DIY Perks: the videos Hacker News recommends
Not the channel's most viewed videos: the ones HN commenters kept linking with real commentary. The top pick, "Building a realistic artificial sun (for dark winter days)", whenever HN discusses seasonal affective disorder, myopia, or bright home lighting, people point to this as the most convincing buildable example of sunlight-like illumination.
- demo recommended in 8 different months by 9 HN users, 2020–2025Whenever HN discusses seasonal affective disorder, myopia, or bright home lighting, people point to this as the most convincing buildable example of sunlight-like illumination.
- tutorial recommended in 3 different months by 3 HN users, 2019–2025HN points to it in threads on artificial sunlight, as a buildable and surprisingly convincing artificial window.
- tutorial recommended in 3 different months by 5 HN users, 2020–2026Whenever eye contact in video calls comes up, commenters point to this as the cheap homemade teleprompter-style solution.
- tutorial recommended in 1 different month by 1 HN user, 2020–2024Commenters cite it as a well-made, practical example of USB-C conversion when they discuss hacking USB-C into devices.
Questions
Which DIY Perks video does Hacker News recommend most?
Building a realistic artificial sun (for dark winter days): recommended in 8 different months by 9 HN users between 2020 and 2025.
Is this every DIY Perks 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.