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Project Gutenberg
gutenberg.org
Free ebook library with better book feeds and text-friendly reading.
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HN commenters called the new-books feed a goldmine and mentioned using AI models and e-readers with Gutenberg texts.
Issue / 2026-05-15
10 interesting things surfaced from HN on 2026-05-15
A daily board of tools, apps, and references that Hacker News readers pulled into view on 2026-05-15. Each row keeps the original HN thread close to the claim.
At a glance:
Items:10
Threads:10
What surfaced that day
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Zulip
zulip.com
Open-source team chat that a longtime user still relies on daily.
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The thread included a direct praise note from a long-time user saying they use Zulip daily.
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Image-blaster
github.com
Single-image tool that generates 3D scenes, meshes, and SFX.
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Replies called it cool as hell and linked to Photosynth, WorldLabs, and Uthana as nearby references.
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Explore Wikipedia Like a Windows XP Desktop
explorer.samismith.com
Retro Wikipedia browser wrapped in a Windows XP-style desktop.
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Commenters said things like “I love it”, “Very cool”, “Super nice”, and “Impressive”.
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Zenith
smorgasb.org
Local-first planetarium that makes Earth's rotation feel immediate.
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Comments described the effect as amazing and said it made Earth’s motion feel immediate and visceral.
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Trolley
github.com
Packaging helper for making Feedr easier to ship to non-technical users.
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The strongest concrete recommendation in the thread was to use Trolley to package Feedr for non-technical users.
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Radicle
radicle.dev
Git-based code forge built for sovereign, decentralized collaboration.
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Replies emphasized that no single entity controls the network or user data.
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ASCII by Jason Scott
ascii.textfiles.com
ASCII and manuals archive from Jason Scott’s textfiles project.
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Commenters pointed to the manuals archive and highlighted the scale of the collection over time.
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Steve Jobs in Exile
books.apple.com
Book on Steve Jobs's NeXT years and the discipline they forced.
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Comments said the NeXT years gave Jobs space to rethink product focus and learn from failure.
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Paper on high-dimensional geometry’s role in faster MRI reconstruction.
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Replies discussed weaker magnets, information gain, and iterative linear-program approaches.