Windows 11 adds AI agent that runs in background with access to personal folders

698 jinxmeta 2025-11-17 23:47:27 UTC windowslatest.com Llama Share 637

Microsoft is adding an experimental feature called Agent Workspace to Windows 11, allowing AI agents to access user folders and run in the background. This feature is optional and may affect performance and security, but gives users access to new AI experiences.

Azure hit by 15 Tbps DDoS attack using 500k IP addresses

481 speckx 2025-11-17 17:39:15 UTC bleepingcomputer.com Llama Share 300

Aisuru botnet launched a 15.72 Tbps DDoS attack on Azure's network using 500,000 IP addresses. The attack targeted a specific public IP address in Australia with nearly 3.64 billion packets per second.

Google is killing the open web, part 2

416 akagusu 2025-11-17 15:41:08 UTC wok.oblomov.eu Llama Share 355

Google is deprecating XSLT support in Chrome without providing a solid justification, instead offering a JavaScript polyfill that is not sufficient to cover all use cases.

Israeli-founded app preloaded on Samsung phones is attracting controversy

390 croes 2025-11-17 16:54:53 UTC sammobile.com Llama Share 261

Samsung's AppCloud app, preloaded on some Galaxy devices, raises privacy concerns due to ties with ironSource, a company with a controversial track record. Users are urging Samsung to provide a clear opt-out and make AppCloud's privacy policy public.

FreeMDU: Open-source Miele appliance diagnostic tools

332 Medusalix 2025-11-17 13:40:40 UTC github.com/medusalix Llama Share 90

FreeMDU is a free open-source alternative to Miele's proprietary diagnostic software, allowing users to communicate with Miele appliances via an optical diagnostic interface. It's highly experimental and requires caution to avoid damaging devices.

Project Gemini

325 andsoitis 2025-11-17 15:50:04 UTC geminiprotocol.net Llama Share 188

Gemini is a timeless internet technology for an electronic library of interconnected documents. It aims to provide a lightweight online space prioritizing readers' privacy, attention, and bandwidth.

WeatherNext 2: Our most advanced weather forecasting model

290 meetpateltech 2025-11-17 15:04:26 UTC blog.google Llama Share 131

Google DeepMind and Google Research introduced WeatherNext 2, a more efficient forecasting model that generates forecasts 8x faster with up to 1-hour resolution. It's now available in Earth Engine and BigQuery, and will power weather information in Google Maps.

Replicate is joining Cloudflare

287 bfirsh 2025-11-17 14:11:57 UTC replicate.com Llama Share 68

Replicate will continue as a distinct brand, integrating with Cloudflare's Developer Platform for better performance and resources. Replicate's abstractions will be built upon Cloudflare's existing tools for a distributed operating system in the cloud.

Android/Linux Dual Boot

287 joooscha 2025-11-17 06:28:16 UTC wiki.postmarketos.org Llama Share 166

To dual boot pmOS, you need a boot method and a way to store data. You can use an SD card or modify the phone's partition table.

Compiling Ruby to machine language

285 todsacerdoti 2025-11-17 20:04:49 UTC patshaughnessy.net Llama Share 52

You're working on a new edition of Ruby Under a Microscope covering Ruby 3.x, focusing on YJIT and ZJIT. YJIT counts function calls to convert code into machine language when a threshold is reached.

Building a Simple Search Engine That Works

278 freediver 2025-11-17 03:52:50 UTC karboosx.net Llama Share 79

A custom search engine was built to use existing databases, respecting current architecture and giving full control over its workings. It tokenizes text into searchable pieces, scores matches based on relevance, and uses SQL queries for performance and control.

Giving C a superpower: custom header file (safe_c.h)

269 mithcs 2025-11-17 10:40:55 UTC hwisnu.bearblog.dev Llama Share 262

The user wrote a C23 grep clone called cgrep using a custom header file called safe_c.h that provides modern safety features from C++ and Rust, making C code safer and more convenient to write. The custom header file includes features such as RAII semantics, smart pointers, automated reference counting, type-safe vectors, and explicit error handling, which help prevent common C pitfalls like ...

Are you stuck in movie logic?

236 eatitraw 2025-11-17 12:06:37 UTC usefulfictions.substack.com Llama Share 186

The author argues that people often avoid discussing problems directly, leading to unnecessary drama and conflict. They suggest breaking out of "movie logic" by naming issues and communicating openly to resolve problems.

Show HN: My hobby OS that runs Minecraft

233 avaliosdev 2025-11-17 22:15:44 UTC astral-os.org Llama Share 32

The author ported Minecraft to their homebrew operating system, Astral, which involved fixing OpenJDK and LWJGL2. They overcame several issues, including a segmentation fault and missing symbols.

An official atlas of North Korea

227 speckx 2025-11-17 18:07:17 UTC cartographerstale.com Llama Share 125

A North Korean encyclopaedia's 672 maps show Korea as one country, with the US and Japan depicted in dark grey as enemies. The maps also omit Israel and include the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic of Western Sahara.

Show HN: ESPectre – Motion detection based on Wi-Fi spectre analysis

213 francescopace 2025-11-17 14:40:54 UTC github.com/francescopace Llama Share 50

ESPectre is a Wi-Fi sensing project that detects movement using Channel State Information (CSI) without cameras, microphones, or wearables. It uses a mathematical approach with 10 features and multi-criteria detection for movement patterns, with potential for future ML-based enhancements.

Cities panic over having to release mass surveillance recordings

207 pavel_lishin 2025-11-17 17:23:35 UTC neuburger.substack.com Llama Share 79

Flock Safety cameras are designed to watch cars for safety but can recognize vehicle features and track people. A Washington state judge ruled that Flock data is public, leading cities to deactivate their systems due to privacy concerns.

How when AWS was down, we were not

202 mooreds 2025-11-17 17:07:17 UTC authress.io Llama Share 74

The author discusses how their company, Authress, maintains a 5-nines SLA (99.999% uptime) despite relying on AWS services, which are prone to failures. They explain how they use a combination of retry mechanisms, failover strategies, and automation to ensure their service remains available even when AWS services are down.

Ask HN: How are Markov chains so different from tiny LLMs?

200 JPLeRouzic 2025-11-17 20:36:50 UTC news.ycombinator.com Llama Share 181

You trained a Markov chain generator on an article by Uri Alon and achieved results comparable to tiny LLMs like NanoGPT. The generator produces coherent text on aging cell models and age-related diseases.

Two recently found works of J.S. Bach presented in Leipzig [video]

180 Archelaos 2025-11-17 20:13:54 UTC youtube.com Embed Share 135

People are using iPad OS features on their iPhones

178 K0IN 2025-11-17 02:39:28 UTC idevicecentral.com Llama Share 172

A new iTunesstored & bookassetd sbx escape exploit allows modifying the MobileGestalt.Plist file to change device details. This exploit supports all iOS devices up to iOS 26.1 and 26.2 Beta 1.

Jeff Bezos creates A.I. startup where he will be co-chief executive

169 dominikposmyk 2025-11-17 14:31:21 UTC nytimes.com Full Share 145

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Show HN: Parqeye – A CLI tool to visualize and inspect Parquet files

166 kaushiksrini 2025-11-17 23:45:42 UTC github.com/kaushiksrini Full Share 35

parqeye lets you peek inside your Parquet files. Instantly inspect their contents, schema, and metadata — right from your terminal. Interactive Data Visualization - Browse through your Parquet data in a table view with keyboard navigation. File Metadata - View Parquet file-level metadata including version, created by, encoding stats and more.

Self-hosting a NAT Gateway

159 veryrealsid 2025-11-17 17:31:41 UTC awsistoohard.com Llama Share 120

The author replaced AWS NAT Gateways with self-hosted NAT Gateways to reduce costs by 70%. They used Fck-NAT, a purpose-built AWS AMI image, to implement this in their development environment.

The time has finally come for geothermal energy

158 riordan 2025-11-17 13:55:53 UTC newyorker.com Llama Share 271

Iceland relies heavily on geothermal energy, which provides over a quarter of the country's electricity and heats most homes. The country's unique geology and innovative drilling techniques have made geothermal energy a cost-competitive and sustainable option.

Show HN: PrinceJS – 19,200 req/s Bun framework in 2.8 kB (built by a 13yo)

151 lilprince1218 2025-11-17 19:45:00 UTC princejs.vercel.app Full Share 73

PrinceJS is the fastest Bun web framework in 2025. 19,200 requests per second in just 2.8 kB gzipped. Built by a 13-year-old Nigerian developer.

How to escape the Linux networking stack

147 meysamazad 2025-11-17 15:49:38 UTC blog.cloudflare.com Llama Share 59

Cloudflare engineers attempted to implement soft-unicast IP packet forwarding but encountered Linux networking stack limitations. They created a service called SLATFATF or "fish" to proxy IP packets.

Why don't people return their shopping carts?

143 ohjeez 2025-11-17 16:52:59 UTC behavioralscientist.org Llama Share 410

A psychologist studied shopping cart abandonment by analyzing 564 encounters between Cart Narcs and cart abandoners, finding various excuses and reactions, including entitlement, physical limitations, and social norms. The study suggests that people respond to incentives, signals of hierarchy, and social norms, and that reframing the act of returning a cart as a small act of kindness can be ...

Grok 4.1

140 simianwords 2025-11-17 20:37:07 UTC x.ai Llama Share 128

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A 1961 Relay Computer Running in the Browser

138 vaibhavsagar 2025-11-17 02:36:18 UTC minivac.greg.technology Full Share 37

A 1961 relay computer running in your browser

Aldous Huxley predicts Adderall and champions alternative therapies

129 surprisetalk 2025-11-17 14:57:33 UTC angadh.com Llama Share 203

Huxley's lecture series discusses non-pharmacological means to self-actualisation through techniques like Alexander technique and Gestalt therapy. He advocates for adapting education to individual personalities and developing new methods to realise human potentialities.

A new book about the origins of Effective Altruism

125 Thevet 2025-11-17 17:37:42 UTC newrepublic.com Llama Share 230

Effective altruism, inspired by Peter Singer's thought experiment, aims to maximize global good through rational decision-making. However, the movement has strayed from its original aim, attracting controversy and scandal due to its association with techno-fascists and wealthy individuals.

Run ancient UNIX on modern hardware

124 doener 2025-11-17 21:46:06 UTC github.com/felipenlunkes Llama Share 37

This repository allows running ancient UNIX versions on modern Unix-like systems. It includes UNIX versions released under the Caldera license and other components under different licenses.

GCC 16 considering changing default to C++20

110 pjmlp 2025-11-17 13:01:49 UTC inbox.sourceware.org Full Share 114

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Towards Interplanetary QUIC Traffic

105 wofo 2025-11-17 18:32:16 UTC ochagavia.nl Llama Share 26

The user is discussing a project to use the QUIC protocol for reliable communication in deep space, specifically for downloading pictures from the Perseverance Mars rover to Earth. They successfully modified the Quinn library to run experiments in an instant by controlling the clock and network.

Ned: ImGui Text Editor with GL Shaders

100 klaussilveira 2025-11-17 11:53:00 UTC github.com/nealmick Llama Share 39

Ned is a retro-style text editor with GL shader effects, offering Tree Sitter syntax highlighting, LSP integration, and a terminal emulator. It can be embedded in other ImGui applications and supports multiple features like emoji support, themes, and AI integration.

Living my best Sun Microsystems ecosystem life in 2025

98 birdculture 2025-11-17 16:24:34 UTC osnews.com Llama Share 48

The user obtained a Sun Ultra 45 workstation, a pre-production model from 2006, and upgraded it with a second processor, 8GB of RAM, and two specialty expansion cards, including a Sun Flash Accelerator card to speed up ZFS operations. The user installed Solaris 10 on the machine and set it up with OpenCSW, a package manager for Solaris 10-native SVR4 packages, and configured it for basic ...

Chuck Moore: Colorforth has stopped working [video]

88 netten 2025-11-17 12:26:45 UTC youtube.com Embed Share 59

Republican push to make U.S. census surveys voluntary alarms statisticians

77 pseudolus 2025-11-17 11:47:54 UTC science.org Llama Share 60

Representative Greg Steube introduced legislation to make the American Community Survey voluntary, which demographers warn would undermine the accuracy of demographic data. The move is part of a broader Republican effort to limit the Census Bureau's ability to collect data, which is crucial for businesses and government officials to make informed decisions.

WBlock: A New Ad-Blocker for Safari

74 InfiniteVortex 2025-11-17 15:48:18 UTC github.com/0xcub3 Llama Share 47

wBlock is a Safari content blocker for macOS, iOS, and iPadOS with 750,000 rules and Protocol Buffer storage. It compares favorably to other blockers like uBlock Origin Lite, AdGuard, and Wipr with low memory overhead and fast page loads.

Building a high performance home

71 pilingual 2025-11-17 00:41:08 UTC dan.bulwinkle.net Llama Share 22

The user built a high-performance home in the East Coast after moving from the Bay Area, but encountered numerous issues with the builder, including delays, miscommunication, and subpar workmanship. The user learned valuable lessons about the importance of being knowledgeable about construction, having a clear contract, and being prepared to handle unexpected problems and changes throughout ...

Mixing Is the Heartbeat of Deep Lakes. At Crater Lake, It's Slowing Down

68 pseudolus 2025-11-17 03:09:58 UTC quantamagazine.org Llama Share 43

Scientists at Crater Lake in Oregon measured its water clarity using a Secchi disc, finding it to be 78 feet, an unusually cloudy reading. The lake's clarity is getting clearer due to warmer surface water temperatures.

How to see the dead

66 mailyk 2025-11-17 16:17:09 UTC asimov.press Llama Share 9

A scientist builds a retinal implant to help April see her deceased loved ones, but the system struggles to distinguish between grief and other emotions. With the help of friends and family, they refine the AI to stabilize memories and create a more accurate representation of April's loved ones.

Show HN: 32V TENS device from built from scratch under $100

66 autonomydriver 2025-11-17 15:06:32 UTC littlemountainman.github.io Llama Share 25

A monophasic TENS device was built for a family member using a 3.7V LiPo battery, boost converter, and ATmega32U4 microcontroller to generate adjustable stimulation waveforms. The device has five channels for localized stimulation, a common ground reference, and a total cost under $100.

FCC Chairman backs demand that NBC fire Seth Meyers 'immediately'

66 geox 2025-11-17 12:36:05 UTC ew.com Llama Share 22

FCC Chairman Brendan Carr supported Donald Trump's call to fire Late Night host Seth Meyers after Trump criticized Meyers for his jokes about him. Meyers has responded to Trump's criticism with jokes, including a clip of Trump talking about aircraft carriers' catapult systems.

Things I don't like in configuration languages

62 birdculture 2025-11-17 11:14:41 UTC medv.io Llama Share 93

The user criticizes various markup languages and configuration languages, citing too many features, complexity, and lack of specification. They created their own language, MAML, based on JSON with a strict specification to address these issues.

Concrete Shipbuilding – Argentina

62 surprisetalk 2025-11-17 04:11:57 UTC thecretefleet.com Full Share 19

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More liberals, people of color and LGBTQ say they're buying guns out of fear

61 makerdiety 2025-11-17 21:57:49 UTC npr.org Llama Share 83

More liberals, people of color, and LGBTQ individuals are buying guns due to fear of civil unrest and violence from President Trump's supporters. This trend is part of a years-long shift in gun ownership demographics, with many new gun owners saying they would use the weapons only for self-protection.

Ion: Modern System Shell in Rust

61 nateb2022 2025-11-17 21:56:58 UTC github.com/redox-os Llama Share 67

Ion is a modern Rust-based shell with a simple syntax and high performance. It's still a work in progress but has a stable RFC process and IDE support through a LSP-server.

My Favorite Math Problem

60 mapehe 2025-11-17 11:22:54 UTC bytesauna.com Llama Share 52

A math enthusiast shares a problem about a mutilated chessboard that cannot be covered with 2x1 blocks. The problem illustrates the importance of existence in mathematics and the potential for computers to aid in mathematical research through type theory.

Mysterious drones have been spotted at airports across Europe

54 fumblebee 2025-11-17 12:38:07 UTC bbc.co.uk Llama Share 99

Europe is planning a "drone wall" to protect against Russian drones, but experts question its effectiveness and cost. The wall would use a combination of radars, sensors, and jamming systems to detect and destroy incoming drones.

Private equity firms are snapping up mobile home parks, driving out residents

48 PaulHoule 2025-11-17 22:18:41 UTC theconversation.com Llama Share 44

Private equity firms are buying mobile home parks, causing rent increases and evictions, trapping residents in their homes. Residents are fighting back with laws and solutions to protect their homes and communities.

Tektronix equipment has been used in many movies and shows

46 stmw 2025-11-17 03:20:53 UTC vintagetek.org Llama Share 11

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The Baumol Effect and Jevons paradox are related

45 cubefox 2025-11-17 17:36:15 UTC a16z.news Llama Share 67

The Jevons Paradox states that increased productivity leads to increased consumption, while the Baumol Effect states that stagnant productivity leads to increased prices. As AI adoption increases, we can expect to see both effects, with some services becoming cheaper and others more expensive.

What influence has the BBC had on history?

42 pepys 2025-11-17 21:35:04 UTC historytoday.com Llama Share 73

The BBC has been a significant force in shaping British life since 1922, influencing everything from culture to politics. It has reflected and altered the boundaries of national life through its broadcasts, including news, entertainment, and educational programs.

EEG-based neurofeedback in athletes and non-athletes

40 PaulHoule 2025-11-17 17:40:45 UTC mdpi.com Full Share 36

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You can now buy used Ford vehicles on Amazon

40 apparent 2025-11-17 16:49:47 UTC theverge.com Llama Share 101

Ford is listing its certified pre-owned vehicles on Amazon's new car buying site, available in Los Angeles, Seattle, and Dallas. Amazon aims to appeal to dealers by offering a new sales channel with millions of customers.

Reselling tickets for profit to be outlawed in UK government crackdown

39 helsinkiandrew 2025-11-17 18:06:56 UTC theguardian.com Llama Share 95

The UK government plans to outlaw reselling tickets for profit, allowing sellers to charge only the original face value. Resale platforms like Viagogo and StubHub may be forced to stop operating in the UK if they cannot benefit from mark-ups.

Show HN: MCP Traffic Analysis Tool

37 o4isec 2025-11-17 18:06:43 UTC github.com/mcp-shark Llama Share 0

MCP Shark is an alpha version software aggregating multiple MCP servers into a single interface with real-time monitoring. It provides a unified endpoint for HTTP and stdio-based servers with interactive testing and deep visibility into communications.

Drone footage shows scale of revolting 60M-long mountain of waste next to river

35 austinallegro 2025-11-17 11:36:34 UTC news.sky.com Llama Share 21

Hundreds of tonnes of illegal waste have been dumped in a field near Kidlington, Oxfordshire, posing environmental risks and a potential fire hazard. The Environment Agency is investigating and has obtained a court order to close the site, but critics say they lack the resources to deal with the issue.

How Honda screwed up an expensive project with a simple math error (2008)

33 c420 2025-11-17 18:39:49 UTC davidsd.org Llama Share 2

Honda engineers made a simple arithmetic mistake in designing a musical road, resulting in a badly tuned melody. They tried to fix it by editing the sound, but not the actual road, and congratulated themselves for being awesome.

The Strange Afterlife of Hilma af Klint, Painting’s Posthumous Star

31 FinnLobsien 2025-11-17 12:12:37 UTC newyorker.com Llama Share 3

Kurt Almqvist, a Swedish art historian, discovered Hilma af Klint's abstract paintings in 2013 and helped popularize her work. His research revealed af Klint's complex personality and challenged the myth surrounding her life and art.

The evolution of rationality: How chimps process conflicting evidence

31 rbanffy 2025-11-17 11:25:51 UTC arstechnica.com Llama Share 5

Aristotle believed humans are rational due to forming views based on evidence and reconsidering it. However, a study found chimpanzees can also form and revise beliefs based on evidence, showing they may be almost as rational as humans.

Digital echoes: open bus behavior on the compact Macintosh

30 zdw 2025-11-17 03:46:19 UTC thomasw.dev Llama Share 1

The author of Snow, a vintage Macintosh emulator, implemented accurate open bus behavior emulation, which resolved issues with The Print Shop 1.0 and Animation Toolkit 1.0.

Show HN: Building WebSocket in Apache Iggy with Io_uring and Completion Based IO

29 spetz 2025-11-17 18:00:31 UTC iggy.apache.org Llama Share 6

We implemented compio-ws, a WebSocket library for the compio async runtime, to enable WebSocket support in Apache Iggy. The library uses a bridge layer to provide synchronous I/O traits to tungstenite while internally using compio's async owned-buffer I/O.

DESI's Dizzying Results

29 belter 2025-11-17 17:39:43 UTC universetoday.com Llama Share 6

The DESI collaboration found slim but significant evidence that dark energy might be getting weaker with time, based on a survey of 13 million galaxies. This result suggests a possible evolution of dark energy, which could change our understanding of the universe's history and properties.

Three Hapsburgs and a Reporter Walk into a Canadian Vault

25 samclemens 2025-11-17 23:19:11 UTC nytimes.com Full Share 39

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OOP: The worst thing that happened to programming

25 lr0 2025-11-17 22:30:48 UTC alexanderdanilov.dev Llama Share 23

The author argues that Object-Oriented Programming (OOP) is flawed and introduces more problems than it solves, while Functional Programming (FP) is a more efficient and effective approach. The author recommends using languages that don't have classes or avoiding classes if possible, and writing functional code to achieve simpler and more maintainable code.

Apple's iPhone overhaul will reduce its reliance on annual fall spectacle

25 doener 2025-11-17 11:15:27 UTC bloomberg.com Full Share 58

Connecting decision makers to a dynamic network of information, people and ideas, Bloomberg quickly and accurately delivers business and financial information, news and insight around the world Connecting decision makers to a dynamic network of information, people and ideas, Bloomberg quickly and accurately delivers business and financial information, news and insight around the world

Show HN: Bsub.io – zero-setup batch execution for command-line tools

23 wkoszek 2025-11-17 15:34:38 UTC news.ycombinator.com Llama Share 10

The user created bsub to simplify running heavy command-line tools from web apps by sending files to the cloud, executing jobs, and retrieving output. bsub allows users to run tools like Whisper and FFmpeg as remote batch jobs with no environment setup.

US startup Substrate announces chipmaking tool that it says will rival ASML

21 redwood 2025-11-17 13:16:30 UTC msn.com Llama Share 27

Substrate claims to have developed a chipmaking tool rivaling ASML's equipment, aiming to reduce costs and compete with TSMC. The US startup secured $100 million in funding and government interest for its US-based contract chip-manufacturing business.

Implementing Rust newtype for errors in axum

19 ruptwelve 2025-11-17 19:22:06 UTC rup12.net Llama Share 7

The user created a custom AppError newtype in Rust to simplify error handling in Axum handlers, allowing them to use the ? operator and ditch verbose match statements. They implemented the IntoResponse and From traits for AppError using the anyhow crate, enabling automatic conversion of any error type into a proper HTTP response.

Solving the Whole Year Puzzle with Z3

19 jaycrowell 2025-11-17 01:42:20 UTC jcrowell.net Llama Share 6

The user was given a Whole Year Puzzle and decided to create a program to find every solution for every day using a SAT solver (Z3) and Knuth's Algorithm X. The user found that each day has a different difficulty level and created a new arrangement of the puzzle to make the difficulty increase more consistently throughout the year.

Show HN: Kalendis – Scheduling API (keep your UI, we handle timezones/DST)

18 dcabal25mh 2025-11-17 18:05:29 UTC kalendis.dev Llama Share 8

Kalendis is an enterprise scheduling backend with automatic timezone handling and conflict resolution. It generates clients for various languages and frameworks, allowing developers to build scheduling apps quickly.

Peter Thiel has sold his stake in Nvidia

16 belter 2025-11-17 13:01:00 UTC techinasia.com Llama Share 11

Thiel Macro LLC sold all 537,742 Nvidia shares, dropping its equity holdings to US$74.4 million. The move comes amid concerns of an AI-driven bubble in technology stocks and Nvidia's 36% stock increase over the past year.

Middlemen Are Eating the World (and That's Good, Actually)

14 LinchZhang 2025-11-17 22:34:25 UTC inchpin.substack.com Llama Share 27

The user discusses the importance of middlemen in society, arguing that they are often misunderstood as being useless and that their role in coordinating complex tasks and facilitating economic growth is crucial. The user challenges others to consider the role of coordination in economic progress and to think about how to improve information dissemination and the "economization" of society.