HN Reads – the books of hacker news

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HN Reads aggregates books mentioned and discussed on Hacker News, the technology-focused community news site. The platform curates these recommendations for readers interested in technology, business, science, and programming topics that appeal to the Hacker News audience. It serves as a resource for discovering books that have generated conversation within the tech community, making it easy to browse popular titles without scrolling through individual discussions.

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  Hazumi News 3.02025 · apps.apple.com · ▲99

  Alerts, AI summaries, and easy search for Hacker News

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  Not sure what to read next? Here's a list of most mentioned books on HN2012 · hntopbooks.com · ▲14
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  YaHNd – HN Books: The Best Books of Hacker News2021 · yahnd.com · ▲55

  HN Books collects, ranks, and showcases the best books that have been recommended on Hacker News.

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  Top books mentioned in comments on Hacker News2016 · hackernewsbooks.com · ▲463
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  HN Trends - like Google Trends, but for Hacker News2011 · hntrends.jerodsanto.net · ▲355
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  HN.watch – Videos of all Hacker News posts26d ago · hn.watch · ▲225

  The Hacker News front page, with a short video explainer for every story.

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  SimCity, but with Permits▲936

  A free city-building game in your browser. You are the mayor. You know what the city needs. Now get it past the zoning board, the neighbors, the appeals court and the next election.

  Life & fun · 3d ago · permit.petercai.com

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  I've been paying for a rural Tanzanian's education for 10 years▲778

  Life & fun · 16d ago · tanzaniaeducationproject.org

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  Bigwords.page – Turn any screen into a sign. The URL is the app▲728

  Turn a phone, tablet or TV into a sign. Type a message and it fills the screen: welcome signs, timers, Wi-Fi passwords and more. No app, no account, free.

  Life & fun · 17d ago · bigwords.page

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  Guitoro, a virtual guitar you strum with your keyboard▲573

  Play a free virtual guitar online with your keyboard or by touch. Slow songs down and see every chord, string and strum. Acoustic, classic, electric and bass.

  Life & fun · 10d ago · guitoro.com

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  See *almost* any carriers phone settings▲432

  Carrier settings from iPhone, Pixel and Galaxy firmware, decoded and compared: APNs, VoLTE, 5G and Wi-Fi Calling per carrier, and what each build changed.

  Life & fun · 14d ago · carrierexplode.com

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  The whole Solar System and every tracked satellite, live in the browser▲407

  Life & fun · 24d ago · space.bl2.net

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  Polymail▲1,567

  A simple, beautiful, and powerful email client for Mac

  Growth · 2015 · polymail.io

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  Open Hunt – an open and community-run alternative to Product Hunt▲1,093

  Life & fun · 2015 · openhunt.co

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  Tribe 1.0▲621

  Walkie-talkie re-invented

  Work · 2015 · tribe.pm

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  Notion▲585

  Artificial intelligence-powered email.

  AI · 2015 · notion.so

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  Boxy▲572

  Inbox by Gmail, finally on your Mac

  Growth · 2015 · boxyapp.co

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  Jukedeck 2.0▲554

  Create unique, royalty-free music for your videos, using AI

  AI · 2015 · jukedeck.com