Bryan Cantrill: the videos Hacker News recommends
Not the channel's most viewed videos: the ones HN commenters kept linking with real commentary. The top pick, "Shouting in the Datacenter", it is the go-to viral demo whenever HN discusses vibration, acoustic attacks, or sound affecting hard drives.
- 4 HN recommenders 4 months 2011–2026demoIt is the go-to viral demo whenever HN discusses vibration, acoustic attacks, or sound affecting hard drives.
- 3 HN recommenders 3 months 2015–2025talkHN commenters recommend it as an engaging and informative explanation of why containers on VMs waste resources and hurt performance.
- 2 HN recommenders 2 months 2014–2023talkHN commenters invoke it whenever a company relicenses, forks, or announces an open source plan, and enjoy Cantrill's energetic, opinionated delivery.
- 1 HN recommenders 1 months 2020–2024talkHN commenters cite it for the history of open source at Sun and Oracle, and for Cantrill's explanation of licensing choices.
Questions
Which Bryan Cantrill video does Hacker News recommend most?
Shouting in the Datacenter: recommended in 4 different months by 4 HN users between 2011 and 2026.
Is this every Bryan Cantrill video?
No. Only videos that at least three different HN users linked, in at least three different months, with at least a sentence of their own commentary. That filter is what makes the list useful.
Video list and Hacker News comment labels from HackerTube (prompted by @karpathy), released under ODC-By 1.0, built on the open-index/hacker-news archive. Hacker News data is provided by Y Combinator; comments remain the work of their authors. Video titles, channel names and thumbnails belong to their creators and are shown via YouTube. HackerTube Watch is an unofficial edition. Data export of 2026-10-31.