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Explore Wikipedia Like a Windows XP Desktop

55 pointsby smusamashahtoday at 8:45 AM12 commentsview on HN

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sagacitytoday at 10:22 AM

This is genuinely a really fun way to browse Wikipedia. Only drawback is that folder names that contain ellipsis don't show the full name when clicked.

deweytoday at 9:50 AM

The shininess looks a bit more like https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Windows_XP_Media_Center_Editio... and not like the regular Windows XP, but still a fun project!

angilrtoday at 9:54 AM

It is nice. I randomly click on something interest just appear in my mind and lead to this: life -> death -> last_words -> More milk. But I can't find it on Wiki. I search More milk. and the first result is this page: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Death_of_Michael_Jackson. Hmm, why is the name different?

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redox99today at 10:07 AM

Is there a reason why it looks like Temu's Windows XP? Copyright concerns I guess?

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jdw64today at 10:03 AM

Seeing the Windows XP theme I loved the most really brings back a wave of nostalgia

macwhisperertoday at 10:13 AM

pretty cool! needs the search function to work tho to be useful

unrvl22today at 9:50 AM

love how it loads instantly and feels smooth. imo useless but still cool

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