Posted by karpathy 1 day ago
Amen, we should label it correctly more often. Hard to miss it nowadays, I guess.
The youtube video recommendation algorithm isn't that bad if you're careful which videos you watch. Sometimes you'll take a risk on a video and it'll punish you with a week of similar videos though.
EDIT: one caveat is that i couldn't distribute the YouTube data so you'd have to create a (free) API key for that part. Luckily it's only ~1 min of hassle.
The "black box" (for me) represents the next update. How can I avoid having to download all the data again and just use the new additions?
Do you have a plan for updates?
It's very likely that your agents can just build the rest, if the backend source isn't provided.
open HN, filter by posts from youtube.
one thing that improves immensely the quality, is to login and configure HN to "show dead" (downvoted comments and links), then head to "new"+filter by youtube.
for some reason, people or bots downvote the really good links
- Filters on search and topic pages: upload date, duration, type (talk, lecture, documentary, ...), and sort by upload date, view count, etc. (ty jahala, kiuiras, mixtureoftakes)
- Filters are now on the home page too, no need to search first. Picking one shows all matching videos, e.g. every lecture over an hour. (ty kkotak, macote, Aboutplants)
- Sort by "Recently recommended": orders by the latest HN recommendation instead of upload date, so a 2012 talk that someone linked last month floats to the top. Also a chip on the home page. (ty beaconflint, mixtureoftakes)
- Sort by like ratio as a quality signal: likes/views, damped so small videos can't win on a handful of likes. (ty gpugreg)
- "Play all on YouTube": turns the videos on a page (up to 50) into a temporary YouTube playlist, so it works in the YouTube app on phones and TVs. A start toward real HackerTube playlists. (ty twalichiewicz, waschl, victor9000)
- Removed the YouTube-looking logo. (ty doginasuit)
- HackerTube Longs: every video over an hour, right where YouTube puts Shorts. (ty gosen)
- Bonus: "Hidden gems" filter (loved on HN, under 100k views on YouTube), and "Evergreen only" to hide news-of-the-week videos.
YouTube: repository of immense value; partly disastrous implementation; infrapolitical attacks.
This site is a real contribution to the solution of a swamp you do not seem to have perceived.
And its still true that its amplified more because Karpathy released it. Id agree its a pretty mundane idea and product.
Consistency is key. Just showing your foot at the door regularly matters. People remember the name - it becomes the brand.
Kudos to him for making money, not going to knock him. But this is hackernews. People are hyper critical of competence, and that guy has never exhibited any success at business.