Hacker News: Xotic007https://news.ycombinator.com/user?id=Xotic007Hacker News RSShttps://hnrss.org/hnrss v2.1.1Thu, 11 Jun 2026 02:53:53 +0000<![CDATA[New comment by Xotic007 in "The Case for Free Online Books (2014)"]]>OSTEP is genuinely one of the best OS resources out there. Hard to argue textbooks should be behind a paywall when the free version is this good.

]]>Wed, 10 Jun 2026 17:38:57 +0000https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48479840Xotic007https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48479840https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48479840<![CDATA[New comment by Xotic007 in "Show HN: Learn from 30 historical figures, open source, nonprofit, self-hosted"]]>Really like this. The mission stands out the most, you've built something that's honest about being a starting point and is actually designed to send people on to the primary texts and real teachers, which is the opposite of what most apps optimize for. The per-figure factcheck showing what's verified versus recreated is a thoughtful honesty touch too. Lovely project.

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