jan Misali: the videos Hacker News recommends
Not the channel's most viewed videos: the ones HN commenters kept linking with real commentary. The top pick, "a better way to count", hN points to it as a funny, convincing take on number bases whenever dozenal or base 6 comes up.
- 3 HN recommenders 4 months 2018–2025explainerHN points to it as a funny, convincing take on number bases whenever dozenal or base 6 comes up.
- 3 HN recommenders 3 months 2020–2023commentaryCommenters recommend the whole series as an entertaining survey of constructed languages, and this episode when Toki Pona or Lojban comes up.
- 3 HN recommenders 3 months 2021–2023explainerRecommended for readers who enjoy fascinating deep dives into the history of odd letters and the alphabet.
Questions
Which jan Misali video does Hacker News recommend most?
a better way to count: recommended in 4 different months by 3 HN users between 2018 and 2025.
Is this every jan Misali 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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