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Top tools this week (Jun 2 – Jun 8):
1/ pg_durable — Microsoft open-sources durable workflow execution as a Postgres extension. Workflows defined in SQL, checkpointed step by step, resumed after crashes without a separate orchestrator. 1.5k stars
github.com/microsoft/pg_dura…
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5/ Ntsc-rs — Apache-2.0 Rust effect that emulates NTSC and VHS artifacts. Standalone app plus After Effects, Premiere and OpenFX plugins. 2.2k stars
ntsc.rs
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Top tools this week (May 26 – Jun 1):
1/ Obelisk — AGPL durable workflow engine in Rust. Single binary, embedded SQLite or Postgres, workflows run as WASM components that persist every step to an execution log for crash recovery
github.com/obeli-sk/obelisk
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5/ Self-hosted book server benchmark — independent comparison across Kavita, Komga, Calibre-Web-Automated, Stump, BookOrbit and Grimmory at 10K to 150K books, measuring ingestion time, RAM and CPU
github.com/kevin-s722/book-a…
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Top tools this week (May 19 – May 25):
1/ Forge — MIT Python framework where layered guardrails take an 8B model from 53% to 99% on agentic benchmarks. Solo author, 1.8k stars in three months
github.com/antoinezambelli/f…
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5/ Terminator — AGPL SSH client with a self-hostable, encrypted sync server. Host profiles, keys and snippets stay synced across machines, no Termius paywall
terminator.sh
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Plex Pass lifetime: $249.99 to $749.99 on July 1.
The choice isn't just Plex vs Jellyfin. Emby at $119 lifetime, Navidrome for music, Audiobookshelf, Channels DVR or TVHeadend for Live TV. Media isn't one server, it's pillars.
productimpossible.com/articl…
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Top tools this week (May 12 – May 18):
1/ Needle — MIT 26M-parameter function-calling model distilled from Gemini 3.1. Runs tool calls on phones and watches. Open weights and the dataset pipeline, not just inference code
github.com/cactus-compute/ne…
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5/ scrcpy 4.0 — Apache-2.0 Android screen mirror and control over USB or TCP. Nothing on the phone, no account, no cloud relay. Decade-old tool with no paid tier to lose
github.com/Genymobile/scrcpy
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