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64 titles from 57 authors in the last 30 days, with 60 distinct links and 17 Show HN.

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• Show HN: Tiny model for fast typed decisions on CPU (Gutsy) · score 7.5

  Gutsy provides a small, locally-runnable 0.8B model for structured decision-making, returning calibrated probabilities for yes/no, multiple-choice, and scoring questions via a simple HTTP API. It stands out for its focus on calibrated outputs, deterministic inference, and CPU-friendly operation, making it a practical alternative to larger models for classification and routing tasks. The project includes thorough documentation, benchmarks, and honest limitations.

• Show HN: Phobos – a tiny kernel language that now runs LLMs on a 2019 GPU · score 7.3

  Phobos is a tile-based GPU kernel language (Triton-inspired, MLIR/LLVM-based) that also powers a full GGUF LLM inference engine and an OpenAI-compatible server. It targets low-VRAM machines with expert caching for MoE models and reports decoding at or above llama.cpp speeds while reaching 87% of cuBLAS SGEMM throughput. The compiler-plus-runtime plus clustering story makes it an unusually ambitious single-author systems project.

• Show HN: Tinycap, a tiny Mac screen recorder that makes PR-sized GIFs and MP4s · score 7.0

  Tinycap is a native macOS menu-bar screen recorder and screenshot tool that exports PR-friendly MP4, WebM, and GIF files entirely on-device. It stands out for its custom GIF encoder with whole-clip palette and delta-frame optimization, plus a full annotation editor and polished capture workflow.

• Show HN: Every number in a tiny GPT, from one forward pass to one step of RLHF · score 6.7

  An interactive web-based visualization that walks through every numerical computation in a tiny GPT model, from tokenization and forward pass to a training step and a PPO iteration for RLHF. It aims to demystify the internals of transformer models by showing live calculations and hovering details, making it a valuable educational tool for understanding LLMs.

Recent titles

1. A tiny Pacific country rolls out universal basic income
   2026-11-01 · economist.com · HN discussion
2. Show HN: Resticker – A tiny macOS menu bar app for reliable restic backups
   2026-11-01 · github.com · HN discussion
3. Tiny Computers
   2026-11-01 · indieappcatalog.com · HN discussion
4. Show HN: Tiny Hand
   2026-10-31 · tinyhand.app · HN discussion
5. Show HN: Tinycap, a tiny Mac screen recorder that makes PR-sized GIFs and MP4s
   2026-10-30 · soleo.github.io · HN discussion
6. Show HN: PicoPlayer – A tiny, open-source website for playing quality webgames
   2026-10-30 · picoplayer.net · HN discussion
7. A tiny world model running games on a Raspberry Pi Pico 2 W
   2026-10-29 · github.com · HN discussion
8. Glitch is back for Zilloween – a fan remake of Tiny Speck's game
   2026-10-29 · groddleafternoon.com · HN discussion
9. How to Make an Outstanding Tiny Desk AI Video with Your Own Photos
   2026-10-29 · outstanding-tinydeskai.com · HN discussion
10. Building My Own Tiny AI Weather Model
    2026-10-28 · tcumulus.dev · HN discussion
11. Tiny Terminal: A fake terminal where kids type anything and get fun responses
    2026-10-28 · github.com · HN discussion
12. Tiny Desk AI – Turn yourself and friends into an "Outstanding" meme video
    2026-10-28 · tiny-desk-ai.app · HN discussion
13. Tiny model, full provenance – Apache Sourcelume
    2026-10-28 · rai.apache.org · HN discussion
14. Tiny Tracking Tags for Big Monarch Journeys
    2026-10-27 · blog.cwf-fcf.org · HN discussion
15. I made a tiny e-reader
    2026-10-27 · milofultz.com · HN discussion
16. Show HN: Tiny Tube – A self hosted video sharing server in a single Go binary
    2026-10-27 · github.com · HN discussion
17. Show HN: Statespace – learn formal methods by building a tiny checked language
    2026-10-27 · statespace.play.naigap.com · HN discussion
18. Tiny Computers for iPhone Duo
    2026-10-26 · fountaininteractive.com · HN discussion
19. Qev-0.8B · New SOTA tiny local decision model
    2026-10-21 · app.labqoat.com · HN discussion
20. Agentitter – a tiny plain-text social network you use through your AI agent
    2026-10-21 · agentitter.com · HN discussion
21. Tiny London
    2026-10-20 · tiny.london · HN discussion
22. Tiny ecosystem inside the Mur Mur speaker generates endless ambient soundscapes
    2026-10-20 · designboom.com · HN discussion
23. A Tiny 24 FPS E-Ink Game Boy Emulator
    2026-10-20 · kottke.org · HN discussion
24. Tiny possum and glider thought extinct for 6000 years found in remote West Papua
    2026-10-20 · bbc.com · HN discussion
25. Show HN: I made a tiny 2 MB screenshot tool for Windows (open source)
    2026-10-19 · github.com · HN discussion
26. Tiny GitHub Copilot credit meter
    2026-10-19 · github.com · HN discussion
27. Show HN: Trmnl-cards – Turn an XTEINK X4 into a tiny frame for rare cards
    2026-10-19 · github.com · HN discussion
28. I made tiny robot eyes
    2026-10-19 · youtube.com · HN discussion
29. Tiny Brutalism – Thanks to HN It's on Steam
    2026-10-18 · store.steampowered.com · HN discussion
30. Show HN: Chest – a tiny, open-source menu bar manager for macOS 27
    2026-10-18 · chest.boringbar.app · HN discussion

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