Tech Pioneers & Interviews Videos Hacker News Recommends — Page 2

interview#877

Feynman: How to think 1 of 2 FUN TO IMAGINE 11

Christopher Sykes

“He does a great job of communicating this, despite our interpretive differences.”

5 HN recommenders · 2011–2024

talk#887

"We Really Don't Know How to Compute!" - Gerald Sussman (2011)

Strange Loop Conference

“it made me question my views on what I think programming is”

5 HN recommenders · 2022–2026

talk#894

SQLite: The Database at the Edge of the Network with Dr. Richard Hipp

Method

“I highly recommend to watch it, if only to get a sense of the smart and funny energy that Dr Richard Hipp puts off!”

4 HN recommenders · 2017–2024

talk#908

Linus Torvalds on why desktop Linux sucks

gentooman

“Linus Torvalds explains it perfectly”

5 HN recommenders · 2021–2026

interview#919

Dwarf Fortress Creator Explains its Complexity & Origins | Noclip Interview

/noclip

“This interview with Tarn Adams (one of the creators of dwarf fortress) is amazing”

6 HN recommenders · 2020–2022

talk#920

iPhone 1 - Steve Jobs MacWorld keynote in 2007 - Full Presentation, 80 mins

Protectstar Inc.

“I consider AlphaGo - The Movie [1] to be a timeless classic that will never feel outdated.”

4 HN recommenders · 2020–2025

documentary#922

Bitcoin - Unmasking Satoshi Nakamoto

Barely Sociable

“painted quite a compelling story of why Adam Beck is Satoshi”

5 HN recommenders · 2021–2026

interview#1009

Anders Hejlsberg and Lars Bak: TypeScript, JavaScript, and Dart

DartlangTV

“Debate (almost 10 years ago) TypeScript vs. Dart about the best way to improve JavaScript”

4 HN recommenders · 2014–2024

talk#1039

Steve Jobs Insult Response

Mike Cane

“Watch Jobs in his prime a year later describing his philosophy”

4 HN recommenders · 2011–2022

talk#1059

Stanford Seminar - Google's Steve Yegge on GROK

Stanford Online

“this talk by Steve Yegge was both entertaining and informative”

3 HN recommenders · 2013–2024

talk#1090

Identity 2.0 Keynote

Dan Lewis

“if you’ve never seen it, I encourage you to watch it”

3 HN recommenders · 2014–2023

podcast#1110

George Hotz: Hacking the Simulation & Learning to Drive with Neural Nets | Lex Fridman Podcast #132

Lex Fridman

“Lots of topics covered: self-driving, immortality, UFOs, cryptocurrencies, Tesla/Waymo/OpenAI, GTP-3, AI, book recommendations.”

6 HN recommenders · 2020–2026

demo#1111

Stephen Wolfram's Introduction to the Wolfram Language

Wolfram

“The demos are all pretty impressive”

4 HN recommenders · 2014–2015

podcast#1125

Stephen Wolfram: Cellular Automata, Computation, and Physics | Lex Fridman Podcast #89

Lex Fridman

“accessible intro”

4 HN recommenders · 2020–2023

podcast#1143

Brendan Eich: JavaScript, Firefox, Mozilla, and Brave | Lex Fridman Podcast #160

Lex Fridman

“a real gem of an interview, in my opinion”

5 HN recommenders · 2021–2023

talk#1182

Joe Armstrong - Keynote: The Forgotten Ideas in Computer Science - Code BEAM SF 2018

Code Sync

“Ted has a knack for reframing things in ways that make the arbitrariness of certain historical decisions clear”

4 HN recommenders · 2018–2022

interview#1199

Steve Jobs on privacy, Steve Jobs at the D8 Conference (Video)

iwasjojo

“Privacy means people know what they’re signing up for. In plain English, and repeatedly.”

4 HN recommenders · 2017–2024

talk#1216

2017 ACM PPoPP Keynote: It's Time for a New Old Language

Guy Steele

“an excellent talk by Guy Steele that goes over issue of notation and balkanization”

3 HN recommenders · 2018–2023

talk#1301

Eben Moglen - Freedom in The Cloud

Punkcast

“It's worth the watch/listen to get the idea in full.”

3 HN recommenders · 2011–2018

talk#1326

Macworld Boston 1997-The Microsoft Deal

JoshuaG

“the legendary video of Bill Gates appearing on the big screen at the Macworld Boston Keynote 1997”

3 HN recommenders · 2010–2024

explainer#1374

Xanadu Basics 1a - VISIBLE CONNECTION

TheTedNelson

“Ted Nelson recently did a series of videos on the important ideas in Xanadu. Start here”

3 HN recommenders · 2018–2021

interview#1389

Ubuntu Slaughters Kittens | BSD Now 103

Jupiter Broadcasting

“There's a good (and wildly entertaining) discussion/rant about it in this BSD Now episode”

4 HN recommenders · 2015–2024

talk#1412

Steve Jobs Insult Response - Highest Quality

Jonathan Field

“Steve Job's response is brilliant here, frankly quite timeless and ultimately (in my view) apropos.”

3 HN recommenders · 2020–2026

interview#1444

Expert to Expert: Rich Hickey and Brian Beckman - Inside Clojure

jasonofthel33t

“It's probably the best technical video I've ever watched on YouTube.”

3 HN recommenders · 2014–2025

lecture#1446

Anders Hejlsberg on Modern Compiler Construction

Kasper

“I really recommend this video from Anders Hejlsberg (creator of C# and TypeScript)”

4 HN recommenders · 2018–2023

interview#1456

Steve Jobs on Failure

Silicon Valley Historical Association

“Whenever I feel fear of failure, I watch this video, and it might help you too.”

4 HN recommenders · 2012–2021

interview#1494

Vitalik Buterin: Ethereum, Cryptocurrency, and the Future of Money | Lex Fridman Podcast #80

Lex Fridman

“listening to the founder of Ethereum on the Lex Fridman podcast was fascinating.”

3 HN recommenders · 2020–2021

interview#1495

Stephen Wolfram: Complexity and the Fabric of Reality | Lex Fridman Podcast #234

Lex Fridman

“A good discussion that touches on these ideas in a fairly accessible way”

3 HN recommenders · 2021–2023

talk#1504

QuakeCon 2011 - John Carmack Keynote

QuakeCon Official

“John Carmack is an absolutely brilliant speaker. Conversational, captivating and effortlessly natural.”

3 HN recommenders · 2011–2018

interview#1519

Chris Sacca of Lowercase Capital - TWiST #291

This Week in Startups

“My favorite, because it's so full of great stories, is the Chris Sacca interview with Jason Calacanis”

3 HN recommenders · 2012–2017

interview#1542

[7] Jim Keller, Silicon Wizard 🧙‍♂️

TechTechPotato

“It’s actually important (if you’re not an engineer) to listen to the whole thing, because he drops knowledge all over the place.”

3 HN recommenders · 2022–2023

interview#1551

Ted Nelson in Herzog's "Lo and Behold"

TheTedNelson

“I've grown to find this interview almost magical.”

3 HN recommenders · 2017–2022

lecture#1565

Donald B. Gillies Lecture: Dr. Michael Stonebraker

Siebel School of Computing and Data Science

“There's a lot more, I highly recommend the talk!”

2 HN recommenders · 2018–2024

talk#1586

Steve Jobs' 2005 Stanford Commencement Address (with intro by President John Hennessy)

Stanford

“I try to watch it once a year, especially with grad students and postdocs. Gets better each time.”

2 HN recommenders · 2011–2023

documentary#1589

Couldn't Care Less. Cormac McCarthy in conversation with David Krakauer

Karol Jałochowski

“This is my favourite interview with him so I will take this post as an excuse to share it.”

3 HN recommenders · 2023–2025

news#1629

Senate hearing on National Security Space Launch Programs with Elon Musk

canadarm2

“I watched a senate hearing where Elon Musk squares off with the ULA. It's awesome.”

4 HN recommenders · 2014–2016

talk#1631

If Russ Ackoff had given a TED Talk...

Steven Brant

“this is one of my favourite management talks by Russell Ackoff”

2 HN recommenders · 2020–2025

interview#1636

Alan Kay : July 2007 : A Conversation with CMU Faculty & Students

CMU Robotics Institute

“Alan Kay, almost impolitely, tears into today's computing while talking at CMU.”

3 HN recommenders · 2017–2024

commentary#1664

the sham legacy of Richard Feynman

Angela Collier

“Her video on Feynman is long and detailed, and very sobering. I highly recommend it.”

5 HN recommenders · 2024–2025

talk#1671

John Carmack Keynote - Quakecon 2013

IGN

“Watch one of his keynotes. He sits down with some bullet points on a tablet and then talks for three hours”

3 HN recommenders · 2014–2021

interview#1674

Wired Interviews Bill Gates 1996

Kevin Kelly

“I strongly recommend watching the impromptu interview Bill Gates gave back in the 90s while visiting the Wired office”

3 HN recommenders · 2020–2025

podcast#1746

Travis Oliphant: NumPy, SciPy, Anaconda, Python & Scientific Programming | Lex Fridman Podcast #224

Lex Fridman

“I highly recommend this bit of history from NumPy creator Travis Oliphant”

2 HN recommenders · 2021–2024

lecture#1769

The "Last Lecture" by Randy Pausch

Gabriel Robins

“I often times revisit Randy Pausch's The Last Lecture[1] to act as a memento mori[2].”

4 HN recommenders · 2016–2021

interview#1774

- Startups - David H. Hansson, Partner at 37signals -TWiST #E337

This Week in Startups

“People, please watch these few videos to genuinely understand what 37Signal guys (David and Jason) stand for”

3 HN recommenders · 2013–2015

interview#1777

Steve Jobs Content vs Process

Bo Manton

“I wish more leaders understood this.”

3 HN recommenders · 2021–2026

talk#1778

John Carmack Tech Talk with UMKC-SCE

UMKC School of Science and Engineering

“a lecture where he describes the difficulties in VR in a manner that anybody with minimal programming experience can understand”

3 HN recommenders · 2017–2023

interview#1842

Morris Chang, in conversation with Jen-Hsun Huang

Computer History Museum

“here's a fascinating conversation from 5 years ago between Morris Chang (founder and chairman, TSMC) and Jen-Hsun Huang (CEO, Nvidia)”

3 HN recommenders · 2012–2023

interview#1859

Charlie Rose: Sir James Goldsmith Interview - 15.11.94

Sir James Goldsmith

“I encourage everyone who cares about this space to watch the 1994 Charlie Rose episode”

3 HN recommenders · 2016–2021