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8 interesting things surfaced from HN on 2026-05-30

A daily board of tools, apps, and references that Hacker News readers pulled into view on 2026-05-30. Each row keeps the original HN thread close to the claim.

At a glance:
Items:8
Threads:4

What surfaced that day

01
Openrsync
github.com

Openrsync is an OpenBSD rsync implementation with working exclude handling.

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HN comments said openrsync works great, and one commenter confirmed --exclude now works.

02
DuckDB
duckdb.org

DuckDB is an in-process analytics database commenters said they use and like.

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One commenter said, “I use DuckDB and like it.”

03
Postgres
postgresql.org

Postgres is the SQL database commenters still trust for durable workflows at scale.

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Commenters said “Personally I like Postgres for this reason too” and that it works fine at decent scale.

04
Cline
github.com

Cline is an open-source coding agent IDE extension that commenters say works well.

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One HN commenter wrote that Cline “works well enough and doesn’t require any sign-up.”

05
TrustedRouter
trustedrouter.com

TrustedRouter is an encrypted OpenRouter alternative with hosted and self-hosted options.

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A commenter said they were offering “a fully end to end encrypted open source version and hosted version of open router.”

06
Cloudflare Speed Test
speed.cloudflare.com

Cloudflare Speed Test is a browser-based internet speed checker from Cloudflare.

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A commenter said they’re “a huge fan of https://speed.cloudflare.com/.”

07
SpeedOf.Me
speedof.me

SpeedOf.Me is a browser-based internet speed test commenters recommended.

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One commenter answered with a plain “use https://speedof.me”.

08
OpenSpeedTest
openspeedtest.com

OpenSpeedTest is a free HTML5 speed test positioned as an easy alternative.

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A commenter wrote that “all it takes to defeat the business model is https://openspeedtest.com/.”