HN Theater – Talks and Videos of Hacker News

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HN Theater is a video platform that curates talks and videos discussed on Hacker News. Launched in 2020, it serves developers and technology enthusiasts who want to discover notable tech talks and presentations shared by the Hacker News community. The service stands out by aggregating video content from a trusted source, making it easier for users to find substantive technical talks without sorting through the full Hacker News feed.

written from the facts on this page · September 2026

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  Show HN2014 · news.ycombinator.com · ▲1,302
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  Best of Show HN2019 · bestofshowhn.com · ▲249

  Discover standout projects launched on Hacker News Show HN from 2008 to 2026, organized by date, topic, and Y Combinator batch.

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  HN.watch – Videos of all Hacker News posts26d ago · hn.watch · ▲225

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  Life & fun · 3d ago · permit.petercai.com

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  Life & fun · 16d ago · bigwords.page

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  Life & fun · 10d ago · guitoro.com

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  See *almost* any carriers phone settings▲432

  Carrier settings from iPhone, Pixel and Galaxy firmware, decoded and compared: APNs, VoLTE, 5G and Wi-Fi Calling per carrier, and what each build changed.

  Life & fun · 14d ago · carrierexplode.com

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  Life & fun · 24d ago · space.bl2.net

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  MicroAcquire▲1,552

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  Commerce · 2020 · microacquire.com

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  YourStack▲1,251

  A new community for sharing the products you use and ❤️

  Life & fun · 2020 · yourstack.com

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  Become an Indie Hacker▲826

  The ultimate resource for starting profitable side projects

  Growth · 2020 · indiehackers.com

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  I wrote a book for engineers that want to become engineering managers▲695

  Hey folks. Last year I was fortunate enough to sign a deal to write a book with my favorite technical publisher, The Pragmatic Bookshelf. When I started out as an Engineering Manager many years ago, I found that there wasn't a huge amount of material that specifically and practically helped me understand how to do my job. When you learn to program there's all of these amazing tutorials, examples and guides, but what was there for new managers? In response to this, a couple of years ago I started a blog over at https://www.theengineeringmanager.com which got a decent amount of…

  Work · 2020

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  byte▲604

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  Growth · 2020