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Free My TV: An Ad-Free Home Screen for Google TV, LG and Samsung TVs

https://github.com/simbasjungles/free-my-tv
1•acossta•52s ago•0 comments

IXL Acquires NoRedInk

https://app.dealroom.co/news/note/ixl-learning-acquires-writing-platform-noredink-used-in-9-of-10...
1•mathattack•1m ago•0 comments

Minimum lot sizes, Boeing's next 737 MAX, Fervo short sellers, Figure AI's data

https://www.construction-physics.com/p/reading-list-102426
1•juliangamble•7m ago•0 comments

I can't believe we're still arguing over whether X is for jerks

https://lexontech.org/i-cant-believe-were-still-arguing-over-whether-x-is-for-jerks
2•DeepLogin•9m ago•0 comments

China's Baidu tests robotaxi on London streets

https://www.reuters.com/business/finance/chinas-baidu-tests-robotaxi-london-streets-2026-10-23/
2•pretext•11m ago•0 comments

Show HN: BulkTextKit – 15 free text tools that run entirely in your browser

https://bulktextkit.gt.tc
4•sujalkhatri•12m ago•0 comments

Solving a Giant Rubik's Cube with a Quadruped Robot

https://leggedrobotics.github.io/rubik-skills/
1•thedreammachine•13m ago•0 comments

Crowley's Three Axes of JSON Queryin

https://nrposner.com/blog/crowleys-three-axes-of-json-querying/
1•mpweiher•15m ago•0 comments

jedna

https://triapul.cz/jedna/
1•jruohonen•16m ago•0 comments

Inside Meta’s Efforts to Prevent School Shootings

https://www.newyorker.com/news/the-lede/inside-metas-efforts-to-prevent-school-shootings
1•thm•23m ago•0 comments

Yeti, an MCP server that guides product design from requirements to Jira

https://github.com/macorifice/yeti
1•macorifice•30m ago•1 comments

Shigeru Miyamoto on Gen AI

https://www.ndw.jp/nintendo-interview-261023/
1•glimshe•31m ago•0 comments

OpenShell WebUI – a secure local web UI for OpenShell

https://github.com/shaharia-lab/openshell-webui
1•shahariaa•32m ago•0 comments

PSA: Do not use term "vibe coding"

3•Rabbit504030201•35m ago•4 comments

Amazon's Trainium Takes a Strike at the Training King

https://newsletter.semianalysis.com/p/amazons-trainium-takes-a-strike-at
3•admjs•38m ago•0 comments

Show HN: I built a gallery wall planner for two-sided physical art

https://duoarts.com/gallery-walls
2•redclamp•39m ago•0 comments

The Faux-Vintage Photo: Full Essay

https://thesocietypages.org/cyborgology/2011/05/14/the-faux-vintage-photo-full-essay-parts-i-ii-a...
1•jruohonen•40m ago•0 comments

PhysicsForums and the Dead Internet Theory (2025)

https://hallofdreams.org/posts/physicsforums/
2•bmacho•42m ago•1 comments

I wish restaurants would stop asking for my phone number

https://www.theatlantic.com/culture/2026/10/restaurant-phone-number-question/688926/
1•bookofjoe•43m ago•1 comments

Portable SIMD is in C++26, and you can try it now

https://wrocpp.github.io/posts/portable-simd/
1•Tomte•44m ago•0 comments

What's at Stake in Serbia's Election

https://rademeechtatic.substack.com/p/whats-at-stake-in-serbias-election
1•samizdis•46m ago•0 comments

Ask HN: Linux at work revoked due to MDM, how to fight?

1•aleda145•46m ago•3 comments

Created my first app petpal

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.nexushybrids.petpal&hl=en_US
1•Mohtasim801•53m ago•0 comments

Draggy: A Windows desktop app for local and cloud AI chat and coding

https://github.com/Lucki74/draggy
1•lucki74•54m ago•0 comments

Show HN: AI text detector that never sees your text (runs 100% in-browser)

https://kouh.me/ai-text-detector
4•mrkn1•55m ago•4 comments

Is This Machine Playing?

https://machineplaying.org/
1•DeepLogin•55m ago•0 comments

Researchers Integrate Electronics with Human Cells

https://www.umass.edu/news/article/body-electric-umass-amherst-researchers-integrate-electronics-...
2•geox•57m ago•0 comments

At Aberfan I saw father's digging for their missing children

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/oct/24/aberfan-disaster-missing-children-deaths-jo...
2•jimnotgym•59m ago•0 comments

Show HN: MCP server that answers Steam launch questions with real counts

1•steammaho•1h ago•0 comments

AI-Assisted Paper on Z-Library Cites a TorrentFreak Article That Doesn't Exist

https://torrentfreak.com/ai-assisted-paper-on-z-library-cites-a-torrentfreak-article-that-doesnt-...
32•TangerineDream•1h ago•1 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!