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Ask HN: What are some channels that make you glad YouTube exists?

nodelessness 6y ago
Vsauce, veritasium
jackweirdy 6y ago
I have sunk many hours this year into watching Scott Brown Carpentry - a New Zealand Carpenter who is incredibly talented at video editing as well as carpentry https://youtu.be/S1XlLrEh-mQ https://youtu.be/S1XlLrEh-mQ I’ve also enjoyed watching Kitboga - a twitch / YouTube personality who wastes phone scammers time in intricate ways, like building fake bank websites to lure them in if they use screen sharing. One of my favourite videos so far involved “driving to a store” to get google play codes, then redeeming them on a fake google play store while the scammer watched on screen share: https://youtu.be/HNziOoXDBeg https://youtu.be/HNziOoXDBeg
cblconfederate 6y ago
pbs spacetime, intelligence squared, indigo traveler, patrick lancaster, advanced RV, techlead haha, bald and bankrupt, speirstheamazinghd
shric 6y ago
3blue1brown - Beautifully animated explanations; Inigo Quilez - Graphics, especially raymarching; Ben Felix - Investing, rational unbiased advice
MaxikCZ 6y ago
Ben Eater: explains and builds 8 bit computer, vga graphic card etc. This Old Tony: machinist with great sense of humour PBS Spacetime: space, time, and all inbetween Tom Scott: interesting random stuff Technology Connections: how basic tech works Gamers Nexus: truly infomative pc news with 0 bs packed in. Cody's Lab: a teen doing somewhat easy projects that just noone ever does. Stuff Made Here: guy builds stuff, like a haircut robot or gun pellet powered baseball bat. Kurgesagt: short videos explaining various topics with great animations JohnnyQ90: machinist building motors and rc cars as a hobby, no spoken word. TryMike4Instance: dota montages that are actually good. Lindybeige: explains historical tppics in depth. Two Minutes Papers: AI news zefrank1: this guy is something else. His older videos are similarly weird in totally different style. Barny64: World of Warcraft videos that are actually entertaining to watch. exurb1a: your irregular dose of existential crysis Applied Science: guy building cool stuff (like his own electron microscope) "from scratch" and explaining everything as he goes along. Internet Historian: to not forget what once was, and laugh. Trago: before his "podcasts" an awesome short videos about film making. Marco Reps: dude repairs electrics stuff, or just messes with it.
enchiridion 6y ago
Aleph 0: excellent pure math
- onecommentman 6y ago
  Just visited it...seems like a great recommendation.
meowzero 6y ago
Because of covid, I have been cooking at home a lot. The Youtube Food channels have been amazing. Here are the ones I frequent: * Ethan Chlebowski * Joshua Weissman * Adam Ragusea * J. Kenji López-Alt * Babish Culinary Universe (Binging with Babish). This is more of an entertainment channel than a how-to channel. But I like to see how he makes certain things. * MATTY MATHESON * Bon Appétit
pknerd 6y ago
Lex Friedman podcasts.
rawgabbit 6y ago
These bring a smile to my life: James Blackwood - Raccoon Whisperer: Canadian retiree who rescues raccoons Seoul Walker: Videos of Seoul, South Korea Tokyo Explorer: Videos of Tokyo by a Swedish expat Dianxi Xiaoge: Videos of Yunnan country life & cooking
- onecommentman 6y ago
  If you liked Dianxi Xiaoge, check out Liziqi. There are so many great Asian rural lifestyle channels. The cinematography on them is just outstanding.
bradknowles 6y ago
My #1 is “Adam Savage’s Tested” at https://youtube.com/c/tested https://youtube.com/c/tested Then BosnianBill’s LockLab at https://youtube.com/c/bosnianbill https://youtube.com/c/bosnianbill Then TheLockpickingLawyer at https://youtube.com/c/lockpickinglawyer https://youtube.com/c/lockpickinglawyer Of course, no list is complete without Maru at https://youtube.com/user/mugumogu https://youtube.com/user/mugumogu The crazy guys at ModernRogue also make the cut at https://youtube.com/c/ModernRogue https://youtube.com/c/ModernRogue I’m also enjoying ThisOldTony at https://youtube.com/c/ThisOldTony https://youtube.com/c/ThisOldTony Edit — How could I forget: SmarterEveryDay at https://youtube.com/c/smartereveryday https://youtube.com/c/smartereveryday The PunishedProps Academy at https://youtube.com/user/punishedprops https://youtube.com/user/punishedprops The incomparable Simone Giertz at https://youtube.com/c/simonegiertz https://youtube.com/c/simonegiertz And The Slow Mo Guys at https://youtube.com/user/theslowmoguys https://youtube.com/user/theslowmoguys ?!?
jhalstead 6y ago
Clickspring: https://youtube.com/c/Clickspring https://youtube.com/c/Clickspring Crime Pays But Botany Doesn't: https://youtube.com/c/CrimePaysButBotanyDoesnt https://youtube.com/c/CrimePaysButBotanyDoesnt Essential Craftsmen: https://youtube.com/c/essentialcraftsman https://youtube.com/c/essentialcraftsman RR Buildings: https://youtube.com/c/RRBuildings https://youtube.com/c/RRBuildings Sampson Boat Co.: https://youtube.com/c/SampsonBoatCo https://youtube.com/c/SampsonBoatCo Tips from a Shipwright: https://youtube.com/c/TipsfromaShipwrightvideos https://youtube.com/c/TipsfromaShipwrightvideos
sedocmiv 6y ago
Harry Mack - uses random words from people to improvise a freestyle rap. Positive energy and makes everyone smile. https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC59ZRYCHev_IqjUhremZ8Tg https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC59ZRYCHev_IqjUhremZ8Tg
joshontheweb 6y ago
Rex Krueger and Paul sellers for woodworking.

Vsauce, veritasium

I have sunk many hours this year into watching Scott Brown Carpentry - a New Zealand Carpenter who is incredibly talented at video editing as well as carpentry https://youtu.be/S1XlLrEh-mQ https://youtu.be/S1XlLrEh-mQ I’ve also enjoyed watching Kitboga - a twitch / YouTube personality who wastes phone scammers time in intricate ways, like building fake bank websites to lure them in if they use screen sharing. One of my favourite videos so far involved “driving to a store” to get google play codes, then redeeming them on a fake google play store while the scammer watched on screen share: https://youtu.be/HNziOoXDBeg https://youtu.be/HNziOoXDBeg

cblconfederate 6y ago

pbs spacetime, intelligence squared, indigo traveler, patrick lancaster, advanced RV, techlead haha, bald and bankrupt, speirstheamazinghd

shric 6y ago

3blue1brown - Beautifully animated explanations; Inigo Quilez - Graphics, especially raymarching; Ben Felix - Investing, rational unbiased advice

MaxikCZ 6y ago

Ben Eater: explains and builds 8 bit computer, vga graphic card etc. This Old Tony: machinist with great sense of humour PBS Spacetime: space, time, and all inbetween Tom Scott: interesting random stuff Technology Connections: how basic tech works Gamers Nexus: truly infomative pc news with 0 bs packed in. Cody's Lab: a teen doing somewhat easy projects that just noone ever does. Stuff Made Here: guy builds stuff, like a haircut robot or gun pellet powered baseball bat. Kurgesagt: short videos explaining various topics with great animations JohnnyQ90: machinist building motors and rc cars as a hobby, no spoken word. TryMike4Instance: dota montages that are actually good. Lindybeige: explains historical tppics in depth. Two Minutes Papers: AI news zefrank1: this guy is something else. His older videos are similarly weird in totally different style. Barny64: World of Warcraft videos that are actually entertaining to watch. exurb1a: your irregular dose of existential crysis Applied Science: guy building cool stuff (like his own electron microscope) "from scratch" and explaining everything as he goes along. Internet Historian: to not forget what once was, and laugh. Trago: before his "podcasts" an awesome short videos about film making. Marco Reps: dude repairs electrics stuff, or just messes with it.

enchiridion 6y ago

Aleph 0: excellent pure math

onecommentman 6y ago
Just visited it...seems like a great recommendation.

meowzero 6y ago

Because of covid, I have been cooking at home a lot. The Youtube Food channels have been amazing. Here are the ones I frequent: * Ethan Chlebowski * Joshua Weissman * Adam Ragusea * J. Kenji López-Alt * Babish Culinary Universe (Binging with Babish). This is more of an entertainment channel than a how-to channel. But I like to see how he makes certain things. * MATTY MATHESON * Bon Appétit

pknerd 6y ago

Lex Friedman podcasts.

rawgabbit 6y ago

These bring a smile to my life: James Blackwood - Raccoon Whisperer: Canadian retiree who rescues raccoons Seoul Walker: Videos of Seoul, South Korea Tokyo Explorer: Videos of Tokyo by a Swedish expat Dianxi Xiaoge: Videos of Yunnan country life & cooking

onecommentman 6y ago
If you liked Dianxi Xiaoge, check out Liziqi. There are so many great Asian rural lifestyle channels. The cinematography on them is just outstanding.

bradknowles 6y ago

My #1 is “Adam Savage’s Tested” at https://youtube.com/c/tested https://youtube.com/c/tested Then BosnianBill’s LockLab at https://youtube.com/c/bosnianbill https://youtube.com/c/bosnianbill Then TheLockpickingLawyer at https://youtube.com/c/lockpickinglawyer https://youtube.com/c/lockpickinglawyer Of course, no list is complete without Maru at https://youtube.com/user/mugumogu https://youtube.com/user/mugumogu The crazy guys at ModernRogue also make the cut at https://youtube.com/c/ModernRogue https://youtube.com/c/ModernRogue I’m also enjoying ThisOldTony at https://youtube.com/c/ThisOldTony https://youtube.com/c/ThisOldTony Edit — How could I forget: SmarterEveryDay at https://youtube.com/c/smartereveryday https://youtube.com/c/smartereveryday The PunishedProps Academy at https://youtube.com/user/punishedprops https://youtube.com/user/punishedprops The incomparable Simone Giertz at https://youtube.com/c/simonegiertz https://youtube.com/c/simonegiertz And The Slow Mo Guys at https://youtube.com/user/theslowmoguys https://youtube.com/user/theslowmoguys ?!?

jhalstead 6y ago

Clickspring: https://youtube.com/c/Clickspring https://youtube.com/c/Clickspring Crime Pays But Botany Doesn't: https://youtube.com/c/CrimePaysButBotanyDoesnt https://youtube.com/c/CrimePaysButBotanyDoesnt Essential Craftsmen: https://youtube.com/c/essentialcraftsman https://youtube.com/c/essentialcraftsman RR Buildings: https://youtube.com/c/RRBuildings https://youtube.com/c/RRBuildings Sampson Boat Co.: https://youtube.com/c/SampsonBoatCo https://youtube.com/c/SampsonBoatCo Tips from a Shipwright: https://youtube.com/c/TipsfromaShipwrightvideos https://youtube.com/c/TipsfromaShipwrightvideos

sedocmiv 6y ago

Harry Mack - uses random words from people to improvise a freestyle rap. Positive energy and makes everyone smile. https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC59ZRYCHev_IqjUhremZ8Tg https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC59ZRYCHev_IqjUhremZ8Tg

joshontheweb 6y ago

Rex Krueger and Paul sellers for woodworking.