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9 interesting things surfaced from HN on 2026-06-17

A daily board of tools, apps, and references that Hacker News readers pulled into view on 2026-06-17. Each row keeps the original HN thread close to the claim.

At a glance:
Items:9
Threads:7

What surfaced that day

01
Lore
lore.org

Open-source version control built for game assets and Unreal workflows.

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Top comments said the announcement looked very promising for Unreal game dev and that Perforce needs a challenger.

02
Browser Use
browser-use.com

Browser automation platform for AI agents.

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One comment explicitly preferred Browser Use, but wanted Android-browser support before switching.

03
ApiFlash
apiflash.com

Website screenshot API built on Chrome and AWS Lambda.

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The thread included a commenter saying they run a screenshot API with Chromium in an AWS Lambda container image instead of Firecracker.

04
MicroUI
github.com

Tiny portable immediate-mode UI library in ANSI C.

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Top comments said it was interesting in how minimal it is and that it was a go-to for personal toy projects.

05
Ribbie
ribbie.tv

8-bit live baseball gamecast with animated play-by-play.

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Comments called it adorable and super cool, and one commenter said they had used playball before and looked forward to updates.

06
Inkwash
johnowhitaker.github.io

Watercolor sketching app with an explanatory physics demo.

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A commenter said the wash was gorgeous, while another asked whether the author had tried Rebelle.

07
Immich
immich.app

Self-hosted photo backup and management app.

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One commenter called Immich good, free/open, and said it avoided being an admin-for-life project.

08
Rebelle
escapemotions.com

Digital watercolor painting software with a realistic online experiment.

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A commenter asked if the author had tried Rebelle and pointed to its online watercolor/brush experiment.

09
Bubbles
bubbles.town

Independent-blog front page with voting, comments, and curated briefings.

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People said Bubbles felt refreshing, diverse, humane, and more curated than a firehose.