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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.

SlateDB Benchmarks

https://benchmark.slatedb.io/0.15.0/workload/balanced/
1•riccomini•6m ago•0 comments

Art Invented Humanity

https://aeon.co/essays/humans-did-not-invent-art-it-was-the-other-way-around
1•prismatic•6m ago•0 comments

I built a browser-native SysEx librarian for 80s/90s synthesizers

https://bipluk.com/
1•halfradaition•6m ago•0 comments

The Indo-European Family Tree

https://djbinder.com/language-tree/
1•benbreen•6m ago•0 comments

Archie G. Norcross' Maine Forest Fire Maps (1918–22)

https://publicdomainreview.org/collection/maine-forest-fire-maps/
1•samclemens•6m ago•0 comments

Recreating the Impossible Rhythm Illusion in "The Odyssey" Soundtrack [video]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z-VjDxckkg8
1•nphardon•9m ago•0 comments

Agentic AI tests for orchestrators on CLI

https://github.com/insightitsGit/prism-eval
1•parvaamin•10m ago•0 comments

There's Not a Single Flock Camera on the Upper West Side

https://twitter.com/SecretFire79/status/2087277186285773249
3•grandpajoey•15m ago•0 comments

Tailscale – Information about AI for Candidates [pdf]

https://cdn.sanity.io/files/w77i7m8x/production/0de35a24de4d425390546ebd521107d5444985e9.pdf
1•figmert•15m ago•1 comments

DLLM: Minimal, clean coding agent built directly on llama.cpp without overhead

https://github.com/DannyArends/DLLM
1•teleforce•19m ago•0 comments

Is it a coincidence that the Sun and the Moon look of same size from the Earth?

https://astronomy.stackexchange.com/questions/2247/is-it-a-coincidence-that-both-the-sun-and-the-...
1•melenaboija•19m ago•0 comments

Skinny Icons on Chromium

https://issues.chromium.org/issues/541684117
1•juanfatas•19m ago•0 comments

Ask HN: Is AI code verification becoming your main bottleneck?

2•ochidaniel4•20m ago•0 comments

Bill Gates' daughter's startup accused of 'cookie stuffing' scheme

https://nypost.com/2026/08/12/business/bill-gates-daughter-phoebe-accused-of-cookie-stuffing-sche...
5•apparent•20m ago•1 comments

AI Music Startup Suno Bets Anyone Can Be a Rock Star

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/features/2026-08-11/suno-stares-down-universal-and-sony-to-reshape...
2•aanet•27m ago•2 comments

A new way to use Tidewave: from your terminal or editor

https://tidewave.ai/blog/tidewave-connect
1•mcadenhe•28m ago•0 comments

Receipt Parser API – Stop double-counting transactions when parsing receipts

https://ilovesreceipt.com/
1•api_dude_365•28m ago•0 comments

Watch movies TV shows and anime

https://github.com/wadecalvin9/Flux-Releases
1•KIRA404•29m ago•0 comments

PDD: Promotion Driven Development

https://medium.com/@quarterdome/promotion-driven-development-fbc6f48d43e8
2•sanj•30m ago•1 comments

Polymarket let users bet on wildfires. Lawmakers warn that could spur arson.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2026/08/12/polymarket-let-users-bet-wildfires-lawmakers-war...
3•bookofjoe•31m ago•2 comments

GPT Loves Chinese Gambling

https://awaitinginput.substack.com/p/gpt-loves-gambling-and-bumping-butts
1•bsovran•31m ago•0 comments

Gemma 4B vs. Gemini Flash on Tool Calling

https://neurometric.substack.com/p/gemma-4b-vs-gemini-flash-you-dont
1•robmay•33m ago•0 comments

I stopped caring about programming terms

https://teadriven.com/blog/why-i-stopped-caring-about-terminology/
1•ghassenfaidi•36m ago•1 comments

A BrAIve New World for Credit

https://lesbarclays.substack.com/p/a-braive-new-world-for-credit
1•lesbarclays•38m ago•0 comments

The cost of being too patient

https://www.nber.org/papers/w26677
2•AFF87•38m ago•0 comments

I Built a SaaS Business from Hostels and Coffee Shops

https://blog.pierrehenry.be/blog/how-i-built-a-saas-business-from-hostels-and-coffee-shops/
1•pierres7•39m ago•0 comments

Live stream from my solar-powered bird/weather station [video]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sAC3o6KW2N0
1•arm32•39m ago•0 comments

Bespoke Websites for Emergencies Are an Active Thing

https://orner.net/posts/bespoke-websites-for-emergencies/
3•dogline•42m ago•2 comments

Reddit will require you to login to access old.reddit.com

https://www.reddit.com/r/modnews/comments/1ujtebf/logging_in_to_use_old_reddit/
2•ball_of_lint•43m ago•2 comments

Agents need the internet, and that is the problem

https://paodo-solution.com/posts/agents-need-the-internet
1•alxcls•44m ago•0 comments