pypi.org
Show HN: FlowKitX – Fluent async workflows with lazy execution for Pythonhttps://pypi.org/project/flowkitx/1.0.1/What is FlowKitX?FlowKitX is a Python library that makes writing async workflows more readable and structured.It provides lazy pipelines: operations (like API calls) are queued and executed only when awaited. This lets you chain calls and process data fluently without blocking the event loop.It’s not magic — it doesn’t convert blocking code to async or bypass asyncio fundamentals. It’s built for I/O-bound workflows, especially APIs and data pipelines.Why use it?Traditional async code can get messy:async def fetch_user_data(user_id): async with aiohttp.ClientSession() as session: async with session.get(f"https://api.example.com/users/{user_id}") as response: user = await response.json() async with session.get("https://api.example.com/posts", params={"userId": user_id}) as posts_response: posts = await posts_response.json() return {"user": user, "posts": posts}With FlowKitX:@flowkit.simple def fetch_user_data(user_id): user = flowkit.get(f"https://jsonplaceholder.typicode.com/users").jsoJan 10, 2026 7:39 PM
paper-animator.net
Show HN: Transform any photo into paper animations in secondshttps://paper-animator.net/Paper Animator: turn any photo into a paper cut-out animation in seconds## What Paper Animator isPaper Animator is a browser-based tool that transforms any image or text into animated paper cut-outs, folds, tears, and “ransom note” style graphics, with no install or plugins required. It targets short-form video creators, marketers, and designers who want a distinctive paper/stop-motion look without learning motion graphics software.[1]## Why build this- Most “paper” or stop-motion looks today require After Effects, templates, or manual masking, which is overkill for TikTok/Reels/Shorts creators who just want a quick effect.[1] - Existing mobile/video apps rarely combine AI background removal, realistic paper textures, and export-ready formats (green screen, transparent PNG sequences) in one place. - The goal is a “Canva for paper animation”: upload → tweak → export in under a minute.## How it works- Upload a photo (JPG/PNG/WebP up to 10MB); the AI removes the background and extracts thJan 10, 2026 5:28 PM
300aidirectories.com
Show HN: 100000 backlinks in under 7 days to accelerate early growthhttps://300aidirectories.com/seo-boostHi HN,When launching a new tool, one of the biggest bottlenecks is early visibility. New domains often struggle to get discovered and indexed quickly.This project packages a high-volume backlink distribution (100,000 links) designed to:speed up link discoverycreate early authority signalshelp new launches escape the zero-traction phaseIt’s not positioned as “safe SEO” or guaranteed rankings. It’s an aggressive growth lever, mainly used for:new tools & side projectstier 2 / tier 3 link buildingexperimentation & fast launchesFast delivery, simple reporting, no lock-in.Link: https://300aidirectories.com/seo-boostHappy to get feedback or answer questions on how people here approach early-stage SEO traction.Jan 10, 2026 4:19 PM
seton.run
Show HN: Focus timer that turns hours into assetshttps://seton.run/# The ProblemYou probably spend a lot of time on screens.If time is money, the hours we spend are capital expenditures. We should be careful about how we allocate them, because they're the capital we have.Peter Drucker said: *The first step toward executive effectiveness is to record actual time-use.*But it's not easy. We generally track time on the spot with a timer, or just a clock. It doesn't give us a sense of long-term progress.Most timers on app stores have limited features, such as pomodoro. Some apps are too complicated. We don't need calendar or team features, which sacrifice simplicity for personal use.# The SolutionThat's why I built Seton - a focus timer that visualizes your time spent like an asset you’ve invested.https://seton.run/All you need to do is press "Start" for the activity you're working on. The activity can be reading, writing, meditation, or anything else.When you complete a focus session in the app, it accumulates. You can look back on your time spent with chJan 10, 2026 4:26 AM
spacepolicyonline.com
Crew-11 To Begin Return Home on Wednesdayhttps://spacepolicyonline.com/news/crew-11-to-begin-return-home-on-wednesday/Today NASA announced that Crew-11 will begin its return to Earth from the International Space Station on Wednesday, January 14. The unexpected early departure is due to a medical condition […]Jan 10, 2026 3:47 AM
science.nasa.gov
NASA’s Pandora Satellite, CubeSats to Explore Exoplanets, Beyondhttps://science.nasa.gov/universe/exoplanets/nasas-pandora-satellite-cubesats-to-explore-exoplanets-beyond/A new NASA spacecraft called Pandora is awaiting launch ahead of its journey to study the atmospheres of exoplanets, or worlds beyond our solar system, and their stars. Along for the ride are two shoebox-sized satellites called BlackCAT (Black Hole Coded Aperture Telescope) and SPARCS (Star-Planet Activity Research CubeSat), as NASA innovates with ambitious science […]Jan 9, 2026 2:40 PM
spacedaily.com
Trimble positioning tech to enhance Lucid Gravity lane level navigationhttps://www.spacedaily.com/reports/Trimble_positioning_tech_to_enhance_Lucid_Gravity_lane_level_navigation_999.htmlLos Angeles CA (SPX) Jan 07, 2026 Trimble has agreed to provide positioning technology that will feed navigation and driver assistance systems in the Lucid Gravity electric vehicle, delivering centimeter-level accuracy in conditions where conventional GPS often loses reliability, such as tunnels, parking structures and dense urban corridors. The system combines Trimble RTX corrections with the ProPoint Go positioning enginJan 9, 2026 1:29 PM
spacedaily.com
Barred spiral galaxy spotted 11.5 billion years in the pasthttps://www.spacedaily.com/reports/Barred_spiral_galaxy_spotted_11_5_billion_years_in_the_past_999.htmlLos Angeles CA (SPX) Jan 09, 2026 Research led by Daniel Ivanov, a physics and astronomy graduate student in the Kenneth P. Dietrich School of Arts and Sciences at the University of Pittsburgh, has identified a contender for one of the earliest known spiral galaxies containing a stellar bar, a structure that plays a role in how galaxies evolve. The system, designated COSMOS-74706, appears as a barred spiral galaxy from a time whJan 9, 2026 1:29 PM
spacedaily.com
Superradiant spin teamwork yields self driven microwave signalshttps://www.spacedaily.com/reports/Superradiant_spin_teamwork_yields_self_driven_microwave_signals_999.htmlSydney, Australia (SPX) Jan 05, 2026 When quantum particles work together, they can produce signals far stronger than any one particle could generate alone, a cooperative phenomenon known as superradiance that has often caused rapid energy loss in quantum systems and created challenges for quantum technologies. A study published in Nature Physics shows that the same collective effect can instead generate self-sustained, long-livedJan 9, 2026 1:29 PM
bing.com
Understanding Pre-Existing Condition Exclusion Period in Health Insurancehttp://www.bing.com/news/apiclick.aspx?ref=FexRss&aid=&tid=6a8cb374494845f1b2ec49c91e41beda&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.investopedia.com%2Fterms%2Fp%2Fpreexisting-condition-exclusion-period.asp&c=1175860290124936205&mkt=en-usJulia Kagan is a financial/consumer journalist and former senior editor, personal finance, of Investopedia. Thomas J Catalano is a CFP and Registered Investment Adviser with the state of South ...Jan 9, 2026 12:16 PM
news.ycombinator.com
Funding Opportunities with Amateur Radio Digital Communications (ARDC)https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46545824If you or your organization are developing projects that advance amateur radio or digital communications, now’s a great time to apply for ARDC grant funding, with our next application deadline on February 1, 2026.ARDC’s priority areas for funding reflect our broader vision and strategy for supporting experimentation, education, and open technology within the amateur radio and digital communications communities. We’re especially interested in projects that align with these three areas:Research & Development (R&D): open hardware and software systems that enable learning and experimentation (e.g. SDRs, open codec technologies, new modulation techniques).Space-Based Communications: projects that create or expand access to satellite communications for amateur radio (AR) and digital communications (DC), engaging communities in wireless experimentation (e.g. GEO or HEO programs, repurposed commercial satellites, space-based tools for learning).Open Source Education: scalable, open educationalJan 8, 2026 8:12 PM
news.ycombinator.com
Valori – Deterministic Substrate for AI (Code and ArXiv Paper)https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46544369I've published a paper on a fundamental problem in AI systems that I believe has significant implications for our work: "Valori: A Deterministic Memory Substrate for AI Systems." [https://arxiv.org/pdf/2512.22280]THE PROBLEM :AI systems have unreliable memory.When you run the same AI agent twice with the same input, it can give you different answers not because the AI is "thinking differently," but because the underlying memory system is non-deterministic.In simple terms, the math used in building current vector databases (FAISS, Qdrant, Milvus, Pinecone, etc.) is floating-point arithmetic, which behaves differently across CPUs (x86, ARM, Mac, Windows). This is a universal problem acknowledged by industry leaders, including the FAISS team: https://github.com/facebookresearch/faiss/issues/4739THE SOLUTION (What I Built) :Valori: A deterministic memory substrate for AI systems.In simple terms, I replaced floating-point math with fixed-point arithmetic (Q16.16) and built the memory engineJan 8, 2026 6:11 PM
grundamnen.nu
Show HN: Interactive Periodic Table with Experimentshttps://grundamnen.nuI built an interactive periodic table with accessible facts and visuals. My son has recently been studying a children's encyclopedia of chemical elements and found it very interesting. The encyclopedia is in Swedish but he also speaks English so I noticed he, understandably, cannot identify some elements by their English name when it's too unlike Swedish (such as sulfur being svavel in Swedish). At first I made a quick bilingual periodic table for him and then started expanding it with various visuals. My aim was to have a fact about each element and a simple experiment visualization, some elements have more. The table retains an English-Swedish toggle.All elements have an experiment animation such as a flame test, radioactivity or alkaline water explosion. The first two rows have real world pictures related to the elements, which take a bit to find and describe. I don't have any background in chemistry but have hopefully avoided basic mistakes.I tried to keep the text educational but Jan 8, 2026 3:52 PM
plagiarismremover.ai
Show HN: Plagiarismremover.ai – plagiarism remover focused on formattinghttps://plagiarismremover.ai/A while back I kept running into the same frustrating workflow: plagiarism checkers would flag chunks of my text (especially drafts touched by AI), but fixing those flags manually often meant rewriting sections in ways that lost meaning or tone.So I built PlagiarismRemover.AI - a web-based tool that helps remove duplicated or flagged content while keeping the original meaning and structure. It’s not trying to replace writing or detection tools, but rather to help with that in-between step where you want something that reads well and is original.The tool is simple: paste text, run it, and get back a cleaned version. There’s a free plan for casual use and affordable paid tiers if you need higher limits, and no complex setup or mandatory waiting for emails. I’m sharing it here to get feedback from folks who care about writing quality and originality — especially people who write a lot or work with AI-assisted drafts.I’m also curious: for those of you who deal with plagiarism flags, how doJan 8, 2026 1:12 PM
spacenews.com
Interplanetary science needs a commercial backbonehttps://spacenews.com/interplanetary-science-needs-a-commercial-backbone/We are in an era where planetary science no longer depends on government missions. Commercial capabilities are mature and ready to deliver a higher cadence of planetary exploration that fits within proposed budgets. What’s missing is an operational model that matches ambition. The old way — one in which bespoke, government-run missions with decade-long development […] The post Interplanetary science needs a commercial backbone appeared first on SpaceNews.Jan 8, 2026 12:00 PM
news.ycombinator.com
Show HN: Portabase – open-source database backup/restore toolhttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46539838I’m working on Portabase, a self-hosted, open-source tool for managing database backups and restores. It currently supports PostgreSQL, MySQL, and MariaDB, with MongoDB coming soon. It uses an agent-based architecture with a central server and lightweight agents, enabling deployment at the edge and operation across multiple networks.Website: https://portabase.ioGitHub: https://github.com/Portabase/portabaseDiscord (newly created): https://discord.gg/Wgv7xZ8fWJMain features:- Scheduled logical backups with multiple retention strategies (n-backups, n-days, Grandfather-Father-Son)- Storage options: local filesystem and S3-compatible storage- Notifications on backup success/failure via email, Slack, Discord, Ntfy, Telegram, and webhooks- Organizations with role-based permissions for managing separate databases- Designed for self-hosted deployments with a ready-to-go Docker Compose setupStack:- Next.js for the central server- Rust with Tokio for agents (recently refactored from Python)I’d lJan 8, 2026 11:26 AM
spacewar.com
Starfighters Space positions for rapid hypersonic era missionshttps://www.spacewar.com/reports/Starfighters_Space_positions_for_rapid_hypersonic_era_missions_999.htmlSydney, Australia (SPX) Jan 03, 2026 As rivals deploy operational hypersonic vehicles, analysts describe a new Sputnik moment for U.S. tactical space access, with the Pentagon directing more than $6.9 billion toward hypersonic weapons programs for fiscal 2025 and the hypersonic technology market projected at about $8.46 billion this year. The shift away from chasing the lowest launch price toward speed and responsiveness underpinsJan 8, 2026 9:12 AM
esa.int
Tiny patches of deforestation drive tropical carbon losshttps://www.esa.int/Applications/Observing_the_Earth/Space_for_our_climate/Tiny_patches_of_deforestation_drive_tropical_carbon_lossOften called Earth’s green lungs, tropical forests pull down massive amounts of carbon dioxide from the atmosphere, release oxygen and help regulate the global climate. While the threat of large-scale deforestation is well known, new findings reveal a surprising culprit – the clearance of small areas of forest accounts for more than half of net carbon losses across the Tropics.Jan 8, 2026 7:30 AM
marsdaily.com
Sandblasting winds sculpt Mars landscapehttps://www.marsdaily.com/reports/Sandblasting_winds_sculpt_Mars_landscape_999.htmlBerlin, Germany (SPX) Jan 08, 2026 Martian winds lift sand grains into the air and drive them across the surface, where they erode soft sedimentary layers and gradually carve elongated grooves and ridges near the planet's equator. The remaining ridges, mounds, or columns, known as yardangs, stand above the surrounding terrain and often extend for tens of kilometres in the direction of the prevailing winds. In northern EumenJan 8, 2026 5:14 AM
bing.com
Public urged to avoid contact with dead marine animals on Mossel Bay shorelinehttp://www.bing.com/news/apiclick.aspx?ref=FexRss&aid=&tid=6a8b1bada3a744d9b464d538bb13d835&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.ewn.co.za%2F2026%2F01%2F08%2Fpublic-urged-to-avoid-contact-with-dead-marine-animals-on-mossel-bay-shoreline&c=4081301411744934609&mkt=en-usThe Department of Forestry and Fisheries is urging the public not to handle or consume marine animals washed up along the Mossel Bay shoreline. This comes as the Mossel Bay Estuary experiences a mass ...Jan 8, 2026 2:00 AM
