BEST OF HACKER NEWS · 33 TALKS
This ranked list contains 33 Hacker culture & free software talks from a 58-video topic archive. Entries are ordered by distinct Hacker News recommenders, then by the catalog score; the leading titles include Indistinguishable From Magic: Manufacturing Modern Computer Chips, "The Hard Parts of Open Source" by Evan Czaplicki, and 28c3: The coming war on general computation. The broader topic archive has 399 labeled comments across 2010–2026, but this list only includes videos classified as talks. Each row shows its recorded recommendation count and a reason based on its tags and HN history. Use the recent-video archive to browse every format by latest HN mention instead.
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19 distinct Hacker News commenters recommended this talk about Semiconductors & chip manufacturing; the recorded mentions span 2016–2024.
8 distinct Hacker News commenters recommended this talk about Software practice, open source & careers; the recorded mentions span 2018–2021.
6 distinct Hacker News commenters recommended this talk about Hacker culture & free software; the recorded mentions span 2011–2026.
4 distinct Hacker News commenters recommended this talk about Security & hacking; the recorded mentions span 2014–2023.
4 distinct Hacker News commenters recommended this talk about Hacker culture & free software; the recorded mentions span 2012–2026.
4 distinct Hacker News commenters recommended this talk about Linux & open-source ecosystems; the recorded mentions span 2020–2025.
4 distinct Hacker News commenters recommended this talk about Tech industry & business models; the recorded mentions span 2023–2024.
3 distinct Hacker News commenters recommended this talk about Game history & retro gaming; the recorded mentions span 2014–2026.
3 distinct Hacker News commenters recommended this talk about Data science & statistics; the recorded mentions span 2020–2023.
3 distinct Hacker News commenters recommended this talk about Hacker culture & free software; the recorded mentions span 2015–2026.
3 distinct Hacker News commenters recommended this talk about Hacker culture & free software; the recorded mentions span 2011–2018.
3 distinct Hacker News commenters recommended this talk about Internet culture & memes; the recorded mentions span 2014–2016.
3 distinct Hacker News commenters recommended this talk about Demoscene & retrocomputing; the recorded mentions span 2015–2022.
3 distinct Hacker News commenters recommended this talk about Security & hacking; the recorded mentions span 2017–2021.
2 distinct Hacker News commenters recommended this talk about Security & hacking; the recorded mentions span 2020–2023.
2 distinct Hacker News commenters recommended this talk about Law, policing & justice; the recorded mentions span 2016–2021.
2 distinct Hacker News commenters recommended this talk about Hacker culture & free software; the recorded mentions span 2014–2025.
2 distinct Hacker News commenters recommended this talk about Hacker culture & free software; the recorded mentions span 2012–2016.
2 distinct Hacker News commenters recommended this talk about Free speech, censorship & civil liberties; the recorded mentions span 2013–2023.
2 distinct Hacker News commenters recommended this talk about Hacker culture & free software; the recorded mentions span 2014–2025.
2 distinct Hacker News commenters recommended this talk about Free speech, censorship & civil liberties; the recorded mentions span 2012–2022.
2 distinct Hacker News commenters recommended this talk about Privacy, surveillance & cybercrime; the recorded mentions span 2014–2021.
2 distinct Hacker News commenters recommended this talk about Software practice, open source & careers; the recorded mentions span 2013–2016.
2 distinct Hacker News commenters recommended this talk about Law, policing & justice; the recorded mentions span 2017–2026.
1 distinct Hacker News commenters recommended this talk about Electronics & circuit design; the recorded mentions span 2018–2021.