USENIX: the videos Hacker News recommends
Not the channel's most viewed videos: the ones HN commenters kept linking with real commentary. The top pick, "USENIX Security '18-Q: Why Do Keynote Speakers Keep Suggesting That Improving Security Is Possible?", hN considers it a classic, hilarious and sobering talk on ML inscrutability and tech hubris, often rewatched.
- 10 HN recommenders 10 months 2018–2026talkHN considers it a classic, hilarious and sobering talk on ML inscrutability and tech hubris, often rewatched.
- 9 HN recommenders 9 months 2012–2026talkHN points to it as the definitive, entertaining account of Sun's fate under Oracle, and quotes its Ellison lawnmower advice whenever Oracle behaves badly.
- USENIX ATC '21/OSDI '21 Joint Keynote Address-It's Time for Operating Systems to Rediscover Hardware12 HN recommenders 9 months 2021–2026talkRepeatedly recommended as a revelatory talk on how little control the main OS has over modern SoCs and PCs.
- cited 3× 0 months 2013–2017talkReferenced as the authoritative talk on Capsicum, including comparisons of how little code it takes to sandbox programs versus SELinux.
Questions
Which USENIX video does Hacker News recommend most?
USENIX Security '18-Q: Why Do Keynote Speakers Keep Suggesting That Improving Security Is Possible?: recommended in 10 different months by 10 HN users between 2018 and 2026.
Is this every USENIX 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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