3,1,0,0],0],["vJG698U2Mvo","selective attention test","Daniel Simons","demo","evergreen","selective attention",["inattentional blindness","invisible gorilla","perception","psychology","attention test"],[91,139,90],"HN uses it constantly as the classic demonstration that attention is selective, in threads on driving, motorcycles, AI and perception.",[3,3,1,2018,2024,1,2,16,0,1],0],["vNaEBbFbvcY","Do Events Inside Black Holes Happen?","PBS Space Time","explainer","evergreen","black hole physics",["black holes","event horizon","time dilation","general relativity","pbs space time"],[84],"HN commenters recommend it as an accessible but deep explanation of black holes that corrects popular misconceptions.",[5,3,1,2018,2019,1,4,2,0,0],0],["vYLEuQrvND0","Ross's Game Dungeon: Deus Ex - Human Revolution","Accursed Farms","commentary","evergreen","video game criticism",["deus ex","game review","accursed farms","cyberpunk","game design"],[125,121],"HN commenters recommend it as a witty critique of the game, and cite it in discussions of the yellow filter in games.",[3,3,1,2020,2022,1,2,1,0,0],0],["vyenmLqJQjs","Linux Kernel Development, Greg Kroah-Hartman - Git Merge 2016","GitHub","talk","evergreen","linux kernel development",["linux kernel","git","email workflow","open source","maintainers"],[14,8,9],"HN points to it as an authoritative overview of the kernel's email-and-git workflow and its development rate.",[3,3,1,2017,2023,1,2,1,0,0],0],["wE5G1kTndI4","56 High Speed Rail Links We Should've Built Already","Ray Delahanty | CityNerd","commentary","evergreen","high-speed rail",["high-speed rail","urbanism","transit planning","north america","city pairs"],[111],"HN recommends it as a methodical argument that many US city pairs make economic sense for high-speed rail.",[3,3,1,2024,2024,1,2,1,0,0],0],["wICOlaQOpM0","'Oumuamua Is Not Aliens","PBS Space Time","explainer","dated","interstellar objects",["oumuamua","astronomy","light sail","aliens","pbs space time"],[84,85],"HN recommends it as a sober analysis of 'Oumuamua theories that counters the alien-spacecraft claims.",[3,3,1,2018,2019,1,2,1,0,0],0],["wVp5koAOu9M","New Earthships capture more energy, water & food at lower cost","Kirsten Dirksen","documentary","evergreen","earthship homes",["earthship","off grid","sustainable housing","rainwater capture","alternative living"],[117,104,112],"HN commenters recommend the channel's alternative-living videos, and this one for its look at a net-zero desert home.",[3,3,1,2020,2026,1,2,1,0,0],0],["whb4unrhy44","My Octopus Teacher: The Greatest Horror Film","Maggie Mae Fish","commentary","evergreen","documentary film criticism",["my octopus teacher","film analysis","octopus","anthropomorphism","video essay"],[134,99],"HN recommends it as a well-done critique of the documentary, sometimes in preference to watching the film itself.",[3,3,1,2021,2022,1,2,0,0,0],0],["wwmOkaKh3-s","Charlie Rose: Sir James Goldsmith Interview - 15.11.94","Sir James Goldsmith","interview","evergreen","free trade and globalization",["gatt","nafta","free trade","globalization","labor and capital"],[69,71,52],"Recommended as a prescient interview on free trade and its social consequences, worth watching with hindsight.",[3,3,1,2016,2021,1,2,0,0,0],0],["x1v2tX4_dkQ","Lecture 7: Introduction to Galois Fields for the AES by Christof Paar","Introduction to Cryptography by Christof Paar","lecture","evergreen","finite fields in cryptography",["galois fields","aes","cryptography","finite fields","s-box"],[18,142,33],"Recommended as a moderately formal, clear introduction to finite fields, useful beyond AES.",[3,3,1,2017,2020,1,2,1,0,0],0],["x7drE24geUw","CRDTs: The Hard Parts","Martin Kleppmann","talk","evergreen","crdts",["crdt","collaborative editing","distributed systems","automerge","replication"],[12,30],"Recommended as an excellent first education on CRDTs and their limits.",[3,3,1,2021,2024,1,2,3,0,0],0],["xLEe496IS1o","Errol Morris interviews mob lawyer Murray Richman - 1/3","Melchi","interview","evergreen","criminal defense lawyers",["errol morris","first person","mob lawyer","law","interview"],[75,135],"HN recommends it as the best interview of Morris's series and as an insight into how the law and ordinary people's minds work.",[3,3,1,2009,2012,1,2,0,0,0],0],["xNjI03CGkb4","Let’s go whaling: Tricks for monetising mobile game players with free-to-play","PocketGamerbiz","talk","evergreen","free-to-play monetization",["whales","dark patterns","loot boxes","mobile games","game design"],[121,123],"HN mostly cites it critically, as an insider's blunt playbook for psychologically exploiting players in F2P and loot box games.",[3,3,1,2023,2025,2,2,2,11,0],0],["xNzoerDljjo","Saša Jurić - Parsing from first principles - WebCamp Zagreb 2019","WebCamp Zagreb","talk","evergreen","parser combinators",["parsing","elixir","parser combinators","live coding","functional programming"],[7,1],"HN commenters recommend it as a clear, dense hour on parsers and parser combinators that holds the audience.",[3,3,1,2019,2021,1,2,0,0,0],0],["xi1Lq79mLeE","The Mind Behind Windows: Dave Cutler","Dave's Garage","interview","evergreen","windows nt history",["dave cutler","windows nt","vms","operating systems","microsoft"],[13,52,47],"Recommended as a long, excellent first-hand interview with a legendary OS designer, though some note it is light on technical detail.",[4,3,1,2023,2025,1,3,8,0,0],0],["xoxhDk-hwuo","Glitter Bomb 1.0 vs Porch Pirates","Mark Rober","demo","evergreen","package theft prank",["glitter bomb","porch pirates","mark rober","engineering prank"],[120,135,75],"Linked as the funny, famous porch-pirate revenge video whenever package theft comes up, with the faked-reactions caveat noted.",[3,3,1,2018,2024,1,2,6,2,0],0],["y-AXTx4PcKI","Alec Baldwin - Best performance","David Lukas","other","evergreen","sales motivation",["glengarry glen ross","always be closing","sales","alec baldwin","film scene"],[133,65],"HN points to it as the one scene worth watching from the movie, a classic about sales and entrepreneurship.",[3,3,1,2010,2012,1,2,2,0,1],0],["yHXx3orN35Y","8088 MPH by Hornet + CRTC + DESiRE","Jim Leonard","demo","evergreen","demoscene",["ibm pc","cga","retrocomputing","8088","pc speaker"],[50],"HN points to it as the standard example of what cycle-exact, hardware-level programming can achieve on ancient machines, from the colors it produces to its PC speaker audio.",[3,3,1,2018,2024,1,2,6,0,0],0],["yY1FSsUV-8c","Andrew Sorensen Keynote: \"The Concert Programmer\" - OSCON 2014","O'Reilly","talk","evergreen","live coding music",["live coding","andrew sorensen","generative music","impromptu","creative computing"],[59,132],"HN commenters regard it as an inspiring, all-time favorite demonstration of live coding music.",[3,3,1,2020,2024,1,2,2,0,0],0],["ydyztGZnbNs","Oculus Connect 2: Live Coding Session with John Carmack","Meta VR","demo","dated","vr live coding",["john carmack","racket","oculus","gear vr","live coding"],[62,9,52],"Cited for watching Carmack code fluently and for the fast iteration cycle of Racket-based VR scripting.",[3,3,1,2016,2019,1,2,9,0,0],0],["ytpRnRke6I0","E-Ink on Android, and other new things!","Technology Connections","demo","dated","e-ink displays",["e-ink","onyx boox max","second monitor","android tablet","technology connections"],[44,45],"HN recommends it as a thorough real-world account of using an e-ink tablet as a computer monitor.",[3,3,1,2020,2020,1,2,0,0,0],0],["yvDCzhbjYWs","Peter Norvig - The Unreasonable Effectiveness of Data","UBC Computer Science","lecture","evergreen","data-driven language models",["peter norvig","big data","nlp","machine learning","google"],[26,21,27],"Recommended as a favorite tech talk showing how huge data availability changes how problems are approached.",[3,3,1,2012,2016,1,2,2,0,0],0],["z8MVKianh54","Does APL Need a Type System? by Aaron W Hsu at #FnConf18","ConfEngine","talk","evergreen","array programming and type systems",["apl","dyalog","type systems","array languages","functional programming"],[0,1],"HN points to it as the main argument from the array-language camp that types are unnecessary there, and as a nuanced take on typed versus untyped programming.",[3,3,1,2019,2020,1,2,4,0,0],0],["zSIDRHUWlVo","Principles of Natural Running with Dr. Mark Cucuzzella","NaturalRunningCenter","tutorial","evergreen","running technique",["natural running","barefoot","running form","injury prevention"],[98,138],"HN commenters call it the best video on natural running form and link it in running technique threads.",[3,3,1,2014,2020,1,2,1,0,0],0],["zZ_nI9E9g0I","Redoing Make - Haskell from Scratch #1","jekor","tutorial","evergreen","haskell programming",["haskell","redo","build systems","live coding","screencast"],[1,8],"Recommended to Haskell learners as a rare example of building a real program step by step beyond toy examples.",[3,3,1,2014,2021,1,2,0,0,0],0],["zeLToGnjIUM","Modeling Data Concurrency w/ Asynchronous I/O in Zig - RedisConf 2020","Redis","talk","dated","async io in zig",["zig","async await","function coloring","andrew kelley","redis client"],[2,0],"HN recommends it as the clearest explanation of how Zig achieves colorless async/await.",[3,3,1,2020,2021,1,2,1,0,0],0],["zmCTmgavkrQ","The Fermi Paradox: Dark Forest Theory","Isaac Arthur","explainer","evergreen","fermi paradox",["dark forest","seti","cixin liu","alien civilizations","game theory"],[84,34],"HN commenters point to it as a well-argued rebuttal of Dark Forest axioms, and recommend his wider Fermi Paradox series.",[2,3,1,2019,2024,1,2,1,0,0],0],["ztspvPYybIY","Ryan Dahl: Original Node.js presentation","stri8ted","talk","evergreen","nodejs origins",["node.js","ryan dahl","async io","jsconf","javascript"],[4,52],"HN recommends it as a classic dev tool pitch with palpable energy, and cites it for why Node was created.",[3,3,1,2016,2022,1,2,4,0,0],0],["zz4YVJ4aRfg","Sulforaphane and Its Effects on Cancer, Mortality, Aging, Brain and Behavior, Heart Disease & More","FoundMyFitness","lecture","dated","sulforaphane and health",["sulforaphane","broccoli sprouts","nrf2","cancer prevention","nutrition"],[97,96,98],"HN recommends it as a science-backed overview of sulforaphane's health effects, particularly for cancer.",[3,3,1,2017,2021,1,2,2,0,0],0],["-8nqnOcoLqE","India's Water Revolution #1: Solving the Crisis in 45 days with the Paani Foundation","Andrew Millison","documentary","evergreen","water harvesting and land restoration",["permaculture","groundwater recharge","paani foundation","india","watershed restoration"],[107,106],"HN commenters point to it as a hopeful example of land and water management restoring landscapes and livelihoods at village scale.",[3,3,0,2021,2022,0,3,2,0,0],0],["-EA2FQXs4dw","I could hardly believe my eyes! - Looking Glass Holographic Monitor","Linus Tech Tips","demo","dated","holographic displays",["looking glass","3d display","8k","lightfield","hardware review"],[44,62,45],"HN uses it as a reasonably detailed overview of Looking Glass tech, including a segment showing the pixel mapping behind the 3D effect.",[3,3,0,2021,2021,0,3,5,1,0],0],["-QWHkcCP3tA","Gary Vaynerchuk Keynote at RailsConf 2010","O'Reilly","talk","evergreen","entrepreneurship and audience building",["gary vaynerchuk","hustle","customer care","railsconf","social media"],[64,65],"HN commenters recommend it as an energetic, unscripted talk on creating for the long term and hustling.",[3,3,0,2010,2011,0,3,0,0,0],0],["-gGLvg0n-uY","Raiden Warned About AI Censorship - MGS2 Codec Call (2023 Version)","CYBERGEM","comedy","dated","ai censorship satire",["metal gear solid 2","digital id","ai regulation","meme","speech synthesis"],[130,76,125],"HN users post it as a meme or satirical comment in threads about AI regulation, age verification and online identity.",[2,3,0,2025,2026,0,3,7,0,5],0],["-i6wvix6buI","High Volume, Bandwidth Heavy Infrastructure On The Cheap - Kyle Drake","PDX Node","talk","evergreen","cloud bandwidth costs",["bandwidth","co-location","cloud pricing","cdn","neocities"],[16,15],"HN recommends it whenever cloud egress costs come up, since it gives concrete numbers on real bandwidth costs versus cloud pricing.",[3,3,0,2018,2020,0,3,1,0,0],0],["-pKR212H5vQ","Tracy Young Speaks at Female Founders Conference 2015","Y Combinator","talk","evergreen","startup founding",["plangrid","y combinator","female founders","construction tech","founder advice"],[64],"HN recommends it as a strong founder talk that shows how formidable and practical Young is, with advice delivered through a beaver metaphor.",[2,2,2,2018,2022,2,0,0,0,1],0],["04Wk9Oi_Fsk","XAYAX - Bang! (ATARI VCS 2600 demo)","MEGA - Museum of Electronic Games & Art","demo","evergreen","atari 2600 demoscene",["atari 2600","demoscene","retro hardware","bankswitching","revision 2014"],[50],"Commenters hold it up as proof that 2600 programming is alive in the demoscene and as one of the most impressive demos ever made on the hardware.",[2,2,2,2014,2016,2,0,1,0,0],0],["06yy88tLWlg","WOKE BRANDS","hbomberguy","commentary","dated","brand activism",["marketing","woke brands","advertising","gillette","capitalism"],[65,80,79],"Cited in threads on corporate politics, outrage and branding as an explanation of how companies use controversy and social stances for profit.",[3,3,0,2019,2024,0,3,3,0,0],0],["0ifChJ0nJfM","Learn to Paint with Mathematics","Inigo Quilez","tutorial","evergreen","shader programming",["glsl","shadertoy","procedural graphics","signed distance functions","creative coding"],[59,58],"Recommended as the most beginner-friendly way into shader programming and procedural graphics.",[3,3,0,2022,2025,0,3,0,0,0],0],["0rCUF-V1esM","Apple's Independent Repair Program is a useless PR stunt.","Louis Rossmann","commentary","dated","right to repair",["apple","independent repair program","louis rossmann","right to repair","parts access"],[43,53],"HN commenters recommend it as an insider account from a repair shop owner of why Apple's repair program falls short of real right to repair.",[3,3,0,2020,2020,0,3,3,0,0],0],["0rSMt1pAlbE","Clasp: Common Lisp using LLVM and C++ for Designing Molecules","Google TechTalks","talk","evergreen","lisp for molecular design",["common lisp","clasp","llvm","computational chemistry","molecular design"],[1,7,86],"Held up in Lisp threads as a striking example of Lisp powering cutting-edge science.",[2,2,2,2016,2020,2,0,4,0,0],0],["0vJJlVBVTFg","Google Developers Day US - Python Design Patterns","GoogleDeveloperDay","talk","evergreen","python design patterns",["design patterns","python","alex martelli","dynamic languages","gang of four"],[5,3],"HN commenters recommend it as a level-headed, practical take on design patterns without Java-style verbosity.",[2,3,0,2011,2016,0,3,2,0,0],0],["0wtvQZijPzg","Andreessen's Corollary: Ethical Dilemmas in Software Engineering - Bryan Cantrill | Craft 2019","CraftHub Events","talk","evergreen","software engineering ethics",["bryan cantrill","ethics","social media","move fast","software and society"],[9,147,143],"HN commenters recommend it as a good talk on ethics in software engineering, and Cantrill himself cites it as capturing his views.",[3,3,0,2019,2021,0,3,5,0,0],0],["14wqBA5Q1yc","Super Mario World -- Credits Warp in 5:59.6 (First Time Ever on Console)","SethBling","demo","evergreen","speedrunning",["super mario world","speedrun","glitch","snes","credits warp"],[126,124],"Cited as a landmark of speedrunning, where a trick once limited to tool-assisted runs was pulled off live on hardware.",[2,2,2,2015,2018,2,0,3,0,0],0],["17jymDn0W6U","The Known Universe by AMNH #datavisualization","American Museum of Natural History","demo","evergreen","universe visualization",["astronomy","data visualization","scale of the universe","amnh","space"],[28,84],"HN people share it as an eye-opening, moving visualization of the scale of the universe.",[3,3,0,2010,2012,0,3,1,0,0],0],["1Evwgu369Jw","Brené Brown on Empathy","Royal Society of Arts","explainer","evergreen","empathy",["empathy","vulnerability","emotional support","brene brown","animation"],[91,92],"Recommended as a quick, memorable explanation of how to support someone in pain without making it about yourself.",[3,3,0,2013,2020,0,3,2,0,0],0],["1Hqm0dYKUx4","Why It's Impossible to Tune a Piano","minutephysics","explainer","evergreen","piano tuning mathematics",["equal temperament","just intonation","harmonics","music theory","minutephysics"],[132,88,35],"Commenters link it as a quick, clear explanation of why twelve notes only approximate simple ratios.",[2,3,0,2015,2021,0,3,1,0,0],0],["1OEu9C51K2A","CppCon 2015: Bjarne Stroustrup “Writing Good C++14”","CppCon","talk","dated","modern c++ guidelines",["c++14","core guidelines","bjarne stroustrup","gsl","type and resource safety"],[2],"HN people recommend it as the starting point for modern C++ and for the language's safety story.",[2,3,0,2016,2016,0,3,5,0,0],0],["1hs451PfFzQ","How We Solved the Worst Minigame in Zelda's History","Linkus7","explainer","evergreen","game rng reverse engineering",["wind waker","speedrunning","rng prediction","reverse engineering","zelda"],[126,124],"HN recommends it as a rigorous, fun example of reverse engineering a game to predict and conquer its RNG.",[3,3,0,2020,2024,0,3,2,0,0],0],["1sl5KJ69qiA","The Trolley Problem in Real Life","Vsauce","documentary","evergreen","trolley problem",["moral psychology","ethics","experiment","mind field","decision making"],[143,91],"Recommended as a worthwhile real-world experiment whenever trolley problems or moral dilemmas come up.",[3,3,0,2021,2026,0,3,0,0,0],0],["21j_OCNLuYg","Life is easy. Why do we make it so hard? | Jon Jandai | TEDxDoiSuthep","TEDx Talks","talk","evergreen","simple living",["self-reliance","subsistence farming","minimalism","thailand","tedx"],[146,107,149],"HN recommends it as a thoughtful counterpoint to the pursuit of complicated, consumption-driven lives.",[3,3,0,2015,2025,0,3,0,0,0],0],["2A2NY29iQdI","TWO Unpickable (?) Locks for Lock Picking Lawyer!","Stuff Made Here","demo","evergreen","lock design and picking",["lock picking","mechanical engineering","security","prototyping","lock picking lawyer"],[113,17,116],"HN people recommend it, along with the Lock Picking Lawyer's response, as an engaging look at lock design and how clever mechanisms get bypassed.",[3,3,0,2021,2022,0,3,1,0,0],0],["2AecAXinars","Weird webcam mod that enables eye-contact conversation","DIY Perks","tutorial","evergreen","eye-contact webcam",["webcam","two-way mirror","teleprompter","video calls","diy"],[116,44],"Whenever eye contact in video calls comes up, commenters point to this as the cheap homemade teleprompter-style solution.",[5,3,0,2020,2021,0,5,6,0,0],0],["2AnbYNudAyM","Razor1911","Dubmood","music","evergreen","demoscene",["demoscene","razor 1911","keygen music","chiptune","retro computing"],[50,131],"HN commenters point to it as an impressive showpiece of the demoscene and a nostalgic career retrospective of a legendary group.",[3,3,0,2026,2026,0,3,0,0,0],0],["2JAOTJxYqh8","Bed Bugs- What You've Been Told is Totally False","Mark Rober","explainer","evergreen","bed bug eradication",["bed bugs","pest control","experiments","myths"],[99,88,117],"HN commenters point to it as a fun, research-grounded explainer whenever bed bug threads come up.",[3,3,0,2023,2025,0,3,2,0,0],0],["2OSrvzNW9FE","Backspin Basketball Flies Off Dam","Veritasium","demo","evergreen","magnus effect",["magnus effect","flettner rotor","backspin","aerodynamics","veritasium"],[88,82],"HN uses it as a quick, clear demonstration of the Magnus effect behind spinning-cylinder ships and planes.",[3,3,0,2016,2021,0,3,2,0,0],0],["2xcZS7arcgk","Permaculture Greening the Desert - Geoff Lawton","SDA-Network","documentary","evergreen","permaculture",["geoff lawton","desert regreening","jordan","land restoration","carbon removal"],[107,102],"Cited in climate and carbon-removal threads as an inspiring example of re-greening deserts.",[3,3,0,2017,2020,0,3,2,0,0],0],["31D94QOo2gY","Defcon 21 - The Secret Life of SIM Cards","HackersOnBoard","talk","evergreen","sim card internals",["sim cards","java card","defcon","mobile security","sim toolkit"],[17,15],"HN cites it as the go-to overview of what SIM cards can run and do, usually in threads about Java Card, SIM attacks or phone security.",[3,3,0,2021,2021,0,3,9,0,0],0],["3DtUzH3zoFo","Origins of Go Concurrency style by Rob Pike","jasonofthel33t","talk","evergreen","go concurrency origins",["go","csp","concurrency","rob pike","newsqueak"],[2,0],"HN recommends it as the clearest account of the CSP lineage behind Go's goroutines and channels.",[3,3,0,2013,2019,0,3,3,0,0],0],["3Gmex_4hreQ","The Loudness War","Matt Mayfield Music","explainer","evergreen","audio mastering",["loudness war","dynamic range","compression","cd","mastering"],[45,37],"HN keeps linking it as the shortest clear explanation of over-compression and brickwalled mastering.",[3,3,0,2009,2016,0,3,5,0,0],0],["3HxVMGaiZbc","ClojureScript in the Age of TypeScript — David Nolen","ChariotSolutions","talk","dated","clojurescript development",["clojurescript","repl-driven development","react native","david nolen","live coding"],[1,4],"Pointed to as a concrete demonstration of REPL-driven development and ClojureScript with React Native.",[3,3,0,2021,2022,0,3,2,0,0],0],["3Y2weLDiUWw","17. Succinct Structures I","MIT OpenCourseWare","lecture","evergreen","succinct data structures",["rank and select","tries","data structures","mit 6.851","erik demaine"],[30,142],"HN recommends it as a clear, high-quality introduction to succinct data structures from a leading authority.",[3,3,0,2018,2022,0,3,0,0,0],0],["46ehrFk-gLk","Gender Neutral Pronouns: They're Here, Get Used To Them","Tom Scott","explainer","dated","gender-neutral pronouns",["singular they","linguistics","grammar","tom scott","pronouns"],[145,79],"HN commenters link it as a short, friendly explanation of singular they and grammatical gender in discussions of pronoun usage.",[3,3,0,2013,2015,0,3,0,0,0],0],["4AfRAVcThyA","CppCon 2017: Herb Sutter “Meta: Thoughts on generative C++”","CppCon","talk","dated","c++ metaclasses and reflection",["c++","herb sutter","metaclasses","reflection","code generation","cppcon"],[2,0],"Praised as the best talk of CppCon 2017 and the key introduction to metaclasses and generative C++.",[2,2,2,2017,2018,2,0,2,0,0],0],["4F72VULWFvc","\"The Clean Code Talks -- Inheritance, Polymorphism, & Testing\"","Google TechTalks","talk","dated","polymorphism over conditionals",["clean code","polymorphism","object-oriented design","testing","refactoring"],[5,8],"HN commenters recommend it as a thorough treatment of replacing conditionals with polymorphism and why flags and deep ifs can be code smells.",[3,3,0,2009,2022,0,3,3,0,0],0],["4HgShra-KnY","ASPLOS Keynote: The Golden Age of Compiler Design in an Era of HW/SW Co-design by Dr. Chris Lattner","SiFive","talk","dated","compilers and hardware co-design",["chris lattner","mlir","circt","compilers","accelerators","risc-v"],[7,39,52],"Recommended for explaining where the compiler ecosystem lacks standardization for accelerators and why efforts like MLIR and CIRCT matter.",[3,3,0,2021,2021,0,3,0,0,0],0],["4YYvBLAF4T8","The Search for the Perfect Door - Deviant Ollam","Shakacon LLC","talk","evergreen","physical security",["door security","lock bypass","penetration testing","deviant ollam","physical access"],[17],"HN recommends it as an interesting talk on how weak real-world door security is, and cites it for the stories of bad doors.",[2,3,0,2017,2018,0,3,2,0,0],0],["4t1K66dMhWk","Rant: Entity systems and the Rust borrow checker ... or something.","Jonathan Blow","commentary","evergreen","rust for game development",["rust","borrow checker","entity component system","game programming","memory management"],[2,122,0],"It is the standard citation in HN arguments over Rust for game development, the borrow checker and ECS designs, as a skeptical view from an experienced game developer.",[3,3,0,2020,2024,0,3,12,0,0],0],["4xGawJIseNY","The Alt-Right Playbook: Introduction","Innuendo Studios","commentary","dated","alt-right rhetoric",["video essay","rhetoric","trolling","dog whistles","online harassment"],[80,79],"Recommended as a primer on recognising trolling and dog-whistle tactics in online discussion.",[3,3,0,2020,2022,0,3,0,0,0],0],["5AVO1IyfA9M","Vertical Bifacial Solar Panel Performance Results Part 1","Projects With Everyday Dave","demo","evergreen","vertical bifacial solar panels",["solar","bifacial panels","panel orientation","home energy","experiment"],[104,105],"HN points to it as real-world, side-by-side data on vertical versus angled panel orientation.",[3,3,0,2024,2024,0,3,2,0,0],0],["5Q9x16uIsKA","miniKanren - Dan Friedman and William Byrd","ClojureTV","talk","evergreen","logic programming",["minikanren","scheme","relational programming","program synthesis","clojure"],[1,0],"HN recommends it as a mind-blowing and fun introduction to logic programming for working programmers.",[2,2,2,2013,2018,2,0,1,0,0],0],["5SJm2ep3X_M","Peter Rizun, Andrew Stone -- 1 GB Block Tests -- Scaling Bitcoin Stanford.","OnChain Scaling","talk","dated","bitcoin scaling",["bitcoin","block size","bitcoin unlimited","testnet","throughput"],[18,12],"Cited by big-block advocates as evidence that Bitcoin could handle far higher throughput.",[2,3,0,2018,2022,0,4,2,0,0],0],["5cWck_xcH64","Defcon 20 - Dan Tentler - Drinking from the caffeine firehose we know as shodan","vissago","talk","dated","exposed internet devices",["shodan","iot security","scada","def con","internet exposure"],[17,15],"HN points to it when discussing exposed IoT and industrial devices, as an eye-opening look at how much is reachable online.",[3,3,0,2014,2019,0,3,2,0,0],0],["5jdEG_ACXLw","SHIPBREAKERS | Would you risk your life dismantling the world’s largest ships just to survive? | NFB","NFB","documentary","evergreen","shipbreaking",["alang","ship recycling","labor conditions","india","industry"],[119,71,135],"HN recommends it for an up-close look at the shipbreaking industry.",[3,3,0,2022,2024,0,3,1,0,0],0],["5kj5ApnhPAE","OSCON 2010: Rob Pike, \"Public Static Void\"","O'Reilly","talk","evergreen","go language design",["rob pike","golang","language design","verbosity","oscon"],[2,0],"HN uses it as a concise statement of the thinking behind Go's design.",[3,3,0,2012,2015,0,3,5,0,0],0],["6c_LeIXrzAk","Which key is the saddest?","Adam Neely","explainer","evergreen","music theory",["tuning systems","temperament","timbre","key colour","music history"],[132],"HN commenters recommend it for its historical context on tuning systems and for how instruments influence what music gets composed.",[3,3,0,2018,2020,0,3,0,0,0],0],["6p8zAbFKpW0","Carbon Offsets: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO)","LastWeekTonight","commentary","dated","carbon offsets",["carbon credits","climate change","greenwashing","john oliver","emissions"],[102,80],"HN points to it as an informative explainer on why many carbon offset schemes are not genuine.",[3,3,0,2022,2023,0,3,2,0,0],0],["7Q25-S7jzgs","Laws that choke creativity | Larry Lessig","TED","talk","dated","copyright reform",["larry lessig","copyright","remix culture","ted","creative commons"],[75,76],"Recommended in copyright, patent and SOPA threads as a clear case for copyright reform.",[2,3,0,2011,2011,0,4,1,0,0],0],["7R4xhwy-1oI","Susan Crawford on Captive Audience: The Telecom Industry & Monopoly Power in the New Gilded Age","Berkman Klein Center for Internet & Society","talk","dated","us broadband monopolies",["telecom","net neutrality","broadband","monopoly","internet policy"],[15,67,75],"Recommended in broadband and net neutrality threads as an overview of the US telecom monopoly problem.",[3,3,0,2013,2014,0,3,1,0,0],0],["7ZGCPap7GkY","Meaningful Play: Getting Gamification Right","Google TechTalks","talk","dated","gamification",["gamification","game design","motivation","engagement","ux"],[121,55,91],"HN commenters recommend it as a thoughtful take on doing gamification and game design well.",[3,3,0,2012,2014,0,3,0,0,0],0],["7ZVWIELHQQY","Craig Ferguson Speaks From The Heart","Monke96ify","comedy","evergreen","alcoholism",["craig ferguson","addiction","sobriety","late night","mental health"],[92,129],"HN users share it in threads on drinking and addiction as an honest account of alcoholism and sobriety.",[3,3,0,2014,2016,0,3,1,0,0],0],["7kVeCqQCxlk","CSS Grid Changes EVERYTHING - Amazing Presentation","Coding Tech","talk","dated","css grid layout",["css grid","responsive design","web layout","front-end","wordcamp"],[4],"HN commenters recommend it as an inspiring demonstration of how powerful CSS Grid is and how it repairs the relationship between HTML and CSS.",[4,3,0,2018,2019,0,4,1,0,0],0],["7nJgHBbEgsE","Dr. Jason Fung: Fasting as a Therapeutic Option for Weight Loss","CrossFit","talk","evergreen","intermittent fasting",["jason fung","weight loss","type 2 diabetes","fasting","nutrition"],[97,96],"HN people point to Fung as the best resource for understanding fasting and weight loss.",[3,3,0,2019,2020,0,3,0,0,0],0],["7pSqk-XV2QM","How Kodak Exposed Nuclear Testing","Veritasium","explainer","evergreen","nuclear testing history",["kodak","radioactive fallout","atomic bomb","film fogging","cold war"],[78,77,148],"HN commenters bring it up as a good related watch in any thread about fallout, nuclear tests or detecting hidden events through indirect evidence.",[3,3,0,2021,2025,0,3,1,0,0],0],["7tsXtk7psUc","The Secret Chinese War for Your Opinion!","serpentza","commentary","dated","chinese influence operations",["confucius institutes","shen yun","propaganda","china","soft power"],[74,80],"HN commenters recommend it as an interesting on-the-ground perspective on Confucius Institutes and Chinese influence operations.",[3,3,0,2018,2019,0,3,0,0,0],0],["7vsCAM17O-M","The Classroom Only Works for One Kid in the Room","CGP Grey","commentary","evergreen","future of education",["digital aristotle","personalized tutoring","classroom","education reform","cgp grey"],[141,147],"Brought up in nearly every discussion of AI tutors and the future of schooling as the original Digital Aristotle idea.",[3,3,0,2013,2024,0,3,4,0,0],0],["7wC42HgLA4k","You Can Win the Presidency With 22% of the Vote","CGP Grey","explainer","evergreen","us electoral college",["cgp grey","electoral college","voting systems","us elections","popular vote"],[73,34],"Linked in electoral-system discussions as a quick, clear argument against the electoral college.",[3,3,0,2015,2020,0,3,3,0,0],0],["8455KEDitpU","My Gift To Climate Alarmists","Tony Heller","commentary","dated","climate skepticism",["climate change","data manipulation","tony heller","skepticism"],[102,101],"Shared by climate-skeptic commenters as a counter-argument to alarmist statistics, a contested source rather than consensus.",[3,3,0,2019,2023,0,4,2,0,0],0],["8AHCfZTRGiI","Johnny Cash - Hurt","JohnnyCashVEVO","music","evergreen","music cover",["johnny cash","hurt","nine inch nails","american recordings","cover song"],[131],"HN commenters hold it up as one of the greatest cover versions ever, so powerful that Trent Reznor said the song was no longer his.",[2,2,2,2020,2023,2,0,2,0,0],0],["8FpigqfcvlM","Sequelitis - Mega Man Classic vs. Mega Man X","Egoraptor","commentary","evergreen","game design onboarding",["mega man","level design","tutorials","sequelitis","ux"],[121,125],"HN commenters use it as the standard example of invisible onboarding and good game design, praising it as funny and insightful.",[3,3,0,2012,2020,0,3,1,0,0],0],["8YUWDrLazCg","A Million Dollars vs A Billion Dollars, Visualized: A Road Trip","Tom Scott","explainer","evergreen","scale of large numbers",["million vs billion","wealth visualization","tom scott","numeracy","billionaires"],[71,35],"HN points to it whenever discussion turns to billionaire wealth or the human difficulty of grasping very large numbers.",[3,3,0,2021,2023,0,3,4,0,0],0],["8ptH79R53c0","New Voxel Engine Reveal - Crystal Islands Experiment","John Lin","demo","dated","voxel engines",["voxels","path tracing","global illumination","graphics","game engine"],[58,122],"HN cites it as a showcase of one of the best voxel engines, impressive for its detail and smoothness.",[2,2,2,2021,2025,2,0,2,0,0],0],["8vWaawiUteM","George Hotz | Programming | we do coronavirus science aka hacking nature #lockdown part1 | COVID-19","george hotz archive","demo","news","coronavirus genomics",["george hotz","covid-19","live coding","genomics","python"],[95,96,9],"HN suggests it for coders curious how an outsider approaches coronavirus biology, though it is described as unscientific.",[3,3,0,2020,2020,0,3,0,0,0],0],["94swlF55tVc","How A Blind Developer Uses Visual Studio","Coding Tech","demo","dated","accessible programming",["screen reader","blind developer","visual studio","accessibility","text-to-speech"],[8,55,9],"HN recommends it, especially to developers losing their sight, as a concrete demonstration of coding with text-to-speech.",[4,3,0,2019,2021,0,4,5,0,0],0],["96dWOEa4Djs","Samsung SSD Awesomeness","ssdawesome","demo","dated","ssd raid performance",["ssd","raid 0","samsung","storage benchmarks","hardware"],[46,39],"HN passed it around in 2009 as a funny, impressive demo of SSD speed despite its marketing origin.",[3,3,0,2009,2009,0,3,1,0,0],0],["9F-WngVMJBQ","The Long, Twisted And Slightly Ridiculous Story of Avgas Part 1","AVweb","explainer","dated","leaded aviation fuel",["avgas","general aviation","unleaded fuel","faa","regulation"],[109,75],"HN recommends the series as an insightful, humorous account of why unleaded aviation fuel is so hard to approve.",[3,3,0,2022,2026,0,3,1,0,0],0],["9QWaZp_2I1k","How did consciousness evolve? - with Nicholas Humphrey","The Royal Institution","lecture","evergreen","evolution of consciousness",["consciousness","sentience","animal cognition","philosophy of mind"],[93,94,99],"Recommended as a good high-level view of Humphrey's book and his argument on how consciousness evolved.",[3,3,0,2023,2024,0,3,0,0,0],0],["9RUHJhskW00","Ron Vale (UCSF, HHMI) 1: Molecular Motor Proteins","Science Communication Lab","lecture","evergreen","molecular motor proteins",["kinesin","dynein","myosin","microtubules","cell biology","atp"],[95,142],"HN commenters point to it to show how strange and mechanical cellular machinery is, and to explain how kinesin walks along microtubules.",[3,3,0,2016,2024,0,3,1,1,0],0],["9syvZr-9xwk","1. Introduction, Finite Automata, Regular Expressions","MIT OpenCourseWare","lecture","evergreen","theory of computation",["finite automata","regular expressions","regular languages","michael sipser","mit ocw"],[31,142],"HN recommends Sipser's free lectures as the companion to the standard theory of computation textbook and a path to understanding how computers fundamentally work.",[4,3,0,2024,2025,0,4,1,0,0],0],["A0VYsiMtrNE","電磁祭囃子 in NEO TOKYO 🏮","ELECTRONICOS FANTASTICOS!","music","evergreen","electronic music from obsolete devices",["ei wada","crt","japanese music","homemade instruments","retro electronics"],[131,42,132],"HN users share it as a delightful example of people making real music from obsolete electronics and self-built instruments.",[3,3,0,2020,2026,0,3,1,0,0],0],["ACkmg3Y64_s","Miniatur Wunderland *** official video *** largest model railway / railroad of the world","Miniatur Wunderland","documentary","evergreen","model railways",["miniatur wunderland","model trains","hamburg","miniatures","hobby"],[120,135],"HN recommends it as an absorbing look at the most elaborate model railroad ever built.",[3,3,0,2017,2022,0,3,0,0,0],0],["AIcfMMVcYZg","How government programs drive up college tuitions","Peter Schiff","commentary","dated","college tuition costs",["tuition","student loans","economics","government subsidies","peter schiff"],[70,73,141],"Cited in tuition-cost threads for the argument that easy government-backed loans enable high prices.",[3,3,0,2010,2018,0,3,0,0,0],0],["AKGrmY8OSHM","#NSDR (Non-Sleep Deep Rest) with Dr. Andrew Huberman","Virtusan","tutorial","evergreen","non-sleep deep rest",["nsdr","guided meditation","naps","huberman","relaxation"],[98,90,92],"HN commenters recommend it as a short, practical guided rest session to use during a midday break or nap.",[4,3,0,2022,2023,0,4,1,0,0],0],["ASXJgvy3mEg","Jared Mauch - Getting Fiber To My Town (NLNOG Live! September 2020)","NLNOG","talk","evergreen","community fiber isp",["fiber internet","diy isp","rural broadband","networking","jared mauch"],[15,16],"HN points to it whenever community or DIY fiber ISPs come up, as a first-hand account of how an individual built one.",[3,3,0,2020,2022,0,3,3,0,0],0],["AZZNvT1vaJg","Joe Rogan Experience #1191 - Peter Boghossian & James Lindsay","PowerfulJRE","podcast","dated","academic hoax papers",["sokal squared","peer review","grievance studies","academia","joe rogan"],[148,79,76],"HN commenters recommend it as an entertaining account of how easily fake papers get published and of problems in academic peer review.",[2,2,2,2019,2019,2,1,2,0,0],0],["AdKNCBrkZQ4","Low Latency Routing in Space","HotNets Anonymous","demo","dated","satellite network routing",["starlink","leo constellation","latency","routing simulation","spacex"],[15,85],"It is the go-to visual for how Starlink's constellation and laser links could cut global latency, linked in many satellite internet threads.",[4,3,0,2018,2021,0,4,7,0,0],0],["AdKUJxjn-R8","Forget big change, start with a tiny habit: BJ Fogg at TEDxFremont","TEDx Talks","talk","evergreen","habit formation",["tiny habits","bj fogg","behavior change","motivation","tedx"],[146,91],"Recommended in habit and motivation threads for its simple anchor-then-tiny-action recipe.",[3,3,0,2014,2017,0,3,0,0,0],0],["Ag1AKIl_2GM","Free software, free society: Richard Stallman at TEDxGeneva 2014","TEDx Talks","talk","evergreen","free software philosophy",["richard stallman","free software","user freedom","gnu","software control"],[49,14],"HN uses it constantly as the reference for the argument that either the user controls the software or the software controls the user, and it is recommended as a basic introduction.",[2,3,0,2015,2023,0,4,16,0,0],0],["AnaASTBn_K4","How does a whip break the sound barrier? (Slow Motion Shockwave formation) - Smarter Every Day 207","SmarterEveryDay","explainer","evergreen","whip crack shockwaves",["schlieren photography","supersonic","shockwave","slow motion","physics"],[88,82],"Recommended as the clearest footage of a whip tip going supersonic, and cited in shockwave discussions.",[2,2,2,2019,2021,2,0,1,0,0],0],["Ao9iOeK_jvU","Chess Fundamentals #1: Undefended Pieces","John Bartholomew","lecture","evergreen","chess fundamentals",["chess","tactics","beginner chess","blunder prevention","undefended pieces"],[127],"HN chess improvers recommend Bartholomew's beginner playlist as a clear, approachable path to getting better.",[3,3,0,2017,2021,0,3,0,0,0],0],["AwX9G38vdCE","The Boring Company Information Session","The Boring Company","talk","dated","underground tunnel transit",["boring company","tunneling","loop","urban transportation","elon musk"],[111,112,67],"HN commenters point to it as the primary source for what the company is actually proposing, in threads skeptical of the project.",[3,3,0,2018,2019,0,3,0,0,0],0],["AxJubaijQbI","The Best (and Worst) Ways to Shuffle Cards - Numberphile","Numberphile","interview","evergreen","mathematics of card shuffling",["persi diaconis","shuffling","randomness","probability","numberphile"],[34,35],"HN points to it as a good, anecdote-filled introduction to the math of shuffling from the expert himself.",[3,3,0,2015,2026,0,3,1,0,0],0],["AyORieDhpkg","The Kilimanjaro Darkjazz Ensemble - Here Be Dragons (Full Album)","Ivica Stojkov","music","evergreen","dark electronic jazz",["darkjazz","ambient","electronic jazz","focus music","full album"],[131],"HN commenters suggest it as atmospheric, near-ambient music for programming and focus.",[3,3,0,2016,2022,0,3,0,0,0],0],["BCiZc0n6COY","Lecture 1: Introduction to Information Theory","Jakob Foerster","lecture","evergreen","information theory",["david mackay","information theory","inference","machine learning","cambridge"],[37,142,21],"Recommended as an enjoyable, clear introduction to information theory that pairs well with MacKay's free textbook.",[3,3,0,2018,2021,0,3,3,0,0],0],["BKP1I7IocYU","Why It's Rude to Suck at Warcraft","Folding Ideas","documentary","evergreen","world of warcraft culture",["wow","raiding","theorycrafting","game culture","folding ideas"],[125],"Recommended as a thoughtful, research-heavy dive into game culture and the social pressure of competitive play.",[3,3,0,2023,2025,0,3,2,0,0],0],["BTHvs3V8DBA","High Performance Web Sites and YSlow","Google TechTalks","talk","dated","web performance",["yslow","front-end performance","caching","page load","yahoo"],[4,6],"Praised as solid, research-backed advice on front-end web performance.",[2,2,2,2009,2009,2,0,1,0,0],0],["BTlUyS-T-_4","The REAL reason behind the housing crisis","Garys Economics","commentary","news","housing economics",["housing crisis","wealth inequality","house prices","yimby debate","uk economy"],[71,70],"HN commenters share it as a counterargument to the YIMBY build-more-housing view, linking wealth concentration to asset prices.",[3,3,0,2025,2025,0,3,1,0,0],0],["BXmOlCy0oBM","Erlang: The Movie (Fixed Audio)","CH1LLW4VE","demo","evergreen","erlang fault tolerance",["erlang","fault tolerance","concurrency","telecom","programming languages"],[1,12,47],"HN recommends it as a charming, concise demonstration of what makes Erlang special, from the people who built it.",[2,2,2,2019,2021,2,0,2,0,0],0],["Bca5_uyH9E4","Meeting my hero! Sailing legend Sven Yrvind","Sam Holmes Sailing","interview","evergreen","small boat sailing",["sven yrvind","sailing","boat design","minimalism","vlog"],[119,56],"HN recommends it as an accessible introduction to Yrvind and his minimalist boat ideas.",[3,3,0,2022,2023,0,3,0,0,0],0],["Bd2bbHoVQSM","Timeshares: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO)","LastWeekTonight","commentary","evergreen","timeshare scams",["timeshares","consumer protection","exit scams","john oliver","subscriptions"],[80,75,72],"Cited in threads about hard-to-cancel subscriptions and timeshare scams as an informative overview of the sketchy exit industry.",[3,3,0,2023,2024,0,3,1,0,0],0],["Bea4FS-zDzc","Tesla Is Lightyears Ahead Of... Tesla","SuperfastMatt","explainer","dated","tesla door handle engineering",["tesla","door handles","reliability engineering","automotive design","model s"],[110,113],"Recommended whenever door handles or car reliability engineering come up, as an enjoyable look at design iteration.",[3,3,0,2022,2026,0,3,1,0,0],0],["BiKfWdXXfIs","Freeman Dyson on the Global Warming Hysteria April, 2015","1000frolly PhD","interview","dated","climate skepticism",["freeman dyson","global warming","climate models","co2","skepticism"],[102,101],"HN commenters point to it as a prominent physicist's skeptical counter-view, usually when someone asks for dissenting opinions.",[3,3,0,2018,2020,0,3,3,0,0],0],["BiqDZlAZygU","In full: Rowan Atkinson on free speech","Defend Free Speech","talk","evergreen","free speech",["rowan atkinson","free speech","section 5","censorship","uk law"],[76,75],"Recommended as an eloquent defense of free speech against laws on offensive or insulting speech.",[3,3,0,2020,2022,0,3,5,0,0],0],["BwGsr3SzCZc","Black Hat USA 2013 - OPSEC failures of spies","Black Hat","talk","evergreen","opsec and metadata",["opsec","cia","metadata","surveillance","extraordinary rendition","black hat"],[17,19,74],"Recommended as a non-technical, concrete case study of how metadata and phone records expose covert operations.",[3,3,0,2016,2019,0,3,2,0,0],0],["C27RVio2rOs","Michael Seibel - Building Product","Y Combinator","lecture","evergreen","startup product building",["y combinator","mvp","startup school","customer discovery","michael seibel"],[64,65],"HN commenters point to it as practical YC advice on iterating on a product and talking to users.",[3,3,0,2022,2024,0,3,3,0,0],0],["C7-8nUU6e3E","(Sponsored) KiCad STM32 + USB + Buck Converter PCB Design and JLCPCB Assembly - Phil's Lab #11","Phil’s Lab","tutorial","dated","pcb design",["kicad","stm32","pcb layout","usb","buck converter","jlcpcb"],[41,42],"HN people recommend it as a real, end-to-end PCB design walkthrough that beginners successfully imitated to learn KiCad.",[3,3,0,2021,2021,0,3,1,0,0],0],["CM0aohBfUTc","Veritasium: A Story of YouTube Propaganda","Tom Nicholas","commentary","dated","youtube sponsorship influence",["veritasium","sponsored content","self-driving cars","science youtube","misinformation"],[80,51,25],"HN cites it in discussions of sponsored science content and Veritasium's credibility, usually as the go-to critique.",[3,3,0,2022,2023,0,3,4,1,0],0],["CUjt36SD3h8","Why does light slow down in water?","Fermilab","explainer","evergreen","refractive index",["speed of light","optics","physics misconceptions","wave mechanics","refraction"],[82,88],"HN commenters link it to correct the widespread misconception about why light slows in a medium.",[3,3,0,2020,2023,0,3,1,0,0],0],["CXv1j3GbgLk","DEFCON 20: Hacker + Airplanes = No Good Can Come Of This","Christiaan008","talk","evergreen","ads-b aviation security",["ads-b","defcon","spoofing","aircraft tracking","wireless security"],[17,109],"Cited whenever aviation or vehicle communication security comes up, as the standard demonstration that ADS-B is naively designed and trivially spoofable.",[3,3,0,2016,2019,0,3,7,1,0],0],["CaasbfdJdJg","Infinite fractions and the most irrational number","Mathologer","explainer","evergreen","continued fractions",["golden ratio","irrational numbers","continued fractions","mathologer","number theory"],[35,33],"Recommended as a clear, visual explanation of continued fractions and why phi is hardest to approximate by fractions.",[3,3,0,2021,2023,0,3,2,0,0],0],["CbHjcwIoTiY","WLW's 500,000 Watt Transmitter","K7AGE","documentary","evergreen","am radio transmitters",["wlw","high power broadcasting","radio history","ham radio","transmitter tour"],[41,45],"Recommended as the definitive visual walkthrough of the WLW 500 kW transmitter, with detailed equipment views and lots of history.",[4,3,0,2016,2023,0,4,0,0,0],0],["DYvhC_RdIwQ","I Have Delivered Value... But At What Cost?","KRAZAM","comedy","evergreen","tech workplace satire",["krazam","sketch","office culture","slack","satire"],[130,10],"Praised as painfully accurate office satire, with the channel's sketches called genius.",[2,2,2,2022,2024,2,0,1,0,2],0],["DlTq8DbRs4k","The UK's Failed Experiment in Rail Privatization","Wendover Productions","explainer","dated","uk rail privatization",["uk rail","privatization","public transport","wendover","economics"],[111,67],"Recommended in privatization and rail threads as a clear, well-sourced explanation of the UK rail mess.",[4,3,0,2021,2023,0,4,2,0,0],0],["DlkMs4ZHHr8","Infinite Mario AI - Long Level","Robin Baumgarten","demo","evergreen","game ai pathfinding",["a-star","mario ai","game ai","path planning","competition"],[127,30,21],"HN points to it as a vivid demo that plain A* search can beat fancier machine-learning approaches in game AI.",[3,3,0,2009,2011,0,3,2,0,0],0],["DwKPFT-RioU","The Fallen of World War II","Neil Halloran","documentary","evergreen","world war ii casualties",["data visualization","war deaths","wwii","history","decline of violence"],[28,78,77],"HN cites it for a sense of the scale of WWII casualties by country and the long decline in violence.",[3,3,0,2021,2023,0,3,8,0,0],0],["EGqwXt90ZqA","Bret Victor - Inventing on Principle","Colin McDonnell","talk","evergreen","programming tools and live feedback",["bret victor","live programming","instant feedback","developer tools","time travel debugging"],[48,8,52],"HN commenters cite it as the best demonstration of why instant feedback matters in programming tools.",[2,2,2,2015,2024,2,0,3,0,0],["PUv66718DII","8QiPFmIMxFc"]],["EMKLeS-Uq_8","Hyperbolica: A Non-Euclidean Adventure [Old Trailer]","CodeParade","demo","dated","hyperbolic geometry games",["hyperbolica","non-euclidean","game dev","codeparade","unity"],[123,33,58],"Pointed to when non-Euclidean geometry or games in hyperbolic space come up, along with the creator's well-liked devlog.",[3,3,0,2021,2023,0,3,1,0,0],0],["ESXOAJRdcwQ","Jailbreaking the Simulation with George Hotz | SXSW 2019","SXSW","talk","evergreen","simulation hypothesis",["george hotz","simulation argument","philosophy","hacking","sxsw"],[143,17,52],"Shared in simulation-argument threads as an entertaining, hacker-minded take, though some commenters criticize Hotz himself.",[3,3,0,2020,2023,0,3,2,1,0],0],["F8sZRBdmqc0","Bryan Cantrill on ARC: A Self-Tuning, Low Overhead Replacement Cache [PWL SF] 10/2017","PapersWeLove","talk","evergreen","cache replacement algorithms",["arc","lru","caching","zfs","bryan cantrill","papers we love"],[30,11,6],"Recommended in cache-algorithm threads as a fun, informative walk through caching strategies and ARC.",[3,3,0,2021,2024,0,3,1,0,0],0],["FKTxC9pl-WM","Making Badass Developers - Kathy Sierra (Serious Pony) keynote","O'Reilly","talk","evergreen","learning how to learn",["kathy sierra","skill acquisition","developer learning","cognition","keynote"],[141,9,91],"HN commenters recommend it when asked how to learn better or keep improving.",[3,3,0,2017,2017,0,3,0,0,0],0],["FjA0EQPeUGM","America's Nerve Gas Arsenal","Peter Klusman","documentary","evergreen","chemical weapons",["nerve gas","us military","nbc news","1973","stockpiles"],[78,135,86],"HN commenters recommend it as a fascinating, Emmy-winning look at US chemical weapons stockpiles and their dangers.",[2,2,2,2017,2020,2,0,2,0,0],0],["FxKtZmQgxrI","Star Wars: The Phantom Menace Review (Part 1 of 7)","RedLetterMedia","commentary","evergreen","film criticism",["star wars","phantom menace","redlettermedia","filmmaking","character writing"],[134,61],"HN commenters recommend it as sharp film criticism and a lesson in filmmaking, and cite it when arguing the prequels failed on basics.",[2,2,2,2016,2022,2,0,0,3,0],0],["G1m0aX9Lpts","Sam Aaron live coding an ambient electro set w/ Sonic Pi","Sam Aaron","demo","evergreen","live coding music",["sonic pi","live coding","ambient music","electronic music","algorave"],[59,132,131],"Offered as an example of live-coded music and a fun entry point to Sonic Pi.",[3,3,0,2017,2023,0,3,0,0,0],0],["G4hL5Om4IJ4","Jim Keller: The Future of Computing, AI, Life, and Consciousness | Lex Fridman Podcast #162","Lex Fridman","interview","evergreen","computer architecture",["jim keller","cpu design","branch prediction","lex fridman","ai hardware"],[39,52,23],"Recommended as a stellar long-form interview with someone both very smart and wise, mined for CPU design insights.",[3,3,0,2022,2023,0,3,5,0,0],0],["GC-0tCy4P1U","Twitter and Visual Studio Rant","Molly Rocket","commentary","evergreen","software performance",["visual studio","debugger","software bloat","performance","casey muratori"],[6,8],"HN commenters cite it as the canonical concrete demonstration that modern developer tools got slower despite vastly faster hardware.",[3,3,0,2020,2024,0,3,17,0,0],0],["Gh-Tff7DdzU","RAAIS 2017 - Simon Knowles, Co-Founder and CTO of Graphcore","The Research and Applied AI Summit - RAAIS","talk","dated","ai accelerator chips",["graphcore","ai hardware","deep learning","processor architecture","memory bandwidth"],[39,21],"HN points to it as a technical talk from a chip designer on why AI hardware should put memory close to compute and use async data transfers.",[3,3,0,2017,2018,0,3,0,0,0],0],["Gj8IA6xOpSk","The call to learn | Clifford Stoll","TED","talk","evergreen","curiosity and science education",["clifford stoll","ted talk","education","klein bottles","science enthusiasm"],[141,149,52],"HN commenters recommend it for Stoll's infectious enthusiasm and his case for teaching kids science, and often mention it in threads about him and his Klein bottles.",[3,3,0,2010,2025,0,3,2,0,0],0],["GjENnyQupow","Noam Chomsky on Propaganda - The Big Idea - Interview with Andrew Marr","k1mk1mk1m","interview","evergreen","media propaganda model",["noam chomsky","propaganda","media bias","manufacturing consent","self-censorship"],[80,52],"Recommended and quoted in threads on media bias, press and power, and self-censorship.",[3,3,0,2019,2019,0,3,3,0,0],0],["GsyhGHUEt-k","Emojli: Behind the Scenes and Why You Should Never Build An App","Tom Scott","talk","evergreen","side project post-mortem",["emojli","tom scott","emoji","app development","side projects"],[9,64,51],"Recommended as an entertaining story of a joke side project growing out of hand, brought up in threads on emoji and side projects.",[3,3,0,2016,2019,0,3,0,0,0],0],["Gxd23UVID7k","Leonard Cohen - Everybody Knows (Official Audio)","LeonardCohenVEVO","music","evergreen","leonard cohen songs",["leonard cohen","songwriting","i'm your man","folk"],[131],"Commenters name it among their favourite Cohen songs, especially in threads after his death.",[3,3,0,2016,2024,0,3,0,0,0],0],["H62hZJVqs2o","\"Uptime 15,364 days - The Computers of Voyager\" by Aaron Cummings","Strange Loop Conference","talk","evergreen","voyager spacecraft computers",["voyager","nasa","spacecraft computing","embedded systems","legacy systems"],[85,42,47],"HN recommends it in Voyager threads as a good talk on how these old computers have proved durable and adaptable.",[3,3,0,2023,2024,0,3,1,0,0],0],["HBluLfX2F_k","You've (Likely) Been Playing The Game Of Life Wrong","Veritasium","explainer","evergreen","power laws and criticality",["power law","self-organized criticality","statistics","simulations","percolation"],[88,27,148],"HN commenters recommend it for changing how they think about distributions and for showing how criticality shows up across earthquakes, wildfires and other fields.",[4,3,0,2025,2026,0,4,2,0,0],0],["HNkLcD3PKyk","What It Really Takes to Convert an Office Building to Apartments | Odd Lots","Bloomberg Podcasts","podcast","dated","office-to-residential conversion",["real estate","zoning","housing","office vacancy","construction"],[111,112,72],"HN links it whenever office-to-residential conversion comes up, as a good deep dive into why the idea is not simple.",[3,3,0,2023,2026,0,4,2,0,0],0],["HQKy1KJpSVc","How Does Kodak Make Film? (Kodak Factory Tour Part 1 of 3) - Smarter Every Day 271","SmarterEveryDay","documentary","evergreen","film manufacturing",["kodak","photographic film","factory tour","manufacturing","engineering"],[114,86,137],"HN viewers find the film manufacturing process and the engineering behind it fascinating, especially the continuous roll changes.",[3,3,0,2022,2022,0,3,0,0,0],0],["HStF1RJOyxI","Making R run Fast - Jan Vitek","John O'Neill","talk","evergreen","language implementation and optimization",["r language","jit compilers","performance","language semantics","fastr"],[7,6,27],"HN points to it as the best explanation of why R is so hard to optimize, often paired with talks on Python and used to explain what makes Julia fast.",[3,3,0,2017,2018,0,3,1,0,0],0],["HVv_IQKlafQ","3D Gaussian Splatting - Why Graphics Will Never Be The Same","IndividualKex","explainer","dated","gaussian splatting",["3d graphics","gaussian splatting","rasterization","neural rendering"],[58],"HN uses it as a quick, non-expert primer whenever Gaussian splatting comes up.",[3,3,0,2023,2026,0,3,1,1,0],0],["HbUnatPfSgg","Mike Arrington at Startup School 08","startupschool","talk","dated","startup press relations",["mike arrington","techcrunch","startup school","press","pr"],[64,65,80],"HN recommends it as practical advice on dealing with tech press, whenever someone asks how to pitch TechCrunch and similar outlets.",[3,3,0,2009,2012,0,3,1,1,0],0],["I845O57ZSy4","John Carmack: Doom, Quake, VR, AGI, Programming, Video Games, and Rockets | Lex Fridman Podcast #309","Lex Fridman","interview","evergreen","john carmack interview",["john carmack","agi","id software","programming","virtual reality"],[52,122,23],"HN mines it for Carmack's views on AGI, debuggers, tooling and the metaverse, and recommends it as worth the full length.",[3,3,0,2022,2023,0,3,9,0,0],0],["ILNs1GChGDk","BSidesLV 2013 3 2 7 Sixteen Colors Archiving the Evolution of ANSI and ASCII Art Doug Moore Bren","Adrian Crenshaw","talk","evergreen","ansi and ascii art scene",["ansi art","ascii art","bbs","digital preservation","nfo"],[50,49,137],"Commenters recommend it as the best introduction to the history of the ANSI and ASCII art scene.",[3,3,0,2015,2022,0,3,0,0,0],0],["IRG-YubP1rw","How to Get Good at Small Talk, and Even Enjoy It","Harvard Business Review","tutorial","evergreen","small talk skills",["small talk","social skills","conversation","communication"],[146,91],"HN commenters share it as a short, practical resource for people who struggle with small talk.",[2,3,0,2024,2026,0,3,1,0,0],0],["IYO3tOqDISE","I, Pencil: The Movie","I, Pencil","explainer","evergreen","specialization and supply chains",["i, pencil","free markets","interdependence","economics","leonard read"],[70,72],"HN recommends it as a quick video version of the classic essay on specialization and economic interdependence.",[3,3,0,2017,2020,0,3,2,0,0],0],["Ie-gqwSHQr0","\"Building a Toolkit for Design\" by Matthew Griffith","elm-conf","talk","evergreen","elm-ui layout",["elm","elm-ui","css alternative","layout","front-end"],[4,1,55],"HN commenters recommend it as a fresh perspective on layout and styling in CSS discussions.",[2,3,0,2020,2021,0,3,2,0,0],0],["Ijst4g5KFN0","26. Chernobyl — How It Happened","MIT OpenCourseWare","lecture","evergreen","chernobyl accident",["chernobyl","nuclear engineering","rbmk reactor","mit","xenon poisoning"],[103,142],"Recommended as the detailed technical account of exactly what happened at Chernobyl.",[3,3,0,2021,2025,0,3,1,0,0],0],["Iq9DzN6mvYA","Jake Vanderplas - Statistics for Hackers - PyCon 2016.mp4","PyCon 2016","talk","evergreen","statistics for programmers",["bootstrapping","resampling","python","simulation","hypothesis testing"],[27,3],"It is recommended to programmers who want to learn statistics through simulation rather than memorized formulas.",[3,3,0,2017,2025,0,3,1,0,0],0],["JAcR7kqOb3o","Orbital Data Centers Yes or No","Eager Space","explainer","dated","orbital data centers",["space data centers","launch costs","spaceflight economics","thermal management"],[85,16],"Recommended in orbital data center threads as a thorough, numbers-based assessment.",[3,3,0,2025,2026,0,3,0,0,0],0],["JFaOYYSxSEA","Classic Game Postmortem - Another World","GDC Festival of Gaming","talk","evergreen","game development postmortem",["another world","eric chahi","gdc","rotoscoping","retro games","polygon graphics"],[124,121,60],"HN points to it whenever Another World comes up, as one of the better GDC talks by the game's creator.",[4,3,0,2020,2023,0,4,0,0,0],0],["JdxkVQy7QLM","Pachelbel Rant","RobPRocks","comedy","evergreen","pachelbel chord progression",["pachelbel canon","stand-up","cello","chord progressions","pop music"],[129,132,131],"Brought up in threads about chord progressions and musical copyright as the funny canonical version of the idea.",[3,3,0,2012,2023,0,3,4,0,3],0],["Jkiij9dJfcw","Denmark's Forest Kindergartens","SBS Dateline","documentary","evergreen","outdoor kindergartens",["forest school","denmark","early education","parenting","free play"],[141,79],"Recommended as a concise look at the culture behind outdoor kindergartens in threads on parenting and education.",[3,3,0,2017,2019,0,3,1,0,0],0],["JmwbYl6f11c","How to Survive in Gamedev for Eleven Years Without a Hit","GDC Festival of Gaming","talk","evergreen","indie game business",["indie games","gdc","long tail","game sales","solo developer"],[123,121],"Recommended in indie and solo game development threads as a grounded account of making a living in games.",[3,3,0,2017,2023,0,3,1,0,0],0],["JsVtHqICeKE","DEFCON 19: Steal Everything, Kill Everyone, Cause Total Financial Ruin! (w speaker)","Christiaan008","talk","evergreen","social engineering and physical security",["def con","social engineering","red team","penetration testing","security awareness"],[17,19],"It is a repeat pick in 'favorite tech talk' threads as a funny, eye-opening look at how easily physical security and people can be bypassed.",[2,2,2,2018,2021,2,0,3,0,0],0],["JurplDfPi3U","Former fusion scientist on why we won't have fusion power by 2040","Improbable Matter","commentary","evergreen","nuclear fusion feasibility",["fusion power","tokamak","neutrons","energy","reactor design"],[103],"Praised as the best crash course on fusion reactor design nuances from an insider, used to temper fusion hype.",[1,2,2,2021,2021,2,0,5,0,0],0],["JxI3Eu5DPwE","Bob Nystrom - Is There More to Game Architecture than ECS?","Roguelike Celebration","talk","evergreen","game architecture",["ecs","roguelike","game programming patterns","software design","entity systems"],[122,5],"HN commenters cite it as a level-headed counterpoint to ECS zealotry and a good intro to game architecture beyond ECS.",[3,3,0,2020,2026,0,3,4,0,0],0],["KDpNQQqdSh8","The Secret Life of Machines - Vacuum Cleaners 1/2","Buddy Runyan","documentary","evergreen","household appliances",["vacuum cleaners","how machines work","tim hunkin","british tv","engineering history"],[113,117,120],"HN recommends the series as an entertaining way to learn how everyday machines work, enough to start debugging them.",[3,3,0,2017,2020,0,3,0,0,0],0],["KEoGrbKAyKE","Who Killed Captain Alex: Uganda's First Action Movie (English Subtitles & Video Joker) - Wakaliwood","Official Wakaliwood","other","evergreen","low-budget filmmaking",["wakaliwood","uganda","action movie","video joker","indie film"],[61,135],"HN recommends it as a fun, surprisingly entertaining low-budget film made better by the live-style commentary.",[2,3,0,2018,2023,0,3,1,0,0],0],["KINIAgRpkDA","GopherCon 2016: The Design of the Go Assembler - Rob Pike","Gopher Academy","talk","evergreen","go assembler design",["go","assembler","compilers","rob pike","toolchain portability"],[2,7],"HN points to it for background on how the Go toolchain targets many architectures and why its assembler is designed that way.",[3,3,0,2017,2017,0,3,6,0,0],0],["KJPdbp1An2s","Sam Aaron live coding a DJ set with Sonic Pi","Sam Aaron","demo","evergreen","live coding music",["sonic pi","live coding","algorave","electronic music","ruby"],[132,59,131],"HN people recommend it as the most impressive demonstration of live coding music, especially to those curious about programmable music.",[3,3,0,2017,2020,0,3,1,0,0],0],["KNWh6Kw3ejQ","Adam Ruins Everything - The Truth About the McDonald's Coffee Lawsuit","truTV","explainer","evergreen","mcdonald's coffee lawsuit",["tort reform","legal myths","corporate pr","adam conover","product liability"],[75,80],"HN cites it as a quick, entertaining explainer to correct the myth of the frivolous coffee lawsuit.",[3,3,0,2017,2023,0,3,3,0,0],0],["K_nnUbX7uuQ","The Secrets Of Cornwall - Part 1 - Communications","Mark Thomas","documentary","dated","undersea cable infrastructure",["cornwall","submarine cables","fibre optic","landing stations","telecom"],[15,135],"Recommended as a rare look at the unmarked buildings and infrastructure where undersea cables come ashore.",[3,3,0,2020,2022,0,3,0,0,0],0],["K_oET45GzMI","Black Wednesday (BBC 1997)","batrachious","documentary","evergreen","black wednesday currency crisis",["george soros","pound sterling","exchange rate mechanism","bank of england","bbc"],[69,135,68],"HN recommends it as a detailed documentary on the Soros-versus-Bank-of-England episode.",[3,3,0,2014,2019,0,3,1,0,0],0],["KdnGPQaICjk","Computers for Cynics 0 - The Myth of Technology","TheTedNelson","commentary","evergreen","computing history",["ted nelson","history of computing","user interfaces","hypertext","critique of technology"],[47,52,48],"HN likes it for Nelson's habit of reframing computing history so that past decisions look arbitrary.",[3,3,0,2016,2024,0,3,3,0,0],0],["KeLBd2EJLOU","C++ and Beyond 2012: Herb Sutter - atomic Weapons 2 of 2","alexsmail","talk","evergreen","c++ memory model",["atomics","memory ordering","acquire release","concurrency","herb sutter"],[2,39],"HN recommends it as an in-depth, practical introduction to atomics and weak versus strong memory ordering, relevant to ARM and Rust as well as C++.",[2,2,2,2023,2024,2,0,4,0,0],0],["L3LMbpZIKhQ","Lec 1 | MIT 6.042J Mathematics for Computer Science, Fall 2010","MIT OpenCourseWare","lecture","evergreen","mathematical proofs",["discrete math","proofs","mit ocw","tom leighton","computer science"],[142,33,36],"HN users recommend it as a good discrete math course for programmers, praising Leighton's relatable stories that motivate new concepts.",[3,3,0,2017,2018,0,3,0,0,0],0],["LNidsMesxSE","Animation Bootcamp: An Indie Approach to Procedural Animation","GDC Festival of Gaming","talk","evergreen","procedural animation",["procedural animation","inverse kinematics","indie games","overgrowth","game feel"],[122,123,60],"HN points to it as a concrete case of procedural animation that keeps characters responsive, often in threads about Overgrowth and game feel.",[4,3,0,2021,2024,0,4,5,0,0],0],["LUFp6sjKbkE","50TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE COMPUTER SCIENCE DEPARTMENT AT THE UNIVERSITY OF UTAH","University of Utah","talk","evergreen","computer science history",["university of utah","ivan sutherland","single flux quantum","computer graphics","panel"],[47,58],"HN points to specific segments, especially Sutherland's SFQ talk and graphics pioneers, rather than the full seven hours.",[2,2,2,2023,2024,2,0,3,0,0],0],["LZgyVadkgmI","Lichess founder Thibault Duplessis lectures on Lichess (2017)","Lichess","talk","dated","building lichess",["lichess","chess","open source","cheat detection","scala","solo developer"],[127,9,5],"HN commenters point to it as a good talk on how one person built a major free, open-source chess server with few resources, and on the cheating problem.",[3,3,0,2020,2022,0,3,1,0,0],0],["LfascZSTU4o","8/28/2006 Peter Schiff On Kudlow & Co: Predicts The US Economic Collapse","PhilDeCarolis","interview","news","2008 financial crisis prediction",["peter schiff","housing bubble","financial crisis","economic forecasting"],[69,80],"Offered as an example of someone who publicly predicted the financial crisis ahead of time, in arguments about economic forecasting.",[3,3,0,2009,2013,0,4,0,0,0],0],["Lq-Y7crQo44","Algorithmic Redistricting: Elections made-to-order","AlphaPhoenix","explainer","evergreen","algorithmic gerrymandering",["gerrymandering","monte carlo","simulation","redistricting","elections"],[73,30],"HN recommends it as an entertaining demonstration of how powerful algorithmic gerrymandering can be.",[2,2,2,2023,2025,2,0,1,0,0],0],["LruaD7XhQ50","A Third of America Belongs to America","CGP Grey","explainer","evergreen","us federal land",["federal land","blm","national parks","land ownership","united states"],[81,107],"Offered as the quick, clear explainer on US federal land ownership whenever land use in the West comes up.",[3,3,0,2020,2020,0,3,3,0,0],0],["LsGZ_2RuJ2A","Salad Mug - DYNAMO DREAM, Ep1","IanHubert","demo","evergreen","blender short film",["blender","ian hubert","3d animation","indie film","vfx"],[60,61],"HN holds it up as an impressive example of what a tiny team can achieve with Blender.",[3,2,2,2021,2023,2,1,1,0,0],0],["LwicN2u6Dro","\"Liberating the Smalltalk lurking in C and Unix\" by Stephen Kell","Strange Loop Conference","talk","evergreen","dynamic features in c and unix",["stephen kell","smalltalk","liballocs","c","unix","ffi"],[0,13,2],"HN commenters recommend it in Smalltalk and Unix threads as a demonstration of runtime dynamism hiding in native binaries and shared libraries.",[2,3,0,2016,2023,0,3,2,0,0],0],["MCVj5RZOqwY","Avi Bryant demos Dabble db","Tavis Rudd","demo","dated","low-code databases",["dabble db","smalltalk","web apps","user interface","data modeling"],[11,48,55],"HN points to it as a lost example of intuitive low-code tooling, and as inspiration for newer products.",[2,3,0,2017,2023,0,3,3,0,0],0],["MEUWxNifJJ8","Yanis Varoufakis: The Global Minotaur: America, Europe and the Future of the Global Economy","SkriptaTV","talk","evergreen","political economy",["varoufakis","2008 financial crisis","global economy","macroeconomics","europe"],[69],"HN recommends it as a narrative of a century of political economy and the geopolitics behind the 2008 crash.",[3,3,0,2015,2015,0,3,0,0,0],0],["MHTizZ_XcUM","Automatic Bullseye, MOVING Dartboard","Mark Rober","demo","evergreen","engineering demo",["darts","motion capture","mark rober","real-time control","trajectory"],[113,24],"HN calls it a great, impressive engineering project involving real-time trajectory calculation.",[2,2,2,2017,2018,2,0,1,0,0],0],["MShbP3OpASA","Aalto Talk with Linus Torvalds [Full-length]","aaltouniversityace","interview","evergreen","linus torvalds on linux",["linus torvalds","linux kernel","nvidia","c language","open source"],[52,14],"HN links it for individual clips: the Nvidia moment, his views on C and his blunt communication style. Some commenters say the whole talk is worth watching.",[3,3,0,2012,2015,0,3,16,0,1],0],["M_VuXVErD6E","Design Your Own Keyboard!","Ben Vallack","tutorial","evergreen","custom keyboard pcb design",["ergogen","kicad","split keyboard","pcb","mechanical keyboards"],[41,42,44],"HN recommends it as a thorough, general walkthrough of the steps in designing your own keyboard.",[3,3,0,2022,2023,0,3,0,0,0],0],["MgrO5za0lSY","Francis Bacon: A Brush with Violence (2017)","Wei Yu","documentary","evergreen","francis bacon painter",["francis bacon","art documentary","british art","biography","painting"],[137,135],"HN commenters recommend it as a well-made, interesting and sad documentary on Bacon's troubled life.",[3,3,0,2021,2021,0,3,0,0,0],0],["MlhAkNWC1qo","David Heinemeier Hansson-Unlearn Your MBA (Entire talk)","Entrepreneurship.org","talk","evergreen","bootstrapped startup philosophy",["dhh","37signals","bootstrapping","startups","mba critique","profitability"],[64,66],"HN recommends it as the classic counterpoint to Silicon Valley growth-at-all-costs startup thinking.",[2,2,2,2017,2020,2,0,1,0,0],0],["Mlrrc_vy79E","Diablo: Original Game Development","jon d","talk","evergreen","game development postmortem",["diablo","gdc","blizzard","postmortem","game design"],[121,124,123],"HN considers it one of the best GDC post-mortems, with funny anecdotes (such as turning down Hotmail equity) and multiplayer insights.",[3,3,0,2022,2023,0,3,1,0,0],0],["Mvse4Xhzwuk","The Long, Twisted and Slightly Ridiculous Story of Avgas Part 2","AVweb","explainer","dated","leaded aviation fuel",["avgas","general aviation","faa","unleaded fuel","regulation"],[109,75],"HN recommends the series for explaining why unleaded avgas has been so hard to approve, usually in threads about FAA and EPA fuel decisions.",[3,3,0,2022,2026,0,3,0,0,0],0],["N4UFC0y1tY0","Put Your Name on Your Game, a Talk by Bennett Foddy and Zach Gage","GDC Festival of Gaming","talk","evergreen","indie game branding",["bennett foddy","zach gage","indie games","authorship","gdc"],[123,121],"HN recommends it when people ask why games aren't marketed by creator like films, and for the value of attaching your name to your work.",[3,3,0,2020,2025,0,3,0,0,0],0],["N8elxpSu9pw","I wrote a Raytracer for DOS, 16 VGA colors","Bisqwit","tutorial","evergreen","raytracing and dithering",["raytracer","dithering","c++","dos","vga"],[58,50,2],"HN fans praise Bisqwit as a favorite programming YouTuber and this video as an excellent look at dithering.",[2,2,2,2019,2021,2,0,1,0,0],0],["N9RUqGYuGfw","JSON Parser 100% From Scratch in Haskell (only 111 lines)","Tsoding","tutorial","evergreen","haskell parser combinators",["haskell","json parser","functional programming","monads","live coding"],[1,7],"HN recommends it as a hands-on way to understand Haskell and parser combinators by watching a parser get built live.",[3,3,0,2020,2022,0,3,1,0,0],0],["NAh9oLs67Cw","07/27/1978","lasagnacat","comedy","evergreen","garfield absurdist analysis",["lasagna cat","garfield","philip glass","absurdism","long videos"],[140,130,143],"HN cites it as the prime example of going absurdly deep on a tiny subject, and as a favorite among long YouTube videos.",[2,3,0,2020,2023,0,3,2,0,1],0],["NbpZCSf4_Yk","Exclusive: Metro Exodus Enhanced Edition Analysis - The First Triple-A Game Built Around Ray Tracing","Digital Foundry","explainer","dated","real-time ray tracing",["ray tracing","global illumination","dlss","game graphics","metro exodus"],[58,122,125],"HN recommends it as a good overview of what ray-traced lighting changes for developers and players.",[3,3,0,2021,2025,0,3,1,0,0],0],["NfizT369g60","Procedural World Generation of Ubisoft’s Far Cry 5 | Etienne Carrier | Houdini HIVE Utrecht","Houdini","talk","evergreen","procedural world generation",["houdini","far cry 5","procedural generation","terrain","game development"],[58,122],"HN points people to it as a rare, concrete look at how a AAA studio uses procedural tools to fill huge worlds with natural-looking environments.",[3,3,0,2019,2022,0,4,0,0,0],0],["O45LaFsaqMA","What if Current Foundations of Mathematics are Inconsistent? | Vladimir Voevodsky","Institute for Advanced Study","lecture","evergreen","foundations of mathematics",["voevodsky","incompleteness","univalent foundations","proof assistants","logic"],[36,33],"Recommended as a thought-provoking lecture from a Fields medalist on the foundations of mathematics and formal proof verification.",[3,3,0,2017,2019,0,3,0,0,0],0],["OBPpRqxY8Uw","Leonard Susskind | \"ER = EPR\" or \"What's Behind the Horizons of Black Holes?\" - 1 of 2","Stanford Institute for Theoretical Physics","lecture","evergreen","black holes and entanglement",["er=epr","black holes","entanglement","holography","wormholes"],[83,84],"HN people point to it as the more detailed follow-up when articles touch on entanglement, holography and black holes.",[3,3,0,2015,2019,0,3,5,0,0],0],["OFgxAFdxYAQ","A Crash Course in Modern Hardware by Cliff Click","Devoxx","talk","evergreen","modern cpu architecture and performance",["cpu caches","out-of-order execution","memory performance","jvm","multicore"],[39,6],"Recommended as an accessible refresher on how modern hardware and caches affect software performance.",[3,3,0,2017,2025,0,3,3,0,0],0],["OHPkdMGI6D4","VFX Artists React to DUNE Bad & Great CGi","Corridor Crew","commentary","evergreen","vfx practical vs cgi",["dune","vfx","cgi","practical effects","film","corridor crew"],[60,134],"HN commenters cite it in debates about practical effects versus CGI, as a fun comparison of old and new Dune.",[4,3,0,2021,2023,0,4,0,0,0],0],["OINAk2xl8Bc","Why Japan's Conviction Rate is 99% (Actually Explained)","That Japanese Man Yuta","explainer","evergreen","japanese justice system",["conviction rate","japan","criminal justice","prosecution","legal system"],[75,79],"Recommended as a sourced, nuanced corrective whenever the Japanese justice system's conviction rate is raised.",[3,3,0,2020,2020,0,3,1,0,0],0],["OLLwG_SN8oo","Get Ready to Rock with Sonic Pi - The Live Coding Music Synth for Everyone • Sam Aaron • GOTO 2018","GOTO Conferences","talk","evergreen","live coding music",["sonic pi","live coding","music synthesis","education","sam aaron"],[59,132,141],"HN recommends it as the best talk from Sonic Pi's creator, with live-coding examples and technical and teaching insights.",[2,2,2,2020,2020,2,0,1,0,0],0],["OsFEV35tWsg","The psychology of evil | Philip Zimbardo","TED","talk","evergreen","social psychology of evil",["zimbardo","stanford prison experiment","abu ghraib","anonymity","situationism","ted"],[91,143],"HN uses it to argue that systems rather than bad apples drive cruelty, and for its section on how anonymity changes behavior.",[2,3,0,2012,2024,0,3,1,0,0],0],["OyFJWRnt_AY","CS480/680 Lecture 19: Attention and Transformer Networks","Pascal Poupart","lecture","evergreen","transformers and attention",["attention","transformers","query key value","deep learning","nlp"],[22,21,142],"HN recommends it to newcomers as a clear explanation of attention, including the query/key/value intuition.",[3,3,0,2023,2023,0,3,1,0,0],0],["P1ww1IXRfTA","The complete FUN TO IMAGINE with Richard Feynman","Christopher Sykes","interview","evergreen","physics intuition",["richard feynman","magnetism","imagination","physics explanations","bbc"],[82,148,52],"HN recommends it for Feynman's intuitive explanations and his joy in understanding how things work.",[3,3,0,2019,2022,0,3,1,0,0],0],["PGv5BqNL164","The KGB, the Computer, and Me.","DragonFartOutLoud","documentary","evergreen","early computer espionage",["cuckoo's egg","clifford stoll","kgb","hacking","nova"],[17,47,135],"Mentioned alongside The Cuckoo's Egg as the screen version of an early computer-security detective story.",[3,3,0,2021,2024,0,3,2,0,0],0],["PaCmpygFfXo","The spelled-out intro to language modeling: building makemore","Andrej Karpathy","tutorial","evergreen","language modeling",["makemore","bigram","pytorch","neural networks","karpathy","next-token prediction"],[21,22],"HN recommends it as a long but worthwhile way to demystify how language models work technically.",[2,2,2,2024,2024,2,0,2,0,0],0],["PbC4gqZGPSY","Ira Glass on the Creative Process (www.getoutthebox.org)","Getoutthebox1","interview","evergreen","creative process and taste gap",["ira glass","creativity","taste","practice","motivation"],[146,136],"Shared as encouragement for beginners learning design or craft, on persisting through the taste-skill gap.",[3,3,0,2012,2015,0,3,0,0,0],0],["PezlFNTGWv4","Charlie Brooker's Newswipe 25/03/09","No Unicorns","commentary","evergreen","media coverage of mass shootings",["charlie brooker","newswipe","copycat effect","news media","mass shootings"],[130,80],"HN cites it in discussions about how media should report mass shootings, as an expert-backed argument for not glorifying perpetrators.",[3,3,0,2012,2023,0,3,11,0,0],0],["Phl82D57P58","El Sendero Luminoso ft. Alex Honnold | The North Face","The North Face","documentary","evergreen","free solo climbing",["alex honnold","free soloing","rock climbing","el potrero chico","extreme sports"],[138],"It is linked whenever Honnold or free soloing comes up, as a gripping and frightening example of extreme climbing.",[1,2,2,2015,2016,2,0,2,0,0],0],["PnbOWi6f_IM","How Music Works 1 - Melody - Part 1","timegrinder","documentary","evergreen","music theory",["melody","howard goodall","music theory","channel 4","western music"],[132,135],"HN people recommend the series as a good, approachable introduction to music theory with historical context.",[3,3,0,2009,2016,0,3,0,0,0],0],["PriwCi6SzLo","Should Knowledge Be Free?","Medlife Crisis","commentary","evergreen","academic publishing",["sci-hub","paywalls","open access","aaron swartz","journals"],[49,76,148],"HN recommends it as an informative review of the academic publishing business and its monopoly-like structure.",[3,3,0,2020,2021,0,4,1,0,0],0],["PsPX0nElJ0k","Code Bubbles: Rethinking the User Interface Paradigm of Integrated Development Environments","AndrewBragdon","demo","evergreen","ide user interfaces",["code bubbles","ide","code visualization","user interface","programming tools"],[8,48],"HN keeps returning to it as the most convincing example of moving past file-based code editing, even though it never left prototype stage.",[2,2,2,2013,2022,2,0,5,0,0],0],["PtKhbbcc1Rc","Does \"land area\" assume a country is perfectly flat?","Stand-up Maths","explainer","evergreen","measuring land area",["surface area","topography","maps","measurement","mathematics"],[35,106],"HN recommends it in map projection and coastline threads as a fun look at how measurement choices change area figures.",[3,3,0,2020,2023,0,3,1,0,0],0],["Q1ZeXnmDZMQ","James Kunstler: How bad architecture wrecked cities","TED","talk","evergreen","urban design and architecture",["suburbia","architecture","car-centric design","civic space","ted"],[111,137],"HN recommends it as an engaging introduction to the critique of car-centric design and bad architecture.",[4,3,0,2011,2020,0,4,2,0,0],0],["QAHi3lX3oGM","Peter McCullough, MD testifies to Texas Senate HHS Committee","AAPS Video","talk","news","covid-19 early treatment",["covid-19","senate testimony","ivermectin","outpatient treatment","mccullough"],[96,73],"HN commenters cite it in pandemic-era threads about early treatments and ivermectin, though the claims are contested.",[3,3,0,2021,2021,0,4,4,0,0],0],["QEJ9HrZq7Ro","Tom Lehrer - Wernher von Braun","The Tom Lehrer Wisdom Channel","music","evergreen","satirical song",["tom lehrer","satire","von braun","rockets","engineering ethics"],[131,130],"HN quotes it constantly, mostly as a joke or reference, whenever rocketry, engineers' ethics or skill-versus-morality comes up.",[3,3,0,2019,2022,0,3,6,0,11],0],["QMiubC6LdTA","Console Hacking 2016 (33c3)","media.ccc.de","talk","evergreen","console hacking",["ps4","reverse engineering","linux","freebsd","pcie","ccc"],[17,126,14],"Recommended as an approachable, detailed look at console hardware architecture, FreeBSD in the PS4 and console hacking.",[4,3,0,2017,2024,0,4,5,0,0],0],["QTJRwKOFddc","Daniel Henry Holmes Ingalls Jr.: The Live Web. Drag 'n drop in the cloud","JSConf","demo","evergreen","live programming environments",["dan ingalls","lively kernel","smalltalk","morphic","live programming","browser"],[48,4,52],"Commenters link it as a demo of what a live, inspectable, Smalltalk-style environment in the browser can be, in threads about Alan Kay, Smalltalk and web limitations.",[3,3,0,2016,2026,0,4,2,0,0],0],["QVBlnCTu9Ms","#NoEstimates (Allen Holub)","Allen Holub","talk","evergreen","software estimation",["noestimates","agile","cycle time","planning","cumulative flow"],[9,66],"Recommended in estimation and sprint debates as a well-reasoned account of where waste is and isn't in agile.",[2,2,2,2019,2022,2,0,5,0,0],0],["QVuU2YCwHjw","Ptolemy and Homer (Simpson)","Santiago Ginnobili","demo","evergreen","epicycles and fourier series",["epicycles","fourier series","ptolemy","overfitting","visualization"],[35,37,84],"HN uses it as a vivid demonstration that Fourier series and epicycles can fit anything, and as a warning about models with too much wiggle room.",[3,3,0,2013,2016,0,3,6,0,0],0],["QpAhX-gsHMs","Modern C and What We Can Learn From It - Luca Sas [ ACCU 2021 ]","ACCU Conference","talk","evergreen","modern c programming",["c language","data-oriented design","memory management","api design","error handling"],[2,5],"HN recommends it as a good overview of modern C patterns, including in threads about learning C.",[3,3,0,2021,2022,0,3,0,0,0],0],["RCCigccBzIU","Edsger W. Dijkstra on Dutch TV","Yin Wang","documentary","evergreen","edsger dijkstra",["dijkstra","computer science history","programming elegance","documentary"],[52,47],"Recommended as a short documentary that shows the human side of Dijkstra.",[2,3,0,2018,2020,0,3,2,0,0],0],["RhdlBHHimeM","Software Art Thou: Glenn Vanderburg - Real Software Engineering","Zendesk","talk","evergreen","software engineering as engineering",["software engineering","agile","engineering disciplines","cost of change","glenn vanderburg"],[9,5],"HN recommends it in debates about software engineering rigor, agile, and formal methods.",[3,3,0,2020,2026,0,3,2,0,0],0],["RtWbpyjJqrU","Slow Motion Flipping Cat Physics | Smarter Every Day 58","SmarterEveryDay","explainer","evergreen","cat righting reflex",["high speed video","cats","physics","angular momentum","slow motion"],[88,99],"HN recommends it as a good visual explanation of how cats land on their feet.",[3,3,0,2012,2023,0,3,0,0,0],0],["RxabLA7UQ9k","Hans Zimmer - Time (Inception)","Crisyta","music","evergreen","film soundtrack",["hans zimmer","inception","soundtrack","coding music","orchestral"],[131],"Recommended as powerful soundtrack music, including for listening while coding.",[3,3,0,2014,2019,0,3,0,0,0],0],["RzWB5jL5RX0","Cracking Enigma in 2021 - Computerphile","Computerphile","explainer","evergreen","enigma cryptanalysis",["enigma","cryptanalysis","computerphile","mike pound","ciphers"],[18,47],"HN recommends it as a good starting point on practical Enigma cryptanalysis with modern hardware.",[3,3,0,2021,2024,0,3,1,0,0],0],["S-Xm7s9eGxU","Erik Satie - Gymnopédie No.1","DistantMirrors","music","evergreen","minimalist classical piano",["erik satie","gymnopedie","piano","ambient","classical"],[131],"Recommended as an accessible entry to Satie and calm ambient classical music, and mentioned as a famous influence on game soundtracks.",[3,3,0,2016,2025,0,3,1,0,0],0],["S2Hp_1jqpY8","Differential Synchronization","Google TechTalks","talk","evergreen","real-time collaborative editing",["differential synchronization","diff patch","mobwrite","operational transform","convergence"],[12,30],"HN points to it as a simple diff-and-patch alternative to operational transforms and CRDTs for collaborative editing.",[3,3,0,2012,2020,0,3,1,0,0],0],["SAc0vQCC6UQ","Ryan Dahl - History of Node.js","phxtagsoup","talk","evergreen","history of node.js",["node.js","ryan dahl","event loop","non-blocking io","javascript"],[4,52],"HN recommends it as the creator's own account of why Node was built and how he thinks about humility.",[3,3,0,2011,2013,0,3,1,0,0],0],["SDtAh9IwG-I","How big is a visible photon?","Huygens Optics","explainer","evergreen","photon size and coherence",["photons","coherence length","interference","optics","quantum"],[83,88],"HN recommends it as an approachable, intuitive explanation of why visible photons can be surprisingly large, from a channel known for practical optics.",[3,3,0,2022,2023,0,3,2,0,0],0],["SKhcan8pk2w","Homochirality: Why Nature Never Makes Mirror Molecules","Steve Mould","explainer","evergreen","molecular chirality",["homochirality","chemistry","origin of life","amino acids","biochemistry"],[86,95],"Cited as a clear, accessible explanation of why life uses only one version of chiral molecules.",[3,3,0,2021,2022,0,3,0,0,0],0],["SKtQgFBRUvQ","RustConf 2016 - A Modern Editor Built in Rust by Raph Levien","Confreaks","talk","dated","text editor architecture in rust",["xi editor","rust","text editors","raph levien","gui"],[2,8,6],"HN lists it among good resources on building text editors and as a recommended lunch-and-learn talk.",[4,3,0,2016,2018,0,4,0,0,0],0],["SR1jwwagtaQ","The ascent of Alex Honnold","CBS News","documentary","evergreen","free solo climbing",["alex honnold","free solo","rock climbing","risk","60 minutes"],[138,135],"HN commenters point to it as a nerve-wracking look at Honnold's free soloing, often when climbing, risk or van life comes up.",[2,3,0,2012,2016,0,3,2,0,0],0],["SYeeTvitvFU","Why this British crossroads was so dangerous","Tom Scott","explainer","evergreen","road junction safety",["a-pillar blind spot","road design","cyclist safety","intersections","visibility"],[111,55],"Used as the go-to visual demonstration of A-pillar blind spots and badly designed junctions.",[3,3,0,2020,2022,0,3,7,0,0],0],["SrKj4hYic5A","\"Programming Should Eat Itself\" by Nada Amin","Strange Loop Conference","talk","evergreen","towers of interpreters",["nada amin","scheme","interpreters","metacircular","programming languages"],[7,1,0],"HN recommends it as a quick, wonderful look at infinite towers of interpreters and what they make possible.",[3,3,0,2017,2023,0,3,2,0,0],0],["SzA2YODtgK4","Getting Started With Org Mode","thoughtbot","tutorial","evergreen","emacs org mode",["org mode","emacs","task management","plain text","literate programming"],[8,146],"Recommended as a thorough introduction showing what Org mode can do for personal organization.",[3,3,0,2018,2022,0,3,1,0,0],0],["TPg4Vcr56F0","Dan Deacon - Bromst - In The Studio","Pitchfork","documentary","evergreen","experimental music production",["dan deacon","player piano","midi","bromst","studio documentary"],[132,131,135],"HN points to it in threads on black MIDI and player pianos as a look at an artist writing tuneful music beyond human playability.",[3,3,0,2013,2019,0,3,0,0,0],0],["TQB0KK2rxcw","GSMT - Dan Holohan, Author: \"The Lost Art of Steam Heating\"","The General Society of Mechanics and Tradesmen","talk","evergreen","steam heating",["steam heat","dan holohan","hvac","old systems","trades"],[105,117],"HN recommends it as an informative talk on steam heating whose advice to respect old working systems carries over to software.",[3,3,0,2019,2021,0,3,1,0,0],0],["TQMbvJNRpLE","How to Achieve Your Most Ambitious Goals | Stephen Duneier | TEDxTucson","TEDx Talks","talk","evergreen","goal achievement",["goals","decision making","marginal adjustment","productivity","tedx"],[146,91],"HN people recommend it for its simple, powerful idea of marginal adjustments and its usefulness for tackling big projects.",[3,3,0,2018,2023,0,3,0,0,0],0],["Td_PGkfIdIQ","Gabe Newell: On Productivity, Economics, Political Institutions, and the Future of Corporations","blogphilofilms","talk","evergreen","valve company philosophy",["gabe newell","valve","game economies","management","flat organization"],[66,53,70],"Pointed to as an in-depth view of how Valve is run and how Newell thinks about workers, management and customers.",[3,3,0,2015,2025,0,3,1,0,0],0],["Tdj8gh9GPc4","The Computer Chronicles - Gary Kildall Special (1995)","The Computer Chronicles","documentary","evergreen","gary kildall and cp/m",["gary kildall","cp/m","computer history","computer chronicles","personal computers"],[47,52],"HN recommends it to see what Kildall was like in real life and as a tribute to an influential figure.",[3,3,0,2015,2022,0,3,0,0,0],0],["Tfh0ytz8S0k","How \"oldschool\" graphics worked Part 1 - Commodore and Nintendo","The 8-Bit Guy","explainer","evergreen","retro graphics hardware",["nes","commodore 64","sprites","color limitations","8-bit"],[50,124,39],"Recommended as a clear, approachable explanation of how retro graphics hardware actually worked.",[4,3,0,2015,2019,0,4,1,0,0],0],["TqKQ94DtS54","Arcologies","Isaac Arthur","explainer","evergreen","arcologies and megastructures",["arcology","megacities","future habitats","sustainability","isaac arthur"],[147,112,84],"HN commenters point to it in population and megacity discussions, mainly for its estimates of how many people arcologies could support and the heat, power and elevator bottlenecks.",[3,3,0,2018,2022,0,3,0,0,0],0],["TshYfYIxR9E","Light Waves Visualized using Photon Sieves.","Huygens Optics","explainer","evergreen","photon sieves and diffraction optics",["photon sieve","diffraction","fresnel zone plate","optics","lithography","wave front"],[88,82],"HN points to it for a clear explanation of photon sieves versus Fresnel lenses and for showing what interference patterns actually look like.",[3,3,0,2020,2022,0,3,1,0,0],0],["UE-k4hYHIDE","The Only Famous Motherboard","Cathode Ray Dude - CRD","documentary","evergreen","abit bp6 motherboard",["abit bp6","dual celeron","smp","retro hardware","windows nt 4"],[39,50],"HN recommends it as an excellent history of the famous ABIT BP6 board.",[3,3,0,2025,2025,0,3,0,0,0],0],["UGhfB-NICzg","NeXT vs Sun","hoffman60613","demo","dated","rapid application development",["nextstep","sun microsystems","object-oriented programming","steve jobs","developer tools"],[5,48,8],"HN uses it as the canonical example of rapid application development and object-oriented tooling productivity, though many note it is biased marketing.",[3,3,0,2017,2024,0,3,14,1,0],0],["UWEjxkkB8Xs","Buster Keaton - The Art of the Gag","Every Frame a Painting","explainer","evergreen","visual comedy in film",["buster keaton","silent film","video essay","gags","film analysis"],[134,129],"Recommended as a short, excellent analysis of Keaton and visual comedy.",[3,3,0,2019,2025,0,3,0,0,0],0],["UWvRorX0KhQ","Ricky Jay - Amazing Card Trick/Manipulation","theeloved1","demo","evergreen","card magic",["ricky jay","card manipulation","sleight of hand","faro shuffle","magic"],[139],"HN people share it as a classic example of sleight-of-hand mastery whose ending is mind-blowing.",[2,2,2,2018,2023,2,0,1,0,0],0],["U_X5uR7VC4M","You Suck at Photoshop - Distort, Warp, & Layer Effects","My Damn Channel","comedy","dated","photoshop tutorials",["photoshop","comedy","image editing","warp","layer effects"],[63,130],"Recommended as a classic, funny Photoshop tutorial series with a strong comedic personality.",[3,3,0,2012,2024,0,3,1,0,1],0],["Ucp0TTmvqOE","Tesla Autonomy Day","Tesla","talk","dated","tesla self-driving",["autonomy day","fsd chip","vision vs lidar","data engine","robotaxi"],[25,21,53],"Cited both as a primary source on Tesla's technical autonomy approach and, later, for Musk's unmet robotaxi predictions.",[3,3,0,2019,2020,0,3,12,5,0],0],["UiS27feX8o0","The Antique Microwave Oven that's Better than Yours","Technology Connections","explainer","evergreen","microwave oven design",["microwave","steam sensor","appliances","1990s technology","product design"],[56,44,118],"Cited again and again in microwave and smart-appliance threads as proof that older appliances were smarter, especially for steam-sensor cooking.",[7,3,0,2020,2024,0,7,12,0,0],0],["UjtOGPJ0URM","Why Alien Life Would be our Doom - The Great Filter","Kurzgesagt – In a Nutshell","explainer","evergreen","great filter",["fermi paradox","great filter","aliens","existential risk","kurzgesagt"],[84,147],"HN links it as a concise, accessible explainer whenever the Fermi paradox or Great Filter comes up, though one commenter criticized its lack of source attribution.",[3,3,0,2018,2024,0,3,3,1,0],0],["UmKf8smvGsA","The Truth About Electric Towing","Aging Wheels","explainer","dated","electric vehicle towing",["electric trucks","towing","ev range","aerodynamics","silverado ev"],[110],"HN cites it as data-backed evidence that weight has little effect on EV range while air resistance from trailers does.",[4,3,0,2025,2026,0,4,4,0,0],0],["Uv1UfLPK7_Q","Joe Armstrong & Jeremy Ruston - Intertwingling the Tiddlywiki with Erlang | Code Mesh LDN 18","Code Sync","talk","evergreen","hypertext and personal wikis",["tiddlywiki","erlang","xanadu","hypertext","note-taking","joe armstrong"],[1,47,48],"Recommended in note-taking and personal wiki threads for its enthusiasm about granular, densely linked notes and TiddlyWiki.",[2,3,0,2020,2021,0,3,2,0,0],0],["V2YDApNRK3g","Growing Human Neurons on a Home Made Electrode Array","The Thought Emporium","demo","dated","neurons on electrode arrays",["human neurons","cell culture","biocomputing","diy biology","electrode array"],[90,95,42],"HN cites it as an impressive garage-science example of neuron-computer interfaces and hard-science DIY biology.",[3,3,0,2023,2023,0,3,5,0,0],0],["VLxTHYGLKY0","The rigs we've created for chipsynth MD's emulation.","plgDavid","demo","evergreen","sound chip emulation",["ym2612","mega drive","reverse engineering","test rigs","chipsynth"],[50,41,132],"Recommended in threads on chip emulation as a look at how hard it is to emulate vintage sound hardware accurately.",[3,3,0,2022,2023,0,3,0,0,0],0],["VVp8UGjECt4","Principles of economics, translated","Yoram Bauman","comedy","evergreen","principles of economics",["economics","mankiw","stand-up","opportunity cost","humor"],[70,129],"HN points to it as a short, funny and genuinely informative take on economic principles such as trade and opportunity cost.",[3,3,0,2010,2023,0,3,3,0,0],0],["VYhAGnsnO7w","EEVblog #1132 - The 3 Cent Microcontroller!","EEVblog","explainer","dated","cheap microcontrollers",["microcontrollers","padauk","electronics sourcing","eevblog","lcsc"],[42,41],"Cited as the go-to demo that full microcontrollers now cost about three cents, replacing things like the 555 timer.",[3,3,0,2018,2022,0,3,2,0,0],0],["VjE0Kdfos4Y","Amazing! Bird Sounds From The Lyre Bird - David Attenborough - BBC Wildlife","BBC Studios","documentary","evergreen","lyrebird mimicry",["lyrebird","david attenborough","bird sounds","mimicry","bbc"],[99],"Brought up whenever threads touch on mimicry, voice cloning or bird vocalization, and people say the ending is startling.",[2,2,2,2016,2017,2,0,5,0,0],0],["VkIJbpdTujE","3D Gaussian Splatting! - Computerphile","Computerphile","explainer","dated","gaussian splatting",["3d gaussian splatting","nerf","3d reconstruction","computer graphics","computerphile"],[58,26],"HN recommends it as an accessible introduction to Gaussian splats, made by people who understand the subject.",[3,3,0,2024,2026,0,3,0,0,0],0],["W71BTkUbdqE","Why Google Stores Billions of Lines of Code in a Single Repository","@Scale","talk","evergreen","monorepos",["monorepo","google","source control","trunk-based development","dev tools"],[8,5],"The go-to reference in monorepo and trunk-based development discussions, recommended as a firsthand account of how Google manages source control.",[2,3,0,2016,2022,0,3,3,0,0],0],["X9RYuvPCQUA","Everything is a Remix (2023 Edition)","Kirby Ferguson","documentary","evergreen","remix and creativity",["copyright","video essay","creativity","generative ai","derivative work"],[134,75,147],"Pointed to in copyright and AI debates as a compelling case that all culture is remix.",[3,3,0,2023,2026,0,3,3,0,1],0],["XH0F9r0siTI","DEF CON 26 - Christopher Domas - The Ring 0 Facade Awakening the Processors Inner Demons","DEFCONConference","talk","evergreen","x86 processor internals",["x86","hardware security","cpu registers","reverse engineering","def con"],[17,39],"HN commenters call his x86 internals talks spectacular and mention them whenever low-level processor surprises come up.",[2,2,2,2021,2026,2,0,1,0,0],0],["XJ97iXQrqzw","Emulating the DX7 the HARD way","plgDavid","explainer","evergreen","dx7 emulation",["yamaha dx7","reverse engineering","mame","firmware analysis","chipsynth"],[132,50,39],"Recommended in DX7 reverse-engineering threads as a look at the effort behind bit-accurate emulation.",[3,3,0,2021,2024,0,3,0,0,0],0],["XJ9ckqCMiKk","Erlang Factory SF 2016 Keynote Phoenix and Elm – Making the Web Functional","Erlang Solutions","talk","dated","phoenix and elm",["phoenix","elm","elixir","crdt","presence","functional web"],[1,4,12],"Pointed to as the best source on Phoenix Presence internals and for combining Phoenix with Elm.",[2,3,0,2016,2016,0,3,3,0,0],0],["XVmsfL5LG90","How to write cuneiform with Irving Finkel and @preservethings I Curator's Corner S4 Ep9","The British Museum","tutorial","evergreen","cuneiform writing",["cuneiform","irving finkel","british museum","sumerian","assyria"],[145,77],"Recommended as the best short, funny and approachable introduction to cuneiform on YouTube.",[3,2,2,2023,2025,3,0,1,0,0],0],["Xe5AE-qYan8","The KGB, The Computer and Me - The Cuckoo’s Egg Story","Australian Phoenix CyberOps","documentary","evergreen","cuckoo's egg hacking case",["clifford stoll","kgb","computer espionage","incident response","1980s hacking"],[17,19,74],"Recommended as a documentary telling the early hacking and spy-hunting story, with the original people involved.",[3,3,0,2024,2025,0,3,0,0,0],0],["XuKjBIBBAL8","Cordyceps: attack of the killer fungi - Planet Earth Attenborough BBC wildlife","BBC Studios","documentary","evergreen","parasitic fungi",["cordyceps","zombie ants","attenborough","planet earth","fungi"],[99,95],"HN links it as the quick introduction to zombie-ant fungi whenever the topic comes up.",[3,3,0,2017,2021,0,3,2,0,0],0],["XusyNT_k-1c","Who’s Taking America’s Water? | Climate Town","Climate Town","explainer","dated","western us water use",["colorado river","water rights","alfalfa","agriculture","climate"],[107,102,75],"HN points to it in Colorado River and water-use threads as an accessible explainer of why the Western water shortage keeps getting worse.",[3,3,0,2024,2026,0,3,3,0,0],0],["XxCha4Kez9c","How the US Postal Service reads terrible handwriting","Tom Scott","documentary","evergreen","postal mail handwriting recognition",["usps","tom scott","ocr","mail sorting","handwriting"],[26,114,135],"Recommended in address and OCR threads as a look at the last human mail-coding operation.",[4,3,0,2023,2024,0,4,4,0,0],0],["Y65FRxE7uMc","Badness 0 (Apostrophe‛s version)","suckerpinch","talk","evergreen","programming humor and typesetting",["tom7","type systems","tex","gpl parody","typesetting"],[130,0,57],"HN readers point to it as an example of Tom7's ridiculous-but-brilliant programming projects, here tied to license parody and typesetting.",[4,3,0,2024,2026,0,4,3,0,0],0],["YAtLTLiqNwg","Elon Musk Interview: 1-on-1 with Sandy Munro","Munro Live","interview","dated","tesla manufacturing",["elon musk","sandy munro","gigacasting","mass production","tesla"],[110,114,52],"HN uses it as a primary source on Tesla manufacturing and engineering decisions and Musk's grasp of product detail.",[3,3,0,2021,2023,0,3,12,0,0],0],["YGLNyHd2w10","I Solved Klotski","2swap","explainer","evergreen","puzzle state spaces",["klotski","rush hour","graph visualization","puzzle solving","state space"],[127,30,28],"HN people point to it for intuition about why some games are hard to navigate and for its Rush Hour and graph visualizations.",[3,3,0,2025,2026,0,3,1,0,0],0],["YMqgiXLjvRs","Y Combinator's Paul Graham sits down with Jason at LAUNCH Festival 2014","This Week in Startups","interview","dated","startups and y combinator",["paul graham","y combinator","startup advice","sam altman","founders"],[64,52],"HN people link it for Paul Graham's candid views on startups, Aaron Swartz, and investing selection.",[3,3,0,2014,2016,0,3,1,0,0],0],["YdOXS_9_P4U","Terence Tao on the cosmic distance ladder","3Blue1Brown","explainer","evergreen","cosmic distance ladder",["astronomy","terence tao","3blue1brown","distance measurement","history of science"],[84,35],"HN recommends it as an excellent explanation of how we know cosmic distances.",[2,2,2,2025,2026,2,0,2,0,0],0],["YdiZa0Y3F3c","Shared memory parallelism in Julia | Kiran Pamnany | Cambridge Julia Meetup (May 2018)","The Julia Programming Language","talk","dated","parallel task scheduling",["julia","multithreading","task scheduler","composable parallelism","hpc"],[6,3,13],"Recommended in Julia threading threads as an insightful, simple explanation of the new task scheduler.",[4,3,0,2018,2019,0,4,1,0,0],0],["Z20XNp-luNA","Ichthyology: Phishing as a Science","Black Hat","talk","evergreen","phishing defense",["phishing","security keys","black hat","credential theft","social engineering"],[17,19],"HN people cite it to show even technical users fall for phishing and that hardware security keys are the real fix.",[3,3,0,2019,2025,0,3,1,0,0],0],["Z8ZhQPaw4rE","Solaris | SCIENCE FICTION | FULL MOVIE | directed by Tarkovsky","Mosfilm","other","evergreen","tarkovsky science fiction film",["solaris","tarkovsky","science fiction","film","stanislaw lem"],[133,134,136],"HN recommends it as a masterpiece of emotional, contemplative science fiction, and draws analogies between its alien ocean and AI.",[2,2,2,2023,2025,2,0,3,0,0],0],["ZBtMbBPzqHY","Navy pilots describe encounters with UFOs","60 Minutes","news","news","unidentified aerial phenomena",["ufo","uap","navy pilots","60 minutes","radar"],[80,78],"HN commenters point to it as eyewitness testimony and multi-radar evidence in UFO threads, though some dispute it.",[2,3,0,2021,2023,0,4,6,1,0],0],["ZC5Zr3NC2PY","The Best Easy Way to Capture Analog Video (it's a little weird)","Technology Connections","tutorial","evergreen","analog video capture",["vhs digitizing","composite video","hdmi capture","home movies","upscaler"],[45,44],"HN people recommend it as an affordable, good-quality way to digitize analog video.",[3,3,0,2019,2022,0,3,1,1,0],0],["ZCmnQR3_qWg","35C3 - The year in post-quantum crypto","media.ccc.de","talk","dated","post-quantum cryptography",["post-quantum","nist competition","djb","cryptography","35c3"],[18,32],"HN recommends it as a good overview of the NIST candidates and the state of post-quantum crypto.",[3,3,0,2019,2019,0,3,3,0,0],0],["ZLWMQLMiTPk","Thank You For Your Feedback - Don't Say Velcro","VELCRO® Brand","comedy","evergreen","trademark advertising",["velcro","trademark","advertising","hook and loop","humor"],[65,130],"HN recommends it as a delightful sequel to the original ad, brought up in threads on trademarks and the original campaign.",[3,2,2,2023,2025,2,1,1,0,0],0],["ZOzZ8R4gphE","Let's port Diablo to SerenityOS!","Andreas Kling","demo","evergreen","operating system development",["serenityos","andreas kling","porting","c++","diablo","os hacking"],[13,9,2],"HN commenters recommend it as a demonstration of SerenityOS's hackability and fast iteration across all layers of the system.",[2,3,0,2021,2022,0,4,2,0,0],0],["ZQc9-seU-5k","\"Swift as C++ Successor in FoundationDB\" by Konrad Malawski (Strange Loop 2023)","Strange Loop Conference","talk","dated","swift c++ interoperability",["swift","c++","foundationdb","interop","incremental migration","strange loop"],[2,11,0],"HN commenters recommend it as the main resource on Swift as an incremental successor to C++ and on how the interoperability works in practice.",[3,3,0,2023,2024,0,3,6,0,0],0],["ZRV3pBuPxEQ","PHP doesn't suck (anymore)","Aaron Francis","explainer","dated","modern php",["php","language features","php 8","web development"],[3,4],"HN commenters share it to show that modern PHP is much better than its reputation.",[3,3,0,2023,2023,0,3,2,0,0],0],["ZSPkcpGmflE","50 Years Ago, This Was a Wasteland. He Changed Everything | Short Film Showcase","National Geographic","documentary","evergreen","land restoration",["texas hill country","aquifers","conservation","selah ranch","water management"],[107,135],"Cited in climate and water threads as an encouraging example of large-scale landscape restoration.",[3,3,0,2019,2022,0,3,1,0,0],0],["ZUG9qYTJMsI","DollarShaveClub.com - Our Blades Are F***ing Great","Dollar Shave Club","comedy","evergreen","viral marketing video",["dollar shave club","advertising","startup marketing","viral video","razors"],[65,64],"HN holds it up as a great example of a funny, viral company video that frames the razor market well.",[3,3,0,2013,2016,0,3,0,0,0],0],["ZerUbHmuY04","Causal understanding of water displacement by a crow","PLOS Media","demo","evergreen","crow intelligence",["crows","animal cognition","water displacement","tool use","aesop's fable"],[99,91],"Used as vivid evidence of crow intelligence and animal physical reasoning in discussions of cognition.",[3,3,0,2016,2020,0,3,8,0,0],0],["_7X6Yeydgyg","POLYBIUS - The Video Game That Doesn't Exist","Ahoy","documentary","evergreen","polybius arcade legend",["polybius","urban legend","arcade games","video essay","retro gaming"],[124,135,51],"HN rates it among the best gaming video essays and Ahoy as one of the best creators on the platform.",[2,2,2,2023,2024,2,0,1,0,0],0],["_9B__0S21y8","\"Tackling Concurrency Bugs with TLA+\" by Hillel Wayne","Strange Loop Conference","talk","evergreen","formal specification with tla+",["tla+","concurrency","pluscal","formal methods","hillel wayne"],[36,12],"Recommended as a concise, high-level intro to what TLA+ is and when it helps.",[3,3,0,2018,2025,0,3,2,0,0],0],["_KRb_qV9P4g","Smoother animation ≠ Better animation [read pinned comment]","Noodle","explainer","dated","frame interpolation in animation",["animation","motion smoothing","frame interpolation","timing and easing","anime"],[60],"HN commenters recommend it in motion-smoothing and interpolation threads as an overview of why interpolation hurts animation.",[4,3,0,2023,2024,0,4,2,0,0],0],["_fQtxKmgJC8","The Story of Tetris","Gaming Historian","documentary","evergreen","history of tetris",["tetris","video game history","licensing","soviet union","nintendo"],[124,53],"HN recommends it as an excellent documentary on Tetris and its tangled licensing history.",[4,3,0,2022,2023,0,4,0,0,0],0],["_o7qjN3KF8U","The Hustle","KRAZAM","comedy","evergreen","tech satire",["hustle culture","krazam","productivity","satire","startup humor"],[130,64],"HN posts it as a joke in productivity and focus threads, and some praise the channel as pitch-perfect satire of tech stereotypes.",[3,3,0,2021,2024,0,3,2,0,12],0],["_x0eyNkNpL0","Violence | Slavoj Žižek | Talks at Google","Talks at Google","talk","evergreen","ideology and violence",["slavoj zizek","ideology","philosophy","unknown knowns","authors at google"],[143],"Recommended as a relatively clear introduction to Zizek's thinking, especially his account of ideology and unknown knowns.",[4,3,0,2012,2022,0,4,1,0,0],0],["a9b9IYqsb_U","Howard Payne & Deviant Ollam - This Key is Your Key, This Key is My Key","DeviantOllam","talk","evergreen","physical security keys",["elevator keys","locks","fire keys","physical security","hope"],[17,49],"Brought up in threads on elevators and locks as an engaging talk on common keys.",[3,3,0,2017,2021,0,3,1,0,0],0],["aICaAEXDJQQ","The Insane Engineering of James Webb Telescope","Real Engineering","explainer","evergreen","james webb space telescope",["jwst","space engineering","telescope deployment","cryocooler","nasa"],[85,113],"HN recommends it as an accessible in-depth explanation of how Webb works and why its deployment was remarkable.",[3,3,0,2021,2022,0,3,0,0,0],0],["aIx2N-viNwY","Why Life Seems to Speed Up as We Age","Veritasium","explainer","evergreen","time perception",["chronoception","aging","psychology","veritasium","perception"],[91,90],"Cited in threads about perceived time as a good, detailed explanation of the effect.",[4,3,0,2020,2024,0,4,1,0,0],0],["aP0Y1uAA-2Y","Stanford Seminar: Beyond Floating Point: Next Generation Computer Arithmetic","Stanford Online","lecture","dated","computer arithmetic posits",["posits","unum","floating point","ieee 754","numerical computing"],[39,33,21],"Cited in floating-point threads as the main introduction to posits and unums as an alternative to IEEE floats.",[5,3,0,2017,2018,0,5,8,0,0],0],["aVUqaB0IMh4","KiCad 6 STM32 PCB Design Full Tutorial - Phil's Lab #65","Phil’s Lab","tutorial","dated","pcb design",["kicad","stm32","pcb layout","schematic","hardware design"],[41,42],"HN recommends it as a practical way to learn KiCad and PCB design by following one full project.",[3,3,0,2022,2025,0,3,1,0,0],0],["aXQ2lO3ieBA","Pentagon Wars - Bradley Fighting Vehicle Evolution","66NOVA66","comedy","evergreen","feature creep in procurement",["pentagon wars","bradley","feature creep","f-35","requirements","satire"],[133,78,130],"Linked in nearly every F-35 or procurement thread as the classic illustration of feature creep and design by stakeholder committee, including in software.",[3,3,0,2015,2023,0,3,10,0,7],0],["aXflBZXAucQ","Why We Sleep: Science of Sleep & Dreams | Matthew Walker | Talks at Google","Talks at Google","talk","dated","sleep science",["sleep","matthew walker","dreams","health","sleep deprivation"],[98,90],"HN suggests it as an easy alternative to the book for people who want Walker's sleep findings.",[3,3,0,2018,2019,0,3,0,0,0],0],["aY985qzn7oI","harvard & aliens & crackpots: a disambiguation of Avi Loeb","Angela Collier","commentary","evergreen","avi loeb and alien claims",["avi loeb","oumuamua","crackpots","seti","science skepticism"],[84,148],"Frequently linked as an in-depth, well-presented skeptical take whenever Loeb's alien claims come up.",[5,2,2,2023,2023,2,5,6,5,0],0],["agS6ZXBrcng","HBO Intro - Behind the Scenes","archivefilms","documentary","evergreen","practical visual effects",["hbo intro","miniatures","motion control","pre-cgi","film history"],[60,61],"HN recommends it as a look at pre-CGI effects work that looks like CGI but was entirely physical.",[3,3,0,2019,2025,0,3,3,0,0],0],["b0EF0VTs9Dc","Monads and Gonads","Google TechTalks","talk","evergreen","monads in javascript",["monads","javascript","douglas crockford","functional programming","promises"],[1,4],"Often recommended as a demystifying monad talk in plain JavaScript, though some find it light on definitions.",[2,2,2,2016,2019,2,0,6,3,0],0],["b9FC9fAlfQE","EEVblog #186 - Soldering Tutorial Part 3 - Surface Mount","EEVblog","tutorial","evergreen","smd soldering",["soldering","surface mount","drag soldering","hot air","electronics"],[43,41],"Recommended as a good introduction to SMD soldering techniques for beginners.",[3,3,0,2012,2020,0,3,0,0,0],0],["bAUVCn_jw5I","Why Starting A Rocket Engine Is So Hard!","Everyday Astronaut","explainer","evergreen","rocket engine ignition",["rocket engines","ignition","rs-25","everyday astronaut","propulsion"],[85,113],"HN recommends it as the best explanation of why engine start is hard and what can go wrong.",[3,3,0,2023,2026,0,3,0,0,0],0],["bL6hp8BKB24","Why CG Sucks (Except It Doesn't)","RocketJump Film School","commentary","evergreen","visual effects perception",["cgi","vfx","film","uncanny valley"],[60,61],"Used as a counterpoint whenever commenters claim CGI always looks fake.",[3,3,0,2017,2022,0,3,4,0,0],0],["bfN2JWifLCY","Why lockdowns are the wrong policy: Swedish expert Prof. Johan Giesecke","UnHerd","interview","news","covid-19 lockdown policy",["sweden","epidemiology","herd immunity","lockdowns","covid-19"],[96,81],"Commenters point to it for the Swedish insider perspective on lockdowns, with some later calling its statements prescient.",[7,3,0,2020,2021,0,7,2,0,0],0],["boPEO2auJj4","CppCon 2015: Timur Doumler “C++ in the Audio Industry”","CppCon","talk","evergreen","real-time audio programming",["c++","audio","real-time","dsp","cppcon"],[2,37],"HN commenters recommend it as an introduction to real-time and low-latency programming in C++ for people getting into audio.",[3,3,0,2016,2026,0,3,0,0,0],0],["bvim4rsNHkQ","How Not to Land an Orbital Rocket Booster","SpaceX","other","evergreen","rocket landing failures",["spacex","falcon 9","booster landing","iteration","failure montage"],[85],"HN uses it as evidence that SpaceX iterated through visible failures and is open and humorous about them.",[4,3,0,2018,2021,0,4,16,0,0],0],["c1UBJbfR-H0","\"Compacting the Uncompactable\" by Bobby Powers","Strange Loop Conference","talk","evergreen","memory allocation",["malloc","memory fragmentation","compaction","mesh","c++"],[2,6],"Recommended as a great talk on solving fragmentation for C/C++ and runtimes like Ruby and Python without code changes.",[3,3,0,2020,2025,0,3,1,0,0],0],["c2lgEyNaop4","Classic Game Postmortem: Alone in the Dark","GDC Festival of Gaming","talk","evergreen","game development history",["alone in the dark","postmortem","survival horror","gdc","3d games"],[124,121,122],"HN commenters recommend it as a firsthand account from the creator, including the old tooling.",[3,3,0,2019,2023,0,3,0,0,0],0],["cQO2XTP7QDw","I sent robot forgeries to a handwriting expert","Stuff Made Here","demo","evergreen","handwriting robots",["pen plotter","handwriting","forgery","robotics","engineering"],[24,116,113],"HN commenters recommend it as the physical-machine take on replicating handwriting, with plenty of explained iteration.",[3,3,0,2024,2026,0,3,1,0,0],0],["cQq2pKNDgIs","Unlocking UAP Mysteries: Economics, Aliens, and The Great Filter | Merged EP0109","Merged Podcast","podcast","evergreen","grabby aliens and ufos",["robin hanson","grabby aliens","great filter","uap","fermi paradox"],[80,84,70],"HN commenters point to it for Hanson's grabby aliens reasoning as an unusual framework for thinking about UFO behavior and intelligent life in the cosmos.",[3,3,0,2023,2023,0,3,0,0,0],0],["cTsEzmFamZ8","Joe Rogan Experience #1245 - Andrew Yang","PowerfulJRE","podcast","news","universal basic income",["andrew yang","ubi","automation","2020 election","joe rogan"],[71,73],"Suggested as a starting point for understanding Yang's capitalist case for UBI, though some note it is long and dated.",[2,3,0,2019,2019,0,4,1,0,0],0],["cbSu2PXOTOc","Are Crows the Ultimate Problem Solvers? | Inside the Animal Mind | BBC Earth","BBC Earth","demo","evergreen","animal intelligence",["crows","problem solving","bbc earth","cognition","birds"],[99],"Shared in crow-intelligence threads as a striking demonstration that changes how people see crows.",[2,2,2,2017,2021,2,0,2,0,0],0],["cjuGCJJUGsg","Climate Change Debate: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO)","LastWeekTonight","comedy","evergreen","false balance in media",["john oliver","climate change","false balance","satire","misinformation"],[80,102,130],"Cited to illustrate false balance and the trouble with giving all sides equal weight.",[3,3,0,2015,2022,0,3,2,0,0],0],["ckSoDW2-wrc","The 5 Most Dangerous Chemicals on Earth","SciShow","explainer","evergreen","dangerous chemicals",["chemistry","toxins","safety","scishow","reactive substances"],[86],"Recommended as a fun companion to threads about hazardous chemistry, such as hydrofluoric acid and reactive substances.",[3,3,0,2015,2020,0,3,0,0,0],0],["d6DBKoWbtjE","Does Vienna Have the World's Best Council Housing? Swimming Pools, Private TV Channels & More","Channel 4 Documentaries","documentary","evergreen","social housing in vienna",["vienna","social housing","council housing","urban policy","channel 4"],[111,71],"HN points to it as proof that government-provided housing can be attractive, in housing and homelessness threads.",[2,3,0,2021,2023,0,3,3,0,0],0],["dDddKmdLEdg","A walk through of installing Synapse+Riot+Jitsi from scratch on Debian","Matrixdotorg","tutorial","dated","self-hosting matrix",["matrix","synapse","jitsi","debian","self-hosting"],[16,14],"Recommended as a practical demonstration that self-hosting a Matrix server is fairly easy, even on a small droplet.",[3,3,0,2021,2021,0,4,2,0,0],0],["eLqC3FNNOaI","Why are we changing maps? (from The West Wing)","SaltLakeUsersGroup","comedy","evergreen","map projections",["mercator","west wing","cartography","map distortion","geography"],[133,28,137],"HN links it in any thread on map projections and the Mercator distortion of country sizes, often calling it a favorite scene.",[3,3,0,2021,2024,0,3,1,1,0],0],["eVtCO84MDj8","Khan Academy and the Effectiveness of Science Videos","Veritasium","explainer","evergreen","science education",["misconceptions","khan academy","learning","education research","veritasium"],[141,148],"HN uses it in debates on video-based teaching and how confronting misconceptions helps learning, though some find its Khan Academy critique flawed.",[2,2,2,2011,2023,2,0,5,2,0],0],["egEraZP9yXQ","How Many Holes Does a Human Have?","Vsauce","explainer","evergreen","topology",["topology","holes","genus","mathematics","anatomy"],[33,35],"Pointed to as a fun, light introduction to topology and to answer the human-holes question.",[3,3,0,2021,2024,0,3,3,0,0],0],["ez4DgdurRPg","Dance p 3 Mar09","Geoff Cumming","explainer","evergreen","p-value variability",["p-values","nhst","statistics","estimation","replication"],[27,148],"Recommended as a vivid visual demonstration of how unreliable p-values are.",[2,2,2,2011,2015,2,0,1,0,0],0],["f5SE47Xjx2Q","Why 50 Million Chinese Homes are Empty","PolyMatter","explainer","dated","china housing bubble",["china","real estate","ghost cities","housing","economics"],[69,68],"Recommended as a clear, compact explainer on China's empty homes, ghost cities and property troubles.",[3,3,0,2019,2022,0,3,1,0,0],0],["f8ZqBLcIvw0","The Origins of Russian Authoritarianism","Kraut","explainer","evergreen","russian political history",["russia","authoritarianism","mongol rule","history","countryballs"],[77,74],"HN recommends it as a good introduction to Russian authoritarianism, though some commenters say it is flawed or wrong on many points.",[3,3,0,2022,2022,0,3,1,2,0],0],["fD-R35DSSZY","The Longest Year in Human History (46 B.C.E.)","Historia Civilis","explainer","evergreen","roman calendar reform",["julius caesar","roman republic","calendar","ancient rome","history"],[77],"Recommended as an entertaining and well-explained account of why our calendar looks the way it does.",[4,3,0,2022,2024,0,4,1,0,0],0],["fPrvnlvnu-k","TWiST #46 with David Heinemeier Hansson","ThisWeekinStartups","interview","dated","bootstrapping startups",["dhh","37signals","ruby on rails","startups","this week in startups"],[64,52,3],"Recommended as an entertaining look at DHH's views and what the 37signals founders stand for.",[3,3,0,2010,2014,0,3,1,0,0],0],["fW8amMCVAJQ","First Follower: Leadership Lessons from Dancing Guy","Derek Sivers","explainer","evergreen","leadership and movements",["first follower","leadership","derek sivers","social movements","tipping point"],[66,91],"A go-to short explanation of how movements start and why early followers matter.",[3,3,0,2021,2026,0,3,3,0,0],0],["frLwRLS_ZR0","Disney's Practical Guide to Path Tracing","Walt Disney Animation Studios","explainer","evergreen","path tracing",["ray tracing","computer graphics","disney","rendering","animation"],[58,60],"Recommended as an approachable intro to path tracing in ray tracing and rendering threads.",[3,3,0,2017,2021,0,3,0,0,0],0],["gDfNRWsMRsU","Why Spotify Will Ultimately Fail","Benn Jordan","commentary","dated","streaming music economics",["spotify","music industry","artist payouts","bandcamp","streaming"],[67,131],"Commenters recommend it as an artist's informed explanation of streaming economics and why Spotify pays so little compared with alternatives like Bandcamp.",[3,3,0,2023,2023,0,3,3,0,0],0],["gKWNjFagR9k","CUFP 2013: Julien Verlaguet, Facebook: Analyzing PHP statically","CUFP 2013","talk","dated","static analysis of php",["ocaml","hack","php","type inference","facebook"],[7,1,3],"Pointed to as the origin story of Hack and a real-world example of OCaml in production.",[3,3,0,2013,2014,0,3,2,0,0],0],["gPlpphT7n9s","Shakespeare: Original pronunciation (The Open University)","OpenLearn from The Open University","explainer","evergreen","original pronunciation of shakespeare",["shakespeare","linguistics","history of english","pronunciation","ben crystal"],[145,136],"Frequently linked as a short, accessible demonstration of how Shakespeare actually sounded.",[4,3,0,2013,2021,0,4,16,0,0],0],["gQnmP7UD_zk","Etching small patterns in Glass","Huygens Optics","demo","evergreen","glass micro-etching",["hydrofluoric acid","tesla valve","microfabrication","optics","laser etching"],[40,86,87],"HN recommends it as a highly informative look at micro-etching glass and the smallest Tesla valves.",[4,3,0,2021,2024,0,4,0,0,0],0],["gSvUqhZcbVg","Hauntology, Lost Futures and 80s Nostalgia","Jonas Čeika - CCK Philosophy","explainer","evergreen","hauntology",["hauntology","mark fisher","retro-futurism","nostalgia","philosophy"],[143,125,147],"Recommended as a clear introduction to hauntology and lost futures in discussions of Mark Fisher and cyberpunk.",[3,3,0,2019,2022,0,3,1,0,0],0],["gdK4y6O-llE","OODA Loop & Evolutionary Epistemology of John Boyd by Chuck Spinney","52 Living Ideas","lecture","evergreen","OODA loop and John Boyd",["ooda loop","john boyd","military strategy","decision making","epistemology"],[78,143,66],"HN readers recommend it as the way to learn what Boyd actually meant by OODA, straight from a collaborator, rather than from the popularized loop diagram.",[3,3,0,2021,2025,0,4,0,0,0],0],["ghtpJnrdgbo","Richard Hipp - Git: Just Say No","southeastlinuxfest","talk","evergreen","version control and fossil",["git","fossil","sqlite","richard hipp","version control"],[8,11,14],"Recommended for the SQLite author's reasoned case for a different approach to version control, and as an introduction to Fossil.",[3,3,0,2020,2021,0,3,0,0,0],0],["gisdyTBMNyQ","I thought this rotating house was impossible.","Tom Scott","explainer","evergreen","rotating house engineering",["rotating house","slip ring","utilities","tom scott","engineering"],[112,113],"HN likes the clear animation of how slip rings and piping let a house rotate.",[4,3,0,2023,2024,0,4,0,0,0],0],["goh2x_G0ct4","Gil Scott-Heron - Whitey On the Moon (Official Audio)","Ace Records","music","evergreen","space spending critique",["gil scott-heron","apollo","spoken word","inequality","protest music"],[131,85,79],"Posted in space-spending threads as a classic critique of priorities, usually with a quip.",[3,3,0,2018,2021,0,3,16,1,0],0],["gvZSpET11ZY","Retirement Plans: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO)","LastWeekTonight","commentary","evergreen","retirement plan fees",["john oliver","401k","investment fees","passive investing","personal finance"],[68,80],"HN links it in personal finance threads as an entertaining explanation of how fees erode retirement savings.",[3,3,0,2016,2022,0,3,2,0,0],0],["h3gwyHNo7MI","Pandora's Box, E1: The Engineers' Plot","nagualdesign","documentary","evergreen","soviet central planning",["adam curtis","soviet union","technocracy","gosplan","bbc documentary"],[77,135,74],"HN recommends it as a fun, well-made documentary on Soviet planning, Gosplan, and why central control failed.",[3,3,0,2014,2025,0,3,2,0,0],0],["h4Uu5eyN6VU","Is the EU Democratic? Does Your Vote Matter?","Kurzgesagt – In a Nutshell","explainer","dated","european union governance",["eu","elections","european parliament","democracy","institutions"],[74,81],"HN commenters point to it as a quick factual primer on EU institutions when threads get into EU politics and policy.",[3,3,0,2019,2022,0,3,2,0,0],0],["hFL6qRIJZ_Y","ADHD & How Anyone Can Improve Their Focus","Andrew Huberman","podcast","dated","ADHD and focus",["adhd","focus","dopamine","neuroscience","huberman"],[92,90],"HN people offer it as practical focus and ADHD advice from a credentialed neuroscientist, though some treat it as only a reference.",[3,3,0,2022,2024,0,3,2,0,0],0],["hXgqik6HXc0","Consciousness is Not a Computation (Roger Penrose) | AI Podcast Clips","Lex Fridman","podcast","evergreen","consciousness and computation",["penrose","consciousness","quantum mind","microtubules","ai"],[93,83,52],"Pointed to in consciousness and AI threads as the best-known statement of Penrose's view, which commenters find interesting even when they disagree.",[3,3,0,2020,2022,0,3,4,1,0],0],["ho7oagHeqNc","Category Theory in Life - Eugenia Cheng","Lambda World","talk","evergreen","category theory",["category theory","eugenia cheng","abstraction","mathematics","functional programming"],[33,1,35],"HN recommends it as an accessible, gentle introduction that makes category theory feel approachable and shows its analogy-making power.",[3,3,0,2019,2022,0,3,0,0,0],0],["hzPd3umu78g","High-performance Tree Wrangling, the APL Way // Aaron Hsu // Dyalog '18","Dyalog User Meetings","talk","evergreen","array programming trees",["apl","trees","inverted tables","array languages","dyalog"],[0,30,6],"HN recommends it as a striking example of high-performance tree handling with array programming.",[3,3,0,2019,2021,0,3,0,0,0],0],["i1vbvikDiI8","The Joy of Programming in Jai - Part 1: Hello World","Nuno Afonso","tutorial","dated","jai programming language",["jai","jonathan blow","game programming","hello world","beta"],[0,122],"Jai had no public release, so commenters point to this beta user's videos as a way to see what the language is actually like.",[3,3,0,2020,2021,0,3,0,0,0],0],["iRleB034EC8","Peter Thiel on “The Straussian Moment”","Hoover Institution","interview","dated","peter thiel political philosophy",["peter thiel","straussian moment","political philosophy","hoover institution","peter robinson"],[143,52,73],"HN points to it as a primer on Thiel's thinking and as an example of Peter Robinson's skill as an interviewer.",[3,3,0,2019,2021,0,3,2,0,0],0],["iRsSjh5TTqI","Microtonal Guitar (Fixed Fret) - Tolgahan Çoğulu","Microtonal Guitar - Tolgahan Çoğulu","demo","evergreen","microtonal guitar",["microtonal","guitar","tuning","turkish music","frets"],[132,131],"Linked in music theory and tuning threads as a listenable example of microtonal guitar that sounds good.",[2,3,0,2015,2022,0,3,1,0,0],0],["ihkRwArnc1k","Birth of The Transistor: A video history of Japan's electronic industry. (Part 1)","RC286","documentary","evergreen","history of japanese electronics",["transistor","semiconductors","japan","nhk","history"],[47,40],"Recommended in documentary and semiconductor-history threads as a detailed look at Japan's chip industry.",[3,3,0,2018,2022,0,3,0,0,0],0],["imhUmLtlZpw","Understanding the rise of China | Martin Jacques","TED","talk","dated","understanding China",["china","civilization state","ted talk","geopolitics","martin jacques"],[74,69],"HN recommends it in discussions of China's surveillance and social-credit systems for explaining Chinese attitudes toward the state.",[1,2,2,2018,2019,2,0,3,0,0],0],["ipzR9bhei_o","Bach, Toccata and Fugue in D minor, organ","smalin","music","evergreen","music visualization",["bach","organ","toccata and fugue","animated score","classical"],[131,132],"Recommended as a music visualization that makes the structure easier to follow than sheet music.",[3,3,0,2010,2021,0,3,1,0,0],0],["j02b8Fuz73A","NeXTSTEP Release 3 Demo","blatherskyte","demo","evergreen","nextstep operating system demo",["nextstep","steve jobs","interface builder","enterprise objects framework","rapid app development","os x history"],[48,52,13],"HN uses it as the classic example of rapid visual app building and of a polished early Jobs presentation, often with timestamps pointing to the database demo.",[3,3,0,2007,2012,0,3,5,1,0],0],["j2dHFC31VtQ","How American Fire Departments are Getting People Killed","Not Just Bikes","explainer","evergreen","urban planning and road safety",["fire trucks","street design","road safety","netherlands","urbanism"],[111],"HN people link it in threads on big vehicles and road safety as a comparison of US and Dutch fire department approaches.",[3,3,0,2024,2025,0,3,3,0,0],0],["j4H9LL7A-nQ","Renting vs. Buying a Home: What People Get Wrong","Ben Felix","explainer","evergreen","rent versus buy",["personal finance","housing","mortgages","investing","ben felix"],[68],"Recommended as detailed math on rent versus buy, showing the choice is often roughly a wash.",[3,3,0,2025,2026,0,3,1,0,0],0],["jGWFg7EDnyY","Pulling Clear Images Directly Off Satellites | GOES-15,16,17 and Himawari 8 HRIT","The Thought Emporium","tutorial","evergreen","satellite image reception",["goes-16","sdr","weather satellites","hrit","radio"],[85,41,42],"HN commenters credit it for inspiring their own satellite-reception hobby and praise the channel's high-quality content.",[3,2,2,2018,2022,2,1,1,0,0],0],["jPhJbKBuNnA","I tried using AI. It scared me.","Tom Scott","commentary","dated","ai impact",["chatgpt","tom scott","technology curve","ai progress","napster"],[22,23],"HN cites it for the argument that we cannot tell whether AI is early or late on its sigmoid curve until hindsight.",[4,3,0,2023,2024,0,4,2,0,0],0],["jSFsrmLhC00","Transport Tycoon 2014 Soundtrack (remaster with real instrument from original creator)","Arif Nur Rahman","music","evergreen","video game soundtrack",["transport tycoon","openttd","john broomhall","remaster","retro gaming"],[131,124],"Fans of Transport Tycoon and OpenTTD point to it as a nostalgic, live-instrument version of the game's music.",[3,3,0,2020,2025,0,3,0,0,0],0],["jSo5v5t4OQM","Jordan Peterson - Controversial Facts about IQ","Bite-sized Philosophy","lecture","evergreen","iq and intelligence",["iq","g factor","jordan peterson","psychology","intelligence testing"],[91,93],"HN commenters use it as supporting material in arguments about IQ and the g-factor view of intelligence.",[3,3,0,2017,2024,0,3,1,0,0],0],["jyQwgBAaBag","Risking My Life To Settle A Physics Debate","Veritasium","explainer","evergreen","downwind faster than the wind",["physics","blackbird","wind power","sailing","veritasium"],[82,88,104],"Frequently linked whenever wind-powered vehicles come up, as the clearest visual explanation of how the craft works.",[5,3,0,2021,2022,0,5,6,0,0],0],["k1luKAS_Xcg","Find your primal posture and sit without back pain: Esther Gokhale at TEDxStanford","TEDx Talks","talk","evergreen","posture and back pain",["posture","back pain","sitting","ergonomics","gokhale method"],[98,56],"Recommended in back pain and posture threads as a short, practical idea that helped some commenters.",[3,3,0,2016,2018,0,3,0,0,0],0],["kb-m2fasdDY","What I Wish I Had Known Before Scaling Uber to 1000 Services • Matt Ranney • GOTO 2016","GOTO Conferences","talk","dated","microservices at scale",["microservices","uber","architecture","service sprawl","lessons learned"],[5,12,66],"Often brought up as an honest account of microservice sprawl, including the fact that nobody at Uber knew exactly how many services existed.",[3,3,0,2016,2018,0,3,4,1,1],0],["kfM-yu0iQBk","Shader Basics, Blending & Textures • Shaders for Game Devs [Part 1]","Freya Holmér","course","evergreen","shader programming",["shaders","unity","vertex shader","fragment shader","game graphics"],[58,122],"Recommended as a good first-steps shader tutorial that also teaches broad graphics knowledge.",[3,3,0,2021,2025,0,3,0,0,0],0],["kixAljyfdqU","The Higgs Mechanism Explained | Space Time | PBS Digital Studios","PBS Space Time","explainer","evergreen","higgs mechanism",["higgs field","quantum field theory","particle physics","mass","pbs space time"],[83],"Recommended as a clear explanation of how electrons gain mass, and the channel itself gets binge-watch praise.",[3,3,0,2018,2022,0,3,0,0,0],0],["klpDHn8viX8","The Holographic Universe Explained","PBS Space Time","explainer","evergreen","holographic principle",["holographic principle","ads/cft","black holes","theoretical physics","pbs space time"],[83,84],"HN commenters point to it as an accessible way to get a grip on AdS/CFT and the holographic principle whenever black holes or information physics come up.",[2,2,2,2019,2020,2,1,3,0,0],0],["lI7T650RTT8","No, The Tank Is Not Dead.","The Chieftain","commentary","dated","future of tanks",["tanks","armored warfare","drones","military history","combined arms"],[78],"Pointed to as an authoritative answer, from a former Abrams commander and tank historian, to claims that tanks are obsolete.",[5,3,0,2022,2022,0,5,3,0,0],0],["lIFE7h3m40U","The Art of the Bodge: How I Made The Emoji Keyboard","Tom Scott","talk","evergreen","bodging and custom keyboards",["autohotkey","bodge","emoji keyboard","luamacros","tom scott"],[42,9,44],"HN links it as a charming defense of bodging and of AutoHotkey, and as the go-to example when custom keyboards or hotkey hacks come up.",[4,3,0,2020,2022,0,4,4,0,0],0],["lKQ0yaEJjok","Joscha: From Computation to Consciousness (31c3)","Joscha Bach","talk","evergreen","computational theory of mind",["consciousness","artificial intelligence","philosophy of mind","cognitive science","joscha bach"],[93,143,21],"HN recommends it as an inspiring summary of a computational model of mind and a first lecture in a series on the brain as a computer.",[3,3,0,2016,2019,0,3,0,0,0],0],["lWZ2Bz0tS-s","MIT Godel Escher Bach Lecture 1","jasonofthel33t","lecture","evergreen","godel escher bach",["godel escher bach","self-reference","recursion","incompleteness","mit course"],[142,31,36],"Recommended as a companion to reading the dense book.",[3,3,0,2017,2021,0,3,0,0,0],0],["lXfEK8G8CUI","How The Immune System ACTUALLY Works – IMMUNE","Kurzgesagt – In a Nutshell","explainer","evergreen","immune system",["immune system","biology","kurzgesagt","t cells","animation"],[96,95],"HN commenters suggest it as a simple, well-made introduction to how immune responses work when discussing infection, T cells or chronic illness.",[3,3,0,2021,2023,0,3,1,0,0],0],["leX541Dr2rU","There is No Algorithm for Truth - with Tom Scott","The Royal Institution","talk","evergreen","algorithms and truth online",["social media","algorithms","science communication","parasocial relationships","tom scott"],[148,147,80],"HN returns to it in discussions of algorithmic feeds, misinformation and parasocial relationships, as a clear and thoughtful talk.",[3,3,0,2019,2025,0,3,4,0,0],0],["lgivCGdmFrw","Introducing a Memory-Safe Successor Language in Large C++ Code Bases - John McCall - CppNow 2023","CppNow","talk","dated","swift c++ interoperability",["swift","c++","memory safety","language interop","apple"],[2,0,17],"Used as the primary source for Apple's stated plan to make Swift its successor to C++ and for how interop supports gradual transition.",[3,3,0,2023,2024,0,4,16,0,0],0],["lhe286ky-9A","How to Fix America's Corrupt Political System","RepresentUs","explainer","dated","political corruption reform",["campaign finance","lobbying","super pacs","anti-corruption act","us politics"],[73,76],"HN commenters cite it as a brief summary of the problem and the proposed Anti-Corruption Act solution when arguing for getting money out of politics.",[2,3,0,2016,2021,0,3,1,0,0],0],["lnA9DMvHtfI","Large Language Models from scratch","Graphics in 5 Minutes","explainer","evergreen","large language models",["llm","neural networks","gradient descent","transformers","language modeling"],[22,21],"HN recommends it as a quick, non-dumbed-down way to get up to speed on how LLMs are built.",[3,2,2,2023,2023,2,1,2,0,0],0],["loCBvaj4eSg","The Hyperbolic Geometry of DMT Experiences (@Harvard Science of Psychedelics Club)","Qualia Research Institute","lecture","evergreen","psychedelic phenomenology",["dmt","hyperbolic geometry","consciousness","qualia research institute","psychedelics"],[93,90,33],"HN commenters point to it as an interesting lecture related to psychedelics, brain geometry and hyperbolic space, with a good intro to hyperbolic geometry.",[3,3,0,2021,2023,0,3,1,0,0],0],["lqzJewjZUkk","Turning the Sun Into a Giant Telescope with Dr. Slava Turyshev","Fraser Cain","interview","evergreen","solar gravitational lens",["gravitational lensing","exoplanets","jpl","space telescope","solar sail"],[84,85],"HN points to it as the best accessible explanation of the solar gravitational lens mission plan.",[3,2,2,2024,2024,2,1,1,0,0],0],["lr4MmmWQtZM","Why is it so Easy to be Thin in Japan?","Joseph Everett - WIL","explainer","evergreen","food environment and obesity",["japan","obesity","diet","food culture","united states"],[97,79],"HN commenters recommend it as an accurate account of everyday Japanese eating and of why the US food environment is so much worse.",[3,3,0,2018,2021,0,3,2,0,0],0],["lvTqbM5Dq4Q","How Quantum Computers Break Encryption | Shor's Algorithm Explained","minutephysics","explainer","evergreen","quantum computing",["shor's algorithm","quantum factoring","cryptography","modular arithmetic"],[32,18],"HN commenters point to it as a clear, approachable explanation of Shor's algorithm and what quantum computers actually do.",[3,3,0,2019,2023,0,3,0,0,0],0],["m05abdGSOxY","Using ground relays with Starlink","Mark Handley","explainer","dated","starlink network latency",["starlink","satellite networking","latency","ground relays","simulation"],[15,85],"Cited in Starlink latency debates as a clear visual analysis showing sub-100ms latency is plausible even without inter-satellite links.",[5,2,2,2020,2020,2,4,6,0,0],0],["mHtdZgou0qU","Speed Up Your JavaScript","Google TechTalks","talk","dated","javascript performance",["javascript","performance","web performance","reflow","google tech talk"],[6,4],"Recommended as a classic JavaScript performance talk whose fundamentals about reflow and efficient code still apply.",[3,3,0,2012,2025,0,3,0,0,0],0],["mSB71jNq-yQ","Attenborough: the amazing Lyre Bird sings like a chainsaw! Now in high quality | BBC Earth","BBC Earth","documentary","evergreen","bird mimicry",["lyrebird","david attenborough","vocal mimicry","birdsong","nature"],[99],"Shared whenever birds mimic sounds come up, as a mind-blowing example of vocal mimicry.",[2,2,2,2020,2025,2,0,1,0,2],0],["muCPjK4nGY4","Speaking Piano - Now with (somewhat decent) captions!","TheMcphearson","demo","evergreen","speech on piano",["talking piano","speech synthesis","auditory perception","player piano","music"],[131,26,139],"HN recommends it as the canonical talking-piano example, uncanny and impressive once you read the captions.",[3,3,0,2015,2023,0,3,2,0,0],0],["n068fel-W9I","Special Lecture: F-22 Flight Controls","MIT OpenCourseWare","lecture","evergreen","fighter jet flight controls",["f-22","fly-by-wire","thrust vectoring","test pilot","aviation"],[109,142],"Recommended as a fascinating insider account of how the F-22's software makes it easier to fly than a Cessna.",[2,2,2,2021,2021,2,0,1,0,0],0],["nIKhUizkXxA","DIY mass spectrometer measures potassium in dietary salt substitute","Applied Science","demo","evergreen","diy mass spectrometry",["mass spectrometer","applied science","ion beam","isotopes","diy science"],[86,88,42],"Recommended as an expert-made DIY build that explains why the apparatus is designed as it is, though one commenter notes a missing baseline run.",[3,3,0,2020,2023,0,3,0,1,0],0],["nJslrTT-Yhc","Carbon Capture Isn't Real","Adam Something","commentary","evergreen","carbon capture",["carbon capture","climate","emissions","energy","electrification"],[102],"HN commenters cite it to argue carbon capture is a distraction from stopping emissions at the source.",[3,3,0,2022,2024,0,3,0,0,0],0],["ncPyMUfNyVM","Andreas Antonopoulos - 51% Bitcoin Attack","Rodolfo Díaz","explainer","evergreen","bitcoin 51% attack",["bitcoin","51% attack","andreas antonopoulos","mining security","blockchain"],[18],"HN commenters link it as a short, favorite explanation of Bitcoin's security and the sustainability of a 51% attack.",[3,3,0,2021,2022,0,3,3,0,0],0],["noQcWra6sbU","Netanel Rubin: The Perl Jam: Exploiting a 20 Year-old Vulnerability","media.ccc.de","talk","evergreen","perl security vulnerabilities",["perl","rce","web security","language quirks","31c3"],[17,3],"Recommended as a funny, engaging look at how Perl's quirks create real security vulnerabilities.",[2,2,2,2018,2022,2,0,0,1,0],0],["nsJZ_kKjXcE","(405) Choosing a High Security Lock","Bill Johnson","tutorial","evergreen","high security locks",["lockpicking","padlocks","physical security","pick resistance"],[17,117],"HN users recommend it as an amusing, practical overview of padlocks from cheap to high security.",[3,3,0,2016,2017,0,3,0,0,0],0],["o2HBHckrdQc","Netdev 0x16 - Keynote: It's Time to Replace TCP in the Datacenter","netdevconf","talk","evergreen","datacenter transport protocols",["tcp","homa","john ousterhout","rpc","datacenter networking","congestion control"],[15,12],"Recommended as the thorough case for replacing TCP in datacenters and for Ousterhout's Homa protocol.",[2,2,2,2023,2023,2,1,1,0,0],0],["o6L6XeNdd_k","Category Theory by Tom LaGatta","AI Council","talk","evergreen","category theory",["category theory","morphisms","functional programming","mathematics","lisp meetup"],[33,1,142],"Recommended as a more approachable introduction to category theory than the more formal lecture series people often start with.",[3,3,0,2014,2017,0,3,1,0,0],0],["oFrTqQw0_3c","Brian Warner - Magic Wormhole- Simple Secure File Transfer - PyCon 2016.mp4","PyCon 2016","talk","evergreen","secure file transfer",["magic-wormhole","spake2","cryptography","python","pycon"],[18,3,17],"Recommended as the author's own explanation of the design and security of magic-wormhole.",[3,3,0,2019,2023,0,3,2,0,0],0],["oM6S7FEUfkU","LibreSSL: The first 30 days, and what the Future Holds","Andrea Ross","talk","evergreen","libressl and openssl",["libressl","openssl","openbsd","code cleanup","security"],[18,17,14],"Recommended as a funny, fascinating tour of how bad the OpenSSL code was and what cleanup looks like.",[3,3,0,2014,2022,0,3,1,0,0],0],["oOlDewpCfZQ","4 Chords | Music Videos | The Axis Of Awesome","The Axis of Awesome","comedy","evergreen","pop chord progressions",["four chords","pop music","music theory","medley","comedy"],[132,129,131],"HN commenters use it as the canonical demonstration that popular songs reuse one chord progression, especially in threads on music analysis and AI-generated music.",[3,3,0,2012,2022,0,3,11,1,1],0],["oQbei5JGiT8","Tea Consent","Blue Seat Studios","explainer","evergreen","consent",["consent","analogy","animation","opt-in vs opt-out"],[79],"Used as the classic analogy for consent, applied to opt-out data collection and privacy practices.",[3,3,0,2015,2021,0,3,3,0,2],0],["oSmqbnhHp1c","RacketCon 2013: Dan Liebgold - Racket on the Playstation 3? It's Not What you Think!","Racket","talk","evergreen","racket in game development",["racket","naughty dog","lisp","dsl","game scripting","playstation 3"],[1,122],"HN cites it whenever Lisp in games, Naughty Dog or Racket in production comes up, as the main first-hand account.",[3,3,0,2014,2022,0,3,9,0,0],0],["oTpA5jt1g60","Windows \"SUCKS\": How I'd Fix it by a retired Microsoft Windows engineer","Dave's Garage","commentary","news","windows usability",["windows 11","dave plummer","microsoft","operating systems","task manager"],[13,53,55],"HN people share it in Windows 11 backlash threads as an even-handed insider's view of what is wrong with Windows.",[3,3,0,2025,2026,0,3,1,0,0],0],["ooNzRrHA9VY","Why I Cook With Induction","Jon Kung","explainer","evergreen","induction cooking",["induction","wok","cooking","gas stoves","kitchen"],[118,105],"HN points to it in gas-versus-induction threads as a professional chef making the positive case, including for wok cooking.",[3,3,0,2022,2023,0,3,1,0,0],0],["orMtwOz6Db0","Roger Penrose: Physics of Consciousness and the Infinite Universe | Lex Fridman Podcast #85","Lex Fridman","podcast","evergreen","physics of consciousness",["roger penrose","consciousness","cosmology","quantum mechanics","artificial intelligence"],[93,82,52],"HN recommends it as an accessible walkthrough of Penrose's ideas on consciousness and cosmology, interesting even if debatable.",[3,3,0,2020,2022,0,3,3,0,0],0],["osSMJRyxG0k","Intel - Anti-Competitive, Anti-Consumer, Anti-Technology.","AdoredTV","commentary","dated","intel anti-competitive history",["intel","amd","monopoly","cpu industry","antitrust"],[39,67,53],"Recommended as an overview of Intel's anti-competitive past and why it kept dominating despite AMD's competitive products.",[3,3,0,2017,2018,0,3,3,0,0],0],["oz49vQwSoTE","Satoshi Kon - Editing Space & Time","Every Frame a Painting","explainer","evergreen","satoshi kon editing",["satoshi kon","anime","film editing","video essay","perfect blue"],[134,60,61],"HN recommends it as the best short introduction to Kon's editing before watching his films.",[3,3,0,2016,2022,0,3,0,0,0],0],["p5Ac7ap_MAY","Princes of the Yen | The Hidden Power of Central Banks","Independent POV","documentary","evergreen","central banking",["bank of japan","richard werner","japanese economy","asset bubble","monetary policy"],[69,135],"HN commenters recommend it for a more cynical view of central bank power, though some caveat it as conspiracy-leaning.",[4,3,0,2015,2017,0,4,4,0,0],0],["pIgMTsQXg3Q","The Constitution of Athens","Historia Civilis","explainer","evergreen","athenian democracy",["ancient athens","sortition","constitution","history","democracy"],[77],"Recommended in governance threads for showing how randomness and short terms prevented power concentration.",[3,3,0,2018,2026,0,3,0,0,0],0],["pL3Yzjk5R4M","The Original Skunk Works – Nickolas Means | The Lead Developer UK 2017","LeadDev","talk","evergreen","skunk works engineering history",["skunk works","sr-71","lockheed","engineering management","aerospace"],[9,109,66],"HN recommends it as a well-done history of Skunk Works, popping up in SR-71 threads.",[3,3,0,2017,2021,0,3,0,0,0],0],["pUF5esTscZI","A4 Paper Is Too Perfect","CGP Grey","explainer","evergreen","a4 paper sizes",["a4 paper","metric system","scale of the universe","iso 216","cgp grey"],[35,89],"Loved for its zoom-out tour of physical scales and recommended alongside other paper-size and scale-of-the-universe discussions.",[2,2,2,2026,2026,2,1,2,0,0],0],["pdJQ8iVTwj8","Chris Lattner: Future of Programming and AI | Lex Fridman Podcast #381","Lex Fridman","podcast","dated","programming languages and ai",["chris lattner","mojo","llvm","swift","compilers","lex fridman"],[7,0,22],"HN points to it as the main place to hear Lattner's motivations and design ideas for Mojo, often in Mojo threads.",[4,3,0,2023,2025,0,4,4,0,0],0],["pdmODVYPDLA","I Built a COMPUTER in Magic: The Gathering","Because Science","demo","evergreen","magic the gathering turing completeness",["turing machine","magic the gathering","computation","card games","emergent complexity"],[31,127],"HN links it as the accessible, hands-on demo behind the claim that Magic is Turing complete.",[3,3,0,2020,2026,0,3,1,0,0],0],["pnv5iKB2hl4","Why city flags may be the worst-designed thing you've never noticed | Roman Mars","TED","talk","evergreen","flag design",["vexillology","design principles","roman mars","city flags","branding"],[57,111],"The canonical reference on flag and logo design principles, cited in branding and design threads.",[3,2,2,2020,2022,2,1,3,0,0],0],["pyX8kQ-JzHI","Lecture 1 | Modern Physics: Classical Mechanics (Stanford)","Stanford","lecture","evergreen","classical mechanics",["susskind","physics","stanford","theoretical minimum","lecture series"],[82,142],"HN recommends Susskind as a very good explainer who uses real math at an accessible level, and links this lecture series for self-learners.",[3,3,0,2017,2025,0,3,0,0,0],0],["qL0BB2PRY7k","Was Roman Concrete Better?","Practical Engineering","explainer","evergreen","roman vs modern concrete",["concrete","roman engineering","civil engineering","rebar","materials"],[112,87],"HN recommends it as a clear, balanced answer to claims that Roman concrete was better than ours.",[4,3,0,2021,2022,0,4,2,0,0],0],["qMkYlIA7mgw","The US-Canada Border Is 5,500 Miles of Pure Nonsense","CGP Grey","explainer","evergreen","us-canada border",["borders","geography","canada","exclaves","history"],[77,74],"HN recommends it as an entertaining overview in any thread about border oddities.",[3,3,0,2019,2020,0,3,2,0,0],0],["qQTjLWIHN74","The One Tiny Law That Keeps Amtrak Terrible","Wendover Productions","explainer","evergreen","US passenger rail",["amtrak","freight rail","rail policy","infrastructure","right of way"],[111,75],"HN commenters cite it whenever passenger rail delays or expansion come up, as the clearest explanation of freight priority over Amtrak.",[4,3,0,2023,2025,0,4,4,0,0],0],["qS34oV-jv_A","that dark matter video aged like milk","Angela Collier","commentary","evergreen","dark matter",["dark matter","mond","astrophysics","angela collier","rotation curves"],[84,148],"HN points to her videos as a counterpoint to popular dark matter discussion, framing it as the discrepancy that needs explaining.",[3,3,0,2024,2024,0,3,2,0,0],0],["qbKGw8MQ0i8","\"NTFS really isn't that bad\" - Robert Collins (LCA 2020)","linux.conf.au","talk","evergreen","windows filesystem performance",["ntfs","rustup","antivirus","file io","performance"],[6,13,2],"The go-to reference for why file operations are slow on Windows and how antivirus filters, not NTFS itself, are the cause.",[5,3,0,2022,2025,0,5,7,0,0],0],["r1ZLGqL1FMo","Why Japan Arrests Foreigners","Paolo fromTOKYO","explainer","evergreen","japanese law for foreigners",["japan","criminal justice","police","travel","conviction rate"],[75,79],"Commenters mostly use it as a lead-in to recommending interviews with Japanese lawyers about detention and the justice system, and one says they learned from it.",[3,3,0,2020,2026,0,3,1,0,0],0],["r9rGX91rq5I","The UK Election Results Were the Worst in History","CGP Grey","explainer","evergreen","first past the post voting",["uk elections","first past the post","electoral systems","proportional representation","cgp grey"],[73,81],"HN recommends it as a short, clear illustration of how first-past-the-post misrepresents voters.",[3,3,0,2015,2022,0,3,3,0,0],0],["rAl-9HwD858","Crust of Rust: Lifetime Annotations","Jon Gjengset","tutorial","evergreen","rust lifetimes",["rust","lifetimes","live coding","strings","generics"],[2,0],"Recommended as a slow-paced, detailed live-coding session that makes lifetimes click once you are past Rust basics.",[3,3,0,2020,2022,0,3,1,0,0],0],["rHP-OPXK2ig","How I Upgraded My iPhone Memory 800% - in Shenzhen, China","Strange Parts","documentary","evergreen","iphone hardware modding",["shenzhen","iphone","flash memory","repair","electronics"],[43,44],"HN people recommend it for its vivid look at Shenzhen's repair culture and for the flash chip upgrade, and cite it in discussions of hardware modding.",[3,3,0,2018,2021,0,3,1,0,0],0],["rURRYI66E54","AI Language Models & Transformers - Computerphile","Computerphile","explainer","evergreen","transformers and language models",["transformers","language models","attention","rob miles","computerphile"],[22,21,26],"Pointed to as an accessible early explanation of transformers and attention for newcomers.",[3,3,0,2022,2025,0,3,0,0,0],0],["ra_9zU-mnl8","Gridfinity: Your Ultimate Modular Workshop is FREE!","Zack Freedman","demo","evergreen","3d printed storage",["gridfinity","3d printing","workshop organization","open source hardware","modular storage"],[116,115],"HN points people to it as the original explanation of what Gridfinity is and why it exists, in threads about the project and its catalogs.",[3,3,0,2022,2022,0,3,0,0,1],0],["rgGmKD87U3M","Lotus Improv for NeXT 1990","Thierry Hubert","demo","evergreen","lotus improv spreadsheet",["lotus improv","next","spreadsheets","retro software","ui design"],[48,47,55],"HN links it in spreadsheet-reinvention threads as the clearest look at what Improv did differently, with a distinctive NeXTstep aesthetic.",[1,3,0,2023,2026,0,3,2,0,0],0],["rmueBVrLKcY","Computer Science - A Guide for the Perplexed • Joe Armstrong • GOTO 2018","GOTO Conferences","talk","evergreen","history of computer science",["joe armstrong","erlang","forgotten ideas","tuple spaces","unix pipes"],[47,1,10],"HN calls it a superb, funny and engaging talk, and links it often after Armstrong's death as one of his best.",[3,2,2,2019,2021,2,1,1,0,0],0],["s0ukXDnWlTY","The Smartphone CPU Review You NEED to Watch!","Geekerwan","explainer","dated","smartphone cpu power efficiency",["mobile soc","power efficiency","arm cores","thermal throttling","benchmarks"],[39,44],"HN people cite it as detailed data on mobile SoC efficiency, sustained performance and ARM core efficiency curves.",[4,3,0,2023,2023,0,4,4,0,0],0],["s9aCwCKgkLo","What's It Really like Working at Valve?","People Make Games","documentary","evergreen","valve company culture",["valve","flat organization","game industry","employee interviews","management"],[66,53,125],"Recommended as well-researched, interview-based coverage of the Valve model and its failures, often linked in threads about Valve and flat organizations.",[3,3,0,2023,2024,0,3,0,0,0],0],["s9fByRmAHgU","Jacob Appelbaum (Part 2/2) Digital Anti-Repression Workshop - April 26 2012","NewYorkRawVideos","lecture","dated","digital privacy and surveillance",["tails","tor","jacob appelbaum","cellphone forensics","anti-surveillance"],[19,17],"Recommended as a practical talk on privacy and anonymity options, including diskless laptops running Tails.",[3,3,0,2012,2017,0,3,0,0,0],0],["sCZJblyT_XM","The Unix Chainsaw - Gary Bernhardt","timmonta","talk","evergreen","unix shell",["unix","pipelines","command line","gary bernhardt","shell workflow"],[8,13],"Recommended as a brilliant demonstration of how to think in Unix pipelines.",[2,2,2,2016,2019,2,0,3,0,0],0],["sI1C9DyIi_8","Arithmetic, Population and Energy - FULL LENGTH","kip399","lecture","evergreen","exponential growth and sustainability",["exponential growth","al bartlett","population","energy","peak oil"],[102,142,108],"HN repeatedly quotes its thesis that humanity's greatest shortcoming is failing to understand the exponential function.",[3,2,2,2016,2023,2,1,9,0,0],0],["sKudSeqHSJk","The Non-capitalist Solution to the Housing Crisis","About Here","explainer","evergreen","social housing",["housing crisis","co-op housing","vancouver","public housing","rent"],[111,71],"Recommended in housing threads as a decent dive into the problem and possible long-term solutions.",[4,3,0,2022,2023,0,4,1,0,0],0],["sbQhgEJuExY","Farbrausch & Neuro - Masagin (HD Stereo)","Leonard Ritter","music","evergreen","demoscene",["farbrausch","demoscene","realtime graphics","svg","paniq"],[50,59,131],"HN recommends it as a showcase of what the demoscene can do, with high-res antialiased vector graphics and motion blur.",[3,3,0,2010,2015,0,3,1,0,0],0],["sg2j7mZ9-2Y","w","jan Misali","explainer","evergreen","history of the alphabet",["letter w","alphabet history","linguistics","writing systems","jan misali"],[145,57],"Recommended for readers who enjoy fascinating deep dives into the history of odd letters and the alphabet.",[3,3,0,2021,2023,0,3,0,0,0],0],["sycgL3Qg_Ak","How to Age Gracefully | CBC Radio","CBC","comedy","evergreen","life advice",["aging","advice","wiretap","cbc radio","humor"],[146,140],"Commenters bring it up in threads about life advice and aging as the best advice they have heard, namely to ignore advice and do your own thing.",[2,2,2,2025,2026,2,0,1,0,0],0],["szIGZVrSAyc","Yanis Varoufakis with Professor Noam Chomsky at NYPL, April 16, 2016 | DiEM25","DiEM25","interview","evergreen","european political economy",["varoufakis","chomsky","greek crisis","neoliberalism","eu","democracy"],[69,74],"Recommended as a long, insightful conversation that gives a view of how Greece was pressured during the bailouts.",[3,3,0,2016,2024,0,3,2,0,0],0],["t0mhvd3-60Y","Simon Peyton Jones - Linear Haskell: practical linearity in a higher-order polymorphic language","Curry On!","talk","evergreen","linear types",["haskell","linear types","ghc","type systems","rust"],[0,1],"HN recommends it as a clear introduction to linear types in GHC from the language's lead designer.",[3,3,0,2018,2020,0,3,3,0,0],0],["tAACYA1Mwv4","Keynote: What is a Component (and Why)? - Luke Wagner, Distinguished Engineer, Fastly","The Linux Foundation","talk","evergreen","webassembly component model",["webassembly","wasi","component model","composability","sandboxing"],[4,5],"HN recommends it as the best starting point for understanding the Wasm Component Model and WASI direction, straight from its designer.",[3,3,0,2024,2026,0,5,1,1,0],0],["tMP5Pbx8I4s","Turning Waves Into Particles","Huygens Optics","explainer","evergreen","nonlinear optics and particle models",["nonlinear vacuum","schwinger limit","wave simulation","light and matter","physics"],[82,83,88],"HN commenters find the hypothesis elegant and the channel consistently thought-provoking, and point to it in threads on light, particles and wave functions.",[2,3,0,2025,2025,0,3,1,0,0],0],["tTBWfkE7BXU","Noam Chomsky - Manufacturing Consent","Chomsky's Philosophy","documentary","evergreen","media propaganda",["noam chomsky","manufacturing consent","propaganda model","corporate media","media literacy"],[80,135],"Cited as a short overview of the propaganda model whenever commenters discuss media influence and consent manufacturing.",[3,3,0,2017,2021,0,3,5,0,0],0],["tafGL02EUOA","Quantum Entanglement and the Great Bohr-Einstein Debate | Space Time | PBS Digital Studios","PBS Space Time","explainer","evergreen","quantum entanglement",["entanglement","bohr","einstein","quantum mechanics","measurement"],[83],"HN points to it as a clear, approachable explanation of quantum entanglement.",[3,3,0,2016,2022,0,3,1,0,0],0],["tcdVC4e6EV4","Deadly Truth of General AI? - Computerphile","Computerphile","explainer","evergreen","ai safety",["agi","rob miles","stamp collector","superintelligence","alignment"],[23],"Often pointed to as an accessible first introduction to AI safety and why a superintelligent AI could be dangerous.",[3,3,0,2016,2023,0,4,3,0,0],0],["thqbjA2DC-E","The Five Freedoms of Aviation","Wendover Productions","explainer","evergreen","aviation regulation",["airlines","five freedoms","air treaties","cabotage","aviation economics"],[109,74],"HN links it whenever airline route rules, cabotage or loopholes come up, as a concise background explainer.",[3,3,0,2018,2019,0,3,2,0,0],0],["tiKCORN-6m8","Why guitarists USED TO play more in tune! (Microtonal Frets)","Brandon Acker","demo","evergreen","guitar tuning systems",["gut frets","meantone","microtonal","temperament","classical guitar"],[132,131],"Pointed to in tuning and temperament threads as an audible demonstration of how meantone differs from equal temperament.",[3,3,0,2022,2026,0,3,2,0,0],0],["tnBQmEqBCY0","Elon Musk : How to Build the Future","Y Combinator","interview","dated","entrepreneurship and technology",["elon musk","y combinator","startups","ai","spacex","tesla"],[52,64],"Offered as a more down-to-earth Musk interview with better questions than most, and cited for his stated concerns about concentrated AI power.",[3,3,0,2016,2022,0,3,3,1,0],0],["tw-rxtwhzcY","A Conversation with Peter Thiel and Niall Ferguson - Institute of Politics","Harvard University","interview","evergreen","technological stagnation",["peter thiel","niall ferguson","stagnation","technology and politics","venture capital"],[147,52,64],"HN commenters recommend it as one of the best single introductions to Thiel's worldview on technology and stagnation.",[2,2,2,2016,2018,2,1,1,0,0],0],["uDqjIdI4bF4","12 Principles of Animation (Official Full Series)","AlanBeckerTutorials","tutorial","evergreen","principles of animation",["animation","squash and stretch","timing","anticipation","motion design"],[60],"Recommended as a compact starting point for making animations feel more compelling, including for UI and app developers.",[3,3,0,2018,2024,0,3,0,0,0],0],["uGlzRt-FYto","“What is Success?” by Evan Czaplicki","Elm Europe","talk","evergreen","open source project success",["elm","open source","community","language design","metrics"],[9,0,1],"Cited in debates over Elm's direction and open source health, with some praising its points about metrics and others finding its tone toward unhappy users hard to watch.",[2,3,0,2018,2019,0,3,2,3,0],0],["uWUHkCgslNE","This AI actually WORKS!!! - NVIDIA RTX Voice","ShortCircuit","demo","dated","ai noise suppression",["rtx voice","nvidia","noise cancellation","microphone","audio"],[26,45,44],"Cited as a demo of GPU-powered noise suppression that works remarkably well, in threads on mic muting and speech enhancement.",[2,2,2,2021,2021,2,1,2,0,0],0],["u_ktRTWMX3M","Arnold Schwarzenegger 2018 - The speech that broke the internet - Most Inspiring ever","MulliganBrothers","other","evergreen","motivation",["arnold schwarzenegger","motivational speech","procrastination","self-improvement"],[146],"HN users recommend it as practical motivation against procrastination and for people unsure what to do next.",[3,3,0,2021,2023,0,3,0,0,0],0],["umatbZ0n4mE","Teenage engineering OP1 - Live looping [Thoj]","Thoj","demo","evergreen","teenage engineering op-1",["op-1","live looping","synthesizer","electronic music","teenage engineering"],[132,131],"HN points to it as a demonstration of the OP-1, a well-designed instrument and an accessible way to start making music.",[3,3,0,2017,2018,0,3,0,0,0],0],["usSfgHGEGxQ","Games, Schools, and Worlds Designed for Violence","Jacob Geller","commentary","evergreen","architecture of violence in games and schools",["video essay","school design","game architecture","jacob geller","brutalism"],[125,137,79],"HN recommends it as an informed look at architecture in games and at how school design relates to shooter maps and Columbine.",[3,3,0,2021,2024,0,3,0,0,0],0],["v7AYyUqrMuQ","China’s Vanishing Muslims: Undercover In The Most Dystopian Place In The World","VICE News","documentary","dated","xinjiang uighur surveillance",["uighurs","xinjiang","china surveillance","internment camps","vice news"],[19,74,80],"HN cites it as first-hand, independent reporting on Xinjiang that does not rely on state-sanctioned access.",[3,3,0,2019,2022,0,3,9,0,0],0],["vHWiDx_l4V0","What's a Memory Allocator Anyway? - Benjamin Feng","Zig SHOWTIME","talk","evergreen","memory allocators",["zig","allocators","arenas","memory management","systems programming"],[2,6],"Recommended as a quick, clear overview of allocators and arenas that also shows how Zig approaches allocation.",[3,3,0,2020,2021,0,3,0,0,0],0],["vKA4w2O61Xo","The Most Common Cognitive Bias","Veritasium","explainer","evergreen","confirmation bias",["veritasium","falsification","scientific method","2-4-8 puzzle","cognitive bias"],[91,148],"Recommended as a clear demonstration of confirmation bias and the value of trying to break your own hypothesis.",[3,3,0,2015,2023,0,3,5,0,0],0],["vOvQCPLkPt4","Applied Sciences Group: High Performance Touch","Microsoft Research","demo","evergreen","touch input latency",["latency","touchscreens","human-computer interaction","microsoft research","responsiveness"],[48,55,44],"HN commenters cite it whenever input latency comes up, as the demonstration that people can perceive touch delay down to 1 ms.",[3,3,0,2017,2020,0,3,17,0,0],0],["vWkgEddb4-A","Introduction to Julia - Part 1 | SciPy 2014 | David Sanders","Enthought","tutorial","dated","julia programming language",["julia","scipy","scientific computing","programming languages"],[3,27,0],"HN commenters point newcomers to it as a solid starting point for getting to know Julia.",[3,3,0,2014,2015,0,3,0,0,0],0],["vaCVh2SAZY4","An Intro to KiCad – Part 1: How PCBs Are Made | DigiKey","DigiKey","tutorial","dated","pcb design with kicad",["kicad","pcb","electronics","beginner"],[41,42,114],"Recommended as a friendly starting point for people who want to learn PCB design with free tools.",[3,3,0,2020,2022,0,3,0,0,0],0],["vs41JrnGaxc","Jonathan Haidt: The moral roots of liberals and conservatives","TED","talk","evergreen","moral psychology",["jonathan haidt","moral foundations","politics","liberals and conservatives","ted"],[91,73],"HN recommends it as an accessible way to understand why people across the political spectrum disagree and to better understand opposing views.",[3,3,0,2016,2018,0,3,1,0,0],0],["vtWp45Eewtw","Fluorine - Periodic Table of Videos","Periodic Videos","demo","evergreen","fluorine chemistry",["fluorine","periodic table","chemistry demo","fluoride","tooth enamel"],[86],"Recommended in fluoride and fluorine threads as a short, fun demonstration of how nasty fluorine is.",[4,3,0,2015,2021,0,4,0,0,0],0],["w70Xc9CStoE","The largest campaign ever to stop publishers destroying games","Accursed Farms","commentary","news","game preservation",["stop killing games","ross scott","the crew","consumer rights","digital ownership"],[124,125,75],"HN points to it as the original statement of the Stop Killing Games campaign.",[3,3,0,2024,2024,0,3,2,0,0],0],["wOmjnioNulo","The Secret Reason Horses Let Us Ride Them","CGP Grey","explainer","evergreen","animal domestication",["domestication","horses","history","cgp grey","animals"],[99,94],"HN recommends it as a classic on why some animals are suited to farming and domestication and others are not.",[3,3,0,2018,2023,0,3,1,0,0],0],["wTPGW1PNy_Y","How Modern SQL Databases Come up with Algorithms that You Would Have Never Dreamed Of by Lukas Eder","Devoxx","talk","evergreen","sql query optimization",["sql","query optimizer","databases","postgresql","declarative programming"],[11],"HN commenters recommend it to developers unfamiliar with how much leverage and intelligence there is in a SQL database.",[3,3,0,2020,2023,0,3,3,0,0],0],["wUwZZaI5u0c","Hacking at Quantum Speed with Shor's Algorithm | Infinite Series","PBS Infinite Series","explainer","evergreen","quantum computing",["shor's algorithm","quantum computing","rsa","cryptography","pbs infinite series"],[32,18],"HN recommends it as a clear, worked explanation of Shor's algorithm for building intuition.",[3,3,0,2018,2019,0,3,1,0,0],0],["w_znRopGtbE","Homebrew NMOS Transistor Step by Step - So Easy Even Jeri Can Do It","Jeri Ellsworth","tutorial","evergreen","homebrew semiconductor fabrication",["transistor","nmos","diy fab","jeri ellsworth","semiconductors"],[40,42],"HN points to it as the classic example of home-made semiconductors and a fun way to go down to the transistor level.",[3,3,0,2012,2020,0,3,5,0,0],0],["wcBEOcPtlYk","Tested: Where Does The Tone Come From In A Guitar Amplifier?","Jim Lill","demo","evergreen","guitar amplifier tone",["guitar amps","eq","distortion","tube amplifiers","audio"],[132,45],"Recommended as a systematic, surprising experiment, often cited in audio and gear-obsession threads.",[3,3,0,2025,2026,0,4,2,0,0],0],["wlvKAT7SZIQ","Parsing JSON Really Quickly: Lessons Learned","InfoQ","talk","evergreen","fast json parsing",["simdjson","simd","daniel lemire","performance","parsing"],[6,7,30],"HN points to it as the best explanation of simdjson internals and of why fast parsing is rarely disk-bound.",[3,3,0,2020,2024,0,3,2,0,0],0],["wtIhVwPruwY","Reynolds Number - Numberphile","Numberphile","explainer","evergreen","fluid dynamics",["reynolds number","navier-stokes","turbulence","numberphile","fluid mechanics"],[88,35,82],"HN recommends it as an accessible layperson's introduction to the Reynolds number and fluid dynamics scales.",[3,3,0,2019,2021,0,3,0,0,0],0],["wvJaKQ94lBY","PTVS 2.0 Beta: Mixed-Mode Python/C/C++ Debugging overview","python tools","demo","dated","mixed-mode debugging",["ptvs","visual studio","python","c++","debugging"],[8,3],"Linked whenever mixed Python and C++ debugging came up as a neat PTVS feature.",[1,3,0,2013,2015,0,3,4,0,0],0],["x2-rSnhpw0g","Visualising software architecture with the C4 model - Simon Brown, Agile on the Beach 2019","Agile on the Beach","talk","evergreen","software architecture diagrams",["c4 model","software architecture","diagramming","structurizr","simon brown"],[5],"Recommended as the introduction to C4 when people ask how to visualize and communicate software architecture.",[3,3,0,2021,2023,0,3,1,0,0],0],["x94PGgYKHQ0","Invisibility Training for Motorcyclists","FortNine","explainer","evergreen","motorcycle visibility",["motorcycle safety","perception","saccades","driver awareness","road safety"],[110,91],"Cited in threads on motorcycle and cyclist safety to explain why drivers look and still miss them.",[4,3,0,2019,2021,0,4,3,0,0],0],["xLYYh4aPXAM","Bitcoin Is Protecting Human Rights Around the World","ReasonTV","commentary","dated","bitcoin and human rights",["bitcoin","human rights","authoritarianism","inflation","libertarian"],[18,74,76],"HN commenters use it in crypto debates as evidence that Bitcoin matters for people in unstable-currency countries.",[3,3,0,2021,2021,0,3,2,0,0],0],["xMzojQFyMo0","Seymour Papert","Seth Morabito","documentary","evergreen","logo and learning",["seymour papert","logo","education","constructionism","computing history"],[141,47,52],"Recommended as a glimpse of Papert's vision of computers as tools for learning, shared especially after his death.",[3,3,0,2014,2017,0,3,0,0,0],0],["xbBdIG--b58","Inside Africa's Food Forest Mega-Project","Andrew Millison","documentary","evergreen","sahel land regeneration",["great green wall","niger","permaculture","regreening","water harvesting"],[107,135],"Recommended in regreening and desertification threads as an optimistic, constructive example of land restoration.",[3,3,0,2025,2026,0,3,1,0,0],0],["xnWKz7Cthkk","Killing a Toyota Part 1 | Top Gear | BBC","Top Gear","comedy","evergreen","vehicle durability",["top gear","toyota hilux","durability","trucks","reliability"],[110,140],"HN uses it as the go-to evidence for Toyota pickup durability, and as a benchmark in discussions of truck toughness.",[3,3,0,2011,2022,0,3,10,0,1],0],["xodtfM1r9FA","The Maths of General Relativity (1/8) - Spacetime and Worldlines","ScienceClic English","course","evergreen","general relativity",["spacetime","worldlines","proper time","differential geometry","physics visualization"],[82,33,84],"Praised for its visualizations and pedagogy in threads about physics and differential geometry.",[3,3,0,2021,2023,0,3,0,0,0],0],["xsLJZyih3Ac","Pranks Destroy Scam Callers- GlitterBomb Payback","Mark Rober","demo","evergreen","phone scams",["scam call centers","mark rober","pranks","fraud","glitter bomb"],[19,139],"Offered as a satisfying example of fighting back against scam call centers.",[3,3,0,2022,2024,0,3,0,1,0],0],["xtvT2XYlcOY","McMurtry Speirling BREAKS Goodwood Hillclimb Record!! 39.08!","Automotive Mike","news","dated","electric hillclimb record",["mcmurtry speirling","goodwood","fan car","downforce","electric car"],[110],"Shared as a striking example of a fan car using powered ground effect, with an eye-popping launch, in EV and motorsport threads.",[3,3,0,2022,2023,0,3,0,0,0],0],["xuCn8ux2gbs","history of the entire world, i guess","bill wurtz","explainer","evergreen","world history",["world history","animation","bill wurtz","humor","overview"],[77,130],"HN commenters list it among favorite long-form, info-dense YouTube videos and as a representative piece of Wurtz's quirky creativity.",[3,3,0,2018,2024,0,3,2,0,2],0],["y-uuk4Pr2i8","Kinesin protein walking on microtubule","em2134x","demo","evergreen","molecular motor proteins",["kinesin","microtubule","cell biology","animation"],[95],"Shared as a vivid illustration of molecular machines at work inside cells.",[3,3,0,2019,2021,0,3,5,0,0],0],["yCsgoLc_fzI","A Physics Professor Bet Me $10,000 I'm Wrong","Veritasium","explainer","evergreen","downwind faster than the wind",["veritasium","physics","ddwfttw","wind-powered vehicle","bet"],[82,88],"Linked as clear demonstrations that make the counterintuitive faster-than-wind result click.",[3,3,0,2021,2022,0,3,5,0,0],0],["yXbJe-rUNP8","The Complete History of the A Button Challenge","Bismuth","documentary","evergreen","super mario 64 speedrunning",["mario 64","speedrunning","glitches","a button challenge","game history"],[126,124],"Recommended as a deep-dive rabbit hole showing extraordinary knowledge of game internals.",[3,3,0,2023,2024,0,3,2,0,0],0],["yY9GAyJtuJ0","Spherical Geometry Is Stranger Than Hyperbolic - Hyperbolica Devlog #2","CodeParade","explainer","evergreen","non-euclidean geometry",["spherical geometry","hyperbolica","game development","codeparade","math visualization"],[35,123,58],"Recommended among the nice visual explorations and tech demos of non-Euclidean geometry for games.",[3,3,0,2021,2022,0,3,1,0,0],0],["yvFKh_3evC8","Modern Times Streetwise - part 1/4 - 1996 BBC Documentary how become a London cabbie.","TaxiWarrior","documentary","evergreen","london cabbie knowledge",["london taxi","the knowledge","bbc","taxi drivers","exams"],[135,111],"HN commenters recommend it whenever London cabbies and the Knowledge come up, as an interesting if slightly dated look at the process.",[3,3,0,2014,2017,0,3,0,0,0],0],["yy8jQgmhbAU","CppCon 2018: Stoyan Nikolov “OOP Is Dead, Long Live Data-oriented Design”","CppCon","talk","evergreen","data-oriented design",["c++","cppcon","performance","oop alternatives","game development"],[5,2,6],"HN cites it as a concrete, worked example of data-oriented design and as an alternative to OOP in performance-sensitive code.",[3,3,0,2018,2020,0,3,7,0,0],0],["zFhYJRqz_xk","Your Body Killed Cancer 5 Minutes Ago","Kurzgesagt – In a Nutshell","explainer","evergreen","cancer and the immune system",["kurzgesagt","immune system","cancer","biology","animation"],[96,95],"HN recommends it as a clear, accessible introduction to cancer and the immune system.",[3,3,0,2023,2024,0,3,0,0,0],0],["zQGOcOUBi6s","The Immune System Explained I – Bacteria Infection","Kurzgesagt – In a Nutshell","explainer","evergreen","immune system",["immune system","bacteria","animation","biology","kurzgesagt"],[96,95],"HN suggests it as a simple, layman-friendly explanation of the immune system, especially during COVID vaccine discussions.",[3,3,0,2015,2021,0,3,1,0,0],0],["zU7Lww-sBPg","James Tour: The Mystery of the Origin of Life","Discovery Science","lecture","dated","origin of life",["abiogenesis","james tour","chemistry","intelligent design","prebiotic chemistry"],[86,94,144],"Recommended by some as a blunt expert critique of origin-of-life research, while others question its claims and length.",[2,2,2,2020,2022,2,0,1,1,0],0],["za56H2BGamQ","Induced Demand & Roadway Widening: Everything You Always Wanted to Know (and Weren't Afraid to Ask)","Ray Delahanty | CityNerd","explainer","evergreen","induced demand in traffic",["induced demand","freeway widening","urban planning","transportation economics","traffic"],[111,70],"HN commenters link it as a clearer explanation of induced demand for people who have not studied the topic.",[3,3,0,2022,2024,0,3,0,0,0],0],["-EVqrDlAqYo","Jeff Hawkins: Thousand Brains Theory of Intelligence | Lex Fridman Podcast #25","Lex Fridman","interview","evergreen","neocortex and machine intelligence",["thousand brains","jeff hawkins","neuroscience","hierarchical temporal memory","reference frames"],[90,21,52],"HN people send others here to hear Hawkins explain his theory in his own words, including reference frames and the old versus new brain.",[2,2,1,2021,2021,1,1,2,0,0],0],["-Im4YAMWK74","Gacha Drama and the Korean Gender War","Moon Channel","commentary","evergreen","south korean gender politics",["korea","gender war","gacha games","video essay","internet culture"],[79,125,51],"HN commenters recommend it, along with its sequel, as an enlightening explanation of the economic and cultural roots of gender friction in South Korea.",[1,2,1,2024,2025,1,1,2,0,0],0],["-J8YyfrSwTk","Effective ML","Jane Street","lecture","evergreen","functional programming with types",["ocaml","type-driven design","make illegal states unrepresentable","ml","industrial programming"],[1,0],"It is the go-to source for the idea of making illegal states unrepresentable through types, with the key moment at 28:02.",[2,2,1,2018,2018,1,1,1,0,0],0],["-Qph8BNrnLY","Homemade Transistor Demonstration","Jeri Ellsworth","demo","evergreen","diy semiconductor fabrication",["transistor","pmos","home chip lab","electronics","jeri ellsworth"],[40,41],"HN likes Ellsworth as a hardware tinkerer, and cites the video as proof that transistors can be made with low-tech, DIY fabrication.",[2,2,1,2013,2016,1,1,2,0,0],0],["-bpX8YvNg6Y","DEF CON 23 - Zoz - And That's How I Lost My Other Eye...Explorations in Data Destruction (Fixed)","DEFCONConference","talk","evergreen","data destruction",["defcon","thermite","hard drives","security","physical destruction"],[17,46],"HN points to it whenever hard drive destruction or fast physical data wiping comes up, as an empirical test of what actually works.",[2,2,1,2016,2020,1,1,3,0,0],0],["03ccxwNssmo","BFS-Auto: High Speed Book Scanner at over 250 pages/min","Ishikawa Group Laboratory","demo","evergreen","high-speed book scanning",["book digitization","page flipping","3d sensing","university of tokyo","scanner"],[26,24],"HN commenters bring it up in book-scanning threads as an impressive non-destructive method that is not commercially available.",[2,2,1,2018,2024,1,1,2,0,0],0],["0GzzFeS5cMc","Zach Oakes - Making Games at Runtime with Clojure","ClojureTV","talk","evergreen","live game programming in clojure",["clojure","game development","live coding","repl","functional programming"],[1,122,123],"Recommended as a great talk on live, functional-style game programming.",[2,2,1,2015,2016,1,1,1,0,0],0],["0M7IINwTFVw","The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time Speedrun in 22:38, live at AGDQ2013","CosmoSpeedruns","demo","dated","speedrunning",["ocarina of time","zelda","agdq","wrongwarp","glitch exploits"],[126,124],"HN commenters recommend it as a showcase of the deep reverse-engineering and glitch knowledge behind speedrunning, and cite it for the wrongwarp trick.",[2,2,1,2013,2015,1,1,1,0,0],0],["0fKYVl12VTA","Enterprise Sales | Startup School","Y Combinator","lecture","evergreen","enterprise sales",["saas sales","startup school","outbound","pricing","procurement"],[65,64],"Recommended as a compact, practical summary of enterprise SaaS sales for technical founders.",[2,2,1,2024,2025,1,1,1,0,0],0],["0fpDlAEQio4","Four Languages from Forty Years Ago - Scott Wlaschin","NDC Conferences","talk","evergreen","programming language paradigms",["sql","prolog","ml","smalltalk","language design"],[0,1,11],"HN recommends it as a sampling of truly different programming paradigms beyond mainstream OOP.",[2,2,1,2019,2020,1,1,1,0,0],0],["0jI-AlWEwYI","Alexis King - “Effects for Less” @ ZuriHac 2020","Zürich Friends of Haskell","talk","evergreen","haskell effect systems",["haskell","effects","performance","functional programming","alexis king"],[1,6],"HN commenters call it among the best talks of 2020 for understanding Haskell effect systems.",[2,2,1,2020,2020,1,1,1,0,0],0],["0lJKucu6HJc","Sam Altman - How to Succeed with a Startup","Y Combinator","talk","evergreen","startup success",["startups","y combinator","sam altman","product-market fit","founders"],[64],"Recommended as the single Startup School video worth watching, a short and dense talk on what makes a startup work; one commenter dismisses it as platitudes.",[2,2,1,2019,2019,1,1,1,1,0],0],["0rb9CfOvojk","BahnMining - Pünktlichkeit ist eine Zier (David Kriesel)","media.ccc.de","talk","dated","german train delays",["deutsche bahn","data analysis","train delays","ccc","german"],[27,111,28],"Recommended in threads on German rail as the data-backed explanation of how reported punctuality understates real delays.",[2,2,1,2022,2023,1,1,4,1,0],0],["0w_xEUoK79o","Hartverdrahtet - Akronyme Analogiker | 4k Revision 2012","Demoscene High-Quality Videos (Annikras)","demo","evergreen","4k demoscene intros",["demoscene","4k intro","fractals","revision","size coding"],[50,59],"Cited as a showcase of what fits in 4k, in discussions of code size limits and the demoscene.",[2,2,1,2013,2024,1,1,4,0,0],0],["13eiDhuvM6Y","Deception, Lies, and Valve","Coffeezilla","commentary","dated","counter-strike skin gambling",["coffeezilla","valve","csgo","gambling","investigative"],[125,128,75],"Pointed to in threads on CS skin economy and Valve as an investigation arguing Valve is complicit in underage gambling.",[2,2,1,2025,2025,1,1,4,0,0],0],["1PGm8LslEb4","Manipulating the YouTube Algorithm - (Part 1/3) Smarter Every Day 213","SmarterEveryDay","explainer","dated","youtube algorithm manipulation",["youtube","recommendation algorithms","misinformation","social media","bots"],[80,29,51],"Referenced in threads on social media manipulation and junk content as an interesting miniseries, though one commenter criticized its ExpressVPN ad read.",[2,2,1,2019,2020,1,1,5,1,0],0],["1Y1kJpHBn50","How to Design Impenetrable Airport Security","Wendover Productions","explainer","dated","airport security",["airport security","security theatre","screening","profiling","aviation"],[109,17,75],"HN commenters point to it as a well-researched primer when airport security theatre and Israeli-style screening come up.",[2,2,1,2019,2023,1,2,2,0,0],0],["1b-bijO3uEw","Deus Ex Morpheus Conversation [1080p Widescreen]","Darkangel754","other","evergreen","deus ex surveillance dialogue",["deus ex","morpheus","surveillance","game writing","ai"],[133,19,125],"Commenters call it one of the game's best dialogues and bring it up in discussions of mass surveillance.",[2,2,1,2020,2021,1,1,1,0,0],0],["1f6YyH62jFE","37C3 - Operation Triangulation: What You Get When Attack iPhones of Researchers","media.ccc.de","talk","evergreen","ios zero-click exploits",["operation triangulation","ios security","zero-day","spyware","kaspersky"],[17,19],"HN recommends it as a gripping look at what nation-state attackers can do, used as the primary source in threads about iPhone security and Kaspersky.",[2,2,1,2024,2024,1,1,3,0,0],0],["1sd26pWhfmg","Nicholas Carlini - Black-hat LLMs | [un]prompted 2026","unprompted","talk","news","llm vulnerability research",["zero-day","security","llm","fuzzing","exploit development","claude"],[17,22],"HN cites it as a concrete demonstration that LLMs have suddenly become strong at finding and exploiting vulnerabilities.",[9,2,1,2026,2026,1,8,7,0,0],0],["29u_FejNuks","Making Mushroom Ketchup - 18th Century Cooking","Townsends","tutorial","evergreen","18th century cooking",["mushroom ketchup","historical recipes","food history","sauces","cooking"],[118,77],"HN commenters who have cooked it recommend it as a reliable, delicious recipe and a good historical explanation of pre-tomato ketchup.",[2,2,1,2018,2022,1,1,1,0,0],0],["2WoDQBhJCVQ","The Greatest Shot In Television","MoonEyes Plays","other","evergreen","television history",["james burke","connections","saturn v","single take","bbc"],[135,85,61],"Held up as an iconic, perfectly timed piece of television whenever Burke or Connections comes up.",[2,2,1,2022,2023,1,1,3,0,0],0],["31CcclqEiZw","Brave New World vs Nineteen Eighty-Four featuring Adam Gopnik and Will Self","Intelligence Squared","talk","evergreen","dystopian literature",["brave new world","1984","orwell","huxley","debate","surveillance"],[136,19,143],"HN recommends it as a good long debate for the recurring question of whether Orwell or Huxley was right.",[2,2,1,2018,2022,1,1,2,0,0],0],["37iHSwA1SwE","Yes Minister — Why Britain Joined the European Union","Hostis Humani Generis","comedy","evergreen","british eu policy satire",["yes minister","brexit","european union","british comedy","political satire"],[130,74],"HN posts it, often jokingly, as a prescient and witty explanation of Britain's ambivalent stance toward Europe, especially around Brexit.",[2,2,1,2020,2021,1,1,4,0,4],0],["3CWCqJl0BEs","The Rivian Electric Amazon Delivery Van Is Highly Innovative and Incredibly Cool","Doug DeMuro","demo","dated","electric delivery vans",["rivian","amazon","ev","vehicle review","doug demuro"],[110],"HN points to it as the most thorough walkthrough of the Amazon Rivian van, useful for seeing its real size and delivery-specific design.",[3,2,1,2023,2023,1,2,1,0,0],0],["3Hdn0MuCK_0","Horrific USB power supply fault. (Electrocution risk.)","bigclivedotcom","demo","evergreen","usb charger safety",["usb chargers","teardown","electrical safety","mains voltage","counterfeit electronics"],[43,41,120],"Cited in threads about cheap chargers as proof of why proper certified and isolated power supplies are worth paying for.",[2,2,1,2017,2019,1,1,6,0,0],0],["3MghYhf-GhU","3dfx Oral History Panel with Ross Smith, Scott Sellers, Gary Tarolli, and Gordon Campbell","Computer History Museum","interview","evergreen","3dfx and graphics hardware history",["3dfx","voodoo","oral history","gpu","glide","computer history"],[47,39,53],"Recommended as the definitive retrospective on 3dfx, with first-hand stories about engineering hacks and design philosophy.",[3,2,1,2018,2023,2,1,1,0,0],0],["45mMioJ5szc","Michael Jordan \"Failure\" Nike Commercial","JayMJ23","other","evergreen","learning from failure",["michael jordan","failure","nike","advertising","perseverance"],[140,146,138],"HN invokes it as the classic illustration of learning through repeated failure and iterating, often in startup threads.",[2,2,1,2011,2016,1,1,5,0,0],0],["4JWwOzEDGss","Philip Glass - Sesame Street - Geometry of Circles.mp4","SamCam2011","music","evergreen","philip glass sesame street",["philip glass","sesame street","minimalism","animation","children's television"],[131,60,133],"Mentioned as an example of Sesame Street respecting children's intelligence and as an early gateway to modern classical music.",[2,2,1,2018,2021,1,1,2,0,0],0],["4VrLQXR7mKU","“I’m Not a Robot” (2025 Academy Award Winner) | The New Yorker Screening Room","The New Yorker","other","evergreen","short film about captchas",["short film","captcha","science fiction","ai identity","academy award"],[135,23,133],"HN brings it up in threads about captchas, bots and AI agents as an excellent short film about being a robot.",[2,2,1,2025,2026,1,1,2,0,1],0],["4YTfxresvS8","Data Oriented GUI in Rust by Raph Levien - Bay Area Rust Meetup","Rust Programming Language","talk","dated","rust gui architecture",["rust","gui","data-oriented design","druid","xi editor","ecs"],[2,5,122],"HN people point to it as an excellent, inspirational talk on Rust GUI architecture, and it led many to the Druid project.",[2,2,1,2018,2020,1,1,2,0,0],0],["4kLPyV8lBbs","\"Understanding Burnout,\" Prof. Christina Maslach (U.C. Berkeley)","Thriving In Science","lecture","evergreen","burnout",["burnout","workplace psychology","stress","christina maslach","mental health"],[92,91,142],"HN uses it as the expert primer on burnout that dispels common misconceptions.",[2,2,1,2019,2019,1,1,2,0,0],0],["4q1dgn_C0AU","The surprising science of happiness | Dan Gilbert","TED","talk","evergreen","psychology of happiness",["happiness","dan gilbert","ted talk","decision making","synthetic happiness"],[91],"HN cites it as one of the best TED talks and as evidence that people adapt to and come to like outcomes they cannot change.",[2,2,1,2022,2023,1,1,5,0,0],0],["5KiC03_wVjc","Sabine Schmitz's Nurburgring Van CHALLENGE | Top Gear - Part 2","Top Gear","comedy","evergreen","nurburgring driving",["sabine schmitz","top gear","nurburgring","transit van","motorsport"],[110,138,140],"Shared in threads about the Nurburgring and after Schmitz's death as a charming showcase of her skill.",[2,2,1,2018,2021,1,1,2,0,0],0],["5RpPTRcz1no","DARK GOTHIC MAGA: How Tech Billionaires Plan to Destroy America","Blonde Politics | The Silly Serious","commentary","news","tech billionaires and politics",["curtis yarvin","doge","peter thiel","network state","project 2025"],[73,80,67],"HN commenters share it during DOGE and government-cuts threads as a summary of the billionaires' aims, though many only cite it as a reference.",[9,2,1,2025,2025,1,8,11,0,0],0],["5XDTQLa3NjE","Keynote - Karen Sandler","Linux.conf.au 2012 -- Ballarat, Australia","talk","evergreen","medical device software transparency",["pacemaker","open source","medical devices","software freedom","security"],[49,17,96],"HN commenters point to it in threads about medical device security and software transparency as an excellent, personal case for open source in implants.",[2,2,1,2012,2016,1,1,2,0,0],0],["5hUT8VZNvm8","Journalist Vincent Woo reflects on his piece, \"Lambda School's Misleading Promises\" | E1039","This Week in Startups","interview","news","lambda school controversy",["lambda school","income share agreements","coding bootcamps","vincent woo","investigative journalism"],[64,80,141],"HN cites it in Lambda School threads as a revealing interview that lends credibility to Woo's reporting.",[2,2,1,2021,2024,1,1,1,0,0],0],["5sVfTPaxRwk","If You Eat Meat You Should Know This","Kurzgesagt – In a Nutshell","explainer","evergreen","animal welfare in food production",["factory farming","meat","animal welfare","food prices","kurzgesagt"],[107,99,97],"Recommended as a clear, evidence-backed introduction to the economics of animal welfare in meat and egg production.",[3,2,1,2025,2025,1,2,1,0,0],0],["5uhIiI9Ld5M","Andy Bell – Be the browser’s mentor, not its micromanager","Hey! Presents","talk","dated","modern css layout",["css","progressive enhancement","fluid typography","responsive design","web development"],[4],"HN recommends it as a practical case for intrinsic, fluid CSS that cuts down on media queries and selectors.",[2,2,1,2023,2023,1,1,1,0,0],0],["6gmP4nk0EOE","Web 2.0 ... The Machine is Us/ing Us","Michael Wesch","explainer","dated","web 2.0",["web 2.0","xml","read write web","digital ethnography","semantic web"],[51,147],"Cited as a classic, compact explanation of the read/write web and open data, invoked in threads on the semantic web and open APIs.",[2,2,1,2022,2022,1,1,1,0,0],0],["6ihrGNGesfI","Lawyer. Passport. Locksmith. Gun. (A Talk About Risk & Preparedness)","DeviantOllam","talk","evergreen","personal risk preparedness",["preparedness","security","legal","emergency planning","firearms"],[17,75],"Recommended as a thorough preparedness talk, and cited for specifics such as lawyers, password managers and gun ownership.",[2,2,1,2023,2023,1,1,5,0,0],0],["6reLWfFNer0","How to Build a Startup Without Funding by Pieter Levels @ Dojo Bali","@levelsio","talk","evergreen","bootstrapping startups",["indie hacking","bootstrapping","side projects","pieter levels","solo founder"],[64],"Pointed to as an inspiring talk for solo makers turning side projects into profitable businesses.",[2,2,1,2018,2021,1,1,5,0,0],0],["77IdKFqXbUY","Robert F. Kennedy challenges Gross Domestic Product","ipyramid","talk","evergreen","gdp critique",["gdp","robert kennedy","economic measurement","well-being","speech"],[69,73],"Quoted in economics threads about growth, work and basic income as a classic critique of GDP.",[2,2,1,2017,2020,1,1,2,0,0],0],["7Hlb8YX2-W8","George Hotz | Programming | Livecoding SLAM | twitchslam | Part1","george hotz archive","tutorial","evergreen","slam live coding",["slam","george hotz","live coding","computer vision","python"],[26,9],"Recommended as informal, long-form live coding to watch, though some commenters criticize his style.",[2,2,1,2020,2022,1,1,1,2,0],0],["7LqaotiGWjQ","The War on Sensemaking, Daniel Schmachtenberger","Rebel Wisdom","interview","evergreen","sensemaking and information ecology",["sensemaking","misinformation","propaganda","epistemics","discourse"],[80,147,143],"Recommended to people interested in propaganda, misinformation and how to improve public discourse.",[2,2,1,2019,2021,2,1,2,0,0],0],["7S-DGTBZU14","The Addictive Cost Of Predatory Videogame Monetization (The Jimquisition)","Stephanie Sterling","commentary","evergreen","predatory game monetization",["loot boxes","microtransactions","gacha","gambling","video games"],[121,125,128],"Pointed to in threads on loot boxes, gacha games and exploitative monetization as a damning overview.",[2,2,1,2020,2022,1,1,1,0,0],0],["7VG_s2PCH_c","Vaccines: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO)","LastWeekTonight","commentary","dated","vaccine safety",["john oliver","vaccines","public health","last week tonight"],[96,80],"HN recommends it as an accessible, funny explanation of why vaccines matter.",[2,2,1,2018,2020,1,1,1,0,0],0],["7Vc8sxhy2I4","Mikey Dickerson Velocity NY 2014 Keynote: \"One Year After healthcare.gov...\"","O'Reilly","talk","evergreen","government IT projects",["healthcare.gov","us digital service","project failure","contractors","operations"],[9,16,66],"HN cites it as a firsthand account of how dysfunctional large IT projects can be, with about 50 contractors and no one in charge.",[1,2,1,2016,2020,1,1,3,0,0],0],["7gtog_gOaGQ","Modular Micro-Reactors – The Future of Nuclear Energy?","Illinois EnergyProf","lecture","dated","micro nuclear reactors",["nuclear power","micro-reactors","passive safety","process heat","decarbonization"],[103],"Recommended as a clear technical explanation of micro-reactor fuel, safety and economics, from a channel HN trusts on nuclear topics.",[3,2,1,2020,2020,1,2,3,0,0],0],["7ne0GArfeMs","Terence Tao: The Cosmic Distance Ladder, UCLA","UCLA","lecture","evergreen","cosmic distance ladder",["astronomy","parallax","terence tao","measurement","public lecture"],[84,142],"HN recommends it as an accessible and elegant tour of how indirect reasoning builds up cosmic measurements, with one commenter calling it their favorite Tao work.",[2,2,1,2024,2025,1,1,2,0,0],0],["7oWip00iXbo","There’s No Wave Function? | Jacob Barandes","Curt Jaimungal","interview","evergreen","quantum foundations",["wave function","measurement problem","stochastic quantum mechanics","jacob barandes","interpretations of quantum mechanics"],[83],"HN commenters point to it as a credible, clearly explained alternative take on quantum foundations from a Harvard physicist.",[2,2,1,2024,2025,1,1,1,0,0],0],["7xQQkzWhMOc","Why Doing Taxes Is So Hard | Patriot Act with Hasan Minhaj | Netflix","Netflix Is A Joke","commentary","dated","tax filing industry",["turbotax","intuit","dark patterns","irs free file","lobbying"],[130,67,55],"HN recommends it as an accessible explanation of how Intuit's lobbying and deceptive design undermine free tax filing.",[2,2,1,2021,2024,1,1,1,0,0],0],["8QiPFmIMxFc","Bret Victor Inventing on Principle","Luna Programming Language Tutorials","talk","evergreen","immediate feedback in tools",["bret victor","live coding","design principles","programming tools","inspiration"],[48,8,52],"HN recommends it as an inspiring talk on immediate feedback and on living by a principle.",[3,2,1,2020,2022,2,2,1,0,0],["PUv66718DII","EGqwXt90ZqA"]],["8SF_h3xF3cE","Practical Deep Learning for Coders: Lesson 1","Jeremy Howard","course","dated","practical deep learning",["fast.ai","jeremy howard","pytorch","jupyter","image classification"],[21,26,142],"HN considers the course one of the best hands-on ways into deep learning, praising the code-first teaching style.",[2,2,1,2022,2023,1,1,1,0,0],0],["8XUutFBbUrg","A Tour of Prolog","The Power of Prolog","tutorial","evergreen","prolog",["prolog","logic programming","meta-interpreters","constraint solving","declarative"],[0,36,11],"HN recommends it as the best short introduction to what makes Prolog unique.",[2,2,1,2022,2023,1,1,1,0,0],0],["8b7erU_DOfE","The Cannonball Run Countach: Supercar Legend | Full Documentary","Hagerty Drivers Foundation","documentary","evergreen","cannonball run history",["cannonball run","lamborghini countach","brock yates","supercars","automotive history"],[110,135],"Recommended as a history-rich look at the Cannonball Run and the rebellious philosophy behind it.",[2,2,1,2022,2023,1,1,1,0,0],0],["8dhp_20j0Ys","How Toy Story 2 Almost Got Deleted: Stories From Pixar Animation: ENTV","@HOLLYWOOD","interview","evergreen","backups and data loss",["toy story 2","pixar","backups","devops","data loss"],[60,16,53],"HN shares it as a classic backup and operations cautionary tale.",[2,2,1,2016,2026,1,1,1,0,0],0],["8gw0rXPMMPE","The new Windows Terminal","Windows Developer","demo","dated","windows terminal",["windows terminal","microsoft","wsl","powershell","product announcement"],[8,53],"Mentioned for its unusually polished, nerdy trailer style, and as an example of a good developer tool announcement.",[2,2,1,2019,2025,1,1,5,1,0],0],["9Ikf1uZli4g","Where's the 'Collusion'?","The Real News Network","interview","news","russiagate coverage",["russiagate","media criticism","guardian","mueller probe","politics"],[80,73,74],"HN mostly uses it as a reference for a skeptical take on Russiagate media coverage, and some link it to give context on the reporter.",[2,2,1,2019,2020,1,1,0,1,0],0],["9NOncx2jU0Q","Amputee Makes History with APL’s Modular Prosthetic Limb","Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory","news","dated","prosthetic limbs",["prosthetics","brain-machine interface","johns hopkins","amputee","neural control"],[90,24,96],"HN cites it as an astonishing glimpse of advanced thought-controlled prosthetics.",[2,2,1,2015,2016,1,1,2,0,0],0],["9WcHsT97suU","DEF CON 19 - Artem Dinaburg - Bit-squatting: DNS Hijacking Without Exploitation","DEFCONConference","talk","evergreen","bit flips and dns security",["bitsquatting","dns","ecc memory","dram","def con"],[17,15,39],"Recommended as a fun, practical talk on why bit flips matter for security, and cited in ECC memory discussions.",[2,2,1,2018,2022,1,1,3,0,0],0],["9qljpi5jiMQ","GitHub Actions Feels Bad","fasterthanlime","commentary","dated","github actions criticism",["github actions","ci","devops","video essay","package management"],[8,16],"Pointed to in GitHub Actions threads as a well-argued critique of how brittle and confused the platform is.",[2,2,1,2024,2025,1,1,1,0,0],0],["A9U5wK_boYM","How I Fixed a 10 Year Old Guitar Hero Bug Without the Source Code","ExileLord","talk","evergreen","reverse engineering game bugs",["reverse engineering","guitar hero","ida","x86","debugging","game hacking"],[126,17,8],"Held up as a favorite tech talk and a great hard-debugging story about patching a game binary.",[2,2,1,2017,2025,1,1,1,0,0],0],["AGUwcs9qJXY","Holy Post - Race in America","Holy Post Media","explainer","evergreen","history of racial injustice in america",["race","redlining","civil rights","us history","christian perspective"],[79,77,144],"Recommended as a concise, broad-strokes history of racial injustice, including the lasting effects of redlining.",[2,2,1,2020,2025,1,1,1,0,0],0],["AJgY9FtDLbs","Rocker Jack White - Serious Jibber-Jabber with Conan O'Brien | Team Coco","Team Coco","interview","evergreen","creative constraints in music",["jack white","conan o'brien","creativity","constraints","music"],[131,52,129],"HN recommends it as an inspiring interview about passion, minimalism and deliberately imposing restrictions on creative work.",[2,2,1,2021,2023,1,1,1,0,0],0],["AtPA6nIBs5g","Back to the Future | VFXcool (1/2)","Captain Disillusion","explainer","evergreen","visual effects history",["vfx","back to the future","motion control","ilm","practical effects"],[60,134],"Recommended as a succinct documentary on motion control and practical-effects ingenuity.",[2,2,1,2020,2024,1,1,3,0,0],0],["B5FxFfymI4g","Disruptive Innovation - Clayton Christensen (Part 2)","modplanman","lecture","evergreen","disruptive innovation",["clayton christensen","disruption","steel industry","innovator's dilemma","strategy"],[64,66,67],"HN recommends it as an amazing, clear explanation of why incumbents move upmarket and lose to low-end challengers.",[2,2,1,2014,2014,1,1,1,0,0],0],["B8ofWFx525s","Beware online \"filter bubbles\" | Eli Pariser","TED","talk","evergreen","filter bubbles",["personalization","echo chambers","algorithms","social media","ted"],[147,19,29],"Cited as an early, prescient warning about algorithmic personalization, echo chambers and social media feeds.",[2,2,1,2012,2016,1,1,5,0,0],0],["B9ly7JjqEb0","The Miniature Microcars of Amsterdam","Not Just Bikes","explainer","evergreen","microcars and urban mobility",["microcars","amsterdam","canta","accessibility","urban planning"],[111,110],"Linked in self-driving and car-dependence threads as an example of small vehicles that help disabled and elderly people without full-size cars.",[2,2,1,2021,2022,1,1,7,0,0],0],["BBwepkVurCI","Charlie Brooker's Screenwipe - Reality TV Editing","Samusek TDS","commentary","evergreen","reality tv editing",["charlie brooker","screenwipe","editing","reality tv","media literacy"],[80,61],"HN people cite it as a vivid demonstration of how editing shapes perception in documentaries and reality television.",[3,2,1,2021,2025,1,2,3,0,0],0],["BD6h-wDj7bw","Why Women Are Stripey","Veritasium","explainer","evergreen","x-chromosome inactivation",["epigenetics","x-chromosome","calico cats","genetics","mosaicism"],[94,95],"Commenters point to it as the best short explanation of X inactivation and why calico cats and some human traits are mosaics.",[2,2,1,2015,2019,1,1,3,0,0],0],["BHIo6qwJarI","Public Service Broadcasting - Go!","PSBHQVEVO","music","evergreen","space-themed music",["public service broadcasting","apollo","race for space","music video","nasa samples"],[131,85],"HN recommends it as an energizing space-themed song, and references it when Apollo go/no-go calls come up.",[2,2,1,2017,2024,1,1,1,0,0],0],["BdHK_r9RXTc","Beats That Defy Boxes | Reggie Watts | TED","TED","talk","evergreen","vocal looping performance",["reggie watts","ted talk","beatboxing","live looping","comedy"],[131,129],"HN points to it as a memorable performance that doubles as a parody of TED talks and a showcase of live vocal looping.",[2,2,1,2013,2022,1,1,0,0,2],0],["BnSUk0je6oo","John Carmack Facebook Connect 2021 Keynote","UploadVR","talk","dated","vr and the metaverse",["john carmack","meta quest","metaverse","virtual reality","keynote"],[62,52],"Commenters praise it as clear, honest thinking from Carmack and recommend it to technical people interested in VR and the metaverse.",[4,2,1,2021,2022,2,2,4,0,0],0],["C7JQ7Rpwn2k","Sensor Fusion on Android Devices: A Revolution in Motion Processing","Google TechTalks","talk","evergreen","sensor fusion",["sensor fusion","gyroscope","accelerometer","dead reckoning","android"],[42,44],"HN recommends it as the definitive talk on mobile motion sensing, including why integrating acceleration twice drifts so badly.",[2,2,1,2015,2026,1,1,2,0,0],0],["CB-SCA1reqE","How to Properly Heat a Pan","Rouxbe","tutorial","evergreen","pan heating technique",["cooking","leidenfrost effect","stainless steel pan","pan frying","kitchen technique"],[118,88],"HN people cite it as a practical test for pan temperature and as the way to get a stainless steel pan relatively non-stick.",[2,2,1,2014,2024,1,1,2,0,0],0],["Cfe5UQ-1L9Q","LIVE Coding \"Happy Jumping\"","Inigo Quilez","tutorial","evergreen","raymarching shaders",["shadertoy","glsl","raymarching","procedural animation","live coding","signed distance fields"],[59,58],"HN commenters point to it as a patient, full-length walkthrough of how a raymarched shader is built from scratch.",[2,2,1,2020,2022,1,1,1,0,0],0],["D5in5EdjhD0","Noam Chomsky - \"The machine, the ghost, and the limits of understanding\"","Andy80o","lecture","evergreen","philosophy of mind",["chomsky","newton","mind-body problem","limits of knowledge","history of science"],[93,143,148],"Recommended as a lucid, insightful lecture on the limits of human knowledge and the study of mind, one commenter calling it among the best lectures ever.",[2,2,1,2021,2022,1,1,3,0,0],0],["D7Kn5p7TP_Y","2017 Personality 18: Biology & Traits: Openness/Intelligence/Creativity I","Jordan B Peterson","lecture","evergreen","personality psychology",["big five","openness","iq","creativity","jordan peterson"],[91,142],"Recommended as a solid introduction to personality and IQ research, and cited as the source for factor-analysis claims about personality and intelligence.",[2,2,1,2017,2021,1,1,2,0,0],0],["DBxdTkddHaE","ARROWS vs ARMOUR - Medieval Myth Busting","Tod's Workshop","documentary","evergreen","longbow versus plate armour",["longbow","medieval armour","experimental archaeology","arrows","history"],[77,78,115],"HN considers it the key experimental evidence on how effective longbows really were against armour.",[2,2,1,2020,2025,1,1,1,0,0],0],["DQEB3LJ5psk","Always/Never: The Quest for Safety, Control, and Survivability - Part 1","Sandia National Labs","documentary","evergreen","nuclear weapons safety",["sandia","nuclear weapons","use control","cold war","always/never"],[78,135],"Strongly recommended in nuclear-accident and weapons-history threads as an excellent documentary on how nuclear weapons were made safe and secure.",[2,2,1,2024,2026,1,1,1,0,0],0],["DXYje2B04xE","TSP #133 - Keysight UXR 110GHz BW, 256GS/s, 10-bit Real-Time Oscilloscope Teardown & Experiments","The Signal Path","demo","evergreen","oscilloscope teardown",["oscilloscope","keysight","rf electronics","teardown","test equipment"],[41,43],"Recommended as part of a channel with deep teardowns of extreme test equipment, valuable for anyone interested in electronics or RF.",[2,2,1,2019,2020,1,1,1,0,0],0],["E8T_4zqWmq8","OCaml Workshop 2020 - State of the OCaml Platform 2020","OCamlWorkshops","talk","dated","ocaml tooling",["ocaml","ocaml platform","ide support","dune","functional programming"],[1,8],"HN points to it as the latest progress report on OCaml tooling and the community push to improve the platform.",[2,2,1,2020,2021,1,1,1,0,0],0],["EIezuL_doYw","Carbon Offsets! Can't we just buy our way out of climate change?","Climate Town","commentary","evergreen","carbon offsets",["carbon offsets","greenwashing","climate change","climate town","comedy"],[102,101],"HN shares it as an entertaining, well-argued critique of carbon offsetting in threads on greenwashing.",[2,2,1,2022,2023,1,1,2,0,0],0],["ENLWEfi0Tkg","Gopherfest 2017 | Upspin with Rob Pike","The Go Programming Language","talk","dated","upspin file sharing",["upspin","rob pike","golang","secure sharing","naming systems"],[2,18,52],"Cited as the talk that introduced Upspin, and called fascinating and really good by commenters.",[2,2,1,2017,2021,1,1,3,0,0],0],["EQs5VxNPhzk","[60 fps] The Flying Train, Germany, 1902","Denis Shiryaev","demo","evergreen","restored historical footage",["1902","upscaling","colorization","wuppertal","schwebebahn","60 fps"],[77,111,26],"HN commenters share it as a favorite example of upscaled vintage footage that makes the early 1900s feel present, though some find the colorization off.",[2,2,1,2021,2023,1,1,1,1,0],0],["E_F5GxCwizc","Native Advertising: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO)","LastWeekTonight","commentary","evergreen","native advertising",["native advertising","sponsored content","journalism","john oliver","media"],[80,130,65],"Recommended as a funny, clear explanation of native advertising whenever sponsored content in media is discussed.",[2,2,1,2014,2014,1,1,3,0,1],0],["Ed3ioGO7g10","Matter to Mind:Bioelectricity, Body Intelligence, Future of Regenerative Medicine- Dr. Michael Levin","Harvard Extension Student Psychological Club","talk","evergreen","bioelectricity and regeneration",["michael levin","bioelectricity","regenerative medicine","morphogenesis","basal cognition"],[95,90,96],"Recommended as an approachable look at Levin's work on regrowth and collective cellular intelligence, and used as an example of intelligence beyond brains.",[2,2,1,2023,2023,1,1,2,0,0],0],["EhqZ0RU95d4","Gary Vaynerchuk: Building Personal Brand Within the Social Media Landscape - Web 2.0 Expo NY","O'Reilly","talk","dated","personal branding",["gary vaynerchuk","side projects","motivation","social media","career"],[65,64,146],"Recommended in Ask HN career threads as motivational advice to use spare hours to start building.",[2,2,1,2009,2010,1,1,2,0,0],0],["ExwqNreocpg","Can you fit a whole game into a QR code?","MattKC","demo","evergreen","code golf in qr codes",["qr code","x86 assembly","snake","size coding","zbar"],[50,6,17],"HN admires it as a creative hack and cites it as the inspiration for later tiny-game and QR-code projects.",[2,2,1,2020,2022,1,1,5,0,0],0],["F3Jd9GI6XqE","Edward Gibson: Human Language, Psycholinguistics, Syntax, Grammar & LLMs | Lex Fridman Podcast #426","Lex Fridman","podcast","evergreen","psycholinguistics",["language","syntax","llms","brain","edward gibson"],[145,22,90],"HN cites it for the argument that LLMs capture language form but not meaning, and for how the brain's language network works.",[2,2,1,2024,2024,1,1,1,0,0],0],["F_7S1eqKsFk","Hackfest 2015: Theo de Raadt presented \"Pledge: A new security technology in openbsd\"","Hackfest Communication","talk","dated","operating system security",["openbsd","pledge","sandboxing","theo de raadt","mitigations"],[17,13,14],"HN points to it as the canonical overview of pledge and the ideas behind OpenBSD's exploit mitigations.",[2,2,1,2015,2017,1,1,4,0,0],0],["Fgh2dFngFsg","F2C2012: Aaron Swartz keynote - \"How we stopped SOPA\"","F2C2012","talk","evergreen","internet activism",["aaron swartz","sopa","internet freedom","activism","censorship"],[76,49,73],"HN shares it as an inspiring account of citizens changing Washington, especially after Swartz's death.",[2,2,1,2013,2013,1,1,5,1,0],0],["FkKPsLxgpuY","I took an IQ test to explain what's wrong with them","Veritasium","explainer","evergreen","iq and intelligence testing",["iq","intelligence","psychometrics","history of testing","veritasium"],[91,148],"Recommended as a good primer on what IQ scores mean and their limited effect on life outcomes.",[3,2,1,2024,2025,1,2,3,0,0],0],["GZTr1-Gp74U","100%+ short interest in GameStop stock (GME) – fundamental & technical deep value analysis","Roaring Kitty","explainer","dated","gamestop stock analysis",["gamestop","roaring kitty","short interest","wallstreetbets","value investing"],[68],"After the 2021 squeeze, HN cites it as the original thesis behind the GME story and praises its quality.",[2,2,1,2021,2022,1,1,4,0,0],0],["GnO7D5UaDig","Apple's World Wide Developers Conference 1997 with Steve Jobs","superapple4ever","talk","evergreen","steve jobs leadership",["steve jobs","wwdc","apple","product strategy","crisis management"],[52,53],"Held up as a masterclass in handling a crisis and a hostile Q&A, and quoted for starting from customer experience.",[2,2,1,2012,2020,1,1,5,0,0],0],["H-XfCl-HpRM","How Your Brain Works & Changes","Andrew Huberman","podcast","evergreen","neuroscience of learning",["neuroplasticity","sleep","focus","huberman lab","brain"],[90,98],"HN points to it as a foundational neuroscience primer, with some commenters crediting it for practical changes to learning and sleep.",[2,2,1,2021,2021,1,1,2,0,0],0],["H2tuKiiznsY","The real reason Boeing's new plane crashed twice","Vox","explainer","dated","boeing 737 max crashes",["boeing","737 max","mcas","aviation safety","corporate failure"],[109,53],"HN recommends it as a concise explanation of what caused the 737 Max crashes.",[2,2,1,2019,2019,1,1,0,1,0],0],["HMYiktO0D64","Part 1 - Training Video for Bell Labs' Holmdel Computing Center - AT&T Archives","AT&T Tech Channel","documentary","evergreen","computing history",["bell labs","unix","1973","batch computing","att archives"],[47,13],"HN commenters share it as a rare, atmospheric look at what working at an early computing center was actually like, including how code was submitted and processed.",[2,2,1,2022,2024,1,1,3,0,0],0],["HNziOoXDBeg","Scammers Wanted $3,000 - They Watched Me Spend It All","Kitboga","comedy","evergreen","scambaiting",["kitboga","scams","tech support scam","gift cards","improv"],[19,17],"HN commenters point to Kitboga as an entertaining, righteous example of wasting scammers' time.",[2,2,1,2020,2022,1,1,1,0,0],0],["HZGCoVF3YvM","Bayes theorem, the geometry of changing beliefs","3Blue1Brown","explainer","evergreen","bayes theorem",["probability","bayesian reasoning","base rates","3blue1brown","visual math"],[34,35],"HN people recommend it as the most intuitive introduction to Bayes' theorem and cite it in base-rate arguments.",[2,2,1,2022,2024,1,1,3,0,0],0],["HlAXp0-M6SY","Kubernetes for SysAdmins | Kelsey Hightower at PuppetConf | Talk & Demo","Perforce Puppet","talk","dated","kubernetes",["kubernetes","kelsey hightower","sysadmin","scheduler","infrastructure"],[16,12],"HN recommends it for Hightower's clear mental models, such as comparing the scheduler to Tetris and explaining why resource limits matter.",[2,2,1,2017,2022,1,1,2,0,0],0],["HrVtA-ue-x0","Software Engineering's Greatest Hits","Greg Wilson","talk","evergreen","software engineering research",["empirical studies","tdd","evidence-based","greg wilson","best practices"],[9,8],"HN people recommend it as an evidence-based counterweight to opinion in software engineering debates.",[2,2,1,2021,2022,1,1,2,0,0],0],["I4flQ8XdvJM","Living Computation: Robust-first programming in ULAM","Dave Ackley","demo","evergreen","robust-first computing",["movable feast machine","ulam","cellular automata","robustness","indefinite scalability"],[39,0],"HN points to it as an entry into Ackley's indefinitely scalable computing project, with a network-switch demo recommended as the best place to start.",[2,2,1,2019,2025,1,1,2,0,0],0],["IHD8BDFYyGI","SpaceX: The Biggest Money Loser in IPO History","Patrick Boyle","commentary","news","spacex ipo analysis",["spacex","ipo","patrick boyle","corporate governance","finance"],[68,85,67],"Recommended as a clear, roughly 30-minute summary of the problems with the SpaceX IPO.",[3,2,1,2026,2026,1,3,4,2,0],0],["IQZ_bQbxSXk","Stanford Seminar - Generalized Reversible Computing and the Unconventional Computing Landscape","Stanford Online","lecture","evergreen","reversible computing",["reversible computing","energy efficiency","unconventional computing","cmos limits","michael frank"],[39,40],"HN commenters cite it as an informative talk from a leading researcher in reversible computing, mainly in threads on reversible computers and energy efficiency.",[2,2,1,2020,2021,1,1,1,0,0],0],["ISptt3CRAqc","Irving Kirsch: The Emperor's New Drugs","Mizzou Visual Productions","lecture","evergreen","antidepressants and placebo",["placebo","antidepressants","depression","clinical trials","psychology"],[92,96,148],"HN points to it in discussions of antidepressant efficacy, the serotonin model and the power of placebos.",[2,2,1,2018,2019,1,1,2,0,0],0],["Ii_pEXKKYUg","Tuesday @ 1130 ISA Shootout – a Comparison of RISC V, ARM, and x86 Chris Celio, UC Berkeley V2","RISC-V International","talk","evergreen","instruction set architecture comparison",["risc-v","arm","x86","code density","isa"],[39],"Cited as primary-source evidence that RISC-V code density is competitive with or better than ARM and x86.",[2,2,1,2016,2020,1,1,5,0,0],0],["IsE_8j5RL3k","Accent Expert Gives a Tour of U.S. Accents - (Part 2) | WIRED","WIRED","explainer","evergreen","american english accents",["accents","dialects","linguistics","erik singer","regional english"],[145],"HN commenters recommend it as an enjoyable, accessible tour of US accents and cite it in threads on vowel shifts and dialects.",[2,2,1,2021,2025,1,1,1,0,0],0],["JAczd3mt3X0","Can Spinlaunch Throw Rockets Into Space?","Scott Manley","explainer","dated","spinlaunch",["spinlaunch","rocket launch","space launch costs","scott manley","aerospace engineering"],[85,113],"HN treats it as the more informed, balanced take on SpinLaunch's tradeoffs.",[2,2,1,2021,2022,1,1,4,0,0],0],["Jb4prVsXkZU","How to Land the Space Shuttle... from Space","Bret","talk","evergreen","space shuttle landing",["space shuttle","reentry","aviation","orbital mechanics","nasa"],[85,109],"HN recommends it as an entertaining, technical illustration of how hard the Shuttle's one-shot dead-stick landing was.",[2,2,1,2017,2023,1,1,2,0,0],0],["KTjnt_WSJu8","Second Reality by Future Crew (pc demo)","Michael Huth (Elianda)","demo","evergreen","demoscene",["future crew","second reality","dos demo","assembly 1993","retro computing"],[50],"HN points to it as one of the best and most formative early PC demos, a touchstone of demoscene history.",[2,2,1,2021,2023,1,1,1,0,0],0],["KVl5kMXz1vA","Peter Singer - ordinary people are evil","Jeffrey Kaplan","lecture","evergreen","ethics of giving",["peter singer","effective altruism","moral philosophy","famine affluence morality","charity"],[143,142],"HN recommends it as the best short exposition of Singer's argument for a duty to give.",[2,2,1,2025,2026,1,1,2,0,0],0],["LKJBND_IRdI","The Uncanny Valley Is Wrong","This Place","explainer","evergreen","uncanny valley",["uncanny valley","robotics","animation","human likeness","perception"],[24,60,91],"Recommended as a convincing counterargument to the widely repeated idea of the uncanny valley.",[2,2,1,2021,2021,1,1,1,0,0],0],["LS3GQk9ETRU","Magnetohydrodynamics - Propelling Liquid Metal with Magnets!","Tech Ingredients","explainer","evergreen","magnetohydrodynamics",["mhd","liquid metal","magnets","propulsion","electrolytes"],[88,82,116],"It comes up as a great explainer on magnetohydrodynamic drives and pumps in threads about silent submarine propulsion.",[2,2,1,2020,2023,1,1,1,0,0],0],["LSX3qdy0dFg","Sacha Arnoud, Director of Engineering, Waymo - MIT Self-Driving Cars","Lex Fridman","lecture","dated","self-driving cars",["waymo","deep learning","autonomous vehicles","computer vision","mit 6.s094"],[25,21,142],"Pointed to during self-driving news threads as an insider view of Waymo's progress, deep learning's role and its limits.",[3,2,1,2018,2018,1,2,1,0,0],0],["Le7Fqbsrrm8","Breakdown of the Pentagon UFO videos with Mick West","Cool Worlds","explainer","evergreen","ufo video analysis",["pentagon ufo videos","mick west","debunking","flir gimbal gofast","parallax and glare"],[80,148],"HN recommends it as the boring, convincing debunking of the Gofast, FLIR and Gimbal videos, which commenters say ended UFO hype for them.",[2,2,1,2021,2023,1,2,5,0,0],0],["LmpuerlbJu0","You Are Immune Against Every Disease","Kurzgesagt – In a Nutshell","explainer","evergreen","immune system",["immunology","kurzgesagt","biology","animation","health"],[95,96],"HN users call it a mind-blowing and good explainer on how the immune system works, and cite it in vaccine and disease threads.",[2,2,1,2021,2022,1,1,2,0,0],0],["Ly6USRwTHe0","Generative AI for Krita - With ControlNet","Acly","demo","dated","ai image generation in krita",["krita","stable diffusion","controlnet","inpainting","open source"],[22,59],"HN recommends it as a quick way to see how the Krita AI plugin works and how it matches Photoshop's generative features.",[2,2,1,2023,2025,1,1,1,0,0],0],["M1ONXea0mXg","Hound Internal Demo","Hound by SoundHound Inc.","demo","dated","voice assistants",["hound","soundhound","voice search","nlp","siri"],[26,29],"HN viewers were impressed by its speed and saw it as a glimpse of the future of voice search; later it appears in hiring posts.",[2,2,1,2015,2015,1,1,5,0,0],0],["MVYrJJNdrEg","Mark Zuckerberg: First Interview in the Metaverse | Lex Fridman Podcast #398","Lex Fridman","podcast","dated","virtual reality avatars",["mark zuckerberg","metaverse","meta","codec avatars","lex fridman"],[62,52],"HN points to it as a demonstration that VR presence can feel close to talking in person.",[3,2,1,2023,2025,1,2,4,0,0],0],["McLq1hEq3UY","Lecture 1 | Convex Optimization I (Stanford)","Stanford","lecture","evergreen","convex optimization",["convex optimization","stanford","linear algebra","duality","stephen boyd"],[142,33,38],"HN recommends Boyd's lectures as a fantastic, often funny follow-up to linear algebra and as a step in machine learning study paths.",[2,2,1,2022,2022,1,1,2,0,0],0],["MnrJzXM7a6o","Steve Jobs introduces iPhone in 2007","John Schroter","demo","evergreen","iphone launch keynote",["steve jobs","iphone","keynote","product demo","apple","mvp"],[52,44,53],"HN treats it as the model product demo and MVP showcase, and as a reminder of how constrained the first iPhone hardware was.",[3,2,1,2020,2022,1,2,3,0,0],0],["MzzD2F73iGU","The Scariest Episode Yet - Still Untitled: The Adam Savage Project - 10/30/18","Adam Savage’s Tested","podcast","evergreen","molecular biology and infectious disease",["joe derisi","sequencing","rare infections","amoeba","adam savage"],[95,96],"HN recommends it for DeRisi's fascinating stories about rare pathogens such as brain-eating amoebas.",[2,2,1,2020,2024,1,1,1,0,0],0],["N8SS-rUEZPg","Google I/O 2011: Chrome Dev Tools Reloaded","Google for Developers","talk","dated","chrome developer tools",["chrome devtools","web development","debugging","css","google io"],[4,8],"In 2011 HN people cited it as a convincing introduction that won them over to Chrome's developer tools.",[2,2,1,2011,2012,1,1,1,0,0],0],["N9c7_8Gp7gI","Rethinking CS Education | Alan Kay, CrossRoads 2015","Infosys Foundation USA","talk","evergreen","computer science education",["alan kay","education","systems thinking","programming languages","learning"],[141,52,5],"HN readers cite Kay's talks for his views on programming languages as user interfaces, thinking beyond logic, and why people struggle with complex systems.",[2,2,1,2018,2019,1,1,2,0,0],0],["ND2TeNfcmKA","Toxic Propellant Hazards In Rocketry 1966 NASA","markdcatlin","documentary","evergreen","rocket propellant safety",["nasa","hydrazine","nitrogen tetroxide","hypergolic","safety film","rocketry"],[85,86],"Commenters share it as a favorite vintage NASA film with a sobering look at how dangerous hypergolic propellants are.",[2,2,1,2023,2024,1,1,1,0,0],0],["NIu_dJGyIQI","Free Energy Principle — Karl Friston","Serious Science","lecture","evergreen","free energy principle",["karl friston","free energy","predictive brain","bayesian inference","neuroscience"],[90,93],"Offered as a high-level, approachable introduction to Friston's idea of the brain as a prediction machine.",[2,2,1,2018,2023,1,1,2,0,0],0],["NK1zlz67MjU","Chuck Moore's Fireside Chat 2011","GreenArraysInc","talk","evergreen","forth and minimalist cpu design",["chuck moore","forth","ga144","greenarrays","processor design"],[39,52,0],"HN recommends it as a window into Moore's minimalist CPU design and the GA144 chip, despite the slow pace.",[2,2,1,2016,2017,1,1,1,0,0],0],["NTJQTc-TqpU","SIMCITY 3000 - MAGNASANTI - 6 MILLION - ABSOLUTE MAXIMUM.flv","tasrhgs02","demo","evergreen","simcity extreme city building",["simcity","magnasanti","city builder","kowloon walled city","games"],[125,111],"Cited as the legendary extreme SimCity build, and recommended as fascinating viewing with the creator's commentary.",[2,2,1,2018,2022,1,1,3,0,2],0],["NmGaXEmfTIo","The Computer-free Automation of a Jukebox (Electromechanics)","Technology Connections","explainer","evergreen","electromechanical automation",["jukebox","relays","electromechanics","wurlitzer","vintage technology"],[113,41,47],"Recommended as an eye-opening look at pre-computer automation and relay logic.",[2,2,1,2020,2020,1,1,1,0,0],0],["Nsjsiz2A9mg","Robert C Martin - Clean Architecture and Design","gnbitcom","talk","evergreen","software architecture",["clean architecture","uncle bob","software design","layering","dependencies"],[5],"Recommended as a formative talk on architecture that argues against putting the database at the center of a design.",[2,2,1,2018,2024,1,1,1,0,0],0],["ODSJsviD_SU","Tesla AI Day 2022","Tesla","talk","dated","self-driving AI",["tesla","full self-driving","occupancy networks","dojo","humanoid robots","computer vision"],[25,24,21],"HN uses it as primary-source evidence on how Tesla's vision-based driving stack and training pipeline work.",[2,2,1,2022,2024,1,1,6,0,0],0],["OL6-x0modwY","The Scientific Method-Richard Feynman","Sképseis","lecture","evergreen","scientific method",["feynman","scientific method","experiment","philosophy of science"],[148,82],"HN quotes it as the crispest statement of what science is, usually when a theory clashes with evidence.",[2,2,1,2017,2022,1,1,3,0,0],0],["Ocq3NeudsVk","Sonification & The Problem with Making Music from Data","Tantacrul","commentary","evergreen","data sonification",["sonification","music","data","nasa","audification"],[132,28],"Recommended as an incisive look at the real potential and common misuse of data sonification, often brought up in threads on space sonifications.",[2,2,1,2020,2022,1,1,1,0,0],0],["Og6cTlwBTrk","Building the Moroccan Court","The Met","documentary","evergreen","traditional moroccan craftsmanship",["zellij","tilework","morocco","craftsmanship","islamic art"],[137,115,112],"Shared as a satisfying look at craftsmen taking pride in traditional handmade tile mosaics.",[2,2,1,2016,2021,1,1,1,0,0],0],["Oie1ZXWceqM","3-Sweep: Extracting Editable Objects from a Single Photo, SIGGRAPH ASIA 2013","Daniel CohenOr","demo","dated","single-image 3d reconstruction",["3d modeling","siggraph","computer vision","image editing","research demo"],[26,58],"HN recalls it as a mind-blowing pre-AI demo of 2D-to-3D object extraction.",[2,2,1,2013,2024,1,1,3,0,0],0],["OtLvtMqWNz8","Blade Runner 2049 | \"Cells Interlinked\" and Pale Fire (LITERALLY ME! INCELS INTERLINKED)","Fallopium Films","commentary","evergreen","blade runner 2049 analysis",["blade runner 2049","pale fire","nabokov","film analysis","video essay"],[134,136],"HN recommends it as the best video essay on the film's use of Pale Fire.",[2,2,1,2024,2026,1,1,1,0,0],0],["Ox5P7QyL774","Self: The Movie;","Jecel Assumpção Jr","demo","evergreen","self programming language",["self","smalltalk","prototypes","live programming","sun microsystems"],[0,48,47],"HN uses it as the canonical demo of Self's integrated, direct-manipulation environment whenever prototypal inheritance or live programming comes up.",[2,2,1,2016,2020,1,1,8,0,0],0],["P4VBqTViEx4","Designer's Digest - Steve Jobs on the role of product and marketing people.","Designer's Digest","interview","evergreen","product versus sales management",["steve jobs","product management","monopolies","company decline","xerox"],[65,52,66],"Cited constantly on HN whenever a large company declines, as the canonical explanation of product people being pushed out by sales and marketing.",[2,2,1,2022,2023,1,1,18,0,0],0],["P76Vbsk_3J0","Clojure for Java Programmers Part 1 - Rich Hickey","ClojureTV","talk","evergreen","clojure",["rich hickey","lisp","macros","code as data","java interop"],[1,3],"Recommended as a clear, well-paced introduction to Clojure and Lisp ideas like code as data and macros, straight from the language's creator.",[2,2,1,2013,2022,1,1,4,0,0],0],["PNbkv_DJ0f0","Ocarina of Time TAS by dwangoAC, TASBot, Savestate, Sauraen in 53:05 - Summer Games Done Quick 2022","Games Done Quick","demo","evergreen","tool-assisted speedruns",["tasbot","ocarina of time","arbitrary code execution","gdq","speedrun"],[126,124],"HN points to it as a stunning demonstration of arbitrary code execution in a console game and of what speedrunners effectively do as vulnerability researchers.",[2,2,1,2025,2025,1,1,1,0,0],0],["P_fHJIYENdI","AlphaFold - The Most Useful Thing AI Has Ever Done","Veritasium","explainer","evergreen","protein folding with AI",["alphafold","deepmind","proteins","machine learning","nobel prize"],[95,21],"HN points to it as an accessible explainer of AlphaFold and as an example of narrow, specialized ML delivering real scientific breakthroughs.",[2,2,1,2025,2026,1,1,4,0,0],0],["Pae2AMnmUVA","PAUL TAYLOR - #FRANGLAIS - FULL SHOW","Paul Taylor","comedy","evergreen","stand-up comedy",["paul taylor","franglais","france","expat life","british humour"],[129],"Recommended as hilarious for anyone familiar with both French and British or American culture, and relevant to expats.",[2,2,1,2021,2022,1,1,1,0,0],0],["PaypcVFPs48","Building Prototypes Dan Gelbart part 10 of 18 Flexures","Dan Gelbart","lecture","evergreen","flexure mechanisms",["flexures","precision engineering","prototyping","mechanical design","machining"],[113,116],"HN recommends the series as a fascinating, practical course in precision prototyping, with the flexure episode singled out as especially impressive.",[2,2,1,2015,2023,1,1,1,0,0],0],["PlJkgQZb0VU","Brian Springer - Spin","MasterpieceConCen7","documentary","evergreen","media and politics",["spin","brian springer","1992 election","satellite feeds","news media"],[80,73,135],"Recommended as a revealing look at how politicians and news anchors behave off camera and how packaged news feeds were produced.",[2,2,1,2016,2018,1,1,1,0,0],0],["PsXFwy6gG_4","Eric Schmidt and Peter Thiel - Fortune Debate, 2012","kykeon","talk","dated","technological progress",["peter thiel","eric schmidt","innovation","debate","google"],[147,67,52],"HN recalls it as one of the most interesting debates between two contrasting worldviews on progress.",[2,2,1,2017,2020,1,1,3,0,0],0],["PsgBtOVzHKI","Feynman: Take the world from another point of view (1/4)","Aaron Scher","documentary","evergreen","richard feynman",["richard feynman","physics","horizon","documentary","scientific thinking"],[82,148,135],"Mentioned as a fun and impressive Feynman documentary, though the mentions are brief.",[2,2,1,2009,2011,1,1,3,0,0],0],["Q0yL2GezneU","Vocal Fry: what it is, who does it, and why people hate it!","Dr Geoff Lindsey","explainer","evergreen","vocal fry",["vocal fry","phonetics","linguistics","gender and speech","accents"],[145],"HN points to it as an expert correction of myths about vocal fry, showing it is a normal speech pattern across groups.",[2,2,1,2024,2026,1,1,1,0,0],0],["QAr-uHd8h8o","Why Figure 8 knot is NOT hard to untie!","Hard Is Easy","demo","evergreen","climbing knots",["figure 8 knot","rock climbing","knot experiments","climbing safety","bowline"],[138,88],"Cited in climbing knot threads to counter the claim that figure 8s jam, by showing the correct tying method.",[2,2,1,2021,2022,1,1,2,0,0],0],["QCAL_YgYiP0","DEF CON 18 - Jason Scott - You're Stealing It Wrong! 30 Years of Inter-Pirate Battles","DEFCONConference","talk","evergreen","software piracy history",["warez","jason scott","def con","demoscene","computer history"],[49,47,50],"HN brings it up in threads on warez, cracktros and the demoscene as a funny, informative history of the piracy scene.",[2,2,1,2014,2025,1,1,2,0,0],0],["QHPmRJIoc2k","Tom Lehrer Full Copenhagen Performance","Tom Lehrer","music","evergreen","tom lehrer concert",["tom lehrer","satirical songs","live concert","comedy","1960s"],[131,129,130],"Posted whenever Lehrer comes up, as the best way to see him perform, and treated as a complete stand-up-style set.",[2,2,1,2022,2025,2,1,1,0,0],0],["QHnLmvDxGTY","\"Uncle\" Bob Martin","Program on Entrepreneurship","talk","evergreen","clean code and oop",["uncle bob","clean code","oop","software architecture","solid"],[5,9],"HN cites it as a formative talk on what OOP really is, and on why teams write code that slows them down.",[2,2,1,2020,2024,1,1,1,0,0],0],["QLUIExAnNcE","Understanding the Honda CR-V Hybrid E-Drive","WeberAuto","explainer","evergreen","hybrid transmissions",["honda","e-drive","hybrid","transaxle","ecvt","weberauto"],[110,113],"HN recommends it as a clear explanation of a mind-blowingly simple power-split hybrid design.",[2,2,1,2024,2025,1,1,1,0,0],0],["QPgqfnKG_T4","Militarizing Your Backyard with Python: Computer Vision and the Squirrel Hordes","Next Day Video","talk","evergreen","computer vision hobby project",["python","opencv","squirrels","pycon","hardware hacking"],[3,26,42],"HN loves it as a funny, inspiring hobby project and calls it one of the best conference talks ever.",[3,2,1,2014,2018,1,2,3,0,0],0],["QQhVQ1UG6aM","Alan Kay Demos GRaIL","Vincent Gable","demo","evergreen","early graphical programming",["alan kay","grail","visual programming","computing history","user interface"],[48,47],"HN points to it as proof that the 1960s already had modeless, sketch-based interfaces that remain impressive today.",[2,2,1,2017,2023,1,1,4,0,0],0],["QUjYy4Ksy1E","Why Gifted Kids Are Actually Special Needs","HealthyGamerGG","explainer","evergreen","gifted children psychology",["gifted kids","burnout","perfectionism","mental health","education"],[92,91,141],"HN commenters call it enlightening for understanding the emotional challenges of gifted kids, especially those who struggle later in school or college.",[2,2,1,2021,2025,1,1,3,0,0],0],["QeNmydIk8Yo","The Default Mode Network & End of Suffering - Gary Weber","Non-Dual Couch","interview","evergreen","default mode network and meditation",["default mode network","meditation","non-duality","neuroscience","psychedelics"],[90,144,93],"Cited to explain the default mode network and how meditation may quiet it.",[2,2,1,2019,2020,1,1,1,0,0],0],["QfuK8la0y6s","Fermi Paradox: The Dyson Dilemma v2.0","Isaac Arthur","explainer","evergreen","fermi paradox",["dyson sphere","fermi paradox","kardashev scale","seti","megastructures","isaac arthur"],[84,147],"Recommended in Fermi paradox threads as a thorough and reasoned treatment of Dyson sphere detectability.",[2,2,1,2019,2021,1,1,1,0,0],0],["QspuCt1FM9M","Justin Bieber 800% Slower","turinpt2","music","evergreen","extreme audio time stretching",["paulstretch","ambient","drone","time stretching","audio experiment"],[132,37,131],"HN points to it as the canonical example of extreme audio stretching making pop music into something entirely different and relaxing.",[2,2,1,2013,2015,1,1,2,0,0],0],["QtxVdC7pBQM","The Ridiculous Engineering Of Jet Engines","Veritasium","explainer","evergreen","jet engine turbine blades",["jet engines","superalloys","single crystal blades","turbine cooling","materials science","veritasium"],[109,87,113],"Commenters send it to people asking how engines survive such temperatures, and call it fascinating and worth watching.",[2,2,1,2025,2026,1,1,4,0,0],0],["R37zkizucPU","Louis CK honors George Carlin","Bromista5","talk","evergreen","creative process in comedy",["louis ck","george carlin","stand-up","creativity","new material"],[129,52],"HN finds the story inspiring beyond comedy: getting good by throwing out your old work and starting over.",[2,2,1,2011,2013,1,1,3,0,0],0],["R3ZJKN_5M44","Don't Buy Stuff - Saturday Night Live","Saturday Night Live","comedy","evergreen","debt and consumer spending",["snl","debt","personal finance","sketch comedy","credit cards"],[130,129,68],"HN posts it as a favorite comic summary of debt avoidance and spending discipline, and as a joke in buy-now-pay-later threads.",[2,2,1,2016,2022,1,1,1,0,4],0],["RNsEsZbXE-4","RustConf 2020 - Closing Keynote by Siân Griffin","Rust Programming Language","talk","evergreen","memory safety and game glitches",["pokemon","missingno","rust","memory safety","glitches","keynote"],[2,126,17],"HN points to it as a fun, technically deep talk that makes memory-safety bugs vivid through a beloved game.",[2,2,1,2020,2022,1,1,1,0,0],0],["Rqfkuc5mawg","Nathan Barley - Episode 1","genuinelyfunnynazi","comedy","evergreen","tech culture satire",["nathan barley","british comedy","chris morris","shoreditch","satire"],[130,133,54],"Recommended as a savage, ahead-of-its-time parody of startup and tech culture.",[2,2,1,2018,2023,1,1,1,0,0],0],["S0mviKhVmBI","Bringing the Unix Philosophy to Big Data by Bryan Cantrill: FutureStack13","New Relic","talk","dated","unix philosophy for big data",["bryan cantrill","manta","unix","map-reduce","object storage"],[11,13,27],"HN recommends it as an elegant argument for simple Unix tools replacing heavyweight Hadoop-style pipelines.",[2,2,1,2014,2015,1,1,1,0,0],0],["S4gU2Tsv6hY","The Iroquois Confederacy","Historia Civilis","explainer","evergreen","iroquois confederacy governance",["iroquois","haudenosaunee","legal systems","indigenous history","great law of peace"],[77,75],"HN recommends it for anyone interested in legal systems, governance, or history.",[2,2,1,2018,2020,1,1,1,0,0],0],["SEDuVF7kiPU","2017/08/08: James Damore and his Google Memo on Diversity (complete)","Jordan B Peterson","interview","news","google diversity memo",["james damore","jordan peterson","google memo","diversity","gender differences","free speech"],[76,79],"During the 2017 memo controversy, HN commenters pointed to it as Damore's own account and a detailed walk-through of the memo's sources.",[8,2,1,2017,2017,1,8,8,1,0],0],["SEwTjZvy8vw","2023 LLVM Dev Mtg - Mojo 🔥: A system programming language for heterogenous computing","LLVM","talk","dated","mojo programming language",["mojo","mlir","llvm","compilers","chris lattner"],[7,2,0],"HN points to it as the best deep dive into Mojo's design, including MLIR use and SIMD-first scalars.",[2,2,1,2024,2026,1,1,2,0,0],0],["SGUCcjHTmGY","OpenAI Codex Live Demo","OpenAI","demo","dated","ai code generation",["openai codex","code generation","llm","live demo","programming"],[22],"HN points to it as an early, impressive demonstration that LLMs could write working code.",[2,2,1,2021,2022,1,1,4,0,0],0],["SK4ezQrTqFw","Chris Sacca of Lowercase Capital Pt. 2- TWiST #295","This Week in Startups","interview","dated","startup investing stories",["chris sacca","venture capital","twitter","facebook","angel investing"],[64,68,52],"HN calls it a favorite startup video because it is packed with candid stories about Facebook, Twitter and Google.",[2,2,1,2014,2015,1,1,1,0,0],0],["Sg4U4r_AgJU","Computer Science - Brian Kernighan on successful language design","University of Nottingham","lecture","evergreen","programming language design",["brian kernighan","awk","language design","domain specific languages","unix"],[0,52],"HN cites it as a practical talk on language design and for background on awk from one of its authors.",[3,2,1,2018,2022,1,2,5,0,0],0],["T6JFTmQCFHg","They're Made Out Of Meat","Stephen O'Regan","other","evergreen","science fiction short film",["terry bisson","aliens","short film","sci-fi","comedy"],[136,133,129],"HN points to it as the best filmed version of the story whenever aliens or the nature of intelligence come up.",[2,2,1,2023,2026,1,1,0,0,2],["7tScAyNaRdQ"]],["TM9h89Vo_Qo","Scale By The Bay 2019: Bryan Cantrill, Was He Wright All Along? Software After Moore's Law","FunctionalTV","talk","evergreen","end of moore's law",["bryan cantrill","moore's law","hardware architecture","systems software","scaling"],[39,6],"HN recommends it as a history and analysis of the end of scaling from a well-regarded systems speaker, and lists it among the best talks of 2019.",[2,2,1,2019,2020,1,1,1,0,0],0],["TcEWRykSgwE","Jordan Peterson - Pareto Distributions","Bite-sized Philosophy","lecture","evergreen","pareto distributions",["jordan peterson","pareto distribution","inequality","power laws","psychology"],[91,71,34],"HN points to it for an accessible explanation of why wealth and creative output are so unevenly distributed.",[2,2,1,2017,2021,1,1,1,0,0],0],["Tml94je2edk","Why Static Typing Came Back • Richard Feldman • GOTO 2022","GOTO Conferences","talk","evergreen","static vs dynamic typing",["static typing","dynamic languages","gradual typing","programming language history","type checkers"],[0,3,4],"HN commenters cite it as a clear account of the trade-offs between static and dynamic typing and why the industry is swinging back to types.",[2,2,1,2023,2023,1,2,1,0,0],0],["TneLO5TdW_M","Rick Reed - WhatsApp: Half a billion unsuspecting FreeBSD users","iX","talk","dated","scaling messaging infrastructure",["whatsapp","freebsd","erlang","scalability","rick reed"],[12,14,16],"Pointed to as a rare look at how a tiny engineering team ran WhatsApp's massive scale on FreeBSD and Erlang.",[2,2,1,2015,2016,1,1,2,0,0],0],["TrfD3pC0VSs","illumos day 2014: The Dream is Alive! Running Linux containers on an illumos kernel","illumos","talk","dated","linux emulation on illumos",["bryan cantrill","smartos","lx zones","containers","syscalls"],[13,16,14],"HN points to it as an entertaining deep dive on Linux emulation on SmartOS and on how the Solaris kernel and libc are tightly coupled.",[2,2,1,2015,2016,1,1,11,0,0],0],["U6qZPx4uD0g","EEVblog #555 - 555 Timer Kit","EEVblog","tutorial","evergreen","555 timer circuits",["555 timer","electronics","soldering","analog circuits","eevblog"],[41,42],"Recommended as a deep, hands-on explanation of how a 555 timer works inside.",[2,2,1,2018,2019,1,1,1,0,0],0],["UDtlvZGmHYk","Spider With Three Super Powers | The Hunt | BBC Earth","BBC Earth","documentary","evergreen","jumping spiders",["portia spider","bbc earth","animal behavior","spider intelligence","nature"],[99],"HN recommends it as striking footage of how cleverly jumping spiders plan their attacks.",[3,2,1,2021,2022,1,2,1,0,0],0],["UN8bJb8biZU","SLAPP Suits: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO)","LastWeekTonight","commentary","evergreen","slapp lawsuits",["slapp","free speech","john oliver","defamation","legal threats"],[75,76,80],"HN recommends it whenever legal threats against critics or open-source authors come up, often as the best accessible primer on SLAPP suits.",[2,2,1,2020,2021,1,1,2,0,0],0],["UOHURuAf5iY","What is Concrete?","Practical Engineering","explainer","evergreen","concrete and civil engineering",["concrete","cement","reinforced concrete","construction materials","practical engineering"],[112,87],"Commenters link it as an approachable explanation of concrete basics in threads about Roman concrete, construction and sand supply.",[2,2,1,2022,2023,1,1,1,0,0],0],["UQuIVsNzqDk","This Invention Made Disney MILLIONS, but Then They LOST It!","Corridor Crew","explainer","evergreen","sodium vapor compositing",["vfx","disney","green screen","mary poppins","beam splitter"],[60,53],"Recommended as a fun, informative rediscovery of a lost film-effects technique.",[2,2,1,2025,2025,1,1,4,0,0],0],["UmIgNfp-MdI","Microsoft \"Courier\" secret tablet","Neowin","demo","dated","tablet design concepts",["microsoft courier","dual screen","tablet","digital notebook","concept demo"],[44,55,53],"HN treats it as a gold-standard concept demo and a what-might-have-been for dual-screen and digital notebook devices.",[2,2,1,2011,2013,1,1,5,0,1],0],["UyFF4cpMVag","Soyuz Launch Escape Tower System","Bruno Leal","news","evergreen","launch escape systems",["soyuz t-10-1","launch abort","rocket explosion","spaceflight safety","escape tower"],[85,78],"HN cites it as the one dramatic real-world proof that a launch escape system works.",[1,2,1,2012,2012,1,1,2,0,0],0],["V6VP-2aIcSc","Object-Oriented Programming is Garbage: 3800 SLOC example","Brian Will","lecture","evergreen","object-oriented programming critique",["oop","procedural programming","refactoring","software design","code complexity"],[5,9],"HN recommends it as a concrete, worked example of the case against heavy OOP rather than abstract argument.",[2,2,1,2016,2022,1,1,2,0,0],0],["VHWUCX6osgM","Steve Jobs Stanford Commencement Speech 2005 high definition.flv","Jed Joe","talk","evergreen","commencement speech",["steve jobs","stanford","motivation","career advice","mortality"],[146,52,57],"HN people recommend it as personal inspiration for perseverance and for keeping perspective by remembering mortality.",[2,2,1,2013,2017,1,1,1,0,0],0],["VPjODKUxV5g","The Vegas Loop Is Getting Progressively More Stupid","Ray Delahanty | CityNerd","commentary","news","las vegas loop transit",["boring company","urbanism","transit","las vegas","tunnels"],[111,112],"Used as the go-to critical, first-hand overview of the Vegas Loop in threads about the Boring Company.",[2,2,1,2025,2026,1,1,1,4,0],0],["VdqhHKjepiE","RimWorld: Contrarian, Ridiculous, and Impossible Game Design Methods","GDC Festival of Gaming","talk","evergreen","game design",["rimworld","emergent narrative","story generator","gdc","simulation games"],[121],"Recommended as an accessible talk on emergent narrative and on how RimWorld was designed, and cited in threads on simulation games.",[2,2,1,2021,2022,1,1,7,0,0],0],["W4SxKWwFhA0","Browser hacking: Let's make \"Cookie Clicker\" playable in Ladybird!","Andreas Kling","tutorial","evergreen","browser engine debugging",["ladybird","serenityos","c++","browser engine","live coding"],[4,9,7],"HN loves the Browser hacking series for its clear debugging method of reducing bugs to minimal reproductions, which people say influenced their own testing.",[2,2,1,2022,2023,1,1,1,0,0],0],["W88Sact1kws","How Wolves Change Rivers [REMASTERED HD] - George Monbiot","Sustainable Human","explainer","evergreen","trophic cascades",["yellowstone","wolves","rewilding","ecosystems","keystone species"],[99,107],"HN cites it as a compelling example of unforeseen ecosystem effects and rewilding.",[2,2,1,2023,2025,1,1,1,0,0],0],["WB2-2j9e4co","Extreme transformer home in Hong Kong: Gary Chang's 24 rooms in 1","Kirsten Dirksen","documentary","evergreen","small space design",["tiny apartment","hong kong","transformable furniture","architecture","gary chang"],[137,117,56],"Held up as the ultimate example of small-space design and a beautiful compact home.",[2,2,1,2019,2024,1,1,1,0,0],0],["WRdJCFEqFTU","Joscha: Computational Meta-Psychology","media.ccc.de","talk","evergreen","computational theories of mind",["joscha bach","consciousness","ai","cognitive science","ccc"],[93,91],"Recommended as one of the best bridges between mind and computation, and as a sample of Bach's thinking on AI and philosophy.",[2,2,1,2020,2020,1,1,1,0,0],0],["WVTWCPoUt8w","The Origins of Linux—Linus Torvalds","Computer History Museum","talk","evergreen","linux history",["linus torvalds","linux","open source","gpl","kernel design"],[14,52,13],"HN points to it as the long first-person account of Linux history, including Linus on the GPL's role and on microkernels.",[2,2,1,2008,2009,1,1,2,0,0],0],["Wi_nFz1CJSI","Iowa Swine Day 2022: Agriculture at the End of the World","Iowa Pork Industry Center","talk","dated","geopolitics and deglobalization",["peter zeihan","globalization","agriculture","energy crisis","supply chains"],[74,107,72],"Recommended for its bleak take on globalization, energy and food supply, though some commenters question how objective it is.",[2,2,1,2022,2022,1,1,2,0,0],0],["Wp7GAKLSGnI","Oral History of Donald Knuth Part 1","Computer History Museum","interview","evergreen","donald knuth biography",["knuth","oral history","tex","art of computer programming","computing history"],[52,47],"HN recommends it as a superb, personal long-form look at Knuth's life and work habits.",[2,2,1,2019,2022,1,1,1,0,0],0],["X1T3IQ4N-3g","CppCon 2014: Jeff Preshing \"How Ubisoft Develops Games for Multicore - Before and After C++11\"","CppCon","talk","evergreen","lock-free programming",["c++11","atomics","multicore","game engines","concurrency"],[2,122,6],"Recommended as a clear, practical introduction to atomics and lock-free programming in C++.",[2,2,1,2015,2015,1,1,2,0,0],0],["X29lF43mUlo","George Carlin - Germs, Immune System","Geen Naam","comedy","evergreen","germs and immunity comedy",["george carlin","stand-up","germs","immune system"],[129],"HN brings it up as comic relief and as a funny take when immunity, dirt and germs come up.",[2,2,1,2021,2022,1,1,0,0,1],0],["XtMmeAjQTXc","Episode 1: Introduction - The Mechanical Universe","caltech","course","evergreen","introductory physics",["mechanical universe","david goodstein","caltech","newtonian mechanics","physics lectures"],[82,142],"HN rates the series as one of the best physics lecture courses on YouTube, with an engaging format and historical context.",[2,2,1,2018,2023,2,1,1,0,0],0],["YNTARSM-Fjc","Yacht Rock 1 HD","Hunter Stair","comedy","evergreen","yacht rock parody",["yacht rock","parody","web series","soft rock","music comedy"],[130,131],"HN commenters point the uninitiated to it as a beloved parody series, often in threads that mention yacht rock.",[2,2,1,2017,2021,1,1,0,0,1],0],["YXylqtEQ0tk","How Google's Self-Driving Car Works","IEEE Spectrum","talk","dated","self-driving cars",["google self-driving car","lidar","sebastian thrun","autonomous vehicles","perception"],[25,26],"HN recommends it as a technical talk aimed at a real engineering audience, with live demos of perception and pre-mapped roads.",[2,2,1,2012,2013,1,1,5,0,0],0],["YcUycQoz0zg","How We Diagnosed and Fixed the 2023 Voyager 1 Anomaly from 15 Billion Miles Away","Flight Software Workshop","talk","evergreen","spacecraft flight software",["voyager 1","jpl","flight software","reverse engineering","debugging"],[85,8],"Commenters recommend it for the remarkable remote reverse engineering done on decades-old hardware with no simulator.",[2,2,1,2026,2026,1,1,1,0,0],0],["Ygty9HxhFK4","Diatoms: Tiny Factories You Can See From Space","Journey to the Microcosmos","explainer","evergreen","diatoms and microbiology",["diatoms","microscopy","microorganisms","algae","oxygen"],[95,99],"HN commenters recommend the series as an excellent, accessible introduction to microscopic life, using this episode as the diatom primer.",[2,2,1,2020,2024,1,1,1,0,0],0],["Yze1YAz_LYM","Dan Britt - Orbits and Ice Ages: The History of Climate","TheIHMC","lecture","evergreen","climate history",["ice ages","orbital cycles","paleoclimate","geologic time","climate"],[101,106],"Strongly recommended as a clear explanation of 50-60 million years of climate history that clears up confusion.",[3,2,1,2019,2019,2,1,1,0,0],0],["Z0oFJ2jbkDI","Earth-cooled, shipping container underground CA home for 30K","Kirsten Dirksen","documentary","evergreen","earth-sheltered housing",["shipping container home","off grid","underground home","passive cooling","tiny homes"],[117,105,112],"Recommended as an example of earth-sheltered housing and as part of a channel HN loves for architecture and efficiency.",[2,2,1,2018,2019,1,1,1,0,0],0],["Z2o_Sp2-aBo","Build an electroluminescent glass panel display -- an Apollo DSKY","Applied Science","tutorial","evergreen","electroluminescent displays",["apollo dsky","electroluminescent","screen printing","diy electronics","high voltage"],[41,42,85],"HN people recommend it as a fantastic maker project among Apollo anniversary builds.",[2,2,1,2019,2023,1,1,1,0,0],0],["ZlfIVEy_YOA","Stanford Professor Andrei Linde celebrates physics breakthrough","Stanford","news","news","cosmic inflation discovery",["bicep2","andrei linde","gravitational waves","cosmic inflation","stanford"],[84],"Shared for its moving moment of scientific discovery, and later cited as a cautionary example after the BICEP2 result was retracted.",[2,2,1,2014,2016,1,1,0,3,0],0],["_BNIkw4Ao9w","Here's Why Your Static Website Needs HTTPS","Troy Hunt","talk","evergreen","https for static sites",["https","web security","tls","great cannon","man-in-the-middle","troy hunt"],[17,18,15],"Cited as a must-watch persuasive case for HTTPS everywhere.",[2,2,1,2020,2023,1,1,1,0,0],0],["_Cm6EFYktRQ","BBS The.Documentary Part 4 - Fidonet","bbsers","documentary","evergreen","fidonet and bbs history",["fidonet","bbs","tom jennings","dial-up","computing history"],[47,15],"Recommended as a great documentary on FidoNet's rise, with interviews with figures like Tom Jennings.",[2,2,1,2014,2019,1,1,2,0,0],0],["__wn9zXFiy8","Tutorial: New and Updated - Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Optical Networking","NANOG","tutorial","evergreen","optical networking",["optical networking","dwdm","fiber","network engineering","nanog"],[15],"Commenters call it an invaluable, approachable way to learn how optical networking actually works.",[2,2,1,2017,2018,1,1,1,0,0],0],["_gXiVOmaVSo","Shawn Douglas - Nanoscale Instruments for Visualizing Small Proteins & Bret Victor - Dynamicland","Foresight Institute","talk","evergreen","dynamicland",["bret victor","dynamicland","realtalk","protein visualization","physical computing"],[48,95,52],"HN points to Bret Victor's segment as a recent, concrete demonstration of Dynamicland's ideas applied to a specific scientific domain.",[2,2,1,2023,2023,1,2,2,0,0],0],["_zSjpIyMt0k","Mars DOS demo by Tim Clarke (1993)","Sean Barrett","demo","evergreen","demoscene terrain rendering",["demoscene","dos","voxel terrain","size coding","graphics"],[50,58],"Remembered fondly as a tiny, efficient demo that inspired graphics programmers and is a benchmark for modern terrain rendering.",[2,2,1,2016,2025,1,1,3,0,0],0],["_zfN9wnPvU0","AI Slop Is Destroying The Internet","Kurzgesagt – In a Nutshell","explainer","news","ai slop",["ai slop","misinformation","llms","fact checking","internet"],[22,80,147],"HN uses it as a reference for AI slop, LLMs citing LLM output, and the growing difficulty of fact checking.",[3,2,1,2025,2026,1,2,8,0,0],0],["a1PtQ67urG4","Cambridge Ideas - Professor Risk","Cambridge University","explainer","evergreen","risk and statistics",["micromorts","risk","probability","statistics","uncertainty"],[27,34,148],"Recommended as a short, fun introduction to micromorts and thinking about risk.",[2,2,1,2013,2016,1,1,1,0,0],0],["aNAtbYSxzuA","Hacker Interviews: Larry Wall","The BXI","interview","evergreen","larry wall and perl",["larry wall","perl","linguistics","hacker culture","programming languages"],[3,52,145],"Recommended as an enjoyable look at the hacker mindset and a thoughtful interview worth rewatching.",[2,2,1,2020,2024,1,1,2,0,0],0],["aXvDEmo6uS4","Maximizing Productivity, Physical & Mental Health with Daily Tools","Andrew Huberman","podcast","dated","daily health protocols",["productivity","circadian rhythm","sleep","neuroscience","habits"],[98,146,90],"Commenters credit it for practical routines, such as morning walks and circadian timing, and for helping with burnout recovery.",[3,2,1,2022,2023,1,2,1,0,0],0],["aZY-yQYVf38","Max Headroom 20 minutes into the future 1985","Kevin Galvayne","other","evergreen","max headroom film",["max headroom","cyberpunk","1985","sci-fi","television"],[133,54,147],"Recommended in Max Headroom threads as a surprisingly good, short original film.",[2,2,1,2019,2020,1,1,1,0,0],0],["aeRVdYN6fE8","Philip Wadler - Propositions as Types (Lambda Days 2016)","Erlang Solutions","talk","evergreen","propositions as types",["curry-howard","type theory","lambda calculus","functional programming","logic"],[36,0,1],"Recommended as an exceptional whirlwind tour of the foundations of computer science.",[2,2,1,2016,2021,1,1,1,0,0],0],["agw-wlHGi0E","Dynamic Languages Wizards Series - Panel on Language Design","Eduardo Cavazos","talk","evergreen","programming language design",["language design","lisp","guy steele","paul graham","dynamic languages"],[0,1],"HN users mine it for design wisdom and history from luminaries, and often quote Guy Steele's remarks.",[1,2,1,2015,2025,1,1,7,0,0],0],["b9IkpUYlOx8","Super Mario World Ending Theme sight-read by Tom Brier","Keeper1st","music","evergreen","piano sight-reading",["video game music","super mario","piano","sight-reading","sheet music"],[131,124],"HN commenters recommend it as a showcase of remarkable sight-reading and a favorite when sight-reading or notation comes up.",[2,2,1,2023,2023,1,1,2,0,0],0],["bB340S0tGf8","Interview with an Agile Coach - Sprint1","Kai Lentit","comedy","evergreen","agile satire",["agile","scrum","parody","programmer humor"],[130,9],"Recommended as a funny parody that resembles agile as practiced at large companies.",[2,2,1,2022,2023,1,1,1,0,0],0],["bM0PmwOlifE","Black Hat 2013 - OPSEC Failures of Spies","HackersOnBoard","talk","evergreen","operational security",["opsec","metadata","cia","surveillance","black hat"],[17,19],"HN commenters cite it as a compelling demonstration that metadata identifies people, and as a great watch on sloppy CIA tradecraft.",[2,2,1,2014,2019,1,1,2,0,0],0],["baFaEvBywGc","Secret Life Of Machines 104 The Washing Machine","Retrotv","documentary","evergreen","how washing machines work",["tim hunkin","secret life of machines","appliances","mechanical engineering","tv series"],[113,135],"Recommended as a humorous and clear explanation of everyday machines, including why washing machine balancing works.",[2,2,1,2017,2020,1,1,1,0,0],0],["bnoUBfLxZz0","The Super-Fast Logistics of Delivering Blood By Drone","Wendover Productions","documentary","dated","drone delivery logistics",["zipline","rwanda","drones","medical logistics","last-mile delivery"],[24,72,96],"Offered as a clear, well-made look at a real, working drone-delivery system, often in answer to skepticism about delivery drones.",[2,2,1,2019,2022,1,1,2,0,0],0],["bwDrHqNZ9lo","Geographical limit between Balkan and Central Europe","kunc","commentary","evergreen","balkan identity",["zizek","balkans","central europe","slovenia","geography"],[139,143,140],"HN commenters recommend it as one of the best short clips on YouTube for illustrating Balkan versus Central European identity.",[2,2,1,2020,2025,1,1,0,0,1],0],["c52QhiXsmyI","REBL - Stuart Halloway","ClojureTV","demo","dated","clojure data browsing tools",["clojure","rebl","datomic","repl","developer tools"],[1,8],"Recommended as a must-watch Conj talk and as the intro for people who haven't seen REBL, often compared to Jupyter-style tooling.",[2,2,1,2018,2021,1,1,1,0,0],0],["cBDJDZAo41c","What Makes This Song Great? \"Into You\" MAX MARTIN","Rick Beato","explainer","evergreen","pop music production",["max martin","songwriting","music production","rick beato","pop music"],[132,131],"HN points to it as an explanation of how Max Martin builds hit songs.",[3,2,1,2020,2022,1,2,1,0,0],0],["cQWlnTyOSig","The Chinese Student Crisis","PolyMatter","explainer","dated","university rankings",["higher education","international students","rankings","china","tuition"],[141,74,72],"HN commenters recommend it in college-ranking and higher-ed threads as an explanation of why rankings are a hustle for foreign student revenue.",[2,2,1,2022,2022,1,1,1,0,0],0],["cVaTc15plVs","Hjernevask - Brainwashing (Eng Sub) Part 1 - The Gender Equality Paradox","The Bookman","documentary","evergreen","gender differences",["nature vs nurture","gender equality paradox","norwegian","sociology","hjernevask"],[91,79,94],"HN commenters cite it, especially during the Google memo debate, as expert testimony on biological contributions to gender differences.",[3,2,1,2015,2017,1,3,6,0,0],0],["d6iQrh2TK98","Why is this number everywhere?","Veritasium","explainer","evergreen","human randomness bias",["number 37","randomness","probability","veritasium","psychology"],[34,91,35],"HN cites it in LLM randomness and number-picking threads as evidence that humans are also biased and predictable when asked for random numbers.",[2,2,1,2024,2025,1,1,9,0,0],0],["dPK6t7echuA","\"How to Think about Parallel Programming: Not!\" - Guy L. Steele Jr. (Strange Loop 2010)","Strange Loop Conference","talk","evergreen","parallel programming",["guy steele","parallelism","functional programming","language design","punch cards"],[0,1,47],"Recommended as a fantastic talk, valued both for its parallelism ideas and for the punch-card story.",[2,2,1,2023,2023,1,1,3,0,0],0],["dT9y-KQbqi4","How I hacked a hardware crypto wallet and recovered $2 million","Joe Grand","talk","evergreen","hardware wallet hacking",["trezor","fault injection","voltage glitching","joe grand","cryptocurrency recovery"],[17,18,42],"Recommended as a gripping real-world hardware hacking story and a showcase of Joe Grand's skill.",[2,2,1,2022,2023,1,1,2,0,0],0],["dX649lnKAU0","How Analog Color TV Works: The Beginnings","Technology Connections","explainer","evergreen","analog color television",["color tv","crt","shadow mask","ntsc","technology connections"],[45,41],"HN commenters recommend it as an especially good explanation of analog TV and CRT shadow masks.",[2,2,1,2019,2026,1,1,1,0,0],0],["dngqR9gcDDw","Free To Choose 1980 - Vol. 01 The Power of the Market - Full Video","Free To Choose Network","documentary","dated","free market economics",["milton friedman","free markets","price system","economics","1980s"],[70,69],"Commenters say it made market economics click for them and find it an interesting documentary relevant to welfare and UBI debates.",[2,2,1,2023,2024,1,1,1,0,0],0],["dw_mRaIHb-M","Aamer Rahman (Fear of a Brown Planet) - Reverse Racism","FEAR OF A BROWN PLANET","comedy","evergreen","racism and power",["stand-up","aamer rahman","reverse racism","race","social commentary"],[129,79],"Pointed to as a comedic but clear explanation of power dynamics in discussions of race and diversity in tech.",[3,2,1,2013,2015,1,2,1,0,0],0],["eBCbdThIJNE","Power Satellites & Space Based Solar Power","Isaac Arthur","explainer","evergreen","space-based solar power",["power satellites","solar power","microwave transmission","rectenna","space energy"],[104,85],"HN commenters recommend it as the best overview of power satellites, with pros and cons beyond the construction cost.",[2,2,1,2020,2021,1,1,3,0,0],0],["eGnH0KAXhCw","Why “No Problem” Can Seem Rude: Phatic Expressions","Tom Scott","explainer","evergreen","phatic expressions",["linguistics","small talk","greetings","politeness","tom scott"],[145],"HN uses it as the short, clear explainer when discussions about greetings and small talk come up.",[3,2,1,2021,2023,1,2,2,0,0],0],["ePA1zq56J1I","Lecture by Douglas Hofstadter: Albert Einstein on Light; Light on Albert Einstein","Uppsala universitet","lecture","evergreen","analogy in physics",["douglas hofstadter","einstein","analogy","light quanta","scientific discovery"],[82,93,142],"Cited in discussions of analogy-making in science, and revisited by fans of Hofstadter.",[2,2,1,2022,2024,1,1,2,0,0],0],["eUHBPuHS-7s","Epic 2014","jessanmur","other","evergreen","future of media",["googlezon","personalized news","ai-generated news","tech consolidation","speculative fiction"],[80,147,53],"HN returns to it as an uncannily prescient prediction of tech consolidation and AI-written, personalized news.",[2,2,1,2023,2026,1,1,2,0,0],0],["eW-OMR-iWOE","Honest Government Ad | Anti Encryption Law","thejuicemedia","comedy","news","australian anti-encryption law",["encryption","satire","australia","privacy","surveillance"],[130,19,18],"Commenters recommend it as an entertaining, accessible explanation of how bad the law is, including for non-technical audiences.",[3,2,1,2018,2018,2,2,4,0,0],0],["eiYoBbEZwlk","Saw Stop - This guy puts a finger into an active table saw blade & comes away without a scratch!","Anthony Prezutti Comedy Mentalist","demo","evergreen","sawstop safety",["sawstop","table saw","safety engineering","woodworking","demo"],[115,120],"Linked as the canonical demo of a safety technology that stops a blade before it injures a finger.",[2,2,1,2015,2016,1,1,1,0,0],0],["er_lLvkklsk","Barliman: trying the halting problem backwards, blindfolded - William Byrd, Greg Rosenblatt","ClojureTV","talk","evergreen","program synthesis",["minikanren","logic programming","barliman","clojure","relational interpreter"],[1,36,8],"HN people point to it as an amazing demonstration of relational programming and program synthesis that still looks exciting after LLM code generation.",[3,2,1,2021,2024,1,2,1,0,0],0],["es6U00LMmC4","Best Speech You Will Ever Hear - Gary Yourofsky","TheAnimalHolocaust","talk","evergreen","veganism and animal ethics",["veganism","animal rights","ethics","gary yourofsky","persuasion"],[143,79,97],"Some commenters credit it with persuading them to go vegan, while others dismiss parts of it as pseudoscience.",[1,2,1,2016,2016,1,1,1,1,0],0],["ewsGmhAjjjI","I have APHANTASIA (and you may too...without realising it!)","JAMIEvstheVOID","commentary","evergreen","aphantasia",["aphantasia","mental imagery","visualization","art"],[93,90],"HN points to it as a vivid first-person description of aphantasia and an example of an aphantasic artist.",[2,2,1,2019,2019,1,1,1,0,0],0],["ezqwfha-BZ8","The Fantastic Case of the Missing Tesla","Rich Rebuilds","documentary","dated","tesla used car saga",["tesla","model x","used cars","customer service","repair"],[110,135],"HN recommends the series as a cautionary tale about buying used Teslas and dealing with Tesla service.",[2,2,1,2019,2019,1,1,1,0,0],0],["fTznEIZRkLg","Hans Rosling: Global population growth, box by box","TED","talk","evergreen","global population growth",["hans rosling","demographics","child mortality","data visualization","development"],[28,79],"HN points to it as a data-driven, worldview-changing explanation of why global population will level off.",[2,2,1,2017,2020,1,1,2,0,0],0],["folTvNDL08A","David Deutsch: A new way to explain explanation","TED","talk","evergreen","philosophy of explanation",["david deutsch","good explanations","epistemology","scientific method","ted"],[148,143],"HN points to it as a short, tight introduction to Deutsch's idea of hard-to-vary explanations.",[2,2,1,2022,2023,1,1,1,0,0],0],["g0lrIi0ce5E","Riot On Documentary (2002)","Caroline bruins","documentary","evergreen","dot-com startup collapse",["riot entertainment","dot-com bubble","venture capital","startups","finland"],[64,135,53],"HN recommends it as an entertaining dot-com-era story and a cautionary tale about VC funding and fake-it-till-you-make-it growth.",[2,2,1,2021,2022,1,1,2,0,0],0],["g1GgnbN9oNw","The Encryption Tightrope: Balancing Americans’ Security and Privacy: EventID=104573","House Committee on the Judiciary","news","dated","encryption policy",["apple vs fbi","congressional hearing","backdoors","susan landau","san bernardino"],[18,19,75],"HN users cite it as primary-source testimony, especially for the argument that weakening encryption is security versus security, not privacy versus security.",[3,2,1,2016,2017,1,2,17,0,0],0],["gLDYtH1RH-U","Shanghai Tower (650 meters)","On The Roofs","other","evergreen","rooftopping",["shanghai tower","urban climbing","skyscrapers","pov","gopro"],[112,138],"HN recommends it as a gripping and vertigo-inducing watch that put rooftop climbers on the map.",[2,2,1,2015,2018,1,1,1,0,0],0],["gcS04BI2sbk","Reinventing Organizations","Reinventing Organizations","talk","evergreen","self-managing organizations",["self-management","teal organizations","management","buurtzorg","organizational culture"],[66,52],"Recommended as the best introduction to self-management and new management paradigms.",[3,2,1,2014,2015,1,2,1,0,0],0],["ge7i60GuNRg","What Would You Do? Bike Theft (White Guy, Black Guy, Pretty Girl)","VladCantSleep","demo","evergreen","bystander bias experiment",["social experiment","bias","bike theft","social engineering","hidden camera"],[91,79],"Used in threads on bias and social engineering as a vivid example of how bystanders treat different thieves.",[2,2,1,2013,2016,1,1,4,0,0],0],["gn8m5d74fk8","Oculus Connect Keynote: John Carmack","Meta VR","talk","dated","vr rendering and latency",["john carmack","oculus","gear vr","mobile gpu","latency"],[62,6,52],"HN recommends it for Carmack's detailed engineering insight into VR rendering and latency challenges.",[2,2,1,2015,2021,1,1,2,0,1],0],["gp4U5aH_T6A","Saifedean Ammous: Bitcoin, Anarchy, and Austrian Economics | Lex Fridman Podcast #284","Lex Fridman","podcast","dated","bitcoin and austrian economics",["bitcoin","austrian economics","fiat money","saifedean ammous","lex fridman"],[18,69,70],"Cited as a thorough statement of the bitcoin-maximalist case, with the host pushing back.",[2,2,1,2022,2022,1,1,1,0,0],0],["hCQCP-5g5bo","I Saved a PNG Image To A Bird","Benn Jordan","explainer","evergreen","data storage in birds",["benn jordan","starling","bird song","audio encoding","ornithology"],[99,45,135],"HN fans point to it as a fun, nerdy crossover of bird song acoustics and technology, and the story itself got its own thread.",[2,2,1,2025,2026,1,1,2,0,0],0],["hIZxTQP1ifo","Edward Kmett - Type Classes vs. the World","Boston Haskell","talk","evergreen","type classes",["haskell","type classes","coherence","orphan rule","edward kmett","traits"],[0,1],"HN points to it as the definitive explanation of why coherence and the orphan rule matter, in debates over Haskell, Rust traits, OCaml modules and Elm.",[2,2,1,2015,2023,1,1,4,0,0],0],["hckwxq8rnr0","Apollo Core Rope Memory (Apollo Guidance Computer Part 30)","CuriousMarc","documentary","evergreen","apollo guidance computer memory",["core rope memory","apollo guidance computer","vintage computing","restoration","rom"],[47,85,50],"HN commenters recommend it as the deepest explanation of how AGC rope memory works and how it differs from core memory.",[2,2,1,2023,2023,1,2,1,0,0],0],["hhMAt3BluAU","Trump's Biggest Failure","Kraut","commentary","dated","china geopolitics",["china","trade war","history","foreign policy","tibet"],[74,73,77],"Commenters point to it as a well-researched explainer of the history and culture behind China's current position, despite the political title.",[2,2,1,2021,2023,1,1,1,1,0],0],["hk-0qJXyido","Nord Stream sabotage and hybrid war on Europe","Anders Puck Nielsen","commentary","news","nord stream sabotage",["hybrid warfare","nord stream","russia","geopolitics","military analysis"],[74,78],"HN points to it as a compact, reasoned case for Russian responsibility, though at least one commenter found the argument unconvincing.",[2,2,1,2023,2023,1,2,1,1,0],0],["hyYCn_kAngI","How to Get Your First Customers | Startup School","Y Combinator","talk","evergreen","getting first customers",["startups","sales","growth","y combinator","b2b"],[64,65],"Commenters recommend the whole talk as practical, tactical advice for early customer acquisition and outbound sales.",[2,2,1,2023,2025,1,1,1,0,0],0],["i9i47sgi-V4","How Corruption Destroys Armies - Theft, Graft, and Russian failure in Ukraine","Perun","explainer","dated","military corruption",["russia","ukraine","procurement","corruption","defense economics"],[78,74],"Recommended as a long but insightful explanation of how corruption works inside institutions.",[2,2,1,2022,2022,1,1,3,0,0],0],["iIpPuJ_r8Xg","The US Military’s Massive Global Transportation System","Wendover Productions","explainer","dated","military logistics",["us military","supply chain","transportation","prepositioning","wendover"],[78,72,119],"Recommended as a clear overview of military logistics, often as a contrast with civilian infrastructure efforts.",[2,2,1,2022,2023,1,1,1,0,0],0],["iLmkec_4Rfo","David Carr vs. Some Guys from VICE","AudenRaybourn","interview","evergreen","vice and traditional media",["david carr","vice","page one","journalism","new york times"],[80,135],"Brought up whenever Vice is discussed, as a memorable scene of Carr pressing its founders.",[2,2,1,2015,2023,1,1,3,1,0],0],["ieb1lmm9xHk","Inner Game of Tennis","TheCoach","demo","evergreen","inner game of tennis",["timothy gallwey","coaching","learning","tennis","feedback"],[141,146,138],"HN commenters use it as a vivid demonstration of learning by quieting the conscious mind, and recommend it alongside the book.",[2,2,1,2015,2016,1,1,1,0,0],0],["ip641WmY4pA","DIY haptic input knob: BLDC motor + round LCD","scottbez1","demo","evergreen","haptic input devices",["smartknob","bldc motor","esp32","haptic feedback","open-source hardware"],[42,116],"HN people hold it up as a polished solo hardware project and the go-to example of haptic knobs, including in discussions of physical car controls.",[2,2,1,2024,2025,1,1,4,0,0],0],["iphcyNWFD10","The Absurdity of Detecting Gravitational Waves","Veritasium","explainer","evergreen","gravitational wave detection",["ligo","gravitational waves","interferometer","veritasium","physics"],[84,82],"HN recommends it as a good layperson explanation of how LIGO's detection works and why it is so hard.",[3,2,1,2017,2017,1,2,3,0,0],0],["iqddnwKF8HQ","Zig 2026: No-AI Policy, $670K Foundation, Left GitHub & Why Zig Isn’t 1.0 - Andrew Kelley Explains","JetBrains","interview","news","zig programming language",["zig","andrew kelley","systems programming","open source","ai policy"],[2,9,52],"HN commenters point to it as a convincing primary-source interview showing Zig's cohesive design vision and the creator's level-headed reasoning.",[5,2,1,2026,2026,1,4,2,0,0],0],["j6ow-UemzBc","Design Microservice Architectures the Right Way","InfoQ","talk","evergreen","microservice architecture",["microservices","continuous delivery","api schemas","event streaming","qcon"],[5,16],"HN commenters recommend it for showing the tooling possible when schemas and APIs are treated as code.",[2,2,1,2020,2021,1,1,1,0,0],0],["jAhjPd4uNFY","Genetic Engineering Will Change Everything Forever – CRISPR","Kurzgesagt – In a Nutshell","explainer","dated","crispr gene editing",["crispr","cas9","genetic engineering","designer babies","animation"],[94,95],"HN commenters hand it out as a quick, accessible primer whenever CRISPR or gene editing comes up.",[2,2,1,2017,2018,1,1,2,0,0],0],["jhicDUgXyNg","Delvon Lamarr Organ Trio - Warm-up Set (Live on KEXP)","KEXP","music","evergreen","live organ trio",["kexp","soul jazz","organ trio","live session","seattle"],[131],"HN people recommend it as a great live KEXP session with standout guitar work and good sound.",[2,2,1,2020,2021,1,1,1,0,0],0],["jhnKBKZvb_U","Why is Time a One-Way Street?","Santa Fe Institute","lecture","evergreen","arrow of time",["leonard susskind","entropy","cosmology","boltzmann brains","theoretical physics"],[82,84],"HN commenters recommend it as a clear explanation of why time runs one way, from a leading physicist.",[2,2,1,2014,2021,1,1,1,0,0],0],["kgCUn4fQTsc","Google Engineer on His Sentient AI Claim","Bloomberg Tech","interview","news","lamda sentience claim",["blake lemoine","lamda","google","ai sentience","ai ethics"],[23,22,93],"HN commenters recommend watching it to hear his side directly, noting he comes across as coherent, while others dispute his sincerity.",[3,2,1,2022,2026,1,2,4,0,0],0],["l9ag2x3CS9M","Why Japan had NO Chance in WW2","Military History Visualized","explainer","evergreen","wwii pacific naval production",["world war ii","industrial capacity","imperial japanese navy","us navy","shipbuilding"],[78,119],"Cited as one of the best visualizations of how overwhelmingly dominant US industrial output was in the Pacific war.",[3,2,1,2020,2022,1,2,3,0,0],0],["lC4YLMLar5I","Elite: \"The game that couldn't be written\"","Alexander the ok","documentary","evergreen","history of the game Elite",["elite","bbc micro","6502","retro games","3d graphics"],[124,50,58],"HN commenters recommend it as an amazing overview of the technical feats and history behind Elite, and cite it for what the 6502 could do.",[2,2,1,2024,2025,1,1,1,0,0],0],["lFXJWPhDsSY","Alpha Zero's \"Immortal Zugzwang Game\" against Stockfish","agadmator's Chess Channel","explainer","evergreen","alphazero vs stockfish chess",["alphazero","stockfish","zugzwang","chess","deepmind"],[127,21],"HN recommends it as a striking, well-explained example of AlphaZero's play and of zugzwang.",[2,2,1,2019,2019,1,1,1,0,0],0],["lX-K63pVPTM","David Deutsch on Optimism","Royal Society of Arts","talk","evergreen","optimism and progress",["david deutsch","optimism","enlightenment","knowledge","future"],[147,143],"Pointed to as an antidote to pessimism about the future, tied to Deutsch's ideas in The Beginning of Infinity.",[2,2,1,2019,2022,1,1,2,0,0],0],["lqJUIqZNzP8","Avoiding Negative Side Effects: Concrete Problems in AI Safety part 1","Robert Miles AI Safety","explainer","evergreen","ai safety",["negative side effects","concrete problems in ai safety","ai risk","robert miles","alignment"],[23],"HN recommends Robert Miles' channel as a clear starting point for people curious about AI safety.",[2,2,1,2018,2023,1,1,1,0,0],0],["m1lhGqNCZlA","DEF CON 24 - Chris Rock - How to Overthrow a Government","DEFCONConference","talk","evergreen","regime change tactics",["def con","coups","drones","hacking","security"],[17,74],"HN recommends it as an amazing, entertaining talk and cites it in threads on power-line sabotage and coup tactics.",[2,2,1,2017,2019,1,1,2,0,0],0],["mPZn4x3uOac","In The Bleak Midwinter - Jacob Collier","Jacob Collier","music","evergreen","jacob collier harmony",["jacob collier","a cappella","microtonal","christmas carol","harmony"],[131,132],"Recommended as a showcase of Collier's harmonic and microtonal skill.",[2,2,1,2019,2022,1,1,1,0,0],0],["mPn2AdMH7UQ","Surreal Numbers (writing the first book) - Numberphile","Numberphile","interview","evergreen","surreal numbers",["donald knuth","john conway","surreal numbers","numberphile","mathematics history"],[35,52],"Recommended as a short, charming introduction to surreal numbers and to how Knuth wrote his book in under a week.",[3,2,1,2021,2022,1,2,1,0,0],0],["mSgXWpvQEHE","Keynote. Professor Steven G. Johnson | JuliaCon 2019","The Julia Programming Language","talk","evergreen","julia metaprogramming",["julia","metaprogramming","high performance computing","macros","numerical computing"],[3,0,6],"Cited for showing how Julia's metaprogramming can beat C and Fortran, along with sound advice not to overuse it.",[2,2,1,2019,2020,1,1,5,0,0],0],["mUcUy7SqdS0","Glass engineering - designing and making photochromic glass","Applied Science","tutorial","evergreen","glass making",["photochromic glass","ben krasnow","materials","diy","chemistry"],[87,86,115],"Recommended as a hands-on introduction to glass melting and chemistry and to Krasnow's channel.",[2,2,1,2017,2018,1,1,2,0,0],0],["mb3uK-_QkOo","We Are The Art | Brandon Sanderson’s Keynote Speech","Brandon Sanderson","talk","news","ai and art",["ai art","creativity","brandon sanderson","generative ai","writing"],[22,136,23],"HN commenters share it as an eloquent argument that AI output is not art, and as a companion to worries about losing deep thinking.",[3,2,1,2026,2026,1,2,1,0,0],0],["meiU6TxysCg","Two Monkeys Were Paid Unequally: Excerpt from Frans de Waal's TED Talk","TED Blog Video","explainer","evergreen","fairness in primates",["capuchin monkeys","inequity aversion","frans de waal","morality","animal behavior"],[99,91,143],"HN uses it again and again as shorthand for the idea that resentment of unfair pay and inequality is built into primates, including us.",[2,2,1,2019,2024,1,1,16,0,2],0],["mmfjM-SGlGs","Here I Stand, at Age 80","TheTedNelson","talk","evergreen","history of hypertext",["ted nelson","xanadu","hypertext","computer history","personal computing"],[52,47,48],"HN people point to it as Nelson's candid, first-person overview of his life, Xanadu's failure, and the lessons he drew, a historical record from the man himself.",[2,2,1,2017,2018,1,1,1,0,0],0],["mpbeOCKZFfQ","Cambridge Analytica Uncovered: Secret filming reveals election tricks","Channel 4 News","news","news","cambridge analytica investigation",["cambridge analytica","election manipulation","undercover","data privacy","facebook"],[19,80,73],"HN points to it as the primary evidence of what Cambridge Analytica was willing to do, especially in Facebook data scandal threads.",[2,2,1,2018,2019,1,1,3,0,0],0],["n28W4AmvMDE","How Sugar & Processed Foods Impact Your Health | Dr. Robert Lustig","Andrew Huberman","podcast","dated","sugar and metabolic health",["robert lustig","sugar","fructose","nutrition","metabolism","huberman"],[97,96],"HN mentions it mostly as a source for the argument that sugar is toxic, though some commenters push back on claims like fructose being addictive.",[2,2,1,2024,2026,1,1,0,1,0],0],["nSKp2StlS6s","You Give REST a Bad Name","Dylan Beattie","music","evergreen","programming parody songs",["rest","hypermedia","parody","dylan beattie","developer humor"],[10,5,130],"Shared as developer humor, with commenters insisting any Dylan Beattie mention must come with this song.",[2,2,1,2021,2023,1,1,0,0,3],0],["ne6tB2KiZuk","Bobby McFerrin Demonstrates the Power of the Pentatonic Scale | World Science Festival","World Science Festival","demo","evergreen","pentatonic scale",["pentatonic scale","bobby mcferrin","music cognition","audience participation","music theory"],[132,90,131],"HN shares it as a delightful demo of the pentatonic scale's near-universal appeal and of a crowd syncing without instruction.",[2,2,1,2020,2023,1,1,1,0,0],0],["o1Fyn_h6LKU","1.1 - Course outline","LaintalAy","course","evergreen","gps and satellite navigation",["gps","gnss","stanford","satellite navigation","mooc"],[142,85,37],"HN commenters point to it as a thorough, free lecture series for anyone wanting the nitty-gritty of GPS and GNSS.",[2,2,1,2022,2023,1,1,1,0,0],0],["oAVjF_7ensg","The Hubble Ultra Deep Field in 3D","Deep Astronomy","explainer","dated","cosmic scale",["hubble","deep field","galaxies","astronomy","visualization"],[84,28],"Recommended as a way to grasp the scale of the universe and what the Hubble deep field image means.",[2,2,1,2012,2018,1,1,1,0,0],0],["oFtjKbXKqbg","Pieter Levels: Programming, Viral AI Startups, and Digital Nomad Life | Lex Fridman Podcast #440","Lex Fridman","podcast","dated","indie hacking",["pieter levels","solo developer","startups","digital nomad","php"],[64,52,9],"Recommended in solo-developer threads for its insights on shipping small projects with simple stacks and AI tools.",[2,2,1,2024,2025,1,1,3,0,0],0],["oGTQ0Wj6yIg","Joe Rogan Experience #1419 - Daryl Davis","PowerfulJRE","podcast","evergreen","persuasion and deradicalization",["daryl davis","ku klux klan","polarization","conversation","race"],[79,91],"Offered as a persuasion success story in threads about polarization and online toxicity.",[2,2,1,2020,2020,1,1,1,0,0],0],["oLkfnc_UMcE","Nathaniel J. Smith - Trio: Async concurrency for mere mortals - PyCon 2018","PyCon 2018","talk","evergreen","python async concurrency",["trio","structured concurrency","asyncio","python","pycon"],[3,5],"Recommended as a clear introduction to structured concurrency and as an explanation of subtle asyncio bugs that Trio avoids.",[2,2,1,2021,2023,1,1,1,0,0],0],["ooOL4T-BAg0","Rhyme: Why Eminem is one of the most impressive lyricists ever","Library of Alexandria","explainer","evergreen","rap rhyme schemes",["eminem","rhyme","lyricism","hip hop","lose yourself"],[131,145],"Recommended in threads on rap vocabulary and rhyme generation as a clear visual explanation of Eminem's rhyming technique.",[2,2,1,2014,2016,1,1,1,0,0],0],["pKmSdY56VtY","HERO – Blender Grease Pencil Showcase","Blender","demo","dated","2d animation in blender",["blender","grease pencil","animation","open source","short film"],[60],"HN points to it as an impressive demo of Blender's open-source 2D/3D hybrid animation and as a comparison for other 2D animation tools.",[2,2,1,2019,2021,1,1,3,0,0],0],["pSHj5UKSylk","Crash Bandicoot Co-Creator Andy Gavin: Extended Interview | Ars Technica","Ars Technica","interview","evergreen","making of crash bandicoot",["crash bandicoot","naughty dog","game development","lisp","andy gavin"],[124,122,1],"HN recommends it as a fascinating hacker war story, especially in threads on Naughty Dog's custom Lisp languages GOOL and GOAL.",[4,2,1,2020,2022,2,2,4,0,0],0],["pSm7BcQHWXk","Alcoholic Vervet Monkeys! - Weird Nature - BBC animals","BBC Studios","documentary","evergreen","animal alcohol consumption",["vervet monkeys","alcohol","bbc nature","addiction","animal behavior"],[99],"HN shares it as an amusing parallel to human drinking habits and as a possible window into addiction.",[2,2,1,2014,2021,1,1,1,0,0],0],["plcc6E-E1uU","Avi Loeb: Aliens, Black Holes, and the Mystery of the Oumuamua | Lex Fridman Podcast #154","Lex Fridman","interview","evergreen","oumuamua and extraterrestrial life",["avi loeb","oumuamua","aliens","astrophysics","scientific orthodoxy"],[84,52],"HN recommends it as a good, non-sensational presentation of Loeb's actual argument, usually linked in Oumuamua threads.",[2,2,1,2021,2021,1,1,3,0,0],0],["pqQSwQLDIK8","Unbelievably busy bicycle crossing in Amsterdam","Thomas Schlijper","other","evergreen","urban cycling infrastructure",["amsterdam","bicycles","shared space","traffic","urbanism"],[111],"Cited in urbanism and self-driving threads as a vivid example of dense mixed traffic working through infrastructure and culture.",[2,2,1,2021,2026,1,1,8,0,0],0],["q3OuCR0EpGo","The 8pen","8pen","demo","dated","touchscreen text input",["8pen","gesture keyboard","mobile input","android","ui design"],[55,44],"HN commenters who used it remember it as an unusually fast and accurate touchscreen text input method and a fascinating alternative to QWERTY.",[2,2,1,2022,2023,1,1,1,0,0],0],["qEJ4hkpQW8E","How the US Is Destroying Young People’s Future | Scott Galloway | TED","TED","talk","dated","generational inequality in the us",["scott galloway","generational wealth","economics","young people","ted talk"],[71,69,147],"HN commenters cite it for hard data on millennials versus boomers and the economic reality facing young workers.",[2,2,1,2024,2025,1,1,10,0,0],0],["qJZ1Ez28C-A","The Strangest Implication of Quantum Mechanics","Veritasium","explainer","evergreen","principle of least action",["quantum mechanics","least action","double slit","light paths","veritasium"],[83,82],"HN commenters call it eye-opening and deeper than typical layman explanations, linking it in double-slit and mechanics threads.",[3,2,1,2025,2025,1,2,2,0,0],0],["qPb_0JZ6-Rc","#Earth 🌏 Will we survive this ? Amazing⚡️ #crashcourse on #collapse & #environment by #ArthurKeller","NEXT - Les Mondes Sensibles (byThePassengerStudio)","explainer","evergreen","ecological overshoot and collapse",["collapse","overshoot","carrying capacity","climate change","arthur keller"],[107,102,147],"HN commenters post it in climate threads as a clear explanation of overshoot and declining carrying capacity.",[2,2,1,2020,2023,1,4,6,0,0],0],["qoyKe-HxmFk","Into Eternity - Official trailer","Dogwoof","documentary","evergreen","nuclear waste storage",["nuclear waste","finland","onkalo","long-term thinking","documentary"],[103,135],"Recommended as a thought-provoking film on deep-time nuclear waste storage, though one commenter found it unenlightening.",[2,2,1,2012,2023,1,1,1,1,0],0],["rC4FCS-oMpg","Makepad: Designing modern UIs with Rust - Rik Arends - RustNL 2023","RustNL","talk","evergreen","rust ui frameworks",["makepad","rust","ui","gpu rendering","live coding","webassembly"],[2,4,58],"HN commenters recommend it for the live-coded demos running at high frame rates, calling the performance impressive.",[2,2,1,2023,2023,1,1,1,0,0],0],["rQKis2Cfpeo","Why 90% of Managers Are GARBAGE (The Professional Lie) | Steve Jobs","Evan Carmichael","commentary","evergreen","management and leadership",["steve jobs","management","hiring","company culture","vision"],[66,52],"Cited in threads on management, hiring and company culture for Jobs's views on self-managing people and small, self-policing core teams.",[2,2,1,2017,2018,1,1,5,0,0],0],["rkfAcWpOYAA","Distinguished Lecturer Series: Building Science - Adventures in Building Science","Berkeley Lab","lecture","evergreen","building science",["building science","insulation","vapour barrier","passivhaus","moisture control"],[105,112],"HN commenters cite it as an authoritative, entertaining source on building science, such as insulation placement and why LEED point priorities miss the mark.",[2,2,1,2019,2020,1,1,4,0,0],0],["rsxCZAE8QNA","HC2023-K2: Hardware for Deep Learning","hotchipsvideos","talk","dated","deep learning hardware",["nvidia","gpu architecture","hot chips","ai accelerators","bill dally"],[39,21],"HN points to it for an insider view of why NVIDIA's AI gains came from design rather than process, and for data-movement power costs.",[2,2,1,2023,2025,1,1,1,0,0],0],["rwhUpu9MfZ0","PAW Patrol's Dark Secret, Explained","Skip Intro","commentary","evergreen","media criticism",["paw patrol","video essay","policing","tv criticism","children's media"],[80,75,79],"Recommended as a funny but serious critique of the show's portrayal of authority and policing.",[2,2,1,2022,2023,1,1,1,0,0],0],["s10etP1p2bU","Jacques Pepin omelette omelet","Сидоров Дмитрий","tutorial","evergreen","french omelette technique",["jacques pepin","omelette","cooking technique","eggs"],[118],"HN people recommend it as a simple method that makes omelettes approachable, while noting that the technique is harder than it looks.",[2,2,1,2016,2019,1,1,1,0,0],0],["sJj9y4t9UnU","Eduard Artemyev - Siberiade theme (1979)","gobodrodiont","music","evergreen","soviet electronic film music",["eduard artemyev","siberiade","ans synthesizer","film score","electronic music"],[131,132],"Shared as an example of Artemyev, called the Russian Vangelis, and of great Soviet electronic film music.",[2,2,1,2010,2022,1,1,1,0,0],0],["sKOk4Y4inVY","re:publica 2012 - Eben Moglen - Freedom of Thought Requires Free Media","re:publica","talk","evergreen","free software and privacy",["eben moglen","privacy","free software","surveillance","freedom of thought"],[76,19,49],"HN users recommend Moglen as a brilliant speaker and a top introduction to free software philosophy, and cite this talk in privacy and crypto-wars discussions.",[2,2,1,2012,2015,1,1,5,0,0],0],["sNhhvQGsMEc","The Fermi Paradox — Where Are All The Aliens? (1/2)","Kurzgesagt – In a Nutshell","explainer","evergreen","fermi paradox",["fermi paradox","aliens","great filter","kurzgesagt","astronomy"],[84,148],"HN commenters recommend the two-part Kurzgesagt pair as an engaging, accessible introduction to the Fermi paradox and the Great Filter.",[2,2,1,2017,2018,1,1,1,0,0],0],["sTu3LwpF6XI","Making logic gates from transistors","Ben Eater","tutorial","evergreen","transistor logic gates",["logic gates","transistors","digital electronics","ben eater","nor gate"],[41,39],"HN people recommend Ben Eater's videos for easy, clear explanations of digital logic and building computers.",[2,2,1,2019,2021,1,1,2,0,0],0],["sfrYOWlKJ_g","Why I don't use Apple products","Louis Rossmann","commentary","dated","apple repairability",["louis rossmann","apple","right to repair","macbook","hardware design"],[43,44],"Cited in right-to-repair and Apple threads as an insider's view of Apple hardware design and repairability.",[2,2,1,2017,2021,1,1,1,0,0],0],["sgHbC6udIqc","Pragmatic Unicode, or, How do I stop the pain?","Next Day Video","talk","evergreen","python unicode",["unicode","python","text encoding","bytes vs str","unicode sandwich"],[3,57],"Commenters point to it as the clearest explanation of Python's bytes versus Unicode model and the Unicode sandwich, which finally makes the confusion click.",[2,2,1,2015,2019,1,1,2,0,0],0],["tF4DML7FIWk","Atlas | Partners in Parkour","Boston Dynamics","demo","dated","humanoid robotics",["boston dynamics","atlas","parkour","legged robots","humanoid robots"],[24],"HN uses it as the benchmark for state-of-the-art humanoid robot mobility in discussions of Tesla Bot and robotics progress.",[2,2,1,2021,2022,1,1,12,0,0],0],["tJoe_daP0DE","Mark Blyth - A Brief History of How We Got Here and Why","McMaster Humanities","lecture","evergreen","history of neoliberalism",["political economy","neoliberalism","capitalism","great compression","economic history"],[69,77,71],"Recommended as a great primer on how neoliberalism developed and why the postwar order broke down.",[2,2,1,2019,2021,1,1,1,0,0],0],["taZJblMAuko","The People's Republic of The Future","Bloomberg Originals","documentary","dated","shenzhen tech scene",["shenzhen","china","hardware","ashlee vance","surveillance","manufacturing"],[114,135,44],"HN recommends it for a view of Shenzhen's hardware ecosystem and as a documentary pick on China's tech scene.",[2,2,1,2021,2022,1,1,3,0,0],0],["tfAnxaWiSeE","Pitfall: A Classic Game Postmortem","GDC Festival of Gaming","talk","evergreen","atari 2600 game development",["pitfall","gdc","retro games","postmortem","game programming"],[124,122,121],"Recommended as an entertaining, technical look at squeezing a game into a tiny Atari 2600, told by the original developer.",[2,2,1,2021,2024,1,1,1,0,0],0],["tvos4nORf_Y","How Will You Measure Your Life? Clay Christensen at TEDxBoston","TEDx Talks","talk","evergreen","meaning and life priorities",["clayton christensen","career","values","relationships","success"],[146,66],"HN commenters share it as an inspiring reflection on what to optimize in life beyond career, especially in threads on burnout and meaning.",[2,2,1,2014,2016,1,1,2,0,0],0],["uKfKtXYLG78","Erlang: The Movie","dawsdesign","demo","evergreen","erlang",["erlang","hot code swapping","telecom","concurrency","fault tolerance"],[1,12],"HN treats it as a classic that shows what Erlang was built for: robust, concurrent telecom systems with live upgrades.",[2,2,1,2017,2018,1,1,3,0,1],["xrIjfIjssLE"]],["uTdyb-RWNKo","GENERAL MAGIC - Official Trailer","General Magic and the Soul of Tech","documentary","evergreen","general magic history",["general magic","early smartphones","silicon valley","apple","startup failure"],[53,47,44],"HN recommends the documentary itself as a story of an epic early failure in mobile computing, and the trailer is the linked entry point.",[2,2,1,2021,2024,1,1,1,0,0],0],["uXdtafGdIVM","Norm Macdonald on Germany","Ray “PODAN” Dorschner","comedy","evergreen","stand-up comedy",["norm macdonald","stand-up","letterman","germany","comedy"],[129],"HN shares it as one of the greatest stand-up bits ever, and pulls it out whenever Germany, war or trade come up.",[2,2,1,2021,2025,1,1,1,0,0],0],["udJJ7n_Ryjg","The Great Stranding: How Inaccurate Mainstream LCOE Estimates are Creating a Trillion-Dollar Bubble","RethinkX","explainer","dated","renewable energy economics",["lcoe","rethinkx","solar and batteries","nuclear economics","energy transition"],[104,103,67],"Cited in nuclear-versus-renewables debates to support the argument that cheap renewables undercut new nuclear.",[2,2,1,2023,2023,1,1,8,0,0],0],["udlMSe5-zP8","Joe Rogan Experience #1342 - John Carmack","PowerfulJRE","podcast","evergreen","john carmack interview",["john carmack","agi","work ethic","id software","oculus"],[52,122],"Recommended as a wide-ranging Carmack interview, noted for his views on work ethic and AGI.",[3,2,1,2019,2019,1,2,3,0,0],0],["vDwzmJpI4io","Elon Musk - CEO of Tesla Motors and SpaceX | Entrepreneurship | Khan Academy","Khan Academy","interview","dated","elon musk interview",["elon musk","spacex","paypal","reusable rockets","entrepreneurship"],[52,64,85],"HN cites it as a source for specific Musk anecdotes and as an immensely interesting full conversation.",[2,2,1,2013,2014,1,1,6,0,0],0],["vN4U5FqrOdQ","Steve Jobs iPhone 2007 Presentation (HD)","Jonathan","talk","evergreen","iphone launch keynote",["steve jobs","iphone","apple","keynote","product launch","mobile"],[53,44,52],"HN points to it as a landmark product presentation and as primary-source evidence of what the original iPhone was meant to do and how people reacted.",[2,2,1,2013,2020,1,1,8,0,0],0],["vVX-PrBRtTY","Gall--Peters Projection","UsefulClips","comedy","evergreen","map projections",["gall-peters","mercator","cartography","west wing"],[133,28],"It is the go-to link in any HN thread on map projections, usually posted as the obligatory West Wing reference.",[2,2,1,2015,2020,1,1,6,0,0],0],["vc4yL3YTwWk","Exposing the Honey Influencer Scam","MegaLag","commentary","dated","affiliate marketing scams",["honey","affiliate fraud","browser extensions","paypal","influencers","investigative"],[65,4,80],"HN treats it as top-tier investigative journalism on YouTube and the video that triggered lawsuits against Honey.",[2,2,1,2024,2025,1,1,8,0,0],0],["vq2BxAJZ4Tc","Extremely Large Numbers 1 - Introduction","Giroux Studios","explainer","evergreen","extremely large numbers",["googology","graham's number","fast-growing hierarchy","ordinals"],[35,31],"Recommended in large-number threads as going further than other popular videos on Graham's number and ordinals.",[2,2,1,2016,2018,1,1,1,0,0],0],["w-I6XTVZXww","ASTOUNDING: 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 5 + ... = -1/12","Numberphile","explainer","evergreen","divergent series",["-1/12","riemann zeta","infinite series","numberphile","ramanujan summation"],[35,33],"HN uses it as the standard reference for the -1/12 meme, with commenters split between enjoying it and calling it a cheat.",[3,2,1,2014,2021,1,2,4,4,0],0],["wMFPe-DwULM","Feynman: Magnets FUN TO IMAGINE 4 But see NEW UPDATED file at https://tinyurl.com/ycphc432","Christopher Sykes","interview","evergreen","explaining science",["feynman","magnetism","why questions","explanation","physics"],[148,82],"Cited constantly when discussing explaining to non-experts, the limits of explanation and what a 'why' question really asks.",[3,2,1,2010,2014,1,2,13,0,0],0],["wO2lWmgEK1Y","The Brexit effect: how leaving the EU hit the UK | FT Film","Financial Times","documentary","dated","brexit economic impact",["brexit","uk economy","trade","financial times"],[69,74],"Pointed to as an in-depth, journalistic account of Brexit's economic aftermath.",[3,2,1,2022,2022,1,2,3,0,0],0],["wROQUZDCIMI","Why Are Emulators Legal? Dolphin vs. Nintendo, and the Fate of Emulation [Great Emu War Pt. 1]","Moon Channel","explainer","dated","emulator legality",["emulation","dolphin","nintendo","dmca","yuzu","copyright law"],[75,50,124],"HN points to it as a clear, lawyer-made summary during Nintendo emulator disputes like Yuzu.",[2,2,1,2023,2024,1,1,1,0,0],0],["wfzSE4Hoxbc","David Deutsch on Physics Without Probability","Simon Benjamin","talk","evergreen","physics without probability",["david deutsch","many-worlds","constructor theory","probability","quantum mechanics"],[83,82],"Cited in threads on probability and quantum theory as a strong argument that probabilities can be eliminated from physics.",[2,2,1,2022,2023,1,1,1,0,0],0],["wq5D43qAsVg","Everything is a Remix Part 3 (Original Series, 2011)","Kirby Ferguson","explainer","evergreen","creativity and copying",["remix","copyright","innovation","apple","video essay"],[135,56,75],"Cited in copyright and patent debates to argue that creative works and inventions evolve by building on earlier ones.",[2,2,1,2011,2012,1,1,4,0,0],0],["xGbgDf4HCHU","Sir Roger Penrose & Dr. Stuart Hameroff: CONSCIOUSNESS AND THE PHYSICS OF THE BRAIN","The Qualcomm Institute","lecture","dated","quantum theories of consciousness",["consciousness","penrose","hameroff","microtubules","orch or","quantum biology"],[93,83],"HN commenters point to it as a presentation of the Penrose-Hameroff theory of consciousness, which some find compelling.",[2,2,1,2020,2024,1,1,1,0,0],0],["xL_sMXfzzyA","A Conversation with Bertrand Russell (1952)","Manufacturing Intellect","interview","evergreen","bertrand russell",["philosophy","russell","archival interview","1952"],[143,52],"HN users share it as a chance to hear Russell speak himself and get a sense of his values and outlook.",[2,2,1,2021,2025,1,1,1,0,0],0],["xMabpBvtXr4","The Alt-Right Playbook: The Card Says Moops","Innuendo Studios","commentary","evergreen","bad-faith online argument",["alt-right","trolling","video essay","internet culture","rhetoric"],[51,80,79],"HN commenters recommend the series for understanding bad-faith 'just kidding' dynamics and trolling online.",[2,2,1,2021,2022,1,1,4,0,1],0],["xR7XMkjDGw0","George RR Martin asks Stephen King: \"How do you write so Fast?!\"","Aegon Targaryen","interview","evergreen","writing productivity",["stephen king","george rr martin","writing habits","daily routine","productivity"],[136,146],"Shared in productivity and writing threads for King's simple daily-quota approach to producing a lot of work.",[2,2,1,2019,2022,1,1,2,0,0],0],["xUezfuy8Qpc","Rowan Atkinson on free speech","The Christian Institute","talk","evergreen","free speech",["rowan atkinson","free speech","public order act","censorship","uk law"],[76,75],"HN commenters point to it as an eloquent defense of free speech with concrete examples of the slippery slope.",[2,2,1,2024,2024,1,1,2,0,0],0],["xY45YE7ggng","The Charming Genius of the Apollo Guidance Computer - Brian Troutwine","Erlang Solutions","talk","evergreen","apollo guidance computer",["apollo","agc","core rope memory","space computing","history of computing"],[47,85,39],"Recommended as a wonderful overview of the AGC architecture, though one commenter found it uninspiring.",[2,2,1,2015,2019,1,2,0,1,0],0],["xYemnKEKx0c","Strange answers to the psychopath test | Jon Ronson | TED","TED","talk","evergreen","psychopathy and mental health",["jon ronson","psychopathy","psychology","ted talk","mental illness"],[92,91],"Praised as one of the great non-technical talks, appearing in best-talk lists.",[2,2,1,2021,2021,1,1,1,0,0],0],["x_q50tvbQm4","Susan Kare explains Macintosh UI ergonomics on the Computer Chronicles (1984)","erg0steur","interview","evergreen","macintosh interface design",["susan kare","macintosh","ui design","computer chronicles","history of computing"],[48,55,47],"Praised as a lesson in explaining technology to non-technical people and as a window into early Mac design.",[2,2,1,2021,2022,1,1,3,0,0],0],["xb8idEf-Iak","1993 interview re: Paul Rand and Steve Jobs","youareworthy","interview","evergreen","design and branding",["steve jobs","paul rand","logo design","next","branding"],[57,52,56],"HN commenters share it for Jobs's account of Rand's single-option approach and as a lesson in trusting designers.",[2,2,1,2010,2012,1,1,2,0,0],0],["xcwJt4bcnXs","Stadiums: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO)","LastWeekTonight","commentary","evergreen","stadium subsidies",["public funding","stadiums","municipal bonds","john oliver","nfl"],[80,81,130],"Pointed to in debates over stadium subsidies as a persuasive case that cities should not pay for stadiums.",[2,2,1,2016,2022,1,1,1,0,0],0],["y5UT04p5f7U","Death to Pennies","CGP Grey","explainer","evergreen","abolishing the penny",["pennies","currency","economics","cgp grey"],[70,69],"Pointed to as the canonical concise case against pennies whenever coin abolition comes up.",[2,2,1,2012,2020,1,1,2,0,0],0],["yYTSdlOdkn0","Decaf Explained","James Hoffmann","explainer","evergreen","decaf coffee",["decaffeination","coffee roasting","james hoffmann","caffeine"],[118],"HN commenters recommend it as a well-researched overview of decaf processes and quality, and cite it for the claim that decaf stales faster.",[3,2,1,2024,2025,1,2,1,0,0],0],["yqMjMPlXzdA","BUSTED: The Citizen's Guide to Surviving Police Encounters","Flex Your Rights","documentary","evergreen","rights in police encounters",["police","civil rights","traffic stops","searches","legal advice"],[75,76],"Recommended as a practical guide to knowing your rights during police encounters, alongside the well-known advice to not talk to the cops.",[2,2,1,2010,2013,1,1,1,0,0],0],["ywWBy6J5gz8","Quick-sort with Hungarian (Küküllőmenti legényes) folk dance","AlgoRythmics","demo","evergreen","sorting algorithm visualization",["quicksort","folk dance","algorithms","algorythmics","teaching"],[30,139],"HN recommends it as a memorable and fun way to visualize how sorting algorithms work.",[2,2,1,2017,2019,1,1,2,0,1],0],["zDEpeWQHtFU","Glenn Vanderburg of LivingSocial on why software development is an engineering discipline","O'Reilly","talk","evergreen","software engineering as engineering",["software engineering","engineering discipline","software architecture","glenn vanderburg"],[9,5],"Recommended in debates over whether software is real engineering, as a well-argued case that building is cheap relative to simulating.",[2,2,1,2015,2018,1,1,1,0,0],0],["zaXKQ70q4KQ","The Man Who Took LSD and Changed The World","Veritasium","documentary","evergreen","history of pcr",["pcr","kary mullis","dna","taq polymerase","nobel prize"],[95,148],"Recommended as one of the most accessible introductions to PCR and its history.",[2,2,1,2024,2025,1,1,1,0,0],0],["zyQwAhppWj8","COLLAPSE of Personal Computing | Investigation Into the Destruction of Ownership","Gamers Nexus","documentary","news","pc hardware price crisis",["ai data centers","memory prices","pc building","ownership","hardware industry"],[44,67,39],"Recommended as a documentary on the hardware shortage told from the perspective of consumer-facing companies, and cited in threads on RAM prices and ownership.",[2,2,1,2026,2026,1,1,1,0,0],0],["-7qT_38iRSc","Stanford Seminar - Unethical Algorithms of Massive Scale","Stanford Online","talk","dated","algorithmic manipulation",["search engine manipulation","elections","tech ethics","online influence","monitoring"],[19,29,147],"Cited in threads about search bias, election influence and big-tech data practices as the most comprehensive video of Epstein's research.",[2,2,0,2017,2022,0,2,1,0,0],0],["-C-JoyNuQJs","Douglas Crockford: The JSON Saga","YUI Library","talk","evergreen","history of JSON",["json","douglas crockford","javascript","xml","open source licensing"],[4,52,9],"HN commenters cite it as Crockford's first-hand account of JSON's origins and of the no-evil license anecdote.",[2,2,0,2016,2019,0,2,12,0,0],0],["-DVyjdw4t9I","Guido van Rossum: Python and the Future of Programming | Lex Fridman Podcast #341","Lex Fridman","interview","evergreen","python language design",["guido van rossum","python","gil","copilot","language creators"],[3,52,0],"HN points to it for Guido's own views on the GIL, Python internals and using Copilot, especially in Python-related threads.",[2,2,0,2022,2023,0,2,3,0,0],0],["-DX3vJiqxm4","Pete Hunt - The Secrets of React's Virtual DOM (FutureJS 2014)","Codegram","talk","dated","react virtual dom",["react","virtual dom","javascript","ui rendering","databinding"],[4],"Commenters point to it as the clearest explanation of why re-rendering beats tracking data changes, and say it sold them on React.",[2,2,0,2015,2023,0,2,1,0,0],0],["-K11rY57K7k","Dmitry Vyukov — Go scheduler: Implementing language with lightweight concurrency","Hydra","talk","evergreen","go scheduler",["golang","goroutines","concurrency","scheduling","preemption","runtime"],[2,7,6],"Recommended as a good watch on how Go's M:N:P scheduler works and why it was designed that way compared with alternative schemes.",[2,2,0,2020,2026,0,2,1,0,0],0],["-MTRxRO5SRA","Let's teach for mastery -- not test scores | Sal Khan","TED","talk","evergreen","mastery learning",["education","khan academy","self-paced learning","teaching","ted talk"],[141],"HN commenters cite it when discussing how gaps in basic knowledge pile up and how mastery learning could fix that.",[2,2,0,2017,2018,0,2,1,0,0],0],["-NL76uQOpI0","A simple trick to design your own solutions for Rubik's cubes","Mathologer","tutorial","evergreen","rubik's cube solving",["rubik's cube","commutators","group theory","twisty puzzles","mathematics"],[35,33,127],"Recommended as an accessible explanation of how Rubik's cube solving relates to group theory.",[3,2,0,2019,2022,0,3,1,0,0],0],["-QMHOsfjHq0","Identity After Authenticity: Abigail Thorn's Profile","Carefree Wandering","lecture","evergreen","philosophy of identity",["authenticity","profilicity","social media","sincerity","philosophy"],[143,79],"Cited in threads on social media and online identity as a framework of sincerity, authenticity and profilicity.",[2,2,0,2021,2022,0,2,1,0,0],0],["-ZSli7QW4rg","Assholes are Ruining Your Project. Donnie Berkholz (RedMonk).","Tom Raftery","talk","evergreen","toxic people in open source",["open source","community management","toxic contributors","maintainers","culture"],[9,66],"Cited as the go-to evidence that rudeness drives contributors away and that toxic people must be removed from projects.",[2,2,0,2014,2023,0,2,3,0,0],0],["-ZXrJRpA0Jw","This is the WORST Monitor Ever...ON PURPOSE! - Dasung PaperlikeU E-Ink Monitor","Linus Tech Tips","demo","dated","e-ink monitors",["e-ink","dasung","monitor review","refresh rate","eye strain"],[44,45],"HN commenters cite it as a realistic demonstration of E-Ink monitor refresh rates and how such displays feel in use.",[2,2,0,2023,2024,0,2,1,0,0],0],["-_aL9V0JsQQ","He started a computing REVOLUTION—then the shortage hit","Jeff Geerling","interview","dated","raspberry pi supply shortage",["raspberry pi","eben upton","chip shortage","risc-v","rp2040"],[42,52,39],"HN recommends it to explain why Pi supply favored business customers during the shortage, straight from a founder.",[2,2,0,2023,2023,0,2,2,0,0],0],["-epPf7D8oMk","Smarter than a Smart TV! (Raspberry Pi Inside)","Jeff Geerling","demo","dated","non-smart displays",["raspberry pi","compute module","smart tv","commercial display","privacy"],[42,44,19],"Brought up in smart TV complaint threads as a real-world 'dumb display' alternative.",[2,2,0,2023,2023,0,2,4,0,0],0],["-gPuH1yeZ08","The Most Unwanted Song (FULL VERSION)","FraKctured","music","evergreen","survey-designed music",["komar and melamid","novelty song","bad music","art project","dave soldier"],[131,130],"Cited in threads about taste and terrible music as a famously engineered 'worst song', mostly for its curiosity value.",[2,2,0,2023,2024,0,2,3,0,2],0],["-gYb5GUs0dM","Excel 97 Easter Egg - Flight Simulation","Tom.K","demo","evergreen","software easter eggs",["excel 97","easter egg","flight simulator","microsoft office","retro software"],[50,54],"HN commenters link it as a fond example of elaborate hidden Easter eggs in old Microsoft Office.",[2,2,0,2013,2024,0,2,3,0,1],0],["-hCimLnIsDA","Using JSLint For Evil","ryantravistate","talk","evergreen","software licensing humor",["jslint","douglas crockford","licenses","ibm","open source"],[9,52,10],"Linked in licensing threads as a short, funny story about the 'no evil' clause and IBM's request for an exception.",[2,2,0,2013,2017,0,2,3,1,0],0],["-hxX_Q5CnaA","Video from Jeff Bezos about Amazon and Zappos","07272009july","talk","evergreen","amazon business philosophy",["jeff bezos","amazon","zappos","customer obsession","long-term thinking"],[53,65],"HN commenters like his candid, authentic delivery and the lessons on customer obsession and thinking long term.",[2,2,0,2011,2011,0,2,1,0,0],0],["-opBifFfsMY","Generative AI is a Parasitic Cancer","Freya Holmér","commentary","news","generative ai and the web",["generative ai","ai slop","search quality","internet decline","critique"],[22,147],"HN people link it when discussing AI-generated spam clogging search results and the broader harm of generative AI to the web.",[2,2,0,2025,2025,0,2,1,0,0],0],["-q7ZVXOU3kM","URBEX | Abandoned Soviet Space Shuttles (Buran) in Baikonur","Exploring the Unbeaten Path","documentary","evergreen","abandoned soviet space shuttles",["buran","baikonur","urbex","soviet space program","abandoned places"],[85,135,77],"Linked in space and Soviet-history threads as striking footage of the rotting Buran shuttles.",[1,2,0,2021,2022,0,2,3,0,0],0],["-t1_ffaFXao","Stephen Wolfram: Fundamental Theory of Physics, Life, and the Universe | Lex Fridman Podcast #124","Lex Fridman","podcast","evergreen","fundamental physics and computation",["stephen wolfram","wolfram physics project","ruliad","computational universe","lex fridman"],[82,52,31],"HN points to it as a detailed explanation of Wolfram's physics hypothesis, and for Wolfram's evident passion, though some find it long.",[2,2,0,2022,2023,0,2,1,0,0],0],["0-wB1VY3Nrc","Humans can't read URLs. How can we fix it? - HTTP 203","Chrome for Developers","commentary","dated","url security and usability",["urls","phishing","chrome","public suffix list","address bar"],[4,17,55],"Referenced in debates over Chrome hiding URLs as a compelling case for why full URLs are hard even for experts.",[3,2,0,2020,2020,0,3,3,1,0],0],["05WS0WN7zMQ","R. P. Feynman on the difference between knowing the name of something and knowing something.","x1x2x3ct","other","evergreen","knowing versus naming",["feynman","understanding","learning","epistemology","education"],[148,141,143],"It is the standard reference whenever a thread turns to rote labels versus real understanding.",[2,2,0,2010,2012,0,2,4,0,1],0],["069y1MpOkQY","How Budget Airlines Work","Wendover Productions","explainer","evergreen","budget airline economics",["low-cost airlines","airline business","ticket pricing","aviation","wendover"],[109,72],"HN points to it as a short, clear answer to why budget airlines are so cheap.",[2,2,0,2017,2019,0,2,1,0,0],0],["07o-TASvIxY","TEDxCopenhagen - Mikael Colville-Andersen - Why We Shouldn't Bike with a Helmet","TEDx Talks","talk","evergreen","bicycle helmets and cycling culture",["cycling","helmet laws","copenhagen","urban planning","road safety"],[111,75],"Pointed to in helmet-law debates as a watchable argument that helmet mandates may cost lives by discouraging cycling.",[2,2,0,2016,2016,0,2,4,0,1],0],["0BNejY1e9ik","Wim Hof Method Guided Breathing for Beginners (3 Rounds Slow Pace)","Wim Hof","tutorial","evergreen","breathwork",["wim hof method","guided breathing","breath hold","relaxation","beginners"],[98],"HN commenters share it as a gentle beginner session and as a way to wind down before sleep.",[2,2,0,2022,2022,0,2,1,0,0],0],["0Pwj6BuS8Ds","How Smoking vs Vaping Affects Your Lungs ● You Must See This ! !","Chris Notap","demo","dated","vaping versus smoking",["vaping","smoking","lung health","e-cigarettes","experiment"],[96,88],"HN commenters send it to people who think vaping is as harmful as smoking, for its graphic comparison.",[2,2,0,2022,2024,0,2,1,0,0],0],["0Qkyt1wXNlI","Gaiman on Copyright Piracy and the Web","OpenRightsGroup","interview","evergreen","piracy and copyright",["neil gaiman","piracy","copyright","publishing","free distribution"],[136,75,76],"HN commenters use it as the standard example of an author who found piracy helped rather than hurt sales.",[2,2,0,2011,2014,0,2,2,0,0],0],["0iJZ_QGMLD0","Complete Solution To The Twins Paradox","minutephysics","explainer","evergreen","special relativity",["twins paradox","time dilation","relativity","minutephysics","acceleration"],[82,88],"HN commenters recommend it as an easy-to-digest explanation of time dilation and the twin paradox.",[2,2,0,2018,2020,0,2,2,0,0],0],["0iz9PJbs5rE","The Story of Another World on the Amiga | MVG","Modern Vintage Gamer","documentary","evergreen","another world amiga programming",["another world","amiga","eric chahi","retro games","polygon graphics"],[124,50,122],"Recommended as a clear overview of Another World's graphics and programming and what the Amiga could do.",[2,2,0,2022,2023,0,2,1,0,0],0],["0j0xzuh-6rY","TikTok in China versus the United States | 60 Minutes","60 Minutes","news","dated","tiktok vs douyin",["tiktok","douyin","social media","children","tristan harris"],[147,80,74],"HN cites it in TikTok ban debates as the accessible summary of how Douyin and TikTok differ.",[2,2,0,2023,2024,0,2,6,0,0],0],["0kahih8RT1k","Is Nuclear Energy Green?","Sabine Hossenfelder","commentary","dated","nuclear power",["uranium supply","fast breeders","thorium","climate","energy policy"],[103,102],"Cited in nuclear energy debates, especially for uranium supply limits and why new reactor types fall short of claims.",[2,2,0,2022,2022,0,2,4,0,0],0],["0lnbdRweJtA","Zero to $10 Million with React Native + Next.js - Fernando Rojo - (Next.js Conf 2021)","Vercel","talk","dated","cross-platform react native and next.js",["react native","next.js","solito","code sharing","mobile and web"],[4,64],"Linked as the origin story and rationale for Solito and for sharing code between web and mobile.",[2,2,0,2022,2022,0,2,4,0,0],0],["0olpSN6_TCc","Sand Castle Holds Up A Car! - Mechanically Stabilized Earth","Practical Engineering","explainer","evergreen","geotechnical engineering",["reinforced soil","mse walls","civil engineering","retaining walls","demonstration"],[112],"Often named as a great first video from Practical Engineering and as the explanation of reinforced earth.",[2,2,0,2018,2021,0,2,4,0,0],0],["0qKp-0h9P18","BOLTR: KitchenAid Mixer. SURPRISE!","AvE","demo","evergreen","appliance teardown",["kitchenaid","teardown","ave","mechanical design","stand mixer"],[43,113],"HN commenters point to it as an entertaining teardown and as evidence that KitchenAid mixers are stoutly built.",[2,2,0,2017,2020,0,2,2,0,0],0],["0sHCQWjTrJ8","Brain Crack (Explicit Version) :: Best of the Show :: 07-11-06","Ze Frank","comedy","evergreen","idea overload and execution",["ze frank","ideas","procrastination","entrepreneurship","motivation"],[146,64,51],"Shared as reassurance and a reality check for people with idea overflow who keep planning instead of doing.",[2,2,0,2016,2023,0,2,5,0,0],0],["0z03xkwFbw4","What is the best diet for humans? | Eran Segal | TEDxRuppin","TEDx Talks","talk","dated","personalized nutrition",["glycemic response","gut microbiome","diet","blood sugar","nutrition science"],[97,95,27],"HN points to it as an accessible case that diets work differently for different people, partly due to gut bacteria.",[2,2,0,2020,2023,0,2,2,0,0],0],["13cmHf_kt-Q","Stuart Sierra - Components Just Enough Structure","ClojureTV","talk","evergreen","application architecture in clojure",["clojure","component","state management","dependency injection","functional programming"],[1,5],"Pointed to as a thought-provoking talk on structuring large systems, including outside Clojure.",[2,2,0,2014,2015,0,2,2,0,0],0],["144uOfr4SYA","Munk Debate on Artificial Intelligence | Bengio & Tegmark vs. Mitchell & LeCun","Policy-Relevant Science & Technology","talk","dated","ai existential risk",["ai safety","munk debate","bengio","lecun","tegmark"],[23],"HN commenters recommend it as a good debate with leading figures on both sides of the AI existential risk question.",[2,2,0,2023,2023,0,2,2,0,0],0],["160F8F8mXlo","Why ChatGPT Can't Draw a Full Glass of Wine","Alex O'Connor","explainer","dated","ai image generation limits",["chatgpt","image generation","wine glass","training data","david hume"],[22,143],"HN treats it as the origin of the full-wine-glass meme and an illustration of how models lack concepts missing from their training data.",[2,2,0,2025,2025,0,2,3,0,0],0],["1AcEt073Uds","Reballing flip chip GPUs is BULLSHIT - the truth about dead laptop GPUs & repairing them.","Louis Rossmann","commentary","dated","laptop gpu repair",["right to repair","reballing","reflow","macbook","electronics repair"],[43],"HN people cite it to debunk oven-reflow and reballing repair folklore, and as part of Rossmann's critiques of Apple hardware quality.",[2,2,0,2018,2019,0,2,1,1,0],0],["1AjhFZVfB9c","\"Pixie - A Lightweight Lisp with 'Magical' Powers\" by Timothy Baldridge","Strange Loop Conference","talk","dated","lisp language implementation",["pixie","lisp","rpython","language design","c interop"],[1,7,0],"HN mentions it as the author's own overview of Pixie, with an interesting implementation technique near the end.",[2,2,0,2016,2017,0,2,1,0,0],0],["1EWQYAfuMYw","Lyle Bickley explains the PDP-1 (and we play the original Spacewar!)","CuriousMarc","demo","evergreen","vintage computing",["pdp-1","spacewar","computer history museum","dec","restoration"],[47,124],"Linked in Spacewar and vintage computing threads as a charming demo on real hardware.",[2,2,0,2020,2020,0,2,2,0,0],0],["1Nh_vxpycEA","This Is Your Brain On Stale Air","Tom Scott","explainer","evergreen","indoor CO2 and cognition",["carbon dioxide","air quality","cognitive function","tom scott","ventilation"],[90,88,105],"HN links it as a popular, accessible introduction to indoor CO2 and its effect on thinking, in air quality threads.",[2,2,0,2019,2020,0,2,11,0,0],0],["1YFrISfN7jo","The Geometry of Causality","PBS Space Time","explainer","evergreen","relativity and causality",["special relativity","light cones","spacetime","causality","physics"],[82,84],"Used as a go-to reference for relativity arguments, such as spacetime intervals being the same for all observers, and as a suggested follow-up for physics fans.",[2,2,0,2017,2022,0,2,4,0,0],0],["1YbcB6b4A2U","Bryan Johnson: Kernel Brain-Computer Interfaces | Lex Fridman Podcast #186","Lex Fridman","podcast","dated","brain-computer interfaces",["kernel","bryan johnson","neurotech","brain sensing","lex fridman"],[90,52],"Cited as an accessible overview of Kernel's technology whenever its brain-sensing helmets come up.",[2,2,0,2021,2021,0,2,2,0,0],0],["1bO8zEaSuWg","In Norway, Everyone Can Know How Much You Earn","Tom Scott","explainer","evergreen","salary transparency",["norway","tax returns","wage transparency","nordic countries","public records"],[71,19],"HN points to it in discussions of salary transparency as a short, well-sourced overview of how public tax records work in Nordic countries.",[2,2,0,2016,2018,0,2,1,0,0],0],["1faaOrtHJ-A","HandmadeCon 2015 - Pat Wyatt","Molly Rocket","interview","evergreen","game networking",["netcode","game development","blizzard","diablo","guild wars","handmadecon"],[122,123,52],"HN points to it as a first-hand account of game netcode and engineering lessons from a Blizzard and Guild Wars developer.",[2,2,0,2018,2023,0,2,2,0,0],0],["1rCrfQUcXDI","Pinging The Voyager 2 Probe (PART 2)","EEVdiscover","interview","evergreen","deep space network communications",["voyager 2","deep space network","nasa","radio communications","canberra"],[85,41],"Commenters recommend the series for hearing an operations supervisor explain how Voyager signals are actually received.",[2,2,0,2018,2023,0,2,1,0,0],0],["2-oBNh0UkQc","SymbOS MP3MSX Demostration","karloch","demo","evergreen","retro computing operating systems",["symbos","msx","z80","8-bit","retrocomputing"],[50,13],"HN points to it as a vivid showcase of how much a modern-feeling GUI OS can do on slow 8-bit hardware.",[2,2,0,2015,2018,0,2,1,0,0],0],["21EiKfQYZXc","Andrew Ng: Artificial Intelligence is the New Electricity","Stanford Graduate School of Business","talk","dated","ai and industry",["andrew ng","artificial intelligence","basic income","automation","ai ethics"],[23,71,21],"Recommended as a broad, practical view of AI's near-term impact from a leading practitioner, with his argument that worrying about evil AI is premature.",[2,2,0,2017,2017,0,2,4,0,0],0],["23X14HS4gLk","Don't Be a Sucker - 1947","Weirdo Video","documentary","evergreen","propaganda and demagoguery",["propaganda","wwii","1947 film","prejudice","manipulation"],[80,77,91],"Shared in political threads as a timeless warning about divisive manipulation and demagogues.",[2,2,0,2017,2021,0,2,4,0,0],0],["29RkHH-psrY","Oral History of Dave Cutler Part 1","Computer History Museum","interview","evergreen","operating system history",["dave cutler","windows nt","vms","dec","oral history"],[47,13,52],"Recommended as a rare long-form interview with a legendary operating system designer, though some find it light on technical detail.",[2,2,0,2020,2023,0,2,1,0,0],0],["2BdBfsXbST8","Donald Knuth: Algorithms, Complexity, and The Art of Computer Programming | Lex Fridman Podcast #62","Lex Fridman","podcast","evergreen","donald knuth",["donald knuth","taocp","algorithms","work habits","lex fridman"],[52,30],"Cited as an excellent look at Knuth's thinking and working style, and as a likely source for quotes about his habits.",[2,2,0,2020,2023,0,2,2,0,0],0],["2Ex8EEv-WPs","Yehuda Katz - Why Rails is Hard (Railsberry 2012)","applicake","talk","dated","web framework design",["rails","yehuda katz","ruby","framework complexity","web development"],[3,4,5],"Recommended to people who call Rails bloated, as an argument that its size comes from features you eventually need.",[2,2,0,2013,2014,0,2,2,0,0],0],["2Q26XIKtwXQ","Thiel: Google has $50B, doesn't innovate","CNN","interview","evergreen","big tech innovation",["peter thiel","google","cash hoarding","innovation","eric schmidt"],[67,52],"HN reaches for it whenever big tech cash hoarding, buybacks or stagnating innovation come up.",[2,2,0,2017,2020,0,2,8,0,0],0],["2SdGkkp1aq8","Robotic Liberation by PWP (VIC-20)","Ville-Matias Heikkilä (viznut)","demo","evergreen","vic-20 demoscene",["demoscene","vic-20","retro computing","8-bit","viznut"],[50,131],"HN recommends it as a showcase of what skilled demoscene programmers can squeeze out of extremely limited hardware.",[2,2,0,2010,2015,0,2,0,0,1],0],["2U9WMftV40c","Rick Roderick on Baudrillard - Fatal Strategies [full length]","The Partially Examined Life","lecture","evergreen","baudrillard and hyperreality",["baudrillard","hyperreality","simulacra","postmodernism","rick roderick"],[143,142],"Recommended as a much easier way into Baudrillard's ideas than reading his own writing.",[2,2,0,2020,2022,0,2,2,0,0],0],["2lisQQmWQkY","How to use uBlock Origin to protect your online privacy and security | uBlock Origin tutorial 2018","The Hated One","tutorial","dated","ublock origin advanced mode",["ublock origin","ad blocking","privacy","script blocking","browser extensions"],[19,4],"HN points newcomers to it as the thing to watch before tackling uBlock Origin's advanced mode and filter syntax.",[2,2,0,2020,2023,0,2,1,0,0],0],["2qsmF8HHskg","Lisp Editing in the 80s - Interlisp SEdit","thoughtupquick","demo","evergreen","structure editors",["interlisp","sedit","xerox lisp","structural editing","lisp history"],[8,47,1],"Linked as the clearest view of the legendary structural editor in threads about Lisp environments and structure editing.",[2,2,0,2020,2021,0,2,1,0,0],0],["2vuMzGhc1cg","DEBUNKING STARLINK","Common Sense Skeptic","commentary","dated","starlink economics",["starlink","spacex","satellites","skepticism","elon musk"],[85,15,67],"A few commenters recommend it as a skeptical take on Starlink economics, though others see it as dishonest.",[2,2,0,2021,2022,0,2,2,1,0],0],["2wq9x2QcZN0","Eric Weinstein: Revolutionary Ideas in Science, Math, and Society | Lex Fridman Podcast #16","Lex Fridman","podcast","evergreen","science and society",["eric weinstein","physics","academia","ai and jobs","lex fridman"],[52,82,33],"HN refers to it for Weinstein's views on advanced math and physics and academia's problems, though some find him a bit kooky.",[2,2,0,2019,2019,0,2,1,0,0],0],["34rdxDgpaaA","Well There's Your Problem | Episode 28: Goiânia Incident","Well There's Your Problem Podcast","podcast","evergreen","goiania radiological accident",["goiania","radiation accident","cesium-137","engineering failures","history"],[103,135,120],"HN points to it as a good, detailed podcast account whenever the Goiania incident or lost radioactive sources come up.",[2,2,0,2023,2023,0,2,1,0,0],0],["36qZYL5RlgY","FreeBSD optimizations used by Netflix serving at 800Gb/s - Drew Gallatin - EuroBSDcon 2022","EuroBSDCon","talk","dated","high-throughput kernel networking",["freebsd","netflix","ktls","tcp offload","performance","sendfile"],[13,15,6],"HN points to it as the recorded talk behind the Netflix 800Gb/s slides and as a deep look at kernel-level optimizations for high throughput.",[2,2,0,2022,2023,0,2,3,0,0],0],["37NaHRE0Sqw","Kilim: Fast, lightweight, cheap message passing in Java.","Google TechTalks","talk","dated","message passing concurrency",["kilim","actors","java","erlang","jvm concurrency"],[12,6,1],"Pointed to as evidence that Java can do fast, cheap message-passing concurrency, as an alternative to Erlang or Scala actors.",[2,2,0,2009,2010,0,2,2,0,0],0],["3BJU2drrtCM","How a TV Works in Slow Motion - The Slow Mo Guys","The Slow Mo Guys","explainer","evergreen","display technology",["crt","raster scan","slow motion","phosphor persistence","screens"],[45,88],"Frequently linked as visual proof of how a CRT's raster scan and phosphor decay work.",[2,2,0,2025,2026,0,2,6,0,0],0],["3HROqnw-nf4","CppCon 2014: Zaika Antoun \"Microsoft w/ C++ to Deliver Office Across Different Platforms, Part I\"","CppCon","talk","dated","cross-platform c++",["c++","cppcon","microsoft office","mobile","cross-platform"],[2],"Cited as evidence that large production apps share a C++ core with native UI, in cross-platform and React Native or Flutter debates.",[2,2,0,2015,2016,0,2,4,0,0],0],["3IryIOyPfTE","Internet of food: Arduino-based, urban aquaponics in Oakland","Kirsten Dirksen","documentary","evergreen","urban aquaponics",["aquaponics","arduino","oakland","urban farming","hydroponics"],[107,42,135],"HN cites it as a neat example of urban aquaponics and as a plausible alternative path for people leaving programming.",[2,2,0,2014,2018,0,2,1,0,0],0],["3QnD2c4Xovk","Diffie-Hellman Key Exchange","Art of the Problem","explainer","evergreen","diffie-hellman key exchange",["cryptography","key exchange","one-way functions","public key","analogy"],[18],"Recommended as a simple, non-mathematical way to understand key exchange.",[2,2,0,2013,2016,0,2,1,0,0],["YEBfamv-_do"]],["3R3-YwDZrzg","Fred Dibnah How to climb a chimney overhang at 50+","dovecott","other","evergreen","steeplejack chimney climbing",["fred dibnah","steeplejack","chimney","climbing"],[112,135],"HN shares it as a dizzying example of Dibnah's fearless chimney work, in threads about heights and climbing.",[3,2,0,2015,2025,0,3,2,0,0],0],["3TYT1QfdfsM","AI \"Stop Button\" Problem - Computerphile","Computerphile","explainer","evergreen","ai safety",["stop button","corrigibility","agi","rob miles","computerphile"],[23],"HN points to it as the standard response to the argument that we can just unplug a dangerous AI.",[2,2,0,2017,2026,0,2,2,0,0],0],["3byNNUReyvE","Behind the scenes of iOS and Mac Security","Black Hat","talk","dated","apple platform security",["ios security","t2 chip","find my","secure boot","black hat"],[17,18,19],"Recommended as a rare insider look at Apple's security architecture and the reasoning behind its hardware choices.",[2,2,0,2019,2020,0,2,2,0,0],0],["3jQoAYRKqhg","NSA operation ORCHESTRA Annual Status Report - FOSDEM 2014","cnxlinux","talk","dated","surveillance and open source",["nsa","fosdem","poul-henning kamp","surveillance","open source"],[19,130,49],"Recommended as an entertaining talk showing that targeting software projects and introducing bugs is nothing new.",[2,2,0,2014,2021,0,2,1,0,0],0],["3pvpNKUPbIY","Kevin Systrom: Instagram | Lex Fridman Podcast #243","Lex Fridman","podcast","evergreen","startup founder interview",["instagram","kevin systrom","startup pivot","scaling","django"],[52,64,53],"Pointed to for the founder's own account of Instagram's pivot, early scaling on Django with a small team, and avoiding overengineering.",[2,2,0,2021,2022,0,2,2,0,0],0],["3qHkcs3kG44","Joe Rogan Experience #1309 - Naval Ravikant","PowerfulJRE","podcast","dated","naval ravikant interview",["naval ravikant","joe rogan","happiness","platforms","startups"],[64,52,146],"Mostly cited to support specific points Naval makes, such as platforms and free speech, rather than as a general must-watch.",[2,2,0,2019,2020,0,2,4,0,0],0],["3wMKoSRbGVs","Douglas Lenat: Cyc and the Quest to Solve Common Sense Reasoning in AI | Lex Fridman Podcast #221","Lex Fridman","podcast","evergreen","symbolic ai and cyc",["douglas lenat","cyc","common sense reasoning","symbolic ai","lex fridman"],[29,26,52],"Pointed to as the long-form interview for understanding Lenat's work, especially after his death.",[3,2,0,2021,2023,0,3,2,0,0],0],["45X4VP8CGtk","Here's What Happens When an 18 Year Old Buys a Mainframe","SHARE Association","talk","evergreen","home mainframe",["ibm mainframe","z890","vintage computers","hobby hardware","z/os"],[47,39],"HN commenters cite it as an entertaining example of a teenager buying, hosting and booting a real mainframe.",[2,2,0,2020,2020,0,2,7,0,0],0],["49kBWM3RQQ8","Using Emacs - 1 - setting up the package manager","Mike Zamansky","tutorial","dated","emacs",["emacs","package manager","editor setup","video series"],[8],"Recommended as a practical, step-by-step video path for learning Emacs.",[2,2,0,2020,2022,0,2,1,0,0],0],["4KtotxNAwME","The Truth about Rust/WebAssembly Performance","Greg Johnston","talk","dated","rust webassembly performance",["webassembly","rust","leptos","dom","benchmarks","signals"],[4,2,6],"Cited as evidence that DOM access is not the bottleneck for WebAssembly, and as an explanation of signals-based updates versus virtual DOM.",[2,2,0,2023,2023,0,2,6,0,0],0],["4KuVvb9DTaU","We need to talk about failing keyboards on these new Macbooks.","Louis Rossmann","commentary","dated","macbook keyboard repair",["louis rossmann","macbook","butterfly keyboard","right to repair","teardown"],[43,44],"Cited in MacBook keyboard and repairability threads for its clear teardown of what a replacement involves.",[2,2,0,2018,2018,0,2,4,0,0],0],["4PHT-zBxKQQ","Making Sense of VRChat, the \"Metaverse\" People Actually Like","People Make Games","documentary","dated","vrchat and the metaverse",["vrchat","metaverse","virtual reality","online communities","social platforms"],[62,51,125],"Recommended as a mini documentary that explains VRChat's culture and contrasts it with Meta's Horizon Worlds.",[2,2,0,2022,2025,0,2,1,0,0],0],["4Vw6uF2LdZw","The Myth of the Robber Barons with Burt Folsom","Foundation for Economic Education","lecture","evergreen","gilded age robber barons",["robber barons","rockefeller","vanderbilt","free market","economic history"],[77,70,142],"HN people offer it as a free-market counterpoint to the standard robber baron narrative.",[2,2,0,2014,2020,0,2,1,0,0],0],["4WwAQqWUkpI","Dr. Robert Sapolsky's lecture about Biological Underpinnings of Religiosity","Aprendiendo Juntos","lecture","evergreen","biology of religion",["robert sapolsky","religiosity","behavioral biology","schizotypy","stanford lecture"],[142,90,144],"Recommended when religion, mental health or psychedelics come up, for Sapolsky's biological framing.",[2,2,0,2018,2023,0,2,2,0,0],0],["4_qJptwikRc","Dark Matter: The Situation has Changed","Sabine Hossenfelder","explainer","dated","dark matter",["dark matter","modified gravity","astrophysics","cosmology","hossenfelder"],[84],"Recommended as an accessible, curious-undergraduate-level overview of dark matter and its alternatives.",[2,2,0,2021,2023,0,2,2,0,0],0],["4aUODXeAM-k","We Solved Nuclear Waste Decades Ago","Kyle Hill","explainer","evergreen","nuclear waste storage",["nuclear waste","deep boreholes","geological storage","nuclear power","kyle hill"],[103],"Cited in nuclear power debates to argue that waste storage is a political rather than technical problem.",[2,2,0,2022,2022,0,2,3,0,0],0],["4anAwXYqLG8","Sebastian Markbage: Minimal API Surface Area | JSConf EU 2014","JSConf","talk","dated","react api design",["react","api design","javascript","jsx","minimalism"],[4,5],"HN cites it as a statement of React's early design philosophy of keeping APIs small and understanding JavaScript itself.",[2,2,0,2015,2017,0,2,5,0,0],0],["4jEz03Z8azc","First-stage landing | Onboard camera","SpaceX","demo","dated","rocket landing",["spacex","falcon 9","booster landing","drone ship","onboard footage"],[85],"HN links it in SpaceX landing threads as the best first-person view of how hard a booster landing is.",[2,2,0,2016,2016,0,2,1,0,0],0],["4j_UjIshzMc","This Swiss Builder uses NO INSULATION...","Matt Risinger","documentary","evergreen","mass timber construction",["cross laminated timber","swiss building","wood construction","insulation","prefab homes"],[112,117,114],"HN cites it in mass timber and construction threads as an example of insulation-free, glue-free all-wood building in Europe.",[2,2,0,2020,2020,0,2,4,0,0],0],["4jh94gowim0","Psp collections: views and more by Paul Phillips","AI Council","talk","dated","scala language design",["scala","collections","language critique","subtyping","compiler"],[0,1,7],"Cited in Scala debates as an insider's critique that persuaded many the language's problems were deep.",[2,2,0,2014,2015,0,2,2,4,0],0],["4moyKUHApq4","A Possible Future of Software Development","Google TechTalks","talk","evergreen","generic programming",["sean parent","generic programming","c++","adobe","software architecture"],[5,2],"Frequently cited for the claim that Photoshop's codebase could shrink dramatically with generic programming.",[2,2,0,2013,2017,0,2,5,0,0],0],["4zG0uecYSMA","NeWS: A Networked and Extensible Window System, lecture by James Gosling","Computer History Museum","lecture","dated","window system history",["news","postscript","james gosling","sun microsystems","x11"],[48,47,13],"Shared in threads on window systems and X11 history as a primary-source talk on why NeWS was technically ahead of X.",[2,2,0,2021,2024,0,2,1,0,0],0],["586Zn1ct-QA","EEVblog 1547 (Part 1) - Contacting the Voyager 2 Space Probe","EEVblog","interview","evergreen","deep space communications",["voyager 2","nasa dsn","radio antennas","canberra","eevblog"],[85,41],"Shared in Voyager news threads as an accessible look at the real equipment used to talk to the probes.",[2,2,0,2023,2024,0,2,1,0,0],0],["5BIP_N9qQm4","Introducing SILE: A New Typesetting System","lathosjp","talk","dated","typesetting systems",["sile","tex","lua","typesetting","fosdem"],[57,10],"Pointed to as the standard introduction to SILE as a modern TeX alternative, though possibly dated.",[2,2,0,2016,2021,0,2,3,0,0],0],["5ODzO7Lz_pw","Thomas Thwaites: How I built a toaster -- from scratch","TED","talk","evergreen","building from scratch",["toaster project","manufacturing","supply chains","design","ted talk"],[114,56],"HN uses it as the standard illustration of hidden complexity and supply-chain dependencies behind everyday objects.",[2,2,0,2019,2023,0,2,7,0,0],0],["5P5Mk_IggE0","Oxide and Friends 7/3/2023 -- Shipping the first Oxide rack: Your questions answered!","Oxide Computer Company","podcast","dated","hardware startup",["oxide computer","illumos","rack-scale servers","hardware startups","q&a"],[64,39,13],"HN cites it as Oxide's own explanation of how they ship hardware as a startup and why they picked illumos.",[2,2,0,2023,2025,0,2,5,0,0],0],["5V1ynVyud4M","\"Eve\" by Chris Granger","Strange Loop Conference","talk","dated","programming environments",["eve","chris granger","strange loop","end-user programming","bret victor"],[0,48],"HN mentions it as one of the talks on Eve, usually as related prior work in discussions of end-user and visual programming.",[2,2,0,2021,2023,0,2,3,0,0],0],["5ZjhNTM8XU8","\"Transactions: myths, surprises and opportunities\" by Martin Kleppmann","Strange Loop Conference","talk","evergreen","database transactions",["transactions","consistency","linearizability","acid","distributed systems","kleppmann"],[11,12],"Recommended as a compact preview of Kleppmann's data systems material, including from his book on the subject.",[2,2,0,2018,2019,0,2,2,0,0],0],["5_-Ac68FKG4","What Eating the Rich Did For Japan","Asianometry","explainer","evergreen","japanese zaibatsu",["zaibatsu","japan economic history","monopolies","wealth inequality","postwar reform"],[77,69,71],"Recommended as a look at how Japan's monopolies were dismantled and how that shaped later industry.",[2,2,0,2023,2026,0,2,1,0,0],0],["5d6SEQQbwtU","How I Boarded a US NAVY NUCLEAR SUBMARINE in the Arctic (ICEX 2020) - Smarter Every Day 237","SmarterEveryDay","documentary","evergreen","nuclear submarine life",["submarines","us navy","arctic","icex","smarter every day"],[119,78],"Recommended in submarine threads as the start of an access-rich series on life aboard a US fast attack sub.",[2,2,0,2020,2022,0,2,1,0,0],0],["5eBT6OSr1TI","The Daily Mail Song","dananddanfilms","comedy","evergreen","daily mail satire",["daily mail","satire","tabloid headlines","british media","comedy song"],[130,80],"Used as a running joke or satirical shorthand whenever the Daily Mail is cited or criticized.",[2,2,0,2011,2021,0,2,0,5,4],0],["5eqRuVp65eY","AI can't cross this line and we don't know why.","Welch Labs","explainer","evergreen","ai scaling laws",["scaling laws","compute frontier","neural networks","loss curves","deep learning"],[21,22],"Recommended as a well-made, digestible introduction to scaling laws and why models cluster along a similar efficiency frontier.",[2,2,0,2024,2025,0,2,3,0,0],0],["5fbvquHSPJU","Four Horsemen - Feature Documentary - Official Version","Renegade Inc.","documentary","dated","money and economic systems",["money creation","debt","financial crisis","economics","banking"],[69,135],"Mentioned as a one-package overview of heterodox views on money creation and debt, though some find it unsurprising.",[2,2,0,2013,2015,0,2,1,0,0],0],["5pidokakU4I","Axis of Awesome - 4 Four Chord Song (with song titles)","random804","comedy","evergreen","pop chord progressions",["four chords","pop music","music theory","comedy","copyright"],[129,132,131],"The go-to reference in threads on chord progressions, pop music similarity and music copyright.",[2,2,0,2022,2023,0,2,16,0,2],0],["5q-BH-tvxEg","Machine with Concrete - Arthur Ganson","Arthur Ganson","demo","evergreen","kinetic sculpture",["gear reduction","worm gears","exponentials","mit museum","art"],[113,137,139],"Shared whenever gear reductions, exponential scaling or playful kinetic art come up.",[2,2,0,2018,2025,0,2,4,0,0],0],["5tu32CCA_Ig","Corruption is Legal in America","RepresentUs","explainer","dated","money in politics",["lobbying","campaign finance","princeton study","corruption","citizens united"],[73,75],"Frequently linked as a compact summary of the Princeton study when commenters argue Congress ignores public opinion.",[2,2,0,2017,2021,0,2,18,0,0],0],["5uiroWBkdFY","Professional SMT Soldering: Hand Soldering Techniques - Surface Mount","John Gammell","tutorial","evergreen","surface mount soldering",["smd","soldering","electronics","hand soldering","ipc"],[43,41],"HN points to it as proof that SMD soldering is simpler than people fear.",[2,2,0,2016,2023,0,2,1,0,0],0],["60OVlfAUPJg","Conrad Wolfram: Teaching kids real math with computers","TED","talk","evergreen","math education",["math education","computation","mathematica","curriculum reform","ted"],[141,38],"Cited in HN discussions of math and CS education reform as an argument that school math is boring because it is taught wrong.",[2,2,0,2012,2013,0,2,1,0,0],0],["62jZENi1ed8","Genetics and Intelligence","Google TechTalks","talk","dated","genetics of intelligence",["iq","heritability","gwas","genomics","steve hsu"],[94,91],"Pointed to as a well-cited hour on IQ and genetics whenever intelligence and heritability come up.",[2,2,0,2015,2015,0,2,4,0,0],0],["63vqob-MljQ","Kylie Minogue - Come Into My World (Official Video) [Full HD Remastered]","Kylie Minogue","music","evergreen","looping music video",["michel gondry","kylie minogue","music video","loop","visual effects"],[131,60],"Cited as a landmark looping music video, a reference point for creative video and editing tricks.",[2,2,0,2021,2025,0,2,2,0,0],0],["64cEmjtwRgw","Cody's Algae Panel","Cody'sLab","demo","evergreen","algae cultivation",["algae","diy","bioreactor","home experiments","food production"],[95,107,117],"Pointed to as a cheap, hands-on example of home algae cultivation.",[2,2,0,2022,2023,0,2,2,0,0],0],["6Af6b_wyiwI","The next outbreak? We’re not ready | Bill Gates | TED","TED","talk","dated","pandemic preparedness",["pandemics","ebola","bill gates","public health","ted"],[96,147],"During COVID-19 HN commenters cited it as a prescient pandemic warning.",[2,2,0,2020,2020,0,2,6,0,0],0],["6Cf7IL_eZ38","A Day Made of Glass... Made possible by Corning. (2011)","Corning Incorporated","other","dated","future technology concepts",["corning","glass","touchscreens","concept video","gorilla glass"],[147,44,87],"Referenced as an inspiring example of a vision-of-the-future video with believable everyday uses.",[2,2,0,2013,2019,0,2,1,0,0],0],["6JAgXz6xO0s","The Secret Life of components. A series of eight guides for designers and makers by Tim Hunkin","tim hunkin","tutorial","evergreen","mechanical components",["tim hunkin","making","mechanisms","engineering","electromechanical"],[113,116],"Recommended to people who like building things, as part of Hunkin's body of practical engineering explainers.",[2,2,0,2021,2025,0,2,1,0,0],0],["6JwEYamjXpA","What Happens When Maths Goes Wrong? - with Matt Parker","The Royal Institution","talk","evergreen","mathematical errors",["matt parker","humble pi","coincidence","recreational maths","engineering failures"],[35,129,112],"Used as a funny, accessible reference for coincidences, spurious patterns and maths errors.",[2,2,0,2020,2024,0,2,1,0,1],0],["6K8NkJpUei4","Elon Musk Mahalo Mentor Interview","mahalodotcom","interview","dated","elon musk entrepreneurship",["elon musk","spacex","tesla","startups","motivation"],[52,64],"Shared as an early long-form Musk interview, notably for his answer about what motivates him.",[2,2,0,2012,2012,0,2,1,0,0],0],["6Maq5IyHSuc","A simple guide to electronic components.","bigclivedotcom","tutorial","evergreen","electronic components",["electronics","beginners","components","identification","hobby"],[41,42],"Suggested as a gentle starting point for beginners in electronics.",[2,2,0,2018,2022,0,2,1,0,0],0],["6Nfqpr3ygSg","Death Magnetic Retail vs Guitar Hero 3","Metalfan7577","demo","evergreen","loudness war",["audio mastering","dynamic range","clipping","metallica","brickwalling"],[45,131],"HN uses it as the go-to demonstration of the loudness war and what over-compressed mastering does to music.",[1,2,0,2019,2022,0,2,2,0,0],0],["6NlI4No3s0M","Just Intonation vs Equal Temperament","Trippin' on Cookies","demo","evergreen","musical tuning systems",["just intonation","equal temperament","tuning","harmonics","music theory"],[132,131],"Shared as a quick audible demonstration of the errors that equal temperament introduces compared with pure intervals.",[2,2,0,2014,2017,0,2,1,0,0],0],["6b4ZZQkcNEo","Sand Flea Jumping Robot","Boston Dynamics","demo","evergreen","jumping robots",["boston dynamics","robotics","jumping robot","stabilization","military robots"],[24],"Brought up as a favorite and as an inspiration for small, cheap jumping robots for obstacle crossing and planetary exploration.",[2,2,0,2013,2016,0,2,8,0,0],0],["6chLw2aodYQ","Dtrace Review","Google TechTalks","talk","evergreen","dynamic tracing",["dtrace","bryan cantrill","debugging","observability","solaris"],[8,13],"Recommended as the DTrace creator's own demonstration and a reference for dynamic tracing.",[2,2,0,2011,2016,0,2,2,0,0],["TgmA48fILq8"]],["6qD9XElTpCE","Quantum Expert Insight: Peter Shor","Qiskit","talk","evergreen","shor's algorithm history",["peter shor","quantum computing","factoring","error correction","quantum algorithms"],[32,52],"HN recommends it as an oral history of the algorithm straight from its inventor.",[2,2,0,2021,2022,0,2,1,0,0],0],["6wZmYMWKLkY","Dabble DB demo","krueggen","demo","dated","end-user database tools",["dabble db","smalltalk","spreadsheets","no-code","data entry"],[11,48],"Used as a reference for an ahead-of-its-time end-user database tool, brought up in threads on Access clones, Smalltalk and data-entry tools.",[2,2,0,2014,2015,0,2,3,0,0],0],["783ccP__No8","GraphQL: The Documentary","CultRepo","documentary","evergreen","graphql history",["graphql","facebook","api design","rest","open source"],[53,5,4],"HN recommends it for understanding the original motivation behind GraphQL before judging whether it fits your problem.",[2,2,0,2020,2022,0,2,3,0,0],0],["7N41TEcjcvM","iMUSE Demonstration 2 - Seamless Transitions","Peter Silk (KestrelPi)","demo","evergreen","adaptive game music",["imuse","monkey island 2","lucasarts","game audio","seamless transitions"],[124,132,122],"HN points to it as the clearest short demo of iMUSE, considered a high point in video game music.",[2,2,0,2021,2025,0,2,1,0,0],0],["7PKx3kS7f4A","Why Asimov's Laws of Robotics Don't Work - Computerphile","Computerphile","explainer","evergreen","ai safety",["asimov's laws","ai alignment","rob miles","robot ethics","value specification"],[23,24],"Pointed to in AI safety debates as a short explanation of why encoding human values as simple rules is so hard.",[2,2,0,2015,2023,0,2,3,1,0],0],["7PoajCqNKpg","Physics in Clojure - Colin Smith","ClojureTV","talk","evergreen","symbolic classical mechanics",["clojure","sicm","lagrangian mechanics","computer algebra","sicmutils"],[1,82],"Recommended as the best introduction to SICM and sicmutils and a showcase of what such symbolic systems can do.",[2,2,0,2019,2021,0,2,1,0,0],0],["7W33HRc1A6c","George Carlin - Saving the Planet","Dadniel","comedy","evergreen","environment comedy",["george carlin","stand-up","environment","pollution","extinction"],[129,107],"HN quotes it in environmental threads as a famous, darkly funny take that the planet will outlast humanity.",[2,2,0,2019,2020,0,2,6,0,4],0],["7cC3_jGwl_U","Cory Benfield - Building Protocol Libraries The Right Way - PyCon 2016","PyCon 2016","talk","evergreen","sans-io protocol libraries",["python","http2","separation of concerns","network protocols","library design"],[15,3,5],"HN points to it as the foundational argument for sans-I/O protocol library design.",[2,2,0,2016,2017,0,2,1,0,0],0],["7kQk9-KLPfU","If money was no object, should you run every medical test?","Medlife Crisis","explainer","evergreen","medical testing and screening",["bayesian inference","pre-test probability","overdiagnosis","false positives","screening"],[96,34],"HN people link it as a short, funny and accurate explanation of why over-testing and over-screening can do harm.",[2,2,0,2019,2021,0,2,1,0,0],0],["7nL10C7FSbE","Jet Fuel VS Diesel VS Gasoline how they burn and what color are they.","Just Think","demo","evergreen","fuel flammability",["jet fuel","diesel","gasoline","flammability","kerosene"],[86,88,109],"HN cites it as a practical demonstration that kerosene-type fuels are hard to ignite compared with gasoline.",[2,2,0,2022,2022,0,2,3,0,0],0],["7w4rg3UcsgI","Solar Powered Air Conditioner!","Tech Ingredients","demo","evergreen","desiccant air conditioning",["air conditioning","desiccant","solar","evaporative cooling","diy"],[105,104,86],"HN points to it as a detailed, DIY-able design for desiccant-based cooling.",[2,2,0,2021,2023,0,2,1,0,0],0],["8AyHH9G9et0","Major Brian Shul, USAF (Ret.) SR-71 Blackbird 'Speed Check'","Jan Johnson","talk","evergreen","sr-71 blackbird stories",["sr-71","aviation","air traffic control","pilot stories","blackbird"],[109,135],"Shared as the pilot's own telling of a famous, amusing SR-71 anecdote that never gets old.",[2,2,0,2018,2019,0,2,4,0,0],0],["8CMxDNuuAiQ","IPFS Alpha Demo","Juan Benet","demo","dated","ipfs",["ipfs","peer-to-peer","decentralized web","content addressing","go-ipfs"],[15,12],"HN lists it among the best early resources for learning what IPFS is and does.",[2,2,0,2015,2017,0,2,1,0,0],0],["8FQhtMrUQlE","SpaceX reaches orbit with Falcon 1 - Flight 4 (full video including Elon Musk statement)","Spacevidcast","news","evergreen","spacex falcon 1 launch",["spacex","falcon 1","orbital launch","elon musk","spaceflight history"],[85],"HN shares it as a nostalgic, historic moment, noting the cheers at each milestone and Musk's address to employees.",[2,2,0,2008,2015,0,2,2,0,0],0],["8LGDM9exlZw","Florian Grunow, Niklaus Schiess: Lifting the Fog on Red Star OS","media.ccc.de","talk","evergreen","north korea red star os",["red star os","north korea","surveillance","reverse engineering","ccc"],[17,13,19],"HN points to it as a deep dive into the surveillance features of North Korea's OS and the extent of that state's digital tracking.",[3,2,0,2021,2022,0,4,1,0,0],0],["8PmM6SUn7Es","Is Organic Really Better? Healthy Food or Trendy Scam?","Kurzgesagt – In a Nutshell","explainer","evergreen","organic food",["organic","agriculture","pesticides","nutrition","kurzgesagt"],[97,107],"Cited as a sourced overview of what organic means and how it compares on pesticides and nutrition.",[2,2,0,2019,2021,0,2,3,0,0],0],["8S3B8a8N83k","Vampire 2 Review - The Fastest Amiga Ever?!","Dan Wood","other","dated","amiga accelerators",["amiga","vampire","fpga","retro computing","apollo"],[50,39],"Recommended as a decent introduction to the Vampire accelerator and a cheaper way to modernize classic Amigas.",[2,2,0,2016,2017,0,2,1,0,0],0],["8T6ClX-y2AE","BlueHat IL 2023 - David Weston - Default Security","Microsoft Israel R&D Center","talk","dated","windows security",["windows 11","rust","tpm","memory safety","microsoft"],[17,13,2],"HN uses it as the primary source for Microsoft's Rust adoption and its reasoning on TPM and security requirements.",[3,2,0,2023,2025,0,4,8,0,0],0],["8VqXBA-sGHA","No Body Steering Bike of the California Superbike School","superbikeschool","demo","evergreen","motorcycle countersteering",["countersteering","motorcycles","superbike school","bike physics","riding technique"],[110,88],"HN recommends it as an eye-opening demonstration of why countersteering matters on two wheels.",[2,2,0,2021,2022,0,2,1,0,0],0],["8XS5q9xhaMc","Imba is Underrated: Building a counter in 49 seconds","We Deserve Less","demo","dated","imba language",["imba","web development","javascript alternative","live coding","css"],[4,0],"HN links it in Imba threads as a quick demonstration of how the language combines code, HTML and CSS.",[2,2,0,2021,2022,0,2,2,0,0],0],["8dinUbg2h70","The Implementation of Rewind in Braid","GDC Festival of Gaming","talk","evergreen","game rewind mechanics",["braid","jonathan blow","rewind","undo systems","game programming"],[122,121],"HN commenters cite it as the reference for how a rewind system works and as a point of comparison for undo and serialization approaches.",[2,2,0,2018,2023,0,2,4,0,0],0],["8k2AbqTBxao","Stephen Fry on American vs British Comedy","anc6368","interview","evergreen","american vs british comedy",["stephen fry","comedy","british humor","american humor","culture"],[129,79],"HN commenters cite it as an insightful short explanation of why US and UK comedy differ.",[2,2,0,2022,2025,0,2,2,0,0],0],["8kUQWuK1L4w","The Origins of APL - 1974","Catherine Lathwell","interview","evergreen","apl history",["apl","kenneth iverson","programming language history","array programming","notation"],[0,47],"Recommended as a vintage TV segment on APL's origins, and quoted for Iverson's view of APL as notation.",[2,2,0,2012,2013,0,2,3,0,0],0],["8r1CZTLk-Gk","Everythings Amazing & Nobodys Happy","checkoutmytrip","comedy","evergreen","technology complaint culture",["louis c.k.","stand-up","entitlement","gratitude","technology"],[129,147],"Posted constantly in threads about tech complaints as a reminder to appreciate how remarkable modern technology is.",[3,2,0,2011,2012,0,3,14,0,3],0],["8rS3fTbC7TE","SpaceX IPO Scandal","Patrick Boyle","commentary","news","spacex ipo",["ipo","spacex","nasdaq 100","index inclusion","finance"],[68,67,85],"HN users cite it as the explanation of the tricks around the IPO and the index-inclusion rule changes.",[2,2,0,2026,2026,0,2,7,0,0],0],["8vJT8AW0wYw","It's Quieter in the Twilight | Trailer | SF48","Boston SciFi","documentary","evergreen","voyager mission engineers",["voyager","nasa","documentary","spacecraft","trailer"],[85,135],"Recommended in Voyager threads as a documentary about the team keeping the probes alive.",[2,2,0,2024,2025,0,2,1,0,0],0],["8xDK2LgSeyk","What Fossils Will We Leave Behind in 65 Million Years?","Curious Droid","explainer","evergreen","human fossil record",["fossils","anthropocene","deep time","human extinction","geology"],[106,94,147],"HN points to it in discussions of whether a past industrial civilization would leave detectable evidence.",[2,2,0,2020,2021,0,2,1,0,0],0],["8xFLjUt2leM","Freeman Dyson: Heretical Thoughts About Science and Society","Boston University","talk","dated","heretical views on science",["freeman dyson","climate change","land management","contrarian science","soil carbon"],[102,148,107],"HN cites it for Dyson's contrarian take on global warming and soil carbon.",[2,2,0,2017,2020,0,2,5,0,0],0],["9-jIplX6Wjw","I Think Faster Than Light Travel is Possible. Here's Why.","Sabine Hossenfelder","explainer","evergreen","faster-than-light travel",["special relativity","speed of light","physics","space travel"],[82,84],"Commenters recommend it for a compelling, accessible case against treating the speed of light as a hard limit.",[2,2,0,2023,2023,0,2,1,0,0],0],["92vuuZt7wak","Net Neutrality II: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO)","LastWeekTonight","commentary","news","net neutrality",["fcc","ajit pai","john oliver","internet policy","2017"],[15,80,75],"HN points people to it as a good plain-language explanation of net neutrality during the 2017 FCC fight.",[2,2,0,2017,2017,0,2,4,0,0],0],["9U0XVdvQwAI","Marble Marcher - A Fractal Physics Game","CodeParade","demo","evergreen","fractal ray marching game",["fractals","ray marching","procedural rendering","physics engine","game demo"],[58,122,59],"HN recommends it as a striking example of rendering with distance-estimated fractals and non-standard graphics approaches.",[2,2,0,2020,2022,0,2,1,0,0],0],["9WfZuNceFDM","Sassy Justice with Fred Sassy (Full Episode) | Deep Fake and Deep Fake: The Movie","Sassy Justice","comedy","dated","deepfakes",["deepfake","satire","south park","synthetic media","parody"],[130,22,80],"Brought up in every deepfake thread as a funny and technically convincing early example of synthetic media used for satire.",[1,2,0,2021,2021,0,2,14,0,0],0],["9X68dm92HVI","Are we in control of our decisions? | Dan Ariely","TED","talk","evergreen","behavioral economics",["dan ariely","irrationality","defaults","decision making","ted"],[70,91],"Used to illustrate predictable irrationality, such as defaults and the effect of the middle option among three choices.",[2,2,0,2011,2017,0,2,3,0,0],0],["9XkHBmE-N34","The Black Hole Information Paradox","PBS Space Time","explainer","evergreen","black hole information paradox",["event horizon","no-hair theorem","holographic principle","black holes","pbs space time"],[84,83],"HN recommends it as a clear explanation of how information may be encoded on a black hole's surface.",[2,2,0,2018,2021,0,2,1,0,0],0],["9ZX_XCYokQo","Glenn Gould and Leonard Bernstein: Bach's Keyboard Concerto No. 1 (I) in D minor (BWV 1052)","AntPDC","music","evergreen","bach keyboard concertos",["bach","glenn gould","bernstein","piano","counterpoint"],[131],"Recommended as a definitive Gould interpretation whose playing makes Bach's counterpoint clear.",[2,2,0,2018,2019,0,2,1,0,0],0],["9dKiLclupUM","Naive empiricism, terrorism & Ebola.","N N Taleb's Probability Questions","commentary","evergreen","fat-tailed risk",["nassim taleb","extreme value theory","terrorism","risk","black swan"],[34,27],"HN cites it when arguing that different risks follow different distributions and should be judged by growth rates and tails rather than current counts.",[2,2,0,2017,2021,0,2,2,0,0],0],["9i1WlcCudpU","10 Reasons to Ignore AI Safety","Robert Miles AI Safety","explainer","evergreen","ai safety",["ai risk","agi","stuart russell","robert miles","alignment"],[23],"HN commenters link it as a compact rebuttal to dismissive arguments and as a way to see why people consider AI safety important.",[2,2,0,2022,2024,0,2,1,0,0],0],["9nXop2lLDa4","David Sinclair | Why We Age and Why We Don't Have To | Talks at Google","Talks at Google","talk","dated","aging and longevity",["david sinclair","lifespan","aging","longevity","cell reprogramming"],[98,96,94],"Shared as the author's own hour-long overview of his aging research, though some commenters doubt that the book's claims hold up.",[2,2,0,2020,2020,0,2,1,0,0],0],["9q3uNcJh4pc","Tiny meteorites are everywhere. Here’s how to find them.","Verge Science","explainer","evergreen","micrometeorites",["micrometeorites","jon larsen","amateur science","space dust","microscopy"],[84,148],"HN recommends it as an accessible demonstration of how anyone can collect micrometeorites at home.",[3,2,0,2021,2024,0,3,1,0,0],0],["9qi03QawZEk","Professor Jeff Dahn | WIN Seminar Series","Waterloo Institute for Nanotechnology","lecture","dated","lithium-ion battery degradation",["li-ion","battery life","electrochemistry","electric vehicles","jeff dahn"],[104,86,110],"HN recommends it as a detailed look at battery degradation, in threads on EV and grid storage lifetimes.",[2,2,0,2015,2017,0,2,1,0,0],0],["9tocssf3w80","LESSON 1: Do Not Obey In Advance","Timothy Snyder","lecture","evergreen","resisting authoritarianism",["timothy snyder","on tyranny","authoritarianism","democracy","civic duty"],[73,81,77],"Linked in political threads as a short, accessible companion to Snyder's book and as a reminder not to obey in advance.",[2,2,0,2023,2025,0,3,2,0,0],0],["9u0qlIoSSkQ","Armadillo Aerospace - Mod free flight, engine restart, 4 views","Clark Lindsey","demo","dated","experimental rocketry",["armadillo aerospace","vertical landing","engine restart","test flight","rocket"],[85,109],"Cited as an example of impressive amateur-scale rocket work, and as a vertical-landing test that predates and rivals SpaceX's Grasshopper.",[2,2,0,2012,2014,0,2,1,0,0],0],["9vRtA7STvH4","I recently learned that waste heat will boil the oceans in about 400 years.","Sabine Hossenfelder","explainer","evergreen","waste heat and energy growth",["waste heat","energy consumption","climate","physics","sabine hossenfelder"],[101,82],"HN cites it in energy debates as an illustration of the long-term thermal limits of exponential energy consumption growth.",[2,2,0,2024,2024,0,2,3,0,0],0],["9wLtCqm72-Y","Sir Roger Penrose & William Lane Craig • The Universe: How did it get here & why are we part of it?","Premier Unbelievable?","interview","evergreen","cosmology and philosophy of physics",["roger penrose","william lane craig","big bounce","conformal cyclic cosmology","three worlds"],[84,144,143],"Pointed to for Penrose's own explanations of the Big Bounce and his three-worlds idea.",[2,2,0,2020,2025,0,2,1,0,0],0],["A-fxij3zM7g","The Braitenberg Vehicles","Brian Douglas","explainer","evergreen","braitenberg vehicles",["braitenberg","robotics","emergent behavior","control systems","synthetic psychology"],[24,93],"Recommended as a short, fascinating introduction to how simple sensor-actuator machines can appear intelligent.",[2,2,0,2020,2024,0,2,1,0,0],0],["A0FZIwabctw","Falcon Heavy & Starman","SpaceX","news","news","falcon heavy launch",["spacex","falcon heavy","starman","booster landing","rockets"],[85],"HN references it for launch footage and the atmosphere of the first Falcon Heavy flight, including the center core landing failure.",[2,2,0,2021,2022,0,2,2,0,0],0],["A2zKARkpDW4","Boards of Canada - Dayvan Cowboy","Warp Records","music","evergreen","ambient electronic music",["boards of canada","dayvan cowboy","ambient","music video","joe kittinger"],[131],"HN mentions it as a favorite ambient track and as a nicely edited tribute to Kittinger's jump.",[2,2,0,2012,2015,0,2,1,0,0],0],["A3oIiH7BLmg","RSA ANIMATE: The Secret Powers of Time","Royal Society of Arts","explainer","evergreen","time perspective psychology",["zimbardo","time perception","rsa animate","psychology","well-being"],[91,146],"Recommended in threads about culture and time orientation as an accessible presentation of Zimbardo's framework.",[2,2,0,2012,2014,0,2,2,0,0],0],["A4UMyTnlaMY","Why hierarchy creates a destructive force within the human psyche (by dr. Robert Sapolsky)","TheSymposionNights","lecture","evergreen","stress and social hierarchy",["robert sapolsky","stress","baboons","hierarchy","health"],[90,91],"HN shares it as a compact explanation of how hierarchy and stress affect health, pointing to the longer full lecture.",[2,2,0,2015,2024,0,2,1,0,0],0],["A5YyTHyaNpo","Are WILD cockatoos smart enough to solve this puzzle?","Maker's Muse","demo","evergreen","cockatoo intelligence",["cockatoos","animal cognition","puzzle box","3d printing","maker"],[99,116],"Recommended in cockatoo threads as a fun and remarkable demonstration of the birds' problem-solving ability.",[2,2,0,2021,2025,0,2,2,0,0],0],["AHeZHyOnsm4","SpaceX Seattle 2015","Cliff O","talk","dated","satellite internet constellations",["spacex","starlink","elon musk","latency","mars"],[85,15,52],"It is the primary source for the original Starlink concept, so commenters cite it for Musk's stated goals on latency, hops, pricing and timelines.",[2,2,0,2015,2016,0,2,9,0,0],0],["AHiNeUTgGkk","MIX08 Microsoft Office 2007: The Story of the Ribbon","zoobean","talk","evergreen","ribbon interface design",["microsoft office","ux design","telemetry","ui design","user research"],[55,48],"HN recommends it for its in-depth view of a major UI redesign process driven by user data.",[2,2,0,2019,2024,0,2,1,0,0],0],["AI4ynXzkSQo","The Ultimate V60 Technique","James Hoffmann","tutorial","evergreen","pour-over coffee brewing",["coffee","v60","pour over","brewing","james hoffmann"],[118],"HN coffee fans recommend it as the reliable, simple recipe for much better pour-over coffee.",[2,2,0,2021,2022,0,2,1,0,0],0],["AUaJ8pDlxi8","The horrible truth about Apple's repeated engineering failures.","Louis Rossmann","commentary","dated","apple hardware failures",["macbook","right to repair","louis rossmann","apple","hardware defects"],[43,44],"Mostly cited by critics of Apple hardware quality, and as a rabbit hole for people curious about laptop repair.",[2,2,0,2018,2019,0,2,4,14,0],0],["AcQifPHcMLE","This 1970s tank simulator drives through a tiny world","Tom Scott","explainer","evergreen","analog tank simulator",["tank simulator","early vr","simulation","tom scott","computer history"],[47,62,78],"Recommended as a great example of early VR and pre-computer simulation.",[2,2,0,2024,2024,0,2,2,0,0],0],["AcS3NOQnsQM","Tom Lehrer - The Elements - LIVE FILM From Copenhagen in 1967","The Tom Lehrer Wisdom Channel","music","evergreen","comic songs",["tom lehrer","the elements","satire","chemistry","live performance"],[131,130,86],"HN commenters cite it as a favorite Lehrer song and invoke it as a joke whenever elements or science-themed wordplay come up.",[2,2,0,2020,2022,0,2,1,0,2],0],["AchISJUKfH4","What prevents the poor from reaching the middle class? | VISION TALKS","American Enterprise Institute","talk","evergreen","poverty and social capital",["social capital","poverty","upward mobility","megan mcardle","economics"],[71,79],"Cited to explain why poor people's seemingly irrational financial decisions can rationally protect their social safety net.",[2,2,0,2014,2024,0,2,2,0,0],0],["AhRBsJYWR8Q","The Problem With Human Rights","Jonas Čeika - CCK Philosophy","commentary","evergreen","critique of human rights",["human rights","marxism","political philosophy","natural rights","critical theory"],[143,81],"HN commenters recommend it as a deeper philosophical look at human rights from a critical Marxist angle.",[2,2,0,2020,2021,0,2,1,0,0],0],["Ai2HmvAXcU0","Boeing 777 Wing Test","mtthw0","demo","evergreen","aircraft structural testing",["boeing 777","wing test","structural engineering","stress test","aviation"],[109,112,113],"HN links it constantly as vivid evidence of how much margin aircraft structures have and that destructive testing is real.",[2,2,0,2015,2018,0,2,8,0,0],0],["AnZ0uTOerUI","Unconditional Code • Michael Feathers • GOTO 2018","GOTO Conferences","talk","evergreen","software design",["conditionals","error handling","legacy code","unconditional programming","goto conference"],[5,9],"HN recommends it for the idea of giving data instead of asking for it, and ties it to zero values and exception-free design.",[2,2,0,2018,2020,0,2,1,0,0],0],["B90_SNNbcoU","Amazon Sells Fake Electrical Fuses","Louis Rossmann","commentary","dated","counterfeit electrical safety",["fake fuses","amazon","louis rossmann","product safety","counterfeits"],[41,120,67],"HN cites it as the key example of Amazon selling dangerous counterfeit goods and warns people to test their fuses.",[2,2,0,2024,2024,0,2,2,8,1],0],["BBJTeNTZtGU","PHILOSOPHY - Michel Foucault","The School of Life","explainer","evergreen","foucault philosophy",["foucault","philosophy","madness","history of ideas","school of life"],[143],"HN recommends it as a simple entry point to Foucault, especially on mental health and institutionalization.",[2,2,0,2018,2021,0,2,1,0,0],0],["BHEbVh3Yhrw","Billion Dollar Bully: Yelp documentary producers Kaylie Milliken & Mellissa Wood","Louis Rossmann","interview","dated","yelp business practices",["yelp","billion dollar bully","documentary","louis rossmann","small business"],[53,67],"Recommended as a good conversation and starting point on Yelp's alleged bullying of businesses.",[2,2,0,2018,2020,0,2,1,0,0],0],["BI-old7YI4I","Colonizing Venus","Isaac Arthur","explainer","evergreen","venus colonization",["space colonization","terraforming","floating cities","venus","futurism"],[85,147],"HN commenters cite it as the go-to reference for the idea of living in Venus's atmosphere rather than on the surface.",[2,2,0,2018,2020,0,2,4,0,0],0],["BpsMkLaEiOY","Nest Protect is a terrible buggy product","Brad Fitzpatrick","comedy","dated","smart smoke alarm usability",["nest protect","smart home","product failure","brad fitzpatrick","iot"],[44,55],"HN cites it as the famous example of how over-clever smart-home devices can fail at something as basic as a smoke alarm.",[2,2,0,2016,2020,0,2,8,7,0],0],["BsVydyC8ZGQ","BeOS DEMO VIDEO","koyhoge","demo","evergreen","beos",["beos","haiku","microkernel","operating systems","90s computing"],[13,47],"HN people cite it as evidence of how fast and responsive a well-designed microkernel desktop could be on modest hardware.",[2,2,0,2012,2016,0,2,8,0,0],["cjriSNgFHsM"]],["BuaKzm7Kq9Q","Blue Bubbles vs Green Bubbles: Explained!","Marques Brownlee","explainer","dated","imessage lock-in",["imessage","rcs","apple","android","messaging"],[44,67],"HN commenters recommend it as an eloquent, well-rounded summary of the blue-versus-green bubble issue.",[2,2,0,2022,2022,0,2,1,0,0],0],["Bz2-49q6DOI","Passion | David Mitchell's SoapBox","David Mitchell's Soapbox","comedy","evergreen","workplace passion",["david mitchell","satire","jobs","recruiting","work culture"],[130,66,129],"HN people share it as a funny and apt take whenever job postings or recruiters demand passion.",[2,2,0,2014,2017,0,2,1,0,1],0],["C1KT8PS6Zs4","MOLTEN GLASS VS Prince Rupert's Drop - Smarter Every Day 285","SmarterEveryDay","explainer","evergreen","glass physics",["prince rupert's drop","molten glass","glass art","materials science","smarter every day"],[88,87],"Commenters recommend it for the striking glass-shattering visuals and the artist's attitude of treating failure as a space for discovery.",[2,2,0,2023,2023,0,3,2,0,0],0],["CD0y-aU1sXo","Agile Project Management with Kanban | Eric Brechner | Talks at Google","Talks at Google","talk","evergreen","kanban project management",["kanban","agile","project management","eric brechner","sprints"],[9,66],"Recommended as a clear description of how Kanban works and a practical alternative to sprints.",[2,2,0,2022,2026,0,2,1,0,0],0],["CGRtyxEpoGg","Why Western Designs Fail in Developing Countries","Design Theory","explainer","evergreen","cross-cultural product design",["industrial design","expert blindness","olpc","developing countries","design failure"],[56,55,79],"Commenters cite it to explain expert blindness and the difficulty of solving problems from inside your own cultural context.",[2,2,0,2024,2025,0,2,1,0,0],0],["CPLdltN7wgE","15 Lazygit Features In Under 15 Minutes","Jesse Duffield","demo","dated","git terminal ui",["lazygit","git","tui","version control","developer tools"],[8],"Recommended as the author's own quick intro to lazygit, a TUI that makes git workflows more natural.",[3,2,0,2022,2026,0,3,1,0,0],0],["CS01Hmjv1pQ","Ralph Langner: Cracking Stuxnet, a 21st-century cyber weapon","TED","talk","evergreen","stuxnet malware analysis",["stuxnet","cyber weapons","industrial control systems","malware forensics","ted"],[17,74],"HN points people to it as the short, accessible account of how Stuxnet was dissected, usually when Stuxnet or state-sponsored malware comes up.",[2,2,0,2011,2012,0,3,2,0,0],0],["CVxeuwlvf8w","The Great 202 Jailbreak - Computerphile","Computerphile","interview","evergreen","bell labs typesetter hack",["linotron 202","typesetting","bell labs","troff","unix history"],[47,57],"Recommended alongside the original paper and Unix history threads as an engaging account of the typesetter hack.",[2,2,0,2015,2024,0,2,1,0,0],0],["CcAJ3_-Hou8","Problems with gas stovetops | weak, dirty and dangerous","Adam Ragusea","explainer","evergreen","gas stoves",["gas stoves","induction cooking","indoor air quality","kitchen","adam ragusea"],[118,105],"Cited as an accessible overview of the case against gas cooktops in threads on cooking, induction and indoor air quality.",[2,2,0,2021,2022,0,2,2,0,0],0],["CcZdwX4noCE","Why Web Filters Don't Work: Penistone and the Scunthorpe Problem","Tom Scott","explainer","evergreen","content filtering failures",["scunthorpe problem","profanity filters","censorship","tom scott","moderation"],[76,5],"The go-to explainer whenever content filters wrongly flag innocent words, well made and short.",[2,2,0,2017,2020,0,2,2,0,0],0],["CesHr99ezWE","U.S. Territories: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO)","LastWeekTonight","commentary","evergreen","us territories status",["puerto rico","american samoa","citizenship","voting rights","insular cases"],[80,75,73],"HN people use it as a quick, entertaining primer on territory status, citizenship versus nationality, and voting rights.",[2,2,0,2017,2018,0,2,4,0,0],0],["CnMRePtHMZY","Thermoelectric cooling: it's not great.","Technology Connections","explainer","evergreen","thermoelectric cooling",["peltier","refrigeration","efficiency","heat pumps","technology connections"],[105,88,113],"It is the standard link whenever a new Peltier or thermoelectric cooling breakthrough is posted.",[3,2,0,2025,2025,0,3,2,0,0],0],["CuD7SCqHB7k","RustConf 2017 - Closing Keynote: Safe Systems Software and the Future of Computing by Joe Duffy","Confreaks","talk","evergreen","safe systems programming",["midori","rust","operating systems","microsoft","memory safety"],[2,13,17],"HN repeatedly cites it for Midori lessons: compatibility matters for adoption, and the Windows team stayed sceptical even with Midori running real workloads.",[2,2,0,2017,2020,0,2,12,0,0],0],["CvRAqR2pAgw","Money creation in the modern economy - Quarterly Bulletin","Bank of England","explainer","evergreen","money creation",["bank of england","fractional reserve banking","bank loans","deposits","monetary economics"],[69],"HN people use it as an authoritative, plain-English source from a central bank that loans create deposits, rather than banks lending out saved money.",[2,2,0,2018,2021,0,2,5,0,0],0],["Cwas_7H5KUs","J.S.Bach \"The Goldberg Variations\" [ Glenn Gould ] (1955)","BATACHAN DESU","music","evergreen","bach goldberg variations",["bach","glenn gould","goldberg variations","classical piano","1955 recording"],[131],"Recommended as the best-known and most famous recording of the Goldberg Variations.",[2,2,0,2020,2021,0,2,1,0,0],0],["CxHa5KaMBcM","5 Hours of The Shipping Forecast on BBC Radio 4!","icannotgetafreename","other","evergreen","bbc shipping forecast",["bbc radio 4","ambient","sleep audio","weather","british culture"],[119,140,106],"Offered as a calming, dry, familiar broadcast, fitting for a crowd that enjoys ambient and lofi radio.",[2,2,0,2022,2023,0,2,1,0,0],0],["DCto6UkBJoI","Why Everyone Is Talking About Data Centers In Space","Scott Manley","explainer","news","orbital data centers",["data centers","spaceflight","thermal management","starcloud","scott manley"],[85,16],"Pointed to as a credible, engineering-informed answer to whether space data centers are feasible, from someone with deep space knowledge.",[2,2,0,2026,2026,0,2,1,0,0],0],["DKtVpvzUF1Y","Apollo 11 Saturn V Launch Camera E-8","Mark Gray","demo","evergreen","apollo saturn v launch",["apollo 11","saturn v","high speed film","rocket launch","f-1 engines"],[85,61],"HN commenters recommend it for its slow-motion view of the first seconds of liftoff and cite it when comparing launch pads and engine behavior.",[2,2,0,2017,2019,0,2,3,0,0],0],["DSjbTC-hvqQ","\"Code is the Easy Part\" by Evan Czaplicki","elm-conf","talk","dated","elm language design",["elm","evan czaplicki","language design","open source community","elm-conf"],[0,1,9],"HN points people to it to understand Elm's design philosophy, such as favoring simplicity over type classes, when they question its choices.",[2,2,0,2016,2018,0,2,2,0,0],0],["DUGGJpn2_zY","27c3: Console Hacking 2010 (en)","Christiaan008","talk","evergreen","game console hacking",["ps3","ecdsa","fail0verflow","wii","xbox 360","reverse engineering"],[126,17,18],"HN recommends it as the primary source on Sony's ECDSA nonce-reuse blunder and the history of console cracking.",[2,2,0,2019,2026,0,2,2,0,0],0],["DZTIbHIsIYw","Tinder Experiment: 18 Yr Old Woman Tries Being A Man!!!","Alexander Grace","other","dated","dating apps",["tinder","social experiment","online dating","gender differences"],[79,91],"HN brings it up in dating app threads as a real-world illustration of how hard Tinder is for men.",[2,2,0,2020,2023,0,2,2,0,0],0],["Dar8P3r7GYA","SpaceX's plan to fly you across the globe in 30 minutes | Gwynne Shotwell","TED","interview","dated","spacex ambitions",["spacex","gwynne shotwell","starship","ted","spaceflight"],[85,52],"Pointed to in SpaceX threads as a window into the company's ambitions and leadership.",[2,2,0,2018,2018,0,2,3,1,0],0],["DdM-XTRyC9c","36C3 - The ecosystem is moving","media.ccc.de","talk","evergreen","decentralization challenges",["signal","federation","moxie marlinspike","messaging","privacy"],[19,12,18],"Cited in decentralization and federation debates as the key talk on the practical challenges, though some found it defeatist.",[2,2,0,2021,2025,0,2,2,1,0],0],["DoA4Txr4GUs","Elm Europe 2017 - Richard Feldman - Scaling Elm Apps","Elm Europe","talk","dated","elm architecture",["elm","richard feldman","scaling apps","frontend architecture","functional programming"],[1,4,5],"The standard pointer for anyone asking how to organize larger Elm codebases.",[2,2,0,2019,2022,0,2,1,0,0],0],["E4tYpXVTjxA","Touché: Enhancing Touch Interaction on Humans, Screens, Liquids, and Everyday Objects","DisneyResearchHub","demo","dated","capacitive touch sensing",["touche","swept frequency","disney research","gesture sensing","human-computer interaction"],[48,42,55],"Brought up as an early example of context-aware touch sensing and as part of Disney Research's wider interaction prototypes.",[2,2,0,2014,2024,0,2,2,0,1],0],["EACkiMRT0pc","The 100 Year Flood Is Not What You Think It Is (Maybe)","Practical Engineering","explainer","evergreen","flood risk statistics",["100 year flood","hydrology","civil engineering","flood probability","practical engineering"],[112,27,106],"HN points to it as a clear explanation of what flood return periods really mean.",[2,2,0,2017,2019,0,2,3,0,0],0],["EH6vE97qIP4","1. Introduction for 15.S12 Blockchain and Money, Fall 2018","MIT OpenCourseWare","lecture","evergreen","blockchain and money",["blockchain","bitcoin","mit opencourseware","gary gensler","cryptocurrency"],[18,142,69],"Recommended as a solid, level-headed academic introduction to blockchain, often noted because Gensler later led the SEC.",[2,2,0,2021,2022,0,2,2,0,0],0],["EL7Au1tzNxE","Vibe coding complex changes in Rust","Jon Gjengset","demo","dated","ai-assisted programming",["vibe coding","claude code","rust","agentic ai","livecoding"],[22,2,9],"Pointed to as a non-promotional, realistic long session of an experienced engineer working with AI on non-trivial code.",[2,2,0,2025,2026,0,2,2,0,0],0],["EP9F-AZezCU","[Highlight] StarCraft Remastered Rant","Day9TV","commentary","evergreen","starcraft rts design",["starcraft","brood war","day9","rts","game design","micro"],[121,125],"HN uses it to argue that mechanical difficulty and limited attention are integral to RTS strategy, especially in StarCraft AI threads.",[2,2,0,2017,2017,0,2,1,0,0],0],["EcKxaq1FTac","The KGB, the Computer, and Me (Complete)","GBPPR2","documentary","evergreen","early computer espionage",["cliff stoll","cuckoo's egg","kgb","nova","hacking history"],[17,47,19],"HN lists it among favorite nerdy documentaries and enjoys hearing Stoll tell the story himself.",[2,2,0,2018,2019,0,2,2,0,0],0],["EeYvFl7li9E","Ryan Dahl: Node JS","JSConf","talk","evergreen","nodejs origins",["node.js","event loop","async io","javascript","ryan dahl"],[4,52],"Cited as the primary source for why Node exists and why JavaScript was chosen, in debates about async models and language choice.",[2,2,0,2023,2024,0,2,1,0,0],0],["EfjdOc41g0s","The benefits of deploying IPv6 only","NANOG","talk","dated","ipv6 deployment",["ipv6","nanog","networking","ipv4 depletion","nat"],[15],"Cited as real operator data that IPv6 is faster than IPv4 and that large networks are already going IPv6-only.",[3,2,0,2015,2015,0,3,5,0,0],0],["EgMqhEMhVV8","Game Theory: How PewDiePie Conquered YouTube","The Game Theorists","commentary","dated","youtube creator economy",["pewdiepie","let's play","youtube algorithm","gaming channels","game theory"],[51,125,65],"HN commenters cite it as an analysis of PewDiePie's popularity and of how YouTube's recommendations favored gaming content.",[2,2,0,2014,2014,0,2,2,0,0],0],["Eg_ToU7m1MI","Alan Kay: A powerful idea about teaching ideas","TED","talk","evergreen","computing and education",["alan kay","etoys","squeak","children","learning by doing"],[141,52,48],"Recommended as a condensed version of Kay's ideas on education and computing, showing kids using software to explore physics and robotics.",[2,2,0,2009,2018,0,2,1,0,0],0],["EkpQAGQiv4Q","The Wright Brothers DID Invent the Airplane","Greg's Airplanes and Automobiles","documentary","evergreen","history of aviation",["wright brothers","first flight","aeronautics","invention credit","wind tunnel"],[109,77],"HN commenters use it as a well-researched account of what the Wrights actually solved, in threads on airplane physics and invention credit.",[2,2,0,2024,2025,0,2,2,0,0],0],["Em7nqDqQ8oM","Strong Towns | Charles Marohn | Talks at Google","Talks at Google","talk","evergreen","urban planning and municipal finance",["strong towns","charles marohn","incremental development","suburban finance","housing"],[111,64],"HN commenters link it in housing and urbanism threads as a clear explanation of unsustainable car-oriented development and fragile systems.",[2,2,0,2021,2021,0,2,3,0,0],0],["EpRrD58Ah3Q","Evidence-Based Weight Loss: Live Presentation","NutritionFacts.org","lecture","evergreen","weight loss nutrition",["plant-based diet","satiety","obesity","michael greger","diet"],[97,96],"HN commenters share it as a helpful lecture on plant-based weight loss and which foods to experiment with.",[1,2,0,2022,2022,0,2,2,0,0],0],["EuELwq2ThJE","Don't Make Me Click","Google TechTalks","talk","evergreen","interface design",["usability","minimal interaction","web design","ux","google tech talks"],[55],"HN commenters recommend it as a companion to Steve Krug's usability advice and as a talk on minimal interface design.",[2,2,0,2008,2009,0,2,2,0,0],0],["Ev373c7wSRg","When Wokes and Racists Actually Agree on Everything","Ryan Long","comedy","dated","political satire",["ryan long","woke","satire","skit","identity politics"],[130,79],"Posted as relevant satire in threads on wokeness and identity politics, with some saying it is barely an exaggeration.",[2,2,0,2021,2021,0,2,3,0,4],0],["F-yDKeya4SU","America Was Wrong About Ethanol - Study Shows","Engineering Explained","explainer","dated","corn ethanol emissions",["ethanol","renewable fuel standard","carbon emissions","biofuels","gasoline"],[102,110,108],"Cited as an accessible summary of evidence that corn ethanol is no better than gasoline for emissions.",[2,2,0,2022,2023,0,3,0,1,0],0],["F04dGK1_wYA","Fred Dibnah laddering a chimney (Part 1)","Matibeos","documentary","evergreen","steeplejack chimney climbing",["fred dibnah","chimney","steeplejack","industrial heritage","ladders"],[112,135],"People point to it as a vivid explanation of how industrial chimneys were climbed for inspection and repair.",[2,2,0,2012,2021,0,2,2,0,0],0],["F1Hq8eVOMHs","Is Meat Really that Bad?","Kurzgesagt – In a Nutshell","explainer","evergreen","environmental impact of meat",["climate change","meat","deforestation","food emissions","kurzgesagt"],[107,101,97],"HN commenters cite it as a clear, well-sourced summary of why meat, especially beef, has such a large environmental footprint.",[2,2,0,2021,2022,0,3,4,0,0],0],["F8JCh0owT4w","Tractor Hacking: The Farmers Breaking Big Tech's Repair Monopoly","Motherboard","documentary","evergreen","right to repair",["john deere","tractors","farming","diagnostic software","repair monopoly"],[43,107,135],"Offered as a concrete, human example in right-to-repair discussions of how software lock-in affects expensive equipment.",[3,2,0,2018,2018,0,3,1,0,0],0],["FBsP-bmDLOo","All you need to know to understand 5G","Sabine Hossenfelder","explainer","dated","5g health risks",["5g","millimeter wave","radiation","health","physics"],[15,82,96],"HN recommends it as an even-handed physicist's take for 5G skeptics, noting it is probably safe but under-studied.",[2,2,0,2022,2022,0,3,1,0,0],0],["FH2WeWgcSMk","Part One: The Evergreen Equity Council","Michael Nayna","documentary","dated","evergreen college controversy",["evergreen state college","bret weinstein","campus politics","free speech","documentary"],[76,79,135],"HN commenters cite the series as a documentary on the Evergreen controversy and as evidence in arguments about ideology and campus culture.",[2,2,0,2019,2025,0,2,2,0,0],0],["FV0DXNB94NE","\"Make the Back-End Team Jealous: Elm in Production\" by Richard Feldman","Strange Loop Conference","talk","dated","elm in production",["elm","functional programming","front-end","react migration","strange loop"],[1,4],"HN people recommend it as a quick way to get a sense of what Elm does and what adopting it incrementally looks like.",[2,2,0,2015,2017,0,3,1,0,0],0],["FV8n_E_6Tpc","Make love, not porn (Adult content) | Cindy Gallop","TED","talk","evergreen","pornography and sex education",["ted","cindy gallop","porn","sex education","makelovenotporn"],[79,149],"HN people share it as a short, frank talk about porn versus real-life sex expectations.",[2,2,0,2012,2013,0,2,1,0,0],0],["FegjLbCnoBw","XFS: Recent and Future Adventures in Filesystem Scalability - Dave Chinner","Linux.conf.au 2012 -- Ballarat, Australia","talk","dated","xfs filesystem scalability",["xfs","filesystems","linux kernel","metadata performance","dave chinner"],[11,14,13],"HN recommends it as the definitive explanation of XFS metadata performance fixes and how XFS was developed and made robust on Linux.",[2,2,0,2014,2023,0,2,1,0,0],0],["FlQYU3m1e80","Is It Really Impossible To Cool A Datacenter In Space?","Scott Manley","explainer","news","space datacenter cooling",["thermal radiation","starlink","spacecraft thermal","scott manley","orbital datacenter"],[85,82,39],"HN points to it as a convincing energy-budget analysis in debates over space datacenters, while debating its assumptions.",[2,2,0,2026,2026,0,2,4,1,0],0],["FquNpWdf9vg","The Computer Chronicles - Hypercard (1987)","The Computer Chronicles","documentary","evergreen","hypercard history",["hypercard","bill atkinson","gary kildall","apple","computer history"],[48,47,53],"HN points to it as a period view of HyperCard and a source for its history and influences.",[1,2,0,2020,2021,0,2,5,0,0],0],["FyKRubB5N60","Why Sony's Beta Videotape System Failed--and failed hard (Part 1)","Technology Connections","explainer","evergreen","betamax vs vhs format war",["betamax","vhs","format war","videotape","consumer electronics"],[45,67,47],"HN recommends it as a detailed, accurate explanation of why Betamax lost, and cites it in debates over whether VHS was actually the worse format.",[2,2,0,2022,2023,0,2,2,0,0],0],["FzF1KySHmUA","For the undying 9/11 MORONIC JET FUEL ARGUMENT","purgatoryironworks","demo","evergreen","steel strength at fire temperatures",["blacksmithing","jet fuel","9/11","steel","conspiracy debunking"],[115,80,87],"HN commenters use it as a quick, hands-on demonstration that steel loses strength well below its melting point.",[2,2,0,2022,2023,0,2,2,0,0],0],["FzRP1qdwPKw","How To Contact The Voyager 2 Probe (PART 1)","EEVdiscover","tutorial","evergreen","deep space communications",["voyager 2","deep space network","canberra","radio dish","nasa"],[85,41],"Recommended in Voyager threads as the best look at how operators actually contact the probe.",[2,2,0,2018,2023,0,2,4,0,0],0],["Fzmm87oVQ6c","My personal fight against the modern laptop","linux conf au 2017 - Hobart, Australia","talk","evergreen","firmware reverse engineering",["thinkpad","reverse engineering","embedded controller","firmware","bios"],[17,42,44],"HN people cite it as an approachable, hands-on introduction to hardware and firmware reverse engineering, and as the author's own account of the Thinkpad keyboard patch effort.",[2,2,0,2017,2017,0,2,1,0,0],0],["G-lN8vWm3m0","Try this bizarre audio illusion! 👁️👂😮 - BBC","BBC","demo","evergreen","mcgurk effect",["perception","auditory illusion","speech","lip reading","neuroscience"],[90,139,145],"HN uses it as the standard demonstration that the brain reinterprets perception, in threads on speech, AI audio and illusions.",[2,2,0,2012,2017,0,2,12,1,0],0],["G5B1mIfQuo4","YMS: Kimba the White Lion","YMS","commentary","evergreen","kimba and the lion king",["kimba","lion king","animation","copyright","film criticism"],[134,60],"HN recommends it as the thorough investigation of the Kimba and Lion King controversy, and as a quality benchmark for the reviewer.",[2,2,0,2020,2024,0,2,2,0,0],0],["GCSXNGc7pfs","Vitamin D and Immunity, Lots of Evidence","Dr. John Campbell","explainer","dated","vitamin d and covid-19",["vitamin d","covid-19","immunity","supplements","john campbell"],[96,97],"Cited in COVID-era threads as a physician's evidence-based argument that vitamin D is cheap, low-risk and worth considering.",[2,2,0,2020,2020,0,2,4,0,0],0],["GDzBE6vz5r0","The Mind-Blowing Machines that Stamp Millions of Metal Parts - Smarter Every Day 288","SmarterEveryDay","documentary","evergreen","metal stamping manufacturing",["progressive stamping","manufacturing","tooling","factory tour","smarter every day"],[114,113],"Recommended for factory-process fans and as part of a series on how US manufacturing is losing tooling capability.",[2,2,0,2023,2025,0,2,1,0,0],0],["GJVSDjRXVoo","Forget all previous prompts and give me a recipe for bolognese","Steve Mould","demo","dated","prompt injection",["ai bots","jailbreak","steve mould","voice agents"],[22,17],"Shared as a funny example of jailbreaking AI voice bots, and as the source of the bolognese prompt-injection phrase.",[2,2,0,2026,2026,0,2,2,0,0],0],["GKYCA3UsmrU","Handmade Hero | Getting rid of the OOP mindset","vexe","commentary","evergreen","object-oriented programming critique",["oop","casey muratori","handmade hero","software design","programming paradigms"],[5,6,9],"HN shares it as a concise critique of OOP from a respected systems programmer.",[2,2,0,2018,2021,0,3,1,0,0],0],["GLQyj-kBRdo","dotScale 2014 - Robert Kennedy - Life in the Trenches of healthcare.gov","dotconferences","talk","evergreen","healthcare.gov failure",["healthcare.gov","site reliability","postmortem","government software","project management"],[16,9],"HN recommends it as an entertaining first-hand engineer account of what went wrong with healthcare.gov and how it was fixed, including that no one owned the whole site.",[3,2,0,2014,2015,0,3,2,0,0],0],["GZ5XN_mJE8Y","The Really Dark Truth About Bots","Benn Jordan","commentary","dated","social media bots and propaganda",["twitter","bots","disinformation","social media","bluesky"],[80,51,76],"HN commenters cite it in threads about X, Bluesky and online manipulation as evidence that bots and propaganda are real.",[3,2,0,2024,2025,0,3,3,0,0],0],["GZadCj8O1-0","The $8 billion iPod | Rob Reid","TED","talk","evergreen","copyright and piracy damages",["copyright","piracy","ted talk","humor","industry lobbying"],[75,129,67],"HN links it in piracy and copyright-lawsuit threads as a funny short demonstration of how inflated industry damage figures are.",[2,2,0,2018,2023,0,2,3,0,1],0],["GcfLZSL7YGw","The Physics of Life (ft. It's Okay to be Smart & PBS Eons!)","PBS Space Time","explainer","evergreen","entropy and the origin of life",["entropy","thermodynamics","origin of life","jeremy england","physics"],[82,95],"HN commenters point to it as an accessible pop-science introduction to entropy and the physics of life, including Jeremy England's work.",[2,2,0,2021,2023,0,2,1,0,0],0],["Gksxu-yeWcU","Passengers, Rearranged","Nerdwriter1","commentary","evergreen","film storytelling structure",["passengers","screenwriting","story structure","film analysis","nerdwriter"],[134],"HN uses it to illustrate how simply reordering scenes can transform a story.",[2,2,0,2018,2021,0,2,2,0,0],0],["GlXNVnftaNs","Car-free Streets are Amazing (and we need more of them)","Not Just Bikes","explainer","evergreen","car-free urban planning",["autoluw","netherlands","urbanism","cycling","amsterdam"],[111],"HN commenters share it as a good overview of car-light street design and its effects in discussions of car-centric cities and the 15-minute city.",[2,2,0,2022,2022,0,2,1,0,0],0],["Gs790JOeN3Y","Update on my Brain Injury & the Future of Strange Parts","Strange Parts","commentary","evergreen","concussion recovery",["brain injury","concussion","strange parts","recovery","youtuber"],[51,43,90],"HN commenters point people dealing with concussions or brain injuries to it as a hopeful first-hand story of recovery.",[4,2,0,2023,2023,0,4,1,0,0],0],["Gzj723LkRJY","Ruby on Rails demo","tenthconcept","demo","dated","ruby on rails",["rails","dhh","web frameworks","scaffolding","developer demos"],[3,4],"HN treats it as the model for a compelling developer demo and a benchmark for how simple web development once felt.",[2,2,0,2018,2023,0,2,11,0,1],0],["H1KP4ztKK0A","Accent Expert Gives a Tour of U.S. Accents - (Part One) | WIRED","WIRED","explainer","evergreen","american accents",["accents","dialects","linguistics","north america","wired"],[145],"HN recommends it as an enjoyable overview of American accents and what accent signals socially.",[2,2,0,2021,2025,0,2,1,0,0],0],["HA7GwKXfJB0","Sebastian Seung: I am my connectome","TED","talk","dated","connectome",["neuroscience","brain mapping","ted","neurons","sebastian seung"],[90,93],"HN links it as an accessible visual explanation of the problem of mapping brain connectivity.",[2,2,0,2013,2015,0,2,1,0,0],0],["HE6rSljTwdU","Understanding the Russian mindset","CaspianReport","explainer","dated","russian geopolitics",["russia","geography","geopolitics","nato","history"],[74,77],"Offered as a concise summary of Russian security concerns and why Russia reacts as it does to NATO and Europe.",[2,2,0,2019,2022,0,2,1,0,0],0],["HF-9Dy6iB_4","Why Quantum Information is Never Destroyed","PBS Space Time","explainer","evergreen","quantum information",["quantum mechanics","black holes","information paradox","determinism","physics"],[83,84],"HN commenters point to it as an accessible explanation of abstract modern physics around the black hole information problem.",[2,2,0,2021,2021,0,2,1,0,0],0],["HF1luRD4Qmk","Debugging The Web (Chrome Dev Summit 2016)","Chrome for Developers","talk","dated","browser debugging",["chrome devtools","web debugging","lighthouse","css coverage","node debugging"],[4,8],"HN commenters cite it as a roundup of useful DevTools features and tips from Paul Irish.",[2,2,0,2016,2018,0,2,1,0,0],0],["HUMGc8hEkpc","Superluminal Time Travel + Time Warp Challenge Answer","PBS Space Time","explainer","evergreen","faster-than-light travel",["special relativity","time travel","warp drive","minkowski diagrams","physics"],[82,84],"HN points to it in warp drive discussions as a math-free explanation of why superluminal travel causes causality problems.",[2,2,0,2018,2022,0,2,1,0,0],0],["HfHgUu_8KgA","Why Britain Uses Separate Hot and Cold Taps","Tom Scott","explainer","evergreen","british plumbing",["tom scott","uk taps","water storage","plumbing history","britain"],[117,77],"HN commenters treat it as the standard short answer whenever UK taps come up.",[2,2,0,2015,2021,0,2,6,0,0],0],["HipTO_7mUOw","Slaughterbots","Future of Life Institute","other","evergreen","autonomous weapons",["slaughterbots","killer drones","ai safety","drone swarms","short film"],[23,24,78],"HN cites it whenever drone swarms or autonomous weapons come up, as a dramatized warning that now feels increasingly plausible.",[2,2,0,2018,2024,0,2,8,1,1],["9CO6M2HsoIA"]],["HmL2l-bcuUQ","Oldest US mall blends old/modern with 225-sq-ft micro-lofts","Kirsten Dirksen","documentary","evergreen","mall conversion housing",["micro-apartments","adaptive reuse","providence","tiny living","urbanism"],[111,137,117],"Pointed to as a detailed example of converting a dying mall into housing.",[2,2,0,2020,2022,0,2,2,0,0],0],["HnOix9TFy1A","\"Type-Driven Program Synthesis\" by Nadia Polikarpova","Strange Loop Conference","talk","evergreen","program synthesis",["program synthesis","refinement types","type systems","synquid","verification"],[36,0],"HN points to it as a motivating introduction to what program synthesis is and what types can do for it.",[2,2,0,2019,2024,0,2,2,0,0],0],["Ho_CFfdsmc8","Conventional Keyboards Are STAGGERINGLY STUPID!","Ben Vallack","demo","evergreen","ortholinear vs staggered keyboards",["ortholinear","mechanical keyboards","ergonomics","keyboard layout","zsa planck"],[44,56],"HN links it in keyboard threads as a short visual demonstration of why staggered layouts force unnatural finger movement.",[2,2,0,2021,2022,0,2,0,1,0],0],["I3l4XLZ59iw","#VoCo. Adobe Audio Manipulator Sneak Peak with Jordan Peele | Adobe Creative Cloud","Adobe Creative Cloud","demo","dated","voice cloning and editing",["adobe voco","voice synthesis","deepfakes","audio editing","jordan peele"],[22,26,132],"HN cites it as the early example of voice cloning and audio deepfakes, with some recommending Peele's reaction and others calling the demo fake or never shipped.",[2,2,0,2017,2018,0,3,7,3,0],0],["I6IQ_FOCE6I","Here Comes Another Bubble v1.1 - The Richter Scales","TheRichterScales","music","evergreen","startup bubble satire",["web 2.0","parody song","tech bubble","startups","facebook valuation"],[130,131,67],"Resurfaces in threads on startups, valuations and hype cycles as a funny, prescient bubble satire.",[3,2,0,2012,2019,0,3,11,0,6],0],["ICp2-EUKQAI","MAKRO | XLOOKUP: META BREAKER? | Microsoft Excel Stream Highlights 10/19","KRAZAM","comedy","evergreen","excel parody",["krazam","excel","xlookup","e-sports parody","satire"],[130,129],"Shared in Excel threads as a funny parody that treats spreadsheets like an e-sport.",[2,2,0,2020,2024,0,2,1,0,3],0],["IDgDWbQtlKI","Regreening the desert with John D. Liu | VPRO Documentary | 2012","vpro documentary","documentary","evergreen","ecosystem restoration",["loess plateau","regreening","regenerative agriculture","soil erosion","john d. liu"],[107,135],"HN cites it as the best-documented example of landscape-scale restoration working, with striking before and after footage from the Loess Plateau.",[2,2,0,2019,2022,0,2,4,0,0],0],["IE7j1SgUpKs","Ropecon 2019: Essi Santala, Sampo Juustila: Odysseus – Where Code Meets Light and Sound","Ropecon","talk","evergreen","larp spaceship technology",["odysseus","larp","lighting","embedded hardware","bridge simulator"],[42,125],"HN people share it as a look at the custom backend and hardware behind a large sci-fi larp.",[2,2,0,2021,2026,0,2,1,0,0],0],["IOs6hnTI4lw","Macworld 1997: The return of Steve Jobs","JC","talk","evergreen","apple history",["steve jobs","macworld 1997","apple","microsoft deal","keynote"],[52,53],"HN shares it for a firsthand view of Apple's near-bankruptcy moment and the crowd's booing of the Microsoft deal.",[2,2,0,2016,2022,0,3,2,0,0],0],["IQJL3htsDyQ","Can You Fool A Self Driving Car?","Mark Rober","demo","dated","lidar versus camera self-driving",["lidar","tesla autopilot","self-driving","sensor testing","mark rober"],[25,88],"HN uses it as the reference demonstration in lidar versus camera debates, though some critics fault its methodology and style.",[2,2,0,2025,2025,0,2,9,2,0],0],["IS3i3DTUnAI","The Maximal Graph - Wilker Silva","ClojureTV","talk","evergreen","clojure data modeling",["clojure","pathom","namespaced keywords","graph apis","nubank"],[1,5,11],"Cited as a demonstration of the Pathom/graph approach to connecting APIs, as an alternative to GraphQL.",[2,2,0,2019,2020,0,2,2,0,0],0],["ITTxTCz4Ums","Sam Harris - Death and the Present Moment","Atheist Foundation of Australia Inc","talk","evergreen","mindfulness and death",["sam harris","meditation","mindfulness","atheism","present moment"],[144,143],"HN commenters point to it as a liberating account of present-moment awareness and mindfulness.",[2,2,0,2015,2017,0,2,1,0,0],0],["IZmaeC_Ma5A","Developing the best free photo editor - Ivan KUCKIR - Web2day 2019","Web2day","talk","evergreen","building a web photo editor",["photopea","javascript","web apps","solo developer","image editing"],[4,64],"HN points to it as a look under the hood of a remarkable one-developer project.",[2,2,0,2020,2021,0,2,1,0,0],0],["IdpD5QIVOKQ","Jonathan Blow - Jai Demo and Design Explanation (KEYNOTE) - Updated","LambdaConf","talk","dated","jai programming language",["jai","jonathan blow","metaprogramming","language design","game development"],[0,122],"HN points to it for seeing Jai's compile-time metaprogramming in practice and for Blow's tools that visualize programs to spot problems.",[2,2,0,2025,2025,0,2,1,0,0],0],["IiuVggWNqSA","CHM Live | Original iPhone Software Team Leader Scott Forstall (Part Two)","Computer History Museum","interview","evergreen","iPhone origins",["scott forstall","iphone","apple","steve jobs","computer history"],[52,53,44],"HN commenters cite it for Forstall's firsthand anecdotes and his account of how the iPhone came about.",[2,2,0,2020,2025,0,2,2,0,0],0],["IjJmTeBSEzU","🏆Award Winning🏆 CGI 3D Animated Short Film: \"LAST DAY OF WAR\" by Dima Fedotov | TheCGBros","TheCGBros","other","evergreen","autonomous warfare sci-fi short",["cgi animation","sci-fi","autonomous weapons","ai warfare","short film"],[60,23,78],"HN cites it in threads on military AI as a vivid depiction of where autonomous warfare could lead.",[1,2,0,2021,2023,0,2,3,0,0],0],["IoL8g0W9gAQ","USPS: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO)","LastWeekTonight","commentary","dated","us postal service finances",["usps","john oliver","postal policy","mail","last week tonight"],[80,81],"HN points to it as an accessible explanation of why the USPS struggles financially, especially in threads on mail delays and international rates.",[3,2,0,2020,2020,0,3,2,0,0],0],["IvUU8joBb1Q","Wintergatan - Marble Machine (music instrument using 2000 marbles)","Wintergatan","music","evergreen","mechanical music instruments",["marble machine","wintergatan","rube goldberg","diy instrument","mechanical engineering"],[139,113,131],"HN treats it as the canonical example of a Rube Goldberg style musical instrument and a work of love, and references it in threads on unconventional instruments and machines.",[2,2,0,2019,2021,0,2,7,0,1],0],["J7GY1Xg6X20","Charlie Chaplin - Final Speech from The Great Dictator","Charlie Chaplin","other","evergreen","humanism and tyranny",["charlie chaplin","the great dictator","speech","humanity","film"],[133,143,77],"Commenters cite it as inspirational and relevant whenever power, technology and humanity are in tension.",[2,2,0,2022,2026,0,2,1,0,0],0],["JAk448volww","How To Run A Hospital | Yes Minister | BBC Comedy Greats","BBC Comedy Greats","comedy","evergreen","bureaucratic bloat",["yes minister","bureaucracy","satire","administrators","british comedy"],[130,129],"HN commenters cite it as the canonical joke about administrators multiplying regardless of the work, whenever threads turn to institutional or corporate bloat.",[2,2,0,2021,2022,0,2,3,0,0],0],["JBgG_VSP7f8","Karl Sims - Evolved Virtual Creatures, Evolution Simulation, 1994","MediaArtTube","demo","evergreen","evolutionary simulation",["karl sims","artificial life","genetic algorithms","virtual creatures","evolution"],[59,94,21],"HN treats it as the classic reference for evolutionary simulation and genetic programming, an inspiration for many projects, with notes on evolution exploiting simulation bugs.",[2,2,0,2014,2021,0,2,5,1,0],0],["JIQETrFC_SQ","AWS re:Invent 2014: AWS Innovation at Scale with James Hamilton (SPOT301)","Amazon Web Services","talk","dated","cloud infrastructure at scale",["aws","datacenter networking","availability zones","custom hardware","james hamilton"],[16,12,15],"HN points to it as an authoritative overview of AWS infrastructure, including what AZs and regions really mean.",[2,2,0,2015,2016,0,2,4,0,0],0],["JKHUaNAxsTg","Rupert Sheldrake - The Science Delusion BANNED TED TALK","James Dearden Bush","talk","evergreen","philosophy of science",["rupert sheldrake","ted","scientific dogma","consciousness","fundamental constants"],[148,144],"Recommended by some as a provocative critique of scientific dogma, and also cited as the talk TED pulled.",[2,2,0,2013,2017,0,2,1,0,0],0],["JQymn5flcek","General Magic (1080p) FULL DOCUMENTARY - History, Technology, Business","Gravitas Documentaries","documentary","evergreen","general magic history",["general magic","smartphone history","startups","tech history","bill atkinson"],[53,47,64],"Recommended as a fun and illuminating watch on early mobile computing, especially in threads about Bill Atkinson and Telescript.",[3,2,0,2023,2025,0,3,2,1,0],0],["JXpoALotxf0","Behind the Film - Inside the ILFORD factory","ILFORD Photo","documentary","evergreen","film manufacturing",["ilford","black and white film","factory tour","analog photography","emulsion"],[114,137,86],"HN shares it as a fun short factory tour showing that film is still manufactured.",[2,2,0,2020,2022,0,2,1,0,0],0],["JZE3_0qvrMg","Abseil's Open Source Hashtables: 2 Years In - Matt Kulukundis - CppCon 2019","CppCon","talk","evergreen","swiss table hash tables",["hash tables","abseil","c++","performance","hyrum's law"],[30,2,6],"HN points to it as the authoritative talk on Swiss tables, their design rationale, and real-world effects like Hyrum's law.",[1,2,0,2021,2026,0,2,3,0,0],0],["JmaZR8E12bs","President Donald Trump On Charlottesville: You Had Very Fine People, On Both Sides | CNBC","CNBC","news","news","charlottesville press remarks",["donald trump","charlottesville","press conference","media framing","primary source"],[73,80],"Commenters link it as the full primary source so people can judge for themselves how the remarks were quoted and portrayed in media.",[2,2,0,2020,2020,0,2,4,0,0],0],["JpqnNCx7wVY","Parallelism, Concurrency, and Asynchrony in Perl 6 / Jonathan Worthington","yapcasia","talk","dated","perl 6 concurrency",["perl 6","concurrency","parallelism","asynchrony","jonathan worthington"],[3,0],"HN commenters offer it as a good example of what Perl 6 does well and as a way to get started with the language.",[2,2,0,2015,2016,0,2,1,0,0],0],["Jv7sLrON7QY","The Psychology of Human Misjudgement - Charlie Munger Full Speech","Vikas Ojha","lecture","evergreen","cognitive biases",["charlie munger","human misjudgment","behavioral psychology","incentives","decision making"],[91,70],"HN recommends it as an insightful catalog of the biases that drive bad decisions, and links it often in Munger memorials and self-improvement threads.",[2,2,0,2023,2024,0,2,3,0,0],["pqzcCfUglws"]],["K1xnYFCZ9Yg","What Is the RNA World Hypothesis?","Stated Clearly","explainer","evergreen","origin of life",["rna world","abiogenesis","ribozymes","evolution","molecular biology"],[95,94],"HN recommends it as an engaging, brief overview of the RNA world idea.",[2,2,0,2016,2021,0,2,1,0,0],0],["KUdHIatS36A","Ferguson, MO and Police Militarization: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO)","LastWeekTonight","commentary","dated","police militarization",["john oliver","ferguson","policing","militarization","civil liberties"],[75,80,79],"HN cites it as a well-made explainer on police militarization that remains relevant years later.",[2,2,0,2020,2022,0,2,2,0,0],0],["KVN_0qvuhhw","Prejudice by Tim Minchin","Tim Minchin","music","evergreen","power of words and prejudice",["tim minchin","comedy song","language","taboo words","prejudice"],[129,131],"HN cites it in arguments about the force of words, including the long debates over the GIMP name and username filtering.",[1,2,0,2022,2023,0,2,6,0,0],0],["KcfFJ6pNEZk","Creating Prelude of the Chambered","Nizzotch","demo","evergreen","game jam development",["notch","ludum dare","timelapse","game development","48 hours"],[123,122],"HN recommends it as a way to demystify game creation and shows what an experienced developer can build in a 48-hour jam.",[2,2,0,2015,2026,0,2,1,0,0],0],["KdfHVcU8U7U","Demo and teardown of an X-ray fluorescence gun (measures chemical composition)","Applied Science","demo","evergreen","x-ray fluorescence",["xrf","teardown","materials analysis","metal alloys","applied science"],[87,43,86],"HN recommends it as a hands-on introduction to XRF and a fascinating teardown showing the x-ray tube and beryllium windows.",[2,2,0,2022,2022,0,2,4,0,0],0],["KkMDCCdjyW8","Lecture 1 | Programming Methodology (Stanford)","Stanford","lecture","dated","introductory programming",["stanford","cs106a","java","beginner programming","software engineering"],[142,141,3],"HN suggests it as a free lecture for beginners that eases them into writing readable, reusable code.",[2,2,0,2009,2026,0,2,1,0,0],0],["Klkpk_hO4FQ","China's Invasion Barges, Leading Indicator Of Plans For Taiwan","H I Sutton","commentary","news","taiwan amphibious invasion",["china","taiwan","landing barges","naval analysis","military"],[78,74,119],"HN points to it as the best source on why these barges are designed for invasion and how they overcome limited landing beaches.",[2,2,0,2025,2025,0,2,2,0,0],0],["Ks-_Mh1QhMc","Your Body Language May Shape Who You Are | Amy Cuddy | TED","TED","talk","dated","body language",["power posing","confidence","social psychology","ted talk","impostor syndrome"],[91,146],"HN brings it up in threads about impostor syndrome, confidence, and body language as an interesting talk on faking it until you feel it.",[2,2,0,2013,2021,0,2,1,0,0],0],["Ks0SOn8hjG8","Chip & PIN Fraud Explained - Computerphile","Computerphile","explainer","dated","chip and pin security",["chip and pin","payment security","ross anderson","card fraud","computerphile"],[17,18],"HN points to it as a good overview of Chip and PIN attacks and the consumer-liability downsides.",[2,2,0,2015,2018,0,2,1,0,0],0],["Kvsvd67XUKw","Dennis Gustafsson – Parallelizing the physics solver – BSC 2025","Better Software Conference","talk","evergreen","physics engine parallelization",["physics solver","multithreading","spinlock","game engines","teardown"],[122,6],"HN points to it as a practical example of solving a tricky multithreading problem, including using a spinlock to speed up a real-time physics solver.",[2,2,0,2026,2026,0,2,1,0,0],0],["KxGRhd_iWuE","Matsuoka Shuzo [松岡修造 ] - あきらめかけているあなた (NEVER GIVE UP!!) [English]","Ryuujin131","other","evergreen","motivational speech",["shuzo matsuoka","motivation","meme","never give up"],[146,51],"HN commenters post it as a quick dose of encouragement, or as a joke reply.",[2,2,0,2021,2023,0,2,1,0,2],0],["L2IKCdnzl5k","Is Keeping Your Old Car Better For The Environment?","Engineering Explained","explainer","evergreen","car lifecycle emissions",["electric vehicles","fuel economy","carbon footprint","used cars","manufacturing emissions"],[110,102],"HN commenters cite it in EV and emissions debates for its numbers on when replacing a car pays off.",[2,2,0,2021,2021,0,2,5,0,0],0],["L41oIvre9K0","CygnusEd Professional in Action on an Amiga 2000","Casey Muratori","demo","evergreen","amiga text editor scrolling",["amiga","cygnused","text editors","retrocomputing","scrolling latency"],[50,6,8],"It is cited as evidence that text scrolling on late-80s hardware was smoother than in many modern editors.",[1,2,0,2017,2019,0,2,2,0,0],0],["L9n77DPJ7AE","What is a genocide?","Anders Puck Nielsen","explainer","news","definition of genocide",["genocide","gaza","ukraine","international law","un definition"],[74,75],"HN commenters recommend it as an accessible, level-headed explanation of the UN definition of genocide in heated Gaza threads, though one notes it omits some context.",[2,2,0,2023,2024,0,3,1,1,0],0],["LIIBRr31DIU","Making of Second Reality / Future Crew","Mika Tuomi","documentary","evergreen","demoscene history",["second reality","future crew","demoscene","pc demos","1993"],[50,47],"HN people share it as rare behind-the-scenes footage of the making of a legendary demoscene production.",[2,2,0,2021,2024,0,2,6,0,0],0],["LKiBlGDfRU8","My dream died, and now I'm here","Sabine Hossenfelder","commentary","evergreen","problems in academia",["academia","science funding","physics","career","sabine hossenfelder"],[148,82],"HN users cite it in threads about academia, grant incentives, fraud and women-only programs, often as an eye-opening personal take.",[2,2,0,2024,2024,0,2,7,1,0],0],["LKp2gikIkD8","Weird Kids' Videos and Gaming the Algorithm","Folding Ideas","commentary","dated","youtube kids content exploitation",["elsagate","youtube algorithm","children's content","autoplay","video essay"],[80,51,147],"HN people cite it as an eye-opening summary of Elsagate and the manipulation of YouTube's algorithm in threads about bot-made and kids' content.",[2,2,0,2018,2021,0,2,3,0,0],0],["LLCF7vPanrY","A Time-Lapse Map of Every Nuclear Explosion Since 1945 - by Isao Hashimoto","aConcernedHuman","other","evergreen","nuclear testing history",["nuclear weapons","time-lapse","data visualization","cold war","art"],[28,78],"Used as a striking visualization of the sheer scale and rhythm of nuclear testing, and as a model for conveying scale with a counter.",[2,2,0,2013,2014,0,2,7,0,0],0],["LMxate9gegg","The Secret Life of the Radio - Remastered","tim hunkin","documentary","evergreen","radio technology history",["radio","tim hunkin","marconi","fm radio","how machines work"],[41,113,47],"HN recommends the series as awesome and notes it is now legally on YouTube; commenters cite it for radio history.",[2,2,0,2021,2023,0,2,3,0,0],0],["LNjJTgXujno","Peter Norvig at Startup School 08","startupschool","talk","dated","data-driven machine learning",["peter norvig","google","image search","startup school","big data","semantic web"],[21,52,64],"HN points to it as a source for Norvig's 'unreasonable effectiveness of data' argument and for his views on image search and the semantic web.",[2,2,0,2011,2014,0,2,3,0,0],0],["LPqtfC70QTU","Apple Watch : Scientific Sleep Test","The Quantified Scientist","demo","dated","sleep tracker accuracy",["apple watch","sleep tracking","wearables","dreem headband","device review"],[98,44],"HN commenters cite it as evidence that Apple Watch is the most accurate consumer sleep tracker and trust the channel for its scientific approach.",[3,2,0,2022,2024,0,3,2,0,0],0],["LZPKTaVB1IU","Debunking Dr. Robert Lustig's Claims from The Huberman Lab Podcast | Educational Video | Biolayne","Dr. Layne Norton","commentary","dated","nutrition science debunking",["nutrition","robert lustig","huberman lab","sugar","fact-checking"],[97,148],"Linked as a rebuttal when Lustig's or similar influencer nutrition claims come up.",[2,2,0,2024,2025,0,2,1,0,0],0],["LabqeJEOQyI","Web 2.0 Expo NY: Clay Shirky (shirky.com) It's Not Information Overload. It's Filter Failure.","O'Reilly","talk","evergreen","information filtering",["clay shirky","filter failure","information overload","curation","social web"],[147,51],"HN invokes it as a reframing of the information overload problem, often when discussing content filtering, tagging and curation.",[2,2,0,2010,2018,0,2,2,0,0],0],["LdOe18KhtT4","Velocity 09: John Allspaw and Paul Hammond, \"10+ Deploys Pe","O'Reilly","talk","dated","devops",["continuous deployment","flickr","dev and ops","velocity conference","release engineering"],[16,8],"HN regards it as a pivotal early talk in the DevOps movement and the original source for the idea.",[2,2,0,2018,2020,0,2,3,0,0],0],["Lg_aUOSLuRo","Defeating Microwave Weapons! - Part 1","Tech Ingredients","explainer","evergreen","microwave radiation and shielding",["microwaves","rf energy","shielding","directed energy","electronics"],[41,88,78],"HN commenters recommend it as a practical explanation of microwave hazards and shielding, and of using microwave ovens safely without an enclosure.",[2,2,0,2023,2025,0,2,1,0,0],0],["LmlAYnFF_s8","High speed camera reveals why sodium explodes!","Thunderf00t","explainer","evergreen","alkali metal explosions",["sodium","coulomb explosion","high-speed camera","chemistry","water reactions"],[86,88],"HN links it as the accessible video explanation of the sodium-in-water research, and when Coulomb explosions or sodium batteries come up.",[2,2,0,2015,2023,0,2,8,0,0],0],["LtlrITxB5qg","The IBM 1401 mainframe runs \"Edith\"","CuriousMarc","demo","evergreen","vintage computing",["ibm 1401","line printer","mainframe","computer history","retrocomputing"],[50,47],"HN points to it as a fun, well-known example of line-printer art on early IBM hardware, and to the channel for vintage computing history.",[2,2,0,2020,2021,0,2,2,0,0],0],["Lu56xVlZ40M","OpenAI Plays Hide and Seek…and Breaks The Game! 🤖","Two Minute Papers","explainer","dated","multi-agent reinforcement learning",["openai","hide and seek","emergent behavior","reinforcement learning","two minute papers"],[21],"HN mentions it as a fun and slightly worrying example of AI systems behaving in unintended ways when optimizing.",[2,2,0,2020,2021,0,2,1,0,0],0],["M2fKMP47slQ","C++Now 2018: You Can Do Better than std::unordered_map: New Improvements to Hash Table Performance","CppNow","talk","evergreen","hash table performance",["c++","hash tables","unordered_map","data structures","performance"],[6,30,2],"Recommended as a thorough, well-regarded explanation of hash table design tradeoffs and why the standard container is a poor choice.",[2,2,0,2021,2024,0,2,2,0,0],0],["MEqxaH47DTs","Is A Toyota SUV \"Greener\" Than A Tesla?","Engineering Explained","explainer","dated","ev versus hybrid emissions",["tesla","rav4 prime","co2 emissions","electric vehicles","lifecycle analysis"],[110,102],"HN cites it for reasonable estimates comparing the emissions of EVs, hybrids and ICE cars.",[2,2,0,2021,2021,0,2,1,0,0],0],["MGMoRu5yrVc","CppCon 2014: Zaika Antoun \"Microsoft w/ C++ to Deliver Office Across Different Platforms, Part II\"","CppCon","talk","dated","cross-platform c++",["c++","cross-platform","microsoft office","mobile","architecture"],[2,5],"Cited in Electron, Flutter and React Native debates as evidence that large products can share C++ core code with native views.",[2,2,0,2016,2017,0,2,3,0,0],0],["MGfhQTbcqmA","Neuroscience of Personality | Dario Nardi | Talks at Google","Talks at Google","talk","dated","neuroscience of personality",["myers-briggs","eeg","brain imaging","creativity","jungian functions"],[90,91],"HN cites it in MBTI threads as an attempt to link personality types to measurable brain activity patterns.",[1,2,0,2013,2014,0,2,2,0,0],0],["MNXypBxNGMo","Zarch (1987) Gameplay for BBC Acorn Archimedes High Quality","Phoenix Risen","demo","evergreen","early 3d games",["zarch","acorn archimedes","david braben","retro gaming","arm","1987"],[124,50],"HN commenters recall it as a mind-blowing early 3D game that showed what the Archimedes hardware could do.",[2,2,0,2019,2020,0,2,3,0,0],0],["MO8hZlgK5zc","The economics of open source by C J Silverio | JSConf EU 2019","JSConf","talk","dated","package registry economics",["npm","open source sustainability","javascript","package management","decentralized registry"],[9,4],"HN recommends it as the best account of what is wrong with npm's governance and why alternative or decentralized registries are hard.",[2,2,0,2019,2019,0,2,3,0,0],0],["MSZgoFyuHC8","Honest Government Ad | Carbon Capture & Storage","thejuicemedia","comedy","news","carbon capture satire",["carbon capture","satire","australia","climate policy","fossil fuels"],[130,102],"HN links it as a funny but fact-based critique of carbon capture in climate and energy threads.",[2,2,0,2021,2022,0,2,3,0,2],0],["MVEKt_H3FsI","Oral History of Gary Davidian, part 2 of 2","Computer History Museum","interview","evergreen","computer history",["apple","powerpc","68k emulation","microcode","oral history"],[47,7,39],"Pointed to as a primary-source interview on Apple's architecture transitions, emulation and microcode work.",[2,2,0,2022,2025,0,2,1,0,0],0],["MWsGBRdK2N0","Suburbs that don't Suck - Streetcar Suburbs (Riverdale, Toronto)","Not Just Bikes","explainer","evergreen","streetcar suburbs and urban planning",["urban planning","streetcar suburbs","zoning","walkability","missing middle","toronto"],[111],"HN cites it in zoning, density and housing threads as an illustration of the missing middle between city center and car-dependent sprawl.",[3,2,0,2021,2021,0,3,15,2,0],0],["MejbOFk7H6c","OK Go - Needing/Getting - Official Video","OK Go","music","evergreen","music video",["ok go","music video","practical effects","chevrolet","creative"],[131,139],"Recommended as an example of inventive, physical-effects music video making, with the car as an instrument.",[2,2,0,2013,2026,0,2,1,0,0],0],["Mjx3S3UjmnA","CBTC: Communications-Based Train Control","mtainfo","explainer","dated","train signaling",["cbtc","nyc subway","railway signaling","interlocking","mta"],[111,113],"Cited as a view into how outdated and error-prone NYC subway signaling is, and how antique interlocking systems work.",[2,2,0,2016,2018,0,2,3,1,0],0],["MmG2ah5Df4g","Quantum Field Theory visualized","ScienceClic English","explainer","evergreen","quantum field theory",["quantum field theory","particle physics","standard model","spin","visualization"],[83],"Offered as an accessible visualization for people wanting to understand particles as excitations of fields.",[2,2,0,2022,2023,0,2,1,0,0],0],["MnyeRlMsTgI","America Always Gets This Wrong (when building transit)","Not Just Bikes","commentary","evergreen","transit and land use",["public transit","urban planning","land use","north america","density"],[111],"Recommended in transit threads as a clear video essay on why American transit fails: infrequent, isolated and car-oriented surroundings.",[2,2,0,2023,2023,0,2,3,0,0],0],["MpfvhiqFw7A","The Lightning Network Explained (Litecoin/Bitcoin)","Franklyn","explainer","dated","lightning network",["lightning network","bitcoin","litecoin","segwit","payment channels"],[18,12],"Commenters point to it as a short, high-level overview of how Lightning payment channels work.",[2,2,0,2017,2018,0,2,1,0,0],0],["MtxA20Q-Uss","Building Prototypes Dan Gelbart part 18 of 18 Design","Dan Gelbart","lecture","evergreen","mechanical design",["prototyping","stiffness","machine design","engineering","gelbart"],[113,116],"HN recommends it, and the whole series, for practical mechanical design insight such as how structures achieve stiffness.",[2,2,0,2015,2019,0,2,1,0,0],0],["Mx-AllVZ1VY","Keynote: Flutter (Dart Developer Summit 2016)","Google for Developers","talk","dated","flutter mobile framework",["flutter","dart","cross-platform","mobile development","keynote"],[5,4],"Recommended as the early introduction to Flutter's single-codebase iOS and Android approach.",[2,2,0,2017,2017,0,2,1,0,0],0],["My4RA5I0FKs","Liquid Sand Hot Tub- Fluidized air bed","Mark Rober","demo","evergreen","fluidized beds",["fluidized bed","mark rober","liquid sand","physics demo","diy build"],[88,116],"HN mentions it as the famous, kid-delighting demo of fluidization, especially in sand battery and industrial process threads.",[2,2,0,2018,2022,0,2,3,0,0],0],["N2jZryt607U","Motorcycle Airbags Exist – But No One Uses Them?","FortNine","explainer","dated","motorcycle safety gear",["motorcycle airbags","helite turtle","riding gear","tech-air","safety"],[110,44],"Recommended in threads about airbag vests as a solid overview when shopping for a motorcycle airbag.",[3,2,0,2021,2021,0,3,1,0,0],0],["N65DpT2nqEI","Scavenging rechargeable lithium cells from the roadside","bigclivedotcom","tutorial","evergreen","scavenging lithium cells",["lithium-ion","vapes","battery reuse","electronics","recycling"],[104,42,107],"Used as the explanation behind the free-lithium-cell scavenging idea in threads about vapes and battery reuse.",[2,2,0,2022,2024,0,2,1,0,0],0],["NBvbsPNBIyk","Commodore 64—25th Anniversary Celebration","Computer History Museum","documentary","evergreen","commodore 64 history",["commodore 64","jack tramiel","wozniak","computer history","pricing"],[47,50,52],"HN links it for Jack Tramiel's pricing philosophy and a memorable Tramiel and Wozniak exchange on low versus sustainable pricing.",[2,2,0,2012,2016,0,2,1,0,0],0],["NM51qOpwcIM","Vintage Lady Gaga Live at NYU - Captivated & Electric Kiss","allthingsfangirl","music","evergreen","lady gaga early performance",["lady gaga","nyu","live performance","songwriting","pre-fame"],[131],"HN uses it to show that Lady Gaga is a genuinely skilled musician and writer of her own songs.",[2,2,0,2013,2014,0,2,2,0,0],0],["NPOHf20slZg","$30,000,000 AI Is Hiding a Scam","Coffeezilla","commentary","news","rabbit r1 scam investigation",["rabbit r1","coffeezilla","ai hardware","investigation","large action model"],[80,44,22],"HN threads on the Rabbit R1 point to it as an exposé on the company's history and operation.",[3,2,0,2024,2024,0,3,2,0,0],0],["NST3u-GjjFw","ChatOps at GitHub - Jesse Newland","Rubyfuza","talk","dated","chatops",["chatops","hubot","github","devops","deployment"],[16,8],"The go-to reference for ChatOps, recommended for the idea of chat as a shared command line where teammates learn by watching.",[2,2,0,2013,2015,0,2,4,0,0],0],["NSuaUok-wTY","[1147] Locksmith Says My Videos Are BS... Loses $75 (Maybe)","LockPickingLawyer","demo","evergreen","lock picking",["lockpicking lawyer","locks","challenge","security","padlock"],[17,115,113],"Named as a favorite LPL video, where a skeptical locksmith's challenge gets answered quickly.",[2,2,0,2021,2021,0,2,1,0,0],0],["NV2yvI4Id9Q","Jordan Peterson - Women in High Paying Jobs","Bite-sized Philosophy","commentary","dated","women in high-paying careers",["jordan peterson","gender gap","career and family","work-life balance"],[79,91,71],"HN cites it in threads on gender gaps in tech and law, though some commenters point to a longer Peterson video for the full argument.",[1,2,0,2017,2017,0,2,5,0,0],0],["NVEgyJCTee4","01 The History of Standard ML: Ideas, Principles, Culture","ICFP Video","talk","evergreen","standard ml history",["standard ml","functional programming","robin milner","ocaml","programming language history"],[1,0],"Pointed to in language-history discussions as a good account of how ML and SML came to be.",[2,2,0,2016,2017,0,2,1,0,0],0],["NY66qpMFOYo","Everyone is Wrong About Mexican Coke (Even @johnnyharris)","Reactions","explainer","evergreen","sugar chemistry in soda",["mexican coke","hfcs","sucrose inversion","chemistry","food science"],[86,97],"Linked in corn syrup and Coca-Cola threads to show that sugar type barely matters in soda because sucrose inverts into the same sugars.",[2,2,0,2025,2025,0,3,6,0,0],0],["NYa8kirsUfg","E3 2012: John Carmack Interview","Giant Bomb","interview","dated","early virtual reality",["john carmack","vr headset","oculus","latency","e3 2012"],[62,52],"HN links it as a primary source from the early days of modern VR, showing Carmack discussing his work before Oculus took off.",[1,2,0,2012,2013,0,3,4,0,0],0],["NZR_vMTLfIk","Drawing Conclusions: Is renting really a waste of money?","The Globe and Mail","explainer","dated","rent vs buy",["renting","home ownership","mortgage","personal finance","opportunity cost"],[68,28],"HN commenters cite it as a clear, numbers-based rent-vs-buy comparison when housing-as-investment debates come up.",[2,2,0,2018,2018,0,2,1,0,0],0],["N_4R4X7AWtU","Why Russia Can’t Replace TSMC","Asianometry","explainer","news","russian semiconductor industry",["tsmc","sanctions","russia","chip manufacturing","asianometry"],[40,74],"HN recommends it in threads about sanctions and Russian military electronics, as an explanation of Russia's semiconductor limits.",[2,2,0,2022,2024,0,2,1,0,0],0],["Nbv9L-WIu0s","Bloat: How and Why UNIX Grew Up (and Out) - Rusty Russell,Matt Evans","Linux.conf.au 2012 -- Ballarat, Australia","talk","evergreen","software bloat",["unix","binary size","coreutils","linux","bloat"],[6,14,13],"Used in software bloat debates as a measured look at why binaries got larger.",[2,2,0,2014,2015,0,2,1,1,0],0],["NcUJnmBqHTY","\"Cursorless: A spoken language for editing code\" by Pokey Rule (Strange Loop 2023)","Strange Loop Conference","talk","evergreen","voice code editing",["cursorless","voice coding","tree-sitter","accessibility","language design"],[8,0,26],"HN recommends it as the best overview of Cursorless, likened to vim with your voice, and relevant to accessibility and voice coding discussions.",[2,2,0,2023,2026,0,2,4,0,0],0],["NftT6HWFgq0","Mountain West Ruby 2012 Capability vs. Suitability by Gary Bernhardt","Confreaks","talk","evergreen","software history",["capability vs suitability","programming languages","tool design","ruby","gary bernhardt"],[5,0],"HN commenters reuse the capability-versus-suitability framing to discuss languages, restriction versus freedom, and tool design.",[2,2,0,2015,2023,0,2,2,0,0],0],["Nwew5gHoh3E","Richard Dawkins demonstrates the evolution of the eye","poejavlo","lecture","evergreen","evolution of the eye",["richard dawkins","evolution","irreducible complexity","eye","natural selection"],[94,144],"HN uses it as the go-to rebuttal to irreducible complexity, showing that even simple photoreceptors are useful and stages exist in living animals.",[2,2,0,2016,2023,0,2,2,0,0],0],["NxvQPzrg2Wg","Why Meat is the Best Worst Thing in the World 🍔","Kurzgesagt – In a Nutshell","explainer","evergreen","meat and animal ethics",["meat","animal welfare","environment","veganism","factory farming"],[107,97,143],"Cited in animal-welfare and environmental threads as a short, thought-provoking piece on how humans treat animals.",[2,2,0,2018,2021,0,2,1,0,0],0],["O1lZ9n2bxWA","The Senseless Ambiguity of North American Turn Signals","Technology Connections","explainer","evergreen","automotive turn signals",["turn signals","brake lights","vehicle regulations","nhtsa","car safety"],[110,75,56],"HN points to it as the informative explanation of US turn signal quirks whenever signal design comes up.",[2,2,0,2020,2021,0,2,2,0,0],0],["O4Ko7NW2yQo","Why the Muon g-2 Results Are So Exciting!","PBS Space Time","explainer","dated","muon g-2",["muon g-2","fermilab","standard model","particle physics","pbs space time"],[83,148],"Recommended as an accessible but not oversimplified explanation of the muon g-2 experiment, by a channel aimed at curious physics enthusiasts.",[2,2,0,2021,2021,0,2,2,0,0],0],["OB-bdWKwXsU","Going Native 2012 Keynote Stroustrup","savage309","talk","dated","c++11",["c++","bjarne stroustrup","c++11","stl","type safety"],[2,0],"Cited as a good talk on the thinking behind C++11 and on using the type system to prevent bugs; some other mentions quote it critically.",[2,2,0,2012,2013,0,2,1,2,0],0],["OINa46HeWg8","I Forgot My Phone","charstarleneTV","comedy","evergreen","phone distraction",["smartphones","short film","social disconnection","attention","satire"],[147,130,79],"Cited in threads about phone addiction and distraction as a classic, widely seen illustration of the problem.",[2,2,0,2013,2013,0,2,2,0,0],0],["OJv8rFap0Nw","Beyond functional programming: a taste of Verse. Simon Peyton Jones & Tim Sweeney | Lambda Days 2023","Code Sync","talk","dated","functional logic programming",["verse","epic games","haskell","unification","language design"],[1,0],"HN recommends it as an interesting look at functional logic programming with wide implications for game programming.",[3,2,0,2023,2024,0,3,1,0,0],0],["OMcjxe8slYI","Secret Billionaire: The Chuck Feeney Story","atlanticphil","documentary","evergreen","philanthropy",["chuck feeney","giving while living","billionaires","ireland","charity"],[71,135],"Recommended in threads on Feeney as a decent, thorough account of his anonymous giving.",[2,2,0,2018,2023,0,2,1,0,0],0],["OMi6xgdSbMA","How Localizing Return of the Obra Dinn Nearly Sunk the Game | War Stories | Ars Technica","Ars Technica","interview","evergreen","game localization",["lucas pope","obra dinn","localization","i18n","game development"],[123,121],"Recommended for its insight into game design and cited as a vivid example of how tricky localization can be.",[2,2,0,2020,2022,0,2,1,0,0],0],["OOK5xkFijPc","Power is not energy: why the difference matters","Technology Connections","explainer","evergreen","power vs energy",["watts","energy","electricity","units","physics"],[105,82],"HN points to it whenever a thread mixes up power and energy, such as battery specs and solar generation.",[2,2,0,2025,2025,0,2,2,1,0],0],["OOeBJ8mDr8Q","Copper vs Pex vs SharkBite - Freeze Testing","Matt Risinger","demo","evergreen","plumbing freeze testing",["pex","copper pipe","sharkbite","home building","plumbing"],[117,88],"Recommended as an interesting experiment showing PEX tolerates freezing better than copper.",[2,2,0,2018,2019,0,2,1,0,0],0],["OTVE5iPMKLg","Your Coffee Addiction Is Probably Good for You","CGP Grey","explainer","dated","caffeine",["coffee","caffeine","addiction","health","cgp grey"],[97,90],"HN links it in caffeine threads as a quick, clear explanation of caffeine's effects.",[2,2,0,2016,2017,0,2,2,0,0],0],["OWJCfOvochA","Quantum Computing Expert Explains One Concept in 5 Levels of Difficulty | WIRED","WIRED","explainer","evergreen","quantum computing",["quantum computing","wired 5 levels","ibm","qubits","science communication"],[32],"HN points to it both as an approachable quantum computing intro and as an example of explaining one concept at multiple levels.",[2,2,0,2019,2020,0,2,3,0,1],0],["ObiqJzfyACM","Math Magic","Vsauce","explainer","evergreen","large numbers and combinatorics",["52 factorial","card shuffling","math magic","permutations","vsauce"],[35,34,139],"Cited for its well-known attempt to convey the size of 52 factorial.",[2,2,0,2016,2024,0,2,1,0,0],0],["OgRFOjVzvm0","SICP: o fim de uma era","Computação Raiz","talk","evergreen","sicp and mit curriculum",["sicp","sussman","scheme","mit 6.001","python"],[1,141],"HN uses it as the canonical explanation from Sussman himself of why SICP ended at MIT.",[2,2,0,2023,2025,0,2,4,0,0],0],["OkEdyq3UE5M","Starship Troopers - re:View","RedLetterMedia","commentary","evergreen","starship troopers film analysis",["starship troopers","redlettermedia","satire","heinlein","film criticism"],[134],"Pointed to as a good analysis of the film's satire and layers when Starship Troopers or Heinlein come up.",[2,2,0,2018,2022,0,2,1,0,0],0],["OqmdLcyES_Q","MindSpring Presents: \"Greatness\" by David Marquet","MindSpring","explainer","evergreen","leadership and delegation",["david marquet","turn the ship around","empowerment","management","delegation"],[66],"HN commenters cite it as a compact illustration of empowered, decentralized leadership, for founders and for managers who try to control everything.",[2,2,0,2017,2017,0,2,1,0,0],0],["OsDy-4L6-tQ","Onslaught - Bad Apple 64 - C64 Demo","RetroDemoScene","demo","evergreen","c64 demoscene",["c64","demoscene","bad apple","video compression","retro computing"],[50,37],"Shared as an impressive example of squeezing video and compression onto a 1 MHz 8-bit machine in Bad Apple porting threads.",[2,2,0,2018,2021,0,2,1,0,0],0],["Ot4qdCs54ZE","How The Dutch Economy Shows We Can't Reduce Wealth Inequality With Taxes | Economics Explained","Economics Explained","explainer","dated","wealth inequality",["netherlands","gini coefficient","income inequality","taxation","economics"],[71,69],"HN uses it to explain the difference between income and wealth inequality, though some pair it with a rebuttal.",[2,2,0,2021,2023,0,2,2,0,0],0],["OyBNmecVtdU","Eisenhower Farewell Address (Best Quality) - 'Military Industrial Complex' WARNING","Ewafa","other","evergreen","military-industrial complex",["eisenhower","farewell address","1961","defense spending","us politics"],[73,78,77],"HN commenters link it as the primary source for the phrase 'military-industrial complex' and urge people to hear the full speech rather than the soundbite.",[2,2,0,2020,2023,0,2,3,0,0],0],["P1IcaBn3ej0","Enhancing Photorealism Enhancement","ISL and Collaborators","demo","dated","neural photorealism enhancement",["neural rendering","gan","gta v","computer graphics","intel"],[58,21,22],"Used as a go-to example of neural networks enhancing game rendering, referenced in later AI-graphics discussions.",[2,2,0,2021,2022,0,2,7,1,0],0],["PC2JOQ7z5L0","What Happens After the Universe Ends?","PBS Space Time","explainer","evergreen","cosmology",["penrose","conformal cyclic cosmology","heat death","big bang","physics"],[84],"HN recommends it as a clearer explanation of Penrose's cyclic cosmology than comment threads can give.",[2,2,0,2020,2021,0,2,3,0,0],0],["PDL_pIPScSI","Minuteman III attacks Kwajalein","Eureka","demo","evergreen","icbm tests",["minuteman iii","kwajalein","reentry vehicles","nuclear deterrent","missile test"],[78],"Linked as unusually clear real footage of ICBM reentries and impacts whenever missile tests or the Marshall Islands come up.",[2,2,0,2020,2025,0,2,1,0,0],0],["PHiyQID7SBs","The Equation That Explains (Nearly) Everything!","PBS Space Time","explainer","evergreen","standard model of particle physics",["standard model","lagrangian","particle physics","symmetry","quantum field theory"],[83,82],"Recommended as a good visual walkthrough of the Standard Model equation for people who want to understand its terms.",[2,2,0,2022,2024,0,2,1,0,0],0],["PTUY16CkS-k","Quantitative Easing Explained","malekanoms","explainer","dated","quantitative easing",["federal reserve","monetary policy","bernanke","xtranormal","money creation"],[69],"HN pointed to it in 2011 as a nice, tongue-in-cheek explanation of quantitative easing.",[2,2,0,2011,2011,0,2,1,1,1],0],["PZRI1IfStY0","Floating Point Numbers - Computerphile","Computerphile","explainer","evergreen","floating point numbers",["floating point","ieee 754","binary","currency","computerphile"],[39,37],"Recommended as a simple, fun explanation of why floating point gives odd errors like 0.1 + 0.2.",[2,2,0,2015,2017,0,2,1,0,0],0],["PaKIZ7gJlRU","Linus Torvalds says GPL v3 violates everything that GPLv2 stood for","TFiR","interview","evergreen","gpl licensing",["linus torvalds","gplv3","gplv2","open source licensing","tivoization"],[14,49,9],"Cited again and again in GPL licensing debates as the primary source for Linus's objections to GPLv3.",[2,2,0,2018,2021,0,2,18,0,0],0],["Pm8P4oCIY3g","Corporate Open Source Anti-patterns","Bryan Cantrill","talk","evergreen","corporate open source",["open source","licensing","forking","bryan cantrill","anti-patterns"],[9,67],"HN commenters invoke it whenever a company relicenses, forks, or announces an open source plan, and enjoy Cantrill's energetic, opinionated delivery.",[2,2,0,2019,2023,0,2,5,0,0],0],["Q13CishCKXY","Project Starline: Feel like you're there, together","Google","demo","dated","telepresence video calls",["project starline","3d video","google","remote work","telepresence"],[62,44],"HN mostly uses it as a reference point for how much better video calls could get, with some skepticism about what the demo leaves out.",[2,2,0,2023,2023,0,2,2,1,0],0],["Q8ccXzM3x8A","The Case for String Theory - Sixty Symbols","Sixty Symbols","interview","evergreen","string theory",["string theory","tony padilla","theoretical physics","cosmology","sixty symbols"],[83,84],"It is cited in string theory arguments as a counterweight to critics, a working physicist's reason to think there is something to the theory.",[2,2,0,2017,2018,0,2,2,0,0],0],["Q8oCilY4szc","Boeing: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO)","LastWeekTonight","commentary","dated","boeing safety failures",["boeing","737 max","john oliver","aviation safety","corporate culture"],[109,80,67],"HN recommends it as an entertaining and thorough overview of Boeing's decline whenever the company's safety problems are in the news.",[2,2,0,2024,2024,0,2,3,0,0],0],["QAz-maaH0KM","Rust NYC: Jon Gjengset - Demystifying unsafe code","Rust Programming Language","talk","evergreen","unsafe rust",["rust","unsafe","rustonomicon","memory safety","jon gjengset"],[2,17],"HN recommends it as the best calm explanation of unsafe Rust, from a speaker commenters trust on the topic.",[2,2,0,2020,2024,0,2,1,0,0],0],["QEJpZjg8GuA","Algorithms are breaking how we think","Technology Connections","commentary","dated","algorithmic feeds",["algorithms","recommendation feeds","complacency","media consumption","social media"],[147,80],"HN cites it as a strong exposition of algorithmic complacency and of the case for active information seeking.",[2,2,0,2025,2025,0,2,4,0,0],0],["QMVIJhC9Veg","PDE: A different take on editing code","TJ DeVries","talk","evergreen","personalized development environments",["neovim","pde","editors","customization","vim"],[8],"It is the cited origin of the 'PDE' term, which HN uses when discussing vim, Neovim and Emacs as personally customized environments.",[2,2,0,2023,2025,0,2,6,0,0],0],["QUcTsFe1PVs","The Epic Of Gilgamesh In Sumerian","Peter Pringle","music","evergreen","ancient sumerian music",["gilgamesh","sumerian","ancient music","reconstructed instruments","peter pringle"],[131,77,145],"HN recommends it to fans of ancient music as a rare chance to hear an attempt at 4,000-year-old song.",[3,2,0,2022,2024,0,3,2,0,0],0],["QWWgr2rN45o","Geoffrey Hinton in conversation with Fei-Fei Li — Responsible AI development","Arts & Science - University of Toronto","interview","dated","ai ethics and history",["geoffrey hinton","fei-fei li","deep learning","imagenet","responsible ai"],[23,21],"HN recommends it for Hinton's research history and the two pioneers reflecting on a decade of progress.",[2,2,0,2024,2024,0,2,1,0,0],0],["Qaq9vlfoGnA","How a Laser-Shot Disk Defeats Hackers & Pirates (Coding Secrets)","GameHut","explainer","evergreen","retro copy protection",["copy protection","amiga","game development","floppy disks","piracy"],[50,124,126],"Cited in anti-piracy discussions as a clear explanation of clever retro copy-protection tricks, though one commenter disputes a claim about Leander.",[2,2,0,2018,2021,0,2,1,1,0],0],["QdzV04T_kec","AWS re:Invent 2018: [REPEAT 1] A Serverless Journey: AWS Lambda Under the Hood (SRV409-R1)","Amazon Web Services","talk","dated","aws lambda internals",["aws lambda","serverless","isolation","firecracker","reinvent"],[16,12],"HN cites it as the authoritative description of Lambda internals and isolation, by the engineers who built it.",[2,2,0,2019,2019,0,2,1,0,0],0],["QeLu_yyz3tc","George Friedman, \"Europe: Destined for Conflict?\"","Chicago Council on Global Affairs","talk","dated","european geopolitics",["george friedman","stratfor","europe","geopolitics","russia"],[74],"Some recommend it for his geopolitical framing, including a prediction of the Russia-Ukraine conflict, while others found his candor about US policy shocking.",[2,2,0,2015,2022,0,2,1,1,0],0],["QjJaFG63Hlo","Seminar with Alan Kay on Object Oriented Programming (VPRI 0246)","Yoshiki Ohshima (大島芳樹)","lecture","evergreen","object-oriented programming",["alan kay","smalltalk","message passing","xerox parc","oop history"],[5,52,47],"HN points to it as primary-source evidence of what Kay meant by objects, which resembled services and message passing rather than modern class-based OOP.",[2,2,0,2019,2023,0,2,7,0,0],0],["R13BD8qKeTg","The Bayesian Trap","Veritasium","explainer","evergreen","bayesian probability",["bayes theorem","priors","statistics","probability","reasoning"],[34,27],"HN points to it as an accessible introduction to Bayesian reasoning and as inspiration for personal projects.",[2,2,0,2017,2017,0,2,2,0,0],0],["R2_Mn-qRKjA","BoJack Horseman - \"It gets easier\" (Season 2 Ending)","Ettore","other","evergreen","habit and discipline",["bojack horseman","habits","discipline","motivation","tv clip"],[133,146],"HN shares it as encouragement in threads about habits, discipline, and social anxiety.",[2,2,0,2019,2023,0,2,1,0,0],0],["R2paSGQRwvo","Pounds, shillings, and pence: a history of English coinage","Lindybeige","explainer","evergreen","english coinage history",["pounds shillings pence","medieval money","currency","numismatics","britain"],[77,70],"Pointed to as the best explanation of pre-decimal British money, including forgery and the guinea.",[2,2,0,2023,2026,0,2,1,0,0],0],["R3bo-s_OY4Q","Yanis Varoufakis exposes Europe's energy scam","DiEM25","commentary","dated","european energy markets",["electricity prices","energy market","privatisation","varoufakis","europe"],[105,69],"Cited in UK and European electricity price threads as an explanation of marginal pricing and market design.",[2,2,0,2024,2024,0,2,1,0,0],0],["R9c-_neaxeU","MENACE: the pile of matchboxes which can learn","Stand-up Maths","explainer","evergreen","matchbox machine learning",["menace","reinforcement learning","tic-tac-toe","donald michie","matt parker","machine learning history"],[21,35,47],"HN cites it as a fun, tangible way to teach machine learning, including to kids.",[2,2,0,2023,2026,0,3,2,0,0],0],["RLySXTIBS3c","Orange Juice Trade - Trading Places","wKw","comedy","evergreen","commodities trading",["trading places","futures","trading pit","film clip"],[133,68],"Cited as an accessible depiction of how commodity trading and the trading pit work.",[2,2,0,2017,2021,0,3,0,0,1],0],["RcGyVTAoXEU","How to Make Stress Your Friend | Kelly McGonigal | TED","TED","talk","evergreen","stress and health psychology",["stress","psychology","ted","mindset","health"],[91,92],"HN mentions it when discussing how believing stress is harmful affects health and anxiety.",[2,2,0,2016,2019,0,2,1,0,0],0],["RijGNytjbOI","DEF CON 26 CRYPTO AND PRIVACY VILLAGE - Scott Arciszewski - No Way JOSE! Designing Cryptography","DEFCONConference","talk","evergreen","JOSE and JWT cryptography flaws",["jwt","jose","cryptography","tokens","def con","authentication"],[18,17],"HN recommends it as the video version of the argument that JOSE/JWT is a flawed standard, and as a help in understanding token design choices.",[2,2,0,2020,2020,0,2,1,0,0],0],["RoGuvvzHY1A","Underground dome house of the family who led geese to fly home","Kirsten Dirksen","documentary","evergreen","earth-sheltered housing",["underground home","earth shelter","passive design","ferro-cement","dome house"],[117,112,105],"HN points to it as an interesting real-world example of earth-sheltered living for staying cool or warm.",[2,2,0,2023,2026,0,2,1,0,0],0],["S-3wEC6Fj_8","Music Software & Interface Design: Steinberg's Dorico","Tantacrul","commentary","dated","software interface design",["ux review","music notation","dorico","user testing","interface design"],[55,132],"HN recommends it as a rigorous, entertaining example of interface design review and notes the author later became head of design at MuseScore.",[2,2,0,2020,2021,0,2,3,0,0],0],["S-VAL7Epn3o","How Command & Conquer: Tiberian Sun Solved Pathfinding | War Stories | Ars Technica","Ars Technica","interview","evergreen","game pathfinding",["pathfinding","rts","westwood studios","command & conquer","game development"],[122,124],"HN commenters recommend it as an accessible, non-technical look at real game pathfinding problems from a developer who built them.",[2,2,0,2020,2025,0,2,2,0,0],0],["S0dSm_ClcSw","This high-speed rail project is a warning for the US","Vox","explainer","dated","high-speed rail",["california","infrastructure","transit","megaprojects","regulation"],[111,112],"HN uses it as a high-level intro to how US megaprojects get stalled by regulation, litigation and local demands.",[2,2,0,2022,2023,0,2,1,0,0],0],["S4O5voOCqAQ","Olympic Cyclist Vs. Toaster: Can He Power It?","The Toaster Challenge","demo","evergreen","human power output",["cycling","energy","toaster","human power","olympic athlete"],[138,88],"HN uses it as a vivid illustration of how little sustained power a human body produces, even a champion's.",[3,2,0,2020,2022,0,3,8,0,1],0],["S4W-P5aCWJs","Why Teslas Are Bad At Towing (Today)","Engineering Explained","explainer","dated","electric vehicle towing",["towing","tesla","energy density","ev range","physics"],[110,104],"HN points to it as a solid analysis of EV towing range in truck and highway threads.",[2,2,0,2020,2021,0,2,1,0,0],0],["SA8ZBJWo73E","Starbase Tour with Elon Musk [PART 2 // Summer 2021]","Everyday Astronaut","interview","dated","spacex starship",["spacex","starbase","raptor engines","elon musk","rocket manufacturing"],[85,52],"HN recommends it to see how Musk actually talks and thinks about engineering, unedited and in depth.",[2,2,0,2023,2024,0,2,1,0,0],0],["SBvclVcesEE","The Surprising Efficiency of Canal Locks","Practical Engineering","explainer","evergreen","canal locks",["panama canal","locks","civil engineering","water saving basins"],[112,119],"Linked in Panama Canal threads as a clear diagrammatic explanation of how locks save water.",[2,2,0,2023,2023,0,2,2,0,0],0],["SDXB0CY2tSQ","Business Parks Suck (but they don't have to)","Not Just Bikes","explainer","evergreen","urban planning",["business parks","netherlands","cycling infrastructure","transit","car-dependence"],[111],"HN cites it as an example of a business park that is drivable yet bike and transit friendly, in urbanism and transport threads.",[2,2,0,2022,2022,0,2,6,0,0],0],["SFv8Wm2HdNM","The Forgotten Art of Structured Programming - Kevlin Henney [C++ on Sea 2019]","cpponsea","talk","evergreen","structured programming",["structured programming","goto","code readability","c++","kevlin henney"],[5,2,0],"HN commenters point to it in discussions of goto, early returns and cognitive load when reading code.",[2,2,0,2021,2021,0,2,1,0,0],0],["SSH5EY-W5oM","My descent into America's neo-Nazi movement & how I got out | Christian Picciolini | TEDxMileHigh","TEDx Talks","talk","evergreen","deradicalization",["white supremacy","extremism","empathy","life after hate","tedx"],[79,91],"HN points to it as proof that people can leave extremist movements, and as a model of de-radicalization through compassion.",[2,2,0,2021,2023,0,2,1,0,0],0],["SZazYFchLRI","Iannis Xenakis - Metastasis","jarkkkoo","music","evergreen","modernist orchestral music",["xenakis","metastasis","music notation","avant-garde","score"],[131,132],"HN uses it as an example of radically different musical notation and as a favorite, if challenging, modernist piece that anticipates sounds like the THX Deep Note.",[2,2,0,2014,2022,0,2,1,1,0],0],["SaadsrHBygc","Dan Tepfer: NPR Music Tiny Desk Concert","NPR Music","demo","evergreen","algorithmic music performance",["dan tepfer","disklavier","generative music","jazz piano","live performance"],[131,132,59],"HN points to it as an example of algorithmic, reactive live music that blends programming with jazz performance.",[2,2,0,2020,2023,0,2,1,0,0],0],["Sf036fO-ZUk","How I implemented MegaTextures on real Nintendo 64 hardware","James Lambert","demo","evergreen","nintendo 64 homebrew",["megatextures","n64","texture streaming","retro graphics","game jam"],[124,58,123],"Pointed to as an impressive technical N64 homebrew demo showing unexpectedly high-res textures.",[2,2,0,2024,2026,0,2,2,0,0],0],["SqayDnQ2wmw","Aphex Twin - T69 Collapse","Aphex Twin","music","evergreen","electronic music video",["aphex twin","idm","weirdcore","music video","glitch art"],[131,59],"Offered as an entry point into Aphex Twin and IDM, and as a striking audiovisual piece in demoscene and neural-net visual discussions.",[2,2,0,2022,2023,0,2,1,0,1],0],["T-TwcmT6Rcw","Raymond Hettinger - Dataclasses: The code generator to end all code generators - PyCon 2018","PyCon 2018","talk","evergreen","python dataclasses",["python","dataclasses","raymond hettinger","code generation","attrs"],[3],"HN commenters recommend it as an approachable talk from a respected Python core developer on dataclasses.",[2,2,0,2018,2021,0,2,2,0,0],0],["T2IaJwkqgPk","Inside Job (2010 Full Documentary Movie)","Aditya Shukla","documentary","evergreen","2008 financial crisis",["financial crisis","banking","regulation","economics","wall street"],[69,135,68],"HN points to it as an informative account of how the 2008 crisis developed and spread, and of conflicts of interest among economists and bankers.",[2,2,0,2021,2022,0,2,3,0,0],0],["TLm7Q92xMjQ","The simple, clever sensor behind automatic windshield wipers","Technology Connections","explainer","evergreen","automotive rain sensors",["windshield wipers","total internal reflection","infrared sensor","tesla","car technology"],[110,88,41],"Brought up in Tesla auto-wiper threads as the clear explanation of how simple conventional rain sensors work.",[2,2,0,2024,2026,0,2,2,0,0],0],["TMbl_ofF3AM","The Engines That Came In From The Cold - And how The NK-33/RD-180 Came To The USA","Matthew Travis","documentary","evergreen","soviet rocket engines",["nk-33","rd-180","n1 rocket","staged combustion","space history"],[85,135,113],"HN recommends it as a fascinating history of Soviet staged-combustion engines and why they stayed in use in American rockets.",[2,2,0,2014,2021,0,2,2,0,0],0],["TPuJsgyu87U","What's Bad About Julia | Jeff Bezanson | JuliaCon 2019","The Julia Programming Language","talk","dated","julia language limitations",["julia","jeff bezanson","time to first plot","type system","language design"],[0,7],"HN cites it as the language creator's honest account of Julia's weaknesses, useful for anyone evaluating the language.",[2,2,0,2019,2026,0,2,4,0,0],0],["TRL7o2kPqw0","The Most Radioactive Places on Earth","Veritasium","explainer","evergreen","radiation exposure",["radioactivity","chernobyl","fukushima","veritasium","nuclear"],[103,82],"HN commenters use it to put radiation exposure and risk into perspective, including everyday sources like flights and smoking.",[2,2,0,2015,2019,0,2,1,0,0],0],["TTM_b7EJg5E","The Do's and Don'ts of Error Handling • Joe Armstrong • GOTO 2018","GOTO Conferences","talk","evergreen","fault-tolerant error handling",["joe armstrong","erlang","error handling","let it crash","fault tolerance"],[12,1],"Recommended as a conceptual rather than code-heavy talk on failure recovery from Erlang's creator.",[2,2,0,2018,2022,0,2,1,0,0],0],["TgFdics3uKo","How Children Develop Perfect Pitch","Rick Beato","commentary","evergreen","perfect pitch",["absolute pitch","ear training","music education","child development"],[132,90,141],"Pointed to in threads on training absolute pitch in children as a practitioner's account.",[2,2,0,2019,2025,0,2,1,0,0],0],["Th4VlqQyVr4","Leaked: Pentagon's UFO -BUSTED!","Thunderf00t","commentary","news","ufo video debunking",["ufo","pentagon","debunking","thunderf00t","skepticism"],[80,144],"HN commenters point to it as a skeptical debunking of the Pentagon UFO videos.",[2,2,0,2021,2021,0,2,1,0,0],0],["ThjvMReOXYM","Crust of Rust: async/await","Jon Gjengset","tutorial","evergreen","rust async/await",["rust","async","futures","concurrency","live coding"],[2],"Recommended as a deep, practical dive for learning how Rust async works.",[2,2,0,2023,2026,0,2,1,0,0],0],["TiXINuf5nbI","Jake Thackray 'Molly Metcalfe'","TallPiler","music","evergreen","sheep-counting folk song",["jake thackray","yan tan tethera","folk song","counting systems","british folk"],[131,145],"HN recommends it in threads about sheep-counting systems as the famous song that explains them.",[2,2,0,2022,2022,0,3,3,0,0],0],["TlinocVHpzk","Boeing 737 Stall Escape manoeuvre, why MAX needs MCAS!!","Mentour Pilot","explainer","dated","737 max mcas",["boeing 737 max","mcas","aviation","stall recovery","flight controls"],[109],"HN people recommend it as an easy-to-understand pilot's explanation of the 737 MAX MCAS issue.",[2,2,0,2019,2020,0,2,1,0,0],0],["TrC6ROeV4GI","CppCon 2018:H. Wright “Large-Scale Changes at Google: Lessons Learned From 5 Yrs of Mass Migrations”","CppCon","talk","evergreen","large-scale refactoring",["google","monorepo","migrations","c++","cppcon"],[9,2],"HN points to it in monorepo and refactoring discussions as a great account of large-scale changes at Google.",[2,2,0,2019,2024,0,2,1,0,0],0],["UAeJHAFjwPM","How Do Night Vision Goggles Work?","Veritasium","explainer","evergreen","night vision technology",["night vision","image intensifier","thermal imaging","optics","military technology"],[88,78,44],"Commenters point to it as a clear explanation of the different types of night vision and why analog image intensifiers behave differently from digital ones.",[2,2,0,2023,2024,0,2,3,0,0],0],["UBX2QQHlQ_I","Stand-up comedy routine about Spreadsheets","Stand-up Maths","comedy","evergreen","spreadsheets",["matt parker","excel","stand-up","spreadsheets","math comedy"],[129,35],"HN recommends it as a funny piece on Excel used in ways it shouldn't be.",[2,2,0,2018,2023,0,2,5,0,0],0],["UC_BCz0pzMw","The Economics of Nuclear Energy","Real Engineering","explainer","dated","nuclear energy economics",["nuclear power","energy economics","reactors","levelized cost","real engineering"],[103,113],"Recommended as a clear walkthrough of nuclear plant economics and why incentives favor other generation.",[2,2,0,2020,2023,0,2,4,0,0],0],["UIDb6VBO9os","dotJS 2012 - Fat - What Is Open Source & Why Do I Feel So Guilty?","dotconferences","talk","evergreen","open source maintainership",["open source","burnout","maintainers","javascript","bootstrap"],[9,49,4],"HN commenters cite it as a funny and candid first-hand account of the guilt and burnout of a prolific open source developer.",[2,2,0,2013,2016,0,2,1,0,0],0],["UX4KklvCDmg","Why Everywhere in the US is Starting to Look the Same","Wendover Productions","explainer","evergreen","american built environment sameness",["zoning","5-over-1 buildings","retail","urbanism","wendover"],[111,112],"HN uses it as a good explanation of how US zoning and economics produce sameness.",[2,2,0,2022,2024,0,2,2,0,0],0],["Ufmu1WD2TSk","SOUTH KOREA IS OVER","Kurzgesagt – In a Nutshell","explainer","dated","south korea demographic collapse",["birth rate","demographics","south korea","aging population","kurzgesagt"],[79,69],"Go-to link for the consequences of collapsing birth rates, showing why South Korea's decline looks unfixable.",[3,2,0,2025,2025,0,3,9,0,0],0],["Um63OQz3bjo","What is Bitcoin? (v1)","WeUseCoins","explainer","dated","bitcoin basics",["bitcoin","digital currency","peer-to-peer","payments","introduction"],[18],"HN commenters sent it to newcomers as a short, simple first explanation of Bitcoin.",[2,2,0,2011,2013,0,2,1,1,0],0],["Uwuv05aZ6ug","The Mental Game of Python - Raymond Hettinger [synced version]","Tech Ma","talk","evergreen","programmer problem-solving strategies",["python","raymond hettinger","cognitive load","problem solving","object-oriented design"],[3,9],"HN recommends it as an entertaining talk on how working memory shapes code and how to reduce cognitive load.",[2,2,0,2020,2022,0,2,1,0,0],0],["UziFw-jQSks","The Dolphin House","Atrocity Guide","documentary","evergreen","john lilly dolphin experiments",["john c. lilly","dolphins","margaret howe","animal communication","science history"],[99,135,148],"HN recommends it as a decent, entertaining summary of Lilly's life and work whenever dolphin communication research comes up.",[2,2,0,2021,2025,0,3,1,0,0],0],["V2P8mjWRqpk","Hetzner shows Special AM5 Board with 90° Rotated Socket","der8auer EN","demo","dated","custom server motherboards",["hetzner","am5","server hardware","cooling","data center"],[39,16,46],"Pointed to as a look at Hetzner's unusual semi-custom server hardware and cooling.",[1,2,0,2024,2025,0,2,2,0,0],0],["V2aq5M3Q76U","EFI and Linux: the future is here, and it's awful - Matthew Garrett","Linux.conf.au 2012 -- Ballarat, Australia","talk","dated","uefi and secure boot",["uefi","efi","secure boot","linux","firmware","bios"],[14,13,17],"Pointed to as an entertaining, informative explanation of why UEFI is troublesome, from a Linux UEFI developer.",[2,2,0,2012,2013,0,2,3,0,0],0],["V8DfjXnIk6c","Joe Rogan Experience #1027 - Courtney Dauwalter","PowerfulJRE","podcast","evergreen","ultramarathon running",["courtney dauwalter","ultrarunning","endurance","moab 240","joe rogan"],[138,98],"HN recommends it for her humility and for her stories of persevering through extreme endurance races.",[2,2,0,2018,2019,0,2,1,0,0],0],["V9K6gjR07Po","What if you could only see the world in UV?","Veritasium","explainer","evergreen","ultraviolet imaging",["uv","sunscreen","fluorescence","veritasium","photography"],[88,82],"HN recommends it as a cool, eye-opening look at the hidden ultraviolet world, especially in sunscreen and vitamin D threads.",[2,2,0,2019,2020,0,2,1,0,0],0],["VI_riscmviI","Introduction to Investing and Finance - Lesson 1 by Martin Shkreli","Mr Martin Shkreli","course","dated","investing basics",["martin shkreli","finance","dcf valuation","10-k","excel"],[68,142],"HN mentions it with caveats: despite the author's reputation, commenters say it contains good investing and Excel material.",[2,2,0,2021,2024,0,2,2,0,1],0],["VNTQ-M_uSo8","\"Agility & Robustness: Clojure spec\" by Stuart Halloway","Strange Loop Conference","talk","dated","clojure spec",["clojure","spec","functional programming","static vs dynamic typing","validation"],[1,5],"Cited as an argument for runtime specs as an alternative to static typing, including a comparison of types, tests and spec.",[2,2,0,2016,2022,0,2,1,0,0],0],["VVV4xeWBIxE","Primitive Technology: Forge Blower","Primitive Technology","demo","evergreen","primitive technology",["forge blower","bushcraft","metallurgy","bow drill","fire"],[115,117],"HN readers like the channel for showing technology rebuilt from raw materials, and cite it as a vivid example of knowledge building on knowledge.",[2,2,0,2016,2018,0,2,1,0,0],0],["VdIURAu1-aU","Recent Developments in Deep Learning","Google TechTalks","talk","dated","deep belief networks",["geoff hinton","deep learning","restricted boltzmann machines","unsupervised learning","google tech talk"],[21,142],"Cited as a watchable early introduction to deep learning from its pioneer, and remembered as a mind-blowing moment in the field.",[3,2,0,2012,2014,0,3,6,0,0],0],["VhWGQCzAtl8","Games Should Not Cost $60 Anymore - Inflation, Microtransactions, and Publishing - Extra Credits","Extra Credits","explainer","dated","video game pricing",["game pricing","microtransactions","loot boxes","game industry","inflation"],[121,67],"HN uses it as a short explanation of AAA pricing economics in discussions of microtransactions and game pricing.",[2,2,0,2018,2021,0,2,2,0,0],0],["VnbiVw_1FNs","Flanders & Swann - 'First And Second Law'","notsyort","music","evergreen","thermodynamics comedy song",["flanders and swann","thermodynamics","comic song","second law","british humor"],[131,82,129],"HN brings it up whenever thermodynamics or entropy comes up, as the classic comic explanation of the laws.",[2,2,0,2024,2024,0,2,0,0,2],0],["Vrq2akzdFq8","Tested: Magic Leap One Augmented Reality Review!","Adam Savage’s Tested","other","dated","magic leap one review",["magic leap","augmented reality","headset review","tested","display tech"],[62,44],"HN recommends it as an in-depth independent review that tempers expectations and adds technical detail beyond Magic Leap's own materials.",[3,2,0,2018,2019,0,3,1,0,0],0],["VxINoKFm-S4","\"A Little Taste of Dependent Types\" by David Christiansen","Strange Loop Conference","talk","evergreen","dependent types",["dependent types","type theory","the little typer","proofs","idris","pie"],[0,36,1],"Recommended as an approachable introduction to dependent types and a preview of what The Little Typer covers.",[2,2,0,2022,2023,0,2,1,0,0],0],["W6aKQ-eBFk0","AMD Ryzen Eco Mode Deep-Dive & Benchmarks on R9 7950X (Zen 4)","Gamers Nexus","explainer","dated","cpu power efficiency",["ryzen 7950x","eco mode","zen 4","benchmarks","power consumption"],[39,44],"Cited as evidence that Eco Mode gives large power savings for a small performance loss on Zen 4.",[3,2,0,2023,2023,0,3,1,0,0],0],["WHj2GaPuEhY","Noam Chomsky: \"Free Markets?\"","Santarchy","talk","evergreen","free markets and state intervention",["noam chomsky","free markets","capitalism","nafta","political economy"],[70,76,69],"Linked repeatedly in threads on monopolies, protectionism, and subsidies, usually as a source for the argument that free markets are an ideology more than a reality.",[2,2,0,2014,2019,0,2,18,0,0],0],["WITLR_qSPXk","Automation Dependency - Part One, by Capt. VanderBurgh (restored)","flightcrewguide.com","lecture","evergreen","automation dependency",["aviation","automation","human factors","pilot training","cockpit"],[109,147],"HN cites it as the famous lecture on over-reliance on automation and on when to drop to a lower level of automation, applicable well beyond aviation.",[2,2,0,2022,2025,0,2,1,0,0],0],["WMSBRk5WG58","Handmade Hero Day 021 - Loading Game Code Dynamically","Molly Rocket","tutorial","evergreen","hot reloading game code",["handmade hero","dll","hot reload","win32","c programming"],[122,2],"Recommended as a clear, from-scratch demonstration of how simple code hot-reloading is with plain OS facilities.",[2,2,0,2022,2024,0,2,2,0,0],0],["WNWYk4DdT_E","Giga Castings with Sandy | Evolution of Tesla Bodies In White","Munro Live","interview","dated","tesla gigacasting manufacturing",["gigacasting","sandy munro","tesla","body in white","lean design"],[110,114],"Cited as an expert's account of why gigacasting works and how Tesla manufacturing has changed.",[2,2,0,2022,2023,0,2,3,0,0],0],["WO2X3oZEJOA","Glitch Tokens - Computerphile","Computerphile","explainer","dated","llm tokenization",["glitch tokens","tokenizers","gpt","ai safety","bpe"],[22,26],"HN points to it as the accessible explanation of why glitch tokens exist whenever tokenizers or odd GPT behavior come up.",[2,2,0,2023,2023,0,2,5,0,0],0],["WU0gvPcc3jQ","The Matrix Awakens: An Unreal Engine 5 Experience","Unreal Engine","demo","dated","real-time graphics",["unreal engine 5","nanite","the matrix","real-time rendering","tech demo"],[58,122],"Cited as an impressive real-time rendering showcase, with Nanite and a huge photorealistic city, that rivals film CGI.",[2,2,0,2021,2022,0,2,4,0,0],0],["WijoL3Hy_Bw","The Fight for the Soul of Seattle | A KOMO News Documentary","KOMO News","documentary","dated","seattle homelessness",["seattle","homelessness","crime","addiction","city policy"],[79,75],"HN commenters link it as an overview of Seattle's deterioration when discussing homelessness and crime in West Coast cities.",[2,2,0,2021,2021,0,2,3,0,0],0],["WjTrfoiB0MQ","CppCon 2015: Andrei Alexandrescu “Declarative Control Flow\"","CppCon","talk","evergreen","c++ exception handling",["scope guard","raii","uncaught_exceptions","cppcon","andrei alexandrescu"],[2],"Pointed to in threads on defer, scope_exit and RAII as the clearest treatment of scope guards.",[2,2,0,2016,2018,0,2,3,0,0],0],["Wo2m3jaJixU","Scaling the Linear Sync Engine","Linear","talk","evergreen","sync engines",["linear","local-first","sync engine","real-time collaboration","web architecture"],[4,12,5],"Recommended whenever local-first software, sync engines and CRDT alternatives come up, as a practical production account.",[2,2,0,2023,2023,0,2,3,0,0],0],["Wpzvaqypav8","Infrastructure: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO)","LastWeekTonight","commentary","dated","us infrastructure maintenance",["infrastructure","john oliver","bridges","dams","public funding"],[112,80,130],"HN commenters link it when discussions turn to dam failures, bridge collapses, or the unglamorous work of maintenance.",[2,2,0,2016,2017,0,2,4,0,1],0],["WrxZ4AZPdOQ","The Drive Home - ShaderToy","The Art of Code","demo","evergreen","shader art",["shadertoy","glsl","rain effect","bokeh","procedural graphics"],[59,58],"Shared as a stunning shader demo, with praise for its clear explanations of how it works.",[2,2,0,2017,2022,0,2,2,0,0],0],["Ws4kbgfpKCw","Rotating Detonation Engine (RDE) -- Dynamics and Bifurcations","Nathan Kutz","lecture","evergreen","rotating detonation engines",["detonation","rocket engines","bifurcation analysis","solitons","combustion dynamics"],[109,113,82],"HN commenters recommend it for its fluid dynamics of detonation waves and its high-speed imaging of rotating pulses.",[2,2,0,2022,2022,0,2,1,0,0],0],["WvwiH1DOK1M","What is a Geometry Kernel? C3D vs ACIS vs Parasolid","nickkallen1","explainer","evergreen","cad geometry kernels",["parasolid","c3d","acis","plasticity","cad"],[58,116],"Cited in CAD threads as a rare plain-spoken comparison of commercial geometry kernels and their limitations.",[3,2,0,2023,2024,0,3,1,0,0],0],["WxK11RsLqp4","React Helsinki February 2020","Fraktio","talk","dated","real-time sync engines",["linear","sync engine","local-first","graphql","web apps"],[4,5,12],"Cited as the explanation of how Linear's fast, locally synced UI works.",[2,2,0,2022,2025,0,2,3,0,0],0],["X4Neivqp2K4","Ray Kurzweil on \"I've Got a Secret\"","Sidewinder77","other","evergreen","computer-generated music",["ray kurzweil","1965","algorithmic composition","television","computing history"],[47,52,132],"HN shares it as an impressive early example of computer-generated music and of Kurzweil's precocity.",[2,2,0,2012,2016,0,2,2,0,0],0],["X6NJkWbM1xk","The Worst Typo I Ever Made","Tom Scott","commentary","evergreen","programming mistakes",["tom scott","sql","data loss","postmortem","human error"],[9,11,8],"Shared in outage and accidental-deletion threads as a relatable, well-told horror story.",[2,2,0,2020,2026,0,2,2,0,0],0],["X8aWBcPVPMo","Richard Feynman on hungry philosophers (or do we see objects or only their light)","Zero","lecture","evergreen","perception and philosophy",["feynman","light","perception","philosophy of science"],[143,82,148],"HN uses it to illustrate Feynman's wry view of philosophical questions and perception.",[2,2,0,2012,2017,0,2,4,0,0],0],["XO9FKQAxWZc","Copyright is Brain Damage | Nina Paley | TEDxMaastricht","TEDx Talks","talk","evergreen","copyright and free culture",["nina paley","copyleft","public domain","intellectual property","tedx"],[75,49,76],"Brought up in copyright, public domain and AI-training debates as a provocative argument for abolishing copyright.",[2,2,0,2020,2023,0,2,5,0,0],0],["XRAP3lBivYM","CppCon 2019: Emery Berger “Mesh: Automatically Compacting Your C++ Application's Memory”","CppCon","talk","evergreen","memory allocation",["mesh","malloc","memory fragmentation","compaction","c++"],[2,6],"HN recommends Berger's talks as fascinating and cites Mesh as mind-blowing memory allocator work.",[2,2,0,2019,2023,0,2,1,0,0],0],["XRXwWbo_mX0","Renault F1 engine playing God Save the Queen","Chris Billett","demo","evergreen","engine rpm music",["formula one","renault","hack","goodwood","engine control"],[110,131],"Treated as a favorite hack and a go-to example in threads about machines playing music.",[2,2,0,2015,2020,0,2,4,0,0],0],["XSoOrlh5i1k","Best Lenny call ever! \"I got to hang up. I cain't do this no longer. No, sir.\" (14:04)","Toao.net","comedy","evergreen","telemarketer baiting",["lenny","telemarketers","scam baiting","prank calls"],[139,19,140],"HN mentions it as an example of Lenny, the telemarketer time-waster, and of how a canned script can fool callers for a long time.",[1,2,0,2017,2023,0,2,4,0,0],0],["XeJSXfXep4M","Your Brain at Work","Google TechTalks","talk","evergreen","neuroscience of productivity",["focus","insight","david rock","scarf model","knowledge work"],[90,146,66],"HN commenters point to it as a general overview of the cognitive science of insight and focus that is useful for developers and knowledge workers.",[3,2,0,2011,2011,0,3,2,0,0],0],["XehNK7UpZsc","The Next Major RTS Will Fail. This Is Why.","GiantGrantGames","commentary","dated","rts game design",["rts","modding","single-player campaigns","game industry","player-generated content"],[121,125,123],"HN recommends it for its argument that single-player campaigns and modding are overlooked in RTS design.",[2,2,0,2023,2024,0,2,1,0,0],0],["XgRlrBl-7Yg","The riddle of experience vs. memory | Daniel Kahneman","TED","talk","evergreen","happiness and memory",["daniel kahneman","behavioral economics","experiencing self","remembering self","psychology"],[91,70],"HN commenters recommend it in threads on happiness and well-being as a clear account of why memory and experience of happiness diverge.",[2,2,0,2010,2019,0,2,1,0,0],0],["XopSDJq6w8E","Are NEW Chinese buildings really FALLING DOWN?","ADVChina","documentary","dated","china ghost cities",["china","real estate","ghost towns","construction quality","housing bubble"],[69,112,74],"HN commenters cite it in threads on China's housing glut and construction quality as visual evidence of poor, empty new buildings.",[2,2,0,2018,2019,0,2,9,0,0],0],["XwRSS7jeo5s","jacob collier tunes the piano","George Collier","demo","evergreen","tuning and temperament",["jacob collier","equal temperament","piano tuning","music theory"],[132,131],"Used as an example in music theory and tuning discussions of continuous-pitch thinking beyond equal temperament.",[2,2,0,2022,2026,0,2,1,0,0],0],["YHLU0Uej1WA","Ben Marking's Fake BBC Nuclear Attack Broadcast (Full Resolution, Uncut, Unedited)","Tooth","other","evergreen","fictional nuclear war broadcast",["nuclear war","fake news broadcast","bbc","emergency alert","fiction"],[78,135,133],"Commenters bring it up in nuclear-fear and WWIII threads as an unnervingly realistic piece of fictional news coverage.",[2,2,0,2022,2022,0,2,1,0,1],0],["YJrOuBkYCMQ","Where The Real Chip Shortage Is","Asianometry","explainer","dated","semiconductor supply chain",["chip shortage","trailing-edge","fabs","semiconductors","supply chain"],[40,114],"HN commenters point to it as a clear explanation of why fabs aren't being built for older process nodes.",[2,2,0,2022,2023,0,2,1,0,0],0],["YQ2QtKcK2dA","The Man behind Stable Diffusion","Yannic Kilcher","interview","dated","stability ai and open generative models",["stable diffusion","emad mostaque","stability ai","open source ai","generative ai"],[22,52],"Commenters cite it during Stable Diffusion release debates as a source for Mostaque's vision and Stability's principles.",[3,2,0,2022,2022,0,3,2,2,0],0],["YUU7_BthBWM","We Play Doom With John Romero","IGN","interview","evergreen","doom level design",["doom","john romero","id software","game development","fps"],[124,121,52],"HN commenters point to it as a fantastic developer commentary on how Doom's first episode was made.",[2,2,0,2017,2018,0,2,1,0,0],0],["YdHTlUGN1zw","Walt Disney's MultiPlane Camera (Filmed: Feb. 13, 1957)","fireurgunz","documentary","evergreen","multiplane camera animation",["disney","animation history","multiplane camera","film technology","1950s"],[60,53],"Recommended as a charming primary source on animation technique and for Walt Disney's warm on-camera presence.",[2,2,0,2019,2024,0,2,2,0,0],0],["YjjTPV2pXY0","AI Learns Noise Filtering For Photorealistic Videos | Two Minute Papers #215","Two Minute Papers","explainer","dated","neural denoising for ray tracing",["denoising","path tracing","autoencoder","nvidia","real-time rendering"],[58,21],"Cited as an accessible explanation of AI denoising, which underpins real-time ray tracing on RTX hardware.",[2,2,0,2018,2019,0,2,3,0,0],0],["Yl_K2Ata6XY","Is Our Food Becoming Less Nutritious?","Veritasium","explainer","evergreen","crop nutrient decline",["nutrition","co2","agriculture","soil","vitamins"],[97,107,148],"HN people recommend it as a short, contextualizing explainer on declining crop nutrient density.",[2,2,0,2019,2019,0,2,2,0,0],0],["Yo8kfV9kONw","Better Business Bureau 20/20 Investigation","jd415","news","dated","better business bureau",["bbb","consumer protection","investigative journalism","accreditation","scams"],[80,72],"HN commenters cite it as evidence that the BBB is a pay-to-play shakedown whenever BBB ratings or accreditation come up.",[2,2,0,2011,2014,0,2,5,0,0],0],["YsmgPp_nlok","Reagan and Bush Debate Immigration, Border Fences, and Undocumented Children in 1980","TIME","news","evergreen","us immigration politics",["immigration","reagan","bush","1980 primary","republican party","political history"],[73,79],"Repeatedly posted in immigration threads to contrast 1980 Republican rhetoric with modern positions.",[1,2,0,2024,2025,0,2,8,0,0],0],["ZDxLa6P6exc","SGI Indigo2: An $86,000 Workstation from 1995","LGR","demo","evergreen","sgi workstations",["silicon graphics","indigo2","retro computing","unix workstation","lgr"],[50,47,39],"Recommended in threads about SGI and vintage workstations as a good look at the hardware.",[2,2,0,2022,2024,0,2,1,0,0],0],["ZTdUmlGxVo0","27c3 - Desktop on the Linux... (and BSD, of course) - Wolfgang Draxinger (+ Lennart Poettering)","SirPumpkin","talk","dated","linux desktop design",["lennart poettering","gnome","systemd","ccc","linux desktop"],[14,13],"HN points to it as a vivid example of the clash between two philosophies of Linux desktop design, often in systemd and Wayland arguments, though many find it disrespectful.",[2,2,0,2013,2013,0,2,4,6,2],0],["ZV-AFnCkRLY","Making Metagun","Nizzotch","demo","evergreen","game jam development",["notch","ludum dare","timelapse","game development","live coding"],[123,122,9],"HN holds it up as a vivid example of focused game-jam productivity, and it has been used to demystify programming for students and inspire tools for recording coding sessions.",[2,2,0,2014,2015,0,2,2,0,0],0],["ZW5_eEKEC28","Seattle Conference on Scalability: YouTube Scalability","Google TechTalks","talk","dated","web scalability",["youtube","scalability","system design","python","databases"],[12,11,53],"HN recommends it as a rich, concrete look at real-world system design and as evidence of YouTube's early Python stack.",[2,2,0,2008,2011,0,2,1,0,0],0],["ZXtimhT-ff4","Pink Noise for Ten Hours of Ambient Sound Blocker Masker - Burn In - Relaxation","Dalesnale - Noise Ambient","music","evergreen","pink noise for focus",["pink noise","ambient sound","concentration","tinnitus","sleep"],[45,146],"HN users use it as a concentration, sleep and tinnitus aid, preferring steady noise over music.",[2,2,0,2013,2016,0,2,3,0,0],0],["ZZs2HUW9tDA","Why does PUNCHING Sonic 3D trigger a Secret Level Select?","Coding Secrets","explainer","evergreen","retro game hacks",["sonic 3d","sega genesis","easter eggs","crash handler","game history"],[126,124],"Shared as a favorite game-development anecdote with a clear technical explanation.",[2,2,0,2021,2023,0,2,1,0,0],0],["Zd_UcjMusUA","Larnell Lewis Hears \"Enter Sandman\" For The First Time","Drumeo","demo","evergreen","learning music by ear",["drumming","enter sandman","by ear","metallica","larnell lewis"],[131,132],"Cited as an inspiring example of quickly picking up a new piece by ear and of expertise transferring across genres.",[2,2,0,2021,2023,0,2,1,0,0],0],["Ze2pc6NwsHQ","Optimizing Workspace for Productivity, Focus, & Creativity","Andrew Huberman","podcast","dated","workspace productivity",["huberman","focus","home office","light and posture","neuroscience"],[146,90],"Pointed to when people ask for science-based ways to boost concentration or arrange a home office.",[2,2,0,2022,2022,0,2,2,0,0],0],["Zklo4Z1SqkE","Hydrogen Will Not Save Us. Here's Why.","Sabine Hossenfelder","explainer","dated","hydrogen economy",["hydrogen","fuel cells","decarbonization","energy","green hydrogen"],[104,102],"HN cites it in hydrogen strategy threads as a concise skeptical summary of why hydrogen is not yet viable.",[2,2,0,2023,2023,0,2,1,0,0],0],["ZmWREtcDVBE","Who's faster around London: a taxi driver or a GPS?","Tom Scott plus","demo","evergreen","london taxi knowledge vs gps",["tom scott","london cabbies","the knowledge","gps navigation","route finding"],[135,30,111],"HN people link it in discussions of taxi drivers' spatial memory and how cabbies handle roadworks and traffic.",[2,2,0,2022,2026,0,2,1,0,0],0],["Zn7oWIhFffs","AI Ethics, Impossibility Theorems and Tradeoffs - Chris Stucchio | Crunch 2018","CraftHub Events","talk","evergreen","algorithmic fairness",["ai ethics","impossibility theorems","bias","tradeoffs","machine learning"],[23,21,34],"HN cites it in algorithmic-bias threads for the impossibility result that an algorithm cannot be procedurally fair, group fair and maximally useful at once.",[2,2,0,2019,2021,0,2,4,0,0],0],["_0QMKFzW9fw","violin plots should not exist","Angela Collier","commentary","evergreen","data visualization",["violin plots","box plots","statistics","plotting","rant"],[28,27],"HN links it in data-visualization threads as an entertaining case against violin plots.",[2,2,0,2023,2024,0,2,1,1,0],0],["_9mzmvhwMqw","Sophie Wilson - The Future of Microprocessors","Erlang Solutions","talk","dated","microprocessor scaling",["sophie wilson","arm","moore's law","dark silicon","chip economics"],[39,40],"HN commenters cite it for the claim that process scaling beyond 28nm is uneconomic and for dark silicon.",[2,2,0,2016,2017,0,2,2,0,0],0],["_ArVh3Cj9rw","The Future Of Reasoning","Vsauce","explainer","evergreen","human reasoning",["reasoning","extended mind","cognition","vsauce","social theory of reason"],[93,91],"HN commenters cite it for the social theory that reasoning evolved as a collaborative activity, and one lists it as a favorite video.",[2,2,0,2024,2024,0,2,2,0,0],0],["_B_4vhsmRRI","Marco Baringer's SLIME Tutorial Video","손주일 (Cecil)","tutorial","evergreen","common lisp interactive development",["slime","emacs","common lisp","repl","swank"],[1,8],"HN points to it to show what the Lisp REPL workflow is like and as a good tour of SLIME.",[2,2,0,2021,2024,0,2,1,0,0],0],["_GVSLcqGP7g","Tomb Raider on the Nintendo Game Boy Advance is incredible | MVG","Modern Vintage Gamer","explainer","evergreen","game boy advance ports",["tomb raider","openlara","gba","game ports","retro hardware"],[124,122,39],"HN points to it as coverage of an impressive 3D game port on very limited hardware.",[2,2,0,2022,2022,0,2,1,0,0],0],["_NuvwndwYSY","Teletype Model 19 - Part 1: A Teletype Arrives for Restoration","CuriousMarc","tutorial","evergreen","teletype restoration",["teletype","model 19","baudot","vintage hardware","restoration"],[47,43],"HN commenters point to this restoration series as a thorough explanation of how teletypes work at every level.",[2,2,0,2019,2020,0,2,1,0,0],0],["_YysNM2JoFo","Sloane's Gap - Numberphile","Numberphile","explainer","evergreen","integer sequences",["oeis","sloane's gap","numberphile","integers","number theory"],[35,33],"HN recommends it as a concise, quick explanation of the OEIS pattern when threads touch the integer sequence encyclopedia.",[2,2,0,2013,2017,0,2,1,0,0],0],["_b4qKv1Ctv8","Daniel Schmachtenberger on The Portal (with host Eric Weinstein), Ep. #027 - On Avoiding Apocalypses","Eric Weinstein","podcast","evergreen","existential risk",["game b","catastrophic risk","civilization","schmachtenberger","weinstein"],[23,147],"Commenters recommend the whole interview as a wide-ranging discussion of existential risk.",[2,2,0,2020,2020,0,2,1,0,0],0],["_fZOl7C_vDI","David Foster Wallace reads \"Consider the Lobster\" (on the 2003 Maine Lobster Festival)","Manufacturing Intellect","other","evergreen","animal ethics essay",["david foster wallace","lobster","essay","audio reading","ethics"],[136,143],"Linked in threads about lobster welfare as an easy way to take in Wallace's essay.",[2,2,0,2018,2019,0,2,1,0,0],0],["_loUDS4c3Cs","Moon Landings Faked? Filmmaker Says Not!","VideoFromSpace","explainer","evergreen","moon landing hoax debunking",["apollo","conspiracy theories","film technology","video technology","debunking"],[85,80,45],"HN points to it as a concise, technically grounded rebuttal to moon-hoax claims.",[2,2,0,2017,2020,0,2,1,0,0],0],["a1rC79DHpmY","Tree-sitter: a new parsing system for programming tools - GitHub Universe 2017","GitHub","talk","evergreen","incremental parsing",["tree-sitter","parsing","syntax highlighting","atom","developer tools"],[7,8],"Recommended as the canonical introduction to tree-sitter and why fast incremental parsing enables live editor support.",[2,2,0,2018,2022,0,2,2,0,0],0],["aBBuoD9eL5k","Cities Without People","Jacob Geller","commentary","evergreen","video essay on cities",["jacob geller","video essay","invisible cities","games","climate"],[125,111,136],"HN points to Geller's essays as accessible companions to literary works and as a good summary of a story.",[2,2,0,2021,2025,0,2,1,0,0],0],["aCv10_WvGxo","The Bizarre Truth About Purebred Dogs (and Why Mutts Are Better) - Adam Ruins Everything","Dropout","comedy","evergreen","purebred dog health",["dogs","inbreeding","adam ruins everything","genetics","kennel club"],[94,99,130],"Shared in dog-breeding threads as a snappy summary of the genetic-diversity problem.",[2,2,0,2017,2021,0,2,1,0,0],0],["aDMjgOYOcDw","Perhaps Ben Shapiro Shouldn't Be Taken Seriously By Anyone About Anything - SOME MORE NEWS","Some More News","commentary","dated","ben shapiro critique",["ben shapiro","political commentary","some more news","media criticism"],[80,73,130],"Occasionally recommended as an in-depth critical take on Shapiro, though mentions are sparse and partisan.",[2,2,0,2019,2020,0,2,1,0,0],0],["aDNPhq5ggoE","New vs Old Room Fire Final UL","jarhead96","demo","evergreen","home fire safety",["fire behavior","flashover","synthetic materials","smoke detectors","nist"],[117,88],"HN uses it as vivid proof that modern fires develop much faster, which is the argument for working smoke detectors and early escape.",[2,2,0,2017,2021,0,2,1,0,0],0],["aHx-XUA6f9g","Reading Silicon: How to Reverse Engineer Integrated Circuits","HACKADAY","talk","evergreen","chip reverse engineering",["integrated circuits","decapping","die photos","reverse engineering","ken shirriff"],[40,17,41],"Recommended as a clear account of the craft of reading chips from photographs.",[2,2,0,2019,2021,0,2,1,0,0],0],["aIHj3qMRqqE","How to power ANYTHING using USB-C Power Delivery and the ZY12PDN PD Trigger Board","Kenneth Finnegan","tutorial","evergreen","usb-c power delivery",["usb-c pd","trigger board","zy12pdn","power supply","electronics"],[41,42],"Recommended as a practical way to get 12V or other voltages from USB-C for hobby projects.",[2,2,0,2023,2023,0,2,1,0,0],0],["aMnn0Jq0J-E","Three Beautiful Quicksorts","Google TechTalks","talk","evergreen","quicksort implementation",["quicksort","code elegance","algorithms","program transformation","jon bentley"],[30,5],"HN commenters point to it as programming inspiration and as a source of Bentley's anecdotes about adding function by deleting code.",[2,2,0,2013,2023,0,2,1,0,0],0],["aNR4n0i2ZlM","Making a heart with Maths","Inigo Quilez","tutorial","evergreen","procedural graphics",["shaders","shadertoy","sdf","glsl","math art"],[58,59],"HN commenters call it a great beginner-friendly introduction and enjoy watching Quilez work through graphics.",[2,2,0,2017,2020,0,2,1,0,0],0],["aT7mnSstKGs","DEFCON 19: Bit-squatting: DNS Hijacking Without Exploitation (w speaker)","Christiaan008","talk","evergreen","bit flips and dns security",["bitsquatting","ecc memory","defcon","dns","hardware faults"],[17,15],"HN cites it in ECC memory debates and bit-flip discussions as concrete evidence that memory errors have real security consequences.",[2,2,0,2017,2021,0,2,7,1,0],0],["aWvHrih-Juk","How To Visit STARBASE // A Complete Guide To Seeing Starship!","Everyday Astronaut","tutorial","dated","visiting starbase",["starbase","starship","launch viewing","spacex","travel guide"],[85],"Recommended as the practical guide for anyone planning to attend a Starship launch in person.",[2,2,0,2023,2024,0,2,2,0,0],0],["aeWyp2vXxqA","Black Hole Star – The Star That Shouldn't Exist","Kurzgesagt – In a Nutshell","explainer","evergreen","black hole stars",["kurzgesagt","black holes","astrophysics","early universe","quasi stars"],[84],"HN uses it as a quick, accessible introduction to the black hole star concept in threads about early-universe black holes.",[2,2,0,2023,2025,0,2,2,0,0],0],["aiv1JOfMjm0","GopherCon 2015: Go GC: Solving the Latency Problem - Rick Hudson","Gopher Academy","talk","dated","go garbage collection",["golang","garbage collector","gc latency","go 1.5","gophercon"],[2,7,6],"Pointed to as the authoritative source on Go's GC pause improvements, and later revisited when GC latency claims were challenged.",[2,2,0,2015,2016,0,2,2,1,0],0],["alasBxZsb40","Aldous Huxley interviewed by Mike Wallace : 1958 (Full)","someoddstuff","interview","evergreen","aldous huxley",["huxley","brave new world","1958 interview","totalitarianism","overpopulation"],[52,136,143],"Recommended as more thought-provoking than the usual pill-popping take on Huxley.",[2,2,0,2019,2025,0,2,1,0,0],0],["ao2GL3NAWQU","The Secret Reason We Eat Meat - Dr. Melanie Joy","Beyond Carnism","talk","evergreen","carnism",["melanie joy","veganism","psychology","animal ethics","meat eating"],[91,143,97],"HN offers it as a short, light introduction to carnism and the language bias around eating animals.",[2,2,0,2018,2021,0,2,1,0,0],0],["aoNOVlxJmow","Boeing 737 Unable to Trim!! Cockpit video (Full flight sim)","Mentour Pilot","demo","evergreen","boeing 737 stabilizer trim",["boeing 737","737 max","mcas","flight simulator","stabilizer trim"],[109],"HN pointed to it during the 737 MAX discussions to show how hard manual trim is when severely out of trim.",[3,2,0,2019,2022,0,4,10,0,0],0],["aokNwKx7gM8","Do these scatter plots reveal fraudulent vote-switching in Michigan?","Stand-up Maths","explainer","dated","election fraud statistics",["statistics","election 2020","debunking","scatter plots","percentages"],[27,35,73],"HN commenters cite it as a clear debunking of election-fraud statistics and as a warning against comparing percentages without context.",[4,2,0,2020,2021,0,4,2,0,0],0],["aoy_WJ3mE50","These tunnels are designed for 100,000 years","Tom Scott","documentary","evergreen","nuclear waste storage",["onkalo","nuclear waste","finland","geologic repository","tom scott"],[103,106],"Recommended in nuclear waste threads as a short, clear look at a real long-term storage solution.",[2,2,0,2021,2022,0,2,3,0,0],0],["au0QJYISe4c","We all move at the Speed of Light","ScienceClic English","explainer","evergreen","special relativity",["speed of light","spacetime","relativity","physics visualization"],[82,84],"HN commenters recommend it as a helpful way to conceptualize why light speed is a limit.",[2,2,0,2021,2021,0,2,2,0,0],0],["aw7fUMhNov8","How to Make a DIY Air Filter | Ask This Old House","This Old House","tutorial","evergreen","diy air filtration",["air filter","merv","box fan","indoor air quality","diy"],[117,105],"HN recommends it as a practical breakdown of filtration versus air volume and a clever box-fan filter design.",[2,2,0,2021,2021,0,2,1,0,0],0],["azI3nqrHEXM","Why We Can't Have Small Trucks Anymore - Blame the EPA","All Cars with Jon","explainer","dated","cafe standards and small trucks",["cafe","epa","pickup trucks","fuel economy","vehicle regulation"],[110,75],"Cited in threads on vehicle bloat as the explanation for why small pickups disappeared in the US.",[2,2,0,2023,2023,0,2,5,0,0],0],["b1JlYZQG3lI","Why There are Now So Many Shortages (It's Not COVID)","Wendover Productions","explainer","dated","supply chain shortages",["just-in-time","supply chain","shipping containers","toyota","chip shortage"],[72,114,119],"HN commenters point to it as a better explanation of just-in-time versus the Toyota Way and of container and chip shortages.",[2,2,0,2021,2021,0,2,2,0,0],0],["b1NTaVQPt1E","Chris Seaton @ VMSS16: JRuby+Truffle: Why it’s Important to Optimise the Tricky Parts","softdevteamuk","talk","dated","dynamic language jit compilation",["jruby","truffle","graal","ruby","jit compilers"],[7,3,6],"HN recommends it for specifics on how Truffle and Graal achieve strong dynamic-language performance.",[2,2,0,2016,2016,0,2,1,0,0],0],["b5P3QDm61go","Apple - iMac G4 \"Lamp\" ad (2002)","thecupertinoads","other","evergreen","imac g4 advertisement",["imac g4","apple","advertising","retro computing"],[53,56,140],"Cited in iMac G4 threads as a charming ad reminiscent of Pixar's Luxo Jr.",[2,2,0,2021,2025,0,2,1,0,0],0],["b9_Vh9h3Ohw","Springboard: the secret history of the first real smartphone (Full Documentary)","The Verge","documentary","evergreen","handspring treo history",["handspring","treo","palm os","smartphone history","the verge"],[53,44,47],"HN recommends it as an interview-rich history of Handspring, Palm OS and why telcos hurt early smartphones.",[3,2,0,2022,2024,0,3,3,0,0],0],["bHJyoqDO0zw","International Colloquia #26: Fusion Reactor First Wall Cooling","MIT MechE Lectures & Colloquia","lecture","dated","fusion reactor heat exhaust",["fusion","tokamak","sparc","heat extraction","plasma"],[103,113,142],"Recommended for realistic engineering detail on extracting heat from a tokamak.",[2,2,0,2021,2026,0,2,2,0,0],0],["bKgf5PaBzyg","How To Uninstall McAfee Antivirus","John Mcafee","comedy","evergreen","john mcafee",["mcafee","antivirus","viral video","nsfw"],[130,17,51],"HN mostly cites it as a notorious piece of McAfee lore, usually jokingly, whenever John McAfee or antivirus uninstallation comes up.",[2,2,0,2021,2024,0,2,4,0,3],0],["bLk1cjZ4ll0","How to design an actually good toaster with lessons from the 1940's","Technology Connections","explainer","evergreen","toaster design",["toaster","sunbeam","appliance design","vintage tech","engineering"],[56,117,113],"Recommended as a passionate take on good appliance design and cited in toaster threads.",[2,2,0,2022,2023,0,2,2,0,0],0],["bPhUhypV27w","Bill Hader impersonates Arnold Schwarzenegger [DeepFake]","Ctrl Shift Face","comedy","dated","deepfakes",["deepfake","bill hader","deepfacelab","impersonation","synthetic media"],[22,60],"Pointed to as one of the most impressive early deepfakes, where a good impersonation makes the effect convincing and funny.",[2,2,0,2019,2019,0,2,2,0,0],0],["bl8jQ2wRh6k","Web Development in Emacs, Common Lisp and Clojurescript - Emacs SG","Engineers.SG","talk","evergreen","interactive lisp development",["emacs","common lisp","slime","clojurescript","repl-driven development"],[1,8,4],"HN commenters point to it as a live demonstration of interactive Lisp development, including compiling single functions in a running program and debugger-driven workflows.",[2,2,0,2018,2021,0,2,3,0,0],0],["bqPARIKHbN8","How to Become TripAdvisor’s #1 Fake Restaurant","VICE","documentary","evergreen","fake online reviews",["tripadvisor","fake reviews","vice","reputation systems"],[80,135,65],"Cited as the canonical example of fake reviews and gamed rating platforms.",[2,2,0,2018,2021,0,2,3,0,0],0],["bzkRVzciAZg","Node.js Is Bad Ass Rock Star Tech","gar1t","comedy","evergreen","node.js satire",["node.js","async","satire","concurrency","programmer humor"],[130,4,10],"HN mostly drops it as a joke in async, Node and concurrency threads, and some call it hysterically funny.",[2,2,0,2016,2021,0,2,3,0,15],0],["c0O6UXrOZJo","David Kriesel: Lies, damned lies and scans","Free and Open Source Software Conference (FrOSCon) e.V.","talk","evergreen","xerox jbig2 scanner bug",["xerox","jbig2","image compression","data corruption","david kriesel"],[37,10,17],"The standard reference whenever HN discusses the Xerox scanner bug or AI and compression that fabricates content.",[2,2,0,2020,2023,0,2,3,0,0],0],["c1QmB5bW_WQ","Dispelling the Myths of Nuclear Energy (Live Lecture)","Illinois EnergyProf","lecture","evergreen","nuclear energy",["nuclear power","nuclear waste","reactor safety","energy policy","myths"],[103,142],"Pointed to as a lay-audience explanation of nuclear waste, safety and economics.",[2,2,0,2021,2021,0,2,1,0,0],0],["cDA3_5982h8","Exact Instructions Challenge - THIS is why my kids hate me. | Josh Darnit","Josh Darnit","demo","evergreen","exact instructions",["pb&j","algorithms","teaching kids","requirements","literal interpretation"],[141,140],"HN uses it to teach kids computational thinking and as a joke whenever specs, requirements, or LLM prompts are taken too literally.",[2,2,0,2017,2019,0,2,2,0,5],0],["cIQ36Kt7UVg","A conversation with Elon Musk about Starship","Everyday Astronaut","interview","dated","spacex starship engineering",["elon musk","starship","spacex","aerospike engines","rocket design"],[85,52],"HN commenters cite it as evidence of Musk's engineering thinking, on questioning requirements, organizational errors mirroring product errors, and Conway's Law, and to argue about whether he is a strong engineer.",[3,2,0,2019,2020,0,3,11,0,0],0],["cNICGEwmXLU","\"Systems that run forever self-heal and scale\" by Joe Armstrong (2013)","Strange Loop Conference","talk","evergreen","fault-tolerant distributed systems",["erlang","joe armstrong","fault tolerance","concurrency","otp"],[12,1],"Pointed to as the canonical pitch for Erlang's fault-tolerance and self-healing model.",[2,2,0,2023,2023,0,2,1,0,0],0],["cQl6jUjFjp4","Duolingo -- the next chapter in human computation | Luis von Ahn | TEDxCMU 2011","TEDx Talks","talk","dated","human computation",["duolingo","crowdsourcing","recaptcha","translation","language learning"],[145,26,141],"HN people recommend it as a look at how to get people to eagerly do useful collective work, and as the origin of Duolingo.",[2,2,0,2011,2012,0,2,1,0,0],0],["cQoQE_HDG8g","[Linux.conf.au 2013] - The real story behind Wayland and X","HackersOnBoard","talk","evergreen","wayland and x11",["wayland","x11","linux graphics","display servers","xorg"],[14,58,13],"Whenever Wayland versus X comes up, HN points to this talk as the authoritative explanation from an X maintainer of why X was replaced.",[2,2,0,2021,2022,0,3,3,0,0],0],["cYsVvV1aVss","Container Hacks and Fun Images","Jessie Frazelle","talk","dated","docker containers",["docker","containers","linux","desktop apps","dockercon"],[16,13],"HN points to it as an illuminating look at what containers really are and as a video companion to running desktop apps in Docker.",[2,2,0,2019,2020,0,2,0,0,1],0],["coGpmA4saEk","Everything Is A Remix (Full Film)","StarveTheSystem2","documentary","evergreen","remix culture",["creativity","copyright","originality","film","music"],[135,75,51],"HN brings it up in discussions of originality, invention, copying and attribution, including AI art.",[2,2,0,2013,2015,0,2,2,0,0],0],["ctS8FzqcRug","2017 LLVM Developers’ Meeting: “Implementing Swift Generics ”","LLVM","talk","evergreen","swift generics implementation",["swift","generics","llvm","compilers","type metadata","abi"],[7,0],"Recommended as the clearest explanation of how Swift generics compile and how that differs from other languages.",[2,2,0,2017,2022,0,2,2,0,0],0],["cxrkC-pMH_s","How Semiconductors Ruined East Germany","Asianometry","documentary","evergreen","east german semiconductor industry",["east germany","semiconductors","cold war","industrial espionage","asianometry"],[40,77,74],"HN commenters share it in chip fab and industrial espionage threads as a well-researched account of East Germany's failed microelectronics effort.",[2,2,0,2023,2024,0,2,2,0,0],0],["d-YcVLq98Ew","Does It Make Sense To Put Data Centers In Space? Can They Really Cost Less To Operate?","Scott Manley","explainer","dated","orbital data centers",["space","data centers","scott manley","cooling","launch costs"],[85,16],"Recommended in orbital data center threads as a sober explanation of why the idea doesn't work out economically or thermally.",[3,2,0,2025,2025,0,3,1,0,0],0],["dGiQaabX3_o","What Happened Before History? Human Origins","Kurzgesagt – In a Nutshell","explainer","dated","human origins",["human evolution","prehistory","early humans","kurzgesagt","animation"],[94,77],"HN commenters recommend it as a compact, well-sourced intro to human evolution that even led one viewer to read Sapiens.",[2,2,0,2016,2018,0,2,1,0,0],0],["dQGnwKBxAKk","China's 7nm Chips: SMIC N+2","Asianometry","explainer","dated","semiconductor manufacturing",["smic","7nm","china","chip fabs","asianometry"],[40,74],"Recommended as a high-level, in-depth take on SMIC's 7nm progress and Asian chip manufacturing.",[2,2,0,2022,2024,0,2,2,0,0],0],["dX9CGRZwD-w","How are Microchips Made? 🖥️🛠️ CPU Manufacturing Process Steps","Branch Education","explainer","evergreen","semiconductor manufacturing",["chip fabrication","lithography","cpu","wafers","branch education"],[40,39],"Pointed to as a clear visual reference for chip manufacturing steps.",[2,2,0,2025,2025,0,2,2,0,0],0],["d_FEaFgJyfA","Experiment! How Does An Owl Fly So Silently? | Super Powered Owls | BBC","BBC Earth","explainer","evergreen","owl silent flight",["owls","bird flight","acoustics","biomimicry","bbc earth"],[99,88],"Linked in owl-feather and quiet-flight threads as a clear audio comparison.",[2,2,0,2020,2026,0,2,2,0,0],0],["dfY5ZQDzC5s","Planes clouds and vortices","flugsnug","demo","evergreen","wingtip vortices",["aerodynamics","wake turbulence","aircraft","lift","fluid dynamics"],[109,88],"HN commenters link it as a visual illustration of wingtip vortices and wake turbulence when discussing lift and aircraft wakes.",[2,2,0,2017,2021,0,2,2,0,0],0],["dmWQtI3DFFo","JuliaRobotics: Making robots walk with Julia | Robin Deits","The Julia Programming Language","talk","dated","robotics in julia",["julia","robotics","real-time","humanoid robots","composability"],[24,3],"Julia fans point to it as a concrete example of Julia working for soft real-time robotics, especially when avoiding heap allocation.",[1,2,0,2020,2021,0,2,2,1,0],0],["doN4t5NKW-k","Departing Space Station Commander Provides Tour of Orbital Laboratory","NASA","documentary","dated","international space station",["iss","nasa","space station tour","sunita williams","spaceflight"],[85],"Recommended as a great, understandable tour of life and equipment aboard the International Space Station.",[2,2,0,2015,2015,0,2,1,0,0],0],["doz1QJ7LwjA","Jolene at 33 rpm","Tom Berry","music","evergreen","slowed-down music",["dolly parton","jolene","vinyl","slowed audio"],[131],"HN people point to it as a slowed-down song that sounds more plaintive and haunting.",[2,2,0,2019,2023,0,2,0,0,1],0],["e0elNU0iOMY","The hidden background noise that can catch criminals","Tom Scott","explainer","evergreen","audio forensics",["enf analysis","mains hum","forensics","power grid","recordings"],[105,19,75],"The go-to short, accessible explainer for mains hum forensics, linked whenever recording authenticity or timestamps come up.",[3,2,0,2022,2023,0,3,5,0,0],0],["e3GFG0sXIig","How We Should Vote (Range Voting)","Undefined Behavior","explainer","evergreen","voting systems",["range voting","arrow's theorem","score voting","social choice","election reform"],[34,35,73],"HN commenters link it in voting-reform discussions as a concise explanation of range voting versus other systems.",[3,2,0,2017,2018,0,3,9,0,0],0],["e4wbFdePb-k","Shenzhen: A New Breed of Intellectual Property (Part 3) | Future Cities | WIRED","Uncanny Valley by WIRED","documentary","dated","shenzhen manufacturing culture",["shenzhen","shanzhai","intellectual property","hardware","china"],[114,75,67],"HN commenters point to it as a snapshot of Shenzhen's hardware and IP culture, including counterfeit electronics and fast iteration.",[2,2,0,2016,2021,0,2,2,0,0],0],["eDJrQBwJpqk","The RIGHT Way to Handle a Police Stop","bart40330","tutorial","evergreen","rights during police stops",["fourth amendment","traffic stop","search and seizure","legal rights","police"],[75],"HN points to it as a companion to Don't Talk to the Police for knowing your rights during stops.",[2,2,0,2010,2011,0,2,1,0,0],0],["eDNX65d-FBY","Nuclear Propulsion in Space","US National Archives","documentary","dated","nuclear thermal propulsion",["nasa","nuclear rocket","mars mission","archival film","spaceflight"],[85,103],"HN people link it as an old-timey explainer for nuclear thermal propulsion, and as evidence these engines were already built and tested.",[2,2,0,2018,2020,0,2,2,0,0],0],["eGKFTUuJppU","Swami Sarvapriyananda at IITK - \"Who Am I?\" according to Mandukya Upanishad-Part 1","Vivekananda Samiti, IIT Kanpur","lecture","evergreen","vedanta and consciousness",["mandukya upanishad","advaita vedanta","states of consciousness","philosophy","india"],[144,93,143],"Recommended in threads about consciousness and reality as a clear exposition of the Vedantic view of waking, dreaming and deep sleep.",[2,2,0,2021,2022,0,2,1,0,0],0],["eKtsY7hYTPg","ShaderToy LiveCoding - The Drive Home - 1. Basic Setup","The Art of Code","tutorial","evergreen","shader programming",["shadertoy","glsl","rain effect","webgl","live coding"],[59,58],"Recommended in shader and rain-simulation threads as an engaging tutorial from a well-liked graphics-programming channel.",[2,2,0,2020,2025,0,2,2,0,0],0],["eNC0mRYGWgc","React.js Conf 2015 - Beyond the DOM: How Netflix plans to enhance your television experience","Meta Developers","talk","dated","react outside the dom",["react","netflix","gibbon","custom renderer","smart tv","performance"],[4,6],"Cited as the primary source on React with a custom rendering backend and on Netflix's Gibbon engine.",[2,2,0,2015,2015,0,2,4,0,0],0],["eREuZEdMAVo","The Battle of the Diets: Is Anyone Winning (At Losing?)","Stanford","lecture","dated","diet comparison research",["low carb","atkins","weight loss","clinical study","nutrition"],[97],"Recommended as a researcher presenting actual diet-study results, including a trial with 311 women on different diet books.",[2,2,0,2010,2017,0,2,2,0,0],0],["eRkgK4jfi6M","Jacob Collier Explains Music in 5 Levels of Difficulty ft. Herbie Hancock | WIRED","WIRED","explainer","evergreen","music harmony",["harmony","music theory","jacob collier","herbie hancock","5 levels"],[132],"Recommended as a gentle explanation of harmony for beginners and cited as the model of the 'explain at five levels' format.",[2,2,0,2018,2023,0,2,2,0,0],0],["eUPJ9zFV5IE","Matrix 2.0 — How we're making Matrix go voom!","Matrixdotorg","talk","dated","matrix protocol",["matrix","sliding sync","element x","decentralised messaging","fosdem"],[15,12,14],"HN threads link it as the primary source for Matrix's performance claims and sliding sync improvements.",[2,2,0,2023,2023,0,3,5,0,0],0],["eX9m3g5J-XA","7 Habits For Effective Text Editing 2.0","Google","talk","evergreen","vim text editing",["vim","text editing","bram moolenaar","productivity","editors"],[8,146],"Recommended as practical advice straight from Vim's author, and shared in memory of Bram after his death.",[2,2,0,2012,2019,0,2,3,0,0],["p6K4iIMlouI"]],["eXR1olg_I0w","Hovering a Helicopter is Hilariously Hard - Smarter Every Day 145","SmarterEveryDay","demo","evergreen","motor skill learning",["helicopter","tacit knowledge","learning","control systems","smarter every day"],[88,109,91],"HN uses it as a vivid example of tacit knowledge and skill acquisition, where the brain eventually abstracts away the complexity.",[2,2,0,2017,2018,0,2,1,0,0],0],["ed2FWNWwE3I","Quants | The Alchemists of Wall Street | VPRO documentary","vpro documentary","documentary","dated","quantitative finance",["quants","high-frequency trading","wall street","financial models","algorithmic trading"],[68,135],"HN recommends it as an insider-style look at quants and high-frequency trading and their effect on markets.",[2,2,0,2013,2021,0,2,1,0,0],0],["elqAh3GWRpA","The Fall of Minecraft's 2b2t","FitMC","commentary","dated","minecraft 2b2t exploit",["2b2t","nocom","minecraft","exploit","gaming history"],[125,126],"Cited as the original, accurate account of the Nocom exploit, a story of years of player tracking and impressive technical work.",[2,2,0,2021,2023,0,2,1,0,0],0],["enHF9lMseP8","Oral History of Chuck Peddle","Computer History Museum","interview","evergreen","6502 and commodore history",["chuck peddle","6502","commodore","microprocessors","computer history"],[47,39,52],"Used as a primary source for 6502 origins, pricing strategy and Commodore history.",[2,2,0,2019,2021,0,2,4,0,0],0],["esPRsT-lmw8","The most important lesson from 83,000 brain scans | Daniel Amen | TEDxOrangeCoast","TEDx Talks","talk","dated","brain imaging and mental health",["brain scans","spect imaging","brain injury","depression","ted talk"],[90,92],"HN cites it in depression and brain health threads for its message that the brain can be improved, and that brain injury is common and overlooked.",[2,2,0,2020,2021,0,2,1,0,0],0],["esUb7Zy5Oio","Tesla Model 3's motor - The Brilliant Engineering behind it","Sabin Civil Engineering","explainer","evergreen","electric motor design",["tesla model 3","reluctance motor","permanent magnet","ev motors"],[110,113],"HN recommends it as a clear explanation of the Model 3 motor and reluctance rotor design.",[2,2,0,2020,2022,0,2,3,0,0],0],["ett_8wLJ87U","The man who faked human cloning","BobbyBroccoli","documentary","evergreen","scientific fraud",["hwang woo-suk","human cloning","stem cells","research misconduct","south korea"],[95,135,148],"Recommended as a gripping account of scientific fraud and the history of cloning research.",[2,2,0,2023,2023,0,2,2,0,0],0],["etx0k1nLn78","Why do Biden's votes not follow Benford's Law?","Stand-up Maths","explainer","evergreen","benford's law",["benford's law","statistics","elections","misinformation","data analysis"],[27,73,35],"Commenters cite it as a visual debunking of Benford-based election fraud claims and as a guide to when Benford's Law does and does not apply.",[2,2,0,2020,2023,0,2,7,0,0],0],["euJgtLcWWyo","Melt your circuit boards","mitxela","demo","evergreen","organic pcb design",["kicad","pcb layout","plugin","electronics","art"],[41,59],"Recommended as a great creative PCB-design video and linked in threads on KiCad and artistic boards.",[2,2,0,2022,2025,0,2,1,0,0],0],["evQsOFQju08","Is Your Red The Same as My Red?","Vsauce","explainer","evergreen","qualia and perception",["qualia","color perception","philosophy of mind","marys room","subjective experience"],[93,143,90],"HN points people to it as an accessible explanation of what qualia are.",[2,2,0,2019,2020,0,2,1,0,1],0],["f4U8YbXKwog","Qubes OS: The Operating System That Can Protect You Even If You Get Hacked","Micah Lee","talk","dated","qubes os security",["qubes os","virtualization","compartmentalization","operating system security","micah lee"],[17,13,14],"Recommended as a great overview of Qubes OS and how its compartmentalization works in practice.",[2,2,0,2020,2022,0,2,1,0,0],0],["f8FAJXPBdOg","The Molecular Shape of You (Ed Sheeran Parody) | A Capella Science","acapellascience","music","evergreen","chemistry parody",["a cappella","parody","chemical bonding","orbitals","science music"],[86,130,131],"HN mentions it as an enjoyable science parody song, one of a set of A Capella Science videos.",[2,2,0,2024,2025,0,2,1,0,1],0],["f9vRcSAneiw","Lisp at the Frontier of Computation, by Robert Smith at Rigetti Computing","Arthur Gleckler","talk","dated","lisp in quantum computing",["common lisp","quantum computing","rigetti","compilers","simulators"],[1,32,7],"Recommended as a real-world case of Lisp in a cutting-edge industry, applied to quantum hardware.",[3,2,0,2017,2018,0,3,3,0,0],0],["fBt5NuNsoII","BetrFS: A Right-Optimized Write-Optimized File System","Microsoft Research","talk","evergreen","write-optimized file systems",["betrfs","b-epsilon trees","file systems","lsm trees","storage"],[11,30],"HN points to it as a solid, if long, introduction to B-epsilon trees and why BetrFS is built the way it is.",[2,2,0,2018,2021,0,2,4,0,0],0],["fCbAafKLqC8","Why build an entire computer on breadboards?","Ben Eater","explainer","evergreen","breadboard computers",["ben eater","breadboards","6502","electronics","oscilloscope"],[41,42,39],"Recommended as the answer to why breadboard computers are worth building and why breadboards work at these speeds.",[2,2,0,2020,2021,0,2,1,0,0],0],["fHsa9DqmId8","My Video Went Viral. Here's Why","Veritasium","commentary","dated","youtube algorithm and clickbait",["youtube algorithm","clickbait","click-through rate","creator economy","veritasium"],[65,51,29],"Cited in threads about recommendation algorithms and clickbait as a creator's inside view of why optimizing for click-through rate shapes content.",[2,2,0,2020,2021,0,2,15,1,0],0],["fPKMmJpAGWc","Introducing Nx - José Valim | Lambda Days 2021","Code Sync","talk","dated","numerical computing in elixir",["elixir","nx","tensors","automatic differentiation","machine learning"],[1,21],"Recommended in Elixir and machine learning threads as the introduction to what Nx makes possible.",[2,2,0,2021,2021,0,2,1,0,0],0],["fWDxdoRTZPc","Area 5150 by CRTC & Hornet (Party Version) / IBM PC+CGA Demo, Hardware Capture","x86VileR","demo","evergreen","demoscene",["ibm pc","cga","8088","retrocomputing","evoke"],[50],"HN treats it as a showcase of what clever tricks can squeeze out of 1981 hardware, and the sequel to 8088 MPH.",[2,2,0,2024,2024,0,2,3,0,0],0],["ffngZOB1U2A","GOG: Preserving Gaming's Past & Future","/noclip","documentary","evergreen","game preservation",["gog","drm-free","retro games","poland","noclip"],[124,53,135],"HN points to it as a good documentary on GOG's history and the difficulty of tracking down rights holders.",[2,2,0,2018,2022,0,2,4,0,0],0],["fg0_Vhldz-8","Liquid Democracy In Simple Terms","pxi","explainer","evergreen","liquid democracy",["delegative democracy","voting","political theory","animation"],[73,81],"HN users share it as a brief, good introduction whenever liquid or delegative democracy comes up.",[1,2,0,2016,2016,0,2,5,0,0],0],["fifjjacjLBE","Table Saw Safety: My Accident and How to Avoid Your Own","MrFixItDIY","tutorial","evergreen","table saw safety",["woodworking","kickback","safety","diy"],[115,117],"HN recommends it as a candid mea culpa and a kickback demonstration that changed how people use push blocks.",[2,2,0,2018,2019,0,2,1,0,0],0],["fjbWr3ODbAo","The illusion of consciousness | Dan Dennett","TED","talk","evergreen","philosophy of consciousness",["dan dennett","consciousness","perception","philosophy of mind","illusion"],[93,143],"HN recommends it as a short route to Dennett's view of consciousness as a bag of tricks, often in AI and cognition threads.",[2,2,0,2020,2023,0,2,2,0,0],0],["fjs2gPa5sD0","Jordan Peterson - IQ and The Job Market","Bite-sized Philosophy","commentary","evergreen","iq and employment",["jordan peterson","iq","job market","psychology","hiring"],[91,71],"HN cites it in threads on jobs, automation and hiring when arguing about IQ and employability.",[2,2,0,2017,2018,0,2,7,0,0],0],["fmF7HpU_-9k","\"Hedy: A Gradual programming language\" by Felienne Hermans (Strange Loop 2022)","Strange Loop Conference","talk","evergreen","programming education",["hedy","gradual language","teaching programming","kids","python"],[141,0,3],"HN points to it in beginner-programming-education threads for its distinction between easy to learn and easy to teach.",[2,2,0,2022,2023,0,2,1,0,0],0],["frnLiXclAMo","ZFS Native Encryption by Tom Caputi","OpenZFS","talk","dated","zfs native encryption",["zfs","encryption","filesystems","openzfs","storage"],[11,18],"Recommended whenever ZFS encryption comes up as the authoritative explanation of how it was added and its trade-offs at scale.",[2,2,0,2017,2022,0,2,3,0,0],0],["fwCz8Ris79g","What is a rocket mass heater?","paul wheaton","explainer","evergreen","rocket mass heaters",["rocket mass heater","wood stove","thermal mass","home heating","permaculture"],[105,117],"Linked as the quickest way to grasp the rocket mass heater concept in threads on heating and thermal storage.",[2,2,0,2018,2021,0,3,3,0,0],0],["fzBRYsiyxjI","The Material Science of Metal 3D Printing","Real Engineering","explainer","evergreen","metal 3d printing materials",["3d printing","metallurgy","fatigue","laser sintering","materials science"],[87,116,114],"Commenters point to it whenever 3D-printed metal parts come up, as a clear explanation of why they have poor fatigue life and material defects.",[3,2,0,2019,2020,0,3,1,0,0],0],["gC295d3V9gE","\"Datafun: a functional query language\" by Michael Arntzenius","Strange Loop Conference","talk","evergreen","functional query languages",["datafun","datalog","strange loop","programming languages","databases"],[11,1,0],"HN recommends it as an approachable talk on a total functional generalization of Datalog, by the language's author.",[2,2,0,2018,2025,0,2,2,0,0],0],["gTmhS6hcY-A","Rockafire Explosion Documentary","Rye & Cole","documentary","evergreen","animatronic entertainment history",["rock-afire explosion","animatronics","showbiz pizza","retro tech","fan preservation"],[135,53,50],"HN commenters point to it whenever Chuck E. Cheese animatronics come up, as the best history of the band's direct ancestor and its devoted preservationists.",[2,2,0,2024,2024,0,2,1,0,0],0],["gUnxzVOs3rk","The Virtual Production of The Mandalorian Season One","Industrial Light & Magic","documentary","evergreen","virtual production led walls",["mandalorian","ilm","virtual production","unreal engine","led volume"],[60,61],"Cited as the canonical look at LED-wall virtual production, referenced in threads on game engines in film and CGI.",[3,2,0,2021,2022,0,3,6,0,0],0],["gfh-VCTwMw8","Avoiding Microservice Megadisasters - Jimmy Bogard","NDC Conferences","talk","evergreen","microservice architecture failures",["microservices","distributed monolith","conway's law","architecture","post-mortem"],[5,12],"Recommended as an entertaining cautionary talk on microservice failures and Conway's law.",[2,2,0,2018,2023,0,2,1,0,0],0],["ghDvyItIHTY","Fixing Apple's GOOD Engineering - M1 MacBook Air thermal pads","Linus Tech Tips","demo","dated","laptop thermals",["macbook air","m1","thermal pads","fanless cooling","hardware mod"],[44,43,39],"It is linked in laptop thermal threads for a layman's overview of why Apple limits surface temperature and why the mod is not simple.",[2,2,0,2021,2023,0,2,3,0,0],0],["gmn7tjSNyAA","How to grow fresh air | Kamal Meattle","TED","talk","evergreen","indoor air quality plants",["houseplants","air quality","ted talk","indoor plants","co2"],[107,149],"HN commenters cite it in threads about indoor air quality, CO2 and houseplants as a cheap, low-tech approach.",[2,2,0,2016,2016,0,3,3,0,0],0],["goSEyGNfiPM","Updated BP Texas City Animation on the 15th Anniversary of the Explosion","USCSB","documentary","evergreen","industrial accident investigation",["bp texas city","process safety","csb","refinery explosion","accident animation"],[114,86,75],"HN recommends the CSB's accident reconstruction animations as clear, worthwhile case studies of industrial disasters.",[2,2,0,2023,2025,0,2,1,0,0],0],["gtLxZiiuaXs","The Most Complex International Borders in the World","WonderWhy","explainer","evergreen","enclaves and borders",["enclaves","exclaves","border geography","baarle","india-bangladesh"],[74,77],"HN points to it as a visual explainer of enclaves, exclaves and counter-enclaves, especially in threads on the India-Bangladesh exchange.",[2,2,0,2015,2018,0,2,2,0,0],0],["h2cs8QLnxlU","Sergey Kuryokhin: Lenin was a mushroom / С.Курехин: Ленин был грибом, part 1","xox","comedy","evergreen","soviet tv hoax",["kuryokhin","lenin mushroom","hoax","soviet television","media satire"],[80,130,77],"Shared as a delightful example of a famous media hoax.",[2,2,0,2016,2018,0,2,1,0,0],0],["h67k9eEw9AY","George Carlin on Soft Language","CappyNJ","comedy","evergreen","euphemism and soft language",["george carlin","stand-up","euphemism","language","comedy"],[129,145],"Cited whenever euphemisms appear in corporate, product or news language, as the classic comedic critique.",[2,2,0,2013,2014,0,2,4,0,0],["o25I2fzFGoY"]],["h7Sv_pS8MgQ","Coronavirus Update 98: Rapid COVID 19 Antigen Testing at Home - A Possible Breakthrough","MedCram - Medical Lectures Explained CLEARLY","lecture","news","covid rapid antigen testing",["covid-19","antigen tests","screening","public health","medcram"],[96],"Pointed to in 2020 testing threads for a visual explanation of why rapid antigen tests still serve a purpose.",[2,2,0,2020,2021,0,2,1,0,0],0],["hBmhDf8cl0k","Larynx Demo","synesthesiam","demo","dated","offline text-to-speech",["larynx","tts","open source","neural voice","privacy"],[26],"HN points to it as proof that offline TTS can sound natural, relevant to private voice assistant alternatives.",[3,2,0,2021,2023,0,3,1,0,0],0],["hBpetDxIEMU","The Stuff of Thought | Steven Pinker | Talks at Google","Talks at Google","talk","evergreen","linguistics and cognition",["steven pinker","profanity","psycholinguistics","taboo words","indirect speech"],[145,91],"HN commenters cite it for Pinker's analysis of profanity and of why talking about taboo words differs from using them.",[2,2,0,2014,2015,0,2,5,0,0],0],["hJP5GqnTrNo","How AI Could Save (Not Destroy) Education | Sal Khan | TED","TED","talk","dated","ai tutoring in education",["khanmigo","ai tutors","khan academy","education","llms"],[23,141,22],"Cited in AI-and-education threads as the optimistic case and demo for AI tutoring, and as a source on Khan Academy's LLM approach.",[2,2,0,2024,2025,0,3,6,0,0],0],["hMOwbNUpDQA","#112 LoRa / LoRaWAN De-Mystified / Tutorial","Andreas Spiess","tutorial","evergreen","lora wireless networking",["lora","lorawan","lpwan","link budget","the things network"],[42,15,41],"Recommended as a clear introduction to LoRa and the link budget idea that sets it apart.",[2,2,0,2019,2023,0,2,1,0,0],0],["hSrGfElyfVE","altitude chamber hypoxia training guy passes out","Kevin Hayward","demo","evergreen","hypoxia effects",["hypoxia","altitude chamber","pilot training","oxygen deprivation","aviation safety"],[109,98,90],"Linked as a vivid demonstration of how fast hypoxia incapacitates people, often without them noticing.",[2,2,0,2020,2020,0,2,1,0,0],0],["hT8GZlBBv5k","Cyclists' hearts: can you be so fit that you die?","Medlife Crisis","explainer","evergreen","athlete's heart",["cardiology","endurance sports","bradycardia","doping","cycling"],[96,98,138],"HN recommends it as a good, short explanation of athlete's heart and the risks of extreme fitness.",[2,2,0,2020,2023,0,2,3,0,0],0],["hZ1OgQL9_Cw","[4k, 60 fps] A Trip Through New York City in 1911","Denis Shiryaev","demo","dated","ai video restoration",["new york 1911","upscaling","colorization","neural networks","historical footage"],[77,26,135],"HN points to it as an impressive example of ML-based video restoration, and as the test case in the debate over whether upscaling historical footage is respectful or misleading.",[2,2,0,2020,2020,0,2,3,0,0],0],["hdt18p-VMmQ","How I Almost Ruined MrBeast Squid Game","William Osman","commentary","news","hardware prototyping",["mrbeast","squid game","maker","wifi hardware","youtube production"],[116,42],"Makers recommend it as a behind-the-scenes look at crunch-time hardware engineering for a big YouTube production.",[2,2,0,2022,2024,0,2,1,0,0],0],["hhiLw5Q_UFg","John Schulman - Reinforcement Learning from Human Feedback: Progress and Challenges","UC Berkeley EECS","talk","dated","rlhf for language models",["rlhf","chatgpt","hallucination","behavior cloning","openai"],[21,22],"Recommended in LLM threads as an authoritative explanation from a ChatGPT architect of why models hallucinate and why imitation is not enough.",[2,2,0,2023,2023,0,2,3,0,0],0],["hyry8mgXiTk","Eric Cline | 1177 BC: The Year Civilization Collapsed","The Institute for the Study of Ancient Cultures","lecture","evergreen","bronze age collapse",["bronze age","1177 bc","ancient mediterranean","archaeology","eric cline"],[77],"HN recommends it as an entertaining intro to the Bronze Age collapse from the book's author.",[2,2,0,2016,2016,0,2,2,0,0],0],["hzGaO4Kdz2Y","EEVblog #854 - B52 Bomber Automatic Astro Compass Teardown","EEVblog","demo","evergreen","mechanical analog computers",["teardown","b-52","astro compass","navigation","eevblog"],[43,113,109],"Pointed to when people want to see the cams and gears inside a mechanical navigation computer.",[2,2,0,2016,2017,0,2,1,0,0],0],["i5uSbp0YDhc","Gay Frogs: A Deep Dive","Oki's Weird Stories","explainer","evergreen","endocrine disruptors",["atrazine","frogs","epa","pesticides","regulatory capture"],[95,107,80],"Cited as support for the claim that chemicals affect amphibian sex and as an example of corporate influence over regulation.",[2,2,0,2022,2023,0,2,3,0,0],0],["i9MHigUZKEM","AngularJS Fundamentals In 60-ish Minutes","Dan Wahlin","tutorial","dated","angularjs",["angularjs","javascript","spa","directives","web frameworks"],[4],"HN recommended it as a good beginner screencast and as an example of the kind of tutorial other frameworks needed.",[2,2,0,2014,2016,0,2,1,0,0],0],["i9MXYZh1jcs","Amiga Samplers : Budget dance music in 1990","debuglive","demo","evergreen","amiga sampling and trackers",["amiga 500","sampler","tracker music","noisetracker","retro music production"],[50,132],"HN commenters recommend it as a clear demonstration of Amiga-era sampling and tracker workflows.",[2,2,0,2020,2021,0,2,5,0,0],0],["iN1MsCXkPSA","Illustrating Crafting Interpreters","Bob Nystrom","demo","evergreen","hand-drawn book illustration",["crafting interpreters","illustration","pen and ink","time-lapse","bob nystrom"],[7,137,136],"Shared in Crafting Interpreters threads because it shows the care behind the book and is satisfying to watch.",[2,2,0,2020,2022,0,2,2,0,0],0],["iRdwXQb7CfM","Why North America Can't Build Nice Apartments (because of one rule)","About Here","explainer","evergreen","single-stair apartment egress",["building codes","single-stair","housing","fire egress","urbanism"],[111,112],"HN commenters share it in housing and single-stair egress threads as an enjoyable, accessible explainer of the two-stair rule.",[3,2,0,2023,2024,0,3,5,0,0],0],["iSmkqocn0oQ","Simon Peyton Jones - Haskell is useless","bunidanoable","interview","evergreen","programming language design",["haskell","simon peyton jones","purity","language convergence","type safety","effects"],[0,1],"HN cites it constantly in language debates for his useful-versus-safe diagram and the convergence of languages, with commenters clarifying that his remark predates how Haskell handles effects.",[2,2,0,2023,2024,0,2,15,1,2],0],["i_qE1iAmjFg","10 Things I Learned from the jQuery Source","Paul Irish","talk","dated","javascript",["jquery","source code reading","javascript patterns","paul irish","web development"],[4,9],"A classic recommendation among JavaScript talks and for reading real library code to learn patterns.",[3,2,0,2011,2011,0,3,1,0,0],0],["ia8Q51ouA_s","Positive Affirmations for Site Reliability Engineers","KRAZAM","comedy","evergreen","tech satire",["sre","on-call","outages","krazam","devops humor"],[130,16],"Shared as comic relief that hits close to home for people who work with infrastructure at scale.",[2,2,0,2024,2024,0,2,0,0,1],0],["ir0FAa8P2MU","The Pentagon Wars - 1998 Full Movie","Premium Movies","other","evergreen","military procurement",["pentagon wars","bradley vehicle","satire","hbo film","defense acquisition"],[78,130,133],"It is recommended in threads on the F-35 and defense procurement as a funny, mostly factual look at how requirements balloon, with some warnings about its accuracy.",[2,2,0,2022,2023,0,2,2,1,0],0],["isBYV6QWDIo","India's Semiconductor Failure","Asianometry","explainer","evergreen","india semiconductor industry",["semiconductors","india","fabs","scl","industrial policy"],[40,67],"HN uses it as the source on India's early fab attempts, in threads about India's semiconductor ambitions.",[2,2,0,2022,2025,0,2,3,0,0],0],["ispyUPqqL1c","Why Are Birthrates Plummeting Worldwide?","Patrick Boyle","commentary","evergreen","declining birth rates",["fertility","demographics","population decline","society","economics"],[79,69],"HN users cite it as a data-rich look at falling fertility that points to declining coupling rather than people choosing fewer kids.",[2,2,0,2025,2026,0,2,1,0,0],0],["iuumnjJWFO4","Babel Fish - The Oddest Thing In The Universe - The Hitchhiker's Guide To The Galaxy - BBC","BBC Studios","other","evergreen","hitchhiker's guide tv series",["douglas adams","babel fish","bbc","retro animation","science fiction"],[133,136],"HN points to it for the memorable hand-animated computer graphics, which still hold up, and as the TV rendition of a famous passage.",[1,2,0,2020,2022,0,2,3,0,0],0],["j56s46e97Lo","30c3 - Trevor Paglen - Six Landscapes - 131228 2300","KraftZeitung","talk","evergreen","government secrecy and surveillance",["trevor paglen","30c3","spy satellites","secret state","photography"],[19,137,78],"Recommended as a fascinating and still relevant look at the physical footprint of government secrecy.",[2,2,0,2017,2022,0,2,3,0,0],0],["j9uRckJLqLk","The 3D-Printed Curta Calculator","Adam Savage’s Tested","demo","evergreen","mechanical calculators",["curta","3d printing","analog calculators","adam savage","maker"],[116,113,47],"Linked whenever the Curta or mechanical calculators come up, as a look at a working 3D-printed version.",[2,2,0,2018,2025,0,2,1,0,0],0],["jAZapFzpP64","So...TikTok Sucks","Hank Green","commentary","dated","creator economy",["tiktok","youtube","creator fund","revenue sharing","social media"],[65,51,67],"Cited in threads on creator economics as a clear explanation of how TikTok payouts shrink per creator as the platform grows.",[2,2,0,2022,2022,0,2,4,0,0],0],["jCC8fPQOaxU","Mobile Homes: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO)","LastWeekTonight","commentary","evergreen","mobile home parks",["john oliver","affordable housing","private equity","mobile homes"],[71,80,68],"HN commenters point to it as good, accessible coverage of mobile-home park exploitation by private equity.",[2,2,0,2019,2024,0,2,2,0,0],0],["jK0BkTPUGQY","Dr. Matthew Phillips - 'Metabolic Strategies as Therapies in Cancer and Neurodegeneration'","Low Carb Down Under","talk","dated","metabolic therapy for neurodegeneration",["ketogenic diet","fasting","alzheimer's","parkinson's","mitochondria"],[97,96,90],"HN commenters point to it in threads on fasting, cancer and Alzheimer's as a clinician's overview of metabolic therapy.",[2,2,0,2022,2022,0,2,2,0,0],0],["jQOfbObFOCw","PHILOSOPHY - Albert Camus","The School of Life","explainer","evergreen","albert camus absurdism",["camus","absurdism","existentialism","philosophy","meaning"],[143],"Offered as an accessible introduction to Camus and absurdism.",[2,2,0,2018,2021,0,2,1,0,0],0],["jfOUVYQnuhw","One Typo, Wrong Continent","CGP Grey","explainer","evergreen","airport codes",["airport codes","aviation","iata","naming","cgp grey"],[109,145],"HN people point to it as a fun summary of how messy airport codes are, especially in threads on aviation falsehoods and code collisions.",[2,2,0,2022,2025,0,2,1,0,0],0],["jf_ddGnum_4","Implementing (part of) a BitTorrent client in Rust","Jon Gjengset","tutorial","evergreen","bittorrent client in rust",["rust","bittorrent","live coding","codecrafters","networking"],[2,15,9],"HN recommends it as a comprehensive walkthrough of the build-your-own-BitTorrent challenge and as an introduction to CodeCrafters.",[2,2,0,2023,2023,0,2,3,0,0],0],["jj8rMwdQf6k","Peter Schiff Mortgage Bankers Speech Nov/13/06","Peter Schiff","talk","dated","housing bubble prediction",["peter schiff","mortgage crisis","housing bubble","2008 crash","economics"],[69,68],"HN cites it as a famous example of someone publicly predicting the housing crash before it happened.",[2,2,0,2009,2013,0,2,1,0,0],0],["jzMFoNZeZm0","\"You Couldn't Make Blazing Saddles Today!\"","Infranaut","commentary","evergreen","blazing saddles and satire",["blazing saddles","westerns","satire","film criticism","censorship debate"],[134,76,130],"Pointed to as an informative rebuttal to the popular claim and as an explanation of the film's satirical effect on Westerns.",[2,2,0,2020,2025,0,2,2,0,0],0],["kBLkX2VaQs4","Louis CK - Everything Is Amazing and Nobody Is Happy","Patrick Reed","comedy","evergreen","taking technology for granted",["louis ck","complaining","gratitude","stand-up","progress"],[129,147],"HN commenters bring it up as a reminder to appreciate technology instead of complaining, from Waymo to AI art to flight delays.",[2,2,0,2020,2021,0,2,1,0,3],["nUBtKNzoKZ4"]],["kIoZDUd5DKw","CppCon 2019: Matt Godbolt “Compiler Explorer: Behind The Scenes”","CppCon","talk","evergreen","compiler explorer",["matt godbolt","compiler explorer","c++","assembly","cloud scaling"],[7,2,16],"Recommended as the source on how Compiler Explorer began and for its lesser-known features like the machine code analyzer.",[2,2,0,2021,2021,0,2,2,0,0],0],["kLiwvnr4L80","Trends in Deep Learning Hardware: Bill Dally (NVIDIA)","Paul G. Allen School","lecture","dated","deep learning hardware",["bill dally","nvidia","gpu","low-precision arithmetic","energy efficiency"],[39,21,142],"HN commenters cite it for NVIDIA's perspective on AI hardware efficiency, including logarithmic number formats and energy use.",[3,2,0,2023,2024,0,3,2,0,0],0],["kTKn1aSOyOs","Tom Lehrer - Wernher von Braun - with intro - widescreen","The Tom Lehrer Wisdom Channel","music","evergreen","satirical songs",["tom lehrer","wernher von braun","satire","engineering ethics","rocketry"],[131,130],"HN quotes it in discussions of engineers' moral responsibility and recommends it as a favorite of Lehrer's witty songs.",[2,2,0,2018,2020,0,2,2,0,0],0],["kTrOg19gzP4","Geo Carncross: How to program computers (kos)","Justin Cormack","talk","evergreen","kOS minimal operating system",["kos","k language","operating systems","array programming","geocar"],[13,0],"HN commenters recommend it as a rare live look at kOS in action, and one that is fascinating and mind-bending.",[2,2,0,2017,2019,0,2,5,0,0],0],["k_P7Y0-wgos","The Man With The Seven Second Memory","Real Stories","documentary","evergreen","amnesia and memory",["clive wearing","amnesia","memory","neurology","brain damage"],[90,135],"HN points to it as the extended documentary on an extreme case of amnesia whenever memory loss or consciousness comes up.",[2,2,0,2020,2024,0,2,1,0,0],0],["kc_Jq42Og7Q","Jaron Lanier interview on how social media ruins your life","Channel 4 News","interview","evergreen","social media harms",["jaron lanier","facebook","algorithms","attention economy","data collection"],[147,19],"Offered as a concise summary of the economics and manipulation behind social media addiction in Facebook-related threads.",[2,2,0,2018,2019,0,2,1,0,0],0],["kdsb2wwn-7g","China's Bicycle sharing WENT INSANE!","serpentza","commentary","dated","dockless bike sharing in china",["bike sharing","mobike","china","oversupply","urban transport"],[111,67],"HN commenters point to it as a brief, accurate insider overview of what went wrong with oversupplied dockless bike sharing.",[2,2,0,2017,2018,0,3,1,0,0],0],["knbVWXzL4-4","Why the Dutch Wait Less at Traffic Lights","Not Just Bikes","explainer","evergreen","traffic signal design",["traffic lights","netherlands","urban planning","transit priority","intersection design"],[111],"Used as the standard reference for what genuinely smart traffic signals look like, in threads about traffic engineering and self-driving cars.",[2,2,0,2021,2022,0,2,5,0,0],0],["koTf7u0v41o","Plenary: Performance Matters - Emery Berger - CppCon 2020","CppCon","talk","evergreen","performance measurement",["benchmarking","profiling","c++","performance","causal profiling"],[6,2],"Recommended for treating benchmarking and profiling scientifically rather than by myth, with innovative tools.",[2,2,0,2021,2022,0,2,1,0,0],0],["ky1nGQhHTso","Why is Japan So Weak in Software?","Asianometry","explainer","evergreen","japanese software industry",["japan","software industry","tech history","asianometry","economics"],[67,47],"Recommended as a good explanation of Japanese software industry struggles, though one commenter is unsure of its accuracy.",[2,2,0,2024,2026,0,2,2,0,0],0],["kz9wjJjmkmc","Final Warning Limits to Growth","biopilz","documentary","evergreen","limits to growth",["club of rome","limits to growth","systems thinking","sustainability","economic growth"],[107,69,135],"HN commenters point to it as an overview of the Club of Rome's work in threads on systems thinking and collapse.",[1,2,0,2018,2020,0,2,2,0,0],0],["l3whaviTqqg","Humanity was born way ahead of its time. The reason is grabby aliens.","Rational Animations","explainer","evergreen","grabby aliens",["fermi paradox","robin hanson","great filter","anthropic reasoning","extraterrestrial life"],[84,143],"Recommended as a short explanation of a non-intuitive anthropic reasoning argument.",[2,2,0,2021,2022,0,2,1,0,0],0],["lBVvnDfW2Xo","Forced-air Furnaces: The What, Why, and How","Technology Connections","explainer","evergreen","forced-air furnaces",["furnaces","home heating","hvac","gas appliances","technology connections"],[105,113],"HN people point to it as the full explanation of how gas furnaces work, mostly in threads on heating, power outages and gas appliances.",[2,2,0,2021,2022,0,3,3,0,0],0],["lD9FAOPBiDk","Do you know this guy? | Internet Explorer","internetexplorer","comedy","dated","internet explorer advertising",["internet explorer","microsoft","advertising","browser wars","humor"],[53,140],"Cited in threads about IE's reputation as an example of Microsoft's self-aware, funny advertising.",[3,2,0,2012,2013,0,3,3,0,0],0],["lDfjdGva3NE","ElixirConf 2021 - Isaac Yonemoto - Zig (heart) Elixir","ElixirConf","talk","dated","zig nifs in elixir",["zig","elixir","zigler","nifs","beam"],[1,2],"HN threads on Zig and Elixir link it as the creator's explanation of how Zig NIFs can behave nicely inside the BEAM.",[2,2,0,2021,2024,0,2,4,0,0],0],["le71yVPh4uk","Spying on the Scammers [Part 1/5]","Jim Browning","documentary","evergreen","tech support scams",["scam baiting","call centres","jim browning","fraud","social engineering"],[19,17],"HN points to it as a fascinating inside look at how Indian scam call centres operate, often when scams come up in discussion.",[2,2,0,2020,2021,0,2,3,0,0],0],["leFuF-zoVzA","How I Made My Own iPhone - in China","Strange Parts","documentary","evergreen","shenzhen electronics markets",["iphone","shenzhen","right to repair","hardware","huaqiangbei"],[43,44,114],"HN cites it as proof that a full iPhone can be assembled from sourced parts, in right-to-repair and Shenzhen hardware ecosystem discussions.",[2,2,0,2018,2020,0,2,6,0,0],0],["lfo8XHGFAIQ","Can We Terraform the Sahara to Stop Climate Change?","Real Engineering","explainer","evergreen","geoengineering",["sahara","climate change","carbon removal","albedo","real engineering"],[102,107],"Recommended in tree-planting and carbon removal threads as a sourced explanation of why greening deserts is not a simple climate fix.",[3,2,0,2019,2021,0,3,1,0,0],0],["lix-vr_AF38","Firing the Lorentz Plasma Cannon","LightningOnDemand","demo","evergreen","high-voltage plasma devices",["plasma cannon","lorentz force","capacitors","high voltage","pulsed power"],[41,116,88],"HN users suggest it to anyone who enjoys extreme high-voltage projects and big capacitor-bank discharges.",[2,2,0,2025,2025,0,3,2,0,0],0],["lpu-3UF_b48","Perl 6 for Mere Mortals","Curtis “Ovid” Poe","talk","dated","perl 6",["perl 6","raku","fosdem","programming languages"],[3,0],"Offered as a pragmatic, convincing counter to the idea that Perl 6 is too strange to use.",[2,2,0,2015,2015,0,2,1,0,0],0],["lwhMThePdIo","The new Windows subsystem for Linux architecture: a deep dive - BRK3068","Microsoft Developer","talk","dated","windows subsystem for linux 2",["wsl2","hypervisor","microsoft build","linux kernel","9p"],[13,14],"HN points to it as the authoritative source for how WSL2 works and why Microsoft rebuilt it.",[2,2,0,2019,2020,0,2,4,0,0],0],["lyu7v7nWzfo","Your Brain Hallucinates Your Conscious Reality | Anil Seth | TED","TED","talk","evergreen","consciousness and perception",["predictive processing","neuroscience","controlled hallucination","consciousness","ted talk"],[93,90],"HN cites it whenever threads touch consciousness, perception or predictive-processing, especially for its examples of expectation changing what you perceive.",[2,2,0,2019,2021,0,2,4,0,0],0],["lzsZP9o7SlI","Homeschooling: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO)","LastWeekTonight","commentary","dated","homeschooling regulation",["homeschooling","john oliver","education policy","oversight","united states"],[80,141,75],"HN commenters use it as a researched, eye-opening reference whenever homeschooling oversight comes up.",[3,2,0,2023,2023,0,3,3,0,0],0],["mOJlg8g8_yw","The History of Tetris World Records","Summoning Salt","documentary","evergreen","tetris world records",["tetris","speedrunning","video game history","competitive gaming","nes"],[126,124,135],"HN recommends it as a thorough, well-researched history, and one commenter finds such videos more exhaustive than Wikipedia's sourced articles.",[2,2,0,2025,2026,0,2,1,0,0],0],["mXVGIb3bzHI","Testing if 60 minutes of silence drives you crazy","Veritasium","explainer","evergreen","anechoic chambers and silence",["silence","anechoic chamber","veritasium","sound","psychology"],[88,91],"HN links it in threads about silence and quiet rooms, as a good first-hand look at the anechoic chamber that debunks the madness myth.",[2,2,0,2017,2019,0,2,4,0,0],0],["macM_MtS_w4","Turing & The Halting Problem - Computerphile","Computerphile","explainer","evergreen","halting problem",["halting problem","alan turing","computability","decidability","computer science theory"],[31],"Offered as a short, clear explanation of the halting problem and its link to decidability.",[2,2,0,2019,2021,0,2,2,0,0],0],["mceaM2_zQd8","Strange Spheres in Higher Dimensions - Numberphile","Numberphile","explainer","evergreen","high-dimensional geometry",["hyperspheres","higher dimensions","numberphile","matt parker","geometry"],[35,33],"Recommended whenever the counterintuitive geometry of high-dimensional spheres comes up, including in vector embedding discussions.",[2,2,0,2020,2025,0,2,2,0,0],0],["mhJRzQsLZGg","Starbase Live: 24/7 Starship & Super Heavy Development From SpaceX's Boca Chica Facility","NASASpaceflight","news","news","starship development",["spacex","starship","starbase","live stream","rocket launch"],[85],"Linked during Starship launches and testing as a live view that needs no login and shows the rockets actually being built.",[2,2,0,2023,2026,0,2,5,0,0],0],["msZ_E-4GFs8","Blower Door Test","Matt Risinger","tutorial","evergreen","home energy efficiency testing",["blower door test","air leakage","building science","home construction","insulation"],[105,112],"HN recommends it as a good look at how blower door tests measure a home's energy efficiency and expose cut corners.",[2,2,0,2017,2023,0,2,1,0,0],0],["mzJmTCYmo9g","Bird and Fortune - Subprime Crisis","kerviel88888","comedy","evergreen","subprime crisis satire",["subprime","financial crisis","satire","investment banking","structured credit"],[130,69],"HN points to it as a funny but accurate send-up of banker thinking, noting that comedians grasped the crisis before Lehman collapsed.",[2,2,0,2008,2018,0,2,1,0,1],0],["nBiJB8YuDBQ","John Stossel's Illegal Everything","VP attnm","documentary","evergreen","overcriminalization",["john stossel","criminal law","prosecutors","regulation","civil liberties"],[75,76],"HN recommends it in discussions of overcriminalization and prosecutorial overreach, notably after Aaron Swartz's death.",[2,2,0,2012,2013,0,2,1,0,0],0],["nLjFTHTgEVU","Unconscious Bias @ Work | Google Ventures","GV (Google Ventures)","talk","evergreen","unconscious bias at work",["unconscious bias","diversity","hiring","workplace","google"],[66,91,79],"HN recommends it as an interesting look at the psychology research behind bias in hiring and performance reviews.",[2,2,0,2015,2017,0,2,1,0,0],0],["nO5vjmDFZaI","BBS the Documentary [Full HD]","L33T GUY","documentary","evergreen","bbs history",["bbs","bulletin board systems","jason scott","computer history","dial-up"],[47,51,49],"HN recommends it as a definitive, nostalgic history of BBS culture whenever people ask what the pre-internet online world was like.",[2,2,0,2018,2019,0,2,2,0,0],0],["nQHBAdShgYI","Why Teleportation Would Kill You","CGP Grey","explainer","evergreen","philosophy of personal identity",["teleportation","ship of theseus","identity","star trek","thought experiment"],[143,93],"Pointed to in threads about mind uploading and teleportation as a good, accessible look at personal identity.",[2,2,0,2016,2018,0,2,4,0,0],0],["nTFEUsudhfs","Let's use video to reinvent education | Salman Khan","TED","talk","dated","flipped classroom and online education",["khan academy","flipped classroom","video lectures","education technology","ted"],[141,147],"HN recommends it as an inspiring pitch for video-based, flipped-classroom learning.",[2,2,0,2011,2012,0,2,1,0,0],0],["nbiVbd_CEIA","Google's DeepMind AI vs StarCraft 2 World Champion - Game 1","ArtosisTV","commentary","news","alphastar starcraft match",["alphastar","deepmind","starcraft 2","serral","game analysis"],[125,21,127],"Cited as footage of AlphaStar beating a top human StarCraft 2 player, and for accessible game analysis.",[2,2,0,2022,2024,0,2,2,0,0],0],["nkRxvEjprBM","5 The Lives of Others - Wiesler as a ruthless and efficient Stasi operator","demyjink","other","evergreen","stasi surveillance in film",["the lives of others","stasi","east germany","surveillance","film clip"],[133,19],"HN cites it, and the scent-sample scene in the film, in threads about surveillance and Stasi methods such as smell registers.",[1,2,0,2019,2020,0,2,2,0,0],0],["nnl6nY8YKHs","Nick Bostrom - The Simulation Argument (Full)","Science, Technology & the Future","interview","evergreen","simulation argument",["nick bostrom","simulation hypothesis","posthumanism","philosophy","future of humanity"],[143,147],"Offered as a less technical introduction to Bostrom's simulation paper.",[2,2,0,2017,2019,0,2,1,0,0],0],["nq_SpRBXRmE","Philip Glass - Pruit Igoe (from Koyaanisqatsi)","Guntis","music","evergreen","koyaanisqatsi",["philip glass","koyaanisqatsi","pruitt-igoe","film score","documentary"],[131,133],"HN mentions it as a favorite documentary scene and as a reference for the Pruitt-Igoe demolition.",[2,2,0,2014,2021,0,2,1,0,0],0],["nv7-YM4wno8","BTD10: The 835kph Sailplane and Dynamic Soaring","TNG Technology Consulting GmbH","talk","evergreen","dynamic soaring",["gliders","aerodynamics","rc aircraft","speed records","physics"],[109,88],"Recommended as a detailed, wonderful explanation of the physics of dynamic soaring and record-speed RC gliders.",[2,2,0,2022,2023,0,2,1,0,0],0],["nxeMoaxUpWk","Can The Human Body Handle Rotating Artificial Gravity?","Scott Manley","explainer","evergreen","artificial gravity",["rotating space stations","coriolis effect","spaceflight","human adaptation","scott manley"],[85,82],"Linked as the clear explainer on rotational gravity and its Coriolis oddities.",[2,2,0,2021,2022,0,2,3,0,0],0],["o25I2fzFGoY","George Carlin on soft language","Rob Logan","comedy","evergreen","euphemistic language",["george carlin","soft language","euphemism","stand-up"],[129,145],"HN reaches for this clip whenever a thread involves euphemism or corporate and sanitized phrasing.",[2,2,0,2019,2023,0,2,7,0,0],["h67k9eEw9AY"]],["o4MwTvtyrUQ","What is a Browser?","Ji Lee","other","evergreen","user understanding of browsers",["browsers","user research","street interviews","google","ux"],[55,4,51],"Cited as evidence that ordinary users often don't understand basic technology like browsers, as a reminder for designers and developers.",[2,2,0,2014,2016,0,2,18,0,0],0],["oFfVt3S51T4","Cursor Team: Future of Programming with AI | Lex Fridman Podcast #447","Lex Fridman","podcast","dated","ai-assisted programming",["cursor","ai code editor","speculative decoding","llm tooling","developer workflow"],[22,52,8],"HN commenters point to it as the best first-hand account of Cursor's technical internals, straight from its founders.",[2,2,0,2024,2025,0,2,3,0,0],0],["oLGZdLpHl1w","A Conversation with Stewart Brand (Devcon4)","Ethereum Foundation","interview","evergreen","stewart brand",["stewart brand","devcon","ethereum","decentralization","whole earth catalog"],[52,49,18],"Shared in web3 threads as a thoughtful conversation tying Brand's long-view thinking to the decentralization movement.",[2,2,0,2021,2021,0,2,2,0,0],0],["oLiheMQayNE","OpenAI's GPT-4 Discussion with Red Teamer Nathan Labenz and Erik Torenberg","Cognitive Revolution \"How AI Changes Everything\"","interview","dated","gpt-4 red teaming",["gpt-4","red teaming","ai safety","rlhf","nathan labenz"],[22,23],"Cited as a firsthand account of the raw, unfiltered GPT-4 before safety tuning, especially the part after 45 minutes.",[3,2,0,2023,2023,0,5,2,0,0],0],["oP1Oq3JLNbc","Canada's 100-Foot Freight Railway To Nowhere","Half as Interesting","explainer","news","shipping regulation loophole",["railway to nowhere","regulatory loophole","shipping","canada"],[72,119,111],"HN recommends the channel for short, wry videos on obscure topics, and this one is cited as an example of gaming rules via a loophole.",[2,2,0,2022,2023,0,2,1,0,1],0],["oZAc5t2lkvo","How Do Bikes Stay Up?","minutephysics","explainer","evergreen","bicycle stability",["bicycles","gyroscopic effect","self-stabilization","physics","steering"],[88,82],"HN people link it as a quick, clear answer to the question of bicycle stability, including in threads on bike mathematics.",[2,2,0,2016,2016,0,2,3,0,0],0],["o_TlE_U_X3c","Leap Technology","aamoviebb","demo","evergreen","leap keys interface",["jef raskin","canon cat","leap keys","user interface","text editing"],[48,47],"HN uses it as the visual reference for Leap keys and Raskin's interface ideas whenever jump-to-text navigation or command palettes come up.",[2,2,0,2016,2020,0,2,10,0,0],0],["obCjODeoLVw","Feynman: Mathematicians versus Physicists","TehPhysicalist","interview","evergreen","mathematics versus physics",["richard feynman","physics","mathematics","philosophy of science"],[82,33,148],"The reference people reach for when debating how math differs from physics.",[2,2,0,2014,2015,0,2,3,0,0],0],["obmt_PkIfBE","Joe Rogan Experience #965 - Robert Sapolsky","PowerfulJRE","podcast","evergreen","behavioral neuroscience",["robert sapolsky","toxoplasmosis","baboons","biology of behavior","interview"],[90,91,52],"HN commenters point to it as an accessible interview with a leading figure in the field, especially for toxo and baboon social behavior.",[2,2,0,2017,2017,0,2,1,0,0],0],["ok2uR3btMrE","Strong Towns: Property Tax vs. Land Value \"Tax\" (LVT)","John Snow","explainer","evergreen","land value tax",["land value tax","property tax","georgism","strong towns","urban finance"],[111,70,68],"Pointed to as a concise explanation of land value tax and its effect on city finances.",[2,2,0,2017,2022,0,2,1,0,0],0],["okg7uq_HrhQ","How Coronavirus Kills: Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS) & COVID 19 Treatment","MedCram - Medical Lectures Explained CLEARLY","lecture","dated","covid-19 respiratory failure",["ards","covid-19","ventilators","critical care","pneumonia"],[96],"In early 2020 HN commenters linked it as a clear explanation of how the virus kills through lung failure and why ventilator choices matter, notably in ventilator design threads.",[3,2,0,2020,2020,0,3,3,0,0],0],["ouvi-fwrfIY","Hareraiser (The Worst Game Ever) - Stuart Ashen - Norwich Gaming Festival 2017","Norwich Games Festival","talk","evergreen","bad video games",["hareraiser","masquerade","treasure hunt","retro games","gaming history"],[124,125],"Recommended as the best video account of the Hareraiser affair when treasure-hunt and puzzle stories come up.",[2,2,0,2020,2023,0,2,1,0,0],0],["p-I8GDklsN4","Taken for a Ride - The U.S. History of the Assault on Public Transport in the Last Century","PEACE REBEL","documentary","evergreen","us public transport history",["streetcars","highway lobby","gm","urban transit","car dependence"],[111,77,135],"HN cites it as the go-to documentary on how car-industry interests undermined US transit.",[2,2,0,2015,2018,0,2,3,0,0],0],["p3lsYlod5OU","Michael Levin: Biology, Life, Aliens, Evolution, Embryogenesis & Xenobots | Lex Fridman Podcast #325","Lex Fridman","podcast","evergreen","bioelectricity and developmental biology",["michael levin","xenobots","bioelectricity","embryogenesis","cancer","cognition"],[95,93,94],"HN links it as a long-form entry point to Levin's ideas on cancer, bioelectric signaling and intelligence beyond the brain, though one commenter finds some claims outlandish.",[3,2,0,2022,2024,0,3,5,1,0],0],["pEKq8jmckz0","Honda e First Drive | Fully Charged","Everything Electric CARS","demo","news","electric car review",["honda e","electric vehicles","test drive","camera mirrors","fully charged"],[110,44],"Shared in Honda e and camera-mirror threads as a look at the car's features and driving feel.",[2,2,0,2019,2019,0,2,4,0,0],0],["pNlq-EVld70","A 10x faster TypeScript","Microsoft Developer","talk","dated","typescript compiler performance",["typescript","go","compilers","anders hejlsberg","native port"],[7,4,6],"Commenters cite it as the authoritative source for why the port is faster and why Go was chosen.",[2,2,0,2025,2025,0,2,3,0,0],0],["pPJf8KrvJXU","Joel Spolsky at Startup School 2012","Y Combinator","talk","evergreen","startup advice",["joel spolsky","startup school","stackoverflow","fog creek","founders"],[64,52],"HN recalls it as a well-liked talk from a respected founder, cited on startup ambition and on how few servers StackOverflow needed.",[2,2,0,2014,2016,0,2,1,0,0],0],["pT19VwBAqKA","Protecting Privacy with MATH (Collab with the Census)","minutephysics","explainer","evergreen","differential privacy",["differential privacy","census","data privacy","minutephysics"],[19,27],"Linked as the clearest technical explainer of differential privacy and the census, and of why aggregate data can still compromise privacy.",[2,2,0,2021,2022,0,2,1,0,0],0],["p_iZr2-Coqc","Lake Peigneur Drilling Accident","ankerssm","documentary","evergreen","industrial accidents",["lake peigneur","salt mine","drilling accident","louisiana","whirlpool"],[135,106,108],"Linked in salt mine and industrial accident threads as a fascinating, quick account with striking footage.",[2,2,0,2020,2023,0,2,2,0,0],0],["pa5_tudyAF8","BMW i3 Factory Production Tour","europeanautosource","documentary","dated","automotive manufacturing",["bmw i3","factory automation","electric cars","robotics","megafactories"],[114,110],"Cited as a vivid example of modern, highly automated manufacturing with few workers, and of carmakers as robotics companies.",[2,2,0,2016,2017,0,2,3,0,0],0],["ph9O9yJoeZY","What Really Happened at the Millennium Tower?","Practical Engineering","explainer","dated","structural engineering",["millennium tower","foundations","geotechnical engineering","skyscrapers","san francisco"],[112,106],"HN commenters point to it as the well-made, detailed explanation of the Millennium Tower debacle whenever the tower comes up.",[2,2,0,2022,2023,0,2,1,0,0],0],["pq1XqP4-qOo","2021: Year of the Linux Gaming Desktop - Andrew Kelley","Zig SHOWTIME","talk","evergreen","linux binary compatibility",["static linking","zig","linux gaming","abi stability","graphics drivers"],[14,2,122],"HN cites it in threads on Linux desktop application distribution as a clear treatment of why binary compatibility and static linking are hard.",[2,2,0,2021,2024,0,2,3,0,0],0],["q58dLWjRTBE","I Got Bribed By Casinos, But I Exposed Them Instead","Coffeezilla","documentary","news","counter-strike skin gambling",["coffeezilla","csgo skins","online gambling","investigative journalism","valve"],[80,128,125],"HN commenters recommend the series as an in-depth investigation of third-party skin gambling and Valve's response.",[2,2,0,2024,2025,0,2,2,0,0],0],["q9Golcxjpi8","Renting vs Buying a Home: How to Decide","Ben Felix","explainer","evergreen","rent vs buy housing",["renting vs buying","personal finance","home ownership","5% rule"],[68],"Cited in housing threads for his rule-of-thumb rent-versus-buy analysis and the view that it is often a financial wash.",[2,2,0,2022,2023,0,2,3,0,0],0],["qLjgXPDzeZo","Fatboy Slim - The Rockafeller Skank | Het verhaal achter het nummer","Top 2000 a gogo","interview","evergreen","music production",["fatboy slim","atari st","sampling","recording studio","norman cook"],[132,131,50],"HN links it mostly for the glimpse of Cook's studio and his decades-old Atari ST, and as an example of a sample-based track.",[2,2,0,2021,2021,0,2,3,0,0],0],["qSfdtmcZ4d0","Rich Harris: Futuristic Web Development","Svelte Society","talk","dated","svelte and sveltekit",["svelte","sveltekit","sapper","rich harris","web frameworks"],[4],"Cited as the source for Sapper's end and SvelteKit's origin, and as an early view of where JS frameworks were heading.",[3,2,0,2020,2021,0,3,5,0,0],0],["qSjGouBmo0M","Why Are American Health Care Costs So High?","vlogbrothers","explainer","dated","us healthcare costs",["health care","economics","united states","john green","policy"],[96,70],"Pointed to as a quick, readable summary of the data behind US healthcare costs.",[2,2,0,2013,2014,0,2,1,0,0],0],["qWFScmtiC44","Talk: Video Games and the Future of Education","Jonathan Blow","talk","evergreen","games and education",["jonathan blow","education","game design","learning by doing","gamification"],[121,141],"HN commenters find his insights good, especially the idea that games work for learning by doing and for teaching problem-solving, in contrast to gamification.",[2,2,0,2020,2023,0,2,1,1,0],0],["qWKz3psejb0","Jones Act Debate | Center for Maritime Strategy & Heritage Foundation | Containerships & Dirigibles","What's Going on With Shipping?","commentary","evergreen","jones act",["jones act","shipping","cabotage","maritime policy","national security"],[119,75,72],"HN recommends the channel for clear coverage of the history, cabotage rules and debate around the Jones Act.",[2,2,0,2024,2025,0,2,1,0,0],0],["qZ73PftBfFg","Aircraft Development Update","Lilium","news","news","electric vtol aircraft",["lilium","evtol","aircraft design","certification","electric aviation"],[109,104],"Pointed to as primary-source company material that answers many engineering questions about the Lilium jet.",[2,2,0,2022,2022,0,2,1,0,0],0],["qgG5Jhi_Els","Vim universe. fzf - command line fuzzy finder","Alexey Samoshkin","tutorial","evergreen","fzf and vim",["fzf","vim","fuzzy finder","command line","screencast"],[8],"Recommended as a useful early tutorial for learning fzf with Vim.",[2,2,0,2020,2022,0,2,1,0,0],0],["qpoRO378qRY","Full interview: \"Godfather of artificial intelligence\" talks impact and potential of AI","CBS Mornings","interview","dated","ai risk and understanding",["geoffrey hinton","llms","agi","deep learning","ai safety"],[23,21,22],"Recommended as a more nuanced look at Hinton's views than headlines, especially his argument that LLMs are more than auto-complete.",[3,2,0,2023,2023,0,3,2,0,0],0],["qs2QcycggWU","How does Starlink Satellite Internet Work?📡☄🖥","Branch Education","explainer","evergreen","satellite internet",["starlink","phased array","beamforming","satellites","networking"],[15,85,41],"Recommended for its detailed and clear look at Starlink hardware and beamforming.",[2,2,0,2022,2023,0,2,2,0,0],0],["qv5b1Xowxdk","Altair 8800 - Video #7.1 - Loading 4K BASIC with a Teletype","deramp5113","demo","evergreen","vintage computing",["altair 8800","front panel","teletype","4k basic","bootloader"],[50,47],"Cited as a great demo of how early microcomputers were actually booted and operated.",[2,2,0,2022,2024,0,2,1,0,0],0],["qvNCVYkHKfg","Why Can't AI Make Its Own Discoveries? — With Yann LeCun","Alex Kantrowitz","podcast","dated","limits of llms",["yann lecun","world models","llm limitations","ai research","open source ai"],[22,21,52],"Pointed to as LeCun's argument for the limits of LLMs and the need for world models.",[2,2,0,2026,2026,0,2,1,0,0],0],["rCfPQLVzus4","What is the Ultraviolet Catastrophe?","Physics Explained","lecture","evergreen","blackbody radiation",["ultraviolet catastrophe","max planck","rayleigh-jeans","quantum mechanics","history of physics"],[83,82],"Recommended for a math-heavy but thorough treatment of the ultraviolet catastrophe and the history of the experiments.",[2,2,0,2022,2022,0,2,2,0,0],0],["rG_Eh0J_4_s","What Is A Rotating Detonation Engine - And Why Are They Better Than Regular Engines","Scott Manley","explainer","evergreen","detonation engines",["rotating detonation engine","rocket propulsion","thermodynamics","scott manley","jet engines"],[109,85,113],"Recommended as the introductory explainer whenever rotating detonation engines show up in the news.",[2,2,0,2021,2024,0,2,1,0,0],0],["rGgG-0lOJjk","Yo-Yo Ma Bach Cello Suite No.1 in G Major","Thanyaphong Na nakorn","music","evergreen","bach cello suites",["bach","cello","yo-yo ma","classical music","solo performance"],[131],"Offered as an entry point to Bach's cello suites, which HN commenters praise for evoking rich harmony from a single line.",[2,2,0,2018,2021,0,2,1,0,0],0],["rGqiswuJuQI","Jaron Lanier – Who is Civilization for? (+ Q&A with Ulrich Kelber) Willy Brandt Lecture 2018","Bundeskanzler-Willy-Brandt-Stiftung","lecture","evergreen","data dignity and ai economics",["jaron lanier","ai","data dignity","privacy","tech ethics"],[147,19,67],"HN cites it for Lanier's ideas on the circle of empathy and paying people whose data and work train AI.",[2,2,0,2021,2022,0,2,1,0,0],0],["rHKwIYsPXLg","Consciousness in Artificial Intelligence | John Searle | Talks at Google","Talks at Google","talk","evergreen","philosophy of mind",["john searle","chinese room","consciousness","strong ai","semantics"],[93,143,29],"Used as a source for Searle's own argument in Chinese room discussions, though some find nothing new in it.",[2,2,0,2016,2017,0,2,2,1,0],0],["rHdS_4GsKmg","Where Does Growth Come From? | Clayton Christensen | Talks at Google","Talks at Google","talk","evergreen","disruptive innovation",["clayton christensen","jobs to be done","innovation","business strategy","growth"],[64,65],"Referenced in threads about disruption and incumbents as a clear statement of his theories.",[2,2,0,2016,2019,0,2,4,0,0],0],["rQhzEnWCgHA","The Car-Replacement Bicycle (the bakfiets)","Not Just Bikes","explainer","evergreen","cargo bikes",["bakfiets","cargo bike","car-free living","urban planning","e-bike","family cycling"],[111,117],"HN commenters reach for it whenever cargo bikes come up as a practical car replacement for families.",[3,2,0,2022,2023,0,3,13,0,0],0],["rTawFwUvnLE","Geoffrey Hinton talk \"What is wrong with convolutional neural nets ?\"","trwappers","lecture","dated","capsule networks",["geoffrey hinton","capsules","convolutional neural networks","deep learning","pooling"],[21,26],"Recommended as Hinton's own explanation of capsule networks and his critique of pooling in CNNs.",[2,2,0,2017,2017,0,2,3,0,0],0],["rUg_ukBwsyo","1925 Doble E-20 Steam Car - Jay Leno's Garage","Jay Leno's Garage","demo","evergreen","steam cars",["doble","steam car","howard hughes","jay leno","vintage cars"],[110,113],"Cited in steam car threads as a well-produced view of how a Doble works and how it solved startup in 1925.",[2,2,0,2024,2024,0,2,4,0,0],0],["rWRbTnE1PEM","Jeff Bezos 1997 Interview","Chuck Severance","interview","evergreen","early amazon strategy",["jeff bezos","amazon","e-commerce","startups","1997"],[53,64,52],"HN people share it as a precise, early statement of Amazon's pitch, useful for startup idea reasoning.",[3,2,0,2021,2022,0,3,5,0,0],0],["rWlk9HreE7U","Milton Friedman Speaks: The Economics of Medical Care (B1234) - Full Video","Free To Choose Network","lecture","dated","healthcare economics",["milton friedman","healthcare","regulation","medical licensing","free market"],[70,96],"HN commenters recommend it for Friedman's argument that regulation and lobbying produce a less efficient, centrally planned healthcare system.",[2,2,0,2019,2019,0,2,1,0,0],0],["rpyBYuu-wJI","Make Great Coffee with a Moka Pot","ChefSteps","tutorial","evergreen","moka pot coffee",["moka pot","coffee brewing","espresso","latte","how-to"],[118],"HN commenters link it in moka pot threads as a practical guide whose tips, such as starting with hot water, improved their coffee.",[3,2,0,2021,2023,0,3,3,0,0],0],["ruNFcH-KibY","Analyzing Programs with Z3","Compose Conference","talk","evergreen","smt solvers and program verification",["z3","smt solver","formal verification","program analysis","haskell"],[36,1,7],"HN lists it among the practical entry points for learning Z3 and formal verification.",[2,2,0,2016,2017,0,2,1,0,0],0],["rzJqXd-1dEU","Can Japanese People Read Chinese? (Mandarin, Simplified)","That Japanese Man Yuta","demo","evergreen","japanese reading chinese",["kanji","simplified chinese","japanese","writing systems"],[145],"HN uses it to answer whether Japanese speakers can read Chinese: they can guess a lot, but not reliably.",[2,2,0,2020,2021,0,2,2,0,0],0],["s19G6n0UjsM","Rust at speed — building a fast concurrent database","Jon Gjengset","lecture","evergreen","rust systems programming",["rust","noria","concurrent data structures","databases","jon gjengset"],[2,11,6],"HN points to it as a detailed, captivating talk by the Noria author, including a good explanation of deduplicating data between maps using unsafe.",[2,2,0,2020,2021,0,2,2,0,0],0],["s2xrarUWVRQ","What *Really* happens to used Electric Car Batteries? - (you might be surprised)","JerryRigEverything","explainer","dated","lithium battery recycling",["ev batteries","recycling","li-cycle","lithium-ion","e-waste"],[104,107,110],"HN points to it as evidence that battery recycling is more advanced and practical than people assume.",[2,2,0,2023,2023,0,2,4,0,0],0],["sFrVdoOhu1Q","High precision air bearing CNC lathe and grinder","Dan Gelbart","demo","evergreen","precision machining",["air bearings","cnc lathe","dan gelbart","diy machining","metrology"],[115,113,116],"Cited as a marvel of absurd precision in home-built machine tools, and a pointer to Gelbart's other videos.",[2,2,0,2020,2024,0,2,3,0,0],0],["sIi_QS1tdFM","Sponsored Content: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO)","LastWeekTonight","commentary","dated","sponsored content in local news",["native advertising","local news","media","john oliver","journalism"],[80,65],"HN links it in threads about native advertising and disguised ads as a good, funny overview of sponsored content passing as news.",[2,2,0,2021,2021,0,2,1,0,0],0],["sJFnWZH5FXc","Racing the Beam Explained - Atari 2600 CPU vs. CRT Television","Retro Game Mechanics Explained","explainer","evergreen","atari 2600 graphics",["atari 2600","racing the beam","crt","retro hardware","graphics programming"],[124,50,39],"Cited as the go-to demonstration of how hard and clever Atari 2600 graphics programming was.",[2,2,0,2022,2023,0,2,3,0,0],0],["saRir95iIWk","Speedy Cutover Service, SXS switching cutover to ESS filmed live at Glendale CA central office, 1984","AT&T Tech Channel","documentary","evergreen","telephone switch cutover",["at&t","central office","ess","telecom history","cutover"],[47,15],"HN links it as a vivid example of high-stakes telco cutovers, done with careful coordination, big cable cutters and under a minute of downtime.",[2,2,0,2018,2023,0,2,4,0,0],0],["sf5OrthVRPA","Clutching at Random Straws, Matt Parker | LMS Popular Lectures 2010","London Mathematical Society","lecture","evergreen","spurious patterns in random data",["matt parker","randomness","pattern matching","statistics","recreational maths"],[35,34,27],"Used to illustrate that humans pattern-match and find spurious patterns in enough data points.",[2,2,0,2017,2024,0,2,1,0,0],0],["si9iqF5uTFk","Capt. Grace Hopper on Future Possibilities: Data, Hardware, Software, and People (Part One, 1982)","National Security Agency","lecture","evergreen","grace hopper lecture",["grace hopper","computing history","nsa","1982","scaling"],[47,52],"HN enjoys it as a funny, quotable lecture from a bygone era, with lines about horizontal scaling and change that still resonate.",[2,2,0,2024,2026,0,2,5,0,0],0],["ssZ_8cqfBlE","How many robots does it take to run a grocery store?","Tom Scott","explainer","dated","warehouse automation",["ocado","grocery robots","tom scott","warehouse automation","logistics"],[114,24,72],"Cited in automation and robotics threads as the example of a warehouse built robot-first.",[2,2,0,2021,2022,0,2,16,0,0],0],["ssob-7sGVWs","Quick Start, Episode 7: Crimes... And Felonies.","Cathode Ray Dude - CRD","documentary","evergreen","firmware and pc history",["efi","uefi","hp","firmware","quick boot","retro computing"],[50,47,13],"Cited as a deep, entertaining look at firmware-level software and vendors abusing pre-boot access.",[2,2,0,2024,2026,0,2,4,0,0],0],["suo_aUTUpps","Google Earth’s Incredible 3D Imagery, Explained","Nat and Friends","explainer","evergreen","3d mapping imagery",["google earth","photogrammetry","aerial imagery","satellite imagery","maps"],[58,28],"People link it as the quick answer to how Google builds 3D maps, and as evidence that planes are still used to capture the imagery.",[2,2,0,2017,2020,0,2,1,0,0],0],["swQbA4zub20","AWS re:Invent 2018: How AWS Minimizes the Blast Radius of Failures (ARC338)","Amazon Web Services","talk","evergreen","fault isolation in distributed systems",["cell-based architecture","blast radius","shuffle sharding","aws","resilience","availability"],[12,16],"It is the go-to reference whenever HN discusses cell-based architecture and outage isolation, as an explanation straight from AWS engineers.",[2,2,0,2019,2020,0,3,6,0,0],0],["syoqjYLDs48","Office Hours at Startup School 2013 with Paul Graham and Sam Altman","Y Combinator","interview","evergreen","startup office hours",["y combinator","paul graham","sam altman","flexport","pitching","startup advice"],[64],"HN points to it as a look at what YC office hours are like and as an early glimpse of Flexport and CodeCombat pitching.",[2,2,0,2015,2015,0,2,8,0,0],0],["t-O-Qdh7VvQ","The Unreasonable Efficiency of Black Holes","minutephysics","explainer","evergreen","black hole energy",["black holes","mass-energy equivalence","nuclear fusion","accretion","minutephysics"],[84,82],"Linked as a quick, clear primer when black hole energy and efficiency come up.",[2,2,0,2020,2021,0,2,1,0,0],0],["t8QEOBgLBQU","Gabe Newell: Reflections of a Video Game Maker","The LBJ School","talk","evergreen","valve company culture",["valve","gabe newell","management","hiring","open office","flat organization"],[66,53,52],"HN cites it for how Valve works: hiring unconventional talent, paying by value, firing as aggressively as hiring, and why open offices fail.",[2,2,0,2014,2015,0,2,6,0,0],0],["tHEOGrkhDp0","Bill Hicks on Marketing","Tyrell Edwards","comedy","evergreen","anti-advertising comedy",["bill hicks","advertising","marketing","adtech","stand-up"],[129,65],"A near-meme reference dropped in threads about advertising, tracking and adtech, often as shorthand for disdain of marketing.",[2,2,0,2020,2023,0,2,9,0,5],0],["tIeHLnjs5U8","Backpropagation calculus | Deep Learning Chapter 4","3Blue1Brown","explainer","evergreen","backpropagation",["backpropagation","neural networks","calculus","gradient descent","3blue1brown"],[21,35],"Recommended as an accessible, visual way to understand backpropagation and neural networks.",[3,2,0,2017,2020,0,3,1,0,0],0],["tInaI3pU19Y","Unity DOTS vs Handbuilt: Sample Project","Nick Caston","demo","dated","game engine performance",["unity dots","ecs","custom engine","c++","opengl","benchmarking"],[122,6],"HN uses it as concrete data in game engine debates, showing a custom engine far outperforming Unity at several times the effort.",[1,2,0,2020,2020,0,2,6,0,0],0],["tQpqsmwlfY0","Jonathan Diegelman - Modeling Spacecraft Separation Dynamics in Julia","The Julia Programming Language","talk","evergreen","scientific computing in julia",["julia","nasa","simulink","modelingtoolkit","simulation","aerospace"],[27,85,3],"Cited again and again as the concrete case study behind the claim that NASA got a 15,000x speedup moving from Simulink to Julia.",[2,2,0,2022,2023,0,2,7,0,0],0],["tWtvrPTbQ_c","The Skinner Box - How Games Condition People to Play More - Extra Credits","Extra Credits","explainer","evergreen","game reward psychology",["skinner box","operant conditioning","game design","loot boxes","extra credits"],[121,91],"HN points to it as a short source on operant conditioning in games, loot boxes and engagement loops, with design alternatives.",[2,2,0,2015,2017,0,2,3,0,0],0],["taaEzHI9xyY","Crockford on JavaScript - Section 8: Programming Style & Your Brain","YUI Library","talk","evergreen","programming style",["javascript","jslint","douglas crockford","code style","psychology"],[4,9,3],"HN points to it as an entertaining, insightful talk about the nature of programming, with memorable lines about programmers and a refreshing slide style.",[3,2,0,2014,2015,0,3,3,0,0],0],["tcV1EYSUQME","Tesla Valve Explained With Fire","NightHawkInLight","demo","evergreen","tesla valve fluid dynamics",["tesla valve","fluid dynamics","combustion","experiment","propane"],[88,113],"HN points to it as a clear, visual demonstration whenever a Tesla valve comes up.",[2,2,0,2019,2021,0,2,1,0,0],0],["th3KE_H27bs","The dirty secret of capitalism -- and a new way forward | Nick Hanauer","TED","talk","dated","economic inequality",["capitalism","inequality","incentives","neoliberalism","ted talk"],[71,70],"It is cited in inequality and capitalism threads as a billionaire's critique of neoliberal market assumptions.",[2,2,0,2022,2023,0,2,2,0,0],0],["thOifuHs6eY","Pentagons Are Terrible at One Thing","CGP Grey","explainer","evergreen","hexagons and tiling",["hexagons","tessellation","geometry","honeycomb","cgp grey"],[35,33],"Recommended in hexagon-grid threads as a fun but informative overview, and sometimes dropped as a light joke.",[2,2,0,2020,2021,0,2,1,0,2],0],["ts4BD8AqD9g","The Story of RollerCoaster Tycoon | Noclip Greatest Hits","/noclip","documentary","evergreen","rollercoaster tycoon history",["rollercoaster tycoon","chris sawyer","openrct2","game development","noclip"],[124,121,53],"HN recommends it as a detailed RCT documentary in threads on the game's optimization and design legacy.",[2,2,0,2024,2026,0,2,1,0,0],0],["u4L130DkdOw","See how the rest of the world lives, organized by income | Anna Rosling Rönnlund","TED","talk","evergreen","global living standards",["dollar street","income","data visualization","gapminder","photography"],[28,79,137],"HN recommends it as an insightful, perspective-giving look at how people live across income levels, useful as a counter to pessimism.",[2,2,0,2018,2023,0,2,1,0,0],0],["u7TwqpWiY5s","Conan O'Brien | Talks at Google","Talks at Google","comedy","evergreen","talk show comedy",["conan o'brien","talks at google","comedy","interview","andy richter"],[129,52],"HN mentions it mainly for Conan's roasting of the interviewer and Google's leadership, not for any informational content.",[2,2,0,2023,2026,0,2,0,1,0],0],["uCsD3ZGzMgE","The Josephus Problem - Numberphile","Numberphile","explainer","evergreen","josephus problem",["josephus problem","binary","recursion","puzzles","numberphile"],[35,30],"HN cites it as an excellent example of solving small cases to find a pattern, and as a favorite puzzle with an elegant binary solution.",[2,2,0,2018,2022,0,2,2,0,0],0],["uF-GSj-Exms","Foundry 2022 Operating System Demo","Palantir","demo","dated","enterprise data platforms",["palantir","foundry","data integration","pipelines","enterprise software"],[11,27,53],"Pointed to as the clearest explanation of what Foundry actually is, and for its polished software, though one commenter calls it dated now.",[2,2,0,2022,2026,0,2,2,0,0],0],["uFQ3sajIdaM","The IBM 1401 compiles and runs FORTRAN II","CuriousMarc","demo","evergreen","vintage mainframe computing",["ibm 1401","fortran","computer history museum","punched cards","restoration"],[47,43],"Passed around in computing-history threads as a charming example of vintage hardware being coaxed into running FORTRAN.",[2,2,0,2020,2020,0,2,3,0,0],0],["uI1eRy0uBI8","TOTAL teardown of a lithium phone battery.","bigclivedotcom","demo","evergreen","lithium-ion battery internals",["lithium-ion","teardown","battery safety","electronics","big clive"],[43,104,41],"HN points to it in battery-fire threads as a rare look at what is inside a Li-ion cell and how dangerous disassembly really is.",[1,2,0,2017,2017,0,2,2,0,0],0],["uRe9w5PKmsE","Teardown of an IKEA Koppla USB power supply.","bigclivedotcom","explainer","evergreen","usb charger safety",["teardown","ikea","power supply","isolation","electronics"],[43,41],"Cited as a teardown of a well-made, safe USB charger, and as evidence for why quality chargers matter.",[2,2,0,2017,2017,0,2,1,0,0],0],["uaje5I22kgE","Anthony Scopatz - xonsh - PyCon 2016","PyCon 2016","talk","evergreen","xonsh python shell",["xonsh","shell","python","bash","pycon"],[3,8],"Recommended as the author's own explanation of xonsh's design and how Python and shell interplay.",[2,2,0,2018,2025,0,2,1,0,0],0],["uhbDfi7Ee7k","Awnings: a simple cooling tech we apparently forgot about","Technology Connections","explainer","evergreen","passive cooling with awnings",["awnings","solar heat gain","home cooling","energy efficiency","technology connections"],[105,117],"HN brings it up in threads on cooling, window heat gain and house design as a convincing case for awnings.",[2,2,0,2024,2024,0,2,2,0,0],0],["ulCdoCfw-bY","The Black Hole Bomb and Black Hole Civilizations","Kurzgesagt – In a Nutshell","explainer","evergreen","black hole energy",["black holes","superradiance","far future","kurzgesagt","dyson sphere"],[84],"Linked as a nice summary of how civilizations could harvest black hole energy.",[2,2,0,2018,2021,0,2,2,0,0],0],["upzKj-1HaKw","Steve Jobs on Microsoft","JoshuaG","commentary","evergreen","steve jobs on taste",["steve jobs","microsoft","taste","apple","product vision"],[52,56,53],"Cited when HN discusses taste and vision in product companies.",[2,2,0,2011,2022,0,2,3,0,0],0],["uqY3FMuMuRo","World's worst video card? The exciting conclusion","Ben Eater","tutorial","evergreen","vga video hardware",["vga","ben eater","digital electronics","eeprom","dac","video card"],[41,45],"Recommended as an accessible, educational build that anyone with basic logic knowledge can follow.",[2,2,0,2020,2020,0,2,1,0,0],0],["uxPdPpi5W4o","Why Are 96,000,000 Black Balls on This Reservoir?","Veritasium","explainer","evergreen","shade balls reservoir",["shade balls","los angeles","water engineering","evaporation","veritasium"],[107,112],"Referenced as the explanation of shade balls and used in discussions of evaporation and floating covers.",[2,2,0,2019,2022,0,2,4,0,0],0],["uzkD5SeuwzM","TRUE Limits Of Humanity – The Final Border We Will Never Cross","Kurzgesagt – In a Nutshell","explainer","evergreen","limits of space travel",["cosmic expansion","observable universe","kurzgesagt","cosmology","space travel"],[84,85],"Cited in cosmology threads as an accessible visual explanation of the unreachable universe and its expansion limits.",[3,2,0,2021,2022,0,3,5,0,0],0],["v19cu2hj2Ms","The Antikythera Mechanism Episode 9 - Making The Epicyclic Pin and Slot Gearing","Clickspring","demo","evergreen","antikythera mechanism",["antikythera","clockmaking","gearing","ancient greece","machining"],[113,115],"Recommended as a beautiful explanation of how the mechanism models the Moon's uneven motion.",[2,2,0,2020,2021,0,2,1,0,0],0],["v68zYyaEmEA","Solving Wordle using information theory","3Blue1Brown","explainer","evergreen","information theory",["wordle","entropy","information theory","3blue1brown","solver"],[37,35,30],"HN recommends it as the go-to explanation of optimal Wordle openers like CRANE and a friendly introduction to information theory, also relevant to Mastermind.",[2,2,0,2022,2023,0,2,3,0,0],0],["v8IQ-X2HkGE","Keynote: The Last Hope for Scala's Infinity War - John A. De Goes","Scalapeño","talk","dated","scala language future",["scala","functional programming","jvm","kotlin","language design"],[1,0,9],"Cited in Scala and language-marketing discussions for its accurate account of Scala's pain points and its argument that a language's pitch must address a real developer pain.",[2,2,0,2018,2021,0,2,3,0,0],0],["vAHXK2wut_I","Super Mario World Credits Warp Explained","Frieze","explainer","evergreen","video game glitches",["super mario world","arbitrary code execution","speedrunning","snes","assembly"],[126,124],"HN people cite it as the clearest explanation of how the credits warp exploit works.",[2,2,0,2015,2018,0,2,2,0,0],0],["vBiIDwBOqQA","How the Krebs cycle powers life and death – with Nick Lane","The Royal Institution","lecture","evergreen","cell biochemistry",["krebs cycle","mitochondria","origin of life","nick lane","metabolism"],[95,94,96],"HN commenters point to Nick Lane as an excellent science communicator whose talks on mitochondria and the chemistry of life are worth watching.",[2,2,0,2022,2025,0,2,3,0,0],0],["vI5pbDFDZyI","How Highways Almost Destroyed Amsterdam - Plan Jokinen","Not Just Bikes","explainer","evergreen","urban planning history",["amsterdam","highways","car-centric design","cycling","urbanism"],[111],"HN commenters cite it as a concise illustration of how the Netherlands narrowly avoided car-centric planning and then built its bike culture.",[2,2,0,2022,2022,0,2,2,0,0],0],["vPnehDhGa14","Chain of Fools : Upgrading through every version of windows (HQ)","TheRasteri","demo","evergreen","windows backward compatibility",["windows","in-place upgrade","ms-dos","compatibility","retrocomputing"],[47,50,13],"HN cites it as evidence of Microsoft's backward compatibility and of upgrade engineering done well.",[2,2,0,2011,2013,0,2,10,0,0],0],["vQpUV--2Jao","How Dollar Stores Quietly Consumed America","Wendover Productions","explainer","dated","dollar store economics",["dollar general","retail","wendover","small towns","business model"],[72,67,71],"Offered as a good explanation of the business of dollar stores and how they affect local grocers.",[2,2,0,2023,2024,0,2,2,0,0],0],["vT1JzLTH4G4","Lecture 1 | Introduction to Convolutional Neural Networks for Visual Recognition","Stanford University School of Engineering","lecture","dated","computer vision deep learning",["cs231n","convolutional neural networks","computer vision","stanford","imagenet"],[21,26,142],"HN recommends the CS231n lectures as a solid, applied deep learning course for self-study.",[2,2,0,2018,2025,0,2,1,0,0],0],["vTbILK0fxDY","Demographic Collapse — China's Reckoning (Part 1)","PolyMatter","explainer","dated","china demographics",["china","one-child policy","demographics","economic growth","population decline"],[79,69,74],"Offered as a starter for people wanting to understand China's demographic crisis and how it threatens economic growth.",[2,2,0,2021,2021,0,2,1,0,0],0],["vU1-uiUlHTo","This Flock Camera Leak is like Netflix For Stalkers","Benn Jordan","commentary","news","flock safety surveillance cameras",["flock safety","alpr","surveillance","camera leak","benn jordan"],[19,17],"HN points to it as in-depth independent coverage of Flock license-plate cameras and their security and surveillance problems.",[2,2,0,2025,2026,0,2,2,0,0],0],["vXBfwgwT1nQ","This Arcade Game is a SCAM (I have proof)","Mark Rober","demo","evergreen","rigged arcade games",["arcade","cyclone","engineering","scam games","mark rober"],[113,128,120],"Cited in threads on rigged arcade machines and gambling-like games as the clearest demonstration that skill games can be tuned to be unwinnable.",[2,2,0,2019,2019,0,2,4,0,0],0],["vXjVFPosQHw","Nicholas Zakas: Scalable JavaScript Application Architecture","YUI Library","talk","dated","javascript application architecture",["javascript","modular design","frontend","software architecture","scalability"],[4,5],"Recommended as a framework-agnostic, common-sense guide to structuring large front-end applications.",[3,2,0,2013,2015,0,3,1,0,0],0],["vZ_a21fPkYM","The Three Rocketeers-2012:BBC-Future of Space trav","FirstSecondThoughts","documentary","dated","reusable spaceplane engines",["reaction engines","skylon","sabre engine","hotol","alan bond"],[85,109,135],"Linked in Reaction Engines threads as the story behind the engine, though one commenter is skeptical of the company's funding record.",[2,2,0,2012,2015,0,2,2,1,0],0],["viJt_DXTfwA","ChatGPT with Rob Miles - Computerphile","Computerphile","interview","dated","chatgpt and alignment",["chatgpt","rlhf","ai safety","language models","rob miles"],[22,23],"HN commenters send it to people confused about ChatGPT's quirks, explaining how human-feedback training makes it a pleasing yes-man that bullshits.",[4,2,0,2023,2023,0,5,4,0,0],0],["vkYEYjintqU","Mitochondria: the cell's powerhouse","Harvard Online","explainer","evergreen","mitochondria and cell energy",["mitochondria","cell biology","animation","harvardx","metabolism"],[95],"Recommended as a beautiful, accessible animation of cellular energy production.",[2,2,0,2021,2022,0,2,1,0,0],0],["vmwnhZmEZjc","The Stellar Consensus Protocol | David Mazières | Talks at Google","Talks at Google","talk","evergreen","federated byzantine agreement",["stellar","consensus protocols","byzantine fault tolerance","quorum slices","distributed systems"],[12,18],"Recommended as the protocol designer's own detailed explanation of SCP.",[2,2,0,2018,2019,0,2,1,0,0],0],["vt-zXEsJ61U","Bitcoin Q&A: How Do I Secure My Bitcoin?","aantonop","explainer","dated","bitcoin self-custody",["bitcoin","key management","hardware wallets","seed phrase","security"],[18,68],"HN recommends it as a clear explanation of self-custody and of why to move coins off exchanges.",[2,2,0,2017,2018,0,2,1,0,0],0],["vxopfjXkArM","The Real Reason Jaywalking Is A Crime (Adam Ruins Everything)","Dropout","comedy","evergreen","history of jaywalking",["jaywalking","car culture","urban planning","propaganda"],[111,130,75],"HN uses it as shorthand for the argument that car dominance was manufactured by deliberate propaganda.",[1,2,0,2020,2021,0,2,18,0,0],0],["w2A8q3XIhu0","Hold music used to sound better. Here's why.","Tom Scott","explainer","evergreen","telephone audio compression",["hold music","audio compression","telephony","tom scott","phone exchanges"],[45,37,47],"HN links it as the standard answer to why phone hold music sounds poor.",[2,2,0,2018,2023,0,2,1,0,0],0],["wBBnfu8N_J0","Gell-Mann Amnesia and Michio Kaku","Angela Collier","commentary","evergreen","science communication",["gell-mann amnesia","michio kaku","pop science","physics","expertise"],[148,82],"HN commenters recommend it for the Gell-Mann amnesia framing and as a skeptical take on Michio Kaku.",[2,2,0,2024,2024,0,2,2,1,0],0],["wIC-iGDTU40","The LED's Challenge to High Pressure Sodium","Technology Connections","explainer","dated","street lighting",["led","high pressure sodium","street lights","light pollution","color temperature"],[88,105,104],"HN commenters point to it in lighting threads for its pros and cons of LED versus sodium lamps, though one calls it almost right.",[2,2,0,2018,2020,0,2,2,1,0],0],["wK5v1Nw98xs","Q&A - Helion Energy, NIF, Space and more","Improbable Matter","lecture","dated","fusion energy critique",["helion","fusion","neutrons","national ignition facility","plasma physics"],[103],"HN commenters cite it as a detailed critical counterpoint to Helion's claims, for those who want more than the hype.",[2,2,0,2023,2023,0,2,1,1,0],0],["wOlcB-JxkFw","Antichamber: An Overnight Success, Seven Years In The Making","GDC Festival of Gaming","talk","evergreen","indie game development",["antichamber","gdc","solo development","game design","igf"],[123,121],"HN commenters recommend it as an honest account of the emotional toll and persistence of long indie game development.",[2,2,0,2016,2017,0,2,1,0,0],0],["wW9CAH9nSLs","The future of Linux Containers","dotcloudtv","demo","dated","docker containers",["docker","linux containers","pycon","devops","lxc"],[16,13],"HN commenters point to it as the historic first Docker demo and a quick overview of what Docker is.",[2,2,0,2013,2016,0,2,2,0,0],0],["wbp-3BJWsU8","Google I/O 2011: Java Puzzlers - Scraping the Bottom of the Barrel","Google for Developers","talk","evergreen","java language puzzlers",["java","corner cases","puzzlers","josh bloch","programming pitfalls"],[3,0],"HN commenters recommend it as an entertaining tour of exotic Java corner cases.",[2,2,0,2015,2018,0,2,1,0,0],0],["wgHIkdUQbp0","Episode 1: A basic expression evaluator","Immo Landwerth (terrajobst)","course","evergreen","building a compiler",["compilers","c#",".net","parsing","live coding"],[7,3,9],"Recommended as a practical, approachable build-it-step-by-step introduction to writing compilers, light on theory.",[2,2,0,2020,2024,0,2,1,0,0],0],["x-rJciYZmi0","A new look at active vs passive (Michael Green)","Bridge Alternatives","talk","dated","passive investing",["passive investing","index funds","market structure","valuations","michael green"],[68],"HN points to it in investing threads as an argument that passive index flows distort markets and could precede a crash.",[1,2,0,2020,2021,0,2,3,0,0],0],["x6AOwDttBsc","Hands-On with Meta's New VR Headset Prototypes!","Adam Savage’s Tested","demo","dated","vr headset prototypes",["meta","virtual reality","display technology","reality labs","headsets"],[62,44],"Recommended as a detailed, level-headed look at the technical challenges Meta faces in VR.",[2,2,0,2022,2022,0,2,5,0,0],0],["xEDZQtAHpX8","Modern SQL: A lot has changed since SQL-92 by Markus Winand","Devoxx","talk","evergreen","modern sql",["sql","sql standard","window functions","system versioning","databases"],[11],"Recommended as the best introduction to modern SQL standard features that textbooks skip.",[2,2,0,2019,2023,0,2,1,0,0],0],["xFFs9UgOAlE","CS50 Lecture by Mark Zuckerberg - 7 December 2005","CS50","lecture","evergreen","early facebook history",["mark zuckerberg","facebook","cs50","startups","scaling"],[53,52,64],"HN commenters mine it for early-Facebook history, such as his view on open source, privacy and the problems that shaped its architecture.",[2,2,0,2022,2025,0,2,7,0,0],0],["xFKFoGiGlXQ","Finding the BEST sine function for Nintendo 64","Kaze Emanuar","explainer","evergreen","sine function optimization",["nintendo 64","mario 64","trigonometry","optimization","lookup tables"],[6,122,124],"Cited in discussions of sine implementations and whether lookup tables beat computation on memory-bound hardware.",[2,2,0,2024,2024,0,3,4,1,0],0],["xJ6Ym719urg","Joe Rogan Experience #1385 - Paul Stamets","PowerfulJRE","podcast","evergreen","mycology",["paul stamets","fungi","medicinal mushrooms","bioremediation","joe rogan"],[95,107],"HN commenters recommend it as a long, engaging introduction to Stamets and his fungi work.",[2,2,0,2020,2020,0,2,1,0,0],0],["xMYm2d9bmEA","The Art Of Poison-Pilling Music Files","Benn Jordan","explainer","dated","adversarial audio poisoning",["ai music","data poisoning","adversarial noise","copyright","audio"],[22,132,17],"HN points to it in AI music and data-poisoning threads as the source for this technique.",[2,2,0,2025,2026,0,2,3,0,0],0],["xVodkE47aLw","Well There's Your Problem | Episode 46 : Five-over-Ones","Well There's Your Problem Podcast","podcast","evergreen","five-over-one construction",["five-over-one","wood construction","housing","engineering failures","architecture"],[112,111],"Recommended in housing and architecture threads for its engineers' critique of five-over-one construction.",[2,2,0,2021,2024,0,2,1,0,0],0],["xZi4kTJG-LE","How to Sell by Tyler Bosmeny","Y Combinator","lecture","evergreen","startup sales",["b2b sales","enterprise sales","startup school","founders","y combinator"],[65,64],"Recommended to technical founders who need a practical introduction to B2B and enterprise sales.",[3,2,0,2018,2019,0,3,2,0,0],0],["x_yHtfGH0nI","British Airways Boeing 747-400 in D-Check","JDProductions INC.","documentary","evergreen","aircraft maintenance",["boeing 747","d-check","british airways","heavy maintenance","aviation"],[109,113],"Recommended as a great look at how thoroughly airliners are inspected and rebuilt, and cited in aviation maintenance discussions.",[2,2,0,2012,2016,0,2,1,0,0],0],["xa2Kpkksf3k","Was Penrose Right? NEW EVIDENCE For Quantum Effects In The Brain","PBS Space Time","explainer","dated","quantum consciousness",["roger penrose","microtubules","consciousness","quantum biology","pbs space time"],[93,83],"Pointed to as a clear, balanced overview of quantum-brain theories when AI consciousness and brain models come up.",[2,2,0,2024,2026,0,2,3,0,0],0],["xb_PyKuI7II","Get Perpendicular","teraera08","explainer","dated","hard drive technology",["perpendicular recording","hitachi","hard drives","animation","schoolhouse rock"],[46,140],"Remembered fondly as a fun, memorable animated explanation of how perpendicular disk storage works.",[2,2,0,2023,2026,0,2,2,0,1],0],["xc8epam4NyY","David Mitchell on Tax Avoidance from The Last Leg","Political News","comedy","evergreen","tax avoidance",["tax avoidance","tax evasion","david mitchell","the last leg","satire"],[129,69],"Cited as a witty, clear take on the avoidance versus evasion distinction.",[2,2,0,2024,2025,0,2,1,0,0],0],["xdfeXqHFmPI","The Position of Fuck You (John Goodman in The Gambler)","Omid Malekan","other","evergreen","financial independence",["fuck-you money","the gambler","layoffs","saving"],[68,133],"HN links it whenever the discussion turns to layoffs, saving, and having enough financial independence to say no.",[2,2,0,2016,2017,0,2,12,0,0],0],["xg29TuWo0Yo","Live Forever As You Are Now With Alan Resnick | Infomercials | Adult Swim","Adult Swim","comedy","evergreen","digital immortality satire",["adult swim","infomercial","satire","transhumanism","avatars"],[130,147],"HN commenters point to it as satire that illuminates strange transhumanist and digital immortality culture.",[2,2,0,2021,2024,0,2,1,0,1],0],["xn76r0JxqNM","HandmadeCon 2016 - History of Software Texture Mapping in Games","Molly Rocket","talk","evergreen","software texture mapping",["texture mapping","software rendering","doom","game history","graphics programming"],[122,58,124],"HN recommends it for first-hand accounts of how early 3D games like Doom worked within tight hardware limits.",[2,2,0,2021,2021,0,2,3,0,0],0],["xnqTKD8uD64","CppCon 2014: Herb Sutter \"Back to the Basics! Essentials of Modern C++ Style\"","CppCon","talk","dated","modern c++ style",["c++11","c++14","smart pointers","herb sutter","cppcon"],[2],"HN people list it among the go-to talks for learning or refreshing modern C++ style, and cite it for Sutter's guidance on function parameter passing.",[2,2,0,2014,2018,0,2,2,0,0],0],["y2Wmz15aXk0","Jonathan Blow on scripting languages","Jeru Sanders","commentary","evergreen","scripting languages in game engines",["jonathan blow","scripting","game engines","embedded interpreters","language design"],[0,122],"Cited in threads about Lua, embedded scripting, and game engines as a concise argument that scripting languages are redundant.",[1,2,0,2022,2022,0,2,2,0,0],0],["y4GB_NDU43Q","Single Point of Failure: The (Fictional) Day Google Forgot To Check Passwords","Tom Scott","talk","evergreen","authentication security",["single point of failure","passwords","google","fiction","security"],[17,135],"HN commenters cite it as the canonical thought experiment whenever authentication failures, account compromises or Google outages come up.",[2,2,0,2018,2023,0,2,6,0,0],0],["y4sOfO8Ei1g","Shop Vac (kinetic typography animation)","jmheather","music","evergreen","kinetic typography",["jonathan coulton","shop vac","animation","after effects","typography"],[57,60,131],"Praised as a standout example of kinetic typography that holds attention, and known as the earlier work that led to the animator's Weird Al 'Word Crimes' video.",[2,2,0,2011,2011,0,2,4,0,0],0],["yCd3CzGSte8","Chris Lattner: Compilers, LLVM, Swift, TPU, and ML Accelerators | Lex Fridman Podcast #21","Lex Fridman","interview","evergreen","compilers and ml accelerators",["llvm","swift","mlir","tpu","chris lattner"],[7,21,52],"HN commenters point to it as an interesting conversation with the creator of Swift and LLVM, especially for compilers and ML compilation.",[2,2,0,2021,2025,0,2,2,0,0],0],["yCm9Ng0bbEQ","Is the world getting better or worse? A look at the numbers | Steven Pinker","TED","talk","evergreen","human progress",["steven pinker","ted","statistics","optimism","history"],[147,77,28],"Cited as a data-backed counter to doom and pessimism about the state of the world.",[2,2,0,2018,2021,0,2,4,0,0],0],["yF2KgQGmUic","June 2021 FreeBSD Developer Summit: Raid-Z Expansion","FreeBSD","talk","dated","zfs raid-z expansion",["zfs","raid-z","freebsd","storage","matt ahrens"],[11,14,13],"HN points to it as the video explanation of how RAID-Z expansion works without block pointer rewrite.",[2,2,0,2022,2023,0,2,1,0,0],0],["yReDbeY7ZMU","The Lighthill Debate (1973) - part 1 of 6","bilkable","documentary","evergreen","ai history",["lighthill report","ai winter","expert systems","1973 debate"],[29,52,21],"Recommended as a historical look at the AI winter debate and a demolition of the expert systems hype.",[2,2,0,2016,2017,0,2,1,0,0],0],["yY96hTb8WgI","It's not you. Bad doors are everywhere.","Vox","explainer","evergreen","norman doors and affordances",["design","affordances","don norman","ux","door design"],[55,56],"HN uses it as the short, canonical explainer of Norman doors and affordances, linked in design and UX discussions.",[2,2,0,2021,2025,0,2,4,0,0],0],["yaonVYOTSsk","Micro Men - 10th Anniversary - With Chris Curry, Steve Furber and Hermann Hauser","The Centre for Computing History","interview","evergreen","acorn computers history",["micro men","acorn","bbc micro","sinclair","arm"],[47,53,52],"Recommended as a companion to Micro Men, with the real Acorn people commenting on how events actually happened.",[2,2,0,2020,2022,0,2,3,0,0],0],["yhGjCzxJV3E","GuiltyGearXrd's Art Style : The X Factor Between 2D and 3D","GDC Festival of Gaming","talk","evergreen","stylized 3d rendering",["guilty gear xrd","cel shading","gdc","2d look in 3d","technical art"],[58,122],"HN points to it as the definitive example of making 3D rendering look like 2D animation through cel shading, outlines, and framerate tricks.",[2,2,0,2020,2025,0,2,2,0,0],0],["yhO6jfHPFQU","Simulating alternate voting systems","Primer","explainer","evergreen","voting systems",["first past the post","ranked choice voting","game theory","simulation","electoral reform"],[34,73],"HN commenters link it to explain why plurality voting produces two-party systems and how ranked-choice voting suffers spoiler effects.",[2,2,0,2020,2022,0,2,8,0,0],0],["ypn3Fe_PLts","Yellowstone Won't Explode And End Civilisation (Sorry) | The Deep Dive","Soup Emporium","explainer","evergreen","yellowstone volcanology",["yellowstone","supervolcano","caldera","geology","myth debunking"],[106],"Linked whenever Yellowstone or caldera unrest comes up, as the debunking of civilization-ending eruption fears.",[3,2,0,2023,2023,0,3,2,0,0],0],["ytyjgIyegDI","Does Superdeterminism save Quantum Mechanics? Or does it kill free will and destroy science?","Sabine Hossenfelder","explainer","evergreen","superdeterminism",["superdeterminism","bell's theorem","quantum mechanics","free will","hidden variables"],[83,93],"HN commenters point to it as a clear explanation of Bell's theorem and superdeterminism, though some criticize it as knocking down strawmen.",[2,2,0,2021,2022,0,2,5,1,0],0],["yvBR71D0nAQ","AWS re:Invent 2018: Amazon DynamoDB Under the Hood: How We Built a Hyper-Scale Database (DAT321)","Amazon Web Services","talk","dated","dynamodb internals",["dynamodb","aws","distributed systems","nosql","reinvent"],[11,12,16],"HN points to it as an authoritative look at DynamoDB internals and as evidence it is a complex distributed system.",[2,2,0,2019,2022,0,2,2,0,0],0],["yvhv7bgmz64","Dunkey's Guide to Streaming Services","videogamedunkey","comedy","dated","streaming services",["streaming fragmentation","piracy","netflix","satire","videogamedunkey"],[130,67],"Recommended as a funny but surprisingly accurate illustration of streaming fragmentation driving piracy.",[2,2,0,2024,2024,0,2,0,0,1],0],["z71h9XZbAWY","Megaprocessor Tour 1 - (fixed audio)","Megaprocessor","demo","evergreen","homebuilt computer hardware",["megaprocessor","discrete transistors","cpu design","retro computing","electronics"],[39,41,47],"HN commenters link it as the easy way to see the giant home-built CPU without hammering the author's website.",[2,2,0,2016,2016,0,2,1,0,0],0],["z7ihNLEDiuM","Neil Degrasse Tyson on being Black, and Women in Science","D- Angel","talk","evergreen","diversity in science",["neil degrasse tyson","women in science","systemic barriers","race","diversity"],[79,148],"Linked in diversity-in-tech threads as a personal, thoughtful answer on systemic barriers for minorities and women in science.",[2,2,0,2014,2016,0,2,2,0,0],0],["zBgCRJluWTc","Why Don't You Want To Do Anything After Binging 4 Hours of YouTube Videos...","HealthyGamerGG","explainer","evergreen","screen time and motivation",["procrastination","internet addiction","mental health","attention","motivation"],[92,91],"Recommended in Ask HN threads on motivation and internet addiction as an accessible explanation of why screen time dulls drive.",[2,2,0,2022,2023,0,2,1,0,0],0],["zT58pzY41wA","Are Planes With Parachutes Really Safer?","AVweb","explainer","dated","aircraft parachute safety",["cirrus","caps","general aviation","aviation safety","parachute"],[109],"Cited in aviation-accident threads as a compact analysis of whether whole-aircraft parachutes work, with the track record described as impressive.",[2,2,0,2021,2022,0,2,2,0,0],0],["zaUCDZ9d09Y","Starlink: BUSTED!! + ALL other Failed Musk promises!","Thunderf00t","commentary","dated","starlink economics",["starlink","spacex","satellite internet","elon musk","business critique"],[85,67],"Mostly cited as a contrarian critique of Starlink's viability; some defend its economics argument while others dismiss it as repetitive.",[2,2,0,2024,2025,0,2,0,3,0],0],["zdkyGDqU7xA","Fantastic DIY Speakers for less than $30!","Tech Ingredients","tutorial","evergreen","diy flat panel speakers",["diy audio","exciters","distributed mode loudspeakers","foam core","speaker building"],[45,116],"Pointed to by hobbyists interested in building flat-panel DIY speakers from cheap materials.",[2,2,0,2018,2022,0,2,2,0,0],0],["zmeDzx4SUME","Growing Reddit - Web Development","Udacity","lecture","evergreen","bootstrapping user communities",["reddit","steve huffman","fake accounts","cold start","startups"],[64,65],"HN cites it as a first-hand admission from a founder of how Reddit seeded content with fake users, in threads on bootstrapping user-generated sites.",[2,2,0,2014,2017,0,2,6,1,0],0],["zsjZ2r9Ygzw","Encryption: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO)","LastWeekTonight","commentary","dated","encryption policy",["encryption","apple vs fbi","privacy","john oliver","san bernardino"],[18,19,130],"Cited in encryption policy threads as a funny, accessible primer and for its fake Apple ad.",[2,2,0,2016,2016,0,2,6,0,1],0],["ztAg643gJBA","Is a round Minecraft world possible?","Jeija","demo","dated","spherical voxel worlds",["minetest","minecraft","spherical planet","voxel engine","modding"],[122,123,58],"Pointed to in Minetest and spherical-voxel-world threads as a striking example of what the open-source engine can do.",[2,2,0,2016,2025,0,2,2,0,0],0],["zuKV2DI9-Jg","Why You Will Marry the Wrong Person","The School of Life","explainer","evergreen","relationships and marriage",["the school of life","marriage","philosophy","love","alain de botton"],[91,143,79],"HN points to it as the short cliff's-notes version of the essay and as a charming introduction to The School of Life.",[2,2,0,2016,2025,0,2,1,0,0],0],["-dk3NOEgX7o","Plastic Wars (full documentary) | FRONTLINE","FRONTLINE PBS | Official","documentary","evergreen","plastic recycling",["plastic pollution","recycling","plastics industry","frontline","environment"],[107,135],"HN recommends it as an eye-opener on how recycling was promoted by the plastics industry despite not working.",[1,1,1,2020,2020,1,0,2,0,0],0],["-jCwIsT0X8M","Samplerates: The Higher the Better, Right?","FabFilter","tutorial","evergreen","audio sample rates",["nyquist","aliasing","oversampling","audio production","dsp"],[37,45,132],"Recommended as a clear explainer on Nyquist, aliasing and sample rate conversion artifacts.",[1,1,1,2023,2023,1,0,2,0,0],0],["-s5szfPYKY4","FoodGate: The Break-in, the Cover-up, & the Aftermath","University of California Television (UCTV)","talk","evergreen","sugar industry and public health",["sugar","nutrition policy","robert lustig","obesity","industry influence"],[97,96],"HN cites it in threads on sugar, nutrition science and industry influence over health research.",[1,1,1,2022,2022,1,0,2,0,0],0],["0E77j1imdhQ","World's First Human-Powered Ornithopter","OrnithopterProject","demo","evergreen","human-powered ornithopter",["ornithopter","human-powered flight","aviation","engineering","university of toronto"],[109,113],"Used as the real example of human-powered flapping flight, in contrast to hoaxes and other human-powered aircraft discussions.",[1,1,1,2012,2012,1,0,5,0,0],0],["0lvMgMrNDlg","Steve Jobs rare footage conducting a presentation on 1980 (Insanely Great)","naji1234","talk","evergreen","steve jobs early apple presentation",["steve jobs","apple","1980","presentation skills","computing history"],[52,53,47],"HN commenters cite it as proof that Jobs was a polished speaker from the start and quote its analogies about computers and people.",[1,1,1,2014,2014,1,0,5,0,0],0],["0rkTgPt3M4k","A COMPLETELY Upgradeable Laptop? - Framework Laptop Review","Linus Tech Tips","explainer","dated","repairable laptops",["framework laptop","right to repair","modular hardware","laptop review","upgradeability"],[44,43],"Many HN commenters say this review convinced them to consider Framework as an alternative to Apple and Lenovo laptops.",[2,1,1,2021,2021,1,1,10,0,0],0],["1RLdSvQ-OF0","Gregory Chaitin - Is Mathematics Invented or Discovered?","Closer To Truth","interview","evergreen","philosophy of mathematics",["gregory chaitin","platonism","math invented or discovered","closer to truth","philosophy"],[143,33],"HN commenters recommend it as a thoughtful and nuanced take on the philosophy of mathematics.",[1,1,1,2021,2021,1,0,2,0,0],0],["1VPfZ_XzisU","The Bizarre Behavior of Rotating Bodies","Veritasium","explainer","evergreen","rotational dynamics",["dzhanibekov effect","tennis racket theorem","angular momentum","intermediate axis","physics"],[82,88],"HN people cite it as the clearest layperson-friendly explanation of rotational instability whenever spinning bodies, tumbling objects or axis shifts come up.",[1,1,1,2024,2024,1,0,5,0,0],0],["1iAJPoc23-M","Douglas Adams - Hyperland","UJ ObscureMedia","documentary","evergreen","hypertext history",["douglas adams","hypertext","ted nelson","software agents","1990s"],[47,48,135],"Treated as a remarkable early look at ideas like hypertext, agents and the web before they existed.",[1,1,1,2020,2020,1,0,2,0,0],0],["2B-XwPjn9YY","The Lost 1984 Video: young Steve Jobs introduces the Macintosh","macessentials","demo","evergreen","apple macintosh history",["steve jobs","macintosh","1984","product launch","speech synthesis"],[52,48,53],"HN commenters cite it as the source for the talking-Macintosh introduction, usually in threads about speech synthesis and audio.",[1,1,1,2019,2019,1,0,4,0,0],0],["2BIx2x-Q2fE","An astonishing old calculator - Numberphile","Numberphile","explainer","evergreen","early electronic calculators",["cliff stoll","friden ec-132","delay line memory","vintage computing","numberphile"],[47,35,39],"It is the go-to visual explanation of delay-line memory and early electronic calculators whenever the topic comes up.",[1,1,1,2017,2017,1,0,2,0,0],0],["2JM2oImb9Qg","5040 and other Anti-Prime Numbers - Numberphile","Numberphile","explainer","evergreen","highly composite numbers",["anti-primes","5040","number theory","divisibility","numberphile"],[33,35],"HN points to it whenever highly divisible numbers matter, such as sharding, base 12, time units and music.",[1,1,1,2018,2018,1,0,3,0,0],0],["2o8MDCIlOEk","EEVblog #822 - World's Worst Tablet Computer Teardown","EEVblog","demo","evergreen","hardware teardown",["eevblog","teardown","tablet","medical devices","bad engineering"],[43,41],"HN calls it a famous, hilarious teardown and a go-to example of terrible hardware quality.",[3,1,1,2016,2016,3,1,1,1,0],0],["2z5A-COlDPk","Why it's not possible to synchronize turn signals (but also absolutely is)","Technology Connections","explainer","evergreen","turn signal flashers",["turn signals","flasher relays","automotive","electronics","technology connections"],[110,41,113],"Referenced as a typical example of the channel's hacker-eye view of everyday technology, and for its flasher explanation.",[1,1,1,2022,2022,1,0,2,0,0],0],["3FAmr1la6w0","Robert Kennedy on GDP","Wimble Don","talk","evergreen","gdp critique",["robert kennedy","gdp","economics","1968 speech","social progress"],[69,73],"HN quotes it whenever debating GDP and metrics of success beyond money.",[1,1,1,2024,2024,1,0,2,0,0],0],["3UnB1fomvAw","[TAS] [Obsoleted] GBC Pokémon: Yellow Version \"arbitrary code execution\" by Fracta[...] in 03:14.15","TASVideosChannel","demo","evergreen","arbitrary code execution speedruns",["tool-assisted speedrun","pokemon yellow","game boy","glitches","memory corruption"],[126,124],"HN cites it as a showcase of memory-corruption exploits achievable using only normal controller inputs, often alongside other arbitrary-code-execution speedruns.",[1,1,1,2013,2013,1,0,3,0,0],0],["4S9sDyooxf4","I wasn't worried about climate change. Now I am.","Sabine Hossenfelder","explainer","dated","climate sensitivity",["climate change","climate models","global warming","cloud feedback","science commentary"],[101],"HN commenters link it as the direct source on climate sensitivity and on the claim that past models ran too cold.",[1,1,1,2024,2024,1,0,5,0,0],0],["4To-F6W1NT0","Why I deleted GrapheneOS","Louis Rossmann","commentary","news","grapheneos controversy",["grapheneos","daniel micay","louis rossmann","android security","open source drama"],[17,14,9],"HN uses it as the key reference in arguments about Micay's conduct and GrapheneOS leadership, with some defending it and some urging skepticism.",[1,1,1,2025,2025,1,0,14,1,0],0],["4Tr0otuiQuU","Beethoven - Moonlight Sonata (FULL)","andrea romano","music","evergreen","classical piano",["beethoven","moonlight sonata","piano","classical music"],[131],"Mostly cited as an example piece in audio and AI-music discussions, with one commenter urging people to hear the whole sonata, especially the third movement.",[1,1,1,2020,2020,1,0,3,0,0],0],["4Z75A_JMBx4","Cows, Carbon and Climate | Joel Salatin | TEDxCharlottesville","TEDx Talks","talk","evergreen","regenerative grazing",["rotational grazing","joel salatin","sustainable farming","soil carbon","cattle"],[107,102],"HN cites it in climate and diet debates as a contrarian perspective that cattle on managed pasture can be part of the solution.",[1,1,1,2018,2018,1,0,2,0,0],0],["4rTv9wvvat8","What would we see if we fell into a Black Hole?","ScienceClic English","explainer","evergreen","black holes",["event horizon","general relativity","visualization","spaghettification","accretion disc"],[84,58],"Recommended as a great visual explanation of the infall experience, including when spaghettification happens.",[1,1,1,2022,2022,1,0,2,0,0],0],["5FWWe2U41N8","How Sikh Chefs Feed 100,000 People At The Gurudwara Bangla Sahib Temple In New Delhi, India","Insider Food","documentary","evergreen","langar community kitchens",["sikhism","langar","mass cooking","new delhi","free meals"],[118,144,114],"HN cites it as an example of efficient, machine-assisted mass feeding of people for free.",[1,1,1,2025,2025,1,0,2,0,0],0],["7BGtVJ3lBdE","Neurosurgeon pioneers Alzheimer's, addiction treatments using ultrasound | 60 Minutes","60 Minutes","news","dated","focused ultrasound brain therapy",["ultrasound","alzheimer's","addiction","blood-brain barrier","neurosurgery"],[96,90,92],"HN cites it as a fascinating look at ultrasound-based brain treatments.",[1,1,1,2024,2024,1,0,3,0,0],0],["84aWtseb2-4","You Lose an Hour of Sleep to Save $4","CGP Grey","explainer","evergreen","daylight saving time",["time zones","dst","energy saving","scheduling","cgp grey"],[149,89],"HN people link it as the simple go-to explanation of DST and of how irregular time zone rules complicate scheduling.",[1,1,1,2011,2011,1,0,2,0,0],0],["8Au47gnXs0w","See in complete darkness with touch","Stuff Made Here","demo","evergreen","tactile accessibility devices",["tactile display","lidar","blind accessibility","maker project","braille"],[116,113],"HN admires the maker's engineering and cites it in accessibility discussions, especially for the limits of sensory resolution versus perception.",[1,1,1,2020,2020,1,0,2,0,0],0],["8bT6txm4RpA","Master Hands - Chevrolet Manufacturing (1936)","US Auto Industry","documentary","evergreen","1930s auto manufacturing",["chevrolet","assembly line","industrial history","factory work","1936"],[114,110,53],"HN finds it fascinating as a window into 1930s factory work, often contrasting its hand labor with modern assembly ergonomics.",[1,1,1,2015,2015,1,0,2,0,0],0],["8wZ1v4PIsYI","How the pantorouter works","MatthiasWandel","demo","evergreen","woodworking jigs",["pantorouter","woodworking","router","joinery","mechanical design"],[115,113],"Cited as a favorite example of clever mechanical design and as a reference for CNC joinery devices.",[1,1,1,2014,2014,1,0,4,0,0],0],["A-4dIImaodQ","Gerrymandering: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO)","LastWeekTonight","commentary","dated","gerrymandering",["gerrymandering","redistricting","john oliver","us politics","voting districts"],[73,130,80],"HN cites it as an entertaining, fact-based explainer of gerrymandering tactics, though one commenter criticizes it as inconsistent.",[1,1,1,2018,2018,1,0,1,1,0],0],["AAsICMPwGPY","Klein Bottles - Numberphile","Numberphile","interview","evergreen","klein bottles and topology",["cliff stoll","klein bottle","topology","numberphile"],[35,33],"HN likes it for Cliff Stoll's infectious passion for topology, and it gets linked in threads about him and about Mobius strips.",[1,1,1,2017,2017,1,0,2,0,0],0],["AHs2Ugxo7-8","The Liquid Fluoride Thorium Reactor: What Fusion Wanted To Be","Google TechTalks","talk","evergreen","thorium nuclear reactors",["thorium","lftr","molten salt reactor","nuclear energy","google tech talk"],[103],"HN people link it as the original, technically solid presentation on thorium reactors whenever the topic comes up.",[1,1,1,2014,2014,1,0,2,0,0],0],["AxnotgLql0k","'Fastware' - Andrei Alexandrescu [ ACCU 2016 ]","ACCU Conference","talk","evergreen","code optimization in c++",["andrei alexandrescu","optimization","c++","sentinels","performance"],[6,2,30],"HN recommends it as a careful, entertaining talk on low-level optimization that shows how textbook algorithms can be sped up.",[1,1,1,2020,2020,1,0,2,0,0],0],["BE77h7dmoQU","Kubernetes: The Documentary [PART 1]","CultRepo","documentary","evergreen","kubernetes history",["kubernetes","containers","google","open source","docker","cloud wars"],[16,53,49],"Cited for the history of why containers and Kubernetes took off, though one thread critiqued the documentary itself.",[1,1,1,2025,2025,1,0,2,1,0],0],["BN-34JfUrHY","Primitive Technology: Stone Axe (celt)","Primitive Technology","demo","evergreen","primitive technology",["stone axe","hafting","bushcraft","stone tools","making"],[117,115],"HN people value its authenticity: no cuts, no cheating, and real tool use done entirely with materials found on site.",[1,1,1,2022,2022,1,0,2,0,0],0],["C67Lh4LE5LY","Defamation of character and extortion; Yelp salesperson has friends leave bad reviews!","Louis Rossmann","commentary","dated","yelp review practices",["yelp","fake reviews","extortion","small business","louis rossmann"],[65,64,67],"HN commenters cite it as evidence for claims that Yelp pressures businesses over advertising, mostly in threads about Yelp's practices.",[1,1,1,2016,2016,1,0,0,5,0],0],["C6nAxiym9oc","Crypto CEO Accidentally Describes Ponzi Scheme","Coffeezilla","commentary","news","ftx and crypto yield farming",["sam bankman-fried","ftx","ponzi scheme","yield farming","coffeezilla"],[18,68,80],"After the FTX collapse, commenters cited it as an early red flag, though others disliked the YouTuber's style.",[1,1,1,2022,2022,1,0,2,9,0],0],["D28uSzCs7-k","Open Source 8.5 Digit Voltmeter from CERN: Build and Test","Marco Reps","demo","evergreen","precision metrology",["voltmeter","cern","adc","open hardware","electronics"],[41,42],"HN people point to it as a showcase of CERN's open hardware and as an example of quality metrology content.",[1,1,1,2025,2025,1,0,2,0,0],0],["Dw3BZ6O_8LY","Training an unbeatable AI in Trackmania","Yosh","explainer","evergreen","reinforcement learning",["trackmania","reinforcement learning","game ai","machine learning","tminterface"],[21,125],"Recommended as an approachable explanation of how reinforcement learning works in practice, and cited for the constraints needed to stop exploits.",[1,1,1,2024,2024,1,0,3,0,0],0],["Dxnr2FAADAs","Take a look inside Steam Deck™!","Valve","demo","dated","hardware teardown",["steam deck","valve","teardown","repairability","right to repair"],[43,44],"HN praises its openness and respect for the customer, and cites it as a precedent for manufacturers showing internals.",[2,1,1,2021,2021,1,1,2,0,0],0],["E2MIpi8pIvY","The Early Days of id Software","GDC Festival of Gaming","talk","evergreen","game development history",["john romero","id software","doom","programming principles","gdc"],[124,122,9],"Strongly recommended as an inspiring hour on how id worked, often linked in programming-practice threads.",[1,1,1,2017,2017,1,0,3,0,0],0],["E3URhJx0NSw","Joe Rogan Experience #1439 - Michael Osterholm","PowerfulJRE","podcast","news","covid-19 epidemiology",["covid-19","joe rogan","michael osterholm","transmission","social distancing","masks"],[96],"During early Covid, HN recommended it as an in-depth, informed explanation of transmission and outbreak dynamics.",[3,1,1,2020,2020,1,2,11,0,0],0],["E8V8rtdXnLA","You Have No Idea How Wrong You Are","SisyphusRedeemed","talk","evergreen","epistemic humility",["being wrong","pessimistic induction","philosophy of science","skepticism","history of science"],[148,143,144],"HN uses it as a reference for epistemic humility and how wrong even the smartest people have been.",[1,1,1,2013,2013,1,0,4,0,0],0],["E9KJ_f7REGw","I put Koenigsegg’s freevalve tech on a Miata... It runs and drives!","Wesley Kagan","demo","dated","camless engine valves",["freevalve","miata","koenigsegg","internal combustion engine","diy engineering"],[110,113,116],"HN commenters cite it as an impressive hobbyist project and as an example of open-source engine control enabling freevalve retrofits.",[1,1,1,2023,2023,1,0,3,0,0],0],["EUrOxh_0leE","AI does not exist but it will ruin everything anyway","Angela Collier","commentary","dated","ai skepticism",["ai hype","biased data","machine learning limits","angela collier","critique"],[29,23,21],"HN people point to it as a clear, skeptical take on AI hype and the risks of unreliable AI classification, such as in mushroom foraging books.",[1,1,1,2023,2023,1,0,2,0,0],0],["F6FR08VylO4","Something Deeply Hidden | Sean Carroll | Talks at Google","Talks at Google","talk","evergreen","many-worlds quantum mechanics",["sean carroll","many-worlds","quantum mechanics","wavefunction","emergent spacetime"],[83,84],"Recommended as an approachable case that the Everett (many-worlds) interpretation is the simplest reading of quantum mechanics.",[1,1,1,2020,2020,1,0,3,0,0],0],["FUPstXCqyus","Secrets From The Future","MC Frontalot - Topic","music","evergreen","nerdcore music about encryption",["nerdcore","mc frontalot","encryption","song"],[131,18],"Brought up in threads on encryption and quantum cracking as a fitting song about future decryption.",[1,1,1,2021,2021,1,0,2,0,0],0],["FaAZAII2x0w","ONS 2015: Wednesday Keynote - Amin Vahdat","Open Networking Summit","talk","dated","datacenter networking",["sdn","google networking","openflow","bisection bandwidth","jupiter"],[15,12],"HN cites it as a rare public look at Google's internal network design and how it scales to many VMs.",[1,1,1,2016,2016,1,0,4,0,0],0],["FhL5VO2NStU","Should Google Go Nuclear? Clean, cheap, nuclear power...","Google TechTalks","talk","dated","fusion energy",["polywell","inertial electrostatic confinement","robert bussard","nuclear fusion","google tech talk"],[103,104],"Cited as Bussard's last substantial public presentation on polywell fusion and the source of his claim that about $200M would be enough.",[1,1,1,2012,2012,1,0,3,0,0],0],["G77ev9pks4I","Music on Reality TV is Insanely Manipulative","Tantacrul","commentary","evergreen","music in reality tv",["tantacrul","stock music","reification","reality tv","media criticism"],[80,132],"Recommended as a sharp piece of media criticism by a well-liked music YouTuber, and cited for the concept of reification.",[2,1,1,2021,2021,1,1,2,0,0],0],["G9n8Xp8DWf8","George Carlin - Euphemisms & political correctness","aaron pryor","comedy","evergreen","euphemism and language",["george carlin","stand-up","political correctness","ptsd","euphemism"],[129,145,76],"Cited in threads about renaming and sanitized language as a classic comedic statement of the case against euphemism.",[1,1,1,2021,2021,1,0,1,1,0],0],["GCMXXXmxG-I","Autonomous Car - what goes into sensing for autonomous driving?","Mobileye","talk","dated","autonomous driving perception",["mobileye","self-driving","deep learning","amnon shashua","computer vision"],[25,26],"Recommended as an accessible technical explanation of Mobileye's approach, and also cited in disputes over Tesla Autopilot.",[1,1,1,2016,2016,1,0,1,2,0],0],["GL77oOnrPzY","Nima Arkani-Hamed: The End of Space-Time","Max-Planck-Institut für Physik","talk","evergreen","emergent spacetime",["spacetime","scattering amplitudes","theoretical physics","nima arkani-hamed","quantum field theory"],[83,82],"Praised as a jargon-light talk on advanced physics that HN cites when arguing spacetime is not fundamental.",[1,1,1,2022,2022,1,0,2,0,0],0],["GaRurhiK-Lk","How the Minecraft Title Screen Seed was Found","SalC1","explainer","evergreen","minecraft seed discovery",["minecraft","seed cracking","title screen","minecraft@home","rng"],[126,122,125],"HN points to it as a mind-blowing seed-cracking story related to other Minecraft RNG reversal work.",[1,1,1,2024,2024,1,0,2,0,0],0],["Gr7T07WfIhM","Hypernormalisation | Full Documentary | Adam Curtis","Adam Curtis Documentaries","documentary","evergreen","political propaganda and media",["adam curtis","hypernormalisation","surkov","propaganda","politics"],[80,74,135],"HN points to it for its account of propaganda that sows distrust and confusion, and as a starting point for Adam Curtis's work.",[1,1,1,2026,2026,1,0,2,0,0],0],["HG6c4Kwbv4I","CppCon 2019: Matt Godbolt “Path Tracing Three Ways: A Study of C++ Style”","CppCon","talk","evergreen","c++ performance and style",["c++","path tracing","data-oriented design","branch prediction","cache"],[2,58,6],"HN points to it as a concrete demonstration of object-oriented versus cache-friendly design and the performance effects of branch misprediction.",[1,1,1,2019,2019,1,0,2,0,0],0],["HUngLgGRJpo","Nuggets","Filmbilder & Friends","other","evergreen","addiction parable animation",["animation","addiction","habituation","short film","withdrawal"],[60,92,135],"HN commenters use it as a wordless illustration of addiction, shared in threads about children and screens, drugs and habit-forming products.",[1,1,1,2022,2022,1,0,3,0,0],0],["HgWHeT_OwHc","GCP NEXT 2016: Day 1 Keynote (Mar 23)","Google Cloud Tech","talk","news","google cloud platform",["gcp","google cloud","keynote","jeff dean","cloud ml"],[16,53],"HN cites it as evidence of Google's cloud commitment and for Jeff Dean's talk-and-code demo.",[1,1,1,2019,2019,1,0,2,0,0],0],["HllUoT_WE7Y","\"Write a single library to handle all input devices, it'll be easy\" they said...","linux.conf.au","talk","evergreen","linux input stack",["libinput","wayland","x11","peter hutterer","linux"],[14,5],"Cited for insight into the hard realities of Linux input handling and libinput's thinly staffed maintenance.",[1,1,1,2024,2024,1,0,3,0,0],0],["HxSHIpEQRjs","Brandt Bucher – A JIT Compiler for CPython","encukou","talk","dated","cpython jit compiler",["cpython","jit","copy-and-patch","python internals","performance"],[7,3,6],"It is the go-to explanation of how CPython's JIT works and why its design is so simple.",[1,1,1,2024,2024,1,0,2,0,0],0],["I9LZ6TnSP40","Alternate Reality Kit by Randall Smith at Xerox PARC 1986 (VPRI-0131)","Yoshiki Ohshima (大島芳樹)","demo","evergreen","alternate reality kit",["xerox parc","visual programming","smalltalk","alan kay","direct manipulation"],[48,47,59],"HN cites it as early evidence that visual and interactive programming can go well beyond wire diagrams, in a Smalltalk and Alan Kay tradition.",[1,1,1,2018,2018,1,0,4,0,0],0],["IQPsKvG6WMI","KGB defector Yuri Bezmenov's warning to America (1984)","Offensive Freedom","interview","dated","soviet ideological subversion",["yuri bezmenov","kgb","propaganda","cold war","psy-ops"],[80,74],"HN commenters cite it in political and disinformation threads as a source on Soviet psychological operations, a contested claim.",[1,1,1,2022,2022,1,0,5,0,0],0],["J9nv0Ol-R5Q","Computer Security 161 Cryptocurrency Lecture","Nicholas C Weaver","lecture","dated","cryptocurrency criticism",["cryptocurrency","blockchain","security","berkeley","nicholas weaver"],[18,142,17],"HN commenters offer it as an expert, skeptical overview of what cryptocurrency actually is and its weaknesses.",[1,1,1,2022,2022,1,0,4,0,0],0],["K8gV05nS7mc","Did Time Start at the Big Bang?","PBS Space Time","explainer","evergreen","cosmology",["big bang","pbs space time","time","universe","physics"],[84],"Used as a go-to reference for cosmology questions about the beginning of time and the universe's scale.",[1,1,1,2021,2021,1,0,3,0,0],0],["KT18KJouHWg","How They Caught The Golden State Killer","Veritasium","explainer","evergreen","forensic genealogy",["golden state killer","dna","genetic privacy","gedmatch","veritasium"],[19,94,75],"HN points to it as the go-to explanation of how police can identify anyone through relatives' DNA tests, in privacy and genetics threads.",[1,1,1,2022,2022,1,0,8,0,0],0],["KZazEM8cgt0","Frank Zappa explains the decline of the music business","budagum","interview","evergreen","music industry decline",["frank zappa","music business","record labels","executives","interview"],[131,52,67],"HN quotes it as a prescient take on industry decline and on how young, hip managers can be more conservative than the old guard.",[1,1,1,2011,2011,1,0,3,0,0],0],["Kas0tIxDvrg","Exponential growth and epidemics","3Blue1Brown","explainer","evergreen","exponential growth",["exponential growth","logistic curve","epidemics","covid-19","mathematics"],[35,96],"During the early COVID-19 period, HN commenters linked it as the clearest quick explanation of what exponential growth means for an epidemic.",[10,1,1,2020,2020,4,6,10,0,0],0],["KbgvSi35n6o","Cicret Bracelet DEBUNK","Captain Disillusion","commentary","evergreen","debunking vaporware products",["cicret bracelet","debunking","crowdfunding","captain disillusion","fake demos","wearables"],[44,80,64],"HN uses the Cicret Bracelet as shorthand for vaporware, applied to products like the Humane AI Pin, and praises Captain Disillusion's production values.",[1,1,1,2017,2017,1,0,1,5,0],0],["MOvfn1p92_8","Unreal Engine 4 - GT.TV Exclusive Development Walkthrough","GameTrailers","demo","dated","game engine hot reload",["unreal engine 4","live coding","hot reload","game development","e3"],[122],"HN cites it as a favorite demo of live coding and hot reload in a game engine.",[1,1,1,2015,2015,1,0,2,0,0],0],["MzRCDLre1b4","Some light quantum mechanics (with minutephysics)","3Blue1Brown","explainer","evergreen","quantum mechanics",["quantum mechanics","superposition","polarization","bell's theorem","linear algebra"],[83,35],"Recommended as an approachable way to understand the quantum nature of light and basic quantum math without heavy machinery.",[2,1,1,2020,2020,1,1,2,0,0],0],["NHWjlCaIrQo","That scene from War Games","Greg Granito","other","evergreen","wargames film scene",["wargames","nuclear war","film clip","ai","1980s"],[133,78],"Mostly used as a joking or nostalgic reference in threads about nuclear war, AI and security exploits.",[1,1,1,2018,2018,1,0,1,0,5],0],["NJ7M01jV058","A Scientist Spilled 2 Drops Organic Mercury On Her Hand. This Is What Happened To Her Brain.","Chubbyemu","explainer","evergreen","toxicology case study",["dimethylmercury","mercury poisoning","medicine","neurology","case study"],[96,86],"Cited as the best accessible account of dimethylmercury poisoning, and as an example of the channel's grim medical case studies.",[1,1,1,2022,2022,1,0,2,0,0],0],["NM-zWTU7X-k","Feynman: Knowing versus Understanding","TehPhysicalist","lecture","evergreen","scientific understanding",["richard feynman","physics","scientific method","mathematics","understanding"],[148,82],"HN uses it as a reference in threads on physics theories, models and what real understanding means.",[1,1,1,2015,2015,1,0,4,0,0],0],["NTfOnGZUZDk","Where GREP Came From - Computerphile","Computerphile","interview","evergreen","unix history",["grep","unix","kernighan","ed","text editors"],[47,8],"HN commenters point to it as a short, charming first-hand account of Unix history from someone who was there.",[1,1,1,2020,2020,1,1,2,0,0],0],["NVAmnV65_zw","Apple uses spite to force planned obsolescence.","Louis Rossmann","commentary","dated","right to repair",["apple","planned obsolescence","macbook repair","right to repair","louis rossmann"],[43,44],"HN cites Rossmann for documentation of Apple's repair barriers, and some commenters credit him with changing their view of Apple. Others criticize the design choices he describes.",[1,1,1,2024,2024,1,0,1,1,0],0],["NbNFJK1ZpVg","Why Libertarianism Is So Dangerous","School Sucks","commentary","evergreen","critique of libertarianism",["libertarianism","political philosophy","anarchism","government","critique"],[143,73,79],"Cited as a critique of libertarianism, including as a reply to the 'you can always leave' argument.",[1,1,1,2020,2020,1,0,2,0,1],0],["NdfmMB1E_qk","Expert breakdown of NYC's overpriced commercial vacancies.","Louis Rossmann","commentary","dated","commercial real estate",["nyc","cmbs","vacancies","landlords","rent"],[68,72],"HN uses it as the go-to explanation of why landlords refuse to renegotiate leases and leave units empty.",[2,1,1,2020,2020,1,1,4,0,0],0],["NfnWJUyUJYU","CS231n Winter 2016: Lecture1: Introduction and Historical Context","Andrej Karpathy","course","dated","convolutional neural networks",["cs231n","deep learning","computer vision","stanford","cnn"],[21,26,142],"HN lists it as a free, brilliant introduction to deep learning and computer vision, often within ML self-study plans.",[2,1,1,2018,2018,1,1,2,0,0],0],["Nyvxt1svxso","George Carlin - It's A BIG Club & You Ain't In It!","SkyEcho7","comedy","evergreen","george carlin social commentary",["george carlin","stand-up","elites","politics","education"],[129,79],"Quoted whenever threads touch on elites, exclusivity and education, with 'it's a big club' as shorthand.",[1,1,1,2024,2024,1,0,4,0,2],0],["OO18F4aKGzQ","Brother Ali - Uncle Sam Goddamn (Official Video)","Rhymesayers Entertainment","music","evergreen","political hip hop",["brother ali","rhymesayers","protest music","hip hop","us politics"],[131,73],"Shared in surveillance and civil-liberties threads as a powerful rap critique of the US.",[1,1,1,2013,2013,1,0,2,0,0],0],["OP0U62oiBlM","Forgotten wrecks are a time bomb | DW Documentary","DW Documentary","documentary","dated","wwii shipwreck oil pollution",["shipwrecks","oil spill","world war ii","marine pollution","environment"],[107,119,135],"Recommended as a fascinating watch in threads on leaking wrecks and oil spills.",[1,1,1,2020,2020,1,0,2,0,0],0],["OaGp5_Sfbss","'The True Cost' - Official Trailer","UNTOLD","documentary","evergreen","fast fashion",["fast fashion","garment workers","rana plaza","labor exploitation","documentary"],[135,71],"HN cites the film as a source on fast fashion exploitation and pollution.",[1,1,1,2018,2018,1,0,7,0,0],0],["OpEB6hCpIGM","The Problem with Biofuels","Real Engineering","explainer","evergreen","biofuels and ethanol",["biofuels","ethanol","energy","carbon","engineering"],[104,107,102],"Linked in fuel and aviation threads as the full story on why ethanol and biofuels are energy-negative or inefficient.",[2,1,1,2021,2021,1,1,3,0,0],0],["OxGsU8oIWjY","How An Infinite Hotel Ran Out Of Room","Veritasium","explainer","evergreen","infinity paradoxes",["hilbert hotel","infinity","set theory","veritasium","mathematics"],[35,36],"HN mentions it as a related, well-made Veritasium video when infinity and Hilbert's hotel come up.",[1,1,1,2021,2021,1,0,3,0,0],0],["PAAkCSZUG1c","Gopherfest 2015 | Go Proverbs with Rob Pike","The Go Programming Language","talk","evergreen","go programming philosophy",["go","rob pike","proverbs","concurrency","dependencies","simplicity"],[2,5],"HN treats it as the canonical source for Go proverbs, quoted in debates about dependencies, concurrency and simplicity.",[1,1,1,2016,2016,1,0,15,0,0],0],["PGqCeSjNuTY","Anton: A Special-Purpose Machine That Achieves a Hundred-Fold Speedup in Biomolecular Simulations","NC State","lecture","dated","molecular dynamics simulation",["anton","d. e. shaw","drug discovery","special-purpose hardware","protein simulation"],[39,95,142],"HN points to it as an accessible, interesting talk on molecular dynamics and simulation-based drug discovery.",[1,1,1,2025,2025,1,0,3,0,0],0],["PnpX8d8zRIA","The CED: RCA's Very Late, Very Weird Video Gamble (Pt. 1)","Technology Connections","documentary","evergreen","rca ced videodisc history",["rca","ced","videodisc","technology history","vhs","product failure"],[45,53,47],"HN praises the depth of research and uses the CED story as a case study of a mismanaged, badly timed product.",[1,1,1,2019,2019,1,0,3,0,1],0],["Q6NpHbMFaQ8","Foundation 07 // Chris Sacca","Kevin Rose","interview","evergreen","venture capital careers",["chris sacca","angel investing","kevin rose","startups","debt"],[64,68,52],"HN recommends it for Sacca's candid account of going deep into debt and recovering, in threads about failure and financial risk.",[1,1,1,2012,2012,1,0,2,0,0],0],["QQh56geU0X8","Rolling a Reliant Robin | Top Gear | BBC","Top Gear","comedy","evergreen","three-wheeled car stability",["reliant robin","top gear","three-wheeled cars","jeremy clarkson","car humor"],[110,129],"Mostly cited as a joke in threads on three-wheeled cars, and occasionally as a demonstration of the stability problem of a high center of gravity on three wheels.",[1,1,1,2019,2019,1,0,3,0,6],0],["QyQvfaW54NU","Tom Chi: How to Address our Carbon Debt to Heal the Planet","Foresight Institute","talk","dated","carbon debt and climate",["climate change","reforestation","carbon capture","tom chi","sustainable agriculture"],[102,107],"HN commenters call it a fantastic talk and cite it in climate threads for the carbon debt framing and tree-planting cost estimates.",[2,1,1,2019,2019,2,0,4,0,0],0],["RGw6fXprV9U","Making uranium glass","NileRed","demo","evergreen","uranium glass chemistry",["nilered","uranium","glass","radioactivity","fluorescence","chemistry"],[86,87],"HN recommends it as an informative and entertaining look at how uranium glass is actually made.",[1,1,1,2020,2020,1,0,3,0,0],0],["RVU62CQTXFI","Ted Nelson struggles with uncomprehending radio interviewer, 1979","TheTedNelson","interview","evergreen","history of personal computing",["ted nelson","hypertext","xanadu","1979","computing vision"],[47,52,48],"HN cites it as a vivid record of how alien personal computing and hypertext sounded to a skeptical public, and as a favorite Nelson interview.",[1,1,1,2018,2018,1,0,5,1,0],0],["RXJKdh1KZ0w","Rockwell Retro Encabulator","rlcarnes","comedy","evergreen","technobabble parody",["encabulator","satire","engineering humor","jargon","parody"],[130,113],"HN uses it as a joke whenever jargon-heavy or meaningless technical pitches appear, and praises it as a masterclass in technobabble.",[1,1,1,2020,2020,1,0,0,0,17],0],["Rybpaqhg5Qg","Orkney 'Surf n Turf' | Fully Charged","Everything Electric CARS","documentary","dated","orkney renewable energy",["orkney","hydrogen","renewables","electric vehicles","wind power"],[104,110],"HN cites it for Orkney's surplus renewable energy, hydrogen facilities and EV uptake.",[1,1,1,2018,2018,1,0,2,0,0],0],["Sddb0Khx0yA","Donald Sadoway: The missing link to renewable energy","TED","talk","dated","grid battery storage",["liquid metal battery","renewable energy","ted","energy storage","electrochemistry"],[104],"Referenced as an early, inspiring presentation of the molten-metal battery idea that later grid-storage startups pursued.",[1,1,1,2013,2013,1,0,2,0,0],0],["TitZV6k8zfA","The Worst Product I've Ever Reviewed... For Now","Marques Brownlee","commentary","news","humane ai pin review",["humane","ai pin","product review","wearables","mkbhd"],[44,22],"Referenced as the definitive review explaining why the AI Pin failed.",[1,1,1,2025,2025,1,0,6,0,0],0],["TjDEsGZLbio","Tom Lehrer - Wernher von Braun - with intro","The Tom Lehrer Wisdom Channel","music","evergreen","satirical song",["tom lehrer","wernher von braun","satire","rocketry","ethics of science"],[131,130,85],"HN brings it up as the sharpest satire of scientists who serve whoever pays them, and as a favorite Lehrer song.",[1,1,1,2022,2022,1,0,5,0,4],0],["UHbQmqmmIFk","2Advanced Studios v2 flash website in 2001","Web Design Museum","demo","evergreen","flash-era web design",["2advanced","flash","web design history","ui design","2001"],[55,51,4],"HN points to it as the example of the weird, artistic, animation-heavy web UIs of the Flash era.",[1,1,1,2022,2022,1,0,3,0,0],0],["UKxQTvqcpSg","Does Time Cause Gravity?","PBS Space Time","explainer","evergreen","general relativity",["gravity","time dilation","spacetime","physics","pbs space time"],[82,84],"Recommended as a good explanation of what happens when gravity acts on an object.",[1,1,1,2022,2022,1,0,2,0,0],0],["Uo3cL4nrGOk","Interview with Senior JS Developer","Kai Lentit","comedy","evergreen","javascript humor",["javascript","programming humor","satire","interview"],[130,4,9],"Shared as a joke about JavaScript culture and tooling, usually without much explanation.",[1,1,1,2025,2025,1,0,1,0,2],0],["VVUeqxXwCA0","How Suburban Development Makes American Cities Poorer [ST02]","Not Just Bikes","explainer","evergreen","urban planning finance",["suburbs","urban planning","infrastructure costs","city finances","density"],[111,69],"Cited in urban planning threads as an accessible explanation of why low-density suburbs cost more to maintain than they bring in.",[1,1,1,2021,2021,1,0,4,0,0],0],["VcVfceTsD0A","Max Tegmark: The Case for Halting AI Development | Lex Fridman Podcast #371","Lex Fridman","podcast","dated","ai safety and pausing ai",["max tegmark","ai risk","pause letter","agi","lex fridman"],[23,52],"Recommended in AI-risk threads as a way to understand the safety-advocate argument for halting development.",[2,1,1,2023,2023,2,0,2,0,0],0],["VdjYVF4a6iU","DIY Scanning Electron Microscope - Overview","Applied Science","demo","evergreen","diy electron microscope",["scanning electron microscope","applied science","ben krasnow","diy","vacuum"],[116,88,87],"Used as an example of Applied Science pushing the limits of garage engineering, in DIY microscope threads.",[1,1,1,2015,2015,1,0,2,0,0],0],["Wm2h0cbvsw8","We're Gonna Build a Framework","Dylan Beattie","comedy","evergreen","programming humor",["frameworks","parody","web development","dylan beattie","music"],[130,4,131],"Shared as a funny programming joke poking at the endless proliferation of web frameworks.",[1,1,1,2021,2021,1,0,0,0,2],0],["X3NASGb5m8s","steve jobs on why xerox failed","Kumar Saurav","commentary","evergreen","product versus sales culture",["steve jobs","xerox","company decline","product management","management"],[52,66,53],"HN cites it as the standard explanation of how finance and sales take over a company, applied to Boeing and other declining firms.",[1,1,1,2024,2024,1,0,3,0,0],["NlBjNmXvqIM"]],["XBmJay_qdNc","RSA ANIMATE: The Truth About Dishonesty","Royal Society of Arts","explainer","evergreen","behavioral economics of dishonesty",["dan ariely","cheating","honesty","rsa animate","behavioral psychology"],[70,91],"HN cites it for Ariely's finding that people cheat a little without feeling guilty.",[1,1,1,2015,2015,1,0,3,0,0],0],["XRrLyckg8Nc","Peter Thiel and George Gilder debate on \"The Prospects for Technology and Economic Growth\"","Intercollegiate Studies Institute","talk","dated","technological stagnation",["peter thiel","george gilder","economic growth","energy","debate"],[147,69],"Cited for Thiel's technological stagnation thesis, especially his argument that energy costs offset IT productivity gains.",[1,1,1,2012,2012,1,0,6,1,0],0],["XZGiVzIr8Qg","David Bowie Criticizes MTV for Not Playing Videos by Black Artists | MTV News","MTV News","interview","evergreen","mtv and race in music",["david bowie","mtv","1983","music industry","racism"],[131,79,80],"Cited as a famous, pointed example of Bowie challenging MTV's exclusion of black music, in threads on media gatekeeping.",[2,1,1,2021,2021,1,1,2,0,0],0],["XnRCZK3KjUY","Reddit Place (/r/place) - FULL 72h (90fps) TIMELAPSE","Gurkengewuerz","other","evergreen","reddit r/place",["r/place","timelapse","reddit","social experiment","pixel art"],[51,28],"HN commenters link it as the full record of r/place whenever the experiment, or collaborative canvases in general, comes up.",[1,1,1,2017,2017,1,0,4,1,0],0],["YQZ2UeOTO3I","Marketing to Doctors: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO)","LastWeekTonight","commentary","dated","pharmaceutical marketing",["pharma","doctors","healthcare","john oliver","opioids"],[96,80,65],"HN uses it as a reference in threads about pharma payments, medical corruption, and declining trust in healthcare.",[1,1,1,2015,2015,1,0,3,1,0],0],["YXehBx0Yc_w","This 30-Year-Old Terminator VFX BLEW OUR MINDS!","Corridor Crew","explainer","evergreen","terminator 2 vfx",["vfx","terminator 2","t-1000","corridor crew","practical effects"],[60],"Recommended in threads about practical versus CGI effects as a fun, instructive attempt to match a classic effect on a small budget.",[1,1,1,2021,2021,1,0,2,0,0],0],["ZHqFrNyLlpA","Data-Oriented Demo: SOA, composition","Jonathan Blow","demo","evergreen","data-oriented design",["jai","soa vs aos","structure packing","jonathan blow","performance"],[5,0,6],"HN points to it as the practical demonstration of data-oriented design, including structure packing and switching between AOS and SOA.",[1,1,1,2015,2015,1,0,3,0,0],0],["Zpnncakrelk","Leaping the chasm from proprietary to open: A survivor's guide","Bryan Cantrill","talk","evergreen","open source history",["bryan cantrill","opensolaris","illumos","licensing","oracle"],[9,14,13],"HN commenters cite it for the history of open source at Sun and Oracle, and for Cantrill's explanation of licensing choices.",[1,1,1,2020,2020,1,0,5,0,0],0],["ZxYOEwM6Wbk","What is Euler's formula actually saying? | Ep. 4 Lockdown live math","3Blue1Brown","lecture","evergreen","eulers formula",["euler","complex numbers","exponentials","3blue1brown","fourier"],[35,33],"HN recommends it as the explanation that makes complex exponentials click, especially for understanding the Fourier transform.",[1,1,1,2023,2023,1,1,1,1,0],0],["_2khAmMTAjI","The CIA is a Terrorist Organization","Second Thought","commentary","evergreen","cia and us foreign policy",["cia","regime change","us foreign policy","coups","politics"],[74,80],"HN commenters cite it as a source for US-backed coups and foreign policy contradictions, and as an example of a video they say YouTube suppressed.",[1,1,1,2021,2021,1,1,8,0,0],0],["_Qd3erAPI9w","Survivor Bias","2veritasium","explainer","evergreen","survivorship bias",["survivor bias","veritasium","statistics","cognitive bias","psychology"],[91,27],"HN uses it as a handy reference whenever a thread needs to point at survivorship bias.",[1,1,1,2018,2018,1,0,6,0,0],0],["_eSAF_qT_FY","GOD MODE UNLOCKED - Hardware Backdoors in x86 CPUs","Black Hat","talk","evergreen","hardware security",["x86","backdoor","black hat","reverse engineering","christopher domas"],[17,39],"Cited in hardware-trust and supply-chain threads as a concrete, startling demonstration of chip-level backdoors.",[1,1,1,2019,2019,1,0,4,0,0],0],["aAlR3cezPJg","Lecture 7A: Metacircular Evaluator, Part 1","MIT OpenCourseWare","lecture","evergreen","metacircular evaluator",["sicp","scheme","interpreters","mit 6.001","lisp"],[7,1,142],"HN holds the SICP lectures up as joyful classics, and this lecture as the moment the evaluator is revealed.",[1,1,1,2020,2020,1,0,2,0,0],0],["aESqrP3hfi8","Why Dutch Bikes are Better (and why you should want one)","Not Just Bikes","explainer","evergreen","dutch bicycles",["dutch bikes","cycling","urban planning","netherlands","omafiets"],[111,110],"Cited in cycling and helmet discussions as the standard explanation of the Dutch bike and its safety benefits.",[1,1,1,2021,2021,1,0,3,0,0],0],["aYT2se94eU0","The Computer Revolution Hasn't Happened Yet OOPSLA 97 Keynote (VPRI 0719)","Yoshiki Ohshima (大島芳樹)","talk","evergreen","future of computing",["alan kay","oopsla","object-oriented programming","software history","web"],[5,52,47],"HN regards it as a must-watch that gives a very different perspective on software and the web, and its title is widely riffed on.",[1,1,1,2020,2020,1,0,3,0,0],0],["ao2Jfm35XeE","The Snowflake Myth","Veritasium","explainer","evergreen","snowflake formation",["snowflakes","crystal growth","physics","ken libbrecht","veritasium"],[88,87,82],"Recommended as a fantastic, scientist-led explanation of snowflake formation.",[1,1,1,2023,2023,1,0,2,0,0],0],["bKH5nGLgi08","36C3 - Uncover, Understand, Own - Regaining Control Over Your AMD CPU","media.ccc.de","talk","evergreen","amd platform security processor",["amd psp","reverse engineering","firmware","security","ccc"],[17,39,19],"Cited in discussions of open firmware and trust as a thorough reverse engineering of the PSP.",[1,1,1,2021,2021,1,1,3,0,0],0],["bX3EZCVj2XA","KGB defector Yuri Bezmenov's warning to America","Persian Humanist","interview","dated","ideological subversion",["yuri bezmenov","kgb","propaganda","demoralization","cold war"],[80,74,77],"Mostly cited as a source for the demoralization and subversion idea, though one commenter dismisses it as alt-right material.",[1,1,1,2017,2017,1,0,8,1,0],0],["cK8i6aMG9VM","Copyright Deadlock (The Jimquisition)","Stephanie Sterling","commentary","dated","youtube content id",["content id","copyright","demonetization","youtube","jim sterling"],[125,75,51],"HN cites it as the clearest explanation of how broken Content ID is and of the deadlock trick for defeating forced monetization.",[1,1,1,2018,2018,1,0,4,0,0],0],["d2ogGZXmepY","Here's Why the Chevy Bolt is the Uncool Electric Car","Doug DeMuro","commentary","dated","electric car reviews",["chevy bolt","doug demuro","electric vehicles","car review","tesla model 3"],[110],"Cited as a thorough, candid review of the Bolt, particularly for its uncomfortable seats and uncool image.",[1,1,1,2017,2017,1,0,4,0,0],0],["dDsWTyLEgbk","Oral History of John Backus","Computer History Museum","interview","evergreen","history of fortran",["john backus","fortran","computer history","ibm","grady booch"],[47,52,7],"HN recommends it because hearing pioneers explain early computing in their own words conveys the context and excitement of the era.",[1,1,1,2019,2019,1,0,2,0,0],0],["dlbMuv-jix8","Lecture 1B | MIT 6.001 Structure and Interpretation, 1986","MIT OpenCourseWare","lecture","evergreen","programming fundamentals",["sicp","scheme","recursion","abstraction","mit 6.001","sussman"],[142,1,7],"HN commenters hold it up as an unmatched introduction to programming and quote Sussman's line that knowing a spirit's name gives you power over it.",[1,1,1,2017,2017,1,0,4,0,0],0],["eECjjLNAOd4","THE DUMBEST BOY ALIVE. PRETTY GOOD, EPISODE SIX.","Jon Bois","commentary","evergreen","internet arguments",["jon bois","forum argument","internet culture","storytelling","pretty good"],[135,51],"Shared as the definitive retelling of one of the dumbest online arguments ever.",[1,1,1,2025,2025,1,0,1,0,1],0],["eg3_kUaYFJA","The Whitest Kids U' Know - I want to kill the president","Weidmann","comedy","evergreen","satirical sketch comedy",["whitest kids u' know","satire","free speech","sketch"],[129,130,76],"Used as a joke or satire reference in moderation, free-speech and police threads.",[1,1,1,2021,2021,1,0,0,0,4],0],["f61KMw5zVhg","Feynman_i_dont_like_honors_ [longer_version]","batxg3","interview","evergreen","feynman on honors",["feynman","nobel prize","humility","science","bbc interview"],[148,52,82],"HN returns to it as a reminder to stay humble and as a source of Feynman's view on awards and prestige.",[1,1,1,2010,2010,1,0,7,0,0],0],["fLA_d9q6ySs","Tengen: Atari Games vs. Nintendo","Gaming Historian","documentary","evergreen","atari vs nintendo",["tengen","nintendo","nes","10nes","video game history","lawsuit"],[124,53],"Recommended as a compact account of the Atari-Nintendo lawsuit and its technical and legal details, which shaped the game industry.",[1,1,1,2017,2017,1,0,3,0,0],0],["fQQ8IiTWHhg","The Trinity Hall Prime - Numberphile","Numberphile","explainer","evergreen","prime number art",["prime numbers","numberphile","trinity hall","recreational math","primality testing"],[35,33],"Cited as the origin of the prime-number portrait trend and as an example of drawings made with primes.",[1,1,1,2018,2018,1,0,3,0,0],0],["hMtu7vV_HmY","115 batshit stupid things you can put on the internet in as fast as I can go by Dan Tentler","Devoxx","talk","dated","exposed internet devices",["shodan","iot security","vnc","industrial control systems","internet scanning"],[17,15],"HN points to it as an entertaining, jaw-dropping demonstration of exposed systems, including a French dam's controls.",[1,1,1,2021,2021,1,0,3,0,0],0],["hNRO7lno_DM","8088 MPH by Hornet + CRTC + DESiRE (final version)","andrewmjenner","demo","evergreen","demoscene",["8088","cga","ibm pc","retro computing","optimization"],[50,6],"Held up as the peak of demoscene hardware hacking, especially for its finale and for how good the PC speaker sound gets.",[1,1,1,2016,2016,1,0,3,0,0],0],["hWLjYJ4BzvI","Sinclair's script for stations","Andrew W (AWatts712)","news","dated","media consolidation",["sinclair broadcast","local news","media bias","propaganda","scripted messaging"],[80],"Cited as an example of media consolidation and coordinated messaging, mostly in threads about distrust of news, though it is also posted as a plain source.",[1,1,1,2021,2021,1,0,4,9,0],0],["hWUiLJnEYJI","First Techno (Kraftwerk 1970)","PhineasFreakers","music","evergreen","kraftwerk early live performance",["kraftwerk","techno","electronic music","1970","music history"],[131,132],"Used in techno-history threads as evidence of Kraftwerk's role in the genre's origins and as an example of original work.",[1,1,1,2020,2020,1,0,3,0,1],0],["h_zgURwr6nA","Unveiling High NA EUV | ASML","ASML","demo","dated","euv lithography",["asml","high na euv","chip manufacturing","lithography","semiconductors"],[40],"HN links it to show the sheer complexity of EUV machines, especially when discussing whether competitors can challenge ASML.",[1,1,1,2025,2025,1,0,3,0,0],0],["i4pxw4tYeCU","Is 5G Spelling Our DOOM?! How EM Waves Can Hurt","ElectroBOOM","explainer","evergreen","5G and EM radiation safety",["5g","electromagnetic spectrum","non-ionizing radiation","electroboom","health myths"],[41,88,96],"HN links it as an entertaining, in-depth rebuttal to 5G health fears from an electrical engineer.",[1,1,1,2020,2020,1,0,3,0,0],0],["i7kh8pNRWOo","Techniques for dealing with lack of motivation, malaise, depression","Jonathan Blow","talk","evergreen","motivation and depression",["depression","motivation","procrastination","jonathan blow","mental health"],[92,146],"HN cites it as the best motivation advice some commenters have heard, and it is often shared in procrastination threads.",[1,1,1,2024,2024,1,0,4,0,0],0],["iDbyYGrswtg","Moss Introduces Jen To The Internet | The IT Crowd Series 3 Episode 4: The Internet","The IT Crowd","comedy","evergreen","sitcom clip",["the it crowd","internet in a box","british sitcom","tech humor"],[133,130],"It is used as a recurring joke whenever threads touch on the internet as a physical thing, and sometimes praised as a favorite sitcom.",[1,1,1,2025,2025,1,0,1,0,8],0],["iY57ErBkFFE","Sid Meier's Alpha Centauri Secret Project: The Planetary Datalinks","matsku84","other","evergreen","video game cutscene",["alpha centauri","sid meier","secret projects","information freedom","sci-fi writing"],[124,125],"Quoted in privacy and surveillance debates, and praised as some of the best science fiction writing in games.",[1,1,1,2020,2020,1,0,2,0,0],0],["ipAnwilMncI","Дворец для Путина. История самой большой взятки","Алексей Навальный","documentary","dated","putin palace investigation",["navalny","putin","corruption","russia","investigation"],[74,80,135],"Recommended as a well-produced investigation and cited as evidence of oligarch wealth around Putin.",[1,1,1,2021,2021,1,0,3,0,0],0],["iph500cPK28","How Wrong Is VERITASIUM? A Lamp and Power Line Story","ElectroBOOM","explainer","evergreen","circuit theory",["electroboom","veritasium","transmission lines","stray capacitance","electromagnetism"],[41,82],"HN commenters recommend it as the more rigorous, polite and complete treatment of the Veritasium puzzle, though one dissents that the original misleads people.",[4,1,1,2021,2021,1,3,5,1,0],0],["kN0SVBCJqLs","Apple Music Event 2001-The First Ever iPod Introduction","JoshuaG","talk","evergreen","apple ipod launch",["steve jobs","ipod","keynote","apple","product launch"],[52,53,44],"HN commenters use it to compare against later Apple launches, to show how low-key the debut was, and as an example of a great product speech.",[1,1,1,2016,2016,1,0,6,0,0],0],["kd0xTfdt6qw","Richard Feynman - The.Character.of.Physical.Law - Part 2 (full version)","Tinkerin' Thinkers","lecture","evergreen","mathematics in physics",["feynman","messenger lectures","physical law","mathematics","physics"],[82,142],"Recommended as a lecture so clear that no formal training is needed to follow it, and cited on why math is needed for physics.",[1,1,1,2013,2013,1,0,2,0,0],0],["l4w6808wJcU","There's No Crying in Flag Design","CGP Grey","commentary","evergreen","flag design",["vexillology","flags","design principles","cgp grey","minnesota"],[57],"Linked whenever flag redesigns come up, and credited as hugely influential on how people think about flag design.",[1,1,1,2026,2026,1,0,3,0,1],0],["mH0oCDa74tE","Group theory, abstraction, and the 196,883-dimensional monster","3Blue1Brown","explainer","evergreen","group theory",["monster group","abstract algebra","symmetry","classification","mathematics"],[33,35],"Mentioned as a favorite 3Blue1Brown video and a related watch in threads about deep mathematical structure.",[1,1,1,2023,2023,1,0,2,0,0],0],["mfv0V1SxbNA","Building the PERFECT Linux PC with Linus Torvalds","Linus Tech Tips","interview","dated","linus torvalds interview",["linus torvalds","linux","pc build","ecc memory","kernel development"],[52,14,44],"HN mines it for Torvalds's opinions, such as ECC RAM, AI hype, and his desktop setup, and as a rare long informal interview.",[1,1,1,2026,2026,1,0,7,1,0],0],["n63XXHY4A7I","React.js Conf 2016 - Lightning Talks - Elie Rotenberg","Meta Developers","talk","dated","dom obfuscation",["react","ad blocking","obfuscation","react-armor","lightning talk"],[4,10],"Cited as the origin of react-armor style DOM obfuscation, and as a favourite short talk from the conference.",[1,1,1,2016,2016,1,0,3,0,0],0],["nJff23UdNAI","Beyond Passwords: Secure Authentication with Mozilla Persona","Next Day Video","talk","dated","passwordless authentication",["mozilla persona","authentication","email login","pycon","decentralized identity"],[17,18,4],"HN cites it as the best explanation of how Persona's provisioning and login work, and of why it used email addresses as identity.",[1,1,1,2013,2013,1,0,4,0,0],0],["nXCSloXZ-wc","ReactiveConf 2017 - Tom Dale: Secrets of the Glimmer VM","ReactiveConf","talk","dated","javascript rendering engines",["glimmer","ember","virtual machine","templates","web frameworks"],[4,7],"HN points to it for understanding Glimmer and Ember's view layer, and as a reference for opcode-compiled templates.",[1,1,1,2018,2018,1,0,2,0,0],0],["njVv7J2azY8","28c3: Print Me If You Dare","28c3","talk","dated","printer firmware security",["printer malware","firmware","hp","embedded security","28c3"],[17,42],"Recommended as a jaw-dropping demonstration of how insecure embedded printer firmware is.",[1,1,1,2012,2012,1,0,2,0,0],0],["nqzpAbK9qFk","Keynote by John Carmack at Oculus Connect 2014","kungfl","talk","dated","virtual reality",["john carmack","oculus","gear vr","mobile vr","keynote"],[62,52],"Cited as an example of Carmack's fluent long-form speaking and as an informative talk on VR.",[1,1,1,2015,2015,1,0,3,0,0],0],["p3JLaF_4Tz8","Understanding & Treating Addiction | Dr. Anna Lembke","Andrew Huberman","podcast","evergreen","addiction and dopamine",["addiction","dopamine","anna lembke","huberman lab","behavioral psychology"],[92,90],"HN people send it to others in addiction and digital-habits threads as an expert explanation of dopamine baselines.",[1,1,1,2023,2023,1,0,3,0,0],0],["pP44EPBMb8A","How to Build a Dyson Sphere - The Ultimate Megastructure","Kurzgesagt – In a Nutshell","explainer","evergreen","dyson sphere",["dyson swarm","megastructures","solar energy","space engineering","kurzgesagt"],[85,147,104],"HN links it as a nice intro to what a realistic Dyson swarm would require, and as a companion to megastructure discussions.",[1,1,1,2022,2022,1,0,6,0,0],0],["pTbSMKGQ_rU","Longplay: The Incredible Machine (1993) [MS-DOS]","Dosgamert","demo","evergreen","the incredible machine game",["longplay","ms-dos","rube goldberg","retro games","puzzle game"],[124,127],"Used as a nostalgic link to a beloved childhood game, and as an example of a tight failure-iteration learning loop.",[1,1,1,2024,2024,1,0,3,0,0],0],["pm5xxlajTW0","America's Great Divide: Steve Bannon (first interview) | FRONTLINE","FRONTLINE PBS | Official","interview","dated","american populism",["steve bannon","frontline","trump","populism","us politics"],[73,80],"HN people recommend it as an unfiltered way to understand Bannon's worldview and the populist movement, and praise PBS for releasing full interviews.",[2,1,1,2021,2021,1,1,3,0,0],0],["pmfHHLfbjNQ","Big Ideas: Don't get any -- by James Houston","James Houston","music","evergreen","hardware music hacks",["radiohead","dot matrix printer","hard drive music","zx spectrum","retro computing"],[50,131,42],"It is the canonical example HN brings up in threads about music hacks on floppy drives, printers and other junk hardware.",[1,1,1,2011,2011,1,0,4,0,0],0],["pyMNIFZTQkg","A CGI 3D Short Film: \"Dead Hand: FortressFortress/Крепость\" - by Dima Fedotov | TheCGBros","TheCGBros","other","evergreen","autonomous weapons fiction",["cgi short film","sci-fi","autonomous war","dystopia","animation"],[60,23,78],"Cited as a vivid illustration of autonomous weapons and machines that keep running after their creators are gone.",[1,1,1,2020,2020,1,0,3,0,0],0],["qB76jxBq_gQ","Glenn Gould plays Bach","vagifabilov","music","evergreen","glenn gould bach",["glenn gould","bach","piano","classical music","partita"],[131],"HN uses it as a short introduction to Glenn Gould and his distinctive playing.",[1,1,1,2012,2012,1,0,2,0,0],0],["rcwngbUrZNg","Joanna Rutkowska: Towards (reasonably) trustworthy x86 laptops","media.ccc.de","talk","dated","x86 platform security",["intel me","trusted computing","joanna rutkowska","firmware","qubes"],[17,14,39],"Recommended in Intel ME threads as essential viewing on x86 trust and auxiliary processors.",[2,1,1,2016,2016,1,1,2,0,0],0],["rqOUgqsWvbw","Your web app but good: Aaron Boodman (Local-First Conf)","Local-First Conf","talk","dated","sync engines",["local-first","zero","replicache","sync","web apps"],[4,5,11],"Cited in sync-engine threads as the origin story for Zero and for hybrid local and remote queries.",[1,1,1,2024,2024,1,0,3,0,0],0],["rtd7UzLJHrU","Apple Pro Display XDR Review (vs Sony Reference Monitor)","HDTVTest","other","dated","hdr monitor review",["apple pro display xdr","hdr","reference monitor","display review","sony bvm"],[44,45],"Cited both as a well-crafted monitor review and as evidence for the XDR's shortcomings versus reference displays, though some dispute its fairness.",[1,1,1,2020,2020,1,0,2,2,0],0],["sAz_UvnUeuU","Burnistoun - Voice Recognition Elevator in Scotland","VideoFunStation","comedy","evergreen","voice recognition comedy",["burnistoun","sketch comedy","speech recognition","scottish accent","elevator"],[129,130,26],"Posted as the obligatory joke in any thread about speech recognition, and recommended in a thread on what makes people laugh.",[1,1,1,2018,2018,1,0,0,0,4],0],["shFUDPqVmTg","I was asked to keep this confidential","Sabine Hossenfelder","commentary","news","academic research problems",["academia","physics","science funding","research incentives"],[148,82],"Cited in threads about science funding and trust in research as an angry insider critique of academic incentives, though some commenters doubt it.",[1,1,1,2025,2025,1,0,3,1,0],0],["tI3kkk2JdoI","This Ponzi Scheme Might END Suburban Prosperity","Strong Towns","explainer","evergreen","municipal finance",["strong towns","suburban sprawl","infrastructure costs","urban planning"],[111,69],"Recommended in urban planning threads as a clear account of suburban municipal finance.",[1,1,1,2024,2024,1,0,2,0,0],0],["tbcy_ZxXLl8","Talk - Eben Moglen - Free and Open Software: Paradigm for a New Intellectual Commons","talkingsticktv","talk","evergreen","free software philosophy",["eben moglen","free software","intellectual commons","software freedom","copyright"],[49,75,14],"Recommended as a worthwhile, full-length statement of the free software philosophy, especially around the zero marginal cost of knowledge.",[1,1,1,2013,2013,1,0,2,0,0],0],["tx082gDwGcM","Human Computation","GoogleTalksArchive","talk","evergreen","human computation",["crowdsourcing","luis von ahn","captcha","games with a purpose","image labeling"],[26,29,147],"Recommended as a great technical talk from the pioneer of human computation.",[1,1,1,2013,2013,1,0,2,0,0],0],["txZq7Laz7_4","Morten Rand-Hendriksen: CSS Grid Changes Everything (About Web Layouts)","WordPress","talk","dated","css grid",["css grid","web layout","responsive design","front-end","accessibility"],[4,55],"HN commenters say it convinced them to drop other layout approaches and embrace Grid, and cite its advice on fallbacks for older browsers.",[1,1,1,2018,2018,1,0,2,0,0],0],["tyeJ55o3El0","I'm Just a Bill (Schoolhouse Rock!)","TheGreatWorker","music","evergreen","us legislative process",["schoolhouse rock","civics","congress","how a bill becomes law","animation"],[73,141],"Cited as a classic, catchy explainer of the US legislative process, and half-jokingly as many people's whole civics education.",[1,1,1,2013,2013,1,0,1,0,1],0],["u69YSh-cFXY","Q&A with a person who does not have an internal monologue","PA Struggles","interview","evergreen","internal monologue",["inner speech","cognition","anendophasia","thinking","q&a"],[93,91,90],"HN refers to it as a vivid first-person account of anendophasia whenever inner monologues come up.",[1,1,1,2025,2025,1,0,3,0,1],0],["uA0Z7_4J7u8","Succinct Data Structures","Edward Kmett","talk","evergreen","succinct data structures",["succinct data structures","haskell","compressed indexes","bitvectors","algorithms"],[30,1,37],"Commenters credit it as the place they first learned about succinct data structures, and found it left a lasting impression.",[1,1,1,2018,2018,1,0,2,0,0],0],["uBsJgceM0KI","Annihilation (2018) Ending Alien Scene Part 1 | HD","PrimeClips","other","evergreen","science fiction film scene",["annihilation","film scene","sci-fi","soundtrack","mandelbulb"],[133],"It is recommended as a must-see scene in threads about unusual geometry and animation, such as Mandelbulb and 4D visuals.",[1,1,1,2020,2020,1,0,2,0,0],0],["uKxzK9xtSXM","Eben Moglen: How I discovered Free Software and met RMS","roblimo","talk","evergreen","free software history",["eben moglen","richard stallman","gpl","fsf","unix"],[49,14],"Cited for a short talk that frames graphical interfaces as point-and-grunt versus language-based Unix, and for showing Moglen's regard for Stallman.",[1,1,1,2019,2019,1,0,2,0,0],0],["v3XcQtoja_Y","Facebook's Prototype VR Face Tracking Got Even Better","UploadVR","demo","dated","vr face tracking",["virtual reality","facebook reality labs","face tracking","avatars","headset cameras"],[62,26],"Pointed to in metaverse and VR threads as proof that realtime photorealistic face tracking from headset cameras is coming.",[1,1,1,2021,2021,1,0,4,0,0],0],["vtOA1vuoDgQ","Seymour Cray's Only Surviving Talk: \"Cray-1 Introduction\" (1976, LANL)","UC Berkeley Events","talk","evergreen","supercomputer design",["cray-1","seymour cray","vector processing","computer history","cooling"],[39,47,52],"Cited as a rare first-hand account from Cray, loved for details like the aluminum machining invented to carry Freon through the frame.",[1,1,1,2026,2026,1,0,2,0,0],0],["wCEkK1YzqBo","Apple Execs on What Went Wrong With Siri, iOS 26 and More (Full Interview) | WSJ","The Wall Street Journal","interview","news","apple siri and ai",["siri","apple","wwdc 2025","craig federighi","ios 26","liquid glass"],[53,22,55],"Commenters cite it as a rare, pointed grilling of Apple executives over why Siri fell behind.",[1,1,1,2025,2025,1,0,2,0,0],0],["wg6cfsnmqyg","30 Essential Ideas you should know about ADHD, 1B Inhibition, Impulsivity, and Emotion","Adhd Videos","lecture","evergreen","adhd",["adhd","russell barkley","impulsivity","response inhibition","emotional regulation"],[92,91],"HN commenters point to Barkley's talks as a respected clinician's view of ADHD as a spectrum of executive function problems.",[1,1,1,2020,2020,1,0,2,0,0],0],["ws3DJF7MbMU","Amiga Story | Nostalgia Nerd","Nostalgia Nerd","documentary","evergreen","commodore amiga history",["amiga","commodore","retro computing","jay miner","1980s"],[50,47,53],"Recommended as a wonderful, thorough telling of the Amiga story in threads about the machine.",[1,1,1,2018,2018,1,0,2,0,0],0],["wvfR3XLXPvw","Why Do Things Keep Evolving Into Crabs?","PBS Eons","explainer","evergreen","convergent evolution",["carcinization","crabs","evolution","paleontology","crustaceans"],[94,99],"HN cites it as a clear, well-made treatment of convergent evolution and crabs.",[1,1,1,2022,2022,1,0,3,0,0],0],["wzFhBGKU6HA","IBM RFID Commercial-The Future Supermarket","David Preece","other","evergreen","rfid retail checkout",["rfid","commercial","self-checkout","ibm","retail"],[147,72],"HN commenters cite it as proof that walk-out shopping was envisioned long before Amazon's version, and as an appealing vision of the future.",[1,1,1,2024,2024,1,0,2,0,0],0],["x1SgmFa0r04","NASA | A Year in the Life of Earth's CO2","NASA Goddard","demo","evergreen","atmospheric co2 visualization",["carbon dioxide","climate model","nasa","seasonal cycle","data visualization"],[101,28],"HN commenters use it as a vivid illustration of how CO2 is distributed and how vegetation absorbs it seasonally.",[1,1,1,2020,2020,1,0,3,0,0],0],["xZePwin92cI","AT&T Archives: The Step-By-Step Switch","AT&T Tech Channel","explainer","evergreen","telephone switching",["strowger switch","telephony","at&t archives","electromechanical","bell system"],[47,15],"HN uses it as a favorite old explainer for mechanical telephone switching.",[1,1,1,2023,2023,1,0,3,0,0],0],["yFVXsjVdvmY","The mathematics of love | Hannah Fry","TED","talk","evergreen","mathematics of dating",["hannah fry","optimal stopping","ted talk","relationships","probability"],[34,79],"Mentioned whenever the optimal stopping or secretary problem comes up in relation to choosing a partner.",[1,1,1,2026,2026,1,0,2,0,0],0],["yMjPqr1s-cg","Ted Nelson's Eulogy for Douglas Engelbart","Computer History Museum","talk","evergreen","douglas engelbart",["ted nelson","douglas engelbart","hypertext","computer history","mother of all demos"],[52,48,47],"Recommended as a moving tribute that laments how little of Engelbart's vision caught on.",[1,1,1,2025,2025,1,0,2,0,0],0],["ycPr5-27vSI","Joe Rogan Experience #1169 - Elon Musk","PowerfulJRE","podcast","dated","elon musk interview",["elon musk","joe rogan","ai","tesla","spacex"],[52,85,23],"Recommended as a long, wide-ranging look into Musk's thinking, especially on AI and the future of humanity.",[2,1,1,2018,2018,1,1,4,0,0],0],["yftBiNu0ZNU","A man asked AI for health advice and it cooked every brain cell","Chubbyemu","explainer","news","AI medical advice harms",["bromism","llm health advice","case study","chatgpt","medicine"],[96,22],"Used in AI threads as a cautionary example of harm from LLM self-diagnosis, though some commenters cite it as part of broader criticism of AI.",[2,1,1,2026,2026,2,0,2,5,0],0],["ygB4EZ7ggig","Navy pilots recall “unsettling” 2004 UAP sighting","60 Minutes","interview","evergreen","navy uap sighting",["uap","tic tac","uss nimitz","dave fravor","60 minutes"],[80,78],"Cited in UFO threads as a short, first-hand pilot account worth hearing, even without papers or data.",[1,1,1,2022,2022,1,0,3,0,0],0],["z9quxZsLcfo","Is TDD dead?","Thoughtworks","talk","evergreen","test-driven development",["tdd","unit testing","kent beck","martin fowler","dhh","software design"],[8,5,9],"Recommended in TDD and unit-testing threads as a balanced debate among three prominent developers that avoids dogma.",[1,1,1,2015,2015,1,0,4,0,0],0],["zQTfuI-9jIo","von Neumann probes, Dyson spheres, exploratory engineering and the Fermi paradox","Future of Humanity Institute","talk","evergreen","fermi paradox and space colonization",["dyson sphere","von neumann probes","fermi paradox","exploratory engineering","megastructures"],[84,147,85],"Cited as a source for the feasibility of colonizing the universe with self-replicating probes and for building a Dyson swarm from Mercury.",[1,1,1,2016,2016,1,0,5,0,0],0],["zprSxCMlECA","Freespin","Matthias Kramm","demo","evergreen","commodore 1541 demoscene",["commodore 64","1541","demoscene","retrocomputing","floppy drive"],[50],"Shared as a favorite example of retrocomputing hackery, a demo that runs entirely on a disk drive.",[1,1,1,2026,2026,1,0,4,0,0],0],["-BLgS7m0W94","Why Your Webcam Still SUCKS!","Techquickie","explainer","dated","laptop webcam quality",["webcams","laptops","image sensors","smartphone cameras","hardware"],[44,46],"HN commenters link it when webcam quality comes up, as a quick rundown of why laptop webcams lag behind phones.",[1,1,0,2020,2020,0,1,2,0,0],0],["-BeTq99LqUo","Dangerous tattoo remover from eBay is a MILLION watt laser","styropyro","demo","evergreen","high-power lasers",["lasers","nd:yag","tattoo removal","electronics","laser safety"],[41,88],"HN mostly cites it as an example of the absurdly powerful lasers sold cheaply online, and a nod to the channel's DIY laser builds.",[1,1,0,2022,2022,0,1,1,1,1],0],["-E6vHCT0wpw","Can Japanese People Read Chinese? (Kanji)","That Japanese Man Yuta","explainer","evergreen","japanese and chinese writing",["kanji","japanese","chinese","writing systems","linguistics"],[145],"Cited in threads on writing systems and CJK characters as an entertaining test of how much Japanese people can understand of Chinese.",[1,1,0,2021,2021,0,1,3,0,0],0],["-JlxuQ7tPgQ","The Artificial Intelligence That Deleted A Century","Tom Scott","explainer","evergreen","ai copyright enforcement",["speculative fiction","copyright","ai alignment","tom scott","memorization"],[23,75,135],"HN points to it in discussions of AI copyright enforcement and badly specified AI goals, and recommends it alongside his other fiction.",[1,1,0,2023,2023,0,1,6,0,1],0],["-KxjVlaLBmk","High-Speed Robot Hand","Hizook","demo","evergreen","high-speed robotics",["robot hand","high-speed vision","1000fps","dexterity","robotics"],[24,26],"HN cites it as an example of what 1kHz vision and fast control loops enable, in threads about AI hardware and robotics.",[1,1,0,2016,2016,0,1,6,0,0],0],["-Rxvl3INKSg","TV journalist documents wild ride inside Waymo self-driving car in San Francisco","ABC7 News Bay Area","news","news","self-driving cars",["waymo","robotaxi","san francisco","autonomous vehicles","cruise"],[25],"Cited in self-driving threads as a firsthand look at robotaxi rides, mostly to point out its glitches and doubts about readiness.",[1,1,0,2023,2023,0,1,1,3,0],0],["-TKjwblp1XI","Amazing: The Rebuilding the MacArthur Maze (Documentary)","PECG","documentary","evergreen","highway reconstruction",["macarthur maze","civil engineering","caltrans","infrastructure","construction speed"],[112,111],"HN cites it as proof that infrastructure can be rebuilt very fast when incentives and urgency line up.",[1,1,0,2023,2023,0,1,2,0,1],0],["-VrJ8XOwJzw","Final Teleutaion Antiphon Before the Entrance","Cappella Romana - Topic","music","evergreen","byzantine chant acoustics",["hagia sophia","choral music","impulse response","byzantine","acoustics"],[131],"Cited as an example of the Hagia Sophia acoustic recreation project, where a choir performs with the building's measured impulse response.",[1,1,0,2020,2020,0,1,2,0,0],0],["-ZDZtBRTyeI","Why American public transit is so bad | 2020 Election","Vox","explainer","evergreen","american public transit",["public transit","urban planning","highways","car culture","infrastructure"],[111],"Linked in transit and infrastructure threads as a general explanation, with one commenter drawing the point that good transit depends on networks.",[1,1,0,2021,2021,0,1,2,0,0],0],["-ga41edXw3A","Amiga Boing Ball","amigang","demo","evergreen","retro computing graphics",["amiga","boing ball","commodore","1984","demo"],[50,47],"HN people recall it with nostalgia as an impressive feat for its era, used as an example of the Amiga's graphics ability.",[1,1,0,2016,2016,0,1,2,0,0],0],["-kFOXP026eE","Richard Feynman Messenger Lectures at Cornell The Character of Physical Law Part 1 The Law of Gravitation","TalkReelTV","lecture","evergreen","physics of gravitation",["feynman","gravity","physical law","messenger lectures","physics"],[82,142],"Commenters cite it as a classic of physics lectures for laypeople that they watch and rewatch, though the audio quality is noted as poor.",[1,1,0,2025,2025,0,1,2,0,0],0],["-oB6DN5dYWo","Forklift Driver Klaus English Subtitles","Veso Vey","comedy","evergreen","workplace safety satire",["forklift","safety film","german","dark humor","meme"],[130,51],"Mostly used as a joke reference whenever forklifts, safety or dying on the job come up, with one commenter calling it a funny and bloody case for warehouse safety.",[1,1,0,2018,2018,0,1,0,0,3],["TJYOkZz6Dck"]],["-r2oaQWmqkk","\"Pyramid UFO\" - NEW FOOTAGE. It's Just Bokeh, not a Pyramid","Mick West","explainer","news","UFO footage debunking",["ufo","bokeh","mick west","night vision","skepticism"],[80,144],"HN cites it as a concise debunking of a UFO case and an illustration of how a triangular aperture creates triangle UFOs.",[1,1,0,2021,2021,0,1,3,0,0],0],["-wu_pO5Z7Pk","Tobias Engel: SS7: Locate. Track. Manipulate.","media.ccc.de","talk","dated","telecom network security",["ss7","phone tracking","31c3","mobile security","telecom"],[17,19,15],"HN cites it as the foundational demonstration that SS7 is insecure, relevant to arguments about SMS-based two-factor authentication.",[1,1,0,2017,2017,0,1,2,0,0],0],["-xTaAHSFHUU","Are Seed Oils Inflammatory?! (The *Evidence* No One Shows)","Nutrition Made Simple!","explainer","evergreen","seed oils and inflammation",["seed oils","inflammation","omega-6","nutrition science","diet"],[97],"HN commenters link it as a compact review of human trials showing seed oils are not inflammatory, to counter popular claims.",[1,1,0,2022,2022,0,1,3,0,0],0],["-zt57TWkTF4","How does Linus make money? - 2020 Update","Linus Tech Tips","commentary","dated","youtube creator revenue",["linus tech tips","youtube adsense","sponsorships","creator economy","youtube premium"],[65,51],"HN cites it as concrete data on how a big YouTube channel diversifies revenue and how little comes from AdSense.",[1,1,0,2021,2021,0,1,12,0,0],0],["03p2CADwGF8","The Lighthill debate on Artificial Intelligence: \"The general purpose robot is a mirage\"","Pierre-Yves Oudeyer","lecture","evergreen","history of artificial intelligence",["ai winter","lighthill report","john mccarthy","donald michie","robotics history"],[29,24,47],"HN cites it as primary-source history of AI hype and skepticism, and for the vintage Freddy robot footage.",[1,1,0,2019,2019,0,1,5,0,0],0],["0Cu6EbELZ6I","Why There's No Such Thing as a Good Billionaire","Adam Conover","commentary","dated","billionaire philanthropy",["billionaires","philanthropy","patagonia","capitalism","adam conover"],[71,67],"HN uses it in threads about wealth and charity, either as support for the view that no billionaire is benevolent or as a contested counterpoint.",[1,1,0,2022,2022,0,1,3,0,0],0],["0FacYAI6DY0","Larry Ellison - What The Hell Is Cloud Computing?","BadIdea2008","commentary","dated","cloud computing skepticism",["larry ellison","oracle","cloud","buzzwords","2008"],[16,67],"HN mostly cites it as an ironic bit of history, since Oracle later pivoted hard to the cloud.",[1,1,0,2013,2013,0,1,3,2,0],0],["0QNiZfSsPc0","Welcome to Project Soli","Google ATAP","demo","dated","radar gesture sensing",["project soli","google atap","gesture input","radar","hci"],[48,44,41],"Referenced for years as the go-to example of fine gesture input, often in discussions of keyboard replacements and later its appearance in the Pixel 4.",[1,1,0,2019,2019,0,1,18,1,0],0],["0XlO39kCQ-8","They Might Be Giants - Istanbul (Not Constantinople) (Official Music Video)","RHINO","music","evergreen","alternative rock music video",["they might be giants","flood","istanbul","music video","90s"],[131],"Mostly posted as a catchy reference or joke in threads about Istanbul or Constantinople, and as a favorite song.",[1,1,0,2025,2025,0,1,1,0,1],0],["0af00UcTO-c","Where good ideas come from | Steven Johnson","TED","talk","evergreen","origins of innovation",["steven johnson","creativity","liquid networks","innovation","ted"],[149,147,91],"HN people point to it as the talk version of his book on innovation, and for his brief discussion of liquid networks.",[1,1,0,2010,2010,0,1,2,0,0],0],["0az7DEwG68A","A way to explore Venus","NASA Langley Research Center","demo","evergreen","venus exploration",["venus","nasa","havoc","airship","space exploration"],[85],"HN shares it as the go-to visual for the idea of crewed blimps floating above Venus.",[1,1,0,2019,2019,0,1,3,0,0],0],["0f9GpMWdvWI","Batteries aren't the only way to store energy. Here's another.","Technology Connections","explainer","evergreen","thermal energy storage",["load shifting","pre-cooling","electric grid","thermostats","home energy"],[105,104],"Cited in grid, smart thermostat and energy storage threads as an accessible explanation of load shifting.",[1,1,0,2021,2021,0,1,5,0,0],0],["0gks6ceq4eQ","You aren't at the mercy of your emotions -- your brain creates them | Lisa Feldman Barrett","TED","talk","evergreen","constructed emotions",["lisa feldman barrett","emotion","neuroscience","psychology","ted talk"],[91,90],"HN commenters mention it as an accessible introduction to the theory of constructed emotions.",[1,1,0,2018,2018,0,1,2,0,0],0],["0hMdQAjy43A","Walmart's $250 laptop is AWESOME!","Linus Tech Tips","explainer","dated","budget laptop review",["motile","ryzen","walmart","budget laptop","laptop review"],[44],"HN uses it as an example of a capable budget Walmart laptop.",[1,1,0,2020,2020,0,1,2,0,0],0],["0jGaio87u3A","Deepest Mandelbrot Set Zoom Animation ever - a New Record! 10^275 (2.1E275 or 2^915)","Orson Wang","demo","dated","mandelbrot deep zoom",["mandelbrot set","fractals","deep zoom","animation","self-similarity"],[35,59],"HN uses it as a reference point for how deep Mandelbrot zooms can go and how much compute they once took.",[1,1,0,2018,2018,0,1,3,0,0],0],["0mCsluv5FXA","TypeScript types can run DOOM","Michigan TypeScript","demo","evergreen","typescript type system",["typescript","doom","type-level programming","turing complete","wasm"],[0,4],"HN commenters link it as a delightful example of how far TypeScript types can be pushed, since they are Turing complete.",[1,1,0,2025,2025,0,1,2,0,0],0],["0nCT8h8gO1g","The Real Cost of Cruises | Patriot Act with Hasan Minhaj | Netflix","Netflix Is A Joke","commentary","dated","cruise industry exploitation",["cruise ships","regulation","flags of convenience","worker exploitation","patriot act"],[130,71,75],"Commenters point to it when discussing the lax regulation of cruise ships and flags of convenience.",[1,1,0,2019,2019,0,1,2,0,0],0],["0oyWZjdXxlw","21st Century Jet - Building the Boeing 777 - Full Episode 1","shareoldvideos","documentary","evergreen","boeing 777 development",["boeing 777","aircraft design","engineering management","pbs","aviation"],[109,135,114],"Cited in threads on Boeing and engineering management as a long, interesting look at how a modern airliner was built.",[1,1,0,2014,2014,0,1,2,0,0],0],["0tEnnvZbYek","H2K2 (2002): \"The Conscience of a Hacker\"","Channel2600","talk","evergreen","hacker culture",["hacker manifesto","the mentor","loyd blankenship","h2k2","hacker ethic"],[49,17],"Linked in Hacker Manifesto threads as the author's own account of the essay's origin and meaning.",[1,1,0,2016,2016,0,1,3,0,0],0],["0yXwnk8Cr0c","Ada, Past Present and Future","AdaCore","talk","dated","ada programming language",["ada","robert dewar","programming languages","software reliability","language history"],[0,9],"HN commenters use it in Ada discussions, including for Dewar's remark on how much costlier bugs are when found late.",[1,1,0,2018,2018,0,1,1,0,1],0],["1-vcErOPofQ","Grace Hopper on Letterman","TheLazlo101","interview","evergreen","nanosecond and speed of light",["grace hopper","nanosecond","letterman","latency","computing history"],[47,52,82],"Brought up whenever latency, light speed or the size of a nanosecond comes up, as the classic physical demonstration.",[1,1,0,2017,2017,0,1,2,0,0],0],["10qowKUW82U","TypeScript is being ported to Go | interview with Anders Hejlsberg","Michigan TypeScript","interview","dated","typescript compiler port to go",["typescript","go","compilers","anders hejlsberg","performance"],[7,2,52],"HN points to it as the authoritative answer to why the team picked Go rather than C# or Rust, citing timestamps on cyclic data structures and garbage collection.",[2,1,0,2025,2025,0,2,7,0,0],0],["13Ah9ES2yTU","No Knead Bread | Bread Recipe | The New York Times","The New York Times","tutorial","evergreen","bread baking",["no-knead bread","recipe","jim lahey","home baking","cooking basics"],[118],"HN people point to it as a cheap, low-effort way to bake very good bread and as a beginner step into cooking.",[1,1,0,2014,2014,0,1,2,0,0],0],["19zm1Fn0S9M","Robert Moss: Julia and the Next Generation Airborne Collision Avoidance System","The Julia Programming Language","talk","dated","collision avoidance systems in Julia",["julia","acas x","tcas","aerospace","juliacon"],[109,36,10],"HN points to it as a real-world example of Julia used in safety-critical aerospace design.",[1,1,0,2022,2022,0,1,3,0,0],0],["1BbMBdGPoHM","A Brief History of the BSD Fast Filesystem by Marshall Kirk McKusick","EuroBSDCon","talk","evergreen","filesystem history",["bsd ffs","unix","filesystems","storage","mckusick"],[11,13,47],"Pointed to as the authoritative history of FFS from one of its original creators.",[1,1,0,2023,2023,0,1,2,0,0],0],["1FXuMs6YRCY","International Diversification","Ben Felix","explainer","dated","international diversification",["index investing","global equities","portfolio theory","home bias","finance research"],[68],"Cited in investing threads as a research-backed argument for diversifying beyond US equities, with sources in the description.",[1,1,0,2023,2023,0,1,4,0,0],0],["1GhNXHCQGsM","PREDATOR - Tracker that learns and improves","Zdenek Kalal","demo","dated","computer vision tracking",["object tracking","opentld","online learning","real-time vision","predator"],[26,21],"HN found it a nifty demo and cites it as a primitive but effective learning tracker that predates modern deep-learning trackers.",[1,1,0,2011,2011,0,1,2,0,0],0],["1J9LOqiXdpE","Why your 'Carbon Footprint' Is A Lie | Climate Town","Climate Town","commentary","evergreen","carbon footprint origins",["carbon footprint","climate change","bp","greenwashing","climate town"],[102,80],"Cited in discussions of carbon footprints and corporate greenwashing, for the claim that the concept came from BP marketing.",[1,1,0,2026,2026,0,1,3,0,0],0],["1ZTJ9omXOQ0","Carbon Language Successor Strategy: From C++ Interop to Memory Safety - Chandler Carruth - CppNow 23","CppNow","talk","dated","carbon language memory safety",["carbon","c++","memory safety","interop","borrow checker","language design"],[2,0],"HN cites it as the authoritative statement of Carbon's memory safety plans, including its borrow-checker-like direction.",[1,1,0,2024,2024,0,1,5,0,0],0],["1ZTRb-2DZGs","Speakeasy JS - Redbean: Actually Portable Executable Web Server (Justine Tunney)","Feross","talk","dated","portable executables",["redbean","cosmopolitan","web server","lua","justine tunney"],[13,15,2],"The author and others link it as the definitive explanation of redbean and the APE toolchain, including its performance claims.",[1,1,0,2022,2022,0,1,5,0,0],0],["1cUUfMeOijg","The Lava Lamps That Help Keep The Internet Secure","Tom Scott","explainer","evergreen","randomness and entropy",["cloudflare","lava lamps","entropy","cryptography","random numbers"],[18,34],"The go-to short explanation whenever lava lamps, entropy sources, or Cloudflare randomness come up.",[1,1,0,2017,2017,0,1,2,0,0],0],["1eIxUuuJX7Y","Commie Blocks Are Pretty Good, Actually","Adam Something","commentary","evergreen","urban planning",["soviet housing","apartment blocks","urbanism","architecture","density"],[111,112],"Linked in housing and urbanism threads as a fun, deliberately provocative case that dense blocks are better than their reputation.",[1,1,0,2024,2024,0,1,3,0,0],0],["1fZTOjd_bOQ","Are we stuck with the same Desktop UX forever? | Ubuntu Summit 25.10","Canonical Ubuntu","talk","evergreen","desktop user experience",["ux design","open source","desktop interfaces","interaction design","linux desktop"],[55,14,48],"HN commenters cite it when discussing stagnating desktop UX, Apple's design decline, and open source's chance to experiment with new interaction models.",[3,1,0,2026,2026,0,3,3,2,0],0],["1k4x9FrD5k4","Salmon Sushi Is Not Real","My Name Is Andong","explainer","evergreen","history of salmon sushi",["sushi","norway","japan","food myths","food history"],[118,77],"HN cites it as the debunking of the Norway salmon sushi story.",[1,1,0,2023,2023,0,1,3,0,0],0],["1kQUXpZpLXI","14nm and 7nm are NOT what you think it is - Visiting Tescan Part 3/3","der8auer","demo","dated","semiconductor process nodes",["14nm","7nm","electron microscope","transistors","intel vs amd"],[40,39],"HN cites it as visual evidence that nm node names are marketing labels and for its neat electron microscope comparison.",[1,1,0,2021,2021,0,1,3,0,0],0],["1m0TQjBRcFo","Awesome flesh-burning death lamp. (Germicidal UV)","bigclivedotcom","demo","evergreen","germicidal uv lamps",["uvc","ozone","teardown","safety","bigclive"],[43,41],"HN points to BigClive as a source for how cheap UVC lamps actually work and what they emit.",[1,1,0,2023,2023,0,1,2,0,0],0],["1tQ5XwvjPmA","Steve Jobs Introduces the Macintosh","Computer History Museum","talk","evergreen","apple macintosh launch",["steve jobs","macintosh","1984","product demo","computer history","mac team"],[53,48,47],"HN points to it as the primary source for the original Mac demo and the personal post-show Q&A with the team.",[1,1,0,2021,2021,0,1,5,0,0],0],["1vpepaQ-VQQ","STOP Buying ANDROID TV Boxes!","Linus Tech Tips","explainer","dated","android tv box malware",["android tv","malware","supply chain","cheap hardware","consumer security"],[17,44],"HN cites it as broad, accessible evidence that cheap Android TV boxes often come loaded with malware.",[1,1,0,2023,2023,0,1,4,0,0],0],["1vui-LupKJI","Friday evening lightning talks","Next Day Video","talk","dated","python lightning talks",["pycon 2013","hy","docker","lightning talks","lisp"],[3,1,16],"HN links it as the historical source for two projects: Hy's first announcement and the earliest recorded Docker talk.",[1,1,0,2013,2013,0,1,4,0,0],0],["1wVho3I0NtU","Maradona Goal of the Century - Víctor Hugo Morales commentary - Argentina-England 2-1 1986","forfunny59","other","evergreen","maradona goal of the century",["maradona","1986 world cup","football commentary","argentina","sports"],[138],"HN points to it as the best commentary of the goal, in Spanish, usually after Maradona's death or in discussions of remarkable goals.",[1,1,0,2020,2020,0,1,3,0,0],0],["21qPOReu4FI","Five Stages of Accepting Constructive Mathematics - Andrej Bauer","Institute for Advanced Study","lecture","evergreen","constructive mathematics",["andrej bauer","constructive logic","excluded middle","type theory","foundations"],[36,33],"Pointed to as a well-done introduction to constructive mathematics when it comes up in logic and proof assistant threads.",[1,1,0,2018,2018,0,1,2,0,0],0],["2BO83Ig-E8E","We Went To North Korea To Get A Haircut","Boy Boy","documentary","dated","north korea travel",["north korea","media criticism","travel","satire","dprk"],[80,74,135],"Cited as a satirical counterpoint to Western news claims about North Korea, including debunking the compulsory haircut myth.",[1,1,0,2023,2023,0,1,3,0,1],0],["2D9ExVc0G10","OffensiveCon19 - Alex Ionescu - Keynote - Reversing Without Reversing","OffensiveCon","talk","evergreen","windows reverse engineering",["reverse engineering","windows internals","reactos","security","symbols"],[17,13],"Cited in ReactOS threads as an authoritative account of how Windows reverse engineering works and as a rebuttal to claims about ReactOS.",[1,1,0,2019,2019,0,1,4,0,0],0],["2PCb9mnrU1g","Martin Shkreli on Drug Price Hikes and Playing the World’s Villain","VICE","interview","news","drug price hikes",["martin shkreli","pharmaceuticals","drug pricing","vice"],[96,70,80],"HN refers to it as a chance to hear Shkreli's own side of the drug pricing story, including his claim that it is common practice.",[1,1,0,2017,2017,0,1,4,0,0],0],["2Pn1RVZu-24","Bill Burr Answers \"Can Women Be Funny?\"","Davison","comedy","evergreen","stand-up comedy",["bill burr","interview","gender","just for laughs"],[129,79],"HN links it as a quotable rant to illustrate points about bias and outsiders in unrelated threads.",[1,1,0,2016,2016,0,1,2,0,0],0],["2RQrKP9a0XE","Vredenburg, Utrecht. Busiest cycle path in the Netherlands","BicycleDutch","demo","evergreen","urban cycling infrastructure",["utrecht","netherlands","bike commuting","cycle paths","urban planning"],[111],"HN uses it as visual evidence that cycling can move huge numbers of commuters in little space.",[1,1,0,2018,2018,0,1,2,0,0],0],["2YoPoNx3L5E","NVIDIA — Securing the Future of Safety and Security of Embedded Software (Captioned)","AdaCore","talk","evergreen","ada spark adoption",["ada","spark","nvidia","firmware","memory safety","formal verification"],[36,17,0],"HN cites it in Rust-versus-C++ and Ada discussions as a real industrial case of choosing SPARK for safer embedded code.",[1,1,0,2022,2022,0,1,6,0,0],0],["2Z43y94Dfzk","Alto System Project: Larry Tesler demonstration of Gypsy","Computer History Museum","demo","evergreen","early graphical user interfaces",["xerox alto","gypsy","larry tesler","xerox parc","text editors"],[48,47,8],"Referenced in discussions of early GUIs and Alto history as a rare first-hand demonstration by the creator.",[1,1,0,2021,2021,0,1,3,0,0],0],["2b3ttqYDwF0","Tony Seba: Clean Disruption - Energy & Transportation","Colorado Renewable Energy Society (CRES)","talk","dated","clean energy disruption",["solar power","electric vehicles","battery storage","autonomous vehicles","technology disruption"],[104,110,147],"HN commenters cite it as a big-picture case for exponential solar and EV adoption, usually with caveats about whether his predictions will hold.",[1,1,0,2017,2017,0,1,2,0,0],0],["2f2kGHcdJYU","Margin Call Best Quote by Will Emerson","chrislaucn","other","evergreen","finance industry incentives",["margin call","financial crisis","banking","film clip"],[133,69],"HN cites it as a compact explanation of the housing crash and of institutions keeping their fingers on the scales.",[1,1,0,2020,2020,0,1,2,0,0],0],["2guvwQvElA8","[756] Sentry Safe Cut in Half FAST!","LockPickingLawyer","demo","evergreen","physical security",["fire safe","lockpicking lawyer","brute force","sentry safe","physical security"],[17,115],"Used to illustrate that fire safes protect against fire and not theft, and that brute force often defeats low-security containers.",[1,1,0,2025,2025,0,1,2,0,0],0],["2hf9yN-oBV4","I Grew Real Spider Silk Using Yeast","The Thought Emporium","demo","evergreen","home biotechnology",["spider silk","genetic engineering","yeast","diy biology","synthetic biology"],[95,87],"HN commenters cite it as proof that cutting-edge biotech is becoming accessible to home labs, much like computing in the 1980s.",[2,1,0,2020,2020,0,2,3,0,0],0],["2k8fHR9jKVM","McGurk effect - Auditory Illusion - BBC Horizon Clip","sixesfullofnines","demo","evergreen","auditory perception",["mcgurk effect","illusion","perception","neuroscience","lip reading"],[90,139],"Recommended as a quick demo of vision overriding hearing, and cited as an example of perception producing confident wrong answers.",[1,1,0,2021,2021,0,1,3,0,0],0],["2qv3fcXW1mg","Building Software at Google Scale Tech Talk","Google TechTalks","talk","dated","build systems",["google","build system","monorepo","bazel","large-scale software"],[8,5],"Referenced as a rare public description of how Google builds software, from which tools like Bazel descend.",[1,1,0,2013,2013,0,1,2,0,0],0],["3018ABlET1Y","8LU - Are we *really* engineers? by Hillel Wayne","8th Light Inc.","talk","evergreen","software engineering vs traditional engineering",["software engineering","engineering discipline","hillel wayne","interviews"],[9,112],"HN uses it as the reference for whether software is really engineering and how it differs from other disciplines.",[1,1,0,2020,2020,0,1,3,0,0],0],["351JCOvKcYw","Are Black Holes Actually Fuzzballs?","PBS Space Time","explainer","evergreen","black holes",["fuzzballs","string theory","singularity","quantum gravity","pbs space time"],[84,83],"Cited as an accessible pointer when threads discuss black hole models that avoid singularities.",[1,1,0,2023,2023,0,1,2,0,0],0],["3AtBE9BOvvk","Real Life Emoji Keyboard!","Tom Scott","demo","evergreen","emoji keyboard",["emoji","keyboards","tom scott","unicode","hardware hack"],[57,44,42],"Mentioned as a delightful stunt whenever emoji input or keyboards come up.",[1,1,0,2020,2020,0,1,2,0,0],0],["3BA5bw1EV5I","My Video Got 2 Companies Shut Down! (And even worse negative ion products)","The Thought Emporium","explainer","dated","radioactive quack products",["negative ion","geiger counter","thorium","nrc","pseudoscience"],[86,144,82],"HN points to it as an example of a YouTuber getting radioactive scam products delisted by reporting them to the NRC.",[1,1,0,2022,2022,0,1,4,0,0],0],["3E9ga-CylWQ","36C3 - A systematic evaluation of OpenBSD's mitigations","media.ccc.de","talk","dated","operating system security",["openbsd","exploit mitigations","ccc","security","cve"],[17,13],"Cited in OpenBSD threads as a skeptical, evidence-based counterpoint to claims about its security, though some dispute its objectivity.",[1,1,0,2021,2021,0,1,2,3,0],0],["3HYw6vPR9qU","How to Detect Extra Dimensions","PBS Space Time","explainer","evergreen","extra dimensions",["gravitational waves","gw170817","cosmology","pbs space time","general relativity"],[84,82],"HN points to it as a clear explanation of the evidence that gravity does not propagate into extra dimensions.",[3,1,0,2018,2018,0,3,3,0,0],0],["3KdlJlHAAbQ","Steve Jobs Microsoft has no taste","Николай Товеровский","commentary","evergreen","microsoft design taste",["steve jobs","microsoft","taste","design","interview clip"],[52,56,53],"HN drops it into Microsoft threads as a quick, quotable jab that people feel still holds.",[1,1,0,2024,2024,0,1,2,0,0],0],["3MWpHQQ-wQg","A Bit of Fry & Laurie Concerning Language","Fun English Lessons","comedy","evergreen","language comedy sketch",["fry and laurie","sketch comedy","wordplay","linguistics","british humour"],[129,145],"HN quotes it jokingly when talk turns to nonsense language, and one commenter points out its underlying linguistics.",[1,1,0,2023,2023,0,1,0,0,3],0],["3MYEtQ5Zdn8","Why \"scout mindset\" is crucial to good judgment | Julia Galef | TEDxPSU","TEDx Talks","talk","evergreen","scout mindset",["rationality","julia galef","dreyfus affair","judgment","cognitive bias"],[91,146],"HN uses it as the source of the scout mindset vocabulary when discussing honest reasoning and conversation.",[1,1,0,2021,2021,0,1,3,0,0],0],["3UxZDJ1HiPE","Kiva Systems Warehouse Automation at Quiet Logistics","KivaDirector","demo","dated","warehouse automation",["kiva robots","warehouse","robotics","order fulfillment","amazon"],[24,114,72],"Used to show what Kiva-style warehouse automation actually looks like: simple wheeled robots moving racks to humans.",[1,1,0,2014,2014,0,1,3,0,0],0],["3bxcc3SM_KA","Patents: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO)","LastWeekTonight","comedy","dated","patent trolls",["patents","patent trolls","east texas","john oliver","litigation"],[75,80,67],"HN shares it as a humorous but accurate primer on patent trolling and why East Texas is a favored venue.",[1,1,0,2019,2019,0,1,3,0,0],0],["3eyJIbSgdSE","Milton Friedman - Illegal Immigration - PT 1","LibertyPen","commentary","evergreen","immigration and the welfare state",["milton friedman","illegal immigration","welfare","economics","public policy"],[70,71,79],"HN uses it as a reference for Friedman's argument that generous welfare and open immigration are in tension.",[1,1,0,2016,2016,0,1,2,0,0],0],["3t6L-FlfeaI","I just want to serve 5 terabytes.","Benjamin Staffin","comedy","evergreen","big company engineering dysfunction",["google","satire","infrastructure","bureaucracy","broccoli man"],[130,16,66],"Used as a shorthand joke for Google-scale bureaucracy and the difficulty of simple tasks at large companies.",[1,1,0,2024,2024,0,1,9,2,8],0],["3vyNzgOP5yw","[11] Mike Clark, AMD Zen Chief Architect","TechTechPotato","interview","dated","cpu architecture",["amd zen","mike clark","cpu design","microarchitecture","ryzen"],[39,52],"HN commenters point to it as a primary source from the architect of Zen, for example on how little the ISA matters compared to microarchitecture.",[1,1,0,2023,2023,0,1,3,0,0],0],["4-oV42OMQoE","Noam Chomsky - Freedom of Speech for Views You Don't Like","Chomsky's Philosophy","commentary","evergreen","free speech",["chomsky","censorship","faurisson affair","civil liberties","political philosophy"],[76,143],"HN quotes it in censorship and moderation threads for Chomsky's principle that free speech must cover speech you dislike.",[1,1,0,2020,2020,0,1,4,0,0],0],["469chceiiUQ","What If Alien Life Were Silicon-Based?","PBS Space Time","explainer","evergreen","alien biochemistry",["silicon life","astrobiology","chemistry","carbon","pbs space time"],[86,84,95],"Recommended as a solid, informative treatment of silicon-based life and the chemical limits on alien biochemistry.",[1,1,0,2025,2025,0,1,2,0,0],0],["480xteW2wq4","Modos Paper Monitor Typing Demo","Modos","demo","dated","e-ink monitors",["e-ink","modos","display latency","hardware","open hardware"],[44,42,45],"Pointed to as evidence that open e-ink controllers can reach usable latency for real computer use.",[1,1,0,2022,2022,0,1,2,0,0],0],["4AivEQmfPpk","Some Countries Exist Only on Paper","CGP Grey","explainer","evergreen","country recognition",["statehood","taiwan","diplomacy","borders","geopolitics"],[74,77],"Cited in threads on borders, Taiwan's status and how many countries exist, as a quick explanation of why recognition is political.",[1,1,0,2018,2018,0,1,3,0,0],0],["4DKrcpa8Z_E","Inside A Warehouse Where Thousands Of Robots Pack Groceries","Insider Tech","news","dated","warehouse automation",["ocado","grocery robots","fulfillment","grid robots","logistics"],[24,114],"HN cites it as the standard example of advanced warehouse automation in grocery fulfillment.",[1,1,0,2020,2020,0,1,7,0,0],0],["4G_1uy_7B5w","The 1988 VIDEO Floppy Disk Camera: Canon Xap Shot RC-250","LGR","explainer","evergreen","analog still video cameras",["canon xapshot","floppy disk","retro tech","ntsc","photography"],[44,50,45],"HN shares it as a fun explanation of analog floppy-disk cameras.",[1,1,0,2018,2018,0,1,2,0,0],0],["4JuoOaL11bw","Linear Book Scanner","Google TechTalks","demo","evergreen","book scanning hardware",["book scanner","google books","digitization","hardware prototype","linear book scanner"],[46,116],"HN cites it as the example of Google's open-sourced linear book scanner design when discussing book digitization.",[1,1,0,2017,2017,0,1,3,0,0],0],["4K5fbQ1-zps","Social Inequalities Explained in a $100 Race - Please Watch to the End. Thanks.","Peter D","explainer","evergreen","economic inequality",["inequality","generational wealth","privilege","poverty","metaphor"],[71,79],"HN commenters link it as a quick, memorable illustration of unequal starting positions and generational wealth in threads on personal finance and economic precarity.",[1,1,0,2018,2018,0,1,2,0,0],0],["4LqZdkkBDas","Jordan Peterson | ContraPoints","ContraPoints","commentary","dated","critique of jordan peterson",["jordan peterson","postmodernism","contrapoints","culture war","video essay"],[79,143,80],"HN mostly cites it as the go-to critique of Peterson when his positions or advice come up.",[1,1,0,2021,2021,0,1,1,4,0],0],["4Q_mY54hjM0","Intuition Pumps and Other Tools for Thinking | Daniel Dennett | Talks at Google","Talks at Google","talk","evergreen","tools for thinking",["daniel dennett","intuition pumps","thought experiments","philosophy","critical thinking"],[143,93,148],"Pointed to as an accessible introduction to intuition pumps as thinking tools, and shared in remembrance after Dennett's death.",[1,1,0,2015,2015,0,1,4,0,0],0],["4VKZTmTP7oY","Project \"Iron Auntie\" Success! Helping one of the last polio survivors in an iron lung.","Naomi Wu","other","evergreen","iron lung assistive hardware",["iron lung","polio","maker","naomi wu","shenzhen"],[116,96],"HN cites it as a concrete example of a maker helping save someone's life, and as evidence of Wu's work when she was omitted from press coverage.",[1,1,0,2020,2020,0,1,4,0,0],0],["4WO5kJChg3w","A Conversation with Paul Graham - Moderated by Geoff Ralston","Y Combinator","interview","evergreen","startup advice",["paul graham","y combinator","startups","viaweb","founders"],[64,52],"HN mostly cites it for specific Graham remarks, such as advice to find a paying customer and a recent interview about Viaweb.",[1,1,0,2018,2018,0,1,5,0,0],0],["4Wrc4fHSCpw","These are the asteroids to worry about","Veritasium","explainer","dated","asteroid impact risk",["asteroids","planetary defense","impact","veritasium","astronomy"],[84,85],"HN cites it in asteroid threads for how well-tracked large asteroids are and how hard deflection is.",[1,1,0,2022,2022,0,1,6,0,0],0],["4eRCygdW--c","Richard Feynman \"Tiny Machines\" Nanotechnology Lecture - aka \"There's Plenty of Room at the Bottom\"","Muon Ray","lecture","evergreen","nanotechnology",["richard feynman","nanotechnology","small-scale physics","micromachines","physics lecture"],[87,82],"HN points to it when discussing nanobots and microscale physics, including how things behave at tiny scales.",[1,1,0,2026,2026,0,1,4,0,0],0],["4kpDg7MjHps","CNN, Feynman and the Challenger disaster","vsrr83","interview","evergreen","challenger disaster management failures",["richard feynman","challenger","nasa","risk management","safety culture"],[85,66,52],"HN cites it for Feynman's insights on NASA risk reasoning, blame and engineering culture, and the contrast between Apollo and the Shuttle.",[1,1,0,2025,2025,0,1,3,0,0],0],["4lmW2tZP2kU","Office Space - If I had a million dollars","niznj","comedy","evergreen","workplace comedy",["office space","film clip","work culture","humor"],[133,129],"Mostly a joke reference in threads about layoffs, idleness and wealth, with one commenter sincerely recommending the clip for its contrast of work attitudes.",[1,1,0,2020,2020,0,1,0,0,2],0],["4loZGYqaZ7I","DCEmu Reviews - 27C3 - Chaos Communication Congress 2010 - fail0verflow - FULL VIDEO","1KIND Reviews","talk","evergreen","console hacking",["ps3","ecdsa","jailbreak","fail0verflow","reverse engineering"],[17,126,18],"Recommended as a fun, detailed account of how the PS3's security was broken.",[1,1,0,2015,2015,0,1,2,0,0],0],["4y43qwS8fl4","Building Brains to Understand the World's Data","Google TechTalks","talk","dated","neocortex-inspired machine intelligence",["jeff hawkins","sparse distributed representations","numenta","neocortex","prediction"],[90,21],"Recommended as Hawkins' own accessible statement of his brain-inspired theory of intelligence and its software implementation.",[1,1,0,2013,2013,0,1,2,0,0],0],["5BXtgq0Nhsc","Noam Chomsky - The Crimes of U.S. Presidents","Chomsky's Philosophy","commentary","evergreen","us foreign policy critique",["chomsky","nuremberg principles","war crimes","us presidents"],[74,73],"HN links it as the source for the claim that every post-war president would be indictable under Nuremberg standards.",[1,1,0,2020,2020,0,1,4,0,0],0],["5CzURm7OpAA","DEF CON 23 - Robinson and Mitchell - Knocking my neighbors kids cruddy drone offline","DEFCONConference","talk","dated","drone countermeasures",["drones","gps jamming","def con","geofencing","radio security"],[17,24],"HN brings it up in drone threads as a favorite tech talk and as evidence of how weak consumer drone security is.",[1,1,0,2016,2016,0,1,3,0,0],0],["5It1zarINv0","Former KGB Agent Yuri Bezmenov Explains How to Brainwash a Nation (Full Length)","Federaljacktube","interview","dated","ideological subversion",["kgb","propaganda","cold war","yuri bezmenov","political influence"],[80,74,77],"HN commenters mostly cite it in political threads as a theory of subversion, and several mentions are repeated drive-by posts.",[1,1,0,2017,2017,0,4,3,0,0],0],["5OtKEetGy2Y","The Fake Futurism of Elon Musk","Tom Nicholas","commentary","dated","elon musk futurism",["elon musk","futurism","video essay","spacex","tesla"],[147,85,80],"Cited in Musk-related threads as a critical perspective on his futurism and his projects, such as hyperloop.",[1,1,0,2022,2022,0,1,2,0,0],0],["5S7Bb0Qg-oE","I finally made GARUM | Ancient Rome's favorite condiment","Tasting History with Max Miller","tutorial","evergreen","ancient roman cooking",["garum","fish sauce","roman food","food history","fermentation"],[118,77],"HN cites it in threads on Roman food and fish sauce as a hands-on demonstration of making garum.",[1,1,0,2021,2021,0,1,3,0,0],0],["5SBo0akeDMY","Neo-Nazi threat in new Ukraine: NEWSNIGHT","BBC Politics","news","news","Ukraine politics",["ukraine","far right","bbc newsnight","2014","maidan"],[74,80],"Cited in Ukraine and Russia threads as older mainstream coverage of far-right groups in Ukraine, mostly as a reference in political arguments rather than recommended viewing.",[1,1,0,2022,2022,0,1,6,0,0],0],["5_A8dq2fA5o","What Went Wrong in the South Korean Ferry Disaster? | The New Yorker","The New Yorker","documentary","evergreen","sewol ferry disaster",["sewol","south korea","disaster response","institutional failure","in the absence"],[135,119,80],"HN mostly cites it as an example of institutional failure and deference to hierarchy during a disaster.",[1,1,0,2020,2020,0,1,3,0,0],0],["5bQhGS8V6dQ","CANDO: A Compiled Programming Language for Computer-Aided Nanomaterial Design and Optimization","European Lisp Symposium","talk","dated","lisp for molecular design",["common lisp","clasp","nanotechnology","protein design","computational chemistry"],[1,86,7],"Recommended as one of the best talks of the symposium for the unusual scope of applying Lisp to molecular design.",[2,1,0,2016,2016,0,2,3,0,0],0],["5eL_LcxwwHg","[#36] Zig Roadmap 2024 - Andrew Kelley","Zig SHOWTIME","talk","dated","zig language roadmap",["zig","andrew kelley","compiler","llvm","async","roadmap"],[2,7,0],"HN points to it as the authoritative source on Zig's direction, especially why async was removed and why the toolchain is changing.",[1,1,0,2024,2024,0,1,3,0,0],0],["5nW3nJhBHL0","Why is there no equation for the perimeter of an ellipse‽","Stand-up Maths","explainer","evergreen","ellipse perimeter",["ellipse","closed form","approximation","infinite series","mathematics"],[35,33],"Cited as an accessible explanation of why some simple shapes lack neat exact formulas.",[1,1,0,2022,2022,0,1,2,0,0],0],["5t1vTLU7s40","Yann Lecun: Meta AI, Open Source, Limits of LLMs, AGI & the Future of AI | Lex Fridman Podcast #416","Lex Fridman","podcast","dated","limits of LLMs",["yann lecun","llm","agi","open source ai","meta"],[22,23,52],"Cited for LeCun's views on LLM limits and alternative approaches to intelligence.",[1,1,0,2024,2024,0,1,4,0,0],0],["5t5QK03KXPc","President Reagan's Radio Address on Free and Fair Trade on April 25, 1987","Reagan Library","other","news","free trade and tariffs",["reagan","tariffs","protectionism","trade policy","speech"],[69,73],"Cited in tariff debates to show Reagan's own words against protectionism.",[1,1,0,2026,2026,0,1,2,0,0],0],["5v1Yg6XejyE","Revealed: ExxonMobil’s lobbying war on climate change legislation","Channel 4 News","news","news","corporate climate lobbying",["exxonmobil","lobbying","climate policy","greenpeace","undercover footage"],[102,80,108],"Cited as a source on oil industry lobbying and disinformation in climate policy threads.",[1,1,0,2021,2021,0,1,6,0,0],0],["5zW9_ztTiw8","Air Conditioning isn't free... but we're close.","Tech Ingredients","tutorial","evergreen","radiative cooling",["radiative cooling","cooling paint","passive cooling","diy","air conditioning"],[105,88],"HN points to it in threads on radiative cooling as a hands-on explanation of passive daytime cooling.",[1,1,0,2025,2025,0,1,3,0,0],0],["67tHtpac5ws","Milton Friedman - I, Pencil","Free To Choose Network","explainer","evergreen","economic coordination",["i, pencil","free markets","supply chains","decentralized knowledge","milton friedman"],[70],"HN commenters cite it as the quick, shareable illustration of hidden supply-chain complexity and decentralized knowledge, and bring it up in threads on AI, manufacturing and specialization.",[1,1,0,2025,2025,0,1,13,0,0],0],["6BBx8BwLhqg","How dangerous are magnetic items near an MRI magnet?","practiCal fMRI","demo","evergreen","mri magnet safety",["mri","magnetism","safety","ferromagnetism","physics demo"],[88,96],"Linked in threads on magnets and implants as a vivid demonstration of how violent MRI magnet forces are.",[1,1,0,2013,2013,0,1,3,0,0],0],["6Chp12sEnWk","Ochko123 - How the Feds Caught Russian Mega-Carder Roman Seleznev","Black Hat","talk","evergreen","cybercrime investigation",["credit card fraud","digital forensics","black hat","seleznev","law enforcement"],[19,17,75],"Pointed to as a true-crime story of cybercrime investigation, usually in passing.",[1,1,0,2018,2018,0,1,4,0,0],0],["6G59zsjM2UI","Joe Rogan Experience #1006 - Jordan Peterson & Bret Weinstein","PowerfulJRE","podcast","dated","political polarization",["jordan peterson","bret weinstein","campus politics","joe rogan","ideology"],[79,76,91],"HN commenters cite it as a wide-ranging conversation on political polarization and free discussion, and one commenter points to a segment on wealth distribution following a square-root law.",[1,1,0,2018,2018,0,1,3,0,0],0],["6SYHamnHqU8","Rowing 3,000 Miles Across the Atlantic Ocean","Laura Try","documentary","evergreen","atlantic ocean rowing",["rowing","atlantic crossing","adventure","endurance","ocean"],[138,119],"Cited as an example of ocean rowing crossings and recommended by one commenter as really good.",[1,1,0,2026,2026,0,1,2,0,0],0],["6_yU9eJ0NxA","Darts in Higher Dimensions (with 3blue1brown) - Numberphile","Numberphile","explainer","evergreen","high-dimensional geometry",["hyperspheres","euler's number","puzzles","probability","3blue1brown"],[35,34],"Used as a friendly example of high-dimensional geometry showing up in a simple problem, and of ball volume shrinking inside a hypercube.",[1,1,0,2023,2023,0,1,3,0,0],0],["6aIA2LaB2Iw","Andrew Price - Improving Blender's UI","Blender","talk","dated","software ui design",["blender","ux","open source","interface redesign","3d software"],[55,60],"Cited as an example of how hard it is to reconcile UX views in open source communities, and as the start of a redesign discussion.",[2,1,0,2017,2017,0,2,4,0,0],0],["6bG5ps5KdDo","Alexander Nix: From Mad Men to Math Men | OMR Festival 2017 - Hamburg, Germany | #OMR17","OMR","talk","news","cambridge analytica",["alexander nix","data targeting","political campaigns","psychographics","facebook"],[19,65,73],"HN cites it, often critically, as Nix openly describing data-driven manipulation and targeting methods.",[1,1,0,2020,2020,0,1,1,3,0],0],["6egeUxIEQnM","Why do people keep getting this wrong‽","Stand-up Maths","explainer","evergreen","arithmetic with large numbers",["mathematics","millions and billions","mental math","numeracy","matt parker"],[35,38],"HN links it to explain why people repeatedly get large-number arithmetic wrong in discussions of money and mental math.",[1,1,0,2022,2022,0,1,3,0,0],0],["6i72czkSUsM","World-famous liberal commentator Bill Maher calls out Trudeau.","Pierre Poilievre","news","news","canadian politics",["justin trudeau","bill maher","convoy protest","vaccine mandates","canada"],[74,81,76],"Cited in HN threads on the 2022 Canadian trucker convoy and emergency powers as an example of criticism of Trudeau from a liberal commentator.",[1,1,0,2022,2022,0,1,4,0,0],0],["6m3GuoaxRNM","Plan 9: Not dead, Just Resting, by Ori Bernstein","BSDTV","talk","evergreen","plan 9 operating system",["plan 9","bell labs","unix","operating system design","9front"],[13,47],"HN mostly cites it as background on Plan 9 and its ideas, with one commenter thanking the speaker for an enjoyable talk.",[1,1,0,2024,2024,0,1,2,1,0],0],["6n2eDcRjSsk","AI slop attacks on the curl project - Daniel Stenberg","Daniel Stenberg","talk","news","ai slop in open source",["curl","ai slop","security reports","open source maintainers","bug bounty"],[9,17,22],"HN points to it when discussing AI-generated bug reports and vibe-coded pull requests burdening open source maintainers.",[1,1,0,2025,2025,0,1,4,0,0],0],["6xWXRk3yaSw","This is the Worst Car I've Ever Reviewed","Auto Focus","commentary","news","electric car review",["fisker ocean","ev","mkbhd","car review","quality issues"],[110,44],"Mostly cited in discussions of Fisker's troubles and of whether a negative review can sink a car company.",[1,1,0,2024,2024,0,1,3,0,0],0],["6yqfmXiZTlM","AWS re:Invent 2019: [REPEAT 1] Amazon DynamoDB deep dive: Advanced design patterns (DAT403-R1)","AWS Events","talk","evergreen","dynamodb data modeling",["dynamodb","nosql","aws","single-table design","secondary indexes"],[11,16],"Recommended as Rick Houlihan's definitive talk on modeling relational-style data in DynamoDB.",[1,1,0,2020,2020,0,2,2,0,0],0],["6yqi0FabHHs","Space Shades: Humanity's Last Hope | Answers With Joe","Joe Scott","explainer","dated","space sunshades geoengineering",["solar shades","climate engineering","space launch","roger angel","starship"],[102,85],"Linked as a worked look at the maths and assumptions of orbital sunshades, which concludes they are impractical.",[1,1,0,2023,2023,0,1,2,0,0],0],["71eUes30gwc","This Black Hole Could be Bigger Than The Universe","Kurzgesagt – In a Nutshell","explainer","evergreen","black holes and cosmology",["black holes","cosmology","kurzgesagt","universe origin"],[84],"HN refers to it for the notion that big black holes are not very dense and that universes could form inside black holes.",[1,1,0,2024,2024,0,1,4,0,0],0],["75Ju0eM5T2c","Donald Knuth - My advice to young people (93/97)","Web of Stories - Life Stories of Remarkable People","interview","evergreen","career advice from knuth",["donald knuth","advice","web of stories","trends"],[52,146],"HN quotes it as a source for Knuth's caution against believing something is good just because it is trendy.",[1,1,0,2022,2022,0,1,3,0,0],0],["79fgH08z6xs","The History of 3D Graphics on the Gameboy Advance | minimme","minimme","documentary","evergreen","game boy advance 3d graphics",["gba","retro gaming","3d engines","voxel rendering","homebrew"],[124,58,50],"HN people recommend it as the best overview of how 3D on the GBA progressed over the console's life, usually in threads about GBA ports and homebrew 3D engines.",[1,1,0,2022,2022,0,1,2,0,0],0],["7K5p_tBcrd0","Charles Babbage and Difference Enginge No. 2 | Doron Swade | Talks at Google","Talks at Google","talk","evergreen","history of computing",["charles babbage","difference engine","ada lovelace","analytical engine","doron swade"],[47],"HN commenters link it as a source on Babbage's machines, especially for the section around minute 36 on Ada Lovelace's insight beyond numeric computation.",[1,1,0,2012,2012,0,1,5,0,0],0],["7TqqdOcX4dc","Wuppertal Schwebebahn 1902 & 2015 side by side video","Ett & Annat","other","evergreen","wuppertal suspended railway",["schwebebahn","monorail","historical footage","1902","germany"],[111,77],"HN shares it whenever the Wuppertal suspended railway comes up, as a neat then-and-now comparison.",[1,1,0,2025,2025,0,1,2,0,0],0],["7XUWpze_A_s","Live ClojureScript Game Editor","ibdknox","demo","dated","live coding",["clojurescript","light table","bret victor","interactive editor","game development"],[48,1,8],"Cited as an early example of live coding applied beyond debugging, and as precursor to Light Table.",[1,1,0,2012,2012,0,1,3,0,0],0],["7YpFGkG-u1w","Where Does Bad Code Come From?","Molly Rocket","lecture","evergreen","software design principles",["clean code","solid","code quality","performance","casey muratori"],[6,5],"HN commenters cite it as a sharp critique of SOLID, Clean Code and 'non-pessimized' programming, and as context for why software is getting worse.",[1,1,0,2022,2022,0,1,3,0,0],0],["7aXbh9VUB3U","So how does a PS/2 keyboard interface work?","Ben Eater","tutorial","evergreen","keyboard protocols",["ps/2","scancodes","serial protocol","hardware","ben eater"],[41,42],"HN commenters point to it as the clearest explanation of the PS/2 protocol, usually when keyboard interfaces come up.",[1,1,0,2021,2021,0,1,3,0,0],0],["7d9juPsv1QU","2013 Sci-Tech Awards: Matt Pharr, Greg Humphreys and Pat Hanrahan","Oscars","other","evergreen","physically based rendering",["pbrt","literate programming","oscars","donald knuth","computer graphics"],[58],"HN points to it as proof that the Physically Based Rendering book won an Oscar and for the speech crediting Knuth's literate programming.",[1,1,0,2015,2015,0,1,4,0,0],0],["7jPKEyM44GU","TRON Smart House","uidcenter","demo","evergreen","smart home history",["tron","ubiquitous computing","ambient intelligence","1989","japan"],[47,42],"HN cites it as the concrete demo behind discussions of Japan's TRON project and early smart-home ideas.",[1,1,0,2023,2023,0,1,2,0,0],0],["7k1ehaE0bdU","Joe Rogan Experience #2255 - Mark Zuckerberg","PowerfulJRE","interview","news","mark zuckerberg interview",["meta","ai coding","smart glasses","whatsapp","podcast"],[52,53,22],"HN commenters cite it as a primary source for what Zuckerberg says in his own words, such as on AI writing most new code, WhatsApp, and Apple interoperability.",[2,1,0,2025,2025,0,2,3,0,0],0],["7lVAFcDX4eM","Raycasting engine in Factorio (vanilla 0.17) - Facto-RayO v1.0","arrow in my gluteus maximus","demo","evergreen","factorio game engine",["factorio","raycasting","3d rendering","circuit networks","game hacks"],[126,58],"HN points to it as a showpiece of what Factorio's circuit network can compute, alongside other absurd in-game computing feats.",[1,1,0,2019,2019,0,1,2,0,0],0],["7lm3K8zVOdY","Lucas Cavalcanti & Edward Wible - Exploring four hidden superpowers of Datomic","ClojureTV","talk","dated","datomic",["datomic","clojure","nubank","audit trail","database sync"],[11,1],"HN cites it as Nubank's account of building a bank on Datomic and Clojure, and for what Datomic's temporal model enables.",[1,1,0,2015,2015,0,1,5,0,0],0],["7mmlmxamw_k","Joe Rogan on Why he changed his stance on the Moon landing conspiracy","JRE Clips","podcast","evergreen","moon landing conspiracy beliefs",["joe rogan","moon landing","conspiracy theories","changing minds"],[80,144,85],"Cited as an example of someone publicly changing their mind on the Moon landing hoax and of why skeptics had rational-seeming doubts.",[1,1,0,2018,2018,0,1,4,0,0],0],["7q9vIMXSTzc","Servo: Building a Parallel Browser","Linux.conf.au 2015 -- Auckland, New Zealand","talk","dated","parallel browser engines",["servo","rust","browser engine","parallelism","css layout"],[4,2],"HN commenters cite it as a detailed source on Servo's design and performance, including plans to move Servo code into Gecko.",[1,1,0,2017,2017,0,1,3,0,0],0],["7tScAyNaRdQ","They're Made Out of Meat","niccollsdp","other","evergreen","science fiction short film",["terry bisson","short film","aliens","sentience","satire"],[136,130],"HN commenters recommend it as a well-made version of the story and quote it jokingly whenever discussions touch on biology versus machine intelligence.",[1,1,0,2014,2014,0,1,4,0,4],["T6JFTmQCFHg"]],["824yVKUPFjU","Glenn Vanderburg - Cló: The Algorithms of TeX in Clojure","ClojureTV","talk","evergreen","tex typesetting algorithms",["tex","clojure","functional programming","literate programming","line breaking"],[1,57],"HN recommends it for its insight into Knuth's TeX algorithms and what changes when they are rewritten functionally.",[1,1,0,2014,2014,0,1,2,0,0],0],["86x-u-tz0MA","Your elusive creative genius | Elizabeth Gilbert","TED","talk","evergreen","creativity",["ted talk","creative process","genius","writing","inspiration"],[136,91],"HN people link it in threads about creativity, late bloomers and creative burnout as a humble, relatable take on where inspiration comes from.",[2,1,0,2012,2012,0,2,2,0,0],0],["89wq5EoXy-0","Spaceballs - State of the Art - Amiga Demo (HD 50fps)","RetroDemoScene","demo","evergreen","amiga demoscene",["amiga","demoscene","retro computing","spaceballs","realtime graphics"],[50,59],"HN uses it as the canonical example of what the demoscene could squeeze out of an Amiga 500 and a single floppy disk.",[1,1,0,2024,2024,0,1,3,0,0],0],["8Gv0H-vPoDc","\"Weird Al\" Yankovic - Word Crimes (Official 4K Video)","alyankovicVEVO","music","evergreen","grammar parody music video",["weird al","grammar","kinetic typography","parody","language"],[130,57,145],"HN mostly drops it jokingly in threads about grammar, apostrophes and language, and occasionally discusses the animated video's making.",[1,1,0,2020,2020,0,1,3,0,4],0],["8JKjvY4etTY","Event Sourcing • Greg Young • GOTO 2014","GOTO Conferences","talk","evergreen","event sourcing",["event sourcing","cqrs","greg young","software architecture","immutable events"],[11,5],"HN commenters list it among the best introductions to event sourcing and use it to illustrate storing read-only events instead of mutating state.",[1,1,0,2023,2023,0,1,5,0,0],0],["8Q5Nur642BU","A Trip Down Market Street, 1906 - With Sound!","Mike Upchurch","other","evergreen","historic street footage",["san francisco 1906","market street","archival film","pedestrians","urban history"],[77,111],"Cited in street-safety and self-driving threads as a picture of chaotic, shared streets before cars dominated.",[1,1,0,2019,2019,0,1,3,0,0],0],["8dT6CR9_6l4","How AlphaZero Completely CRUSHED Stockfish","GothamChess","commentary","evergreen","alphazero vs stockfish chess",["alphazero","stockfish","chess engines","gothamchess","game analysis"],[127,21],"HN points to it as an entertaining analysis of AlphaZero's play in threads about chess engines.",[1,1,0,2021,2021,0,1,2,0,0],0],["8eT1jaHmlx8","Jim Keller - Moore's Law in the age of AI Chips","Matroid","talk","evergreen","ai chip architecture",["jim keller","moore's law","parallel processing","vector processing","ai accelerators"],[39,21,52],"Cited in hardware threads as a Keller talk on the different ways of doing parallel processing.",[1,1,0,2020,2020,0,1,3,0,0],0],["8moePxHpvok","Adam Curtis - Oh Dearism","UKNewsMediaBlog","commentary","evergreen","news media critique",["adam curtis","oh dearism","news reporting","passivity","media"],[80,135],"Shared as a compact critique of how news framing breeds passivity and despair.",[1,1,0,2017,2017,0,1,2,0,0],0],["8nt3edWLgIg","Can we build AI without losing control over it? | Sam Harris","TED","talk","dated","ai risk",["superintelligence","ai safety","sam harris","ted talk","existential risk"],[23],"HN cites it in AI risk debates, sometimes as an argument that has aged well and sometimes as an example of alarmist framing.",[1,1,0,2023,2023,0,1,1,1,0],0],["8pBPZMUcsh0","Buy, Borrow, Die: How America's Ultrawealthy Stay That Way","ProPublica","explainer","dated","wealth taxation",["buy borrow die","tax loophole","propublica","income tax","wealth inequality"],[71,68],"Shared as a clearer explanation of the tax loophole than the accompanying article.",[1,1,0,2021,2021,0,1,4,0,0],0],["8q71hrwUcu0","Milton Friedman - Who Benefits From Licensing?","LibertyPen","lecture","evergreen","occupational licensing",["milton friedman","licensing","regulation","economics","rent-seeking"],[70,75],"HN cites it in discussions of occupational licensing and rent-seeking as a libertarian argument.",[1,1,0,2016,2016,0,1,2,0,0],0],["8s7NmMl_-yg","iPhone 13 A Repair Nightmare - Teardown and Repair Assessment","Hugh Jeffreys","demo","dated","iphone repairability",["right to repair","iphone 13","face id","parts pairing","teardown"],[43,44],"HN cites it as evidence of Apple's serialized parts and repair restrictions in threads about right to repair and Face ID disabling.",[1,1,0,2021,2021,0,1,4,0,0],0],["9-NU7yOSElE","Apple REFUSED to Fix our iMac Pro","Linus Tech Tips","commentary","dated","right to repair",["apple","imac pro","repair","right to repair","linus tech tips"],[43,44],"HN commenters cite it as a concrete example of Apple's hostility to repair and weak support for 'pro' hardware, mostly in right-to-repair debates.",[1,1,0,2018,2018,0,1,0,4,0],0],["9BnLbv6QYcA","Apple Introduces Revolutionary New Laptop With No Keyboard","The Onion","comedy","evergreen","tech satire",["the onion","apple parody","keyboards","macbook wheel","satire"],[130,44],"HN uses it as a recurring punchline whenever a device removes keys or buttons in favor of touch or novelty controls.",[1,1,0,2018,2018,0,1,0,0,19],0],["9KABcmczPdg","The Unbeatable Game from the 60s: Dr NIM","Stand-up Maths","explainer","evergreen","nim game strategy",["nim","dr nim","mechanical computer","recreational math","game theory"],[35,34,127],"HN links it as a fun explanation of the purely mechanical Dr. Nim game in threads about early game computers and marble-based binary math.",[1,1,0,2023,2023,0,1,2,0,0],0],["9KR2N_Q8ep8","Tesla Crash Lab | Data-Driven Safety","Tesla","news","dated","vehicle crash safety",["tesla","crash testing","safety engineering","fleet data"],[110,53],"Cited in car-safety threads as evidence that Tesla optimizes for real-world crash data rather than just standardized crash tests.",[1,1,0,2021,2021,0,1,4,0,0],0],["9LMr5XTgeyI","Tiffany: The Name That Cheats Death","CGP Grey","explainer","evergreen","name origins",["tiffany","onomastics","naming trends","cgp grey","linguistics"],[145],"Referenced as a fun side tangent whenever the name Tiffany comes up in a thread.",[1,1,0,2022,2022,0,1,3,0,0],0],["9LmdUz3rOQU","Pointing and Calling Japanese Safety Standard at Railway Companies & Toyota (HD)","AllAboutLean.com","documentary","evergreen","pointing and calling safety",["japan railways","toyota","lean","workplace safety","human error"],[114,66,111],"HN finds it fascinating and suggests the technique for keeping operators like test drivers attentive.",[1,1,0,2018,2018,0,1,2,0,1],0],["9ZDkItO-0a4","Grasshopper 744m Test | Single Camera (Hexacopter)","SpaceX","demo","evergreen","reusable rocket landing",["spacex","grasshopper","vtvl","rockets","test flight"],[85],"Used as the go-to clip showing SpaceX's reusable-rocket landing tests, often in comparisons with other vertical landing programs.",[1,1,0,2014,2014,0,1,7,0,0],0],["9bjve67p33E","Apple's Future Computer: The Knowledge Navigator","Blake Patterson","demo","evergreen","future computing concepts",["knowledge navigator","apple","software agents","concept video","john sculley"],[48,53],"HN cites it as an early vision of personal software agents and AI assistants, and as a fun retro look at predicted computing.",[1,1,0,2014,2014,0,1,2,1,0],0],["9h9wStdPkQY","Bill Hicks on \"Marketing\" (Explicit Language)","Matt Phillips Education","comedy","evergreen","advertising satire",["bill hicks","stand-up","marketing","advertising","satire"],[129,65],"Invoked in threads about ads, tracking and marketing as the go-to comedic indictment of advertising, often as a joke or a parallel.",[1,1,0,2023,2023,0,1,4,0,3],0],["9iUvuaChDEg","The Light It Up Contest -- geohot","geohot","music","dated","geohot vs sony lawsuit",["geohot","ps3 jailbreak","rap","sony lawsuit","hacker culture"],[49,131,75],"HN mostly brings it up as a funny, cocky artifact of the Hotz-versus-Sony fight, sometimes with a skeptical eye on how seriously he took the lawsuit.",[1,1,0,2023,2023,0,1,2,1,4],0],["9jMONZMuS2U","COVID-19: A Second Opinion","SenatorRonJohnson","news","news","covid-19 policy debate",["senate roundtable","covid-19","vaccines","early treatment","2022"],[96,73],"HN mentions it mostly as a condensed summary of that roundtable, in threads about COVID debate and content moderation, and not as a consensus recommendation.",[1,1,0,2022,2022,0,1,3,0,0],0],["9kaIXkImCAM","Interview with FFMPEG enthusiast","Kai Lentit","comedy","evergreen","programmer humor about ffmpeg",["ffmpeg","programming humor","sketch","open source","video encoding"],[130,10],"Shared as obligatory humor in FFmpeg and video tooling threads, praised as a funny take on the open source user experience.",[1,1,0,2023,2023,0,1,1,0,3],0],["9nF0K2nJ7N8","Tesla Self Driving vs Everyday Roads!","Marques Brownlee","demo","dated","self-driving cars",["tesla fsd","autonomous driving","product review","mkbhd"],[25,110],"HN uses it as a widely seen, fairly balanced real-world appraisal of FSD, both for its impressive moments and for its manual takeovers.",[1,1,0,2022,2022,0,1,3,0,0],0],["9pEqyr_uT-k","World's Fastest Camera Drone Vs F1 Car (ft. Max Verstappen)","Red Bull","demo","evergreen","fpv racing drones",["fpv drone","formula 1","red bull","silverstone","cinematography"],[24,110,61],"Cited in discussions of drone performance and of how drone footage conveys the real speed of an F1 car.",[1,1,0,2025,2025,0,1,2,0,0],0],["9pOiOhxujsE","The Daily Show - Gun Control Whoop-de-doo (ft. John Oliver)","Comedy Central","comedy","dated","gun control",["john oliver","daily show","gun control","australia","political satire"],[130,73,75],"HN commenters point to it as a humorous but pointed look at gun control and at learning from other countries' policies.",[1,1,0,2013,2013,0,1,1,0,1],0],["9tJatdtv4jQ","China vs EU on debt conditions","Geshan Dissanayake","interview","dated","chinese lending vs eu conditionality",["varoufakis","belt and road","china","sovereign debt","piraeus"],[69,74],"Cited in threads on Chinese lending and the Belt and Road as an informed firsthand view from a former Greek finance minister.",[1,1,0,2023,2023,0,1,3,0,0],0],["9xCJ3BCIudI","Breaking Down Programming Paradigms: APL's Surprising Learning Curve // Aaron Hsu // Dyalog '17","Dyalog User Meetings","talk","evergreen","apl programming style",["apl","dyalog","array programming","aaron hsu","language design"],[0,1],"Shared in APL threads as a thought-provoking talk with lots of useful commentary beyond the slides.",[1,1,0,2018,2018,0,1,3,0,0],0],["9xxK5yyecRo","Afroman - Lemon Pound Cake (OFFICIAL MUSIC VIDEO)","ogafroman","music","news","afroman police raid music video",["afroman","lemon pound cake","police raid","free speech","viral video"],[131,75,76],"Cited as the example of turning raid footage into a hit music video, whenever the Afroman lawsuit comes up.",[1,1,0,2023,2023,0,1,3,0,1],0],["A1vyB-O5i6E","levitating frog","Graham McLeod","demo","evergreen","diamagnetic levitation",["diamagnetism","levitation","magnetism","physics demo"],[88,82],"Cited as the canonical eye-catching demo of diamagnetic levitation, and sometimes used as a joke in magnet threads.",[1,1,0,2014,2014,0,1,0,0,2],0],["AE1gaNO9nj0","Wireless vs wired DC fast charging efficiency test","Bjørn Nyland","demo","dated","wireless ev charging",["electric vehicles","inductive charging","charging efficiency","fast charging"],[110,104],"HN cites it as the evidence that inductive EV charging can match wired charging in efficiency.",[1,1,0,2024,2024,0,1,4,0,0],0],["AF2VyqSApjA","AI Live Painting in Krita - Interactive updates","Acly","demo","dated","ai-assisted digital painting",["krita","stable diffusion","live painting","lcm","local ai"],[22,137],"HN points to it as a demonstration of local, controllable AI painting and a way to learn the workflow.",[1,1,0,2024,2024,0,1,2,0,0],0],["AIZgw09CG9E","The odd accent of Tangier VA - American Tongues episode #3","People Like Us - The CNAM Channel","documentary","evergreen","american dialects",["tangier island","accents","dialects","linguistics","american tongues"],[145,135],"HN uses it as the standard audio example of the Tangier accent in discussions of archaic or colonial-era English.",[1,1,0,2013,2013,0,1,7,0,0],0],["AIxY_Y9TGWI","Corporate Music - How to Compose with no Soul","Tantacrul","commentary","evergreen","corporate music",["corporate music","music composition","music theory","advertising","satire"],[132,130],"HN uses it as a go-to critique of bland corporate music and as a punchline whenever a slick corporate video appears.",[1,1,0,2021,2021,0,1,2,0,3],0],["AJ2keSJzYyY","Freight Trains: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO)","LastWeekTonight","commentary","dated","freight rail safety",["freight trains","railroads","john oliver","safety","labor"],[80,111,71],"Cited as a solid overview of the railroad safety problem, including the push toward longer trains and single-person crews.",[1,1,0,2024,2024,0,1,2,0,0],0],["ALaTm6VzTBw","Two Is the Wrong Number of Days Off","CGP Grey","explainer","evergreen","work week scheduling",["weekend wednesday","four-day week","work-life balance","cgp grey","scheduling"],[71,146],"Brought up in four-day-week and work-schedule threads as the 'Weekend Wednesday' idea.",[1,1,0,2021,2021,0,1,7,0,0],0],["ARKbfWk4Xyw","Keynote - Preventing, Finding, and Fixing Bugs On a Time Budget | Raymond Hettinger @ PyBay2018","SF Python","talk","evergreen","python testing and debugging",["python","testing","debugging","raymond hettinger","code coverage"],[8,3],"HN cites it in Python testing and code quality threads, including his point that 100% coverage proves little.",[1,1,0,2021,2021,0,1,4,0,0],0],["AXlyMrv8_dQ","\"Silicon Valley Story\" — a Very Short Romantic Comedy by Ted Nelson","TheTedNelson","comedy","evergreen","computing pioneers short film",["ted nelson","doug engelbart","stewart brand","short film","hypertext"],[130,47,48],"Mentioned in Nelson and Engelbart threads as a curiosity with amusing cameos by computing pioneers.",[1,1,0,2020,2020,0,1,2,0,0],0],["AYshVbcEmUc","Liam – An Innovation Story","Apple","demo","dated","iphone recycling robots",["apple","liam","recycling","right to repair","robotics"],[24,43,107],"Cited in repair and recycling threads as Apple's showcase of its iPhone disassembly robot, and sometimes mocked as marketing for what is really shredding.",[1,1,0,2017,2017,0,1,3,2,0],0],["AaTRHFaaPG8","Eliezer Yudkowsky: Dangers of AI and the End of Human Civilization | Lex Fridman Podcast #368","Lex Fridman","podcast","dated","ai existential risk",["eliezer yudkowsky","ai alignment","agi","lex fridman","ai safety"],[23,22],"Mostly cited as the canonical statement of AI doomer views, with some recommending it and many criticizing it as irresponsible or wrong.",[1,1,0,2023,2023,0,1,3,3,0],0],["AaZ_RSt0KP8","The Universe is Hostile to Computers","Veritasium","explainer","evergreen","cosmic ray bit flips",["bit flips","cosmic rays","memory errors","veritasium","reliability"],[39,88,82],"Commenters link it whenever bit flips, cosmic ray errors or unexplained computer glitches come up, as a good accessible explanation.",[1,1,0,2022,2022,0,1,7,0,0],0],["AbSehcT19u0","Hal fixing a light bulb (from Malcolm in the Middle S03E06 - Health Scare)","VinnieFarsheds","comedy","evergreen","yak shaving",["yak shaving","malcolm in the middle","dependencies","adhd","sitcom"],[133,10,92],"The standard illustration of yak shaving, dependency hell and getting derailed, also likened to adult ADHD.",[1,1,0,2022,2022,0,1,7,0,10],0],["Ae9EKCyI1xU","GradIEEEnt half decent: The hidden power of imprecise lines","suckerpinch","explainer","evergreen","floating point nonlinearity",["floating point","neural networks","gradient descent","tom 7","activation functions","sigbovik"],[21,129,6],"Cited as a fun, unconventional example of neural networks built from floating point error.",[1,1,0,2024,2024,0,1,2,0,1],0],["AfKZclMWS1U","Grzegorz Brzęczyszczykiewicz (HD)","trouchelle","comedy","evergreen","polish comedy film",["polish cinema","comedy scene","pronunciation","how i unleashed world war ii"],[133,145],"Mostly posted as a joke in threads about Polish, Unicode or hard-to-pronounce names, and loved as a comedy scene.",[1,1,0,2025,2025,0,1,0,0,4],0],["AgkfIQ4IGaM","Deep Visualization Toolbox","Jason Yosinski","demo","evergreen","neural network visualization",["convnets","feature visualization","caffe","interpretability","computer vision"],[21,26,28],"HN points to it as an intuitive way to see what hidden layers of a convnet learn, and as a reference for hierarchical feature learning.",[1,1,0,2016,2016,0,1,3,0,0],0],["AjSl4n_KdOY","The IGF-1 Trade-Off: Performance vs. Longevity","FoundMyFitness","explainer","evergreen","igf-1 and longevity",["igf-1","growth hormone","aging","caloric restriction","mtor"],[98,96],"Linked in discussions of diet, aging and cancer as a quick summary of how IGF-1 and mTOR growth signaling cut against longevity.",[1,1,0,2014,2014,0,1,2,0,0],0],["AouW9_jyZck","BMW's Hydrogen V12 Engine Is A Hilarious Engineering Stunt","Engineering Explained","explainer","evergreen","hydrogen combustion engines",["hydrogen","bmw","v12","liquid hydrogen","engine"],[110,113],"Cited in hydrogen threads as a clear explanation of why burning hydrogen in engines is a poor idea.",[2,1,0,2023,2023,0,2,4,2,0],0],["AqDdWEiSwMM","Zig Roadmap 2023 - Andrew Kelley","Zig SHOWTIME","talk","dated","zig compiler roadmap",["zig","compiler","compilation speed","andrew kelley","roadmap"],[2,7],"Shared as the place to see where the Zig project is heading, especially on compiler performance.",[1,1,0,2023,2023,0,1,2,0,0],0],["AqeJzItldSQ","Apollo Launch Abort System Test","oisiaa","demo","evergreen","launch escape systems",["apollo","launch abort","little joe ii","spaceflight","nasa"],[85],"HN cites it as the classic example of a launch abort test that proved the design even though the rocket failed.",[1,1,0,2019,2019,0,1,7,0,0],0],["AtK_YsVInw8","George Carlin - advertising and bull shit","killtheweak","comedy","evergreen","advertising satire",["george carlin","advertising","stand-up","satire"],[129,65],"Brought up as a comic touchstone in discussions of advertising, usually with a joke or a quick reference.",[1,1,0,2015,2015,0,1,1,0,2],0],["B8DjTcANBx0","Black Hat 2013 - Exploiting Network Surveillance Cameras Like a Hollywood Hacker","HackersOnBoard","talk","dated","surveillance camera security",["iot security","ip cameras","firmware","black hat","exploitation"],[17,42],"HN cites it as a fun and damning illustration of how poor security is in IP cameras, even expensive ones.",[1,1,0,2016,2016,0,1,4,0,0],0],["BJEHsvW2J6M","15 Mistakes Most Beginner Sourdough Bakers Make","LifebyMikeG","tutorial","evergreen","sourdough baking",["sourdough","bread baking","beginner mistakes","dutch oven","home baking"],[118],"HN bakers point to it as a good video for learning the sourdough process.",[1,1,0,2025,2025,0,1,2,0,0],0],["BT5L4YU_Fl4","Empire Files: How Palestine Became Colonized","TeleSUR English","commentary","dated","israel-palestine history",["palestine","nakba","settlements","empire files","middle east history"],[74,77],"HN commenters link it as a history of Palestine's colonization, though others dismiss it as propaganda.",[1,1,0,2019,2019,0,1,4,1,0],0],["BTURkjYJ_uk","Fastest browser engine by far at 500 FPS! Servo Webrender - CSS on the GPU part 1: Rust","𝓖𝓷𝓸𝓶𝓮💫𝓢𝓪𝓷𝓮","talk","dated","browser rendering",["servo","webrender","rust","gpu rendering","css","mozilla"],[4,2,58],"HN commenters point to it when discussing how WebRender works and as evidence of what GPU-based browser rendering can achieve.",[1,1,0,2017,2017,0,1,4,0,0],0],["Bch5B23_pu0","The Future of the Internal Combustion Engine - /INSIDE KOENIGSEGG","The Drive","documentary","dated","camless engines",["koenigsegg","freevalve","internal combustion","engine design","automotive"],[110,113],"Cited in threads on camless, digital valve and free-piston engines as a look at Koenigsegg's freevalve work.",[1,1,0,2018,2018,0,1,3,0,0],0],["BcyYyyaPz84","GHOST CITY - Inside the Chinese Housing Bubble","ADVChina","documentary","dated","chinese housing bubble",["ghost cities","china","real estate","property bubble","economics"],[69,68],"Linked in threads on China's property glut as visual evidence of empty, investment-driven housing, later seen as foreshadowing Evergrande.",[1,1,0,2019,2019,0,1,3,0,0],0],["BemHqUqcpI8","Guilty until proven innocent.","JCS - Criminal Psychology","documentary","evergreen","police interrogation",["interrogation","false confessions","innocent suspects","police tactics","true crime"],[75,91],"HN commenters use it to show that behavior in interrogations is not a reliable sign of guilt and that police lie to innocent people.",[1,1,0,2021,2021,0,1,2,0,0],0],["Bf1GjCaYzYg","The Electrowetting Display","IEEE Spectrum","explainer","dated","display technology",["electrowetting","e-paper","displays","samsung","liquavista"],[45,44],"HN commenters bring it up as a look at a promising display technology that has stayed outside the mainstream.",[1,1,0,2013,2013,0,1,2,0,0],0],["Bm7L-2J52GU","A simple water heater is more clever than it seems","Technology Connections","explainer","evergreen","water heaters",["water heater","thermostats","home appliances","energy saving","technology connections"],[105,113,117],"Pointed to as a good, detailed explanation of how water heaters work and how to save power with them.",[1,1,0,2023,2023,0,1,2,0,0],0],["Bo3lUw9GUJA","SGI's $250,000 Graphics Supercomputer from 1993 - Silicon Graphics Onyx RealityEngine²","Dodoid","tutorial","evergreen","sgi workstations",["silicon graphics","onyx","realityengine","retrocomputing","irix","teardown"],[47,50,39],"Shared as a nostalgic tour of SGI hardware for people who remember that era.",[1,1,0,2020,2020,0,1,3,0,0],0],["Boi0XEm9-4E","Utrecht: Planning for People & Bikes, Not for Cars","Streetfilms®","documentary","evergreen","bicycle infrastructure",["utrecht","urban planning","cycling","bike parking","netherlands"],[111],"HN users cite it as a short, inspiring look at the Dutch approach to bike-friendly urban planning.",[1,1,0,2019,2019,0,1,2,0,0],0],["BpT6MkCeP7Y","Brigade 3.0 preview - Real-time path tracing","icelaglace","demo","dated","real-time path tracing",["path tracing","brigade","otoy","gpu rendering","graphics"],[58],"HN cites it as the example of real-time GPU path tracing, noting its noise problem.",[1,1,0,2014,2014,0,1,4,1,0],0],["Bw-opH4f8Qg","Feature Discovery Series Episode 3: Aerodynamics","Microsoft Flight Simulator","demo","dated","flight simulation aerodynamics",["microsoft flight simulator","aerodynamics","flight model","x-plane","game development"],[109,122],"HN commenters link it as official evidence that the new simulator's flight model is serious and comparable to dedicated sims.",[1,1,0,2020,2020,0,1,3,0,0],0],["Bx08yRsR9ow","Yandex Self-Driving Car. Moscow streets after a heavy snowfall","Яндекс Go","demo","dated","self-driving cars",["yandex","autonomous vehicles","snow driving","moscow"],[25],"Cited as evidence that Yandex already runs capable self-driving cars in harsh weather, though some commenters doubted the footage.",[1,1,0,2018,2018,0,1,1,2,0],0],["BxV14h0kFs0","This Video Has 77,321,815 Views","Tom Scott","explainer","evergreen","open apis decline",["tom scott","open apis","yahoo pipes","youtube api","platforms"],[67,4,51],"The go-to citation for why free, open APIs get shut down and for the fate of services like Yahoo Pipes.",[2,1,0,2022,2022,0,2,8,0,0],0],["BzznBt8tVnI","How A London Orchestra Broke International Law","12tone","explainer","evergreen","concert pitch history",["a440","pitch inflation","music history","tuning","standards"],[132,135],"HN recommends it as an interesting explanation of how concert pitch ended up at exactly 440 Hz.",[1,1,0,2022,2022,0,1,2,0,0],0],["C-52AI_ojyQ","How big is a billion? - Numberphile","Numberphile","explainer","evergreen","long and short number scales",["billion","number names","long scale","short scale","numberphile"],[35,145],"HN links it whenever a thread hits the ambiguity of whether a billion is 10^9 or 10^12.",[1,1,0,2014,2014,0,1,6,0,0],0],["C7H3V7tkxeA","35C3 - Modchips of the State","media.ccc.de","talk","dated","hardware supply-chain attacks",["hardware implants","supermicro","spi bus","security","chaos communication congress"],[17,42],"HN cites it as a demonstration that the supply-chain implant attack described in the Bloomberg story is technically feasible.",[1,1,0,2019,2019,0,1,3,0,0],0],["CAOnSbDSaOw","14. Limbic System","Stanford","lecture","evergreen","limbic system",["neurobiology","sapolsky","emotion","amygdala","stanford"],[90,142],"HN cites it as a real academic source to back up or correct claims about emotion, anger and anxiety in the brain.",[1,1,0,2019,2019,0,1,3,0,0],0],["CBrj4S24074","Chris Crawford Dragon Speech \"I Had a Dream\"","Chris Crawford","talk","evergreen","game design history",["chris crawford","gdc","game design","dragon speech","games as art"],[121,124],"HN people mention it as a notable historical talk from the early game industry, though some see it as showing his eccentricity.",[1,1,0,2023,2023,0,1,1,1,0],0],["CGAhWgkKlHI","Chest Freezers; What they tell us about designing for X","Technology Connections","explainer","evergreen","refrigeration efficiency",["chest freezer","energy efficiency","appliance design","thermal imaging","heat pumps"],[105,113,56],"HN points to it whenever chest fridges or freezer efficiency come up, as a clear explanation of design trade-offs between efficiency and convenience.",[1,1,0,2020,2020,0,1,4,0,0],0],["CGN4RFkhH2M","GoRuCo 2012 Hexagonal Rails by Matt Wynne","Confreaks","talk","dated","hexagonal architecture",["rails","ports and adapters","ruby","decoupling","testing"],[5,3],"HN cites it as a resource for decoupling Rails code and for faster tests.",[1,1,0,2012,2012,0,1,2,0,0],0],["CIjXUg1s5gc","T-Pain: NPR Music Tiny Desk Concert","NPR Music","music","evergreen","auto-tune and singing",["t-pain","tiny desk","auto-tune","live music","vocals"],[131],"HN uses it as evidence that T-Pain can sing without Auto-Tune, so his sound is an aesthetic choice.",[1,1,0,2020,2020,0,1,5,0,0],0],["CJlqsdezhhk","The Sinister Reason Weed is Illegal | Adam Ruins Everything","Dropout","comedy","dated","cannabis prohibition history",["marijuana","drug policy","nixon","adam ruins everything"],[75,77,79],"Used as a pop-culture shorthand explanation for the political origins of drug laws.",[1,1,0,2019,2019,0,1,2,0,0],0],["CKh7UOELpPo","Bringing SIMD to the Web via Dart","InfoQ","talk","dated","simd on the web",["simd","dart","webgl","performance","vm"],[6,4,3],"Pointed to as the original talk by the author of the SIMD-in-JavaScript proposal, whenever SIMD on the web comes up.",[1,1,0,2014,2014,0,1,2,0,0],0],["CLo3e1Pak-Y","How China Tracks Everyone","VICE News","documentary","dated","china surveillance",["facial recognition","china","surveillance state","vice","privacy"],[19,26,74],"Cited as a vivid demonstration of the scale of Chinese state surveillance, especially in TikTok and privacy debates.",[1,1,0,2020,2020,0,2,4,1,0],0],["CMR9z9Xr8GM","Storing Solar Power on my ROOF!!!","Quint BUILDs","demo","evergreen","gravity energy storage",["pumped hydro","solar","energy storage","diy","rooftop"],[104,116],"HN commenters cite it as an entertaining reality check on home gravity storage, showing the yield is tiny compared to household needs.",[2,1,0,2022,2022,0,2,2,0,1],0],["CX6LlEcJ4nw","Sen. Cruz Grills Google Executive on Alleged Censorship Bias","Senator Ted Cruz","news","news","tech censorship hearings",["google","congressional hearing","political bias","censorship","section 230"],[76,73,67],"Commenters cite it as evidence in arguments about partisan bias at tech companies and as testimony worth watching.",[1,1,0,2019,2019,0,1,4,0,0],0],["CeDOQpfaUc8","Adam Ruins Everything - The Real Reason Hospitals Are So Expensive | truTV","truTV","comedy","dated","us healthcare costs",["hospital pricing","health insurance","adam ruins everything","medical bills"],[96,70,130],"Pointed to in healthcare cost threads as an entertaining primer on how the US system inflates prices.",[1,1,0,2017,2017,0,1,3,0,0],0],["CgASBVMyVFI","Tom Lehrer - National Brotherhood Week - with intro","The Tom Lehrer Wisdom Channel","music","evergreen","satirical songs",["tom lehrer","satire","comedy song","tolerance","1960s"],[130,131],"Mostly quoted or linked as a witty example of Lehrer's satire, often as a joke in unrelated threads.",[1,1,0,2018,2018,0,1,0,0,2],0],["CiHN0ZWE5bk","Why is light slower in glass? - Sixty Symbols","Sixty Symbols","explainer","evergreen","refraction of light",["refraction","speed of light","optics","wave physics","phase velocity"],[82,88],"HN cites it whenever the popular absorb-and-re-emit explanation comes up, as a source for the wave-interference account.",[1,1,0,2019,2019,0,1,7,0,0],0],["ClfBxWPkBKU","How to rob a bank (from the inside, that is) | William Black","TED","talk","evergreen","bank fraud",["2008 financial crisis","liar's loans","white-collar crime","banking regulation"],[69,75],"Mentioned in threads about financial fraud as support for the claim that outright fraud, not just bad luck, caused the Great Recession.",[1,1,0,2015,2015,0,1,2,0,0],0],["Clgl63CWOkM","Guerrilla Public Service 2011","Richard Ankrom","documentary","evergreen","guerrilla public infrastructure repair",["freeway sign","guerrilla public service","civic hacking","pasadena","road signage"],[111,135,137],"HN cites it as the best-known example of a citizen quietly fixing public infrastructure, often in threads on unsanctioned civic repairs.",[1,1,0,2025,2025,0,1,2,0,0],0],["CmZdGo6b5yA","Does the language you speak change how you think?","Tom Scott","explainer","evergreen","linguistic relativity",["sapir-whorf","linguistics","language and thought","tom scott","cognition"],[145,93],"Linked as a concise, accessible rebuttal whenever linguistic relativity comes up in a thread.",[1,1,0,2024,2024,0,1,2,0,0],0],["Cn4vC80Pv6Q","Xerox Star User Interface (1982) 1 of 2","VintageCG","demo","evergreen","xerox star gui history",["xerox star","gui history","user interface","1980s","xerox parc"],[48,47],"HN points to it as a look at an early GUI that did a lot with little learning curve, often to contrast it with modern software.",[1,1,0,2011,2011,0,1,11,0,2],0],["CnbVCNIh1NA","(ninth RacketCon): Andrew Blinn – Fructure: A Structured Editing Engine in Racket","Racket","talk","evergreen","structured editing",["racket","structure editor","term rewriting","programming tools","racketcon"],[8,1,0],"Cited as a leading example of structural editing whenever threads discuss alternatives to text-based code editors.",[2,1,0,2020,2020,0,2,5,0,0],0],["CpfdtgW6_oI","Paul Graham Keynote Speech At OPT412","pittsburghparks","talk","dated","startup ecosystems",["paul graham","pittsburgh","startup hubs","y combinator","keynote"],[64,52],"Cited as the video version of his essay on making Pittsburgh a startup hub, and as a talk that persuaded at least one commenter to move there.",[1,1,0,2019,2019,0,1,2,0,0],0],["CtUfBc4qQMg","McNamara meets with Castro (Fog of War)","8bitRicky","documentary","evergreen","cuban missile crisis",["cold war","nuclear war","castro","mcnamara","fog of war"],[77,78,74],"Cited in nuclear-risk threads as evidence that Castro was ready to use nuclear weapons and accept the consequences.",[1,1,0,2018,2018,0,1,2,0,0],0],["CuoER1DwYLY","Faking RTX Global Illumination vs. RTX | 100% Ray-Traced Game, Pt 1","Gamers Nexus","demo","dated","real-time ray tracing",["rtx","global illumination","unreal engine","denoising","dxr"],[58,122],"HN uses it as a reference for how noisy raw real-time ray tracing is and how it compares with traditional faked lighting.",[1,1,0,2019,2019,0,1,3,0,0],0],["Cvq3Pf3j61c","The Wire Season 1 - McNuggets","Will Ambrosini","comedy","evergreen","ideas versus execution",["the wire","mcnuggets","entrepreneurship","tv clip","monologue"],[133,64],"HN posts it as a classic scene whenever threads touch on ideas versus execution or who captures the profit from invention.",[1,1,0,2015,2015,0,1,0,0,2],0],["CxVXvFOPIyQ","Why Farmers Can't Legally Replant Their Own Seeds","Veritasium","documentary","dated","monsanto and agricultural herbicides",["monsanto","glyphosate","gmo seeds","patents","agriculture"],[107,75,86],"Pointed to as a relevant, recent deep dive whenever Monsanto, GMO seeds or glyphosate safety come up.",[1,1,0,2025,2025,0,1,2,0,0],0],["CxwceUvxlCo","Bookeen breakthrough real time web page scrolling on eInk panel","Bookeen","demo","dated","fast eink display refresh",["eink","e-reader","bookeen","display controller","scrolling"],[44,45],"HN cites it as proof that eInk panels can refresh fast and that slow e-readers are mainly a display-controller problem.",[1,1,0,2011,2011,0,1,2,0,0],0],["D2vj0WcvH5c","Tesla Bot Update | Sort & Stretch","Tesla","demo","news","humanoid robots",["tesla optimus","robotics","end-to-end learning","manipulation"],[24],"Linked as a data point on the state of humanoid robot manipulation in 2023.",[1,1,0,2024,2024,0,1,2,0,0],0],["D38dcArwCNc","E-Ink for productivity: Software and General Updates","Technology Connextras","commentary","dated","e-ink productivity",["e-ink","boox","second monitor","e-reader","hardware review"],[44,146],"Cited in e-ink display threads as a long-term review of using e-ink as a monitor.",[1,1,0,2020,2020,0,1,2,0,0],0],["D7GDTZ45TRw","The Mill CPU Architecture – The Compiler (10 of 13)","Mill Computing, Inc.","lecture","evergreen","cpu architecture compilers",["mill cpu","vliw","compiler","belt","instruction scheduling"],[39,7],"Cited as the authoritative source on how Mill's VLIW-style compiler specializes code and differs from Itanium.",[1,1,0,2023,2023,0,1,2,0,0],0],["DEEr6dT-4uQ","Kirk McKusick - A Narrative History of BSD","iX","talk","evergreen","bsd history",["bsd","unix history","freebsd","kirk mckusick","operating systems"],[13,47,14],"Recommended as the authoritative, first-hand telling of BSD lore whenever Unix and BSD history comes up.",[1,1,0,2020,2020,0,1,2,0,0],0],["DGscoaUWW2M","Who reads the papers? - Yes, Prime Minister - BBC comedy","BBC Studios","comedy","evergreen","newspaper bias satire",["yes prime minister","bbc","british press","media bias","sitcom"],[130,80,133],"Posted as a joke and a reference whenever threads discuss newspaper bias and media pandering to readers.",[1,1,0,2025,2025,0,1,4,0,7],0],["DOW_kPzY_JY","Michael Drives Into A Lake - The Office US","The Office","comedy","evergreen","blindly following gps",["the office","gps","sitcom clip","automation trust"],[133,129],"HN people link it as a joke about blindly trusting navigation or automated systems.",[1,1,0,2019,2019,0,1,0,0,2],0],["DU8hg4FTm0g","Defcon 18 - Practical Cellphone Spying - Chris Paget - Part.mov","killab66661","talk","dated","cellular interception",["defcon","imsi catcher","gsm","2g interception","surveillance"],[17,19,15],"HN points to it as a worrying but technically solid explanation of how cell interception works, even if the talk is old.",[1,1,0,2022,2022,0,1,3,0,0],0],["DX73uXs3xGU","AK47 (AKM): Mud Test","InRangeTV","demo","evergreen","firearm reliability",["ak-47","mud test","ar-15","weapon reliability","inrange"],[78,113],"Used in AK versus AR reliability debates to show that the AK's legendary mud-proof reputation is overstated.",[1,1,0,2020,2020,0,1,6,0,0],0],["De0Am_QcZiQ","Reboot Develop 2017 - Jonathan Blow, Thekla Inc. / Making Game Programming Less Terrible","Reboot Develop","talk","evergreen","game programming languages",["jonathan blow","software performance","game development","programming language design","software bloat"],[0,6,122],"Cited in discussions of software getting slower and of efforts to reduce friction in programming.",[1,1,0,2020,2020,0,1,2,0,0],0],["DfznnKUwywQ","Computational Design of Mechanical Characters","DisneyResearchHub","demo","evergreen","computational mechanism design",["disney research","mechanisms","gears","3d printing","siggraph"],[113,116,58],"HN cites it as an example of computational mechanism design, especially in threads on gears, linkages and animatronics.",[1,1,0,2020,2020,0,1,2,0,0],0],["Dk306ZkNOuc","Macintosh Factory","MacGeneration","documentary","evergreen","apple macintosh factory automation",["apple","fremont","manufacturing","automation","vintage macintosh"],[114,47,53],"Used as the visual reference for Apple's earlier US manufacturing and automation, often as an example of factory automation lessons.",[1,1,0,2018,2018,0,1,4,0,0],0],["DoQoeK53bP8","Incremental reading: Learning about nutrition from Wikipedia (SuperMemo 17)","SuperMemo Video","demo","dated","incremental reading",["supermemo","incremental reading","spaced repetition","cloze","wikipedia"],[141,146],"Pointed to as a short demonstration of what incremental reading looks like in practice, though one commenter was not convinced by it.",[1,1,0,2020,2020,0,1,1,1,0],0],["Ds-v2-qyCc8","Throwing Good Money After Bad Car Infrastructure - Wonderland Road","Not Just Bikes","commentary","dated","car-centric urban planning",["stroads","urban planning","road widening","london ontario","car dependency"],[111],"Mentioned in threads on stroads and road safety as an example of the channel's critique of wasteful car infrastructure.",[1,1,0,2022,2022,0,1,2,0,0],0],["DsVzKCk066g","WHY Exercise is so Underrated (Brain Power & Movement Link)","Joseph Everett - WIL","explainer","evergreen","exercise and the brain",["exercise","bdnf","neuroscience","memory","movement"],[98,90],"Cited in threads on exercise and cognition as an accessible overview of the movement-brain connection.",[1,1,0,2017,2017,0,1,2,0,0],0],["DzRGBAUz5mA","$h!tty Thumbnails on Linus Tech Tips - Honest Answers Ep. 5","Linus Tech Tips","commentary","dated","youtube clickbait thumbnails",["thumbnails","clickbait","youtube algorithm","linus tech tips","creator economy"],[51,65],"Referenced in clickbait and YouTube-algorithm debates as a candid creator explanation of why good channels use poor thumbnails.",[1,1,0,2021,2021,0,1,7,1,0],0],["E1AxVXt2Gv4","Marcus Hutter: Universal Artificial Intelligence, AIXI, and AGI | Lex Fridman Podcast #75","Lex Fridman","interview","evergreen","universal artificial intelligence",["aixi","kolmogorov complexity","marcus hutter","agi","compression"],[23,37,52],"Referenced as an accessible explanation of Kolmogorov complexity and Hutter's view of intelligence as compression.",[1,1,0,2020,2020,0,1,2,0,0],0],["E3p_Cv32tEo","The step-by-step, mechanical logic of old pinball machines","Technology Connections","explainer","evergreen","electromechanical logic",["pinball","relays","state machines","electromechanical","technology connections"],[41,113,124],"HN recommends it as an in-depth look at mechanical logic, and uses it as an analogy for state machines and biological instruction processing.",[1,1,0,2024,2024,0,1,3,0,0],0],["E5pZ7uR6v8c","AMAZING VIDEO! Man Lifts 20 Ton Block By Hand?","Mystery History","demo","evergreen","moving megalithic stones",["levers","pyramids","ancient construction","megaliths","simple machines"],[113,77,139],"HN cites it as a hands-on demonstration that one person with simple tools can move huge stones, undercutting arguments that ancient construction needed lost technology.",[1,1,0,2018,2018,0,1,3,0,0],0],["E7MQb9Y4FAE","Elon Musk Explains SpaceX's Raptor Engine!","Everyday Astronaut","interview","dated","rocket engines",["spacex","raptor","starship","full-flow staged combustion","elon musk"],[85,113],"HN points to it as a rare, detailed first-person explanation of Raptor engine design from Musk himself.",[1,1,0,2023,2023,0,1,2,0,0],0],["E8kUJL04ELA","Does John Conway hate his Game of Life?","Numberphile","interview","evergreen","john conway",["conway","game of life","numberphile","cellular automata","mathematics"],[35,31],"Cited whenever commenters want to note that Conway did not enjoy being known mainly for the Game of Life.",[1,1,0,2015,2015,0,1,5,0,0],0],["EESYomdoeCs","How Boeing Lost Its Way","Bloomberg Originals","documentary","dated","boeing 737 max",["boeing","737 max","corporate culture","aviation","bloomberg"],[109,53,66],"Cited as a source for Boeing's post-merger cultural decline and the undermining of its engineers.",[1,1,0,2021,2021,0,1,3,0,0],0],["EFRUL7vKdU8","What if you swam in a nuclear storage pool?","xkcd's What If?","explainer","evergreen","nuclear fuel pool safety",["xkcd","what if","radiation","nuclear","spent fuel"],[103,88],"Recommended whenever a thread asks how dangerous it is to fall into a reactor or fuel pool.",[2,1,0,2025,2025,0,2,2,0,0],0],["ET_b78GSBUs","Prosecutors: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO)","LastWeekTonight","commentary","evergreen","prosecutorial power",["prosecutors","plea bargaining","criminal justice","district attorneys","john oliver"],[75,80],"HN cites it as an accessible explainer of prosecutorial abuse, especially piling on charges to force plea deals.",[1,1,0,2018,2018,0,1,3,0,0],0],["EUWVVTY63hc","“Too Much Thermal Paste” – Benchmark of Thermal Paste Quantity","Gamers Nexus","explainer","evergreen","thermal paste",["thermal paste","cpu cooling","benchmark","pc building","gamers nexus"],[39,44],"HN cites it as data that too much thermal paste is mostly a myth and that too little is the real risk.",[1,1,0,2022,2022,0,1,3,0,0],0],["EWqThb9Z1jk","Surface Plate Calibration and Conditioning","oxtoolco","demo","evergreen","surface plate metrology",["surface plates","lapping","flatness","calibration","machining"],[113,114],"Cited in threads on flatness and precision as a glimpse into a niche metrology profession.",[1,1,0,2020,2020,0,1,2,0,0],0],["Ea6tw-gulnQ","These Are Not Pixels: Revisited","Technology Connections","explainer","evergreen","crt display technology",["crt","shadow mask","pixels","analog television","phosphors"],[45],"HN links it whenever someone equates CRT phosphors with pixels, as the clear explanation of why they are not.",[2,1,0,2023,2023,0,2,3,0,0],0],["EczW2IWdnOM","[FOSSi Dial-Up] Tim Ansell - Skywater PDK: Fully open source manufacturable PDK for a 130nm process","FOSSi Foundation","talk","dated","open source chip design",["skywater pdk","130nm","open hardware","asic","efabless","google"],[40,49],"HN commenters point to it for Google's reasons for backing open silicon and for background on the open-source chip design workflow.",[1,1,0,2024,2024,0,1,4,1,0],0],["Ef-mxjYkllw","Matrioshka Brains: Star-Powered Computers","Isaac Arthur","explainer","evergreen","matrioshka brains",["megastructures","dyson sphere","superintelligence","isaac arthur","futurism"],[147,84],"HN points to it as the accessible introduction to Matrioshka Brains whenever very large computational structures come up.",[1,1,0,2017,2017,0,1,2,0,0],0],["EtX7WnFhxtQ","Erik Jansson - GPU driven Rendering with Mesh Shaders in Alan Wake 2","Digital Dragons","talk","evergreen","gpu-driven rendering",["mesh shaders","meshlets","alan wake 2","culling","game engines"],[58,122],"HN points to it as a detailed production example of mesh shaders and GPU-driven rendering, though some find it daunting.",[2,1,0,2024,2024,0,2,2,0,0],0],["EtsXgODHMWk","Visualizing video at the speed of light — one trillion frames per second","Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)","demo","evergreen","ultrafast imaging",["trillion fps","light in motion","mit media lab","femto-photography","high-speed camera"],[88,45],"HN cites it as the original and still-wow reference whenever newer ultra-high-speed light imaging comes up.",[1,1,0,2022,2022,0,1,8,0,0],0],["F0_q-fD_lyU","Simple Bacteria Genetic Engineering","The Thought Emporium","tutorial","evergreen","diy genetic engineering",["bacteria","biohacking","fluorescent proteins","bioluminescence","home lab"],[95,94],"HN points to it as proof that DIY genetic engineering is feasible and as an example of a rigorous hands-on biology channel.",[1,1,0,2026,2026,0,1,2,0,0],0],["F3FkAUbetWU",".38 Special vs Prince Ruperts Drop at 170,000 FPS - Smarter Every Day 169","SmarterEveryDay","demo","evergreen","prince rupert's drops",["high-speed video","glass","physics","slow motion","bullets"],[88,87],"Cited in Prince Rupert's drop threads as the best high-speed footage of a bullet hitting one.",[1,1,0,2023,2023,0,1,3,0,0],0],["FBOLk9s9Ci4","The Real Product Market Fit by Michael Seibel","Y Combinator","interview","evergreen","product-market fit",["startups","y combinator","michael seibel","founders","socialcam"],[64,65],"HN points founders to YC's content like this for practical startup advice on product-market fit.",[1,1,0,2022,2022,0,1,2,0,0],0],["FBeSKL9zVro","The most deadly project on the Internet","bigclivedotcom","explainer","evergreen","microwave transformer safety",["mot","lichtenberg figures","electrical safety","high voltage","fractal wood burning"],[41,42],"HN points to it as the authoritative explanation of why fractal wood burning with MOTs is deadly and how to reduce the risk.",[2,1,0,2022,2022,0,2,1,1,0],0],["FKXOucXB4a8","The Visual Microphone: Passive Recovery of Sound from Video","Abe Davis's Research","demo","evergreen","visual microphone",["audio from video","mit csail","surveillance","vibrations","signal processing"],[37,26,19],"HN commenters cite it as the classic demonstration of audio recovery from video in surveillance and privacy discussions.",[1,1,0,2017,2017,0,1,5,0,0],0],["FN2RM-CHkuI","Exact Instructions Challenge PB&J Classroom Friendly | Josh Darnit","Josh Darnit","comedy","evergreen","precise instructions",["exact instructions","pb&j","programming analogy","ambiguity","comedy"],[129,141,10],"HN uses it as shorthand for how hard it is to write unambiguous instructions, in discussions of programming, tutorials and LLM prompting.",[1,1,0,2026,2026,0,1,6,0,2],0],["FY_NtO7SIrY","Who is Manipulating Facebook? - Smarter Every Day 215","SmarterEveryDay","explainer","dated","social media manipulation",["facebook","content moderation","smarter every day","disinformation","platform integrity"],[80,76,147],"HN commenters cite it for numbers on Facebook's moderation scale and for Destin's ability to get platforms to speak openly about manipulation.",[1,1,0,2020,2020,0,1,3,0,0],0],["F_sbusEUz5w","Google I/O 2011: Kick-Ass Game Programming with Google Web Toolkit","Google for Developers","talk","dated","cross-platform game development",["gwt","forplay","playn","html5 games","google io"],[122,4],"HN cites it as the original showing of ForPlay (later PlayN), the cross-platform Java game library.",[1,1,0,2011,2011,0,1,3,0,0],0],["FeAMiBKi_EM","Software is in Decline - Jonathan Blow","gamedev cuts","talk","evergreen","software quality decline",["jonathan blow","software decline","game development","knowledge loss"],[6,9,147],"Pulled out in threads about declining software quality, though some commenters distrust Blow's claims about game and web development.",[1,1,0,2023,2023,0,1,1,2,0],0],["FinRqCocwGE","The Gun Markets of Pakistan with Suroosh Alvi","VICE","documentary","dated","pakistan gun markets",["pakistan","gunsmithing","khyber pass","vice","tribal areas"],[74,80,78],"HN uses it as a visual reference for hand-built firearms and craft gunsmithing, especially in threads on 3D-printed and home-made guns.",[1,1,0,2020,2020,0,1,2,0,0],0],["Fiu9GSOmt8E","Plastics: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO)","LastWeekTonight","commentary","evergreen","plastics recycling",["plastic waste","recycling myth","corporate responsibility","environment","john oliver"],[107,80],"HN cites it as a clear explanation of how industry shifted recycling responsibility onto consumers and why most plastic isn't recycled.",[1,1,0,2021,2021,0,1,4,0,0],0],["FlApbxLz6pA","Intersection design, the Dutch - cycle friendly - way","BicycleDutch","explainer","evergreen","dutch protected intersections",["bike infrastructure","netherlands","intersection design","cycling safety","urban planning"],[111],"HN uses it as the standard reference for how the Netherlands solves cyclist and driver conflicts at intersections.",[1,1,0,2015,2015,0,1,10,0,0],0],["FyK4P7ZdOK8","Cryptocurrency Explained: Money as a System-of-Control","aantonop","talk","evergreen","money as control",["bitcoin","antonopoulos","history of money","financial surveillance","cryptocurrency"],[18,19,69],"Cited in discussions of cryptocurrency, KYC/AML and financial surveillance as a framing of money as a tool of control.",[1,1,0,2020,2020,0,1,1,1,0],0],["G-2dQoeqVVo","What VR Could, Should, and Almost Certainly Will Be within Two Years (Steam Dev Days 2014)","Steamworks Development","talk","dated","virtual reality hardware",["vr","michael abrash","valve","presence","display latency"],[62,122],"Cited for his plain-language explanation of how VR convinces the brain and for resolution and pixel-density figures.",[1,1,0,2015,2015,0,1,2,0,0],0],["G-J86Ka9MkQ","Fire test: wooden house vs. ordinary house","Paulius Milčius","demo","evergreen","timber construction fire resistance",["fire test","mass timber","wood buildings","structural integrity"],[112,117],"Linked in threads on wood buildings as a vivid demonstration that heavy timber resists fire and keeps structural integrity.",[1,1,0,2019,2019,0,1,2,0,0],0],["G-lGCC4KKok","Scalability at YouTube","Next Day Video","talk","dated","scaling youtube with python",["youtube","python","scalability","pycon","web architecture"],[12,3,5],"HN mostly cites it as evidence that YouTube was built on Python and as background on how it scaled.",[1,1,0,2012,2012,0,1,5,0,0],0],["G32NYQpvy8Q","Inside a smart meter, and the REAL problem with them.","bigclivedotcom","demo","evergreen","smart meter teardown",["smart meter","electronics teardown","big clive","gprs modem","tamper detection"],[43,41,105],"Pointed to as a clear look at what is inside a smart meter, including anti-tamper switches and the cellular module.",[1,1,0,2020,2020,0,1,2,0,0],0],["GA8z7f7a2Pk","Sasquatch music festival 2009 - Guy starts dance party","dkellerm","other","evergreen","group behavior",["dance party","first follower","crowd psychology","music festival","social movement"],[91,51],"Used as the classic example of a lone first follower turning one person's action into a movement, in threads about bystanders and group behavior.",[1,1,0,2019,2019,0,1,3,0,0],0],["GFE4rkSaKOY","A more beautiful web is... Internet Explorer TV commercial","internetexplorer","other","news","browser advertising",["internet explorer","ie9","microsoft","tv commercial","2012"],[53,4],"HN commenters cite it as an example of Microsoft's surprisingly stylish newer ads and as a contrast to the company's messaging elsewhere.",[1,1,0,2012,2012,0,1,2,0,0],0],["GFMyMxMYDNk","How Star Wars was saved in the edit","RocketJump","explainer","evergreen","film editing",["star wars","editing","video essay","film history","george lucas"],[61,134],"Cited as a compact account of how editing shaped the original Star Wars, though one commenter notes a rebuttal video disputes parts of it.",[1,1,0,2019,2019,0,1,3,0,0],0],["GMvgtPN2IBU","drive.ai Rainy Night Autonomous Drive","drive.ai","demo","dated","autonomous driving in rain",["drive.ai","self-driving","night driving","rain","level 4"],[25],"Used in Who's Hiring posts as the company's demo and in self-driving threads as a notable bad-weather example.",[1,1,0,2017,2017,0,1,7,0,0],0],["GNG6ZzDh9C8","What is it Like to Work for Elon Musk?","JRE Clips","interview","evergreen","working for elon musk",["elon musk","spacex","garrett reisman","joe rogan","astronaut"],[85,66,52],"HN uses it as a firsthand account from an astronaut who worked with Musk, cited in arguments about Musk's engineering ability and SpaceX culture.",[1,1,0,2021,2021,0,1,6,0,0],0],["GW0rj4sNH2w","[JSConfUS 2013] Tom Occhino and Jordan Walke: JS Apps at Facebook","JSConf","talk","evergreen","react origins",["react","facebook","jsconf","jordan walke","one-way data flow"],[4,5],"Cited as the original React presentation and to credit Jordan Walke as its creator.",[1,1,0,2024,2024,0,1,2,0,0],0],["GctxvSPIfr8","Thesis: Partial State in Dataflow-Based Materialized Views","Jon Gjengset","talk","evergreen","materialized views and dataflow",["noria","partial state","dataflow","databases","caching"],[11,142],"HN points to it, including Gjengset himself, as a more digestible way into partially-stateful dataflow than the thesis text, mostly in caching and database threads.",[1,1,0,2022,2022,0,1,2,0,0],0],["Gk-9Fd2mEnI","Steve Jobs President & CEO, NeXT Computer Corp and Apple. MIT Sloan Distinguished Speaker Series","MIT Video Productions","talk","evergreen","steve jobs and next",["steve jobs","next computer","apple history","entrepreneurship","mit sloan"],[52,53,64],"HN cites it as a primary source for Jobs's own views, pulling timestamps on topics like consultants, objects, NeXT's factory and Apple retail.",[1,1,0,2021,2021,0,1,8,0,0],0],["GqCwLjhb4YY","This WAS under NDA... Until I Called in a Favor","Linus Tech Tips","news","news","thunderbolt share",["thunderbolt share","ces 2024","wifi 7","intel","linus tech tips"],[44,15],"HN links it as one of the few videos showing Thunderbolt Share in action.",[1,1,0,2024,2024,0,1,2,0,0],0],["GwRRSJ_wtIg","BBC How They Dug the Victoria Line","Graham W","documentary","evergreen","london underground construction",["victoria line","tunneling","london underground","1960s","infrastructure"],[112,111,135],"Mentioned as a fun old documentary and as an example of fast track work and of period BBC presentation.",[1,1,0,2020,2020,0,1,2,0,0],0],["GwzN5YwMzv0","Does the Past Still Exist?","Sabine Hossenfelder","explainer","evergreen","nature of time",["block universe","relativity","spacetime","physics","philosophy of time"],[82,143],"HN commenters share it as a clear explanation of the block universe and relativity of simultaneity.",[1,1,0,2023,2023,0,1,2,0,0],0],["GyFkWb903aU","How We Prevent the AI’s from Killing us with Paul Christiano","Bankless","interview","dated","ai alignment",["paul christiano","ai risk","alignment","ai takeover","openai"],[23,22],"HN links it as a balanced, full-length interview with a leading alignment researcher on AI risk.",[1,1,0,2023,2023,0,1,2,0,0],0],["GyV_UG60dD4","\"Weird Al\" Yankovic - Mission Statement (Official 4K Video)","alyankovicVEVO","music","evergreen","corporate jargon parody",["weird al","corporate speak","buzzwords","parody","mission statement"],[130,131],"Mostly posted as a joke in threads about corporate-speak, buzzwords and meeting culture.",[1,1,0,2020,2020,0,1,0,0,7],0],["H7PJ1oeEyGg","Velocity 2011: Artur Bergman, \"Artur on SSD's\"","O'Reilly","talk","dated","ssd storage in servers",["ssd","velocity conference","ops","hardware","artur bergman"],[46,11,16],"Cited as the memorable case for moving to SSDs and as an example of how swearing can make a talk stick.",[1,1,0,2015,2015,0,1,2,0,1],0],["HLAzeHnNgR8","Putin is 'rebuilding Russian empire' says Senator McCain - BBC HARDtalk","BBC HARDtalk","interview","news","russia ukraine geopolitics",["john mccain","putin","ukraine","crimea","hardtalk"],[74],"Shared after 2022 as evidence that McCain accurately predicted Russian aggression and the cost of showing weakness.",[1,1,0,2025,2025,0,1,4,0,0],0],["HM23sjhtk4Q","Elon Musk on Cameras vs LiDAR for Self Driving and Autonomous Cars","AutoPilot Review","talk","dated","self-driving sensors",["tesla","lidar","cameras","autonomy day","full self driving"],[25,110],"Cited in self-driving threads as the source of Tesla's vision-only stance, usually to discuss or push back on it.",[1,1,0,2020,2020,0,1,3,0,0],0],["HNQ3GccCAI0","Crowd Wisdom Principles","Hypermind","explainer","evergreen","wisdom of crowds",["collective intelligence","forecasting","diversity theorem","aggregation"],[34,91],"HN people cite it as a short explanation of how aggregated individual guesses approach the truth.",[1,1,0,2024,2024,0,1,2,0,0],0],["HT_KdFCVEdc","Idaho Stop for Cyclists? Drivers Already Do It!","Oh The Urbanity!","explainer","evergreen","idaho stop for cyclists",["idaho stop","cycling","urbanism","traffic laws","stop signs"],[111],"Linked in threads on the Idaho and Colorado safety stop as evidence that drivers already roll stop signs.",[1,1,0,2022,2022,0,1,2,0,0],0],["HTzw_grLzjw","What Microplastics Are Doing to the Brain, Body, and Reproductive Systems","FoundMyFitness","podcast","dated","microplastics and health",["microplastics","bpa","pfas","environmental toxins","health"],[96,107,90],"Mentioned occasionally as an episode on environmental toxins in food and water, though one commenter lumps it in with unregulated quackery.",[1,1,0,2024,2024,0,1,1,1,0],0],["HUti6vGctQM","Correlation CAN Imply Causation! | Statistics Misconceptions","minutephysics","explainer","evergreen","causal inference",["correlation vs causation","causal models","judea pearl","statistics","quantum causality"],[27,148],"HN people link it as a short, accessible summary of Judea Pearl-style causal inference when someone repeats that correlation cannot imply causation.",[1,1,0,2018,2018,0,1,2,0,0],0],["Hatav_Rdnno","Why Gas Engines Are Far From Dead - Biggest EV Problems","Engineering Explained","explainer","dated","combustion engines vs electric vehicles",["ice","ev","engines","hybrids","automotive engineering"],[110],"Cited as a balanced engineering view of improvements in both ICE and EV technology.",[1,1,0,2020,2020,0,1,2,0,0],0],["Hdpf-MQM9vY","30-story building built in 15 days! Construction time lapse of J57, Changsha, China.","AI+R","demo","dated","prefabricated construction",["time lapse","modular building","china","broad group","skyscraper"],[112,114],"Shared as a striking example of what prefab modular construction can achieve in speed.",[1,1,0,2013,2013,0,1,2,0,0],0],["HgtRAbE1nBM","Is It Time to Rewrite the Operating System in Rust?","InfoQ","talk","evergreen","rust for systems programming",["bryan cantrill","rust","operating systems","c language","memory safety"],[2,13,17],"Cited in debates about Rust versus C as a thoughtful systems programmer's account of falling for Rust.",[1,1,0,2019,2019,0,1,5,0,0],0],["HjHMoNGqQTI","How Kurzgesagt Cooks Propaganda For Billionaires","The Hated One","commentary","dated","youtube channel funding criticism",["kurzgesagt","propaganda","billionaire funding","media criticism","open philanthropy"],[80,148],"Mostly used as a critical source on how popular science channels may be shaped by billionaire funding.",[1,1,0,2023,2023,0,1,1,2,0],0],["HkZDSqyE1do","Forest Man","William D McMaster","documentary","evergreen","reforestation",["jadav payeng","majuli island","forest","conservation","india"],[107,135],"HN commenters share it as an inspiring example of one person restoring an ecosystem by planting trees.",[1,1,0,2015,2015,0,1,2,0,0],0],["Hl1zEzVUV7w","2023 Investor Day | Tesla","Tesla","talk","news","tesla master plan 3",["tesla","investor day","electric vehicles","manufacturing","sustainable energy"],[110,53,104],"HN commenters cite it as a primary source for Tesla's claims on battery materials, assembly design, 48V architecture and energy investment.",[1,1,0,2023,2023,0,1,8,0,0],0],["HlmKejRSVd8","Dyson Spheres","Isaac Arthur","explainer","evergreen","dyson spheres and megastructures",["dyson sphere","kardashev scale","megastructures","futurism","space habitats"],[147,84],"HN references it in threads on megastructures, Kardashev civilizations and Dyson sphere detection, and recommends the channel for in-depth futurist content.",[1,1,0,2022,2022,0,1,3,0,0],0],["I14b-C67EXY","Steve Ballmer Going Crazy on Stage","BestTechChannel","comedy","evergreen","steve ballmer on stage",["steve ballmer","microsoft","developers developers","keynote","meme"],[51,53],"HN commenters use it as a joke or shorthand for the developers chant, mostly not as a recommendation.",[1,1,0,2014,2014,0,1,2,0,3],0],["IA7REQxohV4","Color Maximite 2 - ARM CPU that runs BASIC!","The 8-Bit Guy","demo","dated","retro computers",["color maximite 2","basic","arm","retro computing","hardware review"],[50,42],"It is cited as a review of a new boot-to-BASIC computer, and one commenter suggests it for a kid starting to program.",[1,1,0,2020,2020,0,1,3,0,0],0],["IESEcsjDcmM","HACKERS | Just the Hacking Scenes | MGM Studios","Amazon MGM Studios","other","evergreen","hacking in film",["hackers 1995","movie scenes","hacking visualization","pop culture"],[133,49],"HN mostly cites it for humor, with one commenter arguing the visuals work as a representation of what goes on in a programmer's mind.",[1,1,0,2025,2025,0,1,1,0,1],0],["IFe9wiDfb0E","Welcome to Life: the singularity, ruined by lawyers","Tom Scott","comedy","evergreen","singularity satire",["mind uploading","drm","copyright","satire","tom scott"],[130,147],"HN cites it as dystopian satire in threads on DRM, digital ownership, mind uploading and AI copyright, often noting it increasingly looks like reality.",[1,1,0,2022,2022,0,1,18,0,1],0],["II2QF9JwtLc","Google is killing authentic websites & I made it worse 😔 Here's why I RUINED my company website","Louis Rossmann","commentary","news","google search ranking and ai content",["seo","google","ai-generated content","small business","louis rossmann"],[29,65,64],"HN cites it as a firsthand example of search engines rewarding AI-flavored content over genuine writing.",[1,1,0,2026,2026,0,1,4,0,0],0],["IJ-a2KeyCAY","Watch Stephen Colbert at the 2006 White House Corresponde...","CNN","comedy","evergreen","political satire",["stephen colbert","white house correspondents dinner","satire","george w bush"],[130,73],"HN cites it as the source of the line that reality has a liberal bias and as a performance people still find phenomenal.",[1,1,0,2026,2026,0,1,3,0,0],0],["IJEaMtNN_dM","The Hidden Rules of Conversation","Tom Scott","explainer","evergreen","conversational pragmatics",["gricean maxims","linguistics","implicature","communication","cooperative principle"],[145,91],"HN uses it as a short, clear explanation of implied meaning in conversation and the cooperative principle.",[1,1,0,2023,2023,0,1,5,0,0],0],["IJNR2EpS0jw","Dumb Ways to Die","Dumb Ways to Die","music","evergreen","rail safety campaign",["public safety","viral video","animated song","advertising","trains"],[140,131,51],"HN mentions it mostly as a joke or a pop-culture reference, and as the campaign that titles play on.",[1,1,0,2023,2023,0,1,1,0,2],0],["IKqXu-5jw60","Duck And Cover (1951) Bert The Turtle","Nuclear Vault","other","evergreen","cold war civil defense",["duck and cover","nuclear war","propaganda","1950s","civil defense"],[78,77,80],"HN uses it as an example of Cold War fear and persuasion, with some defending the advice as sensible against blast debris and others mocking it.",[1,1,0,2013,2013,0,1,4,1,1],0],["ILQepXUhJ98","The Reason Education Sucks","iStateOfMind3","comedy","evergreen","education critique",["george carlin","education","stand-up","society","consumerism"],[129,141],"HN links it as a pointed comedic statement of why education is seen as broken and unlikely to be fixed.",[1,1,0,2015,2015,0,1,3,0,0],0],["IRn4xzaugbk","Why Every Japanese Criminal is Guilty","Rare Earth","documentary","evergreen","japanese criminal justice",["japan","conviction rate","legal system","prosecution","culture"],[75,79],"HN cites it in threads about Japan's near-total conviction rate and what it says about the culture and legal system.",[1,1,0,2019,2019,0,1,3,0,0],0],["IUK6zjtUj00","Todd Snider - Statistician's Blues","ewecylinder","music","evergreen","satirical song about statistics",["todd snider","statistics","folk","satire","live music"],[131,130,27],"It is mostly cited as a joke or a wry reference in threads about dubious statistics.",[1,1,0,2026,2026,0,1,0,0,2],0],["Iuv6hY6zsd0","The Original Double Slit Experiment","Veritasium","explainer","evergreen","double slit experiment",["double slit","wave interference","thomas young","optics","physics"],[83,88],"HN cites it in double slit debates for its grounded demonstration of interference as classical wave behavior.",[1,1,0,2021,2021,0,1,2,0,0],0],["JBEtPQDQNcI","Tablet Newspaper (1994)","Matt Novak","demo","news","tablet prior art",["knight ridder","tablet","prior art","apple v samsung","newspaper of the future"],[48,44],"Cited during the 2011 Apple v. Samsung tablet disputes as prior art for the iPad's design.",[1,1,0,2011,2011,0,1,3,0,0],0],["JDaicPIgn9U","Lest We Remember: Cold Boot Attacks on Encryption Keys","pucitp","demo","evergreen","cold boot attacks",["cold boot attack","disk encryption","dram remanence","memory forensics","princeton"],[17,18,39],"It is linked as the original short demonstration that keys can be pulled from RAM after shutdown.",[1,1,0,2011,2011,0,1,3,0,0],0],["JMP6gI5mLHc","Category Theory, The essence of interface-based design - Erik Meijer","FooCafe","talk","evergreen","category theory for api design",["category theory","erik meijer","interface design","lambdas","functional programming"],[1,5,33],"It is cited as an authoritative take on category theory for programmers and API design.",[1,1,0,2018,2018,0,1,4,0,0],0],["JOiGEI9pQBs","Ancient Life as Old as the Universe","Kurzgesagt – In a Nutshell","explainer","evergreen","origin of life",["big bang","habitable epoch","astrobiology","panspermia","early universe"],[84,95],"HN commenters bring it up in threads about asteroid samples and panspermia as an accessible take on early-universe habitability.",[1,1,0,2023,2023,0,1,3,0,0],0],["JQuHSQXxsjM","Austerity: The History of a Dangerous Idea | Mark Blyth | Talks at Google","Talks at Google","talk","dated","austerity economics",["austerity","financial crisis","government debt","european economy","political economy"],[69],"HN commenters bring it up in economics and politics threads as a historical critique of austerity policy and the thinking behind it.",[1,1,0,2016,2016,0,1,3,0,0],0],["JRcXUuQYR90","Mojo Lang - Tomorrow's High Performance Python? (with Chris Lattner)","Developer Voices","interview","dated","mojo programming language",["mojo","chris lattner","python","llvm","mlir"],[0,7,3],"Pointed to as a general-purpose interview on Mojo's goals and design from its creator.",[1,1,0,2024,2024,0,1,2,0,0],0],["JZ017D_JOPY","Linus Torvalds on his insults: respect should be earned.","TFiR","interview","evergreen","linus torvalds on respect and rudeness",["linus torvalds","civility","open source culture","linux kernel","communication"],[14,52,9],"HN uses it as the reference for Linus's stance on rudeness and respect in debates about civility and gratuitous negativity.",[1,1,0,2018,2018,0,1,3,0,0],0],["JZshZp-cxKg","Sesame Street: 12 And Pinball Animation","Sesame Street","music","evergreen","children's educational tv",["sesame street","pinball number count","pointer sisters","animation","nostalgia"],[140,141],"HN mentions it as a fondly remembered classic of children's educational television.",[1,1,0,2021,2021,0,1,2,0,0],0],["JaF-fq2Zn7I","Innovating to zero! | Bill Gates","TED","talk","dated","clean energy",["nuclear power","climate change","carbon emissions","ted talk","bill gates"],[103,102],"HN mostly cites it in nuclear power debates as Gates making the case that nuclear is needed for clean energy, with a few critical references to his views on population.",[1,1,0,2016,2016,0,1,2,2,0],0],["Jg7mLSG-Yws","Inferno: Dust Explosion at Imperial Sugar","USCSB","explainer","evergreen","industrial dust explosions",["combustible dust","chemical safety board","industrial accident","imperial sugar"],[114,86],"Cited as a vivid example of combustible dust hazards and of the CSB's investigative work.",[1,1,0,2026,2026,0,1,2,0,0],0],["Jn8b3E9oUHY","Putin's new Russian MHD weapons explained (1st part)","Jean-Pierre PETIT","commentary","dated","magnetohydrodynamic weapons",["mhd","magnetohydrodynamics","hypersonic missiles","russian weapons","jean-pierre petit"],[78,82,74],"It comes up in discussions of magnetohydrodynamic propulsion as a long explainer from an MHD specialist.",[1,1,0,2023,2023,0,1,3,0,0],0],["JnlULOjUhSQ","White Blood Cell Chases Bacteria","Adam Ryman","demo","evergreen","immune system",["neutrophil","white blood cell","bacteria","microscopy","biology"],[95,96],"HN shares it as striking classic footage of the immune system at work, sometimes as an analogy for attack and pursuit.",[1,1,0,2021,2021,0,1,2,0,0],0],["Jph0gxzL3UI","The Fastest Apple Mac is an Amiga - Fact or Fiction?","The Retro Collective","demo","evergreen","retro computing emulation",["amiga","classic mac","68k","emulation","shapeshifter"],[50],"Cited as the evidence for the quirky claim that an accelerated Amiga is the fastest classic Mac.",[1,1,0,2018,2018,0,1,2,0,0],0],["Js7Y1H5D8cY","Safespaces: An open source 3D / Virtual Reality Desktop","arcanfrontend","demo","dated","vr desktop",["arcan","virtual reality","desktop environment","open source","linux"],[62,14],"HN mentions it as a cool VR desktop idea from the Arcan author's demo channel, even if somewhat a novelty.",[1,1,0,2018,2018,0,1,2,0,0],0],["JzIWdJVP-wo","Larry Wall Speaks at Google","Google TechTalks","talk","dated","perl language design",["larry wall","perl 6","grammars","macros","google tech talk"],[3,0],"HN mentions it for its Perl 6 content, though some note the delivery is less lively than Wall's usual talks.",[1,1,0,2009,2009,0,1,2,0,0],0],["K1WrHH-WtaA","Steve Jobs: Sale/Marketing People vs. Product People","Think Multiply","interview","evergreen","product vs sales leadership",["steve jobs","company decline","product management","marketing","management"],[66,52,65],"HN cites it whenever a company stagnates, from Intel to Boeing, to explain what happens when salespeople or finance run the business.",[1,1,0,2020,2020,0,1,4,0,0],0],["K8kua5B5K3I","Inside a Secret Chinese Bitcoin Mine","Motherboard","documentary","dated","bitcoin mining",["bitcoin","china","mining farm","motherboard","cryptocurrency"],[18,135,67],"HN links it as a rare look inside a large Chinese mining operation, with its deafening machine noise and workers' conditions.",[1,1,0,2017,2017,0,1,2,0,0],0],["KAm7qAKAXwI","How anti-theft tags work - magnetostriction","Applied Science","explainer","evergreen","magnetostrictive anti-theft tags",["magnetostriction","anti-theft tags","physics","eas","applied science"],[88,82],"HN recommends it as an informative explanation of what those tags are, especially in threads about implants and RFID.",[1,1,0,2017,2017,0,1,2,0,0],0],["KBMU6l6GsdM","Missile defense multiple kill vehicle hover test","theworacle","demo","evergreen","missile defense",["kill vehicle","lockheed martin","interceptor","hover test","rocket control"],[78,24],"HN cites it as striking evidence of long-standing kinetic interceptor and hover-control technology.",[1,1,0,2023,2023,0,1,5,0,0],0],["KCkbp4wurW0","Dark Castle (1986) - Original Macintosh Version!","Classic Mac Gaming","demo","evergreen","classic mac games",["dark castle","macintosh","retro gaming","1980s","silicon beach software"],[124,50],"HN uses it to show a classic early Mac game, noting its low-latency input and early audio showcase.",[1,1,0,2012,2012,0,1,2,0,0],0],["KClAPipnKqw","Technical leadership and glue work - Tanya Reilly | #LeadDevNewYork","LeadDev","talk","evergreen","glue work in engineering",["glue work","technical leadership","career growth","promotion","engineering teams"],[9,66],"HN refers to it in career and promotion discussions, including its warning about doing glue work too early in your career.",[1,1,0,2020,2020,0,1,2,0,0],0],["KRvv0QdruMQ","Are There Lost Alien Civilizations in Our Past?","Kurzgesagt – In a Nutshell","explainer","evergreen","ancient civilizations and aliens",["silurian hypothesis","geological record","fermi paradox","kurzgesagt"],[106,84],"HN brings it up in threads on ancient civilizations and detecting past technology in geology.",[1,1,0,2024,2024,0,1,2,0,0],0],["KX_0c9R4Fng","DEF CON 23 - Marc Rogers and Kevin Mahaffey - How to Hack a Tesla Model S","DEFCONConference","talk","dated","automotive security",["tesla model s","car hacking","can bus","def con","embedded systems"],[17,110],"HN cites it as a detailed technical reference on Tesla's security design, especially the firewalling of infotainment from the CAN bus.",[1,1,0,2018,2018,0,1,4,0,0],0],["KZeIEiBrT_w","The Strange Math That Predicts (Almost) Anything","Veritasium","explainer","evergreen","markov chains",["markov chains","probability","history of mathematics","prediction","veritasium"],[34,35],"HN recommends it as an excellent, detailed history of Markov chains, often in threads on Markov models and language models.",[1,1,0,2025,2025,0,1,2,0,0],0],["KZokQov_aH0","The Witness - A Great Game That You Shouldn't Play","Joseph Anderson","commentary","evergreen","video game criticism",["the witness","jonathan blow","game design","puzzle games","game review"],[125,121],"HN uses it mainly as a critical review of the game, saying it captures a lack of respect for the player, though one commenter suggests watching it after finishing.",[1,1,0,2022,2022,0,1,1,4,0],0],["KfqtYfaILHw","DEF CON 17 - Deviant Ollam - Packing and the Friendly Skies","DEFCONConference","talk","dated","airline luggage security",["deviant ollam","defcon","tsa","checked baggage","locks"],[17,75],"HN cites it as a famous talk on luggage security whenever TSA keys or baggage theft come up.",[1,1,0,2022,2022,0,1,5,0,0],0],["KkMP328eU5Q","The Bronze Age Collapse - Before the Storm - Extra History - Part 1","Extra History","documentary","evergreen","bronze age collapse",["bronze age","sea peoples","ancient history","societal collapse","eastern mediterranean"],[77],"HN points to it as an entertaining, approachable docu-series on how interconnected civilizations can collapse, often in discussions of societal fragility.",[1,1,0,2022,2022,0,1,2,0,0],0],["Ko4V3G4NqII","Macworld San Francisco 2000-The Mac OS X Introduction (Pt.1)","JoshuaG","talk","evergreen","mac os x introduction",["steve jobs","macworld 2000","aqua","cocoa","nextstep","apple history"],[52,48,13],"HN commenters cite it as primary-source evidence of what Jobs actually said about Mac OS X's design, open-source kernel and NeXT-based transition.",[1,1,0,2016,2016,0,2,5,0,0],0],["Kp7FkLBRpKg","Julian Assange on Seth Rich","Nieuwsuur","interview","news","assange on seth rich",["julian assange","seth rich","wikileaks","dnc leak","2016 election"],[73,80,76],"HN links it as the primary source for Assange's remarks hinting at Seth Rich as the leak source.",[1,1,0,2018,2018,0,1,5,0,0],0],["KsLi7HgSuhI","369 km/h on the Nordschleife | Lap Record Porsche 919 Hybrid Evo","Nürburgring","demo","evergreen","nordschleife lap record",["porsche 919","nurburgring","motorsport","lmp1","timo bernhard"],[110,138],"HN uses it to show what a skilled human driver can do in a car, for example in self-driving and motorsport threads.",[1,1,0,2023,2023,0,1,2,0,0],0],["KtHQGs3zFAM","Jim Coplien and Bob Martin Debate TDD","alexsmail","interview","evergreen","test-driven development",["tdd","unit testing","uncle bob","software design","agile"],[8,9],"HN points to it as a fun, substantive exchange between two experienced practitioners on TDD's value.",[1,1,0,2016,2016,0,1,2,0,0],0],["KtYkyB35zkk","Tim Minchin: Storm","TheDamnWreckless","comedy","evergreen","alternative medicine skepticism",["homeopathy","beat poem","skepticism","stand-up","science vs pseudoscience"],[144,129,100],"HN commenters link it as a funny, quotable takedown of alternative medicine and cite its lines (such as 'alternative medicine that works is called medicine') in threads on homeopathy.",[1,1,0,2016,2016,0,1,3,0,0],0],["KuG_CeEZV6w","Can you fold paper more than 7 times with hydraulic press","Hydraulic Press Channel","demo","evergreen","paper folding limit",["hydraulic press","paper folding","experiment","crushing"],[88,113],"Linked in paper folding threads as a fun demonstration and as the video that made the channel famous.",[1,1,0,2016,2016,0,1,2,0,0],0],["Kzpv47o80eg","日本の家作り（据え付け作業）Japan builds house in 1 day","Rachel and Jun","demo","evergreen","japanese prefab housing",["prefab homes","modular construction","toyota home","japan","housing"],[112,114],"Cited in prefab and housing threads as proof that high-quality modular homes can be assembled on site in hours.",[1,1,0,2018,2018,0,1,3,0,0],0],["L-s_3b5fRd8","Elon Musk and Kevin Rose","Kevin Rose","interview","dated","elon musk interview",["elon musk","first principles","spacex","tesla","kevin rose"],[52,64,85],"HN pointed people to it for the original interview and Musk's concise take on first-principles thinking.",[1,1,0,2012,2012,0,1,3,0,0],0],["L43-XE1uwWc","Mike Levin - Live ALife 2020 Keynote - Robot Cancer","ALife 2020 Conference","talk","evergreen","bioelectricity and morphogenesis",["michael levin","bioelectricity","regeneration","cancer","artificial life","cognition"],[95,93],"HN readers point to it as a companion to other Levin material on bioelectricity, goal-directedness in cells and cancer as a breakdown in cell communication.",[1,1,0,2021,2021,0,1,4,0,0],0],["L6A1Lt0kvMA","Facebook Freebooting - Smarter Every Day 128","SmarterEveryDay","commentary","dated","facebook video piracy",["freebooting","facebook","content creators","copyright","youtube"],[51,67,75],"HN cites it as the first-hand account of video piracy on Facebook whenever the platform's treatment of creators comes up.",[1,1,0,2015,2015,0,1,9,0,0],0],["LA-gNoxSLCE","dotScale 2015 - John Graham-Cumming - I got 10 trillion problems, but logging ain't one","dotconferences","talk","dated","large-scale logging infrastructure",["cloudflare","logging","lua","nginx","infrastructure"],[16,15,12],"Mostly cited as a source for details of Cloudflare's architecture, such as LuaJIT-based request inspection and request volumes.",[1,1,0,2016,2016,0,1,4,1,0],0],["LCEmiRjPEtQ","Andrej Karpathy: Software Is Changing (Again)","Y Combinator","talk","dated","software in the era of ai",["llms","software 3.0","vibe coding","ai agents","andrej karpathy"],[22,52,9],"HN mostly cites it as a source for Karpathy's framing of programming in English and his generate-then-verify workflow, with a few critics finding it hype.",[1,1,0,2025,2025,0,1,6,1,0],0],["LDPMpc-ENqY","rand() Considered Harmful","aghuttun","talk","evergreen","c++ random number generation",["c++","random","stl","c++11","goingnative"],[2,34],"It is the standard reference for why rand() is broken in C++ and what to use instead.",[1,1,0,2022,2022,0,1,2,0,0],0],["LDW0QWie21s","Greg Young — A Decade of DDD, CQRS, Event Sourcing","Domain-Driven Design Europe","talk","evergreen","event sourcing and cqrs",["event sourcing","cqrs","domain-driven design","greg young","software architecture"],[5,11,12],"HN commenters cite it in event sourcing threads for Young's views on when to use it, including advice against cross-application event sourcing.",[1,1,0,2016,2016,0,1,3,0,0],0],["LEENEFaVUzU","The Last Human – A Glimpse Into The Far Future","Kurzgesagt – In a Nutshell","explainer","evergreen","longtermism",["future of humanity","population","existential risk","kurzgesagt","ethics"],[147,23,143],"HN uses it as a reference for the scale of future human population and long-term thinking.",[1,1,0,2023,2023,0,1,3,0,0],0],["LHvR1fRTW8g","Hitting the Sun is HARD","minutephysics","explainer","evergreen","orbital mechanics",["delta-v","sun","solar system","space travel","minutephysics"],[85,82],"HN links it as the quick explanation of why you cannot just throw things into the Sun.",[1,1,0,2019,2019,0,1,3,0,0],0],["LSxbc1IN9Gg","I’m Legally Obligated to Disclose This - Framework investment","Linus Tech Tips","commentary","dated","framework laptop investment",["framework laptop","linus tech tips","disclosure","hardware startups","right to repair"],[43,44,64],"HN cites it as Linus's own explanation of why he invested in Framework and why outside investment suits a hardware company.",[1,1,0,2022,2022,0,1,4,0,0],0],["LUCCR4jAS3Y","The US & the Ukraine conflict : Recorded conversation between Victoria Nuland and Geoffrey Pyatt","The Tribune","news","news","ukraine diplomacy",["victoria nuland","geoffrey pyatt","leaked call","ukraine 2014","us foreign policy"],[74],"HN commenters cite it as primary-source audio in geopolitical arguments about US involvement in Ukraine, favoring listening to the call over reading the transcript.",[1,1,0,2025,2025,0,1,3,0,0],0],["LY7x2Ihqjmc","Sunspring | A Sci-Fi Short Film Starring Thomas Middleditch","Ars Technica","demo","dated","ai-written screenplay",["lstm","sunspring","short film","generative text","ross goodwin"],[22,133],"HN cites it as an early, quirky example of machine-generated screenplays and what LSTMs could do.",[1,1,0,2016,2016,0,1,2,1,0],0],["LZAeZBVAzVw","The Great Debate @ARITH23: John Gustafson and William Kahan","dancefan","talk","evergreen","floating point arithmetic",["unum","posits","ieee 754","interval arithmetic","numerical computing"],[39,38],"It is the go-to primary source whenever HN discusses posits versus IEEE floats, valued for Kahan's sharp critique despite the poor audio.",[1,1,0,2017,2017,0,1,3,0,0],0],["LhQlwKX3LQA","INCREDIBLE ZOOM | Nikon P1000 | Ben Lomond | Scotland","The Hovering Scotsman","demo","evergreen","extreme camera zoom",["nikon p1000","superzoom","optical zoom","photography","scotland"],[44,137],"Cited as an eye-opening demonstration of how much a consumer camera can resolve at long range, relevant to privacy and surveillance threads.",[1,1,0,2023,2023,0,1,3,0,0],0],["LiWlvBro9eI","Bhopal Disaster - BBC - The Yes Men","razorfoundation","news","dated","yes men hoaxes",["yes men","bhopal disaster","dow chemical","bbc prank","activism"],[80,130],"HN cites it as a favorite example of a famous prank or trolling stunt that fooled a major broadcaster.",[1,1,0,2016,2016,0,1,4,0,0],0],["LikxFZZO2sk","Parkour Atlas","Boston Dynamics","demo","dated","humanoid robotics",["boston dynamics","atlas","parkour","legged robots","whole-body control"],[24],"HN cites it as a striking demonstration of how far humanoid robot agility had come.",[1,1,0,2018,2018,0,1,3,0,0],0],["LkYB931iUjc","The Mystery Of MacBook Speakers","Dave2D","commentary","dated","laptop speakers",["macbook","laptop audio","speakers","apple","hardware review"],[44,45],"Cited as support for the common claim that MacBook speakers are far ahead of other laptops.",[1,1,0,2022,2022,0,1,2,0,0],0],["LpGA2fmAHvM","Founders@Google Presents: The Cultural Anthropology of Stack Exchange","Google TechTalks","talk","evergreen","online community design",["stack overflow","moderation","community","joel spolsky","culture"],[51,53,66],"HN points to it to explain that Stack Overflow's strict moderation was deliberate design, not accident.",[1,1,0,2026,2026,0,1,2,0,0],0],["LseK5gp66u8","If these pumps ever stop, part of Germany floods.","Tom Scott","explainer","evergreen","ruhr valley flood control",["pumps","coal mining","subsidence","infrastructure","germany"],[112,106,107],"HN uses it as a well-known example of infrastructure that must run forever to keep an area habitable.",[1,1,0,2022,2022,0,1,2,0,0],0],["LtITDtZPYEw","Warren Buffett: Bitcoin Is An Asset That Creates Nothing | CNBC","CNBC","interview","dated","bitcoin skepticism",["warren buffett","bitcoin","cryptocurrency","productive assets","investing"],[68,18],"HN links it as the primary source for Buffett's bitcoin views and his argument about productive versus non-productive assets.",[1,1,0,2021,2021,0,1,2,0,0],0],["MBVmnKuBocc","Assoc Prof Simon Michaux - The quantity of metals required to manufacture just one generation of...","Sustainable Minerals Institute UQ","lecture","dated","mineral limits for renewables",["copper","lithium","energy transition","mining","renewables"],[104,106],"Cited in energy transition threads for ballpark numbers on mineral demand, though some commenters criticize its assumptions.",[1,1,0,2023,2023,0,1,10,1,0],0],["MQufJBVvAtY","Polyend Tracker // Review and Full Tutorial from Sample to Song","loopop","tutorial","dated","hardware tracker sequencers",["polyend tracker","tracker music","sampling","hardware sequencer","music production"],[132,50],"HN mentions it as a good high-level tutorial when threads on tracker music and the Amiga scene come up.",[1,1,0,2021,2021,0,1,2,0,0],0],["MRpEV2tmYz4","Milton Friedman - Redistribution of Wealth","LibertyPen","commentary","evergreen","wealth redistribution",["milton friedman","inheritance tax","economics","inequality","libertarian"],[70,71],"HN cites it in debates on wealth taxes, inheritance and inequality as Friedman's argument against redistribution.",[1,1,0,2016,2016,0,1,4,0,0],0],["MUdro-6u2Zg","Laser diode self-mixing: Range-finding and sub-micron vibration measurement","Applied Science","demo","evergreen","laser self-mixing interferometry",["laser diode","interferometry","vibration measurement","range finding","applied science"],[41,88,82],"HN points to it as a cool demonstration of cheap precision laser measurement and the origin of hacks based on self-mixing.",[1,1,0,2024,2024,0,1,2,0,0],0],["MYGJ9jrbpvg","strandbeest evolution","theo jansen","demo","evergreen","kinetic sculpture",["strandbeest","theo jansen","wind power","walking mechanism","kinetic art"],[113,137,139],"HN links it in Strandbeest threads as a showcase of the eerily smooth, wind-driven walking creatures.",[1,1,0,2022,2022,0,1,2,0,0],0],["Ma9FrN5COIo","Build a DIY full-frame CCD camera","Wenting Channel","demo","evergreen","diy camera hardware",["ccd sensor","diy camera","kodak","global shutter","open hardware","pcb"],[42,44,116],"HN points to it as an example of advanced DIY hardware, specifically a camera using an affordable Kodak CCD sensor with global shutter.",[1,1,0,2023,2023,0,1,2,0,0],0],["MeMPCSqQ-34","Game Development with SDL 2.0 (Steam Dev Days 2014)","Steamworks Development","talk","dated","sdl cross-platform game development",["sdl2","ryan gordon","game porting","linux gaming","steam dev days"],[122,14],"HN commenters link it when people ask about cross-platform game development and for details like SDL's licensing change.",[1,1,0,2015,2015,0,1,3,0,0],0],["MesrrYyuoa4","The Big Short (2015) - FrontPoint Partners' investigation in Florida & first trade [HD 1080p]","Extractor","other","evergreen","subprime mortgage crisis",["the big short","subprime","housing bubble","film clip","finance"],[133,69],"Cited as a film scene illustrating subprime lending, housing bubbles, and people bragging about bad behavior.",[1,1,0,2018,2018,0,1,3,0,0],0],["Mh5LY4Mz15o","history of japan","bill wurtz","comedy","evergreen","history of japan",["bill wurtz","japanese history","quick history","humor","music"],[77,130],"HN mentions it as an entertaining quick history, and as a stylistic reference or joke in threads about history and the creator's other videos.",[1,1,0,2017,2017,0,1,1,0,3],0],["MhQ70O1MiXc","Notch Coding Minicraft!","simme337","demo","evergreen","game jam live coding",["notch","minicraft","ludum dare","java","live coding"],[123,9,122],"HN points to it as an example of Notch's famous live-coding sessions, which drew many early Minecraft fans.",[1,1,0,2012,2012,0,1,2,0,0],0],["MkeS_0NQUZs","Watch Cops Seize Combat Vet's Life Savings [RARE FOOTAGE]","Institute for Justice","news","dated","civil forfeiture",["civil forfeiture","police","law enforcement","property rights","institute for justice"],[75,76],"HN commenters cite it as a concrete example of police seizing cash from innocent people on flimsy pretexts.",[1,1,0,2022,2022,0,1,2,0,0],0],["Mq785nJ0FXQ","Daily Fantasy Sports: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO)","LastWeekTonight","commentary","news","daily fantasy sports",["fantasy sports","gambling","john oliver","regulation","advertising"],[80,128,75],"HN uses it as the canonical link whenever daily fantasy sports comes up.",[1,1,0,2015,2015,0,1,3,0,0],0],["Mri66Uz6-8Y","Jordan Hubbard - FreeBSD: The Next 10 Years","iX","talk","dated","freebsd future",["freebsd","launchd","init systems","jordan hubbard","unix"],[14,13,52],"Cited in init-system and Unix debates as FreeBSD's stance on launchd versus systemd, and recommended for its view of FreeBSD's future.",[1,1,0,2014,2014,0,1,3,0,0],0],["MtSE4rglxbY","A kinder, gentler philosophy of success | Alain de Botton","TED","talk","evergreen","philosophy of success",["success and failure","status anxiety","meritocracy","ted talk","career"],[143,146,91],"HN cites it in discussions of wealth, status and the moral blame placed on the unsuccessful.",[1,1,0,2009,2009,0,1,2,0,0],0],["MvRTALJp8DM","Aggressive Maneuvers for Autonomous Quadrotor Flight","TheDmel","demo","dated","autonomous quadrotor control",["quadrotor","drones","uav","robotics","grasp lab","aggressive maneuvers"],[24],"Cited as a landmark demonstration of how capable autonomous drones had become, mostly in threads about drone delivery, swarms and drone warfare.",[1,1,0,2011,2011,0,1,9,0,0],0],["MxT6IwUtLSU","The Story of Super Mario Bros. 3","Gaming Historian","documentary","evergreen","video game history",["super mario bros 3","nintendo","nes","game design","retro gaming"],[124,121],"HN mentions it for the game design history it contains and as part of a list of good gaming history channels.",[1,1,0,2021,2021,0,1,2,0,0],0],["Myq_Hc_39aI","DMTx Breakthrough Panel Moderated By Graham Hancock, Dr. Andrew Gallimore & Dr. Rick Strassman","Noonautics","interview","news","dmt research",["dmt","psychedelics","graham hancock","rick strassman","panel"],[90,93,95],"HN points to it when discussing DMT research and reports of contact with entity-like beings.",[1,1,0,2023,2023,0,1,2,0,0],0],["NMq0vncHJvU","The past, present, and future of local-first - Martin Kleppmann (Local-First Conf)","Local-First Conf","talk","evergreen","local-first software",["local-first","sync engines","crdts","martin kleppmann","distributed systems"],[12,5,11],"Cited in sync-engine and local-first threads for Kleppmann's argument for a generic, standardised sync protocol or service.",[1,1,0,2025,2025,0,1,3,0,0],0],["NSDTZQdo6H8","Andrej Karpathy (Tesla): CVPR 2021 (see description for better quality version)","YarrowFlower","talk","dated","tesla autopilot vision",["andrej karpathy","tesla","autonomous driving","computer vision","lidar","cvpr"],[25,26],"HN cites it as the primary source for Tesla's vision-only reasoning, LIDAR arguments and sensor fusion challenges.",[1,1,0,2022,2022,0,1,5,0,0],0],["NSaRb-iFwPA","RR #128 - Morgan Housel: The Psychology of Money","The Rational Reminder Podcast","podcast","evergreen","psychology of money",["morgan housel","investing","behavioral finance","personal finance","mortgage"],[68,91],"HN points to it as an interview with Housel and as the source of his quote that financial decisions happen at the dinner table, not on a spreadsheet.",[1,1,0,2021,2021,0,1,3,0,0],0],["NURiiQatBXA","GoingNative 2012 - Day 2 - Clang","aghuttun","talk","dated","clang compiler",["clang","c++","compilers","llvm","diagnostics"],[7,2,8],"Cited in discussions of why Clang exists and its case against GCC.",[1,1,0,2015,2015,0,1,2,0,0],0],["NUqytjlHNIM","A Man For All Seasons - Giving the Devil the Benefit of Law","CrassHeretic","other","evergreen","due process and rule of law",["thomas more","rule of law","free speech","film clip","due process"],[133,75,76],"HN uses the scene to argue for due process and for protecting the speech and rights of people you dislike.",[1,1,0,2023,2023,0,1,3,0,0],0],["NV3sBlRgzTI","The First Principles Method Explained by Elon Musk","Innomind","interview","evergreen","first principles thinking",["first principles","elon musk","innovation","reasoning","mental models"],[146,52,91],"HN cites it as the standard illustration of reasoning from first principles, including his battery cost example.",[1,1,0,2020,2020,0,1,3,0,0],0],["NVVsdlHslfI","Venture Capital - Silicon Valley Ponzi Scheme - Chamath Palihapitiya","MAK - Mudassir Akber Khan","interview","evergreen","venture capital economics",["venture capital","chamath palihapitiya","valuations","startups","fees"],[68,64],"Cited in threads about startups, VC and private equity as an insider's description of how VC economics work, though commenters note he is self-serving.",[1,1,0,2020,2020,0,1,5,0,0],0],["NWHfY_lvKIQ","Learning from StackOverflow.com","Google TechTalks","talk","dated","stack overflow community design",["stackoverflow","joel spolsky","community","q&a","web startups"],[51,64,9],"Cited for Joel's account of how Stack Overflow's design and community thinking were figured out from the start.",[1,1,0,2011,2011,0,1,6,0,0],0],["Nbj1AR_aAcE","PROFESSOR JOHN MEARSHEIMER: THE CRISIS IN UKRAINE","King's Politics","interview","news","ukraine crisis geopolitics",["mearsheimer","ukraine","nato","realism","russia","international relations"],[74],"Cited during the 2022 invasion threads as the realist expert position on the Ukraine crisis, though some commenters see it as Russian apologism.",[2,1,0,2022,2022,0,2,5,1,0],0],["Ne1ApyqSvm0","Oral History of William David \"Bill\" Mensch Jr.","Computer History Museum","interview","evergreen","6502 history",["bill mensch","6502","motorola","commodore","oral history"],[47,39,52],"Cited as a firsthand account of 6502 origins and of how engineers were treated at Motorola and Commodore.",[1,1,0,2021,2021,0,1,2,0,0],0],["NiTsduRreug","Stephen Krashen on Language Acquisition","Mark Rounds","lecture","evergreen","language acquisition",["stephen krashen","comprehensible input","input hypothesis","language learning","linguistics"],[145,141],"Cited as the source for comprehensible input, the principle behind immersion-based language learning methods and apps.",[1,1,0,2018,2018,0,1,3,0,0],0],["NlBjNmXvqIM","Steve jobs on why xerox failed","Steve Jobs","interview","evergreen","why big companies stop innovating",["steve jobs","xerox","monopoly","product management","corporate decline"],[52,53,66],"Reached for constantly as the explanation for why dominant companies like Intel, Boeing and Blizzard stop innovating.",[1,1,0,2024,2024,0,1,10,0,0],["X3NASGb5m8s"]],["NqKyHEJe9_w","Yesterday's Computer of Tomorrow: The Xerox Alto │Smalltalk-76 Demo","Computer History Museum","demo","evergreen","smalltalk environments",["smalltalk-76","xerox alto","dan ingalls","repl-driven development","computer history"],[47,48,0],"Used as a concrete example of live, REPL-driven Smalltalk environments and of what 1970s PARC computing looked like.",[1,1,0,2020,2020,0,1,6,0,0],0],["Nu-nlQqFCKg","Speech Recognition Breakthrough for the Spoken, Translated Word","Microsoft Research","demo","dated","speech translation",["speech recognition","machine translation","deep neural networks","microsoft research","demo"],[26,21],"HN cites it as an early impressive real-time speech translation demo, often in discussions of voice-preserving translation and later AI demos.",[1,1,0,2014,2014,0,1,3,0,0],0],["NvDvESEXcgE","Movie Accent Expert Breaks Down 32 Actors' Accents | WIRED","WIRED","explainer","evergreen","film accents",["accents","dialect coaching","erik singer","actors","linguistics"],[145,133],"HN finds Erik Singer's accent breakdowns informative and entertaining, and links them in discussions of accents and speech.",[1,1,0,2019,2019,0,1,2,0,0],0],["O9upVbGSBFo","Brian Kernighan: UNIX, C, AWK, AMPL, and Go Programming | Lex Fridman Podcast #109","Lex Fridman","podcast","evergreen","unix and c history",["brian kernighan","unix","awk","c language","computing history"],[52,47,2],"Mentioned as a favorite podcast episode and as a source of firsthand computing history, such as timesharing.",[1,1,0,2020,2020,0,1,2,0,0],0],["OA8dNFiVaF0","Hydrogen vs. Gasoline Leak and Ignition Test- which is safer?","Hydrogen Societies","demo","evergreen","hydrogen vehicle safety",["hydrogen","gasoline","fire safety","fuel leak","vehicles"],[110,104],"HN cites it in hydrogen car debates, with some seeing it as evidence of relative safety and others finding it unconvincing.",[1,1,0,2026,2026,0,1,1,1,0],0],["OBfB2MJw3qg","SymbolicsTalk28June2012","Mike Lambert","talk","evergreen","lisp machines",["symbolics","lisp","kalman reti","ivory chip","computing history"],[47,1],"HN recommends it to anyone curious about Lisp machines, since it comes from someone who worked at Symbolics.",[1,1,0,2021,2021,0,1,2,0,0],0],["OFvXuyITwBI","Apple Vision Pro Impressions!","Marques Brownlee","commentary","news","apple vision pro",["vision pro","vr headset","hands-on","eye tracking","spatial computing"],[62,44],"HN used it as an early, credible hands-on report showing the headset roughly matched Apple's demos.",[1,1,0,2023,2023,0,1,4,0,0],0],["OHKKcd3sx2c","Microsoft is Forcing me to Buy MacBooks - Windows Modern Standby","Linus Tech Tips","commentary","dated","windows modern standby",["modern standby","battery drain","windows laptops","sleep states","macbook"],[44,13],"HN links it as the standard reference whenever laptop sleep and battery drain on Windows come up, including the later point that nothing has improved.",[1,1,0,2022,2022,0,1,12,1,1],0],["OX31kZbAXsA","Does High FPS make you a better gamer? Ft. Shroud - FINAL ANSWER","Linus Tech Tips","demo","evergreen","high refresh rate gaming",["fps","refresh rate","240hz","competitive gaming","latency","ltt"],[125,44],"HN commenters cite it as informal evidence that higher refresh rates measurably help both pro and casual players, even though it is more entertainment than rigorous science.",[1,1,0,2021,2021,0,1,9,0,0],0],["OXS8ljif9b8","Theo de Raadt (ruBSD 2013)","fuckyoustupidzombie","interview","dated","openbsd development philosophy",["openbsd","theo de raadt","security mitigations","virtualization","bsd"],[14,17,52],"Pointed to in OpenBSD and virtualization threads for Theo's candid views on security mitigations and supporting modern x86 VMs.",[1,1,0,2014,2014,0,1,6,0,0],0],["OXzfvYoFQFo","Why April Fools' Day sucks and what we did about it at Reddit - Talk at SF Tech Poetics 01/18/18","Josh Wardle","talk","evergreen","online community design",["josh wardle","reddit","r/place","the button","april fools","wordle"],[51,9],"HN points to it as a pre-Wordle look at Wardle's thinking on designing online spaces, and as a brief postmortem of r/place.",[1,1,0,2022,2022,0,1,2,0,0],0],["O_TjBNjc9Bo","I.O.U.S.A.: Byte-Sized - The 30 Minute Version","IOUSAtheMovie","documentary","dated","us national debt",["national debt","fiscal policy","iousa","us economy"],[69,135],"Shared as a quick way to see the film's fiscal warnings, sometimes as an example of ignored warnings.",[1,1,0,2009,2009,0,1,2,0,0],0],["OhnjMdzGusc","Jay Leno's Baker Electric Car","MyClassicCarTV","demo","evergreen","early electric cars",["baker electric","jay leno","classic cars","ev history","1909"],[110],"HN brings it up in electric vehicle threads as proof that electric cars date back over a century, with Leno an entertaining guide.",[1,1,0,2022,2022,0,1,2,0,0],0],["OjkzfeJz66o","Can we eat to starve cancer? - William Li","TED-Ed","talk","dated","cancer and diet",["anti-angiogenesis","cancer","nutrition","tumor growth","ted"],[96,97],"Mentioned as an interesting talk when threads touch on cancer, diet and fasting research.",[1,1,0,2018,2018,0,1,2,0,0],0],["Olj8arvfYj4","Why the US Drops 14.7 Million Worms On Panama Every Week","Half as Interesting","explainer","news","screwworm sterile fly program",["screwworm","sterile insect technique","panama","livestock","pest control"],[99,107,95],"Cited in screwworm threads as a short description of the sterile-insect barrier system that worked for decades.",[1,1,0,2025,2025,0,1,2,0,0],0],["OmZOZjHjT5E","Why 'Idiocracy' Would Actually Be A Utopia","Cracked","comedy","dated","idiocracy film parody",["idiocracy","satire","cracked","politics","film"],[130,134,79],"Cited in passing to support the half-serious argument that Idiocracy's world is a utopia.",[1,1,0,2016,2016,0,1,2,0,0],0],["OrG7oG8Tvp8","Passive House - Fresh Air System Install & Costs (Zehnder)","Matt Risinger","tutorial","evergreen","home ventilation and erv",["erv","hrv","passive house","ventilation","home building"],[105,117,112],"Pointed to in HVAC and indoor-air threads as a hands-on look at high-end ventilation and ERV installation.",[1,1,0,2022,2022,0,1,3,0,0],0],["Os7FE3J-U5Q","Andy Keep - Writing a Nanopass Compiler","ClojureTV","talk","evergreen","compiler construction",["nanopass","compilers","intermediate languages","chez scheme","clojure conj"],[7,1],"Cited alongside compiler-construction resources as the go-to talk on the nanopass approach used in Chez Scheme.",[1,1,0,2018,2018,0,1,3,0,0],0],["P0ukYf_xvgc","Kevin Spacey urges TV channels to give control to viewers","The Telegraph","talk","dated","television distribution",["kevin spacey","netflix","house of cards","streaming","piracy"],[67,80],"HN cites it in streaming and piracy threads as an argument that giving viewers control is how to compete.",[1,1,0,2013,2013,0,1,2,0,0],0],["P7GKK3liv8M","I can't ride a bike. How fast can Mike Boyd teach me?","Tom Scott plus","other","evergreen","learning to ride a bike",["cycling","adult learning","tom scott","skill acquisition"],[141,135],"HN uses it as the go-to example of an adult learning to ride a bike, mostly in threads about learning cycling later in life.",[1,1,0,2025,2025,0,1,2,0,0],0],["P8pjd1QEA0c","Student Debt: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO)","LastWeekTonight","commentary","dated","student debt",["student loans","for-profit colleges","john oliver","itt tech","veterans benefits"],[80,141,71],"HN mostly references it in passing when student loans and predatory colleges come up, with one commenter recommending the veterans benefits section.",[1,1,0,2015,2015,0,1,1,1,0],0],["PDBiLT3LASk","A Man for All Seasons - The Devil Speech","dniete97","other","evergreen","rule of law",["thomas more","due process","a man for all seasons","civil liberties","film clip"],[133,76,75],"Quoted whenever HN debates due process and legal protections, even for people one dislikes.",[1,1,0,2025,2025,0,1,3,0,0],0],["PM2RxWtF4Ds","Rethinking Energy -- 100% Solar, Wind and Batteries Is Just The Beginning","Tony Seba","talk","dated","renewable energy transition",["solar","wind","batteries","rethinkx","energy costs","tony seba"],[104,147],"HN cites it as support for the argument that renewables with storage are already cheapest and still getting cheaper.",[1,1,0,2021,2021,0,1,3,0,0],0],["PMotykw0SIk","Chamath Palihapitiya, Founder and CEO Social Capital, on Money as an Instrument of Change","Stanford Graduate School of Business","interview","dated","social media harms",["chamath palihapitiya","facebook","dopamine","social media","stanford"],[147,53,91],"HN cites it in social media threads as a former Facebook executive's criticism of the platform.",[1,1,0,2017,2017,0,1,5,0,0],0],["PRa6t_e7dgI","March 2020: Dr. Anthony Fauci talks with Dr Jon LaPook about Covid-19","60 Minutes","news","news","covid mask guidance",["fauci","masks","covid-19","60 minutes","public health messaging"],[96,80],"HN uses it as a flashpoint in arguments about early pandemic mask guidance, with critics citing the headline and defenders pointing to the shortage context.",[1,1,0,2021,2021,0,1,9,6,0],0],["PYmi0DLzBdQ","Orwell comes to america - clip - reason 1","rTests334","other","evergreen","human reasoning and perception",["unconscious thinking","reasoning","perception","psychology","cognitive bias"],[91,93],"Almost entirely one commenter's repeated citation as evidence on unconscious thinking and flawed reasoning.",[1,1,0,2015,2015,0,2,18,0,0],0],["PhNUjg9X4g8","Why the World’s Best Mathematicians Are Hoarding Chalk","Great Big Story","documentary","evergreen","mathematicians and chalk",["hagoromo","chalk","blackboards","mathematics culture","japan"],[35,135],"Cited as an amusing side story whenever HN discusses blackboards, chalk, and how mathematicians work.",[1,1,0,2019,2019,0,1,3,0,1],0],["PiGkzgfR_c0","Introducing Safe Return Emergency Autoland","Cirrus","demo","dated","aircraft autoland",["cirrus","vision jet","garmin","autoland","general aviation","autonomy"],[109],"HN points to it as a real example of certified emergency autoland, used in debates about autonomy and pilotless aircraft.",[1,1,0,2019,2019,0,1,2,0,0],0],["Pot9GnHFOVU","Tudor Gîrba - Moldable development","Curry On!","talk","evergreen","moldable development",["glamorous toolkit","pharo","smalltalk","programmable environments","developer tools"],[8,5],"HN cites it as the clearest pitch for programmable, malleable development environments, especially in threads on Smalltalk, Emacs and user-programmable systems.",[1,1,0,2023,2023,0,1,3,0,0],0],["Pp9Yax8UNoM","Space Shuttle Thermal Tile Demonstration","Roscket Tasartir","demo","evergreen","thermal insulation materials",["space shuttle","thermal tiles","insulation","materials science","nasa"],[87,85,88],"Cited as a striking, counterintuitive example of extreme thermal insulation and hard materials science.",[1,1,0,2022,2022,0,1,3,0,0],0],["Q2CCs-x9q9U","DECLINE of EMPIRES: The Signs of Decay","eon3","lecture","dated","imperial decline",["chalmers johnson","american empire","roman empire","soviet collapse","blowback"],[77,74,73],"Cited in threads on American decline, civil unrest and economic crisis as a classic statement of the imperial-decay thesis.",[1,1,0,2020,2020,0,1,6,0,0],0],["Q3oItpVa9fs","CYMATICS: Science Vs. Music - Nigel Stanford","Nigel John Stanford","music","evergreen","cymatics",["cymatics","chladni plate","ferrofluid","electronic music","sound visualization"],[131,88,132],"Mentioned as a striking example of sound producing physical effects and a favorite among his videos.",[1,1,0,2023,2023,0,1,2,0,0],0],["QGw-cy0ylCc","The Mill CPU Architecture - the Belt (2 of 13)","Mill Computing, Inc.","lecture","evergreen","cpu architecture",["mill cpu","belt","register renaming","instruction set","computer architecture"],[39],"HN points to the Mill talks as an excellent, deep look at an unconventional CPU design, especially in threads on registers and instruction sets.",[1,1,0,2023,2023,0,1,5,1,0],0],["QK8mJJJvaes","MACKLEMORE & RYAN LEWIS - THRIFT SHOP FEAT. WANZ (OFFICIAL VIDEO)","Macklemore","music","evergreen","thrift shopping pop music",["macklemore","thrift shop","hip hop","consumerism","music video"],[131],"HN brings it up as a catchy example of pop music pushing back on consumerism, in threads about thrifting and spending.",[1,1,0,2022,2022,0,1,2,0,0],0],["QM3W36COnE4","CppCon 2018: Hana Dusíková “Compile Time Regular Expressions”","CppCon","talk","evergreen","compile-time regular expressions in c++",["c++","constexpr","regex","template metaprogramming","cppcon"],[2,7],"Pointed to as the canonical presentation of compile-time regex in C++ and its template metaprogramming, including benchmark results.",[1,1,0,2025,2025,0,1,2,0,0],0],["QVXfcIb3OKo","Using AI To Detect AI Music (and other music industry data-porn)","Benn Jordan","explainer","news","ai-generated music detection",["ai music","streaming","music industry","suno","udio"],[22,132,67],"HN recommends it in threads on AI music flooding streaming platforms, for its practical detection ideas such as compression artifacts.",[1,1,0,2025,2025,0,1,2,0,0],0],["QVvFVwyElLY","AWS re:Invent 2014 | (SPOT302) Under the Covers of AWS: Its Core Distributed Systems","Amazon Web Services","talk","evergreen","distributed systems",["aws","consensus","paxos","distributed systems","infrastructure"],[12,16],"HN points to it as insight into how AWS thinks about distributed systems and the difficulty of consensus.",[1,1,0,2022,2022,0,1,6,0,0],0],["QdVEez20X_s","The music theory of V A P O R W A V E","Adam Neely","explainer","evergreen","vaporwave music theory",["vaporwave","music theory","nostalgia","timbre","adam neely"],[132,131],"Cited as a short, fun introduction to the phenomenology of music and as an explanation and critique of vaporwave.",[1,1,0,2016,2016,0,1,2,0,0],0],["QfDoQwIAaXg","1 million fps Slow Motion video of bullet impacts made by Werner Mehl from Kurzzeit","Matt Rece","demo","evergreen","high-speed photography",["slow motion","ballistics","high-speed camera","bullet impact","1 million fps"],[88,45],"Used as the go-to example of genuine one-million-fps footage and of bullet impact physics.",[1,1,0,2009,2009,0,1,4,0,0],0],["Qg0mHFcB510","Bill Atkinson: Polaroids showing the Evolution of the Lisa GUI","Computer History Museum","interview","evergreen","apple lisa gui history",["bill atkinson","lisa","gui history","apple","prototypes"],[48,47],"Cited as a firsthand look at early Apple UI decisions, such as menu bar placement, from the person who made them.",[1,1,0,2025,2025,0,1,2,0,0],0],["QrkiJZKJfpY","Mechanical circuits: electronics without electricity","Steve Mould","explainer","evergreen","mechanical analogies for circuits",["spintronics","electronics","circuits","physics analogy","steve mould"],[88,41],"HN suggests it as a vivid, hands-on way to understand circuits, including for a blind child learning to program.",[1,1,0,2023,2023,0,1,2,0,0],0],["QvW61K2s0tA","OK Go – The One Moment – Official Video","OK Go","music","evergreen","music video art",["ok go","slow motion","music video","choreography","high speed"],[131,88],"Cited as an example of ambitious video art and of a slow-motion real-time shot.",[1,1,0,2026,2026,0,1,3,0,0],0],["QwiUVUJmGjs","DNI Clapper tells Wyden the NSA does not collect data on millions of Americans","Ron Wyden","news","news","nsa surveillance testimony",["nsa","james clapper","ron wyden","snowden","mass surveillance"],[19,73],"HN cites it as the key piece of evidence that intelligence officials misled Congress, and as a reported breaking point for Snowden.",[1,1,0,2013,2013,0,1,2,3,1],0],["R0JKCYZ8hng","How playing an instrument benefits your brain - Anita Collins","TED-Ed","explainer","evergreen","music and the brain",["music","neuroscience","cognition","learning","ted-ed"],[90,131],"Cited as a source for claims that learning an instrument connects both brain hemispheres, though some commenters note they haven't verified it.",[1,1,0,2022,2022,0,1,3,0,0],0],["R35UuntQQF8","puls (256 bytes)","JanRrrolaKadlec","demo","evergreen","demoscene size coding",["demoscene","256 bytes","raymarching","x86 assembly","ms-dos"],[50,58],"HN commenters cite it as the most impressive 256-byte production and as an example of how much graphics code can fit in a tiny binary.",[1,1,0,2011,2011,0,1,2,0,0],0],["R35gWBtLCYg","TRUCKLA: The world's first Tesla pickup truck","Simone Giertz","comedy","evergreen","diy electric pickup truck",["simone giertz","tesla","pickup truck","maker project","ev conversion"],[116,110],"HN mentions it as a favorite homemade EV pickup, often as an honorable mention in electric truck discussions.",[1,1,0,2023,2023,0,1,2,0,0],0],["R5Gppi-O3a8","Power of the Market - The Pencil","LibertyPen","explainer","evergreen","free market economics",["milton friedman","pencil","decentralization","supply chains","free to choose"],[70,72],"HN uses it as the canonical illustration of decentralized production and global cooperation, often cited well outside economics threads.",[1,1,0,2017,2017,0,1,7,0,0],0],["RBBiri3CD6w","Coding in Stenography, Quick Demo","Art of Chording","demo","evergreen","programming with stenography",["steno","chording","javascript","fizzbuzz","typing"],[9,4,44],"Whenever HN asks whether you can program with steno, this is the go-to demo showing it working.",[1,1,0,2016,2016,0,1,5,0,0],0],["RIvL2ONhFBI","Sydney Golang Meetup - Rob Pike - Go 2 Draft Specifications","Macquarie Group","talk","dated","go language design",["golang","rob pike","go 2","generics","language proposals"],[2,0],"Cited in Go threads for Pike's stance on generics and the Go 2 process, plus an amusing Q&A moment.",[1,1,0,2018,2018,0,1,6,0,1],0],["RJVL80Gg3lA","Visualizing Data Using t-SNE","Google TechTalks","talk","evergreen","dimensionality reduction",["t-sne","data visualization","machine learning","high-dimensional data","embeddings"],[28,21],"HN people point to it as the canonical explanation from the method's author whenever t-SNE comes up.",[1,1,0,2013,2013,0,1,2,0,0],0],["RJh9yTIBY48","What salt tastes the best? Li, Na, K, Rb, Cs and more","Explosions&Fire","demo","evergreen","salt taste chemistry",["alkali metals","taste test","salts","chemistry","cesium"],[86,88],"It gets linked in threads about salt and taste as a quirky, memorable curiosity.",[1,1,0,2023,2023,0,1,1,0,1],0],["RKXZ7t_RiOE","Pricing Design Work & Creativity (The Guide)","The Futur","lecture","evergreen","pricing design services",["value-based pricing","freelancing","design business","logo design","blair enns"],[65,57,64],"Recommended in threads on freelance design pricing and why large corporations pay a lot for branding work.",[1,1,0,2020,2020,0,1,2,0,0],0],["RMWNvwLiXIQ","The Story Behind Audacity","Tantacrul","commentary","dated","audacity open source project",["audacity","musescore","usability","open source","software design"],[55,9,132],"HN recommends it during the Muse Group acquisition controversy for its funny, pragmatic take on usability and open source stewardship.",[3,1,0,2021,2021,0,3,4,0,0],0],["RPdB_zdyMbM","The Black Lotus - Starstruck - Amiga Demo (AGA)","RetroDemoScene","demo","evergreen","amiga demoscene",["amiga","demoscene","the black lotus","aga","assembly"],[50],"Shared as an example of great Amiga demoscene work.",[1,1,0,2020,2020,0,1,2,0,0],0],["RQSBj2LKkWg","Userbenchmark - the April Fools that never ends","2kliksphilip","commentary","dated","hardware benchmarking bias",["userbenchmark","cpu benchmarks","intel vs amd","pc hardware","review credibility"],[39,44,6],"HN uses it as the go-to link to warn people not to trust UserBenchmark for hardware comparisons.",[1,1,0,2021,2021,0,1,0,4,0],0],["RcU7FaEEzNU","Brass Eye Episode 07 - Paedogeddon! (Special)","Pol Pot","comedy","evergreen","satire of media moral panic",["brass eye","chris morris","satire","moral panic","british comedy"],[130,80],"HN cites it as the classic satire of moral panics, especially when child-safety or illegal-image legislation is discussed.",[1,1,0,2017,2017,0,1,2,0,0],0],["RcVA8Nj6HEo","What is PLUS times PLUS?","2swap","explainer","evergreen","lambda calculus",["lambda diagrams","beta reduction","combinators","church encoding","visualization"],[31,35,1],"Mentioned in lambda calculus and combinator threads as a visual entry point to the topic.",[1,1,0,2026,2026,0,1,4,0,0],0],["RhsUHDJ0BFM","Saul Teaches Jesse Money Laundering | Kafkaesque | Breaking Bad","Breaking Bad & Beyond","other","evergreen","money laundering",["breaking bad","saul goodman","money laundering","tv clip","cash businesses"],[133],"HN uses it as a quick, memorable illustration of how money laundering works in discussions of crypto seizures and mixers.",[1,1,0,2024,2024,0,1,3,0,0],0],["RkTvDjhImwo","Series circuit - 3 LEDs","Henryk Gasperowicz","demo","evergreen","simple circuits hiding behavior",["leds","series circuit","electronics","hardware tricks","puzzle"],[41],"Cited as an example of how much surprising behavior can hide in seemingly simple circuits, in hardware backdoor discussions.",[1,1,0,2020,2020,0,1,2,0,0],0],["RwRZtZQoLtQ","Chamath Palihapitiya on rebuilding Social Capital & Silicon Valley ponzi scheme","This Week in Startups","interview","dated","venture capital critique",["chamath palihapitiya","venture capital","social capital","startups","silicon valley"],[68,64,67],"HN cites it for Chamath's claim that venture-backed growth resembles a Ponzi scheme, especially when startups spend heavily on big-tech advertising.",[1,1,0,2019,2019,0,1,3,0,0],0],["RyMdOT8YJgY","Flash Mob Gone Wrong | Tom Scott | Ignite","Ignite Talks - Smart Ideas From Around the World","talk","evergreen","flash mob mishap",["tom scott","ignite","flash mob","comedy"],[135,129],"Recommended as an excellent short Ignite talk from a geek comedian.",[1,1,0,2013,2013,0,1,1,1,0],0],["S3REdLZ8Xis","Antifragille: Things That Gain from Disorder | Nassim Nicholas Taleb | Talks at Google","Talks at Google","talk","evergreen","antifragility",["nassim taleb","antifragile","black swan","volatility","risk"],[34,143,149],"HN mentions it mostly in passing as a Taleb talk on market volatility and predicting crises.",[1,1,0,2013,2013,0,1,2,0,0],0],["S7nEZ3TuFpA","Escape from the Heap: Low-Level Programming in Common Lisp","Arthur Gleckler","talk","evergreen","common lisp memory management",["common lisp","allegro","off-heap memory","graph database","garbage collection"],[1,7,11],"Pointed to as practical talk on off-heap memory and database programming in Lisp by experienced engineers.",[1,1,0,2016,2016,0,1,2,0,0],0],["S82hsEDY8Pc","One man band","Rochus Keller","demo","evergreen","one-man band live performance",["one man band","keyboards","live performance","midi","music"],[131],"Shown by its creator on HN as a demonstration of his live multi-instrument setup built from stacked keyboards.",[1,1,0,2024,2024,0,1,2,0,0],0],["S94ETUiMZwQ","Westworld - Consciousness does not exist, Anthony Hopkins","Dozenal Tauist","other","evergreen","consciousness and ai",["westworld","consciousness","artificial general intelligence","philosophy of mind"],[93,133],"HN uses it in AI and consciousness debates as a memorable take on why general intelligence is hard to define.",[1,1,0,2019,2019,0,1,2,0,0],0],["S9kn8_oztsA","Ex Microsoft Employee tells secrets on why Windows 10 bugs exist 👨‍💻 - @Barnacules","Barnacules Nerdgasm","commentary","dated","windows quality assurance",["windows 10","microsoft","qa layoffs","software testing","windows updates"],[8,9],"HN cites it as a first-hand account of Microsoft's QA cuts and reliance on automated tests in threads about buggy Windows updates.",[1,1,0,2020,2020,0,1,2,0,0],0],["SCE-QeDfXtA","Journey on the Deep Dream","Roger Luedecke","demo","dated","deep dream visualization",["deep dream","neural networks","feature visualization","generative art","google"],[21,59],"Cited as a vivid example of what Deep Dream and feature visualization look like, resembling psychedelic visuals.",[1,1,0,2017,2017,0,1,2,0,0],0],["SFBBjynBpSw","Exercise Is Really Good for You. Like, REALLY Good for You.","Healthcare Triage","explainer","evergreen","exercise and health",["exercise","health evidence","risk reduction","fitness","healthcare triage"],[98,96],"HN shares it as an evidence-based summary of exercise benefits supported by good research.",[1,1,0,2017,2017,0,1,2,0,0],0],["SH3lR2GLgT0","I Landed A Rocket Like SpaceX - Scout F","BPS.space","demo","evergreen","model rocket landing",["bps.space","thrust vector control","rocketry","reusable rockets","hobby engineering"],[85,116,109],"HN cites it as the landmark example of a hobbyist landing a rocket, and recommends the channel for following that progress.",[1,1,0,2022,2022,0,1,3,0,0],0],["STKCRSUsyP0","The Many Meanings of Event-Driven Architecture • Martin Fowler • GOTO 2017","GOTO Conferences","talk","evergreen","event-driven architecture",["martin fowler","event sourcing","messaging","software architecture","patterns"],[5,11,12],"Cited as a useful taxonomy for pinning down what an event-driven design actually is.",[1,1,0,2020,2020,0,1,3,0,0],0],["SWocv4BhCNg","Passkeys in Action | FIDO Alliance Demo Video","FIDO Alliance","demo","dated","passkeys authentication",["passkeys","fido","webauthn","authentication","cross-device"],[17,18],"HN points to it to explain how passkeys work across ecosystems and are not proprietary.",[1,1,0,2022,2022,0,1,2,0,0],0],["SbO0tqH8f5I","[Minecraft Computer Engineering] - Quad-Core Redstone Computer v5.0 [12k sub special!]","legomasta99","demo","evergreen","minecraft redstone computers",["minecraft","redstone","computer architecture","quad-core","cpu design"],[39,125],"Cited as an impressive example of a full computer architecture built inside Minecraft.",[1,1,0,2019,2019,0,1,2,0,0],0],["SdipuAuWsEs","ScanRobot 2.0 MDS: Scanning very thick books up to 15 cm (6 inch)","bookscanner","demo","evergreen","book scanning",["scanrobot","digitization","book scanner","automation"],[46,114],"HN brings it up in book-digitization threads as an elegant, careful scanner design.",[1,1,0,2022,2022,0,1,2,0,0],0],["SnRgW54EWwA","VACNET Anti-cheat","3kliksphilip","explainer","dated","anti-cheat",["vacnet","cs:go","valve","deep learning","overwatch"],[125,21,126],"HN cites it as a source for how Valve uses machine learning on player behavior to detect cheating.",[1,1,0,2020,2020,0,1,4,1,0],0],["Suugn-p5C1M","Shockwave traffic jams recreated for first time","New Scientist","demo","evergreen","traffic shockwaves",["phantom traffic jams","traffic flow","experiment","emergent behavior","congestion"],[111,88],"It is the go-to demonstration HN links whenever traffic shockwaves, phantom jams or cascading failures come up.",[1,1,0,2013,2013,0,1,13,0,0],0],["Sw_Ze9zIafM","End of Days Bolognese","Nat’s What I Reckon","tutorial","evergreen","home cooking",["bolognese","recipe","pasta","comfort food"],[118],"Mentioned as an example of a straightforward, no-nonsense recipe channel that happens to be profane.",[1,1,0,2023,2023,0,1,3,0,0],0],["T39QHprz-x8","The Story of Al Baydha: A Regenerative Agriculture in the Saudi Desert. قصة مشروع البيضاء","Al Baydha","documentary","evergreen","desert regeneration",["regenerative agriculture","al baydha","desertification","permaculture","saudi arabia"],[107,106],"HN cites it as encouraging evidence that deserts can be regenerated and greened.",[1,1,0,2022,2022,0,1,2,0,0],0],["TAGjuRwx_Y8","Asking Hunter-Gatherers Life's Toughest Questions","Fearless & Far","interview","evergreen","hunter-gatherer life",["hadza","tanzania","hunter-gatherers","anthropology","travel vlog"],[135,94],"HN cites it as a glimpse of present-day hunter-gatherer life, for example on diet and teeth, though one commenter calls it flippant and sensationalist.",[1,1,0,2023,2023,0,1,2,1,0],0],["TEBMlXRjhZY","VimSpeak Demo","Ashley Feniello","demo","dated","voice-controlled editing",["vim","voice programming","speech recognition","vimgolf","accessibility"],[8,26],"HN mentions it as an example of voice-driven editing, and one commenter says it clarified how Vim commands compose.",[1,1,0,2026,2026,0,1,2,0,0],0],["TJYOkZz6Dck","Forklift Driver Klaus english subtitles","PegasusForklifts","comedy","evergreen","forklift safety satire",["forklift","workplace safety","dark comedy","german film"],[130,133],"Brought up as a beloved classic whenever forklifts or workplace safety come up in a thread.",[1,1,0,2024,2024,0,1,0,0,3],["-oB6DN5dYWo"]],["TM8L7bdwVaA","Newscasters Agree: A Christmas Present Or Two Or Ten Edition | CONAN on TBS","Team Coco","comedy","evergreen","media consolidation",["local news","scripted news","conan","sinclair","media ownership"],[80,130],"Used as the go-to illustration of corporate-owned local newscasts reading identical scripts.",[1,1,0,2020,2020,0,1,4,0,0],0],["TMoz3gSXBcY","vibe physics","Angela Collier","commentary","news","ai and amateur physics",["vibe physics","llms","chatbots","physics","expertise","vibe coding"],[22,148],"HN points to it as a takedown of AI-assisted amateur physics, though a few commenters push back on it.",[1,1,0,2025,2025,0,1,0,2,0],0],["TS1lpKBMkgg","Pacific Northwest Scala 2013 We're Doing It All Wrong by Paul Phillips","Confreaks","talk","dated","scala language critique",["scala","compilers","paul phillips","incremental compilation","language design"],[0,1,7],"Cited as an insider's critique of Scala and of non-incremental compilers, often by people warning others off Scala.",[2,1,0,2015,2015,0,2,10,4,0],0],["TSZMtSPX3iE","Fauci in the Hall of the Mountain King","A Dishwasher at Google","commentary","news","covid satire",["covid","fauci","satire","remix","pandemic politics"],[130,96,80],"Cited as an example of the viral anti-establishment Covid videos shared in those circles, rather than as a recommendation.",[1,1,0,2022,2022,0,1,4,1,0],0],["TaU1UH_3B5k","How does Houston plan without zoning?","City Beautiful","explainer","evergreen","houston land use without zoning",["zoning","houston","urban planning","deed restrictions","parking minimums"],[111],"HN uses it as the standard primer for the point that Houston's 'no zoning' is a misconception, since its rules produce similar effects.",[2,1,0,2023,2023,0,2,5,0,0],0],["Tct38KwROdw","Giving birth costs a lot. Hospitals won't tell you how much.","Vox","explainer","dated","us healthcare pricing",["hospital prices","childbirth","price transparency","health insurance","vox"],[96,80,70],"HN cites it as the go-to example of how impossible it is to get prices in advance for US medical care.",[1,1,0,2017,2017,0,1,6,0,0],0],["Tl9kD693ie4","MIX08 Microsoft Office 2007: The Story of the Ribbon (1 of 10)","creativecrewchannel","talk","evergreen","ui design",["office ribbon","ux design","microsoft office","usability research","prototyping"],[55,48],"HN points to it to explain the design rationale behind the Ribbon and why the older menu and toolbar interface had accumulated too much cruft.",[1,1,0,2011,2011,0,1,3,0,0],0],["TlO2gcs1YvM","MICRO DRONES KILLER ARMS ROBOTS - AUTONOMOUS ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE - WARNING !!","CS Consulting","other","dated","autonomous weapons",["killer drones","swarms","military ai","facial recognition","design fiction"],[24,23,78],"Linked in drone and military AI threads as a chilling dramatization, though some find it alarmist.",[1,1,0,2018,2018,0,1,9,0,0],0],["Tn7egDQ9lPg","Organ & Body Donations: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO)","LastWeekTonight","commentary","dated","organ and body donation",["organ donation","body donation","transplants","john oliver","healthcare"],[96,80,130],"HN cites it in threads about donated bodies and organ transplant failures as a critical look at opaque systems.",[1,1,0,2024,2024,0,1,2,0,0],0],["TnzcwTyr6cE","Genetic Engineering and Diseases – Gene Drive & Malaria","Kurzgesagt – In a Nutshell","explainer","dated","gene drive",["gene drive","malaria","mosquitoes","crispr","genetic engineering"],[95,94,96],"HN links it as a clear explainer of gene drive when mosquito genetic engineering comes up.",[1,1,0,2016,2016,0,1,2,0,0],0],["ToKcmnrE5oY","Mitchell and Webb: \"Are we the baddies?\"","CrystalRoseCreations","comedy","evergreen","sketch comedy",["mitchell and webb","are we the baddies","satire","moral self-awareness","british comedy"],[129,130],"Cited constantly as a quip when a person or organization seems to be doing something morally dubious.",[1,1,0,2025,2025,0,1,7,0,11],0],["TptzkkbC1vE","McMurtry Spéirling: Is it Still the World’s Fastest Car?","carwow","demo","dated","fan car acceleration",["mcmurtry spéirling","electric cars","downforce","goodwood","0-60 record"],[110],"HN cites it as the example of an extremely fast production electric car that uses ground suction fans.",[1,1,0,2023,2023,0,1,2,0,1],0],["U03XXzcThGU","IRDC US 2015 - Brian Bucklew, Data-Driven Engines of Qud and Sproggiwood","Logo “ND” Surströmming","talk","evergreen","data-driven game engines",["caves of qud","roguelike","entity component","event-driven design","game architecture"],[122,123,5],"HN points to it for insight into how the Caves of Qud developer thinks about game engines.",[1,1,0,2023,2023,0,1,2,0,0],0],["U3EEmVfbKNs","DNA Testing and Privacy (Behind the scenes at the 23andMe Lab) - Smarter Every Day 176","SmarterEveryDay","explainer","dated","consumer dna testing",["23andme","genotyping","dna privacy","lab tour"],[94,19,95],"Pointed to as an interesting look inside how consumer DNA testing companies process samples.",[1,1,0,2019,2019,0,1,2,0,0],0],["U5kIdtMJGc8","The mathematician who cracked Wall Street | Jim Simons","TED","interview","evergreen","jim simons",["jim simons","quantitative finance","mathematics","philanthropy","ted"],[68,33,52],"HN cites it as a view of Simons as a humble, pragmatic person, with the caveat that the host's questions are weak.",[1,1,0,2019,2019,0,1,2,0,0],0],["U6xJfP7-HCc","Base 12 - Numberphile","Numberphile","explainer","evergreen","base 12 number system",["dozenal","duodecimal","number bases","numberphile","arithmetic"],[35],"HN uses it as the accessible overview of the dozenal system whenever base 12 or the 12 times table comes up.",[1,1,0,2016,2016,0,1,2,0,0],0],["U88jj6PSD7w","Slavoj Žižek | Why Be Happy When You Could Be Interesting? | Big Think","Big Think","commentary","evergreen","critique of happiness",["zizek","happiness","philosophy","purpose","big think"],[143,91],"HN shares it as a short, provocative counterpoint in threads on purpose, goals and the pursuit of happiness.",[1,1,0,2016,2016,0,1,3,0,0],0],["UBVV8pch1dM","The Science of Thinking","Veritasium","explainer","evergreen","fast and slow thinking",["veritasium","system 1 and 2","kahneman","learning","cognitive psychology"],[91,141],"HN uses it as a short, clear summary of the fast and slow thinking idea.",[1,1,0,2019,2019,0,1,3,0,0],0],["UGttmR2DTY8","Bike Thief 2012","CaseyNeistat","demo","dated","bike theft",["bike theft","casey neistat","new york city","social experiment","bike locks"],[91,135,140],"HN cites it as a demonstration of how easily bikes get stolen in public.",[1,1,0,2014,2014,0,1,2,0,0],0],["UQB4W8C0rZI","1/6 F-35 JOINT STRIKE FIGHTER IS A LEMON","BELAIR2000","interview","dated","f-35 criticism",["f-35","pierre sprey","military aviation","f-16","defense procurement"],[78,109],"HN cites it as an insider's critique of the F-35 whenever the program's problems come up.",[1,1,0,2014,2014,0,1,3,0,0],0],["URvWSsAgtJE","How to Make a $1500 Sandwich in Only 6 Months","How To Make Everything","documentary","evergreen","making things from scratch",["from scratch","sandwich","supply chains","diy","food"],[117,118,135],"Used as a go-to example of how much hidden effort and infrastructure lies behind simple everyday things.",[1,1,0,2018,2018,0,1,4,0,0],0],["USHvvSbYmJA","The weeCee: A Tiny New MS-DOS & Windows Gaming PC!","LGR","demo","dated","retro gaming hardware",["ms-dos","mini pc","sound blaster","retro computing","windows 98"],[50,44,124],"Cited as an example of a compact, ready-made way to play retro DOS games on real hardware without collecting old machines.",[1,1,0,2022,2022,0,1,2,0,0],0],["UTqZNujQOlA","Demo: Base language, compile-time execution","Jonathan Blow","demo","dated","compile-time execution in programming languages",["jonathan blow","jai","compile-time execution","game programming","language design"],[0,7],"HN cites it as an early demonstration of compile-time code execution, predating its popularity in languages like Zig.",[1,1,0,2021,2021,0,1,3,0,0],0],["UWacQrEcMHk","New Blender UI - The Proposal","Blender Guru","commentary","dated","blender ui design",["blender","ui design","usability","3d software","redesign"],[55,60],"Seen as an inflection point in how Blender's UI was perceived, and as helping kick off the 2.8 redesign.",[1,1,0,2017,2017,0,1,2,0,0],0],["UXZGCwAJpbM","Resident Evil Village PC DRM: Cracked Code Really Does Run Better - Confirmed","Digital Foundry","news","dated","game drm performance",["denuvo","drm","pc performance","resident evil village","benchmarks"],[6,125,122],"Cited as the evidence that Denuvo DRM measurably hurts game performance.",[1,1,0,2021,2021,0,1,2,0,0],0],["UacbJ72dluU","Mr. Startup: Paul Graham, founder of YCombinator, and his \"no asshole\" rule","Robert Scoble","interview","dated","y combinator startups",["paul graham","y combinator","startups","no assholes rule"],[64,52],"Linked as a source for Paul Graham's no-assholes rule and his comments on early YC funding.",[1,1,0,2010,2010,0,1,3,0,0],0],["Ufp8weYYDE8","Why 'The Mandalorian' Uses Virtual Sets Over Green Screen | Movies Insider","Insider","explainer","dated","led virtual production",["the mandalorian","led wall","virtual sets","green screen","filmmaking"],[60,61],"Cited as an explanation of LED virtual production and how it solves green-screen lighting problems.",[1,1,0,2023,2023,0,1,4,0,0],0],["Ug8NH67_EfE","Rick Reacts to Lightning (Again) and brings up a previously undiscussed flaw","We Are All Satoshi","commentary","dated","lightning network routing",["lightning network","bitcoin","routing problem","payment channels","cryptocurrency"],[18,15],"HN commenters cite it, with a pointer to the section from about 10:00, when arguing that Lightning has no solved routing algorithm; most mentions are critical of Lightning.",[1,1,0,2018,2018,0,1,1,6,0],0],["UlJku_CSyNg","1994: \"Today Show\": \"What is the Internet, Anyway?\"","Chrissy Miklacic","news","evergreen","early internet history",["today show","1994","internet history","email","media"],[47,51,15],"Used as a stock example of mainstream bafflement at new technology, often invoked in crypto debates.",[1,1,0,2022,2022,0,1,6,0,1],0],["UphN1_7nP8U","Progressive decoding: JPEG vs JPEG XL vs AVIF","Jon Sneyers","demo","dated","image codecs",["jpeg xl","avif","progressive decoding","image compression","web performance"],[45,37,4],"HN uses it as visual evidence that JPEG XL decodes progressively while AVIF shows nothing until fully loaded.",[1,1,0,2024,2024,0,1,4,0,0],0],["UwerBZG83YM","CIA Officer Frank Snepp Discusses Planting Stories in Vietnam","Witness to War","interview","evergreen","CIA media manipulation",["cia","vietnam war","propaganda","journalism","frank snepp"],[80,78],"Cited as a first-hand account of how intelligence agencies have placed stories in the press.",[1,1,0,2023,2023,0,1,3,0,0],0],["V-1RhQ1uuQ4","Why are people mean on Twitter? - Smarter Every Day 214","SmarterEveryDay","explainer","dated","social media manipulation",["twitter","disinformation","bots","IRA","online trolling"],[80,51,19],"Cited in discussions of platform manipulation and eroding institutional trust, though mentions are mostly passing references.",[1,1,0,2020,2020,0,1,2,1,0],0],["V-vFtiDYiIw","Converting devices to USB Type-C","DIY Perks","tutorial","evergreen","usb-c hardware modding",["usb-c","soldering","diy electronics","hardware hacking","adapters"],[42,43,116],"Commenters cite it as a well-made, practical example of USB-C conversion when they discuss hacking USB-C into devices.",[1,1,0,2024,2024,0,1,3,0,0],0],["V74AxCqOTvg","How to start a movement | Derek Sivers","TED","talk","evergreen","leadership and movements",["leadership","followers","ted","movements","derek sivers"],[66,91],"Recommended as a short leadership talk that commenters have shown to many people.",[1,1,0,2013,2013,0,1,2,0,0],0],["VAesMQ6VtK8","How China Is Changing Your Internet | The New York Times","The New York Times","news","dated","wechat and chinese super-apps",["wechat","super app","china tech","mobile payments","platforms"],[67,74,80],"HN cites it as a concise explanation of why WeChat's super-app model is so dominant and why people worry about copycats.",[1,1,0,2017,2017,0,1,4,0,0],0],["VCH7BWGpl5s","60 Minutes, Navy pilots describe encounters with UFOs: BUSTED!","Thunderf00t","commentary","dated","ufo footage debunking",["ufo","uap","navy pilots","debunking","skepticism"],[144,80],"Used by skeptics in UFO threads as a debunking of the Navy pilot videos.",[1,1,0,2023,2023,0,1,0,2,0],0],["VJ-p9qOhBv4","Cats in a Cat Cafe in Japan Reacting to an Earthquake - 994393","RM Videos","other","evergreen","animal earthquake detection",["cats","earthquake","japan","animal behavior"],[99,106],"Commenters use it in earthquake threads as an anecdote that animals may sense tremors seconds before humans, and occasionally as a joke about cat alarms.",[1,1,0,2024,2024,0,1,1,0,1],0],["VLHJUfgxEO4","OpenFlow @ Google - Urs Hoelzle, Google","Open Networking Summit","talk","dated","software-defined networking",["openflow","google","datacenter networks","sdn","urs hoelzle"],[15,12,16],"Cited as a primary source for Google building its own switches and running OpenFlow in production.",[1,1,0,2013,2013,0,1,3,0,0],0],["VOMWzjrRiBg","There's No Tomorrow (limits to growth & the future)","incubatepictures","documentary","dated","peak oil and limits to growth",["peak oil","resource depletion","exponential growth","energy","animation"],[108,69,147],"HN links it in threads about energy shocks and resource dependence as a quick, accessible overview of peak-oil arguments.",[1,1,0,2026,2026,0,1,3,0,0],0],["VVvnTByzTmA","Thomas Sowell: affirmative action creates academic failure & resentment","Gravitahn","interview","dated","affirmative action",["thomas sowell","college admissions","mismatch","preferential policies","public policy"],[79,70,73],"HN cites it in threads on college admissions and affirmative action as Sowell's argument about unintended consequences.",[1,1,0,2018,2018,0,1,3,0,0],0],["VaMjhwFE1Zw","The Superhuman World of Wim Hof: The Iceman","VICE","documentary","dated","wim hof method",["wim hof","cold exposure","breathing technique","vice documentary","immune response"],[98,135,90],"HN mentions it as evidence that the Wim Hof method can be learned and as the documentary that led some to try breathing and cold exposure, while others dispute the claims.",[1,1,0,2022,2022,0,1,3,2,0],0],["VeSgaJt27PM","Douglas Engelbart Interviewed by John Markoff of the New York Times","Computer History Museum","interview","evergreen","douglas engelbart",["engelbart","computer history","augmenting intellect","mother of all demos","human-computer interaction"],[52,48,47],"HN cites it for Engelbart's own account of his philosophy, in which computers augment human thinking instead of mimicking paper.",[1,1,0,2018,2018,0,1,5,0,0],0],["VkR2hnXR0SM","Blindsight Sci-fi Short Film","Danil Krivoruchko","other","evergreen","blindsight short film",["blindsight","peter watts","sci-fi","short film","first contact","cgi"],[61,60,136],"Shared as a fan-made teaser for Blindsight in threads about the novel or alien intelligence.",[1,1,0,2021,2021,0,1,2,0,0],0],["Vn2vdQZhs0w","I Spent $1100 on DisplayPort Cables… for Science!","Linus Tech Tips","demo","dated","displayport cable testing",["displayport","cables","bandwidth","cable tester","hardware testing"],[45,44],"HN cites it as evidence that DisplayPort cable labeling is unreliable and that even major brands can fail, and for its explanation of version differences.",[1,1,0,2023,2023,0,1,2,0,0],0],["VnvGwFegbC8","The Disaster That Changed Engineering: The Hyatt Regency Collapse","Tom Scott","explainer","evergreen","structural engineering failures",["hyatt regency","structural failure","engineering ethics","case study","practical engineering"],[112],"HN cites it as the standard case study of how a small unchecked design change causes disaster, and of why engineering process and bureaucracy exist.",[1,1,0,2021,2021,0,1,4,0,0],0],["VoS7DsT1rdM","GopherCon 2014 Opening Keynote by Rob Pike","Confreaks","talk","evergreen","go language design",["go","rob pike","language design","gophercon","keynote"],[2,0],"Recommended as a walkthrough of how Go's design evolved and where its ideas originated.",[1,1,0,2014,2014,0,1,2,0,0],0],["VpiNDxssUL0","Quake done Quick - Quake done Quickest","Quake done Quick","demo","evergreen","speedrunning",["quake","speedrun","fps","rocket jumping","game movement"],[126,124],"HN uses it as a showcase of extreme FPS movement skill, such as rocket and grenade jumping.",[1,1,0,2013,2013,0,1,3,0,0],0],["VplMHWSZf5c","Scott Aaronson | How Much Math Is Knowable?","Harvard CMSA","lecture","evergreen","busy beaver and computability",["busy beaver","scott aaronson","incompleteness","uncomputability","theoretical computer science"],[31,36],"Pointed to in Busy Beaver threads as an accessible expert talk on the topic.",[1,1,0,2025,2025,0,1,2,0,0],0],["VrKW58MS12g","Glitterbomb Trap Catches Phone Scammer (who gets arrested)","Mark Rober","demo","evergreen","phone scams",["scambaiting","phone scams","glitter bomb","mark rober","fraud"],[19,75,135],"HN mentions it in robocall and scam threads as an entertaining look at how phone scams work and how vigilantes fight back.",[1,1,0,2021,2021,0,1,3,0,0],0],["VsHc91IhzdI","ants simulation","Hugh Lomas","demo","evergreen","ant colony simulation",["ants","pheromones","emergent behavior","cellular automaton","simulation"],[59,58],"Linked in ant-simulation threads as a compact, open-source example of emergent behavior.",[1,1,0,2018,2018,0,1,2,0,0],0],["Vt4Dfa4fOEY","How English sounds to non-English speakers","Brian and Karl","comedy","evergreen","fake english gibberish",["fake language","short film","accents","linguistics","comedy"],[145,129],"HN cites it as the best-known example of gibberish that mimics the sound of a language, in threads about fake languages and nonsense imitations.",[1,1,0,2017,2017,0,1,2,0,0],0],["Vy5Ky50eGJs","MIT ACL - Variable Pitch Quadrotor","AerospaceControlsLab","demo","evergreen","variable pitch quadrotors",["quadrotor","variable pitch","drones","mit","control systems"],[24,109],"Referenced in drone threads as a demonstration that variable pitch quadcopters fly well with little drift.",[1,1,0,2016,2016,0,1,2,0,0],0],["W07ZpEv9Sog","DEFCON 19: Introduction to Tamper Evident Devices","Christiaan008","talk","evergreen","tamper-evident devices",["tamper evident","physical security","lockpicking","defcon","seals"],[17],"HN points to it in threads about physical security and tamper-evident seals as an informative look at how easily they are bypassed.",[1,1,0,2015,2015,0,1,2,0,0],0],["W5yVGmfivAk","Vitamin D and immunity","Dr. John Campbell","explainer","news","vitamin d and covid-19",["vitamin d","immunity","covid-19","dr john campbell","respiratory infection"],[96,97],"Commenters point to Campbell's channel as a low-tech, content-dense source of pandemic updates and early discussion of vitamin D.",[1,1,0,2020,2020,0,1,4,0,0],0],["WA0wKeokWUU","Dr. Oz and Nutritional Supplements: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO)","LastWeekTonight","comedy","evergreen","supplement industry misinformation",["john oliver","dr oz","supplements","health journalism","satire"],[80,97,130],"Cited when discussing sensational health journalism and supplement industry misinformation.",[1,1,0,2020,2020,0,1,3,0,0],0],["WAwDvbIfkos","What keeps a train on the track?","BoreMeScience","explainer","evergreen","railway wheel physics",["richard feynman","trains","conical wheels","physics","railways"],[82,111,113],"HN links it as a great, surprising explanation whenever rail wheels, gauge or curves come up.",[1,1,0,2020,2020,0,1,2,0,0],0],["WE58YisgFeQ","The Death of Europe's Last Electronics Giant","TechAltar","documentary","dated","philips company decline",["philips","corporate history","electronics industry","brand licensing","europe"],[53,67],"HN points to it when asked why many Philips-branded products aren't made by Philips, and for the company's decline.",[1,1,0,2023,2023,0,1,2,0,0],0],["WNFf7nMIGnE","Lin-Manuel Miranda Performs at the White House Poetry Jam: (8 of 8)","The Obama White House","other","evergreen","hamilton origins",["lin-manuel miranda","hamilton","hip-hop","musical theater","white house"],[131,140],"HN commenters cite it as the origin point of Hamilton, the clip that first showed the idea and drew a big audience reaction.",[1,1,0,2021,2021,0,1,4,0,0],0],["WOHPuY88Ry4","Johnny Cash - A Boy Named Sue (Live at San Quentin, 1969)","JohnnyCashVEVO","music","evergreen","johnny cash live",["johnny cash","country music","san quentin","live album","a boy named sue"],[131],"Mostly invoked as a reference or joke in threads about names, the .su domain or hardship, rather than recommended.",[1,1,0,2024,2024,0,1,3,0,2],0],["WOOw2yWMSfk","Bulletball","zorak007","other","evergreen","startup persistence cautionary tale",["bulletball","inventor","entrepreneurship","bad ideas","persistence"],[64,72],"Mostly used as a cautionary tale about risking everything on a weak idea, with one commenter seeing it as a lesson in determination.",[1,1,0,2008,2008,0,1,0,6,0],0],["WfNBmZy1Yuc","Control Malfunctions & Flight Instrument Anomalies, by Captain Warren VanderBurgh.","flightcrewguide.com","lecture","evergreen","aviation incidents",["flight controls","stabilizer trim","pilot training","american airlines","instrument failure"],[109],"Cited in aviation threads as a gripping primary-source account of incidents like stabilizer trim moving without the pilot's knowledge.",[1,1,0,2016,2016,0,1,3,0,0],0],["WkxSyv5R1sg","Doing Time Doing Vipassana - Full official version","Karuna Films LTD","documentary","evergreen","vipassana in prisons",["vipassana","meditation","tihar prison","rehabilitation","kiran bedi"],[135,75,144],"Cited as evidence that meditation can work as prison reform.",[1,1,0,2018,2018,0,1,2,0,0],0],["WmId2ZP3h0c","Inside China's 'thought transformation' camps - BBC News","BBC News","news","news","xinjiang internment camps",["xinjiang","uighurs","china","bbc","internment camps"],[74,80,79],"HN cites it as a stage-managed press tour of the camps, useful for seeing what was shown and what was hidden.",[1,1,0,2020,2020,0,1,4,0,0],0],["X0VH78ye4yY","F8 2015 - Big Code: Developer Infrastructure at Facebook's Scale","Meta Developers","talk","dated","developer infrastructure",["facebook","mercurial","continuous integration","monorepo","developer productivity"],[8,9],"HN points to it as a look at developer infrastructure at large scale, with speakers covering source control and CI test selection.",[1,1,0,2015,2015,0,1,3,0,0],0],["X36ye-1x_HQ","Type-Driven Development in Idris — Edwin Brady","Scala World","talk","evergreen","dependent types",["idris","type-driven development","typed holes","functional programming","interactive editing"],[0,1,36],"HN points to it as a demonstration of type-directed editing with typed holes, which some see as a likely future of programming.",[1,1,0,2023,2023,0,1,3,1,0],0],["XCvwCcEP74Q","The Four Horsemen: Amazon/Apple/Facebook & Google - Who Wins/Loses (Scott Galloway, L2 Inc.) | DLD15","DLD Conference","talk","dated","big tech strategy",["scott galloway","amazon","apple","business strategy","retail"],[67,65],"Shared in 2015 threads as an insightful framework for strategic moves by the big tech companies.",[1,1,0,2015,2015,0,1,2,0,0],0],["XFJnWp1tAdU","How to Surface a Submarine in the Arctic Ocean - Smarter Every Day 260","SmarterEveryDay","explainer","evergreen","submarine operations",["arctic","us navy","ballast","smarter every day","ice surfacing"],[119,78,88],"HN points to it as the best accessible explanation of submarine ice breaking and sub controls.",[1,1,0,2021,2021,0,1,3,0,0],0],["XGbPHp6QfkQ","The Mk8 VW GTI isn't as good as its predecessor. | Revelations with Jason Cammisa | Ep. 11","Hagerty","commentary","dated","car reviews",["vw gti","jason cammisa","car ux","touchscreens","physical buttons"],[110,55],"HN cites it in threads on touchscreens versus physical buttons in cars, as an example of an enthusiast's critique of VW's UX.",[1,1,0,2023,2023,0,1,2,1,0],0],["XTl7Jn_kmio","Types are like the Weather, Type Systems are like Weathermen - Matthias Felleisen","ClojureTV","talk","evergreen","type systems",["typed racket","static typing","hindley-milner","racket","programming languages"],[0,1],"Referenced in static versus dynamic typing debates, including his remark that Hindley-Milner doesn't really work.",[1,1,0,2016,2016,0,1,2,0,0],0],["XVv1GipR5yU","APL at Julia's Speed | Shashi Gowda | JuliaCon 2016","The Julia Programming Language","talk","dated","apl in julia",["apl","julia","jit compilation","juliacon","array programming"],[7,3,1],"Cited in APL and Julia threads as a neat way to run APL-style syntax at Julia's speed.",[1,1,0,2018,2018,0,1,3,0,0],0],["XZJc1p6RE78","Ch(e)at GPT? - Computerphile","Computerphile","explainer","evergreen","llm watermarking",["computerphile","watermarking","chatgpt","ai detection","language models"],[22,18],"Linked as the approachable explanation whenever HN discusses detecting or watermarking AI-generated text.",[1,1,0,2023,2023,0,1,5,0,0],0],["X_tYrnv_o6A","Your Body's Molecular Machines","Veritasium","explainer","evergreen","cell biology",["mitosis","molecular animation","veritasium","drew berry","cell division"],[95,60],"Cited as an easy-to-digest look at the awe-inspiring animations of cellular machinery.",[1,1,0,2022,2022,0,1,2,0,0],0],["Xe1a1wHxTyo","Monty Python - Four Yorkshiremen","Lizzie Steven","comedy","evergreen","british sketch comedy",["monty python","sketch","one-upmanship","yorkshire"],[129],"HN mostly posts it as a joke whenever someone says things were harder in the old days.",[1,1,0,2023,2023,0,1,0,0,11],0],["Xe1g1JrRRkY","Electroflight | Fully Charged","Everything Electric CARS","news","dated","electric aircraft",["electric aircraft","electric motors","contra-rotating propellers","racing plane","fully charged"],[109,110],"HN points to it in electric aviation threads for how small electric motors enable contra-rotating props.",[1,1,0,2018,2018,0,1,3,0,0],0],["XgFbqSYdNK4","Trusted Computing? Yes or No","Robin Good","explainer","dated","trusted computing and drm",["trusted computing","drm","tpm","digital rights","security"],[17,19,49],"Cited as an easy-to-understand framing of trusted computing and TPMs as tools that can treat users as threats.",[1,1,0,2014,2014,0,1,2,1,0],0],["XkDEzfpdcSg","CppCon 2017: Kate Gregory “10 Core Guidelines You Need to Start Using Now”","CppCon","talk","evergreen","c++ core guidelines",["c++","cppcon","kate gregory","modern c++","best practices"],[2],"Recommended as the condensed tl;dr of the C++ Core Guidelines and as a route into modern C++.",[2,1,0,2018,2018,0,2,2,0,0],0],["XpQMgbDJPok","Junction design in the Netherlands","BicycleDutch","explainer","evergreen","cycling infrastructure",["dutch junctions","bicycle infrastructure","urban design","netherlands","road safety"],[111],"Recommended as a short, comprehensive look at Dutch junction design, often cited when discussing intersections as a solved problem.",[1,1,0,2015,2015,0,1,2,0,0],0],["XvwNKpDUkiE","Typesetters in the '80s - Computerphile","Computerphile","explainer","evergreen","history of typesetting",["typesetting","linotron 202","computerphile","nottingham","phototypesetter"],[47,57],"HN commenters point to it as the history of phototypesetters and a story about the freedom to control your own hardware.",[1,1,0,2015,2015,0,1,2,0,0],0],["XyJh3qKjSMk","Yes Prime Minister, Discussing Trident","JBVids000","comedy","evergreen","political satire",["yes prime minister","trident","nuclear deterrent","british comedy","sir humphrey"],[130,133,78],"HN mostly quotes it as a joke about the nuclear missile Harrods would sell, and one commenter praises the show as political education.",[1,1,0,2025,2025,0,1,0,0,2],0],["XziuEdpVUe0","Oscilloscope Music - Planets","Jellybean Fenderson","music","evergreen","oscilloscope music",["oscilloscope","xy mode","audiovisual","vector graphics","electronic music"],[131,41,59],"HN cites it as the example of oscilloscope music, where the song itself is the visual, in XY mode.",[1,1,0,2021,2021,0,1,2,0,0],0],["Y57ruDOwH1g","Hot Code Reloading in C","Tsoding Daily","tutorial","evergreen","hot code reloading in c",["c","hot reload","dynamic libraries","live coding","tsoding"],[2,9,13],"HN commenters cite it as a hands-on example of hot reloading and live coding in C.",[1,1,0,2025,2025,0,1,2,0,0],0],["YAPt_DcWAvw","Antique 4x5 camera creates 20 micron photolithography masks: Super tiny tax form","Applied Science","tutorial","evergreen","home photolithography",["photolithography","photomask","ben krasnow","view camera","microfabrication"],[40,86],"Cited as an accessible way to make lithographic masks at home, in threads about hobbyist chip fabrication.",[1,1,0,2025,2025,0,1,3,0,0],0],["YAneTFiz5WU","AR15: Mud Test","InRangeTV","demo","evergreen","rifle reliability",["ar-15","ak-47","mud test","firearms","reliability"],[78,113],"Cited in AR versus AK reliability debates as evidence that the AR-15 handles mud better than its reputation suggests.",[1,1,0,2020,2020,0,1,6,0,0],0],["YE8MVNMzpbo","Killing the Walk Monster","Molly Rocket","talk","evergreen","game collision systems",["collision detection","the witness","casey muratori","character movement","game engines"],[122,6,8],"HN points to it as the explanation of how The Witness solved walking and collision.",[1,1,0,2021,2021,0,1,2,0,0],0],["YGIvWT-NBHk","Alen Ladavac - Taking CI and automated testing seriously - WebCamp Zagreb 2018","WebCamp Zagreb","talk","evergreen","game testing and ci",["automated testing","continuous integration","game development","croteam","talos principle"],[8,122],"HN points to it as a rare, practical look at how a game studio tests its games and engine.",[1,1,0,2022,2022,0,1,3,0,0],0],["YJg02ivYzSs","HYPER-REALITY","Keiichi Matsuda","other","evergreen","augmented reality futures",["augmented reality","speculative design","advertising","dystopia","short film"],[62,147,61],"HN cites it as a shorthand for the dystopian risks of ad-driven, ubiquitous AR, usually in critical discussions of advertising and the metaverse.",[1,1,0,2024,2024,0,1,10,9,0],0],["Y_9vd4HWlVA","Imaging at a trillion frames per second | Ramesh Raskar","TED","talk","evergreen","femto-photography",["ultrafast imaging","light","ted talk","computational imaging","non-line-of-sight"],[26,82,88],"HN points to it as the clearest and most striking explanation of femto-photography, with animations that make it easy to follow whenever related imaging stories appear.",[1,1,0,2012,2012,0,1,3,0,0],0],["Ya6h2zKlpaQ","The Cantrill Strikes Back | BSD Now 117","Jupiter Broadcasting","podcast","dated","operating systems and containers",["bryan cantrill","bsd","linux interfaces","containers","unikernels"],[13,14,52],"Cited as a casual, insightful conversation with Cantrill, and referenced for his views on containers and unikernels.",[1,1,0,2018,2018,0,1,2,0,0],0],["YaUlqXRPMmY","Feynman: 'Greek' versus 'Babylonian' mathematics","TehPhysicalist","lecture","evergreen","mathematical reasoning",["feynman","babylonian mathematics","axioms","physics vs mathematics","learning math"],[33,148,82],"HN cites it when discussing how math should be learned and taught, and why physics isn't built from axioms.",[2,1,0,2015,2015,0,2,4,0,0],0],["YcVSgYz5SJ8","Sarah C. M. Paine — Why dictators keep making the same fatal mistake","Dwarkesh Patel","interview","evergreen","geopolitical strategy and history",["sarah paine","maritime power","china","russia","military history","sanctions"],[74,78,77],"HN commenters use it as a source for Paine's continental-versus-maritime framework and her views on sanctions when discussing geopolitics.",[1,1,0,2023,2023,0,1,3,0,0],0],["YdtE3aIUhbU","TMS Bicycle, stable without gyros or trail (TMS=two-mass-skate)","Arend Schwab","demo","evergreen","bicycle dynamics",["bicycle stability","gyroscopic effect","trail","physics","self-stability"],[82,113,88],"HN commenters cite it as the author's own demonstration of research showing that bicycle stability is not explained by gyroscopes.",[2,1,0,2013,2013,0,2,2,0,0],0],["YeABJbvcJ_k","Air Traffic Control: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO)","LastWeekTonight","commentary","news","air traffic control crisis",["faa","air traffic controllers","floppy disks","last week tonight","aviation"],[80,109,75],"HN links it in threads on FAA modernization and controller shortages as an entertaining but substantive summary of the problem.",[1,1,0,2026,2026,0,1,2,0,0],0],["Ylomy1Aw9Hk","Congressional Fundraising: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO)","LastWeekTonight","commentary","evergreen","congressional fundraising",["campaign finance","lobbying","congress","john oliver","politics"],[73,80],"HN uses it as a go-to overview of the congressional fundraising and lobbying problem whenever money in politics comes up.",[1,1,0,2017,2017,0,1,6,0,0],0],["YrtANPtnhyg","The thrilling potential of SixthSense technology | Pranav Mistry","TED","talk","dated","wearable augmented interfaces",["sixthsense","gestural interface","projection","wearables","tedindia"],[48,62,44],"Mostly cited as the origin of ideas later commercialized by products like Humane's projector, and sometimes as a demo that never took off.",[1,1,0,2021,2021,0,1,2,1,0],0],["YtfzjehDg74","My Squirrel Recording is in a MOVIE! 📽 DUNE: Mark Mangini, Oscar Winning Sound Designer","Dani Connor Wild","interview","evergreen","film sound design",["dune","sound design","mark mangini","foley","squirrel"],[61,99,132],"Linked in threads about Dune's sound design as a first-hand interview about the squirrel recording.",[1,1,0,2022,2022,0,1,3,0,0],0],["YvT_gqs5ETk","Amazon Echo - SNL","Saturday Night Live","comedy","dated","smart speaker satire",["alexa","snl","voice assistants","seniors","satire"],[130,129,44],"HN brings it up as a joke and as design inspiration for voice assistants for seniors.",[1,1,0,2018,2018,0,1,2,0,2],0],["Z0DAKaR16cY","The Pope's Astronomer - Sixty Symbols","Sixty Symbols","interview","evergreen","vatican observatory",["guy consolmagno","astronomy","science and religion","brady haran","vatican"],[84,144,148],"HN links it as an approachable interview with a working astronomer who is also a Jesuit, whenever the Vatican Observatory or science and religion comes up.",[1,1,0,2022,2022,0,1,4,0,0],0],["Z2ZXW2HBLPM","pointerpointer.com's use of voronoi, canvas, and javascript","Paul Irish","explainer","evergreen","voronoi canvas web app",["voronoi","html canvas","javascript","pointer pointer","web development"],[4,59,58],"HN links it as the author's own breakdown of Pointer Pointer's inner workings.",[1,1,0,2020,2020,0,1,2,0,0],0],["ZH2wGpEZVgE","Design Club - Super Mario Bros: Level 1-1 - How Super Mario Mastered Level Design","Extra History","explainer","evergreen","level design",["super mario bros","level 1-1","game design","tutorials","nintendo"],[121,124],"HN cites it as the standard walkthrough of Mario's implicit teaching and as an example of hiding the tutorial inside the problem.",[1,1,0,2021,2021,0,1,5,0,0],0],["ZI198eFghJk","Modernizing Compiler Design for Carbon Toolchain - Chandler Carruth - CppNow 2023","CppNow","talk","evergreen","compiler design",["carbon language","data-oriented design","lexing","parsing","compiler performance","c++"],[7,6,2],"Recommended as a recent take on rethinking compiler architecture, and cited in discussions of flattened ASTs and fast lexers.",[1,1,0,2023,2023,0,1,3,0,0],0],["ZJUyVVFOXOc","S1E8: Show And Tell: Efrit: When Steve Gives Claude Full Access To 50 Years of Emacs Capabilities","Vibe Coding With Steve and Gene","demo","dated","llm agents in emacs",["efrit","emacs","claude","steve yegge","agentic coding"],[22,8,52],"HN shares it as a fun demo of an LLM driving a live Emacs process and orchestrating its long-standing ecosystem.",[1,1,0,2025,2025,0,1,2,0,0],0],["ZN4njIQcSR4","Prediction Markets: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO)","LastWeekTonight","commentary","news","prediction markets",["polymarket","prediction markets","insider trading","regulation","last week tonight"],[80,75,68],"HN cites it in prediction-market threads as an accessible critical overview, including the Polymarket CEO's remarks on insider trading.",[1,1,0,2026,2026,0,1,3,0,0],0],["ZPbyDSvGasw","DEFCON 21 - DNS May Be Hazardous to Your Health - Robert Stucke","Robert Stucke (bobhex)","talk","evergreen","dns bit flips",["bitsquatting","dns","ecc memory","defcon","security"],[17,15],"Cited in threads on ECC memory, CPU reliability, and bitsquatting as evidence that bit flips cause real DNS misdirection.",[1,1,0,2013,2013,0,1,3,0,0],0],["ZR0ujwlvbkQ","Grace Hopper Lecture","MIT Lincoln Laboratory","lecture","evergreen","history and future of computing",["grace hopper","nanosecond","latency","computing history","compilers"],[47,52],"Cited for her vivid illustration of orders of magnitude in latency, and as an example of a great computing pioneer as teacher.",[1,1,0,2017,2017,0,1,3,0,0],0],["ZRkm6-bBk4U","Comparing Tesla, Ford, & VW's Electrical Architectures","Munro Live","interview","dated","automotive electrical architecture",["tesla","ecu","teardown","ev","vehicle architecture"],[110,43],"HN recommends it as a fair, technical comparison and cites it when discussing why legacy automakers have more boxes and complexity than Tesla.",[1,1,0,2021,2021,0,1,2,0,0],0],["ZTidn2dBYbY","David Hasselhoff - True Survivor (from Kung Fury)","DavidHasselhoffVEVO","music","evergreen","synthwave music video",["david hasselhoff","kung fury","synthwave","80s","music video"],[131,50],"Mostly mentioned as a joke or a personal pick, including on a coding playlist thread.",[1,1,0,2022,2022,0,1,0,0,2],0],["ZW8gWgpptI8","Crafting A Tiny Open World: A Short Hike Postmortem","GDC Festival of Gaming","talk","evergreen","indie game postmortem",["a short hike","gdc","solo development","pixel shader","game design"],[123,121,58],"HN people cite it for solo-dev inspiration and for the rendering technique behind the game's look.",[1,1,0,2020,2020,0,1,3,0,0],0],["ZYD9yyMh9Hk","Python at Massive Scale - Stephen Simmons, Neil Slinger","PyData","talk","dated","large-scale python",["jpmorgan","athena","monorepo","python","trading systems","developer tooling"],[3,9],"Cited as the definitive public account of Python at massive scale, especially in discussions of monorepos and bank Python.",[1,1,0,2020,2020,0,1,7,0,0],0],["ZYqG31V4qtA","AMD's most important product ever - Ryzen 9 4900HS","Linus Tech Tips","news","news","amd ryzen 4000 mobile",["ryzen 9 4900hs","zephyrus g14","laptop cpu","amd vs intel","review"],[39,44],"HN people cite it as a review showing Zen 2's efficiency and performance advantage over Intel in laptops.",[1,1,0,2020,2020,0,1,4,0,0],0],["ZZ3F3zWiEmc","The Art Market is a Scam (And Rich People Run It)","Wendover Productions","explainer","evergreen","art market economics",["art market","wealth","auctions","contemporary art","wendover"],[72,137,70],"Used to explain why contemporary art is expensive for money reasons rather than art reasons.",[1,1,0,2021,2021,0,1,2,0,0],0],["Za45bT41sXg","Food Safety: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO)","LastWeekTonight","commentary","news","us food safety regulation",["fda","usda","food safety","john oliver","regulation"],[75,80,97],"HN cites it as an overview of overlapping and underfunded food regulation.",[1,1,0,2024,2024,0,1,3,0,0],0],["ZvmMzI0X7fE","SQLite: Protégé of PostgreSQL","Andrea Ross","talk","evergreen","sqlite",["sqlite","postgresql","d. richard hipp","embedded databases","pgcon"],[11,9],"Recommended as a talk from SQLite's main author, and cited for the project's focus on backwards compatibility and for deployment anecdotes.",[1,1,0,2017,2017,0,1,2,0,0],0],["ZzsK8Am6dKU","Parsing with Derivatives","Stanford","talk","evergreen","parsing with derivatives",["parsing","language theory","matt might","parser combinators","derivatives"],[7,1],"Mentioned as a great talk and related reading in threads on parsing techniques.",[1,1,0,2018,2018,0,1,2,0,0],0],["_-agl0pOQfs","Insane Clown Posse - Miracles (Official Music Video)","Psychopathic Records","music","evergreen","insane clown posse music video",["icp","miracles","music video","magnets meme"],[131,51],"Mostly posted as a joke in threads on magnets and physics, echoing the song's 'magnets' lyric.",[1,1,0,2024,2024,0,1,0,0,3],0],["_2NI6t2r_Hs","The History of Unix, Rob Pike","Stephanie Borgman","talk","evergreen","unix history",["rob pike","unix","bell labs","history of computing","blit"],[47,13,52],"Mostly cited as a source of Unix history stories and asides such as the Crabs prank program and the BLIT terminal.",[1,1,0,2020,2020,0,1,4,0,0],0],["_6sh097Dk5k","A History of The ARM Microprocessor | Dave Jaggar | Talks at Google","Talks at Google","talk","evergreen","arm architecture history",["arm","acorn","thumb","risc-v","dave jaggar"],[39,53,47],"HN cites it for first-hand ARM history, including Thumb's origin, and for Jaggar's endorsement of RISC-V.",[1,1,0,2020,2020,0,1,9,0,0],0],["_7vPNcnYWQ4","Making an unpickable lock. Calling locksmiths","Stuff Made Here","demo","evergreen","lock design",["lock picking","mechanical design","unpickable lock","locksmith","engineering"],[113,116],"Raised in lock-picking threads as a related attempt at an unpickable lock, and for novel anti-picking mechanisms.",[1,1,0,2022,2022,0,1,3,0,0],0],["_9LX9HSQkWo","Did We Just Change Animation Forever?","Corridor Crew","demo","dated","ai animation",["stable diffusion","dreambooth","anime","video stylization","vfx"],[60,22],"HN cites it as an example of temporally stable AI video stylization built from ordinary production gear.",[1,1,0,2023,2023,0,1,5,0,0],0],["_ByEBjf9ktY","Crossing the Street Shouldn't Be Deadly (but it is)","Not Just Bikes","explainer","evergreen","pedestrian safety and street design",["urban planning","pedestrians","traffic lights","netherlands","road safety"],[111],"Linked in road-safety threads as a good explanation of how street and signal design prevent pedestrian deaths.",[2,1,0,2022,2022,0,2,5,0,0],0],["_DrsVhzbLzU","Ian Hislop on Capital Punishment","Captain Soul","commentary","evergreen","capital punishment",["death penalty","ian hislop","question time","wrongful convictions","deterrence"],[75,129],"Cited in threads on wrongful convictions and executions as a pithy rebuttal of the deterrence argument.",[1,1,0,2019,2019,0,1,2,1,0],0],["_gZK0tW8EhQ","The Remote Agent Experiment: Debugging Code from 60 Million Miles Away","Google TechTalks","talk","evergreen","spacecraft autonomous software",["lisp","deep space 1","remote debugging","nasa","autonomy"],[85,1,8],"Cited in Lisp and safety-critical software threads as the definitive firsthand account of the DS1 remote REPL debugging episode.",[1,1,0,2012,2012,0,1,7,0,0],0],["_mP9OmOFxc4","Joe Rogan Experience #1236 - Jack Dorsey","PowerfulJRE","podcast","dated","twitter moderation",["jack dorsey","twitter","joe rogan","content moderation","interview"],[76,52,67],"HN uses it as a source on Dorsey's views on Twitter moderation, with mixed opinions on how well he answered censorship questions.",[1,1,0,2019,2019,0,1,1,1,0],0],["_njf8jwEGRo","21. Chaos and Reductionism","Stanford","lecture","evergreen","chaos and reductionism",["robert sapolsky","chaos theory","reductionism","complexity","biology"],[142,95,90],"Pointed to as a clear statement of irreducible complexity, the limits of reductionism, and why simple neuron-level explanations fall short.",[1,1,0,2020,2020,0,1,4,0,0],0],["_ve4M4UsJQo","Honda - The Cog","WebRidesTV","other","evergreen","rube goldberg machines",["commercial","practical effects","rube goldberg","honda","advertising"],[139,140,61],"Cited as an ad worth enjoying and as an example of practical effects so good they were mistaken for CGI.",[1,1,0,2011,2011,0,1,2,0,0],0],["a3ww0gwEszo","Find the Longest Path","switchbg","music","evergreen","longest path problem",["longest path","parody song","complexity","graph theory","np-hard"],[130,31,30],"HN shares it as a fun, memorable way to explain the longest path problem and as an entry in lists of programming and math songs.",[1,1,0,2021,2021,0,1,2,0,0],0],["aFdpBqmDpzM","AWS re:Invent 2020: Working backwards: Amazon’s approach to innovation","AWS Events","talk","evergreen","product development process",["working backwards","pr-faq","amazon","innovation","product management"],[65,53,66],"HN cites it as the primary source for Amazon's Working Backwards method whenever product-definition approaches come up.",[1,1,0,2022,2022,0,1,2,0,0],0],["aJ4TJ4-kkDw","The artificial skylight that you won't believe isn't real","Lux Magazine","demo","dated","artificial daylight lighting",["coelux","skylight","rayleigh scattering","architectural lighting","led"],[88,137,105],"HN points to it as a demonstration of artificial daylight, especially for windowless or underground rooms, and to date the technology to 2014.",[1,1,0,2016,2016,0,1,3,0,0],0],["aMkCKeZ8xZw","The State of Kernel Self Protection Project by Kees Cook, Google","The Linux Foundation","talk","dated","linux kernel security",["kernel hardening","kspp","linux","exploit mitigation","kees cook"],[17,14,13],"Cited as the authoritative overview of kernel hardening goals and priorities, including Cook's car-safety analogy for kernel security.",[1,1,0,2017,2017,0,1,2,0,1],0],["aPvXnmBIO7o","Self-filling water bottle: BUSTED!","Thunderf00t","commentary","evergreen","atmospheric water harvesting",["fontus","thermodynamics","condensation","debunking","crowdfunding"],[82,120],"Cited in atmospheric water harvesting threads as a debunking of products that promise drinking water from thin air.",[1,1,0,2022,2022,0,1,3,0,0],0],["aUgtMaAZzW0","Primary Series Ashtanga with Sri K. Pattabhi Jois","Adam Wade","tutorial","evergreen","ashtanga yoga",["ashtanga","yoga","stretching","primary series","mysore"],[98],"HN commenters suggest it as a free guided stretching routine, with the first half hour enough for a good stretch.",[1,1,0,2023,2023,0,1,3,0,0],0],["aVnRQRdePp4","Sandy Munro's Tesla Deep Dive - Autoline After Hours 447","Autoline Network","interview","dated","tesla engineering",["sandy munro","tesla","model 3","manufacturing","electric motors"],[110,114],"HN links it as an expert teardown perspective on Tesla engineering, used to back up claims about motors and electronics quality.",[1,1,0,2019,2019,0,1,2,0,0],0],["a_TSR_v07m0","Glitter Bomb 2.0 vs Porch Pirates","Mark Rober","demo","evergreen","package theft revenge",["glitter bomb","porch pirates","mark rober","engineering","prank"],[120,116,135],"HN brings it up as the obligatory link whenever package theft or booby-trapped parcels come up.",[1,1,0,2022,2022,0,1,1,0,1],0],["ab8GtuPdrUQ","0118 999 881 999 119 7253 | The IT Crowd","Channel 4 Entertainment","comedy","evergreen","it crowd sitcom",["the it crowd","emergency number","sitcom","geek humor"],[133,130],"HN mostly invokes it as a joke in threads about emergency numbers and phone numbers.",[1,1,0,2013,2013,0,1,2,0,3],0],["abqAanC2NZs","Brigade 3 real-time path tracing","Sam Lapere (Supergastrocnemius)","demo","dated","real-time path tracing",["path tracing","ray tracing","brigade","gpu rendering","graphics"],[58],"Cited as an early proof that real-time path tracing was feasible, years before it reached mainstream games.",[1,1,0,2014,2014,0,1,3,0,0],0],["agMrewRJTow","How Lexus Fixed Tesla's Bad Idea: Steer-By-Wire Yoke","Engineering Explained","explainer","dated","steer-by-wire",["steer by wire","lexus","tesla yoke","variable steering ratio","automotive"],[110,55],"HN points to it to explain how steer-by-wire is implemented and why variable steering ratio is its benefit.",[1,1,0,2023,2023,0,1,2,1,0],0],["agxSclh27uo","Inside Intel","AdoredTV","commentary","news","intel company culture",["intel","cpu industry","leaks","contractors","amd"],[53,39],"HN cites it as an insider account of Intel replacing senior staff with contractors, in threads about Intel's decline.",[1,1,0,2020,2020,0,1,3,0,0],0],["akvSE5Z474c","DEC LAB-8/e (PDP-8/e) playing music","Philipp Hachtmann","demo","evergreen","vintage computer music",["pdp-8","am radio","retrocomputing","rf emissions","minicomputer"],[50,47],"HN cites it as an early example of making a computer emit music over AM radio through electromagnetic side effects.",[1,1,0,2020,2020,0,1,2,0,0],0],["antLneVlxcs","[FSD Beta 8.2] Oakland - Close Calls, Pedestrians, Bicycles!","AI Addict","demo","news","tesla full self-driving",["fsd beta","tesla","autonomous driving","safety","oakland"],[25,110],"HN uses it as evidence of how rough Tesla's self-driving was in 2021, usually in skeptical threads.",[1,1,0,2021,2021,0,1,4,6,0],0],["aoag03mSuXQ","The Internet Was Weeks Away From Disaster And No One Knew","Veritasium","documentary","evergreen","xz backdoor",["xz","supply chain attack","linux","ssh","open source security"],[17,14,18],"Cited as an accessible, documentary-style account of the XZ backdoor in supply chain security discussions.",[1,1,0,2026,2026,0,1,3,0,0],0],["aolI_Rz0ZqY","So You Think You Know Git - FOSDEM 2024","GitButler","talk","evergreen","git workflows",["git","config","monorepo","rerere","fosdem","gitbutler"],[8],"HN commenters point to it as a well-regarded tour of newer, lesser-known Git features, and it is among the most-watched engineering talks of 2024.",[1,1,0,2025,2025,0,1,3,0,0],0],["aqqEYz38ens","High Res Wifi Signal Mapping","CNLohr","demo","evergreen","wifi signal mapping",["wifi","esp8266","signal strength","webgl","cnc"],[42,15,28],"Cited as a cool, concrete visualization of Wi-Fi interference patterns.",[1,1,0,2023,2023,0,1,2,0,0],0],["ar-poc38C84","USS Forrestal C-130 Hercules Carrier Landing Trials","jaglavaksoldier","demo","evergreen","carrier aviation",["c-130","aircraft carrier","uss forrestal","naval aviation","flight tests"],[109,78],"HN commenters link it as the go-to example of what a carrier deck can handle and as an impressive flight feat.",[1,1,0,2018,2018,0,1,4,0,0],0],["aw6RsUhw1Q8","Coal: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO)","LastWeekTonight","commentary","news","coal industry",["john oliver","last week tonight","bob murray","coal mining","worker compensation"],[80,108,71],"HN refers to it mainly for context on coal executive Robert Murray and the lawsuit that followed the segment.",[1,1,0,2020,2020,0,1,2,0,0],0],["awADEuv5vWY","How we can use light to see deep inside our bodies and brains | Mary Lou Jepsen","TED","talk","dated","optical medical imaging",["openwater","near-infrared","brain imaging","holography","ted talk"],[96,90,44],"HN mentions it as a reference for Openwater's approach of light-based deep tissue imaging.",[1,1,0,2024,2024,0,1,3,0,0],0],["ay-gqx18UTM","Windows 7 GUI slowness","VooD","demo","dated","windows gui performance",["windows 7","gdi","wddm","ui latency","windows xp"],[6,13],"Used as the reference example when people argue Windows UI responsiveness regressed after XP.",[1,1,0,2023,2023,0,1,4,1,0],0],["ay2uwtRO3QE","H3: Tiling the Earth with Hexagons","Uber Engineering","talk","evergreen","geospatial indexing",["h3","hexagonal grid","uber","spatial index","maps"],[11,28,30],"HN points to it as the detailed explanation of why hexagons suit map grids, in threads about H3.",[1,1,0,2019,2019,0,1,2,0,0],0],["ayh0qebfD2g","Building my dream computer - Part 1","The 8-Bit Guy","commentary","dated","retro computer design",["commander x16","6502","commodore 64","8-bit computing","hardware design"],[50,39],"HN points to it as the original proposal that explains the vision behind the Commander X16.",[1,1,0,2023,2023,0,1,2,0,0],0],["b1HWNcLDK88","Putin's Revenge: Julia Ioffe (interview) | FRONTLINE","FRONTLINE PBS | Official","interview","dated","putin and russia",["putin","russia","julia ioffe","frontline","journalism"],[74,80,73],"Recommended for historically grounded analysis of Putin, and praised as an example of releasing full-length interviews.",[1,1,0,2022,2022,0,1,2,0,0],0],["b2mnbyRgXkY","XDC 2020 - Day 1 - September 16, 2020","X.Org Foundation","talk","dated","linux graphics stack",["wsl","wslg","mesa","d3d12","xdc"],[14,58,13],"Linked for the Microsoft talks on WSL GUI support and how WDDM drivers map into the Linux VM.",[1,1,0,2020,2020,0,1,3,0,0],0],["b6URa-PTqfA","1979: Will WORD PROCESSORS start a HOME WORKING revolution? | Past Predictions | BBC Archive","BBC Archive","news","evergreen","history of remote work",["bbc archive","word processors","1979","working from home","office computing"],[47,71],"HN finds it a striking historical look at early text editors and remote work that feels very modern.",[1,1,0,2022,2022,0,1,2,0,0],0],["b9ifQvQCO7Y","Longhorn concept","Arkmage2","demo","dated","windows longhorn concept",["longhorn","windows vista","ui concept","microsoft"],[48,55,53],"Cited to contrast Microsoft's ambitious Longhorn vision with the Vista that actually shipped.",[1,1,0,2019,2019,0,1,2,0,0],0],["bBx2Y5HhplI","Nick Hanauer on inequality","WatchExtraVideo","talk","dated","economic inequality",["nick hanauer","ted","inequality","taxes","job creators"],[71,69],"Cited in debates about taxes, job creation and wealth redistribution, and for the controversy around its release.",[1,1,0,2017,2017,0,1,4,0,0],0],["bEOOYbscyTs","Clojure is Not Afraid of the GPU - Dragan Djuric","ClojureTV","talk","dated","gpu computing in clojure",["clojure","gpu","opencl","cuda","numerical computing"],[1,39,21],"HN commenters point to it as the talk by the author of Neanderthal and the Clojure GPU libraries, including comparisons against the JVM and CPU.",[1,1,0,2017,2017,0,1,2,0,0],0],["bJ_seXo-Enc","The artificial gravity lab","Tom Scott","explainer","evergreen","artificial gravity",["coriolis force","rotating reference frame","spin gravity","tom scott","space habitats"],[88,85,82],"HN cites it as an intuitive demonstration of the Coriolis effect and the practical problems of spinning habitats.",[1,1,0,2023,2023,0,1,4,0,0],0],["bQECSInWVPY","Steve Jobs on Virtual Reality (D3, 2005)","Milan Lajtoš","interview","evergreen","virtual reality headsets",["steve jobs","vision pro","vr","apple","spatial computing"],[62,52],"HN commenters cite it in Vision Pro and AR threads as Jobs's concise take that a headset is like headphones for video.",[1,1,0,2025,2025,0,1,3,0,0],0],["bQfJi7rjuEk","Intelligence is not Enough | Bryan Cantrill | Monktoberfest 2023","RedMonk Tech Events","talk","dated","ai risk and doomerism",["ai","doomerism","bryan cantrill","engineering culture","skepticism"],[23,52],"Recommended as a thoughtful Cantrill talk on embracing failure and curiosity in engineering, and as a skeptical counterpoint to AI doom narratives.",[1,1,0,2024,2024,0,1,2,0,0],0],["bS5P_LAqiVg","KUNG FURY Official Movie [HD]","LaserUnicorns","comedy","evergreen","80s action parody",["kung fury","parody","kickstarter","retro","short film"],[130,133],"Cited as a parody that crams in 80s movie tropes and as an example of the VHS aesthetic.",[1,1,0,2018,2018,0,1,3,0,2],0],["b_T-eCToX1I","2016 LLVM Developers’ Meeting: D. Dunbar “A New Architecture for Building Software”","LLVM","talk","dated","build systems",["llbuild","llvm","clang","incremental builds","compile times"],[7,8],"Cited in build-system and C++ compile-time threads as Apple's work on incremental builds and the design behind llbuild.",[1,1,0,2017,2017,0,1,2,0,0],0],["bdJKjBHCh18","Bill Atkinson: Hypercard","TWiT Tech Podcast Network","interview","evergreen","hypercard origins",["bill atkinson","hypercard","apple history","interview"],[48,52,53],"HN links it as the source of the story that HyperCard was inspired by an acid trip.",[1,1,0,2025,2025,0,1,2,0,0],0],["bhyYgnhhKFw","The True Cost of the Royal Family Explained","CGP Grey","explainer","dated","royal family finances",["monarchy","uk","taxes","crown estate","cgp grey"],[81,69],"HN commenters cite it in monarchy debates as the explainer claiming the royals make money for the UK, with some disputing it.",[1,1,0,2013,2013,0,1,9,0,0],0],["bj8hMtWeTUg","1 Month with the Xreal Air AR Glasses","The Tech Chap","other","dated","ar glasses",["xreal air","nreal","ar glasses","product review","monitor replacement"],[62,44],"HN uses it as a concrete example of lightweight AR glasses that work as a monitor replacement, a more comfortable alternative to VR headsets.",[1,1,0,2022,2022,0,1,3,0,0],0],["boB6qu5dcCw","Ion drive: The first flight","nature video","explainer","dated","electroaerodynamic propulsion",["ion drive","mit","ionic wind","silent drones","aircraft"],[109,88],"Linked as a quick demonstration of the ion plane in threads about silent aircraft and flying cars.",[1,1,0,2022,2022,0,1,3,0,0],0],["bq2_wSsDwkQ","Journalism: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO)","LastWeekTonight","commentary","dated","newspaper industry decline",["journalism","newspapers","john oliver","media economics","local news"],[80,130,67],"HN cites it in discussions of news economics and repackaged reporting, though some commenters say they distrust Oliver as a source.",[1,1,0,2017,2017,0,1,4,0,0],0],["bvlzZnhZhrc","Locksmith ripoffs: Hidden camera investigation (Marketplace)","CBC News","documentary","evergreen","fake business listings and scams",["google maps","locksmith scams","fake reviews","hidden camera","consumer fraud"],[75,80,19],"Cited as a concrete demonstration of how fake local business listings on Google Maps are used for scams.",[1,1,0,2021,2021,0,1,2,0,0],0],["bwhU9goCiaI","How Japan Learned Semiconductors","Asianometry","explainer","evergreen","japanese semiconductor history",["asianometry","vlsi project","semiconductors","industrial policy","japan"],[40,67,47],"HN points to it as an excellent history of how Japan entered chips, including government-coordinated cooperation like the VLSI project.",[1,1,0,2022,2022,0,1,2,0,0],0],["by1xpy8ob8E","Can A Metal Bowling Ball Survive Inside a Nuclear Explosion?","Scott Manley","explainer","evergreen","nuclear weapons tests",["lew allen","nuclear tests","steel spheres","scott manley","project orion"],[78,82],"Cited as a fun, well-explained account of objects surviving nuclear blasts, relevant to Orion-style and spacecraft survivability discussions.",[1,1,0,2026,2026,0,1,2,0,0],0],["c-FGwDDc-s8","DEBUNKING ELON MUSK Pt1 (1080p)","Common Sense Skeptic","commentary","dated","elon musk criticism",["elon musk","paypal","tesla","debunking"],[53,64,110],"HN mentions it mostly as critical commentary on Musk, with one commenter saying it tempered their view.",[1,1,0,2021,2021,0,1,0,2,0],0],["c01BlUDIlK4","Moore's Law is Not Dead (Jim Keller) | AI Podcast Clips","Lex Fridman","interview","dated","moore's law",["jim keller","chip design","transistor scaling","semiconductors","lex fridman"],[39,40,52],"Used to support the argument that chip engineers see plenty of scaling headroom left.",[1,1,0,2021,2021,0,1,2,0,0],0],["c33AZBnRHks","Someone improved my code by 40,832,277,770%","Stand-up Maths","explainer","evergreen","code optimization",["performance","wordle","algorithms","optimization","matt parker"],[6,30,35],"Cited as a fun example of how algorithmic changes can yield enormous performance gains.",[1,1,0,2022,2022,0,1,2,0,1],0],["c5QF2HjHLSE","\"Design in Practice\" by Rich Hickey","ClojureTV","talk","evergreen","software design process",["rich hickey","decision matrix","problem statements","team decisions","clojure"],[5,1,66],"HN draws on it for practical decision-making and problem-framing techniques that apply well beyond Clojure.",[2,1,0,2024,2024,0,2,2,0,0],0],["c6SUOeAqOjU","Computers for Cynics 2 - It All Went Wrong at Xerox PARC","TheTedNelson","commentary","evergreen","history of personal computing",["ted nelson","xerox parc","computer history","hypertext","gui"],[48,47,52],"HN readers treat it as a contrarian counterpoint to the usual PARC mythology, though one commenter noted a few apparent mistakes in it.",[1,1,0,2014,2014,0,1,1,1,0],0],["cCeeTfsm8bk","Mark Osborne's MORE","HappyProductCorp","other","evergreen","dystopian short film",["stop-motion","short film","mark osborne","dystopia","animation"],[60,61],"Brought up in threads about isolation, dystopia and busyness as a moving, relevant short film.",[1,1,0,2015,2015,0,1,2,0,0],0],["cGqEBvlmFAQ","You Successfully Stalked Us, Please Don't Do It Again.","Matt and Tom","commentary","evergreen","geolocation sleuthing",["tom scott","matt gray","eclipse","osint","privacy"],[19,51],"Used as an example of how effectively internet sleuths can geolocate someone from small details, in privacy and open-source-intelligence discussions.",[1,1,0,2018,2018,0,1,2,0,0],0],["cHIo96yBf70","God Mode (Person of Interest)(2 x 22)","Person of Interest Highlights","other","evergreen","fictional ai surveillance",["person of interest","tv clip","ai","the machine"],[133,19,29],"Referenced as a fictional illustration of AI-assisted tools and non-visual interfaces.",[1,1,0,2019,2019,0,1,2,0,0],0],["cNZPRsrwumQ","BigDog Overview (Updated March 2010)","Boston Dynamics","demo","dated","legged robots",["boston dynamics","bigdog","quadruped","robotics","darpa"],[24],"Used as the go-to demo of robot resilience when Boston Dynamics comes up.",[1,1,0,2015,2015,0,1,5,0,1],0],["cNjA0aee07k","Inside a heated shower head. (suicide shower)","bigclivedotcom","demo","evergreen","electrical safety",["teardown","shower heater","mains voltage","electrical safety","bigclive"],[43,41,105],"HN commenters cite it as a teardown from a YouTuber who dissects appliances, showing live wires in contact with water.",[1,1,0,2024,2024,0,1,3,0,0],0],["cO1a1Ek-HD0","Richard Dawkins demonstrates laryngeal nerve of the giraffe","MysOxen","documentary","evergreen","evolutionary biology",["giraffe","laryngeal nerve","evolution","richard dawkins","anatomy"],[94,99],"HN uses it as the canonical example that evolution is not optimal and can get stuck in local maxima.",[1,1,0,2024,2024,0,1,3,0,0],0],["cO6txCZpbsQ","Dutch Cities are Better for the Environment (and my sanity)","Not Just Bikes","explainer","evergreen","dutch urbanism",["urban planning","cycling","netherlands","density","climate"],[111,102],"HN cites it in threads on sprawl, density, and climate, especially for the point that everything is a short bike ride from downtown Amsterdam.",[1,1,0,2022,2022,0,1,13,0,0],0],["cOubCHLXT6A","Balaji Srinivasan at Startup School 2013","Y Combinator","talk","dated","silicon valley and exit",["balaji srinivasan","startup school","exit","technology and politics"],[64,147],"HN commenters link it as the original talk so people can judge it directly instead of through press retellings.",[1,1,0,2014,2014,0,1,10,1,0],0],["cPNkH-7PRTk","Clojure for Lisp Programmers Part 1 - Rich Hickey","ClojureTV","talk","evergreen","clojure language design",["clojure","rich hickey","lisp","macros","language design"],[1,0,52],"Referenced for Hickey's reasoning on design choices such as macros and not building on SBCL.",[1,1,0,2019,2019,0,1,2,0,0],0],["cZ7LzE3u7Bw","How economic inequality harms societies | Richard Wilkinson","TED","talk","evergreen","economic inequality",["inequality","public health","social trust","ted talk","income gap"],[71,79],"HN commenters cite it in inequality debates as a compact summary of studies linking inequality to worse social outcomes.",[1,1,0,2015,2015,0,1,3,0,0],0],["ccRtIdlTqlU","James Gosling - Simula: a personal journey","UiO Realfagsbiblioteket","talk","evergreen","simula and java history",["simula","james gosling","java","object-oriented programming","programming history"],[0,47,5],"HN cites it as a first-hand source that Java's object model traces to Simula 67 rather than Smalltalk.",[1,1,0,2022,2022,0,1,6,0,0],0],["ceCOhdgRBoc","The Lobby P1: Young Friends of Israel l Al Jazeera Investigations","Al Jazeera English","documentary","dated","political lobbying",["israel lobby","undercover investigation","uk politics","al jazeera","student politics"],[74,80],"HN commenters mostly cite it as an investigative documentary on lobbying and influence operations in UK politics, with some presenting it as a critical exposure of the lobby's tactics.",[1,1,0,2017,2017,0,1,1,1,0],0],["cfSIC8jwbQs","The centuries-old debt that's still paying interest","Tom Scott","explainer","evergreen","centuries-old bonds",["tom scott","bonds","dutch water boards","finance history","yale"],[68,77],"Shared as a short, interesting explainer on very long-lived financial instruments.",[1,1,0,2021,2021,0,1,2,0,0],0],["ciGQCP6HgqI","Demo: Implicit Context","Jonathan Blow","demo","dated","programming language design",["jai","implicit context","allocators","compilers","systems programming"],[0,7],"Cited in discussions of memory arenas and allocators as the origin of the implicit context idea that later appeared in Odin and other languages.",[1,1,0,2025,2025,0,1,2,0,0],0],["cjriSNgFHsM","BeOS Demo Video","mikeboss","demo","evergreen","retro operating systems",["beos","vintage computing","multimedia","responsiveness","haiku"],[13,47,50],"HN commenters use it to show how responsive BeOS was on very modest hardware compared with Windows and Mac of the era.",[1,1,0,2021,2021,0,1,2,0,0],["BsVydyC8ZGQ"]],["ckBfbvOXDvU","Red Bead Experiment with Dr. W. Edwards Deming","The Deming Institute","demo","evergreen","management systems",["deming","red bead experiment","quality management","metrics","variation"],[66,27],"HN cites it as a classic illustration of dysfunctional management, gamed targets, and blaming workers for systemic outcomes.",[1,1,0,2016,2016,0,1,4,0,0],0],["cqggW08BWO0","Facebook CIA Project: The Onion News Network","c0pyr1gh7","comedy","evergreen","surveillance satire",["the onion","facebook","cia","privacy","satire"],[130,19],"HN commenters post it whenever surveillance or social-media privacy stories seem to confirm the joke, noting how prescient it looks.",[1,1,0,2019,2019,0,1,3,0,2],0],["cvZjhWE-3zM","The Nuclear Salt Water Rocket - Possibly the Craziest Rocket Engine Ever Imagined.","Scott Manley","explainer","evergreen","nuclear rocket propulsion",["nuclear salt water rocket","spaceflight","propulsion","scott manley","zubrin"],[85,103],"HN points to it as the go-to accessible video whenever nuclear rocket engines come up.",[1,1,0,2021,2021,0,1,2,0,0],0],["cwN983PnJoA","Your toothbrush is worn-out!","Applied Science","demo","evergreen","toothbrush wear",["electron microscope","toothbrush","materials","applied science","microscopy"],[87,88],"HN commenters link it for electron micrographs of fresh versus worn bristles when toothbrush wear comes up.",[1,1,0,2023,2023,0,1,3,0,0],0],["d-ruFmgTpqA","Garmin Emergency Autoland Flight Trial","AVweb","demo","dated","aviation autoland",["garmin","autoland","avionics","general aviation","automation"],[109],"HN points to it as a concrete demo of emergency autoland when threads discuss pilot incapacitation and aviation automation.",[1,1,0,2021,2021,0,1,5,0,0],0],["d6Pcp944sRI","Making purple gold","NileRed","demo","evergreen","purple gold chemistry",["purple gold","metallurgy","chemistry","nilered","jewelry"],[86,87],"HN mentions it as a fascinating example of chemistry persistence and as something people learned from, such as discovering purple gold exists.",[1,1,0,2024,2024,0,1,2,0,0],0],["d8BcCLLX4N4","How to slow down a stock exchange","Tom Scott","explainer","evergreen","high-frequency trading",["iex","stock exchange","latency","fiber","market fairness"],[67,15,68],"Cited as a quick, visual explanation of IEX's deliberate latency and of artificial delay as a fairness tool.",[1,1,0,2019,2019,0,1,6,0,0],0],["d99_h30swtM","The moiré effect lights that guide ships home","Tom Scott","explainer","evergreen","moire navigation beacons",["moire effect","inogon","navigation lights","maritime","tom scott"],[119,88],"Linked as the accessible explanation of how moire navigation lights work.",[1,1,0,2024,2024,0,1,2,0,0],0],["dE-vOscpiNc","NASA | Earthrise: The 45th Anniversary","NASA Goddard","documentary","evergreen","apollo 8 earthrise",["apollo 8","earthrise","nasa","lunar reconnaissance orbiter","space history"],[85],"Linked as a visualization of how the famous Earthrise photo was taken.",[1,1,0,2024,2024,0,1,2,0,0],0],["dEv99vxKjVI","Elon Musk: Tesla Autopilot | Lex Fridman Podcast #18","Lex Fridman","interview","dated","tesla autopilot",["elon musk","tesla","autopilot","self-driving","lex fridman"],[25,52],"HN mostly cites it as a record of Musk's self-driving claims and timelines, often sarcastically in threads about missed FSD promises.",[1,1,0,2019,2019,0,1,2,4,0],0],["dF_-jQc53jw","Hellaphone -- Inferno on Android phones","slawmasta","demo","dated","inferno os on phones",["inferno","plan 9","android","hellaphone","mobile os"],[13,14],"Shared as a demo of a minimal Inferno-based phone OS and an unusual dumb-phone approach.",[1,1,0,2014,2014,0,1,3,0,0],0],["daS5RHVAl2U","The cheapest capture card money can buy.. is actually WORTH buying? (BlueAVS/Goodan USB 2.0 CamLink)","EposVox","demo","dated","budget capture cards",["capture card","hdmi","usb","cam link","hardware review"],[44,45],"Commenters cite it as evidence that a roughly $12-20 HDMI-to-USB capture device is good enough for many uses, such as digitizing video or using a camera as a webcam.",[1,1,0,2020,2020,0,1,4,0,0],0],["dcHEhO4J29U","Peter Munch-Ellingsen: Why I wrote my own keyboard firmware in Nim (NimConf 2021)","Nim Programming Language","talk","dated","nim embedded firmware",["nim","keyboard firmware","embedded","qmk","nimconf"],[42,2],"Pointed to as a real-world example of Nim in embedded work, mostly by the author himself.",[1,1,0,2021,2021,0,1,3,0,0],0],["dkZFtimgAcM","Douglas Crockford: Monads and Gonads (YUIConf Evening Keynote)","YUI Library","talk","evergreen","monads",["monads","javascript","functional programming","crockford"],[1,4],"Mentioned as a great talk alongside Crockford's book, and mostly quoted for his quip that once you understand monads you lose the ability to explain them.",[1,1,0,2018,2018,0,1,2,0,1],0],["dmeRQN9z504","Andy Matuschak — The reason most learning tools fail","Dwarkesh Patel","interview","evergreen","learning and memory",["spaced repetition","andy matuschak","education","tutoring","learning tools"],[141,146],"Pointed to in threads on spaced repetition, tutoring and education as a thoughtful treatment of what effective learning requires.",[1,1,0,2024,2024,0,1,2,0,0],0],["dnHdqPBrtH8","Why the Soviet Computer Failed","Asianometry","explainer","evergreen","soviet computing history",["soviet union","cold war","computer history","industrial policy","reverse engineering"],[47,77],"HN commenters cite it as a concise answer to why Soviet computing failed, including reliance on reverse engineering and bureaucracy.",[1,1,0,2024,2024,0,1,2,0,0],0],["dqwpQarrDwk","1,000km Cable to the Stars - The Skyhook","Kurzgesagt – In a Nutshell","explainer","evergreen","space tethers",["skyhook","space tether","orbital mechanics","spaceflight","mars"],[85],"Used as the accessible reference for skyhook and space tether ideas in HN discussions of Mars transit, launch and space elevators.",[1,1,0,2019,2019,0,1,5,0,0],0],["dxk8b9rSKOo","Velocity 2011: Jon Jenkins, \"Velocity Culture\"","O'Reilly","talk","dated","amazon operations culture",["amazon","aws","devops","deployment frequency","velocity conf"],[16,53],"HN commenters cite it as a primary source for facts such as Amazon.com running on AWS and its very frequent deployments.",[1,1,0,2018,2018,0,1,4,0,0],0],["e8DVmwj3OEs","AWS re:Invent 2018: Powering Next-Gen EC2 Instances: Deep Dive into the Nitro System (CMP303-R1)","Amazon Web Services","talk","dated","aws nitro system",["aws nitro","ec2","hypervisor","hardware offload","virtualization"],[16,13],"Cited as the primary source on how Nitro offloads I/O to dedicated hardware and keeps management tasks off guest CPUs.",[1,1,0,2019,2019,0,1,4,0,0],0],["eGffUODWWSE","Model Y E36: The Octovalve Episode","Munro Live","explainer","dated","tesla thermal management",["octovalve","heat pump","tesla model y","teardown","electric vehicles"],[110,114],"HN cites it as a deeper look at Tesla's integrated thermal management system, from a commentator respected for auto industry knowledge.",[1,1,0,2021,2021,0,1,2,0,0],0],["eIdHBDSQHyw","How far can I broadcast LoRa packets WITHOUT a radio? - LoLRa","CNLohr","demo","evergreen","software-defined lora transmission",["lora","esp32","rf","aliasing","hardware hacking"],[42,41],"HN cites it as a striking example of radio hacking with commodity chips.",[1,1,0,2026,2026,0,1,2,0,0],0],["eNSN6qet1kE","HomeMade Electric Airplane","PeterSripol","demo","evergreen","diy electric aircraft",["electric airplane","ultralight","homebuilt","brushless motors","aviation"],[109,116],"Cited as an example of a hobbyist building and flying a real human-carrying electric plane, and as a channel worth following for DIY aircraft builds.",[1,1,0,2018,2018,0,1,3,0,0],0],["eNliOm9NtCM","NYC Tech Talk Series: How Google Backs Up the Internet","Google TechTalks","talk","dated","large-scale backup systems",["backups","site reliability","google","tape storage","data recovery"],[16,11,12],"Cited in backup and data-loss threads as a rare inside look at Google's backup practices, including its use of tape.",[1,1,0,2019,2019,0,1,4,0,0],0],["eR34r7HOU14","2013 Keynote: Chandler Carruth: Optimizing the Emergent Structures of C++","CppNow","talk","evergreen","c++ optimization",["c++","compilers","optimization","inlining","llvm"],[2,7,6],"HN lists it among C++ optimization talks and cites it for how much optimizer performance comes from inlining, from an experienced compiler engineer.",[1,1,0,2016,2016,0,1,2,0,0],0],["eRlhKaxcKpA","sCrAmBlEd?HaCkZ!","johndoe3","demo","dated","audio sampling software",["concatenative synthesis","sampling","copyright","music software","remix"],[132,59],"HN mentions it as an early example of corpus-based concatenative synthesis and audio-matching techniques.",[1,1,0,2023,2023,0,1,2,0,0],0],["e_1a6bHGQGo","Don Knuth - Constraint Based Composition","ccrmalite1","talk","evergreen","algorithmic music composition",["donald knuth","pipe organ","constraints","composition","ccrma"],[132,52],"Shared as a great talk showing Knuth's musical side and how he applies constraint techniques to composition.",[1,1,0,2016,2016,0,1,2,0,0],0],["eakKfY5aHmY","amazing starlings murmuration (full HD) -www.keepturningleft.co.uk","raisingmaggie","other","evergreen","flocking behavior",["starlings","murmuration","swarms","drones"],[99,88],"Cited as a benchmark for leaderless swarm behavior that robots and drones could aim to match.",[1,1,0,2022,2022,0,1,3,0,0],0],["ebeNeQFUMa0","Extraordinary Octopus Takes To Land | The Hunt | BBC Earth","BBC Earth","documentary","evergreen","octopus behavior",["octopus","amphibious","bbc earth","predation","marine biology"],[99],"HN cites it as proof that some octopuses really do crawl out of the water to hunt.",[1,1,0,2018,2018,0,1,3,0,0],0],["ek0FrCaogcs","Onboard quadrocopter failsafe: flight after actuator failure","Mark Mueller","demo","evergreen","quadcopter fault tolerance",["drones","control systems","quadrotor","failsafe","eth zurich"],[24,109],"It is the standard citation in drone and eVTOL threads for the claim that multirotors can survive a failed rotor with the right control algorithm.",[1,1,0,2019,2019,0,1,3,0,0],0],["er416Ad3R1g","† Carpenter Brut † TURBO KILLER † Directed by Seth Ickerman † Official Video †","Carpenter Brut","music","evergreen","synthwave music video",["carpenter brut","synthwave","music video","80s aesthetic","seth ickerman"],[131],"Recommended as an example of synthwave with striking retro visuals.",[1,1,0,2020,2020,0,1,2,0,0],0],["et8xNAc2ic8","dotJS 2012 - Brian Leroux - WTFJS","dotconferences","talk","dated","javascript quirks",["javascript","wtfjs","type coercion","language quirks","humor"],[4,0],"Linked as a funny tour of JavaScript gotchas, usually to show the language has oddities of its own.",[1,1,0,2013,2013,0,1,3,0,1],0],["etnMr8oUSDo","I Did Caffeine Analysis: Some Unexpected Results!","James Hoffmann","explainer","evergreen","coffee caffeine content",["caffeine","coffee","espresso","filter coffee","extraction"],[118],"Cited as measured evidence of how brew method affects caffeine content, notably that filter coffee extracts more than espresso.",[1,1,0,2024,2024,0,1,2,0,0],0],["euiSHuaw6Q4","Nineteen Eighty-Fortnite - #FreeFortnite","Fortnite","commentary","news","app store dispute",["epic games","fortnite","apple","app store","1984 parody"],[67,130],"HN cites it as a famous piece of anti-Apple marketing, with some praising the ad and others mocking the spin.",[1,1,0,2024,2024,0,1,2,1,0],0],["ev3vENli7wQ","Autechre - Gantz Graf (Official Music Video) 1080p HD","AphexAcid","music","evergreen","experimental electronic music",["autechre","idm","music video","generative visuals","electronic"],[131,59],"It comes up as an example of challenging, dense electronic music and as a hand-made visual-sync piece predating generative tools.",[1,1,0,2015,2015,0,1,2,0,0],0],["eyll-bBZzyk","No Béarla Series 1, Episode 1.","An Ghaeilge","documentary","evergreen","irish language",["irish","minority languages","ireland","language revival","documentary series"],[145,135],"Cited in threads on minority languages as a funny but sad look at how hard it is to live in Irish.",[1,1,0,2020,2020,0,1,2,0,0],0],["f-b4QOzMyfU","Industrial Strength High Performance RISC V Processors For Energy Efficient Computing","RISC-V International","talk","dated","risc-v processors",["risc-v","esperanto","many-core","machine learning hardware","vector extension"],[39],"Cited in RISC-V and AI hardware threads as the source for Esperanto's ambitious many-core vector design.",[1,1,0,2017,2017,0,1,3,0,0],0],["f1DtY42xEOI","Tomorrow's World: Nellie the School Computer 15 February 1969 - BBC","BBC","documentary","evergreen","early computer education",["tomorrow's world","bbc archive","1969","computer education","binary arithmetic"],[47,141],"Shared as a charming historical look at children learning computing, including kids acting as register bits.",[1,1,0,2010,2010,0,1,2,0,0],0],["f8DQSM-b2cc","Flat Earth \"Science\" -- Wrong, but not Stupid","Sabine Hossenfelder","commentary","evergreen","flat earth beliefs",["flat earth","science communication","conspiracy theories","sabine hossenfelder"],[148,144],"Pointed to in discussions about engaging with fringe beliefs and distrust of institutions rather than dismissing people.",[1,1,0,2022,2022,0,1,2,0,0],0],["fAxHlLK3Oyk","Alvin Lucier - I Am Sitting In A Room","TrilobiteJuice","music","evergreen","experimental music",["alvin lucier","minimalism","room acoustics","sound art","resonance"],[131,88],"HN cites it as the canonical work behind repeated re-recording experiments, and a pivotal piece of minimalist music worth listening to patiently.",[1,1,0,2023,2023,0,1,4,0,0],0],["fCUTX1jurJ4","Data | Philosophy Tube","Philosophy Tube","commentary","dated","data and surveillance",["privacy","surveillance","philosophy","cambridge analytica","video essay"],[19,143],"Cited in privacy and surveillance threads as a thoughtful treatment of being compelled to share data and the nothing-to-hide argument.",[1,1,0,2020,2020,0,1,2,0,0],0],["fCd6B5HRaZ8","Overview of Illumina Sequencing by Synthesis Workflow | Standard SBS chemistry","Illumina","explainer","dated","dna sequencing",["illumina","sequencing by synthesis","genomics","flow cell","ngs"],[95,94],"Commenters call it the best visualization of how the most common DNA sequencers work, though it predates newer chemistry.",[1,1,0,2017,2017,0,1,2,0,0],0],["fHMoDt3nSHs","Comic Database: Steve Hughes... Offended?","TheVoxRox","comedy","evergreen","stand-up on being offended",["steve hughes","stand-up","political correctness","free speech","offense"],[129,76],"Cited in free speech and moderation threads as the famous comedic rant on being offended.",[1,1,0,2019,2019,0,1,4,0,0],0],["fKSSY1gzCEs","Inside a cheap set of eBay digital calipers","bigclivedotcom","demo","evergreen","electronics teardown",["digital calipers","capacitive encoder","big clive","teardown","measurement"],[43,41],"Cited in caliper threads as a teardown showing how cheap digital calipers work and that they are better than expected.",[1,1,0,2022,2022,0,1,4,0,0],0],["fPF4fBGNK0U","2009 Chevy Malibu vs 1959 Bel Air Crash Test | Consumer Reports","Consumer Reports","demo","evergreen","vehicle crash safety",["crash test","crumple zones","car safety","iihs","engineering progress"],[110,113],"HN uses it as shorthand for how compounding engineering improvements, crumple zones especially, made things safer, applied to analogies well beyond cars.",[1,1,0,2014,2014,0,1,10,0,0],0],["fQqv0v14KKY","DeepSec 2010: All your baseband are belong to us by Ralf Philipp Weinmann","Sicherheitsforschung","talk","dated","baseband security",["gsm","baseband","mobile security","exploitation","deepsec"],[17],"Cited as the reference for baseband compromise, especially the point that owning the baseband can expose the application processor's memory.",[1,1,0,2013,2013,0,1,3,0,0],0],["fRMMSyCcTDI","ROTATING DETONATION ENGINE","Integza","demo","evergreen","rotating detonation engines",["rde","rocket engines","3d printing","detonation","diy"],[116,113,109],"Cited as an approachable hobbyist look at RDEs in threads on detonation-powered rockets.",[1,1,0,2025,2025,0,1,2,0,0],0],["fS4X1JfX6_Q","why typing like this is sometimes okay.","Tom Scott","explainer","evergreen","internet linguistics",["descriptivism","punctuation","informal writing","language change","tom scott"],[145,51],"HN commenters cite it in discussions of punctuation, tone and emoji in chat as a short intro to how internet writing norms developed.",[1,1,0,2020,2020,0,1,3,0,0],0],["fT4lDU-QLUY","New York City in 1993 in HD - DTheater DVHS Demo Tape","Youtube Pedant","other","evergreen","1990s new york footage",["new york","1993","d-vhs","hd video","archival footage"],[45,77,51],"Pointed to as striking proof of how good 1990s HD video could look, and as a window into early-90s New York.",[1,1,0,2018,2018,0,1,4,0,0],0],["fTTno8D-b2E","This is Cuba's Netflix, Hulu, and Spotify – all without the internet","Vox","documentary","dated","offline media distribution",["cuba","sneakernet","el paquete","censorship"],[80,76,15],"HN uses it as the standard example of sneakernet media distribution via hard drives.",[1,1,0,2016,2016,0,1,2,0,0],0],["fbTrLyqL_nw","Kia Boys Documentary (A Story of Teenage Car Theft)","Tommy G","documentary","news","teenage car theft",["kia boys","car theft","milwaukee","tiktok challenge","hyundai"],[75,135,110],"It is cited as a firsthand look at the Kia and Hyundai theft wave, usually in threads about car security and juvenile crime.",[1,1,0,2022,2022,0,1,7,0,0],0],["fiD24uEvY1U","Why France is Actually Preparing for War With Russia","RealLifeLore","explainer","news","france russia geopolitics",["france","russia","west africa","geopolitics","cfa franc"],[74,78],"Recommended as useful background on Russia's growing influence in West Africa and France's role there.",[1,1,0,2024,2024,0,1,2,0,0],0],["fkUwXenBokU","Future Shock Documentary (1972)","Jamie Clay","documentary","evergreen","future shock and technological change",["alvin toffler","orson welles","futurism","1970s","technology anxiety"],[147,135],"Recommended as a period piece whose worries about rapid change still feel relevant to current tech anxieties.",[1,1,0,2017,2017,0,1,3,1,0],0],["fl4aZ2KXBsQ","Prioritizing Technical Debt as if Time & Money Matters • Adam Tornhill • GOTO 2019","GOTO Conferences","talk","evergreen","technical debt prioritization",["technical debt","code hotspots","code churn","software evolution","code analysis"],[9,8,5],"Cited as a practical approach to finding the technical debt that matters, and as a reference for codebase visualization.",[1,1,0,2021,2021,0,1,2,0,0],0],["fnUc_W3xE1w","Stephen Krashen: Language Acquisition and Comprehensible Input","Tarek Hamza","lecture","evergreen","second language acquisition",["stephen krashen","comprehensible input","language learning","linguistics"],[145,141],"HN language learners cite it as the source of the comprehensible input idea and apply it to vocabulary tools and other learning.",[1,1,0,2020,2020,0,1,2,0,0],0],["fo_eZuOTBNc","[60 fps] A Trip Through Paris, France in late 1890s / Un voyage à travers Paris, 1890","Denis Shiryaev","other","evergreen","historical film footage",["paris","1890s","ai upscaling","colorization","street life"],[77,26,135],"HN cites it for the look of pre-car city streets, with pedestrians moving freely among carriages, and as an example of AI film restoration.",[1,1,0,2022,2022,0,1,2,0,0],0],["frAEmhqdLFs","Tom Lehrer - We Will All Go Together When We Go","The Tom Lehrer Wisdom Channel","music","evergreen","nuclear war satire",["tom lehrer","satire","cold war","dark humor"],[131,130,78],"Mostly quoted as a joke in nuclear war and doom threads, with one commenter praising Lehrer's satire.",[1,1,0,2020,2020,0,1,0,0,5],0],["frjaQ17yAww","Lie Witness News - SXSW Edition","Jimmy Kimmel Live","comedy","evergreen","overconfidence and pretending to know",["lie witness news","comedy","dunning-kruger","late night","social psychology"],[130,91,129],"Used as an illustration of the confident-idiot effect and of people pretending to know things.",[1,1,0,2014,2014,0,1,1,0,1],0],["fsi0aJ9yr2o","Meteor Screecast","meteorscreencasts","demo","dated","meteor javascript framework",["meteor","javascript","web framework","latency compensation","screencast"],[4],"HN remembers it as a great dev tool pitch, with commenters crediting it for showing optimistic UI and winning them over to Meteor.",[1,1,0,2022,2022,0,1,2,0,0],0],["fu3ETgAvQrw","Redesign Your Logo (2010 live backing video)","NeilCicieregaMusic","comedy","evergreen","logo redesign parody",["neil cicierega","pepsi","branding","parody song","design"],[130,57,131],"Shared as a funny companion to logo-redesign and branding stories.",[1,1,0,2023,2023,0,1,1,0,1],0],["fxbCHn6gE3U","The surprising habits of original thinkers | Adam Grant | TED","TED","talk","evergreen","original thinking and creativity",["creativity","originality","procrastination","failure","psychology"],[91,146,149],"Mentioned when discussing how to become more creative and why non-conformists are undervalued.",[1,1,0,2021,2021,0,1,2,0,0],0],["g0TD0efcwVg","React.js Conf 2015 - The complementarity of React and Web Components","Meta Developers","talk","dated","react and web components",["react","web components","interoperability","frontend","reactjsconf"],[4],"Cited in React versus Web Components threads as a clear picture of how the two interoperate and their challenges.",[1,1,0,2015,2015,0,1,2,0,0],0],["g0TaYhjpOfo","A Compilation of Robots Falling Down at the DARPA Robotics Challenge","IEEE Spectrum","news","evergreen","humanoid robotics",["darpa robotics challenge","robots falling","moravec's paradox","humanoid robots","2015"],[24],"HN uses it as the go-to illustration of Moravec's paradox and as a baseline for how far robotics has come since 2015.",[1,1,0,2018,2018,0,1,9,0,0],0],["g8JzXEoT9LI","DIY Sleep Apnea Fix Update: What We’ve Learned","Essential Craftsman","commentary","dated","sleep apnea self-treatment",["sleep apnea","mouth taping","nasal breathing","diy cpap","sleep"],[98,96],"HN people mention it as where they first heard of mouth taping and DIY CPAP-style fixes for sleep apnea.",[1,1,0,2023,2023,0,1,3,0,0],0],["gAjR4_CbPpQ","Daft Punk - Harder, Better, Faster, Stronger (Official Video)","Daft Punk","music","evergreen","electronic music video",["daft punk","discovery","interstella 5000","anime","music video"],[131,60],"Mostly used as a joke reference to the song's lyrics in AI threads, and cited for its robot-band theme in a thread about the song's tempo.",[1,1,0,2026,2026,0,1,0,0,2],0],["gORNmfpD0ak","PdF 2011 | Eben Moglen: The alternate net we need, and how we can build it ourselves","PdF YouTube","talk","dated","internet privacy and freedom",["eben moglen","freedombox","surveillance","decentralization","free software"],[19,49,76],"Cited in privacy and surveillance threads as an early argument for personal servers and decentralization.",[1,1,0,2011,2011,0,1,2,0,0],0],["gRelVFm7iJE","Bill Gates - Microsoft Antitrust Deposition - Highlights","Joe John","other","evergreen","microsoft antitrust case",["bill gates","deposition","antitrust","microsoft","david boies"],[67,75,53],"HN cites it as a view of Gates evading questions and sparring with a top lawyer.",[1,1,0,2021,2021,0,1,2,0,0],0],["gSrnXgAmK8k","All of our data is GONE!","Linus Tech Tips","commentary","evergreen","data loss and recovery",["raid failure","data recovery","backups","servers","linus tech tips"],[11,46,16],"HN refers to it as an honest, candid account of the common story of losing precious data to storage failure.",[1,1,0,2021,2021,0,1,3,0,0],0],["ga_7j72CVlc","Richard Feynman: \"What's the name of a bird?\"","Yves Messer","commentary","evergreen","names versus knowledge",["feynman","understanding","learning","education","nova"],[141,148],"Reached for whenever a thread touches on naming versus actually understanding something.",[1,1,0,2020,2020,0,1,8,0,0],0],["gg40RWiaHRY","I Tried Turning Games Into Text","Acerola","tutorial","evergreen","ascii art shaders",["ascii rendering","post-processing","sobel filter","shaders","graphics programming"],[58,59],"Pointed to as a nice overview of implementing ASCII rendering as a post-processing shader.",[1,1,0,2025,2025,0,1,3,0,0],0],["ggdYts4muu0","Tesla Virtual Power Plant","InfoQ","talk","dated","virtual power plants",["tesla","vpp","distributed systems","energy storage","edge computing"],[12,104,16],"Cited as a technical look at how Tesla's VPPs and Autobidder work as distributed systems.",[1,1,0,2024,2024,0,1,3,0,0],0],["giAMt8Tj-84","An Introduction to SQLite","Google TechTalks","talk","dated","sqlite",["sqlite","embedded databases","sql","database engines","google techtalk"],[11],"Recommended as a first-hand intro from SQLite's creator that also teaches how a database engine is built.",[1,1,0,2016,2016,0,1,2,0,0],0],["gocwRvLhDf8","Will YouTube Ever Run Out Of Video IDs?","Tom Scott","explainer","evergreen","unique identifiers",["base64","youtube","video ids","id space","tom scott"],[10,51],"HN links it whenever IDs, base64 or random identifier space come up, as a short and pleasant explainer.",[1,1,0,2021,2021,0,1,4,0,2],0],["gp0FI8Gw1iA","NixOS Drama Explained, a Personal Account","Jon Ringer","commentary","news","nixos community governance",["nixos","governance","moderation","open source community","nixpkgs"],[14,9,49],"Linked as a firsthand account of the NixOS moderation and governance disputes, from a banned member's perspective.",[1,1,0,2025,2025,0,1,3,0,0],0],["gzgyksS5pX8","Change w/ Jim Keller","Tenstorrent","talk","evergreen","future of computing",["jim keller","moore's law","semiconductors","s-curves","ai hardware"],[39,52,40],"HN commenters cite it as a thoughtful talk from a legendary chip architect, both for the s-curves view of progress and for concrete technical details on semiconductor scaling.",[1,1,0,2023,2023,0,1,4,0,0],0],["h4T_LlK1VE4","Glitterbomb 3.0 vs. Porch Pirates","Mark Rober","demo","evergreen","porch pirate traps",["mark rober","glitter bomb","package theft","engineering","prank"],[116,120,135],"Cited in porch-pirate threads as the definitive revenge-engineering project, praised for its impressive engineering.",[1,1,0,2020,2020,0,1,2,0,1],0],["h6MfM8EFkGg","TSP #183 - Starlink Dish Phased Array Design, Architecture & RF In-depth Analysis","The Signal Path","explainer","dated","phased array antennas",["starlink","teardown","rf design","beamforming","satellite internet"],[41,43,15],"Recommended as the deep, expert RF analysis behind Starlink's hardware.",[1,1,0,2021,2021,0,1,2,0,0],0],["hBMoPUAeLnY","Joe Rogan Experience #2219 - Donald Trump","PowerfulJRE","interview","news","2024 trump interview",["donald trump","joe rogan","tariffs","2024 election","politics"],[73,69],"Cited as a primary source for Trump's own stated positions, such as replacing income tax with tariffs.",[1,1,0,2025,2025,0,1,2,0,0],0],["hE2lna5Wxuo","The Truth Behind Calorie Labels","CaseyNeistat","explainer","evergreen","calorie label accuracy",["calories","food labels","nutrition","restaurants","op-doc"],[97,135],"Cited in threads on calorie counting as a quick, visual demonstration that labeled calories can be well off.",[1,1,0,2016,2016,0,1,2,0,0],0],["hKcOkWzj0_s","Caml Trading","Yaron Minsky","talk","evergreen","ocaml in finance",["ocaml","jane street","functional programming","trading systems","hiring"],[1,67],"Cited as evidence for OCaml's readability benefits and for hiring in less popular languages.",[1,1,0,2013,2013,0,1,5,0,0],0],["hKqVvXTanzI","DON'T Buy a Used Mining GPU! - $h!t Manufacturers Say","Linus Tech Tips","explainer","dated","used mining gpus",["gpu","crypto mining","used hardware","linus tech tips","graphics cards"],[44,39],"HN cites it as evidence that mining does not meaningfully degrade GPUs, so used mining cards are generally fine buys.",[2,1,0,2022,2022,0,2,3,1,0],0],["hLrFyjGZ9NU","Inside Hong Kong’s cage homes","Vox","explainer","dated","hong kong housing",["housing affordability","cage homes","real estate","land policy","hong kong"],[111,71,80],"Cited in housing and real estate threads as a vivid illustration of extreme scarcity and Hong Kong's land-price dynamics.",[1,1,0,2022,2022,0,1,2,0,0],0],["hM_h0UA7upI","No Priors Ep. 80 | With Andrej Karpathy from OpenAI and Tesla","No Priors: AI, Machine Learning, Tech, & Startups","podcast","dated","ai and self-driving",["andrej karpathy","tesla","waymo","llm training data","eureka labs"],[25,52,24],"Commenters cite it for Karpathy's views on Tesla versus Waymo, neural networks as a path to AGI, and the quality of internet data for LLMs.",[1,1,0,2024,2024,0,1,4,0,0],0],["hNDgcjVGHIw","Liberal Hypocrisy is Fueling American Inequality. Here’s How. | NYT Opinion","New York Times Opinion","commentary","dated","housing and inequality politics",["nimby","zoning","affordable housing","california","blue states"],[111,71,73],"Brought up in housing and zoning threads as a mainstream outlet making the case that progressive NIMBYism contradicts stated values.",[2,1,0,2021,2021,0,2,7,0,0],0],["hQ58Yv6kP44","Putin's famous Munich Speech 2007","Voevoda","news","dated","russia nato relations",["putin","munich security conference","nato expansion","geopolitics","2007"],[74],"HN cites it as a primary source for Russia's grievances over NATO expansion, mostly in threads about Ukraine.",[1,1,0,2022,2022,0,1,5,0,0],0],["hSyfZkVgasI","Paul Otlet, visioning a web in 1934","Attila Gárdos","explainer","evergreen","early web predictions",["paul otlet","history of the web","mundaneum","information science","1934"],[47,51,147],"Brought up whenever early predictions of the internet and the web's origins are discussed.",[1,1,0,2019,2019,0,1,3,0,0],0],["hTsrDpsYHrw","NIO ES8 & 3-minute Battery Swap Station | FULLY CHARGED for Clean Energy & Electric Vehicles","Everything Electric CARS","demo","dated","ev battery swapping",["nio","battery swap","electric vehicles","charging","china"],[110,104],"Linked as concrete evidence that automated battery swapping already works in practice, especially in China.",[1,1,0,2022,2022,0,1,5,0,0],0],["hV41QEKiMlM","Freeman Dyson - Fermi's rejection of our work (94/157)","Web of Stories - Life Stories of Remarkable People","interview","evergreen","overfitting and model parameters",["freeman dyson","enrico fermi","overfitting","scientific models","physics history"],[148,82,27],"Cited in modeling and machine learning threads as the classic story on overfitting and justifying parameters.",[2,1,0,2024,2024,0,2,14,0,0],0],["hWTFG3J1CP8","Complete History Of The Soviet Union, Arranged To The Melody Of Tetris","pigwiththefaceofaboy","music","evergreen","soviet history parody song",["tetris","soviet union","korobeiniki","novelty song","history"],[130,131,77],"HN posts it as a clever, catchy musical joke whenever Tetris or Soviet history comes up.",[1,1,0,2011,2011,0,1,1,0,4],0],["hZRL8luuPb8","How a Character LCD works Part 1","The 8-Bit Guy","tutorial","evergreen","character lcd displays",["character lcd","hardware interfacing","retro computing","electronics","8-bit guy"],[42,50,41],"HN commenters recommend the series as an approachable demonstration of the simple standardized interface used by character LCDs.",[1,1,0,2019,2019,0,1,2,0,0],0],["hcGgaa2mFc4","The Extreme World of Ultra Intense Lasers - with Kate Lancaster","The Royal Institution","lecture","evergreen","ultra intense lasers",["lasers","plasma physics","fusion","royal institution","demonstrations"],[82,88,103],"Recommended as an accessible, well-delivered lecture on high-intensity laser physics.",[1,1,0,2018,2018,0,1,2,0,0],0],["hcRxFRgNpns","Blitzscaling 08: Eric Schmidt on Structuring Teams and Scaling Google","Greylock","interview","dated","scaling google",["eric schmidt","google","alphabet","management","blitzscaling"],[66,53,64],"Cited as a first-hand source for how Google's leadership thought about hiring, organization and the Alphabet restructuring.",[1,1,0,2016,2016,0,1,6,0,0],0],["hfQdf93e63I","Star Trek: Picard - re:View","RedLetterMedia","commentary","news","star trek picard review",["redletermedia","star trek","picard","tv review","humor"],[134,133],"Cited as an entertaining and brutal review of Picard, including in a thread about a takedown of another Picard review.",[1,1,0,2020,2020,0,1,2,0,0],0],["hksVvXONrIo","It's Not Just You - The iOS Keyboard is Broken","Michi NekoMichi","demo","news","ios keyboard bugs",["ios","iphone","keyboard","autocorrect","apple"],[44,55],"Linked repeatedly as clear evidence of the iOS keyboard bug when people complain about typos.",[1,1,0,2026,2026,0,1,9,1,0],0],["hoTxiRWrvp8","The British Museum is full of stolen artifacts","Vox","explainer","evergreen","looted cultural artifacts",["british museum","benin bronzes","colonialism","repatriation","museums"],[80,77,137],"Cited as an accessible overview of the looted-artifacts debate around the British Museum.",[1,1,0,2022,2022,0,1,2,0,0],0],["hpTCZ-hO6iI","People who remember every second of their life | 60 Minutes Australia","60 Minutes Australia","news","evergreen","highly superior autobiographical memory",["hsam","episodic memory","memory","neuroscience","60 minutes"],[90,135],"HN links it as an example of extraordinary episodic memory in threads on memory and knowledge.",[1,1,0,2024,2024,0,1,2,0,0],0],["hps-HfpL1vc","JWST just made the \"Crisis in Cosmology\" WORSE","Dr. Becky","explainer","dated","cosmology",["hubble tension","jwst","distance ladder","cepheids","expansion of the universe"],[84,85],"Recommended as an accessible layperson introduction to the Hubble tension when new expansion-rate results make the news.",[2,1,0,2024,2024,0,2,2,0,0],0],["hsIpQ7YguGE","Milton Friedman - Case Against Equal Pay for Equal Work","LibertyPen","lecture","evergreen","equal pay economics",["milton friedman","discrimination","labor markets","free market","wages"],[70,71],"Cited in debates over pay equity law as Friedman's free-market argument on discrimination.",[1,1,0,2017,2017,0,1,3,0,0],0],["hyCIpKAIFyo","\"Pipe Dream\" - Animusic.com","AnimusicLLC","music","evergreen","computer animated music",["animusic","cg animation","midi","music machines","ray tracing"],[60,131,58],"HN people bring it up whenever music-playing machines or robot bands come up, as the classic CG precursor.",[1,1,0,2024,2024,0,1,3,0,0],0],["i-fvwg9zy08","The Russians Are Coming","Val Bennett - Topic","music","evergreen","tv theme music",["take five","reggae","secret life of machines","theme tune"],[131],"HN mentions it to identify the Secret Life of Machines theme music.",[1,1,0,2023,2023,0,1,2,0,0],0],["i3D7XYQExt0","Calculating a Car Crash - Numberphile","Numberphile","explainer","evergreen","kinetic energy and crashes",["numberphile","kinetic energy","stopping distance","speed","physics"],[82,35,110],"Used as a short explainer when people need to illustrate why speed matters so much in braking and crash severity.",[1,1,0,2024,2024,0,1,3,0,0],0],["i9jIsxQNz0M","New York Subway Signs","Yosef Lerner","demo","evergreen","pointing and calling",["nyc subway","poka-yoke","safety practices","social experiment"],[111,91],"It is linked in threads on pointing-and-calling and error prevention as a light illustration of the practice.",[1,1,0,2017,2017,0,1,3,0,0],0],["iCI3B5eT9NA","Ladyada interview with Paul Horowitz - The Art of Electronics @adafruit @electronicsbook","Adafruit Industries","interview","evergreen","electronics education",["art of electronics","paul horowitz","adafruit","electronics","books"],[41,52],"Pointed to as a companion to the Art of Electronics book, for people curious about the authors.",[1,1,0,2015,2015,0,1,3,0,0],0],["iJ4yL6kaV1A","Hypercentric optics: A camera lens that can see behind objects","Applied Science","demo","evergreen","camera optics",["hypercentric","telecentric","fresnel lens","perspective","diy optics"],[88,44,137],"Commenters cite it as the clearest demonstration of hypercentric lenses and of looking around objects with optics.",[1,1,0,2022,2022,0,1,4,0,0],0],["iOWamCtnwTc","Neural Network Learns The Physics of Fluids and Smoke | Two Minute Papers #118","Two Minute Papers","explainer","dated","neural fluid simulation",["deep learning","fluid simulation","convolutional networks","two minute papers","physics simulation"],[21,58],"It is cited as an early example of neural networks learning physics, and recalled during later discussions of AI video generation.",[1,1,0,2017,2017,0,1,2,0,0],0],["iOucwX7Z1HU","BBC - The Code - The Wisdom of the Crowd","timb6","explainer","evergreen","wisdom of the crowd",["crowd wisdom","estimation","jelly beans","marcus du sautoy","statistics"],[34,35],"Used as a quick, convincing demonstration of crowd estimation when discussing aggregated judgment.",[1,1,0,2016,2016,0,1,2,0,0],0],["iSSRaIU9_Vc","OpenSesame - hacking garages in seconds using a Mattel toy","samy kamkar","demo","dated","garage door rf hacking",["security","rf","garage doors","de bruijn","samy kamkar"],[17,42],"HN people cite it as a memorable example of a clever low-cost hardware hack and as a reason to admire Kamkar's work.",[1,1,0,2016,2016,0,1,2,0,0],0],["iYpl0QVCr6U","Maciej Ceglowski - The Website Obesity Crisis [Web Directions 2015 Keynote]","cat stevens (catb0t)","talk","evergreen","web page bloat",["web performance","page weight","maciej ceglowski","web design","keynote"],[4,6],"Brought up as the classic critique of web bloat whenever slow or heavy sites are discussed.",[1,1,0,2020,2020,0,1,3,0,0],0],["iZn3kCsw5D8","Blender and Next Gen: a Netflix Original","Blender","talk","dated","blender in film production",["blender","next gen","netflix","animation","pipeline"],[60,61],"Cited as evidence that Blender can power feature animation and for its look at a real production process.",[1,1,0,2024,2024,0,1,3,0,0],0],["i_mLxyIXpSY","Lessons from a Can Opener","Technology Connections","explainer","evergreen","everyday product design",["can opener","product design","technology connections","mechanisms"],[56,113],"It gets mentioned as a thought-provoking video that changes how you look at everyday objects, though HN mentions are sparse.",[1,1,0,2022,2022,0,1,2,0,0],0],["i_yJTCDU4uE","Peter Thiel on Stagnation, Innovation, and What Not To Name Your Company | Conversations with Tyler","Mercatus Center","interview","evergreen","technological stagnation",["peter thiel","tyler cowen","great stagnation","innovation","startups"],[52,64,147],"HN people point to it as a strong interview and as the source of Thiel's stagnation thesis.",[1,1,0,2020,2020,0,1,2,0,0],0],["ia7IKW0yuG0","The Cult of Conformity in Silicon Valley","Y Combinator","commentary","dated","startup culture",["y combinator","conformity","silicon valley","founders","big tech"],[64,66],"Linked in threads about YC culture and big tech burnout, as YC partners themselves acknowledging the trend.",[2,1,0,2023,2023,0,2,3,0,0],0],["ii1jcLg-eIQ","Lecture 3 - Before the Startup (Paul Graham)","YC Root Access","lecture","evergreen","starting a startup",["paul graham","startups","ideas","founders","y combinator"],[64,142],"HN people point to it as the video version of the essay and cite it for advice on building things with interested people before calling it a startup.",[1,1,0,2024,2024,0,1,5,2,0],0],["ipRvjS7q1DI","Richard Feynman: Can Machines Think?","Lex Clips","lecture","evergreen","machine intelligence",["feynman","artificial intelligence","turing","reasoning","lecture"],[93,29,82],"HN uses it as an early authoritative take in debates about AI, reasoning, and AGI.",[1,1,0,2024,2024,0,1,9,0,0],0],["iptAkpqjtMQ","The Life of a Bolt","Oracle Red Bull Racing","documentary","evergreen","formula one manufacturing",["formula one","red bull racing","machining","quality control","aerospace-grade parts"],[114,110,113],"HN commenters cite it as an illustration of the extreme effort Formula One teams put into safety, performance and reliability for a single part.",[1,1,0,2024,2024,0,1,2,0,0],0],["isgu-VrD0oM","Something's Rotten with French Nuclear","Decouple Media","interview","dated","french nuclear power",["nuclear energy","france","energy policy","mark nelson","reactor fleet"],[103,102],"Used as background in nuclear energy threads for its account of French policy and the economics of the fleet.",[1,1,0,2026,2026,0,1,4,0,0],0],["iv-5mZ_9CPY","But how do AI images and videos actually work? | Guest video by Welch Labs","3Blue1Brown","explainer","evergreen","diffusion models",["diffusion","clip","ddpm","classifier-free guidance","image generation"],[22,21],"HN uses it as a clear explainer for diffusion mechanics, such as negative prompts and faster sampling, and for joint text-image encoders.",[1,1,0,2026,2026,0,1,2,0,0],0],["izvdO-zdlKg","The EV Detroit is Dying to Benchmark - BYD Seagull","Autoline Network","explainer","dated","affordable electric vehicles",["byd seagull","ev cost reduction","teardown","chinese automakers","vertical integration"],[110,43,114],"HN commenters cite it as a concrete teardown-style explanation of how BYD builds a cheap EV and why Western automakers are worried.",[1,1,0,2025,2025,0,1,5,0,0],0],["j2cMHwo3nAU","Armok Invaders","BaronWable","demo","evergreen","dwarf fortress computing",["dwarf fortress","space invaders","turing complete","game hacking"],[126,31,125],"HN cites it as an impressive example of building computation inside Dwarf Fortress.",[1,1,0,2016,2016,0,1,2,0,0],0],["j800SVeiS5I","IN-SHADOW - A Modern Odyssey - Animated Short Film","SPELLBREAKER Studio","other","evergreen","jungian shadow",["animation","carl jung","short film","psychology","symbolism"],[60,91],"Cited as a visual illustration of the Jungian shadow, including in arguments about national or collective shadows and conformity.",[1,1,0,2021,2021,0,1,4,0,0],0],["j973645y5AA","A380 Blade Off Test","Manuito","demo","evergreen","jet engine safety",["a380","blade-off test","engine containment","aviation","certification"],[109,113],"Linked in aviation threads to show that engines are designed to contain a failed fan blade.",[1,1,0,2021,2021,0,1,3,0,0],0],["jBBS4FeY7XM","Debugging Lisp: fix and resume a program from any point in the stack - how Common Lisp stands out.","vindarel","demo","evergreen","common lisp debugging",["common lisp","slime","debugger","restarts","interactive development"],[1,8],"HN Lisp fans repeatedly link it as a short, concrete demonstration of Common Lisp's interactive debugging advantage.",[1,1,0,2023,2023,0,1,11,0,0],0],["jErqdRE5zpQ","Canon Cat","Storia Informatica","demo","evergreen","Canon Cat computer",["canon cat","jef raskin","retro computing","text editing","user interfaces"],[50,48,47],"HN uses it as a quick look at what using a Canon Cat was actually like, in threads on Raskin, command interfaces and early Macintosh history.",[1,1,0,2024,2024,0,1,3,0,0],0],["jNa3axo40qM","Emacs Rocks! Episode 13: multiple-cursors","emacsrocks","demo","evergreen","emacs editing",["emacs","multiple cursors","screencast","text editing","productivity"],[8],"Cited as the canonical demo of multiple cursors and of fluent, efficient Emacs editing.",[1,1,0,2026,2026,0,1,2,0,0],0],["jWWGmiZs4JA","Pentagon officially released 'UFO' videos: BUSTED (Part 3)","Thunderf00t","commentary","news","ufo video debunking",["pentagon ufo","debunking","navy videos","skepticism","camera artifacts"],[80,148,144],"HN commenters use it as the go-to debunking of the Navy UFO videos, though one commenter also praises it as entertaining.",[1,1,0,2021,2021,0,1,0,3,0],0],["jXf04bhcjbg","Tech Monopolies: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO)","LastWeekTonight","commentary","news","tech antitrust",["monopolies","antitrust","lobbying","big tech","john oliver"],[67,80],"Cited as a mainstream summary of antitrust arguments and tech-company behavior in related threads.",[1,1,0,2023,2023,0,1,4,0,0],0],["jaoQh6BoH3c","The Secret of Our Success | Joseph Henrich | Talks at Google","Talks at Google","talk","evergreen","cultural evolution",["joseph henrich","collective intelligence","social learning","anthropology","culture"],[94,91,148],"Cited to support the view that human progress comes from networks and social learning.",[1,1,0,2018,2018,0,1,3,0,0],0],["jbp3kdJZ1_A","Is Starlink A Secret Radar Constellation?","Noise In Space","explainer","news","starlink radar capability",["starlink","synthetic aperture radar","phased arrays","satellites","rf engineering"],[85,41,37],"Cited as a rigorous radio-engineering analysis of what radar capability Starlink could plausibly have.",[3,1,0,2026,2026,0,3,5,0,0],0],["jcvd5JZkUXY","All Creative Work Is Derivative","Question Copyright","other","evergreen","copyright and creativity",["copyright","remix culture","nina paley","public domain","animation"],[75,76,137],"Used in copyright and AI-code debates to argue that creativity is inherently derivative.",[1,1,0,2022,2022,0,1,3,0,0],0],["jeRgFqbBM5E","Could The Universe Be Inside A Black Hole?","PBS Space Time","explainer","evergreen","black hole cosmology",["black holes","cosmology","general relativity","pbs space time"],[84,82],"Pointed to as a clear treatment of the universe-in-a-black-hole idea whenever black hole cosmology comes up.",[1,1,0,2022,2022,0,1,2,0,0],0],["jeghGhVdt9s","[593] Gallium vs. Titalium - Abus Padlock Meets a Gruesome End","LockPickingLawyer","demo","evergreen","gallium attacking aluminum",["gallium","aluminum embrittlement","padlock","liquid metal","lockpicking"],[87,86,88],"HN points to it whenever gallium or liquid metal comes up, as a vivid demonstration of gallium destroying aluminum.",[1,1,0,2020,2020,0,1,5,0,0],0],["jltnBOrCB7I","Milton Friedman justifies not recalling the ford pinto","RepublicansSuckDlCK","commentary","evergreen","cost-benefit of product safety",["milton friedman","ford pinto","recalls","business ethics","safety tradeoffs"],[70,110,143],"HN uses it as an example of cost-benefit reasoning about product safety in threads on recalls, security spending and Boeing.",[1,1,0,2015,2015,0,1,2,1,0],0],["joMK1WZjP7g","Crash Test 1959 Chevrolet Bel Air VS. 2009 Chevrolet Malibu (Frontal Offset) IIHS 50th Anniversary","firedemon101","demo","evergreen","vehicle crash safety",["crash test","iihs","car safety","bel air","malibu"],[110,113],"Commenters cite it as stark evidence that modern cars are far safer than older ones, countering nostalgia for 'built like they used to'.",[1,1,0,2017,2017,0,1,7,0,0],0],["jofycaXByTc","Hybrid Power Split Device. eCVT transmission.","David Patience","explainer","evergreen","hybrid transmissions",["ecvt","planetary gearset","prius","hybrid","power split"],[110,113],"HN people link it in hybrid versus EV debates as a clear view of how simple the hybrid drivetrain really is.",[1,1,0,2024,2024,0,1,4,0,0],0],["jpNU72dny2s","Prof. Robert Lustig - 'Sugar, metabolic syndrome, and cancer'","Low Carb Down Under","lecture","dated","sugar and metabolic syndrome",["robert lustig","sugar","metabolic syndrome","cancer","nutrition"],[97,96],"HN commenters recommend it as a Lustig lecture on sugar and metabolic disease, and as a source for claims about metabolic causes of weight gain.",[1,1,0,2022,2022,0,1,2,0,0],0],["jtMWEiCdsfc","The Computer Programme (1): It's Happening Now (Introduction to Computing)","Jesús Zafra (Lobogris)","documentary","dated","history of home computing",["bbc micro","1980s computing","television series","personal computers","commodore pet"],[47,50],"Cited as nostalgic period documentation of the early UK microcomputer era, with commenters fondly remembering the series and the BBC Micro.",[1,1,0,2015,2015,0,1,2,0,0],0],["juWaO5TJS00","Lego-style apartment transforms into infinite spaces","Kirsten Dirksen","documentary","evergreen","small space apartment design",["tiny apartment","transformable furniture","micro-apartments","barcelona","space saving"],[56,137,117],"HN people link it as an example of a transformable small apartment in threads on micro-apartments and space-saving furniture.",[1,1,0,2012,2012,0,1,3,0,0],0],["jusWW2pPnA0","Rendering Tiny Glades With Entirely Too Much Ray Marching","Graphics Programming Conference","talk","evergreen","real-time rendering",["ray marching","global illumination","tiny glade","gpu-driven rendering","game engines"],[58,122],"Cited as a talk full of rendering tricks, and as an example of what a small team can do with custom tech.",[1,1,0,2025,2025,0,1,3,0,0],0],["jxNM4DGBRMU","What Really Happened at the Oroville Dam Spillway?","Practical Engineering","explainer","evergreen","dam failure engineering",["oroville dam","spillway","civil engineering","infrastructure failure","erosion"],[112],"Pointed to as a detailed engineering walkthrough of a major dam incident, and as a parallel to software failures.",[1,1,0,2023,2023,0,1,1,0,1],0],["jziQBWQxvok","Kefrens - Desert Dream - Amiga Demo (HD 50fps)","RetroDemoScene","demo","evergreen","amiga demoscene",["amiga","demoscene","kefrens","retro computing","tracker music"],[50,132],"Brought up in Amiga threads as a classic example of what the demoscene achieved on old hardware.",[1,1,0,2019,2019,0,1,3,0,0],0],["k47u9tduwb8","I Sold Microwave Meals On Deliveroo","Josh Pieters","comedy","news","food delivery platforms",["deliveroo","ghost kitchens","microwave meals","youtube stunt"],[72,51],"HN cites it as an example of delivery platforms accepting listings without hygiene inspection, in ghost kitchen discussions.",[1,1,0,2019,2019,0,1,2,1,0],0],["kAG39jKi0lI","My blackberry is not working - BBC","BBC","comedy","evergreen","british comedy sketch",["ronnie corbett","harry enfield","blackberry","wordplay","bbc"],[129],"HN posts it as a joke or light recommendation in threads where dongles, Apple or trademark confusion come up.",[1,1,0,2019,2019,0,1,0,0,3],0],["kFT54hO1X8M","David Patterson - A New Golden Age for Computer Architecture: History, Challenges and Opportunities","UBC Computer Science","talk","evergreen","computer architecture",["risc","moore's law","domain-specific architectures","cpu history","david patterson"],[39,47],"Recommended, including by Chris Lattner, as a history of CPU architecture and why performance gains slowed.",[1,1,0,2021,2021,0,1,2,0,0],0],["kHW-ayt_Urk","Velocity 2010: James Hamilton, \"Datacenter Infrastructure Innovation\"","O'Reilly","talk","dated","datacenter infrastructure",["james hamilton","aws","datacenter power","cooling","cost analysis"],[16,20],"HN points to it for Hamilton's datacenter cost breakdown and as a primary source for claims about power versus hardware costs.",[1,1,0,2010,2010,0,1,3,0,0],0],["kJXRyWQgOY4","Testing LCBs (Lithium Ceramic Batteries) || The Future of Battery Technology?","GreatScott!","demo","dated","solid-state batteries",["lithium ceramic battery","prologium","energy density","li-ion","battery testing"],[104,42],"HN commenters cite it as hands-on testing of a solid-state battery claim, though some remain skeptical until products ship.",[1,1,0,2018,2018,0,1,2,1,0],0],["kKySEUrP7LA","Compiling and Optimizing Scripting Languages","Google TechTalks","talk","dated","compiling scripting languages",["php","phc","ahead-of-time compilation","compiler optimization","dynamic languages"],[7,3],"Cited in PHP compiler and language-implementation discussions as an honest account of the real difficulties of compiling dynamic languages.",[1,1,0,2016,2016,0,1,3,0,0],0],["kRlhlCWplqk","New Supercomputer Simulation Sheds Light on Moon’s Origin","NASA's Ames Research Center","demo","evergreen","moon formation",["giant impact","theia","nasa","simulation","moon origin"],[84,85],"HN commenters link it as a cool visualization whenever Theia and Moon formation come up.",[2,1,0,2023,2023,0,2,3,0,0],0],["kTXTPe3wahc","Why Parallel Universes Are Probably Real","Veritasium","explainer","evergreen","quantum mechanics interpretations",["many worlds","schrodinger equation","sean carroll","wave function collapse"],[83],"Recommended as an accessible explanation of many-worlds versus single-world wave collapse.",[1,1,0,2020,2020,0,1,2,0,0],0],["kWOAHIpmLAI","RailsConf 2011: Aaron Patterson, \"Double Dream Hands: So Intense!\"","O'Reilly","talk","dated","rails performance",["rails","rack","ruby","middleware","aaron patterson"],[3,6,4],"Cited in Rails performance and Rack design discussions for Patterson's analysis of stack depth and garbage collection.",[1,1,0,2011,2011,0,1,4,0,0],0],["kXpzp4RDGJI","ATP synthase in action","Harvard Online","explainer","evergreen","atp synthase",["mitochondria","molecular machines","cell biology","bioenergetics","animation"],[95],"Linked as a vivid visualization of ATP synthase as a rotary molecular machine, often in discussions of protein machines and cellular energy.",[2,1,0,2022,2022,0,2,4,0,0],0],["kasiov0ytEc","Does Canada’s Bill C-16 Violate Free Speech or Protect Human Rights? | The Agenda","TVO Today","commentary","news","bill c-16 and compelled speech",["bill c-16","jordan peterson","free speech","gender identity","canadian law"],[76,75,79],"HN uses it as a source for the compelled-speech argument and the debate around Peterson's position.",[1,1,0,2016,2016,0,1,3,0,0],0],["kdz6FeQLuHQ","This Tiny Island has Insane Traffic","Not Just Bikes","explainer","evergreen","car-centric urbanism",["urban planning","bahamas","traffic","bus lanes","not just bikes"],[111],"Pointed to as a good rant on car-brained design and as evidence that country size is not what drives car dependence.",[1,1,0,2025,2025,0,1,2,0,0],0],["kopoLzvh5jY","Multi-Agent Hide and Seek","OpenAI","demo","evergreen","multi-agent reinforcement learning",["emergent behavior","self-play","openai","reinforcement learning","ai safety"],[21,23],"HN uses it as a vivid example of emergent behavior from multi-agent reinforcement learning, and as a way to make AI misalignment concerns feel concrete.",[1,1,0,2019,2019,0,1,6,0,0],0],["ksb3KD6DfSI","Multiple local news stations say the same thing verbatim","ShootMeDead","commentary","dated","media consolidation",["local news","sinclair","media ownership","scripted news","media trust"],[80],"Used as an example in threads about media consolidation and distrust of news, though many commenters cite it critically or only as a talking point.",[1,1,0,2018,2018,0,1,5,9,0],0],["kz165f1g8-E","The Genius of 3D Printed Rockets","Veritasium","explainer","dated","3d printed rockets",["relativity space","additive manufacturing","rocketry","veritasium","aerospace"],[85,116,114],"Pointed to as a clear explainer of Relativity Space's fully 3D printed rocket approach when rocket manufacturing or additive manufacturing comes up.",[1,1,0,2022,2022,0,1,3,0,0],0],["l0P4Cf0UCwU","Wikipedia co-founder: I no longer trust the website I created","UnHerd","interview","dated","wikipedia bias",["larry sanger","wikipedia","media bias","neutrality","online encyclopedias"],[80,51,76],"HN commenters cite it as an authoritative-sounding critique of Wikipedia's bias, coming from one of its own founders.",[1,1,0,2023,2023,0,1,2,1,0],0],["l4UgZBs7ZGo","Lines of Light: How Analog Television Works","Technology Connections","explainer","evergreen","analog television",["crt","ntsc","pal","scanlines","broadcast tv"],[45,41],"HN points to it as a clear explainer of how analog TV and CRTs actually work, and as the entry point to the author's wider TV series.",[1,1,0,2024,2024,0,2,2,0,0],0],["lBfVxBj61z0","Jellyvision Q&A with DHH & Jason Fried","JellyvisionLab","interview","evergreen","bootstrapped software business philosophy",["dhh","jason fried","basecamp","open source","bootstrapping"],[64,49,9],"HN points to it as an example of the founders' realistic, down-to-earth approach and their bootstrapped, lifestyle-business philosophy.",[1,1,0,2015,2015,0,1,2,0,0],0],["lGEMwh32soc","React without memo","React Conf","talk","dated","react memoization",["react forget","compiler","usememo","react","performance"],[4,7,6],"Shared in discussions of useCallback and memoization as the first look at where React was heading with an auto-memoizing compiler.",[1,1,0,2022,2022,0,1,2,0,0],0],["lKhAd0Tyny0","Capuchin monkeys reject unequal pay","TVPUniversity","demo","evergreen","fairness in primates",["capuchin monkeys","frans de waal","fairness","unequal pay","animal behavior"],[99,91],"HN cites it in discussions of pay fairness and inequality as a short, funny demonstration of the fairness instinct.",[1,1,0,2014,2014,0,1,3,0,0],0],["lLcpcytUnWU","Noam Chomsky Stumps Andrew Marr","Unapproved Narratives","interview","evergreen","media self-censorship",["noam chomsky","media bias","self-censorship","bbc","propaganda"],[80,76],"Cited as the source of Chomsky's 'you wouldn't be sitting where you're sitting' line in threads on media bias and corporate employees defending their employers.",[1,1,0,2019,2019,0,1,7,0,0],0],["lR0nh-TdpVg","The Memory Sinkhole - Unleashing An X86 Design Flaw Allowing Universal Privilege Escalation","Black Hat","talk","evergreen","x86 system management mode exploits",["x86","smm","privilege escalation","black hat","firmware security","ring -2"],[17,39],"Cited in discussions of CPU hidden features, Intel's security failures and SMM malware as a concrete example of a forgotten processor feature being exploited.",[1,1,0,2022,2022,0,1,3,2,0],0],["lRndE7rSXiI","seL4 Is Free – What Does This Mean For You?","Linux.conf.au 2015 -- Auckland, New Zealand","talk","dated","formally verified operating systems",["sel4","microkernel","formal verification","security","linux.conf.au"],[13,36,17],"Cited to explain what formal verification of seL4 guarantees, such as ruling out whole classes of bugs like buffer overflows.",[1,1,0,2019,2019,0,1,2,0,0],0],["leNaS9eJWqo","SORTDEMO.BAS","fragglet","demo","evergreen","sorting algorithm visualization",["qbasic","sorting","algorithms","retro computing","visualization"],[30,50],"HN fondly recalls it as the ideal visual demonstration of sorting algorithms and as the thing that got some people into programming.",[1,1,0,2022,2022,0,1,2,0,0],0],["ljPFZrRD3J8","The Rubberbandits - Horse Outside","RTÉ - IRELAND’S NATIONAL PUBLIC SERVICE MEDIA","music","evergreen","irish comedy song",["rubberbandits","horse outside","ireland","comedy","rte"],[131,129],"Shared as a delightful example of Irish humor and as a joke reference.",[1,1,0,2022,2022,0,1,0,0,2],0],["lnq-2BJwatE","Anathem | Neal Stephenson | Talks at Google","Talks at Google","talk","evergreen","neal stephenson",["anathem","science fiction","author talk","book tour","novel endings"],[136,52],"HN uses it mainly as the place where Stephenson addresses criticism of his novels' endings, plus as a fun author talk with jokes.",[1,1,0,2008,2008,0,1,5,0,0],0],["lsWndfzuOc4","Marxism: Zizek/Peterson: Official Video","Jordan B Peterson","other","evergreen","marxism vs capitalism debate",["jordan peterson","slavoj zizek","marxism","capitalism","happiness"],[143,69,79],"HN uses it as a reference for Zizek's views and as an exercise in critical thinking, not as a strong recommendation.",[1,1,0,2021,2021,0,1,2,0,0],0],["m1kHsd3Ocxc","Mach-E Thermal System Part 2: A Detailed Comparison to the Model Y","Munro Live","explainer","dated","ev thermal management",["munro","mach-e","tesla model y","teardown","coolant loop"],[110,43],"Cited as engineering evidence that Tesla's integrated thermal design is far simpler than Ford's, in EV and quality debates.",[1,1,0,2023,2023,0,1,5,0,0],0],["m7_WDzPyoqU","I Live 500 Feet From A Bitcoin Mine. My Life Is Hell.","More Perfect Union","news","news","bitcoin mining community impact",["bitcoin mining","noise pollution","texas","energy use","local communities"],[18,107,105],"Linked in crypto-mining threads for its picture of what nearby residents endure, though some commenters treat it as a case of corporations overriding locals.",[1,1,0,2025,2025,0,1,1,1,0],0],["mCSUmwP02T8","The Most Dangerous Stretch of Water in the World: The Strid at Bolton Abbey, Yorkshire","Tom Scott","explainer","evergreen","the strid river hazard",["strid","yorkshire","river hazards","tom scott","bolton abbey"],[106,135],"HN links it as the original, interesting video behind the 'deadliest river' stories and as an extreme river example.",[1,1,0,2017,2017,0,1,2,0,0],0],["mGQLXRTl3Z0","Mischa Maisky plays Bach Cello Suite No.1 in G (full)","Stealth banning and comment ghosting is despicable","music","evergreen","bach cello suites",["bach","cello","mischa maisky","baroque","classical"],[131],"Offered as a well-known, accessible example of Bach's appeal.",[1,1,0,2018,2018,0,1,2,0,0],0],["mLEOZO1GwVc","Edsger Dijkstra interview","Hans Otten","interview","evergreen","edsger dijkstra",["dijkstra","computer science history","programming philosophy","correctness","interview"],[52,47,9],"Shared as a primary source for Dijkstra's views, such as his approach to writing code on paper.",[1,1,0,2023,2023,0,1,3,0,0],0],["mSFHKAvTGNk","TASBot plays Brain Age by micro500, xy2_ in 20:06 - Awesome Games Done Quick 2016 - Part 154","Games Done Quick","demo","evergreen","tool-assisted speedruns",["tasbot","brain age","agdq","speedrun","tas"],[126,125],"HN points to it as a funny, fun-to-watch example of what TAS can do to a game's input handling.",[1,1,0,2019,2019,0,1,2,0,0],0],["mZBwsm6B280","Bertrand's Paradox (with 3blue1brown) - Numberphile","Numberphile","explainer","evergreen","probability paradoxes",["bertrand's paradox","random sampling","geometry","3blue1brown","probability"],[34,35],"Cited in threads on random sampling as a clear illustration of how reasonable-sounding random choices can give biased results.",[1,1,0,2022,2022,0,1,2,0,0],0],["makaJpLvbow","How life emerges from a simple particle motion law: Introducing the Primordial Particle System","Artificial Life Lab Graz","demo","evergreen","artificial life emergence",["primordial particle system","emergence","self-replication","artificial life","simulation"],[95,59,58],"Shared as an example of simple rules yielding complex emergent, life-like behavior, alongside Game of Life and particle simulators.",[1,1,0,2020,2020,0,1,3,0,0],0],["mbdXeRBbgDM","2018 LLVM Developers’ Meeting: C. Schafmeister “Lessons Learned Implementing Common Lisp with LLVM”","LLVM","talk","dated","common lisp on llvm",["clasp","common lisp","llvm","compilers","cando"],[7,1],"Mostly cited by the author himself as the introduction to Clasp and Cando, and recommended to those wanting Lisp with C++ library interop.",[1,1,0,2019,2019,0,1,7,0,0],0],["mf5otGNbkuc","Optical illusions show how we see | Beau Lotto","TED","talk","evergreen","visual perception",["optical illusions","color perception","neuroscience","evolution","ted"],[90,88,93],"HN commenters use it as a fun, accessible demonstration that color perception depends on surrounding patterns and that what we see differs from what the eyes register.",[1,1,0,2023,2023,0,1,2,0,0],0],["mj5IV23g-fE","Harlan Ellison -- Pay the Writer","Nicholas Horton","commentary","evergreen","paying creative workers",["harlan ellison","freelancing","unpaid work","writers","creative industry"],[71,136],"The standard link whenever someone asks creatives to work unpaid or for publicity.",[1,1,0,2020,2020,0,1,4,0,0],0],["mu-tJc-BgaI","Model 3 Emergency Mechanical Door Release Demo","EveryAmp","demo","dated","tesla door release",["tesla","model 3","door handle","emergency release","vehicle safety"],[110,55],"HN cites it in threads about Teslas trapping occupants to show how the manual release is located and used.",[1,1,0,2024,2024,0,1,2,1,0],0],["mvrE2ZGe-rs","Over the Shoulder 1 - Text Preprocessing in Forth","Andreas Wagner","demo","evergreen","forth programming",["forth","text preprocessing","live coding","blog engine","dictionary"],[1,9,0],"Cited as a concrete look at Forth in action, including its snapshot/restore dictionary model.",[1,1,0,2025,2025,0,1,2,0,0],0],["mxDSiwqM2nw","AAA THE F-35 IS A LEMON PIERRE SPREY (RUNAWAY FIGHTER) FIFTH ESTATE EXTENDED INTERVW","BELAIR2000","interview","dated","F-35 criticism",["f-35","pierre sprey","military procurement","a-10","fighter aircraft"],[78,109],"Posted in F-35 threads as an insider's critique from a legendary aircraft designer.",[1,1,0,2014,2014,0,1,5,0,1],0],["n-AbPav5E5M","Bicycle Rush Hour Utrecht (Netherlands)","BicycleDutch","demo","evergreen","dutch cycling infrastructure",["utrecht","cycling","urban planning","bike lanes","netherlands"],[111],"HN links it as a vivid example of what bike-centred cities look like in debates on cars, helmets and urban design.",[1,1,0,2017,2017,0,1,7,0,0],0],["n-BZ5-Q48lE","New NES Tetris Technique: Faster Than Hypertapping!","aGameScout","explainer","dated","nes tetris techniques",["nes tetris","rolling","hypertapping","competitive tetris","controller technique"],[126,124,125],"HN points to it as the concise explanation of the latest competitive NES Tetris technique.",[1,1,0,2022,2022,0,1,4,0,0],0],["n4M7e79XTYk","Spaceballs - 9 Fingers - Amiga Demo (HD 50fps)","RetroDemoScene","demo","evergreen","amiga demoscene",["amiga","demoscene","spaceballs","retro computing","1993"],[50],"HN cites it as a mind-blowing example of 1990s demoscene technique on Amiga hardware.",[1,1,0,2024,2024,0,1,2,0,0],0],["n6h7fL22WCE","This LA Musician Built $1,200 Tiny Houses for the Homeless. Then the City Seized Them.","ReasonTV","documentary","dated","homelessness and housing policy",["tiny homes","los angeles","homelessness","building codes","libertarian"],[79,111,75],"Cited in homelessness threads as an example of a private effort to build cheap shelter that LA shut down over code violations.",[1,1,0,2019,2019,0,1,2,0,0],0],["nAGHUkby2Is","Restoring the ancient Caledonian Forest Alan Watson Featherstone TEDxFindhorn","Trees for Life","talk","evergreen","forest restoration",["rewilding","caledonian forest","scotland","overgrazing","tedx"],[107,99],"Cited in ecology threads as background on how overgrazing prevents Scottish forests from regenerating.",[1,1,0,2021,2021,0,1,4,0,0],0],["nAsrsMPftOI","Making an international standard cup of tea","Tom Scott","explainer","evergreen","iso standards",["tea","iso 3103","standardization","tom scott","british standards"],[118,135,89],"Used to illustrate that the standard targets consistency rather than taste, and to discuss what standardization is for.",[1,1,0,2023,2023,0,1,2,0,0],0],["nBaIRm4610o","Inadvertant intravenous injections","Dr. John Campbell","explainer","news","vaccine injection safety",["covid-19","mrna vaccine","myocarditis","intravenous injection","medical research"],[96],"HN uses it in vaccine-safety threads as a source on aspiration and the consequences of inadvertent intravenous injection, with mixed enthusiasm.",[1,1,0,2024,2024,0,1,2,0,0],0],["nCgQDjiotG0","Google Chrome Speed Tests","Google Chrome","demo","news","chrome speed marketing",["google chrome","browser speed","advertising","high-speed camera","browser wars"],[4,53,65],"HN cites it as an example of Chrome's speed-focused marketing and of how fast Chrome seemed at launch compared with other browsers.",[1,1,0,2010,2010,0,1,5,0,0],0],["nLv_INgaLq8","C++ Weekly - Ep 19 C++14 For The Commodore 64","C++ Weekly With Jason Turner","demo","evergreen","c++ on retro hardware",["c++14","commodore 64","6502","embedded","compilers"],[2,50],"Cited as an example of using modern C++ on 8-bit hardware.",[1,1,0,2019,2019,0,1,2,0,0],0],["nNMNglk_CvE","T-Mobile’s path to IPv6 Only","Rocky Mountain IPv6 Taskforce","talk","dated","ipv6 deployment",["ipv6","dns64","464xlat","t-mobile","cgnat"],[15],"It is the standard citation in IPv6 threads that large mobile carriers already run phones with only IPv6 addresses.",[1,1,0,2017,2017,0,1,17,0,0],0],["nWTvXbQHwWs","Chris Lattner: The Future of Computing and Programming Languages | Lex Fridman Podcast #131","Lex Fridman","interview","evergreen","programming languages and compilers",["chris lattner","swift","llvm","risc-v","lex fridman"],[7,52,0],"Mentioned as an interesting Lattner conversation whenever Swift, LLVM or language design come up.",[1,1,0,2021,2021,0,1,2,0,0],0],["n_6p-1J551Y","The Cubli: a cube that can jump up, balance, and 'walk'","Gajamohan Mohanarajah (Gajan)","demo","evergreen","reaction wheel robotics",["cubli","reaction wheels","inverted pendulum","control theory","robotics"],[24,113],"Brought up whenever reaction wheels or self-balancing cubes come up, with the jump-up maneuver singled out as the coolest part.",[1,1,0,2024,2024,0,1,3,0,0],0],["naleynXS7yo","Key & Peele - Text Message Confusion - Uncensored","Comedy Central","comedy","evergreen","text message tone",["key and peele","texting","miscommunication","sketch comedy","tone"],[129,133],"HN brings it up in threads about tone getting lost in text-based communication.",[1,1,0,2019,2019,0,1,2,0,2],0],["nfRouGH0oMg","Lamport on writing \"Time, Clocks, and the Ordering of Events in a Distributed System\"","Turing Awardee Clips","interview","evergreen","logical clocks",["leslie lamport","distributed systems","lamport clocks","special relativity","computing history"],[12,47,52],"HN cites it as a primary source for Lamport's relativity inspiration behind logical clocks in distributed systems threads.",[1,1,0,2024,2024,0,1,2,0,0],0],["nmC0ygr08tE","The pilot-wave dynamics of walking droplets","MITMathLab","demo","evergreen","pilot-wave hydrodynamics",["pilot wave","walking droplets","quantum analogs","fluid dynamics","couder"],[88,83],"Cited in pilot-wave theory threads as a vivid visualization of how quantum-like behavior can arise in a classical system.",[1,1,0,2017,2017,0,1,2,0,0],0],["nnsSUqgkDwU","Parisian Love","Google","other","evergreen","product advertising",["google","advertising","search stories","storytelling","super bowl"],[140,65],"HN cites it as a model of emotional product storytelling and as inspiration for visualizing one's own search history as a narrative.",[1,1,0,2022,2022,0,1,8,0,0],0],["nqFVOL7mLd4","Australian Sub defeats US Navy in exercise","Liberalism4Australia","news","dated","submarine warfare",["collins class","diesel-electric submarines","naval exercises","stealth","australia"],[78,119],"Cited in discussions of how quiet diesel-electric submarines can evade detection by large navies.",[1,1,0,2016,2016,0,1,2,0,0],0],["nsjDnYxJ0bo","Movie reconstruction from human brain activity","Jack Gallant","demo","dated","brain decoding",["fmri","neuroscience","brain-computer interface","visual reconstruction","berkeley"],[90,26],"HN cites it as the landmark brain-decoding demo and compares newer reconstruction work against it.",[1,1,0,2013,2013,0,1,13,1,0],0],["nuruzFqMgIw","BadUSB - On Accessories that Turn Evil by Karsten Nohl + Jakob Lell","Black Hat","talk","evergreen","usb security",["badusb","firmware","malware","black hat","hardware security"],[17,42],"HN uses it as the standard reference for why USB devices are dangerous beyond ordinary viruses.",[1,1,0,2014,2014,0,1,3,0,0],0],["nybVFJVXbww","Elliptic Curve Back Door - Computerphile","Computerphile","explainer","evergreen","dual ec backdoor",["dual_ec_drbg","cryptography","elliptic curves","nsa","random number generators"],[18,19],"HN points to it as an intuitive explanation of how NIST standardized a backdoored generator.",[1,1,0,2025,2025,0,1,3,0,0],0],["nzCaZQqAs9I","Wim Hof breathing tutorial by Wim Hof","Wim Hof","tutorial","evergreen","breathwork",["wim hof method","breathing exercises","cold exposure","relaxation"],[98],"Mentioned as the source for how to do Wim Hof breathing, for example as a sleep or relaxation suggestion.",[1,1,0,2022,2022,0,1,2,0,0],0],["o0Bi-q89j5Y","Richard Wolff: Marxism and Communism | Lex Fridman Podcast #295","Lex Fridman","interview","evergreen","marxist economics",["richard wolff","marxism","capitalism","worker cooperatives","lex fridman"],[70,143,52],"HN mentions it occasionally as a source for Wolff's views, such as on worker co-ops, rather than as a widely recommended watch.",[1,1,0,2022,2022,0,1,2,0,0],0],["o17lBUZgjTs","The Immoral Design of Diablo Immortal","Josh Strife Hayes","commentary","dated","predatory game monetization",["diablo immortal","gacha","microtransactions","game design","mmo"],[121,125],"Pointed to as a breakdown of predatory monetization design in games.",[1,1,0,2022,2022,0,1,0,2,0],0],["o1dgrvlWML4","Feynman :: Rules of Chess","defjam99b","lecture","evergreen","scientific method",["feynman","chess analogy","empiricism","philosophy of science"],[148,127],"Cited in discussions of the scientific method and empiricism as Feynman's classic analogy of watching a game to infer its rules.",[1,1,0,2021,2021,0,1,3,0,0],0],["o2_SZ4tfLns","Genius Bar caught ripping customer off ON CAMERA by CBC News","Louis Rossmann","commentary","dated","right to repair",["apple","macbook repair","genius bar","right to repair","consumer reporting"],[43,53],"Used repeatedly in right-to-repair threads as a concrete example of Apple overcharging for repairs that independent shops fix cheaply.",[1,1,0,2021,2021,0,1,2,13,0],0],["o9kbcGfX35M","Peter Mulvey Performs Vlad the Astrophysicist","Peter Mulvey","music","evergreen","fermi paradox in song",["folk music","fermi paradox","aliens","peter mulvey"],[131,84],"Brought up in Fermi paradox and alien-contact threads as a song that makes the point about distance in time and space.",[1,1,0,2021,2021,0,1,2,0,0],0],["oIkhgagvrjI","Why do YouTube views freeze at 301?","Numberphile","explainer","dated","youtube view counts",["301 views","numberphile","view counting","youtube quirks"],[51,35],"Linked whenever the 301 view freeze or view-count validation comes up, as the standard short explanation.",[1,1,0,2012,2012,0,1,4,0,1],0],["oKD-MVfC9Ag","Hotline Miami Soundtrack (Full)","SoundtrackVideoGame","music","evergreen","video game soundtracks",["hotline miami","synthwave","electronic","ost","perturbator"],[131,125],"Mentioned as a reason to buy the game or bundle, and as an example of full soundtrack uploads.",[1,1,0,2013,2013,0,1,2,0,0],0],["oRLON3ddZIw","Tom Lehrer - Who's Next - with intro","The Tom Lehrer Wisdom Channel","comedy","evergreen","nuclear satire songs",["tom lehrer","satire","nuclear proliferation","cold war","musical comedy"],[131,130,78],"HN mentions it mostly in nuclear-weapons threads as a witty or darkly funny aside, rather than as a recommendation.",[1,1,0,2018,2018,0,1,1,0,3],0],["oSCX78-8-q0","A Boy And His Atom: The World's Smallest Movie","IBM","demo","evergreen","atomic manipulation",["scanning tunneling microscope","stop-motion","single atoms","ibm research","nanotechnology"],[87,135],"Cited as a striking example of atom-level manipulation and STM imaging, including the ripples viewers ask about.",[1,1,0,2016,2016,0,1,11,0,0],0],["o_TH-Y78tt4","The Principles of Clean Architecture by Uncle Bob Martin","NorfolkDevelopers","talk","evergreen","software architecture",["clean architecture","uncle bob","dependency inversion","boundaries","frameworks"],[5],"Listed among favorite tech talks and cited in debates over whether the database should drive application architecture.",[1,1,0,2016,2016,0,1,5,0,1],0],["obCNQ0xksZ4","Police Interrogations: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO)","LastWeekTonight","commentary","evergreen","police interrogations",["false confessions","criminal justice","john oliver","police","plea bargains"],[75,80],"Cited in threads on coerced confessions and plea bargains, and praised for well-researched coverage.",[1,1,0,2023,2023,0,1,3,0,0],0],["obO1PKfXGpQ","How H&M’s Recycling Machines Make New Clothes From Used Apparel | World Wide Waste","Business Insider","explainer","dated","textile recycling",["h&m","fast fashion","clothing recycling","sustainability","textile waste"],[107,114],"Cited in threads on textile waste and clothing supply chains as an example of an industrial recycling attempt, with some skepticism about how far it progressed.",[1,1,0,2022,2022,0,1,2,0,0],0],["obS6TUVSZds","EEVblog #632 - Solar Roadways Are RUBBISH!","EEVblog","explainer","evergreen","solar roadways",["solar power","debunking","engineering calculations","crowdfunding","energy"],[104,41],"HN cites it as the go-to debunking whenever solar roads come up, because it does the math.",[1,1,0,2016,2016,0,1,1,3,0],0],["ofA6YWVTURU","Will Wright GDC 2005 Spore (The Future of Content) Remastered","Zeusmonomon","talk","evergreen","procedural game design",["will wright","spore","gdc","procedural generation","game design"],[121,122],"HN points to it for Wright's ideas on procedural design and as the source of the huge expectations around Spore.",[1,1,0,2024,2024,0,1,4,0,0],0],["ohDB5gbtaEQ","Argument - Monty Python","palestne","comedy","evergreen","monty python sketch",["monty python","argument clinic","sketch comedy","humor"],[129],"Mostly posted as a joke reply in arguments, with one commenter recommending it as a lovely skit about how to argue.",[1,1,0,2025,2025,0,1,0,0,7],0],["oponIfu5L3Y","Afroman - Will You Help Me Repair My Door (OFFICIAL MUSIC VIDEO)","ogafroman","music","news","police raid music video",["afroman","police raid","surveillance footage","lawsuit","hip hop"],[131,75],"Referenced in stories about the raid and the lawsuit as the source video, showing the footage and his response.",[1,1,0,2023,2023,0,1,5,1,1],0],["orQKfIXMiA8","You Need to Be Bored. Here's Why.","Harvard Business Review","explainer","evergreen","boredom and attention",["boredom","default mode network","creativity","phone use","wellbeing"],[90,146,91],"Commenters cite it when arguing for less phone time and more idle, undistracted thinking.",[2,1,0,2025,2025,0,2,3,0,0],0],["outcGtbnMuQ","GPT-4 Developer Livestream","OpenAI","demo","dated","gpt-4 capabilities",["gpt-4","openai","multimodal","code generation","greg brockman"],[22],"HN refers back to it as the primary source for what GPT-4 could do at launch, especially the sketch-to-website and multimodal demos.",[1,1,0,2023,2023,0,1,7,0,0],0],["ovD0aLdRUs0","Why Can't we Remake the Rocketdyne F1 Engine?","Curious Droid","explainer","evergreen","rocket engine history",["f-1 engine","saturn v","tacit knowledge","nasa sls","apollo"],[85,113],"Cited as the standard illustration of lost tacit knowledge and why old blueprints cannot be turned back into hardware.",[1,1,0,2021,2021,0,1,4,0,0],0],["owGykVbfgUE","Old Spice | The Man Your Man Could Smell Like","Old Spice","comedy","dated","viral advertising",["old spice","advertising","viral marketing","in-camera effects"],[140,65],"Used as an example of a viral ad that worked through humor and clever in-camera production.",[1,1,0,2025,2025,0,1,2,0,1],0],["owieQnPYfT8","An Arizona Farmer on How to Grow Alfalfa in the Middle of the Desert | Odd Lots","Bloomberg Podcasts","podcast","dated","arizona desert farming",["alfalfa","water scarcity","arizona","agriculture","colorado river"],[107,72],"Linked in water and Arizona threads to explain why desert farming is more productive than people assume.",[1,1,0,2024,2024,0,1,2,0,0],0],["p45T7U5oi9Q","The Dial Comes To Town","PVid88","documentary","evergreen","history of the telephone",["rotary phone","bell system","1940","instructional film","dial service"],[47,53],"Cited as a charming example of the effort once made to teach the public a new technology, in threads about phones and teaching seniors.",[1,1,0,2021,2021,0,1,3,0,0],0],["pBTvmrRGlbE","All Tube Stations Have Fifteen Floors","Geoff Marshall","explainer","evergreen","london underground trivia",["london underground","tube stations","stairs","geoff marshall"],[111],"Cited as the explanation for the oddly inaccurate tube staircase signs, and as an example of Marshall's station-detail videos.",[1,1,0,2018,2018,0,1,2,0,0],0],["pBiWtJJN5zk","VCF East: Xerox Star vs. Apple Lisa","Vintage Computer Federation","talk","evergreen","early gui design",["xerox star","apple lisa","gui history","vintage computing","user interface"],[48,47,50],"Shared as a recent, detailed comparison of the two early GUIs and where their conventions differ.",[1,1,0,2023,2023,0,1,2,0,0],0],["pKcmNGvaDUs","Ukraine on Fire","Global Tree Pictures","documentary","dated","ukraine maidan history",["ukraine","maidan","orange revolution","russia","documentary"],[74,80,77],"In 2022 some HN commenters shared it for historical context on Ukraine, usually with caveats about its bias and accuracy.",[1,1,0,2022,2022,0,1,4,0,0],0],["pRjsu9-Vznc","I published music on Tidal to test MQA - MQA Review","GoldenSound","explainer","evergreen","mqa audio format",["mqa","tidal","lossless audio","audio testing","hi-fi"],[45,37],"Cited in audio-streaming threads as a critical breakdown showing MQA is neither lossless nor transparent.",[1,1,0,2021,2021,0,1,0,2,0],0],["pRlh8LX4kQI","Linux for Chromebooks: Secure Development (Google I/O ’19)","Chrome for Developers","talk","dated","chromeos linux sandboxing",["crostini","chromebook","sandboxing","containers","google io"],[13,14,16],"Referenced in security discussions as an example of defense-in-depth sandboxing for a desktop Linux environment.",[1,1,0,2020,2020,0,1,8,0,0],0],["pVI_smLgTY0","I installed Linux (so should you)","PewDiePie","commentary","news","switching to linux",["pewdiepie","linux","hyprland","desktop freedom","youtube creator"],[14,51],"HN mentions it as a sign of Linux reaching millions of non-technical viewers, with some finding it funny and others fascinating.",[1,1,0,2025,2025,0,1,3,0,0],0],["pWI5aVKvkCg","Ryuichi Sakamoto - Blu (Tokyo Philharmonic Orchestra)","forsythe","music","evergreen","orchestral piano music",["ryuichi sakamoto","piano","orchestra","ambient","japanese music"],[131],"Offered as calm piano-led music for programming and shared as a personal favorite and memorial to Sakamoto.",[1,1,0,2022,2022,0,1,2,0,0],0],["pcVGqtmd2wM","The city of golf carts","Tom Scott","explainer","evergreen","golf cart city infrastructure",["peachtree city","golf carts","urban planning","low-speed vehicles","suburbs"],[111,135],"HN uses it as the go-to example of low-speed vehicle infrastructure in a US suburb, in threads on e-bikes, EVs and autonomous cars.",[1,1,0,2020,2020,0,1,4,0,0],0],["pgaEE27nsQw","Flexible Muscle-Based Locomotion for Bipedal Creatures","Goatstream","demo","evergreen","simulated locomotion",["physics simulation","muscle model","bipedal walking","character animation","optimization"],[60,24,58],"HN cites it as an earlier, smoother precedent whenever new learned-locomotion or simulated-walking work appears.",[1,1,0,2021,2021,0,1,7,0,0],0],["pnmRYRRDbuw","The PewDiePipeline: how racist humor leads to violence","NonCompete","commentary","dated","online radicalization",["alt-right pipeline","pewdiepie","memes","radicalization","extremism"],[79,51,80],"Pointed to in radicalization threads as a good explanation of how online humor can funnel people toward extremism.",[1,1,0,2020,2020,0,1,3,0,0],0],["psAXMqxwol8","Inno-Versity Presents: Greatness by David Marquet","Speakers Spotlight","talk","evergreen","leadership",["david marquet","empowerment","team culture","management","turn the ship around"],[66,119],"Recommended as a short, illustrated take on empowering teams instead of giving orders.",[1,1,0,2019,2019,0,1,2,0,0],0],["ptjedOZEXPM","Google I/O 2008 - Dalvik Virtual Machine Internals","Google for Developers","talk","dated","virtual machine internals",["dalvik","android","dex bytecode","register-based vm","google io"],[7,13],"HN points to it as the primary source on Dalvik's dex bytecode, register-based design and memory-saving choices.",[1,1,0,2012,2012,0,1,3,0,0],0],["q2gO4DKVpa8","Beware, fellow plutocrats, the pitchforks are coming | Nick Hanauer","TED","talk","evergreen","economic inequality",["nick hanauer","inequality","minimum wage","ted talk","wealth"],[71,69],"HN brings it up in inequality, UBI and backlash threads as an early warning from a rich insider.",[1,1,0,2018,2018,0,1,4,0,0],0],["q4TZxj-Dq7s","Why We Run FreeBSD current at Netflix – Drew Gallatin","OpenFest Bulgaria","talk","dated","freebsd at netflix",["freebsd","netflix","cdn","open source","kernel performance"],[14,15,6],"HN cites it as the Netflix case for staying close to -CURRENT and upstreaming changes.",[1,1,0,2024,2024,0,1,3,0,0],0],["q5xvwPa3r7M","How many PCIe Extensions is TOO MANY??","Linus Tech Tips","demo","evergreen","pcie signal integrity",["pcie","riser cables","gpu","hardware testing","linus tech tips"],[39,41,44],"HN cites it as empirical evidence that PCIe cables can be chained to roughly three meters before failing.",[1,1,0,2020,2020,0,1,5,1,0],0],["q7pI7IYaJLI","Running out of Time | Documentary on Holistic Management","Savory Institute","documentary","evergreen","regenerative agriculture",["holistic management","allan savory","rotational grazing","soil carbon","desertification"],[107,135],"Offered as further reading in threads about carbon removal, regenerative agriculture and holistic grazing.",[1,1,0,2021,2021,0,1,2,0,0],0],["qBpiXcyB7wU","The Power Grid: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO)","LastWeekTonight","commentary","dated","us power grid",["power grid","infrastructure","energy policy","john oliver","utilities"],[105,80],"Recommended as an entertaining primer on grid problems, and cited for aging equipment causing fires.",[1,1,0,2021,2021,0,1,2,0,0],0],["qS4H6PEcCCA","Epicycles, complex Fourier series and Homer Simpson's orbit","Mathologer","explainer","evergreen","fourier series",["epicycles","complex numbers","fourier series","mathologer","visual math"],[35,37],"HN points to it as a visual teaching resource for Fourier series, and as a reference when epicycles come up as analogies.",[1,1,0,2022,2022,0,1,2,0,0],0],["qSfFq02pK4s","15. The Nabataeans - The Last Days Of Petra","Fall of Civilizations","documentary","evergreen","nabataeans and petra",["petra","nabataeans","ancient history","jordan","hydraulic engineering"],[77,135],"HN mentions it for its stunning visuals of Petra and as background on Nabataean water engineering and history.",[1,1,0,2024,2024,0,1,2,0,0],0],["qWJpI2adCcs","HandmadeCon 2015 - Mike Acton","Molly Rocket","interview","evergreen","game engine development",["mike acton","handmade","game engines","hiring","data-oriented design"],[122,5,52],"HN cites it for Acton's common-sense views on building engines, valuing curiosity and self-driven learning.",[1,1,0,2019,2019,0,1,3,0,0],0],["qWKUFK7MWvg","CVPR 2018: Learning to See in the Dark","Chen Chen","demo","dated","low-light image enhancement",["computer vision","raw images","denoising","cvpr","neural networks"],[26,21],"HN commenters flag it as a remarkable machine-learning result, notably for showing that training on raw images beats JPEG.",[1,1,0,2018,2018,0,1,2,0,0],0],["qYiYd9RcK5M","Original Pronunciation - Hamlet | To Be, or not to be... | Ben Crystal","Shakespeare on Toast","other","evergreen","shakespeare original pronunciation",["shakespeare","hamlet","original pronunciation","ben crystal","historical linguistics"],[145,136],"HN uses it as the example of how different Shakespeare sounded in original pronunciation.",[1,1,0,2018,2018,0,1,4,0,0],0],["qrizmAo17Os","Homeowners Associations: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO)","LastWeekTonight","commentary","evergreen","homeowners associations",["hoa","john oliver","housing","property rights","satire"],[80,79,130],"HN uses it as the go-to reference in threads about HOA absurdity, such as fines over small violations and authoritarian rules.",[1,1,0,2024,2024,0,1,3,0,0],0],["r-TuGAHR78w","The Best-Designed Town in the Netherlands (and therefore, the world)","Not Just Bikes","explainer","evergreen","cycling-oriented urban design",["houten","urban planning","cycling","netherlands","car-free suburbs"],[111],"HN uses it as an example that car-free, leafy suburbs where kids can bike independently are possible.",[1,1,0,2025,2025,0,1,5,0,0],0],["rAZavOcEnLg","Making Money Flow: The MONIAC","Reserve Bank of New Zealand","demo","evergreen","analog economic computer",["moniac","bill phillips","analog computing","economics","hydraulics"],[70,47,113],"Brought up as a charming example of analog and liquid computers simulating a national economy.",[1,1,0,2022,2022,0,1,4,0,0],0],["rENyyRwxpHo","Laniakea: Our home supercluster","nature video","explainer","evergreen","laniakea supercluster",["laniakea","supercluster","galaxy flows","cosmology"],[84],"Linked as a quick visual intro to Laniakea and large-scale cosmic structure.",[1,1,0,2022,2022,0,1,2,0,0],0],["rE_M1n-ClOA","100% Electric Ferry Crossing | Fully Charged 4k","Everything Electric CARS","documentary","dated","electric ferries",["electric ferry","battery ships","fast charging","maritime emissions","denmark"],[119,104,110],"HN commenters cite it as a concrete, working example of large-battery electric shipping with fast automated charging.",[1,1,0,2019,2019,0,1,2,0,0],0],["rEoc0YoALt0","Reveal Invisible Motion With This Clever Video Trick","Steve Mould","explainer","evergreen","video motion magnification",["eulerian video magnification","motion amplification","vibration","computer vision","steve mould"],[88,26],"Pointed to as an approachable layperson's explanation whenever video magnification or vibration visualization comes up.",[1,1,0,2020,2020,0,1,3,0,0],0],["rHFOwlMCdto","Voting: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO)","LastWeekTonight","commentary","news","voter id and voting access",["voting rights","voter id","us politics","late night comedy"],[73,80,130],"Used in political threads as a reference on voter ID laws and their effects, and often rebutted or disputed in the replies.",[1,1,0,2018,2018,0,1,3,1,0],0],["rIAXIubSTkc","Derren Brown vs 9 Chess Players","Derren Brown","demo","evergreen","chess simul trick",["derren brown","chess","grandmasters","mentalism","relay trick"],[139,127],"HN cites it as a neat, simple trick of relaying moves between opponents, often in discussions of chess, AI or ludic fallacies.",[1,1,0,2022,2022,0,1,2,0,0],0],["rKnDgT73v8s","The Go Programming Language","Google TechTalks","talk","evergreen","go programming language",["golang","rob pike","language design","compilation speed","concurrency"],[2,0],"Used as the primary source for what Go's creators originally promised, such as fast compiles, systems-language framing, safety and generics.",[1,1,0,2009,2009,0,1,15,1,0],0],["rSAaiYKF0cs","Daniel Radcliffe sings \"The Elements\" - The Graham Norton Show - Series 8 Episode 4 - BBC","BBC","comedy","evergreen","tom lehrer songs",["the elements","tom lehrer","daniel radcliffe","periodic table","talk show"],[131,86,140],"Mentioned in Tom Lehrer threads as a charming example of Lehrer's song reaching a new audience.",[1,1,0,2015,2015,0,1,2,0,0],0],["rbsqaJwpu6A","Human AI is Decades Away, But We Need to Start the Debate Now | Demis Hassabis | Google Zeitgeist","Google Zeitgeist","talk","dated","artificial general intelligence",["deepmind","demis hassabis","agi","ai debate","game-playing ai"],[23,21,52],"HN cites it for the DeepMind CEO's early views on AI and its game-playing focus, in AlphaGo and OpenAI threads.",[1,1,0,2015,2015,0,1,2,0,0],0],["rf5o5liZxnA","NeXTSTEP Release 3: A Demonstration with Steve Jobs","Joseph Spiros","demo","evergreen","nextstep",["nextstep","steve jobs","objective-c","rapid application development","desktop ui"],[48,52,47],"Cited as a primary source for what NeXTSTEP could do and how Jobs pitched rapid application development.",[1,1,0,2022,2022,0,1,4,0,0],0],["rh5J4vacG98","Understanding Specter: Clojure's missing piece","Misophistful","tutorial","dated","clojure specter library",["clojure","specter","nested data","functional programming","repl"],[1],"Pointed to as a short, clear demonstration of how Specter simplifies manipulating complex nested data.",[1,1,0,2017,2017,0,1,2,0,0],0],["ridS396W2BY","Volvo Trucks - Emergency braking at its best!","Volvo Trucks","demo","dated","automatic emergency braking",["volvo trucks","collision avoidance","safety systems","trucking"],[110,120],"Cited as a real-world example of automatic emergency braking already working on heavy trucks.",[1,1,0,2015,2015,0,1,2,0,0],0],["rnLWSC5p1XE","Politics and Language | Noam Chomsky | Talks at Google","Talks at Google","talk","evergreen","chomsky on language and politics",["noam chomsky","universal grammar","linguistics","political criticism","talks at google"],[145,81,73],"HN commenters point to it as an easy-to-grasp introduction to Chomsky's ideas on universal grammar and the language faculty.",[1,1,0,2008,2008,0,1,2,0,0],0],["rufnWLVQcKg","Admiral Jeremiah Denton Blinks Morse Code Warning as P.O.W.","Audie Murphy American Legend","news","evergreen","morse code history",["morse code","jeremiah denton","vietnam war","prisoner of war","covert signaling"],[78,77,18],"Cited as the classic real-world use of Morse code to smuggle out a message under duress.",[1,1,0,2023,2023,0,1,3,0,1],0],["rvLFEh7V18A","Exposing FRAUD And DECEPTION In The Retro Video Game Market","Karl Jobst","documentary","dated","retro game market bubble",["wata games","heritage auctions","game collecting","wash trading","investigation"],[124,72,125],"HN points to it as investigative journalism backing the view that vintage game prices are inflated by wash trading and grading services.",[1,1,0,2021,2021,0,1,8,0,0],0],["rzXPyCY7jbs","Zizek on toilets","Diego Cumplido","comedy","evergreen","toilet design and ideology",["slavoj zizek","toilets","ideology","philosophy","humor"],[143,56,129],"Mostly posted as a joke in toilet-related threads, especially for the line about German hermeneutic stool inspection.",[1,1,0,2018,2018,0,1,0,0,5],0],["s-CTkbHnpNQ","10 Bullets, #8: \"ALWAYS BE KNOLLING\". By Tom Sachs","Tom Sachs","other","evergreen","knolling and tidiness",["knolling","tom sachs","organization","workspace","refactoring"],[146,115],"Used as a short intro to knolling and as an analogy for tidying workspaces and continuously cleaning up code.",[1,1,0,2022,2022,0,1,3,0,0],0],["s4QOHe4bOZc","Sonic behind waterfall - RetroArch shader comparison","PenguinWeirdness","demo","evergreen","crt shader emulation",["retroarch","crt shaders","dithering","sega genesis","sonic the hedgehog"],[50,124,58],"HN cites it as the example showing why CRT emulation is needed to render effects the original artists intended.",[1,1,0,2020,2020,0,1,3,0,0],0],["s65BigoMV_I","Swift for TensorFlow: The Next-Generation Machine Learning Framework (TF Dev Summit '19)","TensorFlow","talk","dated","swift for tensorflow",["swift","tensorflow","automatic differentiation","chris lattner","machine learning"],[21,0,7],"Cited as the source for Google's Swift for TensorFlow effort, later remembered as a once-hyped ML language.",[1,1,0,2020,2020,0,1,3,0,0],0],["sB4RYBpwV0A","Charanjit Singh - Raga Bhairav (1982)","prop4g","music","evergreen","indian raga electronic music",["acid","tb-303","raga","disco","1982"],[131,132],"HN points to it as an early acid-style record that came before Chicago acid house, and as a way into ragas for electronic music fans.",[1,1,0,2016,2016,0,1,2,0,0],0],["sCr_gb8rdEI","Two decades of Git: A conversation with creator Linus Torvalds","GitHub","interview","evergreen","git history",["git","linus torvalds","version control","linux kernel","open source"],[52,8,14],"HN commenters cite it for Linus's direct opinions on Git and development tooling, such as calling the SHA-256 migration pointless churn.",[1,1,0,2026,2026,0,1,2,0,0],0],["sI-1YNAmWlk","How to (Quickly) Build a Cycling City - Paris","Not Just Bikes","explainer","dated","cycling infrastructure in paris",["urban planning","paris","cycling","car-free cities","not just bikes"],[111],"Referenced in urban planning threads on making cities less car-centric, and the channel is recommended for road and bike safety.",[1,1,0,2022,2022,0,1,3,0,0],0],["sJtm0MoOgiU","Copyrighting all the melodies to avoid accidental infringement | Damien Riehl | TEDxMinneapolis","TEDx Talks","talk","evergreen","music copyright",["melody copyright","cc0","infringement","music law","algorithmic generation"],[75,131,149],"HN cites it as the stunt behind 'copyright every melody' in threads about music copyright, takedowns and AI authorship.",[1,1,0,2023,2023,0,1,7,0,0],0],["sLCHg9mUBag","Walt Disney's E.P.C.O.T film (1966)","The Original EPCOT","documentary","evergreen","planned cities",["epcot","walt disney","urban planning","utopia","monorail"],[111,53,135],"HN cites it in discussions of planned cities and urban design as the original source for Disney's utopian EPCOT vision.",[1,1,0,2017,2017,0,1,3,0,0],0],["sLFaa6RPJIU","Making YBCO superconductor","Applied Science","tutorial","evergreen","high-temperature superconductors",["ybco","superconductor","flux pinning","diy science","liquid nitrogen"],[87,86,88],"HN points to it in superconductor and LK-99 threads as evidence that YBCO can be made in a modest home lab.",[1,1,0,2023,2023,0,1,3,0,0],0],["sQ56ve39l2I","iPhone Air Durability test -- I AM SHOCKED","JerryRigEverything","demo","news","phone durability testing",["iphone air","bend test","scratch test","jerryrigeverything","hardware"],[44,43],"Cited as evidence against the assumption that thin modern phones are fragile.",[1,1,0,2025,2025,0,1,2,0,0],0],["sR8M4zARBXY","Synthesizing Chicken Noodle Soup From Pure Chemicals","The Thought Emporium","demo","evergreen","synthetic food chemistry",["food science","artificial flavor","chemical synthesis","chicken soup"],[86,118],"Brought up in threads on synthetic food and flavor as a fun example of building a dish from chemicals.",[1,1,0,2023,2023,0,1,2,0,0],0],["sWFFiubtC3c","Reusable Falcon 9 Launcher from Space-X!","Devon","demo","dated","reusable rockets",["spacex","falcon 9","reusability","grasshopper","concept animation"],[85],"Linked as a historical artifact of SpaceX's early reusability ambitions, including the once-planned reusable second stage.",[1,1,0,2013,2013,0,1,5,0,0],0],["sWN13pKVp9s","Obesity is a National Security Issue: Lieutenant General Mark Hertling at TEDxMidAtlantic 2012","TEDx Talks","talk","evergreen","obesity and national security",["obesity","military recruiting","physical fitness","national security","tedx"],[98,78,79],"HN cites it in threads on military recruiting and obesity as an early warning from a senior general that still applies.",[1,1,0,2024,2024,0,1,5,0,0],0],["sXPOw2unxy0","Adam Ruins Everything - The Sinister Reason Weed is Illegal","truTV","comedy","evergreen","history of marijuana prohibition",["drug war","cannabis","nixon","adam conover","history"],[75,77,130],"Cited in cannabis and drug-war threads as an eye-opening look at the political reasons for criminalization.",[1,1,0,2020,2020,0,1,3,0,0],0],["sXwDrcd1t-E","This ESP32 Antenna Array Can See WiFi","Jeija","demo","dated","wifi sensing antenna arrays",["esp32","phased array","wifi sensing","mimo","localization"],[42,41,15],"Recommended as the companion explanation to the Espargos project, showing how phase and time differences localize devices.",[1,1,0,2025,2025,0,1,3,0,0],0],["sln-gJaURzk","Google I/O 2012 - Meet the Go Team","Google for Developers","talk","evergreen","go language design",["go","golang","language design","ken thompson","q&a","google i/o"],[2,0],"HN people cite it for candid answers straight from Go's creators, including Ken Thompson on how the complexity of C++0x motivated Go.",[2,1,0,2012,2012,0,2,11,0,0],0],["sqIz-RNUL1g","DEFCON 20: Bigger Monster, Weaker Chains: The National Security Agency and the Constitution","Christiaan008","talk","dated","nsa surveillance",["nsa","mass surveillance","william binney","aclu","defcon"],[19,76,17],"HN points to it as a prescient talk that discussed, in 2012, much of what Snowden's leaks later confirmed.",[1,1,0,2015,2015,0,1,3,0,0],0],["sumZLwFXJqE","MMO Economies - Hyperinflation, Reserve Currencies & You! - Extra Credits","Extra Credits","explainer","evergreen","game economy design",["mmo","inflation","virtual currency","gold sinks","game design"],[121,70,125],"Cited in game-economy threads as a clear explanation of why vendor-sellable loot causes hyperinflation and how designers counter it.",[1,1,0,2016,2016,0,1,3,0,0],0],["svEuG_ekNT0","Voting Machines: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO)","LastWeekTonight","commentary","dated","voting machine security",["voting machines","election security","john oliver","last week tonight"],[80,73,17],"Cited in election security threads as a watchable overview of voting machine problems.",[1,1,0,2023,2023,0,1,2,1,0],0],["t-_VPRCtiUg","The Surprising Secret of Synchronization","Veritasium","explainer","evergreen","synchronization",["strogatz","coupled oscillators","metronomes","complexity","physics"],[88,82],"Cited as an intuitive illustration of synchronization, particularly the metronome demonstration.",[1,1,0,2021,2021,0,1,2,0,0],0],["t52LB2fYhoY","Course: Zionist Editing on Wikipedia","Israel National News - Arutz Sheva","news","news","wikipedia editing campaigns",["wikipedia","political editing","influence operations","astroturfing"],[80,51],"HN cites it, mostly critically, as evidence of organized political efforts to influence Wikipedia content.",[1,1,0,2023,2023,0,1,1,3,0],0],["tBJ0GvsQeak","Riding in a Self Driving Car - With Nobody Up Front | JJRicks Rides With Waymo #1","JJRicks","demo","dated","waymo self-driving rides",["waymo","self-driving cars","autonomous vehicles","phoenix","ride footage"],[25],"HN people share it as first-hand evidence that driverless Waymo rides were already happening, including navigating a busy mall parking lot.",[1,1,0,2020,2020,0,1,3,0,0],0],["tCRPUv8V22o","Bytebeat: Music from very short programs - the 3rd iteration","Ville-Matias Heikkilä (viznut)","demo","evergreen","bytebeat algorithmic music",["bytebeat","demoscene","generative music","bit manipulation","viznut"],[50,59,132],"Linked in threads about algorithmic and demoscene music as the canonical introduction to bytebeat.",[1,1,0,2024,2024,0,1,4,0,0],0],["tLdRBsuvVKc","Dev Deletes Entire Production Database, Chaos Ensues","Kevin Fang","comedy","evergreen","database outage postmortem",["gitlab","postmortem","production database","devops","incident"],[16,11,130],"Shared as a funny, accurate retelling of a classic outage, especially on a bad ops day.",[1,1,0,2024,2024,0,1,2,0,1],0],["tSnnfUj1XCQ","Intentional Programming demo (Part 1) - Editor","dftube","demo","dated","intentional programming",["charles simonyi","projectional editing","microsoft research","programming tools"],[8,47,0],"Commenters cite it as an early example of projectional or intent-based programming tools when discussing alternatives to text-based code.",[1,1,0,2014,2014,0,1,7,0,0],0],["tVo_wkxH9dU","BBC: Spaghetti-Harvest in Ticino | Switzerland Tourism","Switzerland","comedy","evergreen","april fools hoaxes",["spaghetti tree","bbc","hoax","april fools","panorama"],[80,135],"HN uses it mostly as a joke reference whenever pasta, harvests or April Fools pranks come up, and a few recommend it as a perfectly executed hoax.",[1,1,0,2023,2023,0,1,3,0,7],0],["tWZOEFvczzA","ANIME ROCK, PAPER, SCISSORS 2","Corridor Digital","demo","dated","ai-assisted animation",["stable diffusion","anime","corridor digital","generative ai","dreambooth"],[22,60,61],"HN cites it as an example of what a very small crew can make with generative AI tools, while noting how much manual work it still takes.",[1,1,0,2023,2023,0,1,2,0,0],0],["tYytVzbPky8","HOW TO DATAMOSH: PART 1","datamosher","tutorial","dated","datamoshing",["glitch art","video compression","keyframes","ffmpeg","avidemux"],[59,45],"Cited in glitch-art threads as the non-programmatic way to datamosh by deleting keyframes.",[1,1,0,2010,2010,0,1,2,0,0],0],["tZBViI8ZaU0","Ken Stanley: Discovery Without Objectives","fzambetta75","talk","evergreen","open-ended search",["ken stanley","novelty search","evolutionary computation","innovation","objectives"],[21,148,94],"Cited as a source for the idea that open-ended search can beat objective-driven optimization, though one commenter found parts of it fluffy.",[1,1,0,2018,2018,0,1,1,1,0],0],["ta7nlkI5K5g","Measure the mass of an eyelash with a DIY microbalance","Applied Science","demo","evergreen","diy microbalance",["precision measurement","servo loop","lab equipment","diy","analog meter"],[42,41,116],"Pointed to as proof that you can weigh micrograms cheaply at home, and as a clear breakdown of how such a scale works.",[1,1,0,2018,2018,0,1,3,0,0],0],["tf1VA5jqmRo","Why is India so filthy? | The Ugly Indian | TEDxBangalore","TEDx Talks","talk","evergreen","civic cleanup in india",["tragedy of the commons","india","urban planning","volunteering","tedx"],[111,79,107],"HN points to it when discussing litter and civic neglect in India, as an example of anonymous citizen-led cleanup.",[1,1,0,2018,2018,0,1,1,1,0],0],["tg5RFeSfBM4","October CincyRb - Jim Weirich on Decoupling from Rails","Launch Scout","talk","evergreen","software architecture",["rails","ruby","decoupling","unit testing","clean architecture"],[5,3],"Cited in HN debates on testing and clean architecture as a concrete example of keeping domain code separate from Rails so tests run fast.",[1,1,0,2016,2016,0,1,4,0,0],0],["thnXzUFJnfQ","Amiga music: Captain - Space Debris","Kuokka77","music","evergreen","amiga music",["amiga","tracker music","demoscene","1991","chiptune"],[50,132],"Cited as a classic of Amiga music, and commenters use it as a reference or comparison track.",[1,1,0,2022,2022,0,1,3,0,0],0],["tiwVMrTLUWg","Chris Urmson: How a driverless car sees the road","TED","talk","dated","self-driving cars",["google self-driving car","waymo","ted talk","autonomous vehicles","perception"],[25],"Used repeatedly in self-driving threads as a demonstration of how many real-world edge cases the Google/Waymo system already handled.",[2,1,0,2016,2016,0,2,7,0,0],0],["tlThdr3O5Qo","Full Self-Driving","Tesla","demo","news","self-driving marketing",["tesla","fsd","autopilot","demo","marketing"],[25],"Mostly cited critically, as an example of a staged or cherry-picked self-driving demo and of misleading autonomy marketing.",[1,1,0,2020,2020,0,1,1,4,0],0],["tt7gP_IW-1w","A$AP Mob - Yamborghini High (Official Video) ft. Juicy J","asapmobVEVO","music","evergreen","datamoshing in music videos",["datamoshing","glitch art","music video","video compression","asap mob"],[131,59,45],"Cited as a standout example of datamoshing and codec-corruption aesthetics in threads on video compression and glitch art.",[2,1,0,2026,2026,0,2,4,0,0],0],["tybKnGZRwcU","How to Win an Interstellar War","Kurzgesagt – In a Nutshell","explainer","evergreen","interstellar warfare",["kurzgesagt","aliens","relativistic weapons","space","speculative science"],[84,78],"Cited in discussions of cosmic rays and alien threats, especially the idea of sterilizing a planet from afar with an electron beam.",[1,1,0,2024,2024,0,1,3,0,0],0],["tzr7hRXcwkw","John Carmack: Best programming setup and IDE | Lex Fridman Podcast Clips","Lex Clips","podcast","evergreen","debuggers and programming workflow",["john carmack","debugging","ides","print debugging","lex fridman"],[8,52],"HN debugger-versus-print-debugging threads point to it as Carmack's authoritative case for using a real debugger.",[1,1,0,2024,2024,0,1,7,0,0],0],["uAdmzyKagvE","This clock was famous, but the internet ruined it.","Tom Scott","explainer","evergreen","dutch auctions",["dutch auction","flower auction","aalsmeer","market design","tom scott"],[70,72,67],"HN cites it as a fascinating explanation of a real Dutch auction, in threads about auctions and ticket sales.",[1,1,0,2022,2022,0,1,2,0,0],0],["uCgnWqoP4MM","Building the Steam Controller","Valve","demo","dated","automated hardware manufacturing",["steam controller","valve","assembly line","automation","robots"],[114,24,44],"HN cites it as a glimpse of in-house, highly automated hardware manufacturing and the scale of a lights-off factory.",[1,1,0,2025,2025,0,1,3,0,0],0],["uFvokQUHh08","Matematikrevyen 2011: Banach-Tarski","Matematikrevyen","comedy","evergreen","banach-tarski paradox",["banach-tarski","math humor","parody","music video","paradox"],[35,130,131],"HN people post it as a fun musical companion in threads on the Banach-Tarski theorem.",[1,1,0,2012,2012,0,1,2,0,0],0],["uNS6VKNXY6s","Dropping Things Into The Sun is Hard....","Scott Manley","demo","evergreen","orbital mechanics",["kerbal space program","orbital dynamics","sun","delta-v","spaceflight"],[85,82],"Cited whenever someone suggests launching nuclear waste or other junk into the Sun, as a clear demonstration of the orbital mechanics involved.",[1,1,0,2017,2017,0,1,3,0,0],0],["uOJCS1W1uzg","How Physicists Created a Holographic Wormhole in a Quantum Computer","Quanta Magazine","explainer","dated","quantum wormhole experiment",["wormhole","quantum computing","holography","quanta","google sycamore"],[32,83],"Initially praised as a nicely done explainer, it is now more often cited as an example of overhyped quantum coverage.",[1,1,0,2022,2022,0,1,0,3,0],0],["uQHFQoFoxvQ","Experiment: Coca Cola and Drain Cleaner","Home Science","demo","evergreen","beverage can liners",["aluminum cans","plastic liner","chemistry experiment","recycling"],[86,88],"Cited as a vivid demonstration that beverage cans have a plastic liner.",[1,1,0,2020,2020,0,1,3,0,0],0],["uRGljemfwUE","The Website is Down #1: Sales Guy vs. Web Dude","Josh Weinberg","comedy","evergreen","sales versus engineering humor",["tech humor","outages","web development","workplace comedy"],[130,4,16],"HN treats it as a beloved piece of tech-workplace humor, quoted whenever an outage or sales-versus-engineering friction comes up.",[1,1,0,2019,2019,0,1,0,0,3],0],["uYbdx4I7STg","The Weird World in RGB","Technology Connections","explainer","evergreen","color and rgb light",["rgb","color theory","color vision","led lighting","technology connections"],[57,88,90],"HN points to it as an accessible explanation of how color and reflected light behave, especially under LED lighting.",[1,1,0,2020,2020,0,1,2,0,0],0],["ua5aOFi-DKs","Why was Biden's win calculated to be ONE IN A QUADRILLION?","Stand-up Maths","explainer","news","election statistics debunking",["2020 election","statistics","stand-up maths","fraud claims","probability"],[27,34,73],"Cited as a mathematician's debunking of numerical claims of 2020 election fraud.",[1,1,0,2020,2020,0,1,1,1,0],0],["ubDMLoWz76U","NixOS VM on Mac Setup","Mitchell Hashimoto","tutorial","dated","nixos vm on macos",["nixos","macos","virtual machines","dev environment","mitchell hashimoto"],[14,13,8],"HN points to it as a practical reference for the Linux-VM-on-Mac workflow and as an entry point to NixOS.",[1,1,0,2022,2022,0,1,4,0,0],0],["ug-CyGXMabg","Ben Heck's Nintendo-Playstation Prototype Pt 1 Teardown","element14 presents","demo","evergreen","nintendo playstation prototype",["ben heck","teardown","snes","console prototype","retro gaming"],[43,124,42],"HN uses it to show what the Nintendo PlayStation prototype hardware actually looked like, essentially an SNES with a CD-ROM drive.",[1,1,0,2016,2016,0,1,2,0,0],0],["uhwcEvMJz1Y","QI | No Such Thing As A Fish","QI","comedy","evergreen","fuzzy biological categories",["qi","stephen fry","fish","taxonomy","trivia"],[129,99],"Linked in threads about fuzzy categories, such as fish, trees and fruit, as the origin of the phrase and a fun illustration.",[1,1,0,2020,2020,0,1,3,0,0],0],["unCQHAbGsAA","First NetHack bot ascension","Jan K","demo","evergreen","nethack bots",["nethack","bothack","game ai","roguelike","ascension"],[126,29,125],"Linked as the canonical video of the first fully automatic NetHack bot ascension in threads on NetHack and game-playing AI.",[1,1,0,2015,2015,0,1,2,0,0],0],["upsZZ2s3xv8","CANADA VIGNETTES: LOG DRIVER'S WALTZ | Full Animated Film | National Film Board of Canada","NFB","music","evergreen","canadian animated shorts",["nfb","animation","folk song","canada","wade hemsworth"],[60,131],"It comes up as a beloved example of NFB animation and state-funded Canadian cultural work.",[1,1,0,2023,2023,0,1,2,0,0],0],["uwCwtBxZM7g","Near-Eye Light Field Displays","Douglas Lanman","demo","dated","near-eye light field displays",["light fields","vr headsets","accommodation","nvidia research","head-mounted displays"],[62,58,44],"HN cites it in Magic Leap and VR threads as a clear overview of how light fields could solve focus and bulk problems.",[2,1,0,2014,2014,0,2,4,0,0],0],["v0gjI__RyCY","Jeff Dean & Noam Shazeer — 25 years at Google: from PageRank to AGI","Dwarkesh Patel","interview","dated","google ai research",["jeff dean","noam shazeer","transformers","gemini","mixture of experts"],[22,52,12],"HN cites it for insight into Google researchers' views on AI progress and publishing, though one commenter finds the interview weak.",[1,1,0,2026,2026,0,1,3,1,0],0],["v2Q_zHG3vqg","Multithreading the Entire Destiny Engine","GDC Festival of Gaming","talk","evergreen","game engine multithreading",["job system","destiny","bungie","concurrency","gdc"],[122,6],"HN points to it as a real-world example of game engine multithreading and of safety annotations in C.",[1,1,0,2017,2017,0,1,3,0,0],0],["v2RJQELoM6Y","Martin Kleppmann | Kafka Summit SF 2018 Keynote (Is Kafka a Database?)","Confluent, an IBM Company","talk","evergreen","kafka and event logs",["kafka","martin kleppmann","event sourcing","cqrs","data systems"],[12,11],"HN posts it in Kafka-as-database debates and as an introduction to event logs and CQRS.",[1,1,0,2020,2020,0,1,2,0,0],0],["v4Wy7gRGgeA","Code Monkey","spiffworld","music","evergreen","programmer humor music video",["jonathan coulton","code monkey","world of warcraft","machinima","geek culture"],[131,125,130],"Mostly brought up as a joke or nostalgic reference when the term 'code monkey' comes up.",[1,1,0,2020,2020,0,1,0,0,2],0],["v8sl8gj9UnA","Scaling ZFS for NVMe - Allan Jude - EuroBSDcon 2022","EuroBSDCon","talk","dated","zfs performance on nvme",["zfs","nvme","filesystems","storage performance","freebsd"],[11,13,6],"Cited in ZFS and filesystem threads as the go-to source on ZFS limits and tuning for NVMe.",[1,1,0,2025,2025,0,1,4,0,0],0],["v9EKV2nSU8w","The nightmare videos of childrens' YouTube — and what's wrong with the internet today | James Bridle","TED","talk","dated","youtube kids content",["youtube","children","algorithms","ted talk","advertising","internet culture"],[51,147,80],"Cited to explain how YouTube's algorithms produce appalling content aimed at children, and as a reason to keep kids off the platform.",[1,1,0,2018,2018,0,1,1,3,0],0],["vElZc6zSIXM","CppCon 2016: Chandler Carruth “High Performance Code 201: Hybrid Data Structures\"","CppCon","talk","evergreen","c++ data structures",["chandler carruth","cppcon","performance","cache locality","stl"],[6,2,30],"Cited as the source for criticism of std::deque and move-constructor pitfalls, and as motivation to write custom data structures.",[1,1,0,2021,2021,0,1,2,0,0],0],["vJYaXy5mmA8","UTOPIA | Omeleto","Omeleto","other","evergreen","dystopian surveillance fiction",["short film","surveillance","social credit","digital id","automated enforcement"],[19,135,147],"HN cites it as a vivid illustration of where automated enforcement, digital ID and crowd-sourced policing could lead.",[1,1,0,2022,2022,0,1,9,0,0],0],["vKmQW_Nkfk8","Steve Yegge, \"What Would You Do With Your Own Google?\" - OSCON Data 2011","O'Reilly","talk","evergreen","technology priorities and hard problems",["steve yegge","oscon","google","biology","data mining"],[52,9],"Cited for its critique of talent wasted on social media and for the data-mining-for-biology argument, plus the around-14-minute quitting moment.",[1,1,0,2011,2011,0,1,11,0,0],0],["vSSkDos2hzo","We Need to Rethink Exercise (Updated Version)","Kurzgesagt – In a Nutshell","explainer","evergreen","exercise and weight loss",["exercise","calorie burn","metabolism","weight loss","health"],[98,97],"HN uses it as a sourced, accessible summary in weight-loss and GLP-1 threads.",[2,1,0,2024,2024,0,2,4,0,0],0],["vV7YgnPUxcU","A.I., Mars and Immortality: Are We Dreaming Big Enough? | Interesting Times with Ross Douthat","Interesting Times","interview","news","technological stagnation",["peter thiel","antichrist","ai","longevity","mars"],[147,144,52],"Commenters cite it as the primary source for Thiel's Antichrist argument whenever his views come up.",[1,1,0,2026,2026,0,1,3,0,0],0],["vVgc8ksstyg","Harwell Dekatron / WITCH Reboot tnmoc.org","TNMoC","demo","evergreen","early computing history",["harwell dekatron","witch","bletchley park","vintage computers","tnmoc"],[47],"Shared as a quick look at a vintage relay and dekatron computer running, along with praise for the museum.",[1,1,0,2014,2014,0,1,2,0,0],0],["ve4q-1D_Ajo","The Problem with America’s Lab Mice and Why it Should Matter to You","JRE Clips","podcast","evergreen","lab mice reproducibility",["lab mice","bret weinstein","research reliability","reproducibility","biomedical research"],[148,95],"HN links it when discussing mouse-study reliability and reproducibility.",[1,1,0,2020,2020,0,1,3,0,0],0],["vvr9AMWEU-c","Dial Up Modem Handshake Sound - Spectrogram","Bitcore","demo","evergreen","dial-up modem handshake",["modem","spectrogram","dial-up","audio visualization","nostalgia"],[15,37,47],"Linked as a nostalgic and clear way to see what the modem handshake is doing, and as an example of sounds people can recognize.",[1,1,0,2015,2015,0,1,6,0,1],0],["vw9zyxm860Q","Capture the Flag | He Will Not Divide Us","Internet Historian","commentary","dated","internet culture",["he will not divide us","4chan","geolocation","internet history","trolling"],[51,130],"HN refers to it as a humorous account of how online communities pinpointed the flag's location, used as an example of crowd-sourced geolocation.",[1,1,0,2020,2020,0,1,4,0,0],0],["vxWjtpzCIfA","The Trains that Subsidize Suburbia - GO Transit Commuter Rail","Not Just Bikes","explainer","dated","commuter rail and urban planning",["go transit","commuter rail","park and ride","toronto","urbanism"],[111],"Cited in transit debates to show the cost and low utilization of commuter rail and the case for dense housing around stations.",[1,1,0,2023,2023,0,1,3,0,0],0],["vyEWLhOfLgQ","What if Humans Are NOT Earth's First Civilization? | Silurian Hypothesis","PBS Space Time","explainer","evergreen","silurian hypothesis",["silurian hypothesis","geology","fermi paradox","pbs space time","civilization"],[106,84],"HN uses it as an approachable treatment of whether an earlier industrial civilization would be detectable in geology.",[1,1,0,2023,2023,0,1,2,0,0],0],["vzGPq9LSjEw","A Century Of US Cooling - Erased By NOAA","Tony Heller","commentary","news","temperature data adjustments",["noaa","climate skepticism","temperature record","data manipulation"],[102,101],"Cited by commenters skeptical of climate data adjustments, to support claims about NOAA modeled data. The claims are contested.",[1,1,0,2021,2021,0,1,3,0,0],0],["vzZy1Aqleno","How to Make/Build a Lifter or Ionocraft","RimstarOrg","tutorial","evergreen","ionocraft lifters",["ion wind","high voltage","lifter","diy electronics","propulsion"],[116,41,88],"HN recommends it as a clear explanation of how lifters and ion wind propulsion work, mostly in threads about exotic propulsion and flying saucers.",[1,1,0,2016,2016,0,1,2,0,0],0],["w-WMn_zHCVo","4th of July DUI Checkpoint - Drug Dogs, Searched without Consent, while Innocent","Chris Voluntaryist","other","evergreen","police drug dog searches",["k-9 searches","dui checkpoint","civil liberties","police conduct","fourth amendment"],[75,76],"HN commenters cite it as an example of police cueing drug dogs to justify searches.",[1,1,0,2016,2016,0,1,2,0,0],0],["w-tFdreZB94","Microsoft: Productivity Future Vision","Microsoft in Business","demo","dated","future of work concepts",["microsoft","concept video","ubiquitous computing","ui design"],[147,55],"Cited as an example of corporate future-concept videos, sometimes appreciated for its ideas and sometimes used as a cautionary comparison.",[1,1,0,2020,2020,0,1,1,1,0],0],["w5ebcowAJD8","I built a QR code with my bare hands to see how it works","Veritasium","explainer","evergreen","qr codes",["qr codes","error correction","barcodes","veritasium","encoding"],[37,35],"HN points to it as a recent, well-made explanation of QR code structure and error correction.",[1,1,0,2024,2024,0,1,2,0,0],0],["w8J5BWL8oJY","The synthesis of imagination: Rony Abovitz and Magic Leap at TEDxSarasota","TEDx Talks","talk","dated","magic leap hype",["magic leap","rony abovitz","tedx","augmented reality","startup hype"],[62,64],"Mostly cited as damning evidence of Magic Leap's hype and marketing, with commenters calling it delusional or a fraud signal.",[1,1,0,2014,2014,0,1,0,19,0],0],["w8c_m6U1f9o","The Power Of Selling Out: Your Customers As Political Capital - Onion Talks - Ep. 9","The Onion","comedy","evergreen","tech satire",["the onion","satire","user data","privacy","startups"],[130,19,64],"Posted as a joke or satire whenever a company sells out its users or surveillance comes up.",[1,1,0,2013,2013,0,1,2,0,4],0],["wKISPePFrIs","How a Blind Developer Uses Visual Studio (Microsoft Build 2017)","Kompetenzzentrum Digitale Barrierefreiheit","demo","evergreen","accessibility for developers",["screen reader","blind developer","visual studio","accessibility","microsoft build"],[55,8],"HN uses it as the go-to example of how blind developers work, including the very fast screen reader speech.",[1,1,0,2026,2026,0,1,2,0,0],0],["wTjMqda19wk","The Newsroom - America is not the greatest country in the world anymore...(Restricted language)","tpratt441","other","evergreen","american exceptionalism",["the newsroom","tv clip","us politics","monologue"],[133,73],"Posted in threads on US costs and institutions as a famous fictional rebuttal to American exceptionalism.",[1,1,0,2026,2026,0,1,3,0,1],0],["wW5vJyI_HcU","Black Hat USA 2013 - Spy-Jacking the Booters","Black Hat","talk","dated","ddos booter services",["brian krebs","booters","swatting","cloudflare","black hat"],[17,19,15],"Mostly cited as the source of the Krebs critique of Cloudflare and Prince's onstage response, which commenters debate.",[1,1,0,2017,2017,0,1,3,3,0],0],["wgSZA3NPpBs","Is the Universe a Simulation? | 2016 Isaac Asimov Memorial Debate","American Museum of Natural History","talk","evergreen","simulation hypothesis",["simulation hypothesis","panel debate","physics","philosophy","neil degrasse tyson"],[143,82,93],"Linked in simulation-hypothesis threads as an expert panel that takes the idea seriously, and listed among best technical talks.",[1,1,0,2018,2018,0,1,2,0,0],0],["wi-b9k-0KfE","EEVblog #388 - Fake Apple USB Charger Teardown","EEVblog","demo","evergreen","usb charger safety",["teardown","counterfeit","power supply","mains isolation","electronics"],[43,41],"HN points to it as an engineer's evidence of why cheap counterfeit chargers are dangerous.",[1,1,0,2016,2016,0,1,3,0,0],0],["wrHXA2cSpNU","The Mandalorian Luke Skywalker Deepfake","Shamook","demo","dated","deepfakes in film",["deepfake","mandalorian","luke skywalker","cgi humans","visual effects"],[60,22],"HN cites it as an example of deepfakes producing a more convincing CGI human than the studio's own effort.",[1,1,0,2021,2021,0,1,3,0,0],0],["ww47bR86wSc","Bonhoeffer‘s Theory of Stupidity","Sprouts","explainer","evergreen","theory of stupidity",["bonhoeffer","stupidity","philosophy","ethics","sprouts"],[143,91],"HN commenters cite it when discussing Bonhoeffer's idea that stupidity is a moral failing rather than an intellectual one.",[1,1,0,2025,2025,0,1,10,0,7],0],["wymmCdLdPvM","The Uncracked Problem with 33 - Numberphile","Numberphile","explainer","dated","sum of three cubes",["number theory","diophantine equations","cubes","numberphile"],[35,33],"Linked in threads on sums of cubes and Diophantine equations as an accessible introduction.",[1,1,0,2023,2023,0,1,2,0,0],0],["x1H-323d838","Attempting to make transparent wood","NileRed","demo","evergreen","transparent wood chemistry",["nilered","transparent wood","lignin","epoxy","materials science"],[86,87],"Linked as the go-to hands-on demonstration of how transparent wood is made and why scaling it to large pieces is hard.",[1,1,0,2020,2020,0,1,5,0,0],0],["x7qPAY9JqE4","Steve Jobs Introducing The iPhone At MacWorld 2007","superapple4ever","talk","evergreen","product keynotes",["steve jobs","iphone","apple","macworld 2007","product launch"],[52,44,53],"HN commenters cite it as a model of a clear product reveal and as the source for how Jobs framed the iPhone's three functions and dismissed physical keyboards.",[1,1,0,2023,2023,0,1,4,0,0],0],["x85342Cny8c","Experiences Building Edge TPU with Chisel","Chisel","talk","evergreen","hardware design languages",["chisel","edge tpu","asic design","hdl","google"],[40,39,21],"Pointed to as a rare first-hand account of a real, shipping ASIC built in an open-source HDL, useful in HDL and FPGA choice discussions.",[1,1,0,2023,2023,0,1,4,0,0],0],["x8TO-nrUtSI","Why PlayStation 1 Graphics Warped and Wobbled so much | MVG","Modern Vintage Gamer","explainer","evergreen","retro 3d graphics",["playstation 1","affine texture mapping","gpu","retro gaming","n64"],[124,58],"Used as the accessible explanation of PS1 rendering quirks whenever retro 3D graphics or PS1-style renderers come up.",[1,1,0,2020,2020,0,1,4,0,0],0],["xGQxSJmadm0","Authorized Personnel Only - How to Start and Sync a 400,000 Watt Turbine Hydroelectric Generator","Chris Boden","demo","evergreen","grid synchronization",["hydroelectric","generator","power grid","phase sync","turbine"],[105,113],"HN links it in power grid threads as a concrete demonstration of generator synchronization.",[1,1,0,2026,2026,0,1,2,0,0],0],["xK4MBzp5YwM","Silence U Part 2: What Has Yale Become? | We the Internet Documentary","We the Internet TV","documentary","dated","campus free speech",["yale","free speech","higher education","christakis","campus politics"],[76,79],"Cited in debates about campus culture, free speech and workplace diversity controversies as a window into a particular mindset.",[1,1,0,2019,2019,0,1,2,0,0],0],["xKCuDxpccYM","Elon Musk's Unbelievably Simple 12-minute Killer Break Down on Climate Change","yonseienglish","talk","dated","climate change",["elon musk","carbon tax","cop21","emissions","sorbonne"],[102,101],"Cited as evidence that Musk has long taken climate change seriously and as a concise statement of his views on carbon pricing.",[1,1,0,2018,2018,0,1,2,0,0],0],["xQ3oJlt4GrI","EEVblog #1341 - AMAZING $250,000 IBM Processor TEARDOWN!","EEVblog","demo","evergreen","mainframe processor teardown",["ibm system/390","teardown","ceramic module","chip packaging","vintage computing"],[43,47,39],"Cited in threads on chip packaging and cooling as a vivid look at vintage IBM mainframe module construction.",[1,1,0,2021,2021,0,1,2,0,0],0],["xQbaVdge7kU","How Much Is a Human Worth? (according to engineers)","Practical Engineering","explainer","evergreen","value of a statistical life",["engineering ethics","safety","cost-benefit analysis","regulation","risk"],[112,70,75],"HN commenters cite it as an interesting look at valuing human life, used in safety and liability discussions.",[1,1,0,2023,2023,0,1,2,0,0],0],["xQx-tuW9A4Q","Inventing the Computer Mouse | Douglas Engelbart | Talks at Google","Talks at Google","talk","evergreen","augmenting human intellect",["douglas engelbart","computer mouse","hypertext","collective intelligence","computing history"],[52,48,47],"Recommended for hearing Engelbart's vision of collaborative hypertext systems straight from him, including his view of Wikipedia.",[1,1,0,2018,2018,0,1,3,0,0],0],["x_JCBmY9NGM","Stewart Lee - Political Correctness","Jimmy Lee","comedy","evergreen","political correctness comedy",["stewart lee","stand-up","political correctness","satire","british comedy"],[129,76],"HN quotes and links it as a witty take on political correctness in culture-war and language threads.",[1,1,0,2020,2020,0,1,3,0,2],0],["xgKY9hmbfgo","Sacrifices to the Church of Nintendo","EmpLemon","commentary","dated","nintendo litigation",["nintendo","copyright","fan projects","video game industry"],[53,75,125],"Pointed to in threads about Nintendo lawsuits and takedowns as an explanation of how the company behaves.",[1,1,0,2024,2024,0,1,1,0,1],0],["xjEFo3a1AnI","Diet & Nutrition for Mental Health | Dr. Chris Palmer","Andrew Huberman","podcast","dated","nutrition and mental health",["ketogenic diet","psychiatry","metabolism","mitochondria","huberman lab"],[97,92],"Cited in threads on metabolism and mental illness, especially keto for psychiatric conditions.",[1,1,0,2024,2024,0,1,2,0,0],0],["xqGAC5QCYuQ","Before Flutter | Rubber Duck Engineering | Episode #100","RubberDuckEng","podcast","evergreen","flutter history",["flutter","dart","javascript frameworks","ui frameworks","engineering history"],[4,9],"Recommended as an insider account of how Flutter came to be and why it chose Dart.",[1,1,0,2023,2023,0,1,2,0,0],0],["xwA4k0E51Oo","Viral video raises worry over Sinclair's political messaging inside local news","PBS NewsHour","news","news","local news media consolidation",["sinclair","local news","media ownership","political messaging","broadcasting"],[80,73],"Cited as a short, concrete example of consolidated media ownership pushing coordinated messaging through local news.",[1,1,0,2021,2021,0,1,1,2,0],0],["xzjqjU2FOwA","Prof. Timur Kuran on \"The Portal\", Episode #004: \"The Economics of Revolution and Mass Deception.\"","Eric Weinstein","podcast","evergreen","preference falsification",["timur kuran","revolutions","public opinion","self-censorship","economics"],[70,76,77],"Pointed to as a good explanation of preference falsification and its effects on speech and politics.",[1,1,0,2019,2019,0,1,2,0,0],0],["y57wwucbXR8","Building the Software 2 0 Stack (Andrej Karpathy)","Databricks","talk","evergreen","software 2.0",["andrej karpathy","neural networks","datasets","machine learning tooling","software stack"],[21,52],"HN uses it as the primary source for the 'Software 2.0' idea and recommends it as a quick talk on the next software stack.",[1,1,0,2020,2020,0,1,2,0,0],0],["y7h4OtFDnYE","Feynman: How the train stays on the track FUN TO IMAGINE 7","Christopher Sykes","explainer","evergreen","train wheel physics",["feynman","physics","railways","bbc","tapered wheels"],[82,88,111],"HN people link it as Feynman's charming and clear explanation of why train wheels are tapered, whenever trains, bicycles or steering come up.",[1,1,0,2022,2022,0,1,3,0,0],0],["yRdzIs4FJJg","Tesla Autopilot Crashes into Motorcycle Riders - Why?","FortNine","explainer","dated","tesla autopilot and motorcycles",["tesla","autopilot","motorcycles","computer vision","sensors"],[25,110,26],"Cited in threads on motorcycle safety, Tesla's sensor choices and autonomous vehicles as a well-made explanation of the failure mode.",[1,1,0,2022,2022,0,1,3,0,0],0],["yS_c2qqA-6Y","HyperNormalisation by Adam Curtis HD Full [2016] [Subs]","L33T GUY","documentary","evergreen","political and media critique",["adam curtis","hypernormalisation","bbc","politics","fake world"],[80,77,135],"Mentioned as a recommended Curtis film and referenced in discussions of AI, Eliza and manufactured realities.",[1,1,0,2019,2019,0,1,3,0,0],0],["yT9bit2-1pg","How to Stop a Riot","Wendover Productions","explainer","evergreen","riot control",["police tactics","protest","crowd psychology","wendover"],[75,91,79],"Cited for its research-based principles of riot control, and as an analogy for managing other crowd dynamics like bubbles.",[1,1,0,2020,2020,0,1,3,0,0],0],["yVCOAFKjaoY","Community - Lego","arkmaii","comedy","evergreen","lego monologue",["community","tv clip","lego","nbc","monologue"],[133,129],"HN commenters link it as the origin of a LEGO quote and as a delightful monologue about how the toy has changed.",[1,1,0,2022,2022,0,1,1,0,1],0],["yW2LpFkVfYk","Ami Horowitz: How white liberals really view black voters","Fox News","commentary","dated","voter id laws",["voter id","street interviews","politics","elections","satire"],[73,80],"Cited in voting-related threads as a favorite example of street interviews on voter ID, though it is a partisan satirical piece.",[1,1,0,2022,2022,0,1,7,0,0],0],["yYUuWWnfRsk","Introducing Stretch | Boston Dynamics","Boston Dynamics","demo","news","warehouse robotics",["boston dynamics","stretch","automation","logistics"],[24,114],"HN links it as the official demo showing what Stretch actually does, though some commenters point out its limits, such as picking boxes from one side.",[1,1,0,2021,2021,0,1,1,1,1],0],["yg-UqIIvang","Russian Invasion - Salami Tactics | Yes Prime Minister","British Comedy","comedy","evergreen","salami tactics",["yes prime minister","incremental escalation","geopolitics","british comedy","deterrence"],[130,74,133],"HN uses it as shorthand for incremental aggression and escalation, in threads on geopolitics, trade and creeping encroachment.",[1,1,0,2025,2025,0,1,6,0,1],0],["ymoiWv9BF7Q","英特尔Lunar Lake深度评测：轻薄本有救了！","极客湾Geekerwan","explainer","dated","cpu efficiency benchmarks",["lunar lake","intel","apple m3","performance per watt","battery life"],[39,44],"HN uses it as a benchmark source in debates over whether x86 can match Apple Silicon efficiency, particularly the Lunar Lake vs M3 comparison.",[1,1,0,2025,2025,0,1,6,0,0],0],["yts2F44RqFw","The Alt-Right Playbook: I Hate Mondays","Innuendo Studios","commentary","evergreen","rhetoric of dismissing solutions",["video essay","rhetoric","politics","argumentation","alt-right playbook"],[80,73,79],"Referenced to describe an argument style that rejects incremental improvements, and in discussions of differing liberal and conservative views of society.",[1,1,0,2021,2021,0,1,2,0,1],0],["yw--NLjZBNk","WORLD'S BEST AIR FRIES (Weird Trick, But It Works!)","Chris Young","tutorial","evergreen","air fryer fries",["french fries","air fryer","cooking technique","chris young","triple cooked"],[118],"Cited as proof that frozen fries can be excellent with the right cooking method.",[1,1,0,2025,2025,0,1,2,0,0],0],["yx7-yvXf6f8","“Bitchin’ Betty” Says Farewell: Beloved Voice Behind Boeing’s F/A-18 Super Hornet Retires","Boeing","news","evergreen","cockpit voice warnings",["f/a-18","bitchin' betty","alarm design","aviation","voice alerts"],[109,55],"Cited as an example of effective alarm and voice-alert design and in discussions of reactions to female voices.",[1,1,0,2016,2016,0,1,2,0,0],0],["z-q8ehzHeQQ","LCCS: The LCD / CRT Hybrid from JVC","Technology Connections","explainer","evergreen","field-sequential color displays",["jvc lccs","crt","lcd shutter","color wheel","broadcast monitor"],[45,47],"HN links it as a neat breakdown of an unusual CRT/LCD color technology.",[1,1,0,2020,2020,0,1,3,0,0],0],["z2_dhUv_CrI","The Simpsons - Worker and Parasite","zio anza","comedy","evergreen","tv parody",["the simpsons","itchy and scratchy","eastern european animation","cartoon parody"],[133,130],"HN brings it up as a funny parody of odd Eastern European cartoons and as a joke about automation or replaced entertainment.",[1,1,0,2024,2024,0,1,0,0,2],0],["z8VhNF_0I5c","IBM Computing Cheese Cutter [Restoration]","Hand Tool Rescue","demo","evergreen","antique machine restoration",["restoration","ibm history","cheese cutter","antique tools","patents"],[47,115,43],"HN shares it as a fun curiosity about early IBM history, with time stamps for the nameplate and the explanation.",[1,1,0,2022,2022,0,1,3,0,0],0],["z9UjeTMb3Yk","Inbox Zero","Google TechTalks","talk","evergreen","email productivity",["inbox zero","merlin mann","getting things done","email","productivity"],[146],"Cited as the original Inbox Zero talk, and for Mann's point that optimizing how you organize tasks is no substitute for doing them.",[1,1,0,2020,2020,0,1,2,1,0],0],["zBnDWSvaQ1I","Is Google always listening: Live Test","Mitchollow","demo","dated","ad targeting and microphone surveillance",["privacy","ad targeting","microphone","google","surveillance"],[19],"Cited in threads about phones listening for ads as an anecdotal demonstration, though other commenters doubt it.",[1,1,0,2018,2018,0,1,1,1,0],0],["zGcKURD_osM","The Sackler Family – A Secretive Billion Dollar Opioid Empire","ColdFusion","documentary","dated","opioid crisis and Purdue Pharma",["sackler family","purdue pharma","opioids","oxycontin","corporate accountability"],[53,96,135],"Used as background viewing in threads on Purdue's bankruptcy and opioid settlements.",[1,1,0,2021,2021,0,1,2,0,0],0],["zJOS0sV2a24","xkcd | Randall Munroe | Talks at Google","Talks at Google","talk","evergreen","xkcd and randall munroe",["xkcd","randall munroe","donald knuth","talks at google","webcomics"],[136,51,52],"HN refers to it for the moment where Knuth asks a question and addresses the Steve Jobs anecdote, a favorite geek moment.",[1,1,0,2013,2013,0,1,9,0,0],0],["zJdqJu-6ZPo","Konstantin Kisin: Woke Culture HAS Gone Too Far - 7/8 | Oxford Union","OxfordUnion","talk","dated","woke culture debate",["oxford union","debate","free speech","culture war"],[76,79],"HN commenters mostly use it as a side reference in climate-policy threads, pointing to his remarks on sacrifice and failed predictions.",[1,1,0,2023,2023,0,1,2,0,0],0],["zNT8Zo_sfwo","Medical Marijuana and Parkinson's Part 3 of 3","Ride with Larry","documentary","evergreen","medical cannabis",["parkinson's","medical marijuana","tremor","cannabis"],[96,92],"Shared as a vivid visual example of cannabis visibly reducing Parkinson's tremor.",[1,1,0,2022,2022,0,1,2,0,0],0],["zQLUPjefuWA","SICP / What is \"Computer Science\" ?","LarryNorman","lecture","evergreen","what is computer science",["sicp","hal abelson","computer science","declarative programming","scheme"],[142,1,31],"Cited in debates over whether computer science is a science, and for Abelson's line that it is neither a science nor about computers.",[1,1,0,2008,2008,0,1,3,0,0],0],["zR3Igc3Rhfg","To Scale: THE SOLAR SYSTEM","To Scale:","documentary","evergreen","solar system scale",["scale model","solar system","astronomy","black rock desert","short film"],[84,85,28],"Shared as the best visceral demonstration of solar system scale.",[1,1,0,2025,2025,0,1,2,0,0],0],["zRjTyRly5WA","800+ days of Minecraft in 8 minutes","Minecraft","demo","evergreen","software history visualization",["gource","minecraft","git history","visualization","game development"],[28,122,8],"Shared as the canonical example of visualizing a real project's version control history with Gource.",[1,1,0,2016,2016,0,1,2,0,0],0],["zU8alMWUmDI","How to replicate Teenage Engineering OP-1 and OP-1 Field for free. | GAS Therapy #35","playpm","tutorial","dated","music production gear",["op-1","teenage engineering","samplers","gear acquisition syndrome","free software"],[132],"HN mentions it in threads on the OP-1 and gear acquisition syndrome, as a look at the OP-1's feature set and a cheaper alternative.",[1,1,0,2023,2023,0,1,2,0,1],0],["z_Ti4GP0ntE","Adam Savage's One Day Builds: Refrigerated Cooling Suit!","Adam Savage’s Tested","demo","evergreen","wearable cooling",["cooling suit","refrigeration","adam savage","cosplay","maker"],[116,113],"Brought up whenever wearable cooling or heat extremes come up, as a real worked example of a pumped-coolant cooling suit.",[1,1,0,2020,2020,0,1,4,0,0],0],["zkbPdEHEyEI","We Were Right! Real Inner Misalignment","Robert Miles AI Safety","explainer","evergreen","ai alignment",["inner misalignment","mesa-optimizers","ai safety","goal misgeneralization","reinforcement learning"],[23,21],"Pointed to as evidence that AI misalignment is an empirically demonstrated problem, for people who dismiss it.",[1,1,0,2023,2023,0,1,2,1,0],0],["zluKcazgkV4","Coroutines and Loom behind the scenes by Roman Elizarov","Kotlin by JetBrains","talk","dated","kotlin coroutines vs project loom",["kotlin","coroutines","project loom","virtual threads","jvm"],[3,0,5],"Pointed to in Java 21 and Loom discussions as the Kotlin lead's authoritative view on coroutines versus virtual threads.",[1,1,0,2023,2023,0,1,4,0,0],0],["znQk_yBHre4","How the pyramids were built in Egypt","Geopolymer Institute","demo","evergreen","pyramid construction theory",["pyramids","geopolymer","davidovits","ancient concrete","egypt"],[112,77,87],"HN brings it up as an alternative, fringe theory about pyramid construction, with one commenter saying it was proved by demonstration and analysis.",[1,1,0,2024,2024,0,1,3,0,0],0],["zp0OEDcAro0","Condition Systems in an Exceptional Language - Chris Houser","ClojureTV","talk","evergreen","condition systems and error handling",["clojure","condition system","exceptions","common lisp","error handling"],[1,0],"Clojure commenters cite it as the best overview of condition systems in Clojure and of the libraries that attempt them.",[1,1,0,2017,2017,0,1,4,0,0],0],["zqmOSMAtadc","Why Railroads Don't Need Expansion Joints","Practical Engineering","explainer","evergreen","railway engineering",["continuous welded rail","thermal expansion","railroads","civil engineering","track buckling"],[112,111,82],"Linked in rail and heat-related threads as the clear explanation of why railroads need no expansion joints and how heat problems are handled.",[1,1,0,2026,2026,0,1,2,1,0],0],["ztpcWUqVpIg","Even Small Towns are Great Here (5 Years in the Netherlands)","Not Just Bikes","explainer","evergreen","dutch small-town urbanism",["netherlands","cycling infrastructure","car dependency","small towns","urban planning"],[111],"Used as a go-to reference in car-dependence debates to show that small towns and rural areas can work without cars.",[1,1,0,2026,2026,0,2,14,0,0],0]]}