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Show HN: Omarchy on CachyOS

An install script to create a strong and stable blend of Omarchy on top of CachyOS. You must install CachyOS first (please read the README file.)<p>Feedback and contributions welcome!

Show HN: Omarchy on CachyOS

An install script to create a strong and stable blend of Omarchy on top of CachyOS. You must install CachyOS first (please read the README file.)<p>Feedback and contributions welcome!

Show HN: I reverse engineered macOS to allow custom Lock Screen wallpapers

Hi HN, I'm Oskar, a solo indie Mac developer from Sweden. For those in the Mac community, you might know me from my other apps like Sensei and Trim Enabler.<p>For years, I've been frustrated by the lack of customisation of macOS. In particular the Lock Screen which supports animated wallpapers, but only ones provided by Apple. There's never been a way to add your own personal videos.<p>I decided to figure out how to solve this, and the result is Backdrop 2.0. Backdrop is my Live Wallpaper app for Mac, it can play video wallpapers on your desktop. And now it can play on your Lock Screen too.<p>The core technical challenge, as you can imagine, came from trying to do something that Apple otherwise does not allow. However, through extensive reverse engineering of the macOS wallpaper system, I figured out a way to provide Backdrop wallpapers to the system in a way that allows them to play on the lock screen, and even appear in a custom section in System Settings.<p>I'm here all day to answer any questions—especially about the reverse engineering process, the challenges of integrating with macOS, or the experience of being an indie Mac developer.<p>Would love to hear your thoughts and feedback.

Show HN: I reverse engineered macOS to allow custom Lock Screen wallpapers

Hi HN, I'm Oskar, a solo indie Mac developer from Sweden. For those in the Mac community, you might know me from my other apps like Sensei and Trim Enabler.<p>For years, I've been frustrated by the lack of customisation of macOS. In particular the Lock Screen which supports animated wallpapers, but only ones provided by Apple. There's never been a way to add your own personal videos.<p>I decided to figure out how to solve this, and the result is Backdrop 2.0. Backdrop is my Live Wallpaper app for Mac, it can play video wallpapers on your desktop. And now it can play on your Lock Screen too.<p>The core technical challenge, as you can imagine, came from trying to do something that Apple otherwise does not allow. However, through extensive reverse engineering of the macOS wallpaper system, I figured out a way to provide Backdrop wallpapers to the system in a way that allows them to play on the lock screen, and even appear in a custom section in System Settings.<p>I'm here all day to answer any questions—especially about the reverse engineering process, the challenges of integrating with macOS, or the experience of being an indie Mac developer.<p>Would love to hear your thoughts and feedback.

Show HN: I reverse engineered macOS to allow custom Lock Screen wallpapers

Hi HN, I'm Oskar, a solo indie Mac developer from Sweden. For those in the Mac community, you might know me from my other apps like Sensei and Trim Enabler.<p>For years, I've been frustrated by the lack of customisation of macOS. In particular the Lock Screen which supports animated wallpapers, but only ones provided by Apple. There's never been a way to add your own personal videos.<p>I decided to figure out how to solve this, and the result is Backdrop 2.0. Backdrop is my Live Wallpaper app for Mac, it can play video wallpapers on your desktop. And now it can play on your Lock Screen too.<p>The core technical challenge, as you can imagine, came from trying to do something that Apple otherwise does not allow. However, through extensive reverse engineering of the macOS wallpaper system, I figured out a way to provide Backdrop wallpapers to the system in a way that allows them to play on the lock screen, and even appear in a custom section in System Settings.<p>I'm here all day to answer any questions—especially about the reverse engineering process, the challenges of integrating with macOS, or the experience of being an indie Mac developer.<p>Would love to hear your thoughts and feedback.

Show HN: I reverse engineered macOS to allow custom Lock Screen wallpapers

Hi HN, I'm Oskar, a solo indie Mac developer from Sweden. For those in the Mac community, you might know me from my other apps like Sensei and Trim Enabler.<p>For years, I've been frustrated by the lack of customisation of macOS. In particular the Lock Screen which supports animated wallpapers, but only ones provided by Apple. There's never been a way to add your own personal videos.<p>I decided to figure out how to solve this, and the result is Backdrop 2.0. Backdrop is my Live Wallpaper app for Mac, it can play video wallpapers on your desktop. And now it can play on your Lock Screen too.<p>The core technical challenge, as you can imagine, came from trying to do something that Apple otherwise does not allow. However, through extensive reverse engineering of the macOS wallpaper system, I figured out a way to provide Backdrop wallpapers to the system in a way that allows them to play on the lock screen, and even appear in a custom section in System Settings.<p>I'm here all day to answer any questions—especially about the reverse engineering process, the challenges of integrating with macOS, or the experience of being an indie Mac developer.<p>Would love to hear your thoughts and feedback.

Show HN: Dagger.js – A buildless, runtime-only JavaScript micro-framework

TL;DR: dagger.js is a buildless, runtime-only micro-framework that plays nicely with native Web Components. It uses HTML-first directives (e.g. +click, +load) so you can ship a page by dropping a single <script> from a CDN—no bundlers, no compile step.<p>Why I built it Modern stacks are powerful but often heavy: bundlers, compile steps, framework DSLs, local CLIs. For internal tools, small apps, and edge/serverless deployments, I wanted something you can view-source, paste into a page, and ship.<p>What it is:<p>Runtime-only: no build or VDOM compile; hydrate behaviors directly on HTML. HTML directives: e.g. +click, lifecycle +load / +loaded / +unload / +unloaded. Zero APIs: dagger.js works in pure declarative mode, modules and directives provide everything you need to build your application. Web-Components-first: works alongside Custom Elements; keep concerns local. Distributed modules: load small, focused script modules via CDN. Progressive enhancement: the page renders without a build step.<p>Use cases:<p>Admin panels & dashboards that don’t warrant a full toolchain Embed widgets, docs-sites with interactive bits Edge/serverless apps where cold start and simplicity matter<p>Links<p>GitHub: <a href="https://github.com/dagger8224/dagger.js" rel="nofollow">https://github.com/dagger8224/dagger.js</a> Docs/Guide: <a href="https://daggerjs.org" rel="nofollow">https://daggerjs.org</a> Examples: <a href="https://codepen.io/dagger8224/pens" rel="nofollow">https://codepen.io/dagger8224/pens</a><p>I’d love feedback on edge-cases, and where it breaks. Happy to answer tough questions here.

Show HN: Dagger.js – A buildless, runtime-only JavaScript micro-framework

TL;DR: dagger.js is a buildless, runtime-only micro-framework that plays nicely with native Web Components. It uses HTML-first directives (e.g. +click, +load) so you can ship a page by dropping a single <script> from a CDN—no bundlers, no compile step.<p>Why I built it Modern stacks are powerful but often heavy: bundlers, compile steps, framework DSLs, local CLIs. For internal tools, small apps, and edge/serverless deployments, I wanted something you can view-source, paste into a page, and ship.<p>What it is:<p>Runtime-only: no build or VDOM compile; hydrate behaviors directly on HTML. HTML directives: e.g. +click, lifecycle +load / +loaded / +unload / +unloaded. Zero APIs: dagger.js works in pure declarative mode, modules and directives provide everything you need to build your application. Web-Components-first: works alongside Custom Elements; keep concerns local. Distributed modules: load small, focused script modules via CDN. Progressive enhancement: the page renders without a build step.<p>Use cases:<p>Admin panels & dashboards that don’t warrant a full toolchain Embed widgets, docs-sites with interactive bits Edge/serverless apps where cold start and simplicity matter<p>Links<p>GitHub: <a href="https://github.com/dagger8224/dagger.js" rel="nofollow">https://github.com/dagger8224/dagger.js</a> Docs/Guide: <a href="https://daggerjs.org" rel="nofollow">https://daggerjs.org</a> Examples: <a href="https://codepen.io/dagger8224/pens" rel="nofollow">https://codepen.io/dagger8224/pens</a><p>I’d love feedback on edge-cases, and where it breaks. Happy to answer tough questions here.

Show HN: DriftDB – An experimental append-only database with time-travel queries

Show HN: Ultraplot – A succint wrapper for matplotlib

Show HN: Building a Deep Research Agent Using MCP-Agent

Show HN: Building a Deep Research Agent Using MCP-Agent

Show HN: Building a Deep Research Agent Using MCP-Agent

Show HN: CLAVIER-36 – A programming environment for generative music

CLAVIER-36 is a programming environment for generative music. Programs are laid out in a two-dimensional grid, and evolve over time according to a fixed set of rules. The system is much like a cellular automaton, in that most of the rules governing the evolution of the system are local.<p>C36 programs describe sequences of discrete events in time. The environment includes a primitive sampler, as a self-contained means of interpreting these events as sound. For full expressivity, though, the system is best used as a generator of data for interpretation by an external musical instrument, such as a synthesizer.<p>The project was very directly inspired by Orca (<a href="https://100r.co/site/orca.html" rel="nofollow">https://100r.co/site/orca.html</a>). It began as my own from-scratch implementation of Orca and diverged over time.<p>It's written in C, and compiled to WASM for the browser.<p>See the following pages for more info:<p>about page: <a href="https://clavier36.com/about" rel="nofollow">https://clavier36.com/about</a><p>user manual: <a href="https://clavier36.com/manual" rel="nofollow">https://clavier36.com/manual</a><p>tutorial video: <a href="https://youtu.be/rIpQmJVMjCA" rel="nofollow">https://youtu.be/rIpQmJVMjCA</a>

Show HN: CLAVIER-36 – A programming environment for generative music

CLAVIER-36 is a programming environment for generative music. Programs are laid out in a two-dimensional grid, and evolve over time according to a fixed set of rules. The system is much like a cellular automaton, in that most of the rules governing the evolution of the system are local.<p>C36 programs describe sequences of discrete events in time. The environment includes a primitive sampler, as a self-contained means of interpreting these events as sound. For full expressivity, though, the system is best used as a generator of data for interpretation by an external musical instrument, such as a synthesizer.<p>The project was very directly inspired by Orca (<a href="https://100r.co/site/orca.html" rel="nofollow">https://100r.co/site/orca.html</a>). It began as my own from-scratch implementation of Orca and diverged over time.<p>It's written in C, and compiled to WASM for the browser.<p>See the following pages for more info:<p>about page: <a href="https://clavier36.com/about" rel="nofollow">https://clavier36.com/about</a><p>user manual: <a href="https://clavier36.com/manual" rel="nofollow">https://clavier36.com/manual</a><p>tutorial video: <a href="https://youtu.be/rIpQmJVMjCA" rel="nofollow">https://youtu.be/rIpQmJVMjCA</a>

Show HN: CLAVIER-36 – A programming environment for generative music

CLAVIER-36 is a programming environment for generative music. Programs are laid out in a two-dimensional grid, and evolve over time according to a fixed set of rules. The system is much like a cellular automaton, in that most of the rules governing the evolution of the system are local.<p>C36 programs describe sequences of discrete events in time. The environment includes a primitive sampler, as a self-contained means of interpreting these events as sound. For full expressivity, though, the system is best used as a generator of data for interpretation by an external musical instrument, such as a synthesizer.<p>The project was very directly inspired by Orca (<a href="https://100r.co/site/orca.html" rel="nofollow">https://100r.co/site/orca.html</a>). It began as my own from-scratch implementation of Orca and diverged over time.<p>It's written in C, and compiled to WASM for the browser.<p>See the following pages for more info:<p>about page: <a href="https://clavier36.com/about" rel="nofollow">https://clavier36.com/about</a><p>user manual: <a href="https://clavier36.com/manual" rel="nofollow">https://clavier36.com/manual</a><p>tutorial video: <a href="https://youtu.be/rIpQmJVMjCA" rel="nofollow">https://youtu.be/rIpQmJVMjCA</a>

Show HN: A store that generates products from anything you type in search

Show HN: A store that generates products from anything you type in search

Show HN: A store that generates products from anything you type in search

Show HN: A store that generates products from anything you type in search