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Re: Ask HN: What are some 'must watch' talks?

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Post by ak39 » Mon, Feb 06, 2017, 2:28 PM UTC

summerdown2 wrote: post #39

Mike Monteiro on the importance of a contract: "Fuck you, pay me." https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6h3RJhoqgK8

Thank you for this. I am changing these three things:

1. Contract document signed first before any work is done (even free work)

2. Never appeal to emotions

3. Kill Phase clause

Great advice.

Re: Ask HN: What are some 'must watch' talks?

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Post by posterboy » Mon, Feb 06, 2017, 2:55 PM UTC

shahocean wrote: post #5

Sir Ken Robinson's talk on Do schools kill creativity? Its worth watching. https://www.ted.com/talks/ken_robinson_says_schools_kill_cre...

I didn't like the conclusion that switching to a school was a solution that supports a specific kind of creative activities, because the example was not convinving. A Dance Carreer is famous for competition so much so it was featured as a storyline on the Simpsons. OTOH the school might just have been exceptional, but then it proofs nothing. Edit: Still, I like that the problem is interesting enough for the talk to become prominent.

Re: Ask HN: What are some 'must watch' talks?

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Post by MK999 » Mon, Feb 06, 2017, 3:51 PM UTC

Does anyone have a link to the talk something along the lines of ~'the power of stupid ideas' -- the beginning was about this shop that petitioned the London bus authority to move the bus stop closer to this shop to create a virtual wall. I only saw half of it and I'd like to see the other half.

Re: Ask HN: What are some 'must watch' talks?

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Post by woz » Mon, Feb 06, 2017, 4:08 PM UTC

Neil Gaiman's commencement speech at The University of Arts. Intended for arts students, but it's by far the most inspirational speech I've ever seen

https://youtu.be/ikAb-NYkseI

Re: Ask HN: What are some 'must watch' talks?

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Post by srigi » Mon, Feb 06, 2017, 5:14 PM UTC

Ben Orenstein - Refactoring from Good to Great (Aloha Ruby Conf 2012)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DC-pQPq0acs

This really changes the way you look into your OOP code. Please watch even if you're not a Ruby programmer.

Re: Ask HN: What are some 'must watch' talks?

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Post by Tomte » Mon, Feb 06, 2017, 6:40 PM UTC

Robert Sapolsky on depression.

Fantastic talk on both the biological-neurological and the psychological side.

Re: Ask HN: What are some 'must watch' talks?

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Post by cableshaft » Mon, Feb 06, 2017, 8:07 PM UTC

keyanp wrote: post #18

Very surprised it hasn't already been mentioned, but Randy Pausch's "Last Lecture" is fantastic (although not technical): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ji5_MqicxSo

Just rewatched this. I was thinking "I remember this having a major effect on me emotionally last time, why isn't it this time?", then I got to the end, and it reminded me. Oh boy. Still choked up.

Re: Ask HN: What are some 'must watch' talks?

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Post by andrei_says_ » Mon, Feb 06, 2017, 9:11 PM UTC

posterboy wrote: post #62

shahocean wrote: post #5

Sir Ken Robinson's talk on Do schools kill creativity? Its worth watching. https://www.ted.com/talks/ken_robinson_says_schools_kill_cre...

I didn't like the conclusion that switching to a school was a solution that supports a specific kind of creative activities, because the example was not convinving. A Dance Carreer is famous for competition so much so it was featured as a storyline on the Simpsons. OTOH the school might just have been exceptional, but then it proofs nothing. Edit: Still, I like that the problem is interesting enough for the talk to b…

While I agree with all of the above, I think the talk was masterfully crafted for success. I doubt it would've been nearly as successful without the mention of a mega celebrity or if it recommended unschooling.

Honestly I'd rather have 5+ million people or whatever the view count get exposed to thinking which puts school structure into question than have a talk providing better solutions.