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Micrograd a 24kb pure Python autodiff lib

https://github.com/brief-ds/micrograd
2•aglassofred•1y ago

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aglassofred•1y ago
A tiny Autograd engine whose only dependency is NumPy. Implements backpropagation (reverse-mode autodiff) over a dynamically built DAG and a small neural networks library on top of it with a PyTorch-like API. Both are tiny.

- 24 kilobytes code without tests - as portable as Python and NumPy - loads 10x faster than PyTorch, 30x faster than TensorFlow

This version is capable of working with matrices and higher-order tensors. For @karpathy's original scalar-based version, locate the code with tag scalar.

Perch – A Semantic Linter

https://github.com/lakeday-org/perch
1•jbrown9513•1m ago•1 comments

Nushell 0.116.0

https://www.nushell.sh/blog/2026-09-26-nushell_v0_116_0.html
1•Fervicus•1m ago•0 comments

Utah to let AI examine patients and prescribe medication without human oversight

https://www.techspot.com/news/114111-utah-become-first-state-ai-examine-patients-prescribe.html
5•healsdata•3m ago•1 comments

Swapping Money for Expertise

https://pluralistic.net/2026/10/06/nonfungible/
1•Kye•4m ago•0 comments

California Closed the Montana License Plate Loophole

https://www.thedrive.com/news/heres-how-california-closed-the-montana-license-plate-loophole
1•speckx•4m ago•0 comments

Gnu.org Is Down

1•thegreathir•5m ago•1 comments

S.F. supervisor looks to restrict when landlords can evict 'nuisance' tenants

https://missionlocal.org/2026/10/s-f-supervisor-looks-to-restrict-evictions-of-nuisance-tenants/
1•mikhael•5m ago•0 comments

Phase Lock: A manifesto on BCIs and preserving human agency in the age of AI

https://phaselock.satpugnet.com/
1•pminimax•6m ago•0 comments

Scrutinized

https://pluralistic.net/2026/10/05/pervert-glasses/
1•hn_acker•6m ago•0 comments

Ping Identity Is Down

https://status.pingidentity.com
3•phantomathkg•7m ago•1 comments

Tuning a Server for Benchmarking

https://david.alvarezrosa.com/posts/tuning-a-server-for-benchmarking/
2•dalvrosa•10m ago•0 comments

Measuring the Experimental Research Taste of AI Systems Against Human Experts

https://arxiv.org/abs/2610.06824
1•Betelbuddy•10m ago•0 comments

A New Crop of Solar Panels Is the U.S.'s Best Hope of Catching China

https://www.nytimes.com/2026/10/05/business/energy-environment/tandem-solar-panels-us-china.html
1•jt-hill•10m ago•0 comments

Show HN: Chrome extension for surfacing license-free songs that sound like yours

https://chromewebstore.google.com/detail/mockfreeli-license-free-m/aoggplkmpefenfgaclipbbgcpaaheneg
1•ianhil•10m ago•1 comments

Open Source, a relic, a charity or still the thing?

https://event-driven.io/en/open-source-a-relict-a-charity-or/
2•theanonymousone•13m ago•0 comments

Own Personal Assistant- J.a.r.v.i.s

https://github.com/AnaaySampat/jarvis
1•anaaysampat•13m ago•0 comments

Former German spy chief arrested for attempted treason

https://www.reuters.com/business/finance/former-german-spy-chief-detained-suspicion-espionage-tre...
3•semiquaver•13m ago•0 comments

What we learned from building the sandboxes our agents run in

https://www.qawolf.com/blog/every-ai-agent-its-own-computer
5•theonly1me•15m ago•1 comments

Beyond CodeWarrior and Retro68: The Next Step in Classic Mac Development

https://www.patreon.com/MacSurf/posts/beyond-and-next-171601885
1•mplsllc•19m ago•1 comments

bel-doom

https://github.com/garrytan/bel-doom
2•tosh•20m ago•2 comments

Brands can now work with Snapchat creators on Collabstr

https://collabstr.com/
1•anamel•20m ago•2 comments

Hybrid Core Allocation: From Overallocation to Reliable Sharing

https://www.uber.com/in/en/blog/hybrid-core-allocation/
1•signa11•22m ago•0 comments

Declarative Macros in Rust

https://sigseis.dev/articles/2026/10/06
1•sigseis•22m ago•0 comments

Don't be a hill climber (a.k.a. YOU think first)

https://thebestworstcase.substack.com/p/dont-be-a-hill-climber-aka-know-what
1•shmublu•22m ago•0 comments

Hosting iCal via GitHub Gists

https://www.olafalders.com/2026/10/06/hosting-ical-via-github-gists/
1•oalders•22m ago•0 comments

New fast Global Illumination [video]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TTI1QoHlCHE
1•dyzone•23m ago•0 comments

Architecture of Ignorance: How we're losing our ability to know what's going on

https://prospect.org/2026/10/05/architecture-of-ignorance-trump-regime/
1•paimapi•23m ago•0 comments

Ask HN: Vibecoding Follies

3•vegnus•24m ago•1 comments

The state of the tech industry in 2026

https://newsletter.pragmaticengineer.com/p/the-state-of-the-tech-industry-in
2•swolpers•24m ago•0 comments

LibreOffice says 'no AI' is now a software feature

https://techcrunch.com/2026/10/06/libreoffice-says-no-ai-is-now-a-software-feature/
12•Brajeshwar•24m ago•3 comments