01
Bid Prowl
bidprowl.com
Searches 28 US government auction sites in one place.
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The thread highlighted normalized listings, deal scoring, and weird inventory examples like helicopters and seized property.
Issue / 2026-04-30
9 interesting things surfaced from HN on 2026-04-30
A daily board of tools, apps, and references that Hacker News readers pulled into view on 2026-04-30. Each row keeps the original HN thread close to the claim.
At a glance:
Items:9
Threads:6
What surfaced that day
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A SQLite-backed queue, streams, pub/sub, and cron system.
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Commenters debated the millisecond polling and compared it with Redis, Kine, and Oban.
03
Oban
hexdocs.pm
A background-job framework that now supports SQLite and Postgres.
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A commenter called Oban a Postgres-side gold standard and noted SQLite support now exists.
04
Granite 4.1
ibm.com
IBM's dense models drew praise for local inference and tool use.
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Readers called the 8B model impressive for size, fast inference, and structured tasks on local hardware.
05
Qwen 3.6
qwen.ai
Qwen 3.6 was repeatedly praised as a strong coding model.
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Commenters said Qwen still wins on raw capability for coding and called it a pocket-sized frontier model.
06
Firefox
firefox.com
The browser commenters recommended to blunt LinkedIn extension fingerprinting.
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Multiple comments said switching to Firefox or another non-Chromium browser breaks the Chrome-extension scan.
07
Wipr
apps.apple.com
A Safari privacy blocker commenters praised as a quiet tracker shield.
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A commenter called Wipr a great Safari privacy extension during the LinkedIn discussion.
08
NoLimits 2
nolimitscoaster.com
A coaster simulator with curve tools commenters loved.
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One commenter said No Limits 2's curve system and G-force/banking controls were an absolute game changer.
09
Noctua
noctua.at
Quiet fans commenters recommended to cool hot 10GbE copper modules.
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HN users said 10G copper modules run hot and suggested a Noctua fan or small USB fan.