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A word puzzle game where solved letters disappear as you clear the board.
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Commenters shared solve times, praised the disappearing-board mechanic, and asked for bonus-word counters.
Issue / 2026-06-28
8 interesting things surfaced from HN on 2026-06-28
A daily board of tools, apps, and references that Hacker News readers pulled into view on 2026-06-28. Each row keeps the original HN thread close to the claim.
At a glance:
Items:8
Threads:6
What surfaced that day
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A Rust project that exposes extra AirPods features on non-Apple devices.
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Commenters highlighted AI-assisted reverse engineering, multipoint support, and Apple-ecosystem lock-in.
03
An anniversary primer for the classic MUMPS language/database, with runnable interpreter builds.
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Commenters discussed Epic, IRIS, Caché, and how MUMPS systems have survived for decades.
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A lightweight web browser with a tiny footprint and few dependencies.
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Commenters recommended the framebuffer frontend to avoid GTK bloat and keep builds lean.
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Cory Doctorow books
shop.craphound.com
Cory Doctorow’s DRM-free ebook store and direct download formats.
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Commenters said all of Doctorow’s books are DRM-free and linked to shop.craphound.com.
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A Bookshop.org ebook list filtered to DRM-free titles.
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Commenters pointed to Bookshop’s DRM filter and noted it works well for DRM-free browsing.
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Tor’s DRM-free ebook catalog and announcement page.
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HN commenters said Tor books are DRM-free and can be downloaded from major retailers.
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747: Creating the World's First Jumbo Jet and Other Adventures from a Life in Aviation
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archive.org
Joe Sutter’s memoir about building the Boeing 747.
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A commenter explicitly told readers to read Sutter’s book for the development stories behind the 747.