Show HN Daily Selection (2025-10-04)
- FLE v0.3 – Claude Code Plays Factorio
- Powerful Visual Programming Language (Book)
- A VS Code Extension for Genesis DB – The event sourcing database
- Let an LLM roast your HN profile
- API for removing watermarks from Sora 2 videos
- Linux Command Challenges for Beginners
- Real-time app starter with FastAPI, PostgreSQL pub/sub, and UV
- BodhiGPT – Become a Better Human with AI
- heyyy.chat – WebRTC-based Omegle-clone, Video Chat with Random People
- BetterBrain – Dementia prevention, covered by insurance
- Pluqqy – Terminal based context management tool for AI coding
- I made a Chrome Ext for Productivity and it got Featured
FLE v0.3 – Claude Code Plays Factorio [Developer Tools]
48 points, 11 comments
Factorio Learning Environment (FLE) v0.3.0 is an open-source platform for evaluating AI agents on complex automation tasks using the game Factorio.
- Tests AI on long-horizon planning, spatial reasoning, and automation challenges
- Supports headless scaling for parallelization and OpenAI Gym compatibility
- Features Claude Code integration for live AI gameplay on Twitch
- Includes improved tooling with 1-line CLI commands and W&B logging
- Evaluates frontier models on 24 production tasks, revealing performance gaps
- Designed for exponential complexity scaling with real-world skill transfer
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Powerful Visual Programming Language (Book) [Developer Tools]
9 points, 5 comments
A visual programming language called Pipe, designed to compete with text-based languages, offers a novel approach to coding with AI integration and low-code applications.
- General-purpose, compact, and powerful visual language
- Statically-typed with complete language and API specifications
- Supports AI-generated code encapsulation in visual blocks
- Enables drag-and-drop workflows for intuitive development
- Aims to enhance low-code platforms with customizable AI components
- Includes long-term plans for AI-generated visual workflows
- Free book available on Amazon Kindle and Apple iBooks
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A VS Code Extension for Genesis DB – The event sourcing database [Developer Tools]
4 points, 0 comments
A VS Code extension for Genesis DB, an event-sourcing database, integrating database management directly into the editor.
- Manage multiple connections with token-based authentication
- Explore events via a built-in Event Explorer UI
- Commit new events, run GDBQL queries, and view results instantly
- Manage schemas (register, browse, validate) in the editor
- Built-in GDPR features like event erasure without leaving VS Code
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Let an LLM roast your HN profile [Entertainment]
7 points, 2 comments
Let an LLM analyze and humorously critique your Hacker News profile.
- Uses LLM to generate humorous roasts of HN profiles
- Provides a fun, personalized take on user activity
- No additional text or context provided in the post
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API for removing watermarks from Sora 2 videos [Video]
5 points, 0 comments
API for removing watermarks from Sora 2 videos using computer vision and inpainting.
- Uses computer vision for watermark detection
- Advanced inpainting for watermark removal
- FFmpeg for audio handling
- Simple REST endpoints with webhook callbacks
- Handles complex ML pipelines for video post-processing
- Accepts video via POST and returns clean file
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Linux Command Challenges for Beginners [Education]
3 points, 0 comments
An interactive web app offering short challenges to help beginners learn Linux basics.
- Interactive command-line challenges
- Designed for Linux beginners
- Web-based, no installation required
- Immediate feedback on commands
- Free to use
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Real-time app starter with FastAPI, PostgreSQL pub/sub, and UV [Developer Tools]
4 points, 1 comments
A starter template for real-time web apps using FastAPI, PostgreSQL pub/sub, and modern Python/JS tooling.
- Uses PostgreSQL's LISTEN/NOTIFY for pub/sub instead of external message queues
- Features FastAPI with full async/await support and UV for fast Python package management
- Includes Bun for frontend builds and proper connection pooling
- Handles reconnection, dead clients, and proper shutdown (unlike toy demos)
- Comes with a working frontend example and Docker Compose setup
- Ideal for admin dashboards, monitoring tools, and collaborative apps
BodhiGPT – Become a Better Human with AI [Health]
4 points, 1 comments
BodhiGPT is an AI tool designed to enhance human consciousness, awareness, and personal growth through daily routines.
- Focuses on mental and physical health, personal knowledge, and self-awareness
- Streamlined for daily use, integrating AI to support human development
- Continuously evolving with planned feature additions based on user feedback
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heyyy.chat – WebRTC-based Omegle-clone, Video Chat with Random People [Video]
4 points, 2 comments
WebRTC-based random video chat platform similar to Omegle.
- WebRTC-powered video chat
- Connects users randomly for live video conversations
- Minimalist, no-frills interface
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BetterBrain – Dementia prevention, covered by insurance [Health]
20 points, 5 comments
BetterBrain is a dementia prevention program covered by insurance, combining expert clinicians, testing, and AI for early detection.
- First dementia prevention program fully covered by insurance
- Uses expert clinicians, comprehensive testing, and AI
- Detects dementia risk up to 20 years in advance
- $0 cost for many insurance plans
- Hiring aggressively to expand treatment of neurodegenerative diseases
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Pluqqy – Terminal based context management tool for AI coding [Developer Tools]
7 points, 5 comments
Pluqqy is a terminal-based tool for managing AI coding context by organizing prompts, rules, and context into reusable blocks.
- Manages prompts, rules, and context as modular building blocks
- Combines blocks into a single file for AI agents (e.g., AGENT.md)
- Reduces context drift and simplifies iteration
- Lightweight, terminal-native, and reproducible
- Experimental project, primarily tested on Mac
- Install via
go install github.com/pluqqy/pluqqy-terminal/cmd/pluqqy@latest
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I made a Chrome Ext for Productivity and it got Featured [Productivity]
3 points, 0 comments
A Chrome extension for productivity that was featured on Hacker News.
- Designed to enhance productivity
- Featured on Hacker News
- Available as a Chrome extension