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Show HN: Sonamu – Tree-Based Wayland Compositor

I use computers for everything and constantly have hundreds of tabs open. Existing paradigms limited me to grouping tabs by applications, but I needed to organize by task.With Sonamu, I can put my GitHub page on the browser right next to my terminal instead of my emails. Sonamu is a Wayland compositor that organizes every tab in a tree hierarchy. I can create a branch for each of my coding projects and my courses. Within each branch, I can create sub-branches to further organize sub-tasks like n

Show HN: mib – A 300KiB Vim-Style Markdown Scratchpad for Linux / Wayland

I tend to make a lot of scratch notes as a way to help me think. These usually don't last very long and what does survive usually ends up in a git repo, a wiki or (most often) just gets thrown away.I was using Obsidian for this, but gosh, 4 or 5 Electron processes just for throwaway notes seemed like overkill. Neovim is a better fit but I like it just the way it is for coding and didn't want to install any image plug-ins for that.mib is a bit like a basic Vim editor, with a few Obsidia

Show HN: Bot-bottle – secure runtime, DLP and remote control for local agents

Hey! About 6 months ago, I started looking for a tool to safely run coding agents on my (security sensitive) developer machine. Specifically, I wanted a tool that:- I could use regardless of the model or harness running underneath- I could build simple, composable, plaintext security policies for- Provided strong vm level isolation- Hid credentials from agents- Scanned and monitored everything going in and out of agent workspace- Allowed me to use the same mobile flow I had gotten used to with c

Show HN: ZeGrapher v4: modern open-source math plotter – Desmos-inspired

ZeGrapher is a free an open-source math plotter. I first released it in 2011: as a challenge, but also thinking it was the first on Linux.I kept sporadically updating ever since, but the release of Desmos showed how much out-of-date it's gotten. Which motivated me to work on the v4: a near complete rewrite to a modern interface and approach.Interesting differentiating features:- Computing and plotting recursive sequences - svg and pdf export at the physical size you see or set on your scre

Ask HN: Would you launch a developer tool with only macOS support?

I'm building Headwig, a devtool that lets me run multiple agents on my app, isolate their changes across services, and test and iterate on each independently.I've built the macOS version and have been using it on my own webapp. It works particularly well for applications with multiple services.Now I'm thinking of launching it, but I'm debating one thing.Would you guys launch a developer tool with just macOS support, or wait until Windows and Linux are ready too?In the develop

Show HN: Zumungo – AI-driven home automation

Just released Zumungo AI driven Home Automation zumungo.com. Zumungo uses the power and flexibility of well established open source projects such as HomeAssitant, Frigate, Whisper, go2rtc, Piper, Open AI, Ollama, etc. It wraps everything in easy to use user interface for non professional users. In addition Zumungo allows users to add their own devices that are not part of the catalog. Of course Zumungo is full blown Home Automation platform and has build-in servers for managing all IoT protocols

KORA Announced As Linux Desktop OS "For The Age of Intelligence"

Backed by Samsung, Square Enix, and others, KORA Systems announced KORA OS today as a Linux distribution built for the age of ...

Kora builds AI models and agents into a new Linux OS bound for Qualcomm Snapdragon PCs

The core of that rebuild is an inference engine Kora calls Cortex. It pools the central processor, graphics processor and ...

KORA Unveils Linux Desktop With On-Device AI for Snapdragon PCs

KORA Systems unveiled KORA on November 10, 2026, a Linux desktop operating system with AI models and agents integrated into ...

Support for AMD's next-gen GPUs is getting patched into Linux

The suite of GFX13 patches aren't particularly exciting in themselves, but they do suggest there might actually be some new ...

Distro choice doesn’t matter anymore, and that’s why 2027 is the year Linux finally goes mainstream

The first question that gets asked of a Windows user switching to Linux is which distro to install, and for many years, that ...

6 Linux boot options that can save you from a broken system

Before wiping Linux and starting over, try these boot options!

Done with Debian Linux distros? Try Fedora next – 7 reasons why

After using a Debian-based distribution, you may find yourself longing for something different. I know exactly what you should try next.

CatchyOS vs. Arch Linux: There’s a reason one is DistroWatch’s top pick

CachyOS is based on Arch Linux. Both are outstanding distributions, but serve very different users. Arch Linux has been ...

Linux kernel reviewer steps down from memory management duties due to influx of AI slop patches

Linux kernel memory-management code reviewer steps down due to influx of AI slop patches — volume of submissions coupled with low manpower forces the step back ...

Show HN: Mimzie, an agent-neutral alternative to the Claude Suite/Claude Cowork

hi HN!I built Mimzie, an agent neutral AI workspace inspired by the Claude Suite (Docs, Sheets, Slides) and Cowork.It's a free desktop app that runs ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, and Grok in their native CLI harnesses. Think T3 Code or Conductor but for knowledge work. It's basically a GUI for managing knowledge work agents in various form factors. One of those form factors is Bots, akin to Grok Bot or Dots.The original idea for mimzie was simple: I pay for Claude and ChatGPT, and a lot of

What Would Be 'Showrooming'?

I am looking for a device that's available locally, but at a higher price than what I can get on the universal cheap online. Any thoughts on what would be the right premium to pay to local retail? (I had a number, the retailer didn't hit it, I still don't want to order online yet).

Show HN: Torko – Search Indian parliamentary debates by topic, member and place

A former colleague is writing a thesis on how DMK members raise federalism-related themes in the Lok Sabha, such as state autonomy, regional solidarity and opposition to the Union.To do this, he was reading the official transcripts one debate at a time. sansad.in gives you no way to search or filter by topic.So I built Torko. It parses Indian parliamentary (Lok Sabha) debates from 1999 onwards and attributes each speech to its speaker. It also tags each speech with topics. You can:• filter spee

31 Space-Saving Products That’ll Help Prevent The Need To Side-Step Through Your Entire Home

Because living in a glorified storage unit is <i>not</i> the move.

An FPGA Version Of The AT&T UNIX PC For MiSTer

We all have our childhood heroes, which in the case of [Hrvoje Cavrak] was the 1985 AT&T UNIX PC. This 18 kg behemoth of a ...