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Tor Browser 16

https://blog.torproject.org/new-release-tor-browser-160/
1•pentagrama•1m ago•0 comments

American views of higher ed decline, once again

https://bryanalexander.org/horizon-scanning/american-views-of-higher-ed-decline-once-again/
1•surprisetalk•3m ago•0 comments

AI Layoffs – The Greatest Lie of the Decade

https://www.scottdiesel.dev/posts/ai-layoffs-the-great-lie-of-the-decade
2•lordolunch•5m ago•2 comments

Lunar Outpost Regolith Smelting

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F570Q_pgOR0
1•shroom1•6m ago•0 comments

Local Inference with LLMs

https://jacquesmattheij.com/local-inference-with-large-language-models/
1•janvdberg•6m ago•0 comments

Back to Home

https://mikrotik.com/bth
1•skibz•6m ago•0 comments

The Commanding Heights

https://commanding-heights.com/
1•simonpure•8m ago•0 comments

Cookie expiry capping for CNAME cloaking should not apply to YouTube and Google

https://github.com/WebKit/WebKit/pull/78492
1•erikkri•8m ago•0 comments

When Judges Become Prosecutors

https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2026/10/28/brazils-treatment-bolsonaro-undermines-rule-of...
1•matheusmoreira•8m ago•0 comments

Have astronomers discovered the first moon outside of our solar system?

https://www.astronomy.com/science/have-astronomers-discovered-the-first-moon-outside-of-our-solar...
1•rbanffy•9m ago•0 comments

Hackers stole $6.3B from Binance, likely NK and compromised dev's laptop

https://finance.yahoo.com/markets/crypto/articles/tether-circle-freeze-2-38-222607515.html
1•toss1•9m ago•0 comments

In Praise of the Dilettante

https://aeon.co/essays/why-the-dilettante-is-the-anti-hero-of-our-over-optimised-age
1•ersinesen•9m ago•0 comments

The AI Chip Imports Explorer

https://epoch.ai/latest/introducing-the-ai-chip-imports-explorer
1•ersinesen•11m ago•0 comments

Proving 1 plus 1 = 2 in 616,873 lines of Lean

https://github.com/pragyaangaur/Proof-By-Exhaustion
2•pragyaangaur•13m ago•0 comments

US Reps Lead Democratic Resolution Opposing A.I. Bubble Bailout for Big Tech

https://progressives.house.gov/2026/10/reps-casar-waters-lead-democratic-resolution-opposing-a-i-...
2•DeepLogin•15m ago•0 comments

Show HN: Molfar – AI meetings where several models answer at once (Android)

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.nova_hata.molfar&hl=en_US
1•Gucul_Molfar•17m ago•0 comments

Portugal considers 80 per cent EV purchase subsidies

https://www.electrive.com/2026/10/29/portugal-considers-80-per-cent-ev-purchase-subsidies/
1•teleforce•17m ago•0 comments

GitHub language bar is lying (how to fix it)

https://mkennedy.codes/posts/your-github-language-bar-is-lying-and-how-to-fix-it/
1•lumpa•18m ago•0 comments

SpaceX no longer needs NASA, and that's a problem for America's space agency

https://arstechnica.com/space/2026/10/spacex-no-longer-needs-nasa-and-thats-a-problem-for-america...
2•rbanffy•19m ago•0 comments

But Seriously, Fuck Cloudflare

https://kamiscorner.xyz/blog/fuck-cloudflare/
1•surprisetalk•23m ago•0 comments

What it costs to moderate 500 daily doodles with Jev

https://johalloran.dev/blog/squigdle-moderation
1•jpohalloran•28m ago•1 comments

You Can Turn Off the New MacBook Pro's Touchscreen Functionality

https://www.macrumors.com/2026/10/29/macbook-pro-touch-input-can-be-turned-off/
3•throwaway270925•28m ago•0 comments

Sony is launching the "ELF-MN1," a compact 6-inch Spatial Reality Display

https://xyn.sony.net/en/news/2026-srd-elf-mn1_release
1•cyrc•29m ago•1 comments

Show HN: NotchMetrics – Revenue dashboard in your MacBook's notch

https://notchmetrics.com
3•haxzie•29m ago•0 comments

Ginux: Independent rust based Linux implementation

https://github.com/gmkurtzer/ginux
4•cycomanic•30m ago•0 comments

What to consider if a company that made AI-related job cuts wants you back

https://apnews.com/article/ai-jobs-layoffs-hiring-rebounding-skills-04662acffb7beba822129118dde3f0a7
3•zomtorg•31m ago•0 comments

Senators Demand Meta Answer for 'Pervert Glasses'

https://www.404media.co/senators-wyden-markey-letter-to-meta-smart-glasses/
3•mooreds•32m ago•0 comments

Decode kernel panic from QR Code photo

https://gist.github.com/skorotkiewicz/c59e591c26661cb52b06afc42d8ac546
2•modinfo•32m ago•0 comments

Mosquito Lasers

https://www.nytimes.com/2026/10/30/briefing/mosquito-lasers.html
1•samch•33m ago•1 comments

How to Learn ML in 2026 interview

https://vickiboykis.com/2026/10/17/how-to-learn-ml-in-2026-interview/
1•mooreds•36m ago•0 comments
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Show HN: Reaktiv – I built Excel-like reactive programming for Python

https://bui.app/when-frontend-reactivity-meets-backend-python-the-story-of-my-first-1-000-download-library/
2•buibuibui•1y ago
Hi HN! I created Reaktiv, a Python library bringing reactive programming to the backend world that recently hit 1,000+ monthly downloads.

I'm actively promoting it because I believe signal-based reactivity (a concept that spread rapidly in frontend development) has huge untapped potential in Python. My breakthrough came when I stopped describing it as "Angular signals for Python" and started calling it "Excel-like computation graphs" - suddenly Python developers understood the value.

The library automatically tracks dependencies between computations, only recalculating values when dependencies change. This eliminates manual dependency tracking, prevents synchronization bugs, and reduces cognitive load when managing complex state.

Interestingly, I've noticed some initial interest from data scientists, though I'm still exploring what specific problems it might solve for them. I also believe the Home Assistant/IoT communities could benefit greatly from this approach.

Would love your thoughts on bringing frontend patterns to backend development!