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Computer Security 161 Cryptocurrency Lecture
Nicholas C Weaver · 1 HN recommenders · 1 recommendation months
Recommended by 1 Hacker News commenters across 1 months (2022–2023).
SignalTube analysis
Among 4 other lecture videos tagged Cryptography, the mean is 3.3 distinct HN recommenders. This video has 1 distinct HN recommenders, below that mean. Recommendations span 1 distinct month; the peer average is 3.3 months. This is a data-derived comparison, not a human review or quality rating.
20% of its 5 labeled comments are marked as recommendations or strong recommendations. HN mention years are 2022–2023; those years describe discussion history, not upload date. Its verified runtime is 66 minutes 36 seconds. YouTube lists its publication date as 2022-02-28.
- Channel / speaker
- Nicholas C Weaver
- Verified runtime
- 1h 6m 36s
- YouTube upload date
- 2022-02-28
- Hacker News mention years
- 2022–2023
SAME TOPIC AND FORMAT
Compare with related videos
The comparison cohort uses other lecture videos in Cryptography. “Shared recommenders” counts HN users who recommended both videos in the source graph.
| Video | HN recommenders | Recommendation months | Positive label share | Shared recommenders | Runtime | Upload date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Computer Security 161 Cryptocurrency LectureCurrent video | 1 | 1 | 20% | — | 1h 6m 36s | 2022-02-28 |
| Blockchains Are a Bad Idea (James Mickens)lecture · HBS Digital Initiative | 8 | 8 | 92% | No recorded overlap | 14m 34s | 2018-06-04 |
| Lecture 7: Introduction to Galois Fields for the AES by Christof Paarlecture · Introduction to Cryptography by Christof Paar | 3 | 3 | 75% | No recorded overlap | 90m 50s | 2014-01-30 |
| 1. Introduction for 15.S12 Blockchain and Money, Fall 2018lecture · MIT OpenCourseWare | 2 | 2 | 50% | No recorded overlap | 62m 4s | 2020-01-23 |
THREE SOURCE-BASED CONTEXT POINTS
Why Hacker News recommends it
Each note combines the dataset’s stance label and short rationale; comment bodies are not reproduced. Open the HN source for the original discussion.
The archive classifies this as a contextual reference in “Griffin - A fully-regulated, API-driven bank, with Clojure”. Its short rationale: One-hour security professor lecture on cryptocurrency.
The archive classifies this as a strong recommendation in “Let crypto burn”. Its short rationale: Overview of what cryptocurrency and blockchain are and the case against them.
The archive classifies this as a contextual reference in “In defense of cryptocurrency”. Its short rationale: Lecture offered as an expert source on cryptocurrency's weaknesses.