Kirby Ferguson: the videos Hacker News recommends
Not the channel's most viewed videos: the ones HN commenters kept linking with real commentary. The top pick, "Everything is a Remix (Original Series)", hN invokes it constantly in debates over originality, copyright and AI training, and calls it the best explanation of creativity as remixing.
- 7 HN recommenders 7 months 2017–2026documentaryHN invokes it constantly in debates over originality, copyright and AI training, and calls it the best explanation of creativity as remixing.
- 3 HN recommenders 3 months 2023–2026documentaryPointed to in copyright and AI debates as a compelling case that all culture is remix.
- 2 HN recommenders 2 months 2011–2018explainerCited in copyright and patent debates to argue that creative works and inventions evolve by building on earlier ones.
Questions
Which Kirby Ferguson video does Hacker News recommend most?
Everything is a Remix (Original Series): recommended in 7 different months by 7 HN users between 2017 and 2026.
Is this every Kirby Ferguson 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.