Daily issue / 2026-05-30
Useful things that surfaced in Hacker News discussions on 2026-05-30. Open the context to see why each one caught our attention—or jump straight to the original thread.
What we found
Openrsync is an OpenBSD rsync implementation with working exclude handling.
Source discussion: Openrsync: An implementation of rsync, by the OpenBSD team
Editorial paraphrase
HN comments said openrsync works great, and one commenter confirmed --exclude now works.
Read the original threadDuckDB is an in-process analytics database commenters said they use and like.
Source discussion: SQLite is all you need for durable workflows
Postgres is the SQL database commenters still trust for durable workflows at scale.
Source discussion: SQLite is all you need for durable workflows
Editorial paraphrase
Commenters said “Personally I like Postgres for this reason too” and that it works fine at decent scale.
Read the original threadCline is an open-source coding agent IDE extension that commenters say works well.
Source discussion: OpenRouter raises $113M Series B
Editorial paraphrase
One HN commenter wrote that Cline “works well enough and doesn’t require any sign-up.”
Read the original threadTrustedRouter is an encrypted OpenRouter alternative with hosted and self-hosted options.
Source discussion: OpenRouter raises $113M Series B
Editorial paraphrase
A commenter said they were offering “a fully end to end encrypted open source version and hosted version of open router.”
Read the original threadCloudflare Speed Test is a browser-based internet speed checker from Cloudflare.
Source discussion: Accenture to acquire Ookla
Editorial paraphrase
A commenter said they’re “a huge fan of https://speed.cloudflare.com/.”
Read the original threadSpeedOf.Me is a browser-based internet speed test commenters recommended.
Source discussion: Accenture to acquire Ookla
Editorial paraphrase
One commenter answered with a plain “use https://speedof.me”.
Read the original threadOpenSpeedTest is a free HTML5 speed test positioned as an easy alternative.
Source discussion: Accenture to acquire Ookla
Editorial paraphrase
A commenter wrote that “all it takes to defeat the business model is https://openspeedtest.com/.”
Read the original thread