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EEVblog #1132 - The 3 Cent Microcontroller!
EEVblog · 3 HN recommenders · 3 recommendation months
Recommended by 3 Hacker News commenters across 3 months (2018–2022).
SignalTube analysis
There are too few matching explainer videos tagged Embedded systems & DIY electronics for a stable peer comparison. This video has 3 distinct HN recommenders across 3 recommendation months. This is a data-derived comparison, not a human review or quality rating.
60% of its 5 labeled comments are marked as recommendations or strong recommendations. HN mention years are 2018–2022; those years describe discussion history, not upload date. A verified runtime is not present in the current metadata snapshot. A verified YouTube publication date is not present in the current metadata snapshot.
- Channel / speaker
- EEVblog
- Verified runtime
- Not verified in the current YouTube metadata
- YouTube upload date
- Not verified
- Hacker News mention years
- 2018–2022
SAME TOPIC AND FORMAT
Compare with related videos
The comparison cohort uses other explainer videos in Embedded systems & DIY electronics. “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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EEVblog #1132 - The 3 Cent Microcontroller!Current video | 3 | 3 | 60% | — | Not verified in the current YouTube metadata | Not verified |
| Why build an entire computer on breadboards?explainer · Ben Eater | 2 | 2 | 67% | No recorded overlap | Not verified | Not verified |
| The most deadly project on the Internetexplainer · bigclivedotcom | 2 | 1 | 50% | No recorded overlap | Not verified | Not verified |
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 “Complete working transistor-scale replica of the classic MOS6502 microprocessor”. Its short rationale: Cited as evidence microcontrollers cost about 3 cents.
The archive classifies this as a recommendation in “Everything with a battery should have an off switch”. Its short rationale: About a roughly 3 cent microcontroller, one-time-programmable and basic.
The archive classifies this as a recommendation in “U.S. senators propose 25% tax credit for semiconductor manufacturing”. Its short rationale: Covers dirt cheap Chinese microcontrollers.