securitylectures: the videos Hacker News recommends
Not the channel's most viewed videos: the ones HN commenters kept linking with real commentary. The top pick, "Hamming, "You and Your Research" (June 6, 1995)", hN recommends it as career and research advice on choosing important problems and doing first-class work.
- 11 HN recommenders 10 months 2012–2023lectureHN recommends it as career and research advice on choosing important problems and doing first-class work.
- 3 HN recommenders 3 months 2016–2020lectureHN regularly recommends Hamming's lecture series as a fascinating, wisdom-rich course on how to approach hard technical problems and a career, often preferred to the book.
- 3 HN recommenders 3 months 2022–2024lectureRecommended as the source for counterintuitive high-dimensional geometry and described as an eye opener.
Questions
Which securitylectures video does Hacker News recommend most?
Hamming, "You and Your Research" (June 6, 1995): recommended in 10 different months by 11 HN users between 2012 and 2023.
Is this every securitylectures 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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