Daily issue / 2026-06-05
Useful things that surfaced in Hacker News discussions on 2026-06-05. Open the context to see why each one caught our attention—or jump straight to the original thread.
What we found
Homerow — keyboard shortcuts for every button in macOS.
Source discussion: Mouseless – keyboard-driven control of macOS/Linux/Windows
Editorial paraphrase
People called it "like vimium for your entire Mac" and said they had been using it for years.
Read the original threadNeverClick — Windows-only mouse replacement with intelligent clickable-zone detection.
Source discussion: Mouseless – keyboard-driven control of macOS/Linux/Windows
Editorial paraphrase
The thread noted it detects possible clickable zones and is Windows-only.
Read the original threadwaynav — a Wayland port of Keynav for keyboard-driven pointer control.
Source discussion: Mouseless – keyboard-driven control of macOS/Linux/Windows
Editorial paraphrase
The thread explicitly pointed to "Wayland port: waynav" alongside other alternatives.
Read the original threadTough Things First — Ray Zinn’s book on harder, broader entrepreneurial choices.
Source discussion: Do the Hardest Thing
Editorial paraphrase
The thread called it down-to-earth and approachable, not just another startup cliché.
Read the original threadRemind — a reminder app that inspired a vibe-coded rebuild.
Source discussion: C++: The Documentary
Editorial paraphrase
The thread explicitly named Remind as the original inspiration for their project.
Read the original threadNASA RELL — a robotic tool for finding and confirming ISS external leaks.
Source discussion: Astronauts told to return to ISS after sheltering over air leak repairs
Editorial paraphrase
They quoted NASA’s fact sheet describing the Robotic External Leak Locator and linked the PDF.
Read the original threadpg_durable — Microsoft’s in-database durable execution layer for Postgres.
Source discussion: pg_durable: Microsoft open sources in-database durable execution
Editorial paraphrase
The thread linked Postgreisenough and duroxide, then discussed versioning and lifecycle.
Read the original threadDBOS — a Postgres-native workflow and queue platform mentioned as an alternative.
Source discussion: pg_durable: Microsoft open sources in-database durable execution
Editorial paraphrase
The thread said “2026 is the year of the Postgres queue” and named DBOS directly.
Read the original threadBliSwitch — BliKVM’s switch accessory for IP KVM setups.
Source discussion: I tested every IP KVM in my Homelab
Editorial paraphrase
The thread linked the BliSwitch v2 guide and treated it as a new BliKVM product.
Read the original threadword-weasel — a natural-language linter for technical writing.
Source discussion: Conventional Commits encourages focus on the wrong things
Editorial paraphrase
They said they wrote it to teach teams meaningful technical writing.
Read the original threadUnsloth Studio — a local GUI for running, training, and exporting open models.
Source discussion: Gemma 4 QAT models: Optimizing compression for mobile and laptop efficiency
Editorial paraphrase
The thread praised Unsloth’s Gemma quants and said Studio/API were working well in practice.
Read the original thread