Half as Interesting: the videos Hacker News recommends
Not the channel's most viewed videos: the ones HN commenters kept linking with real commentary. The top pick, "Why Photos of the Eiffel Tower at Night are Illegal", it is the go-to reference in copyright threads for the oddity that the tower's night view is protected.
- cited 3× 0 months 2019–2021explainerIt is the go-to reference in copyright threads for the oddity that the tower's night view is protected.
- cited 3× 0 months 2020–2022explainerCited to show that empty slot-keeping flights predate COVID and Lufthansa's recent practice.
Questions
Which Half as Interesting video does Hacker News recommend most?
Why Photos of the Eiffel Tower at Night are Illegal: recommended in 0 different months by 0 HN users between 2019 and 2021.
Is this every Half as Interesting 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.
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