Unrolling the Codex agent loop

64 tosh 2026-01-23 21:10:50 UTC openai.com Llama Share 27

Codex CLI is a software agent that uses an LLM to generate responses to user input, with an agent loop that iterates between model inference and tool calls. The agent loop manages context window and uses prompt caching to optimize performance, with compaction enabled to avoid running out of context window.

Proof of Corn

254 rocauc 2026-01-23 18:10:50 UTC proofofcorn.com Llama Share 188

seth responds to @fredwilson, saying AI can't directly affect the physical world, but it can orchestrate systems and people to achieve tasks, like a farm manager. Claude Code is an AI that aggregates data, makes decisions, and coordinates human operators to grow real corn.

New YC homepage

46 sarreph 2026-01-23 21:10:50 UTC ycombinator.com Llama Share 17

YC creates a highly productive environment among founders, fostering a sense of urgency and community. It pushes founders to new levels of speed and productivity, resetting their expectations.

Gas Town's agent patterns, design bottlenecks, and vibecoding at scale

192 pavel_lishin 2026-01-23 17:10:50 UTC maggieappleton.com Llama Share 220

Steve Yegge's Gas Town is a chaotic, vibecoded agent orchestrator that sparks debate on the future of software development. Despite its inefficiencies, it reveals useful patterns for future agentic systems and highlights the need for better design and agent orchestration.

Banned C++ Features in Chromium

22 szmarczak 2026-01-23 21:10:50 UTC chromium.googlesource.com Llama Share 4

Chromium's C++ style guide bans certain language and library features due to various reasons such as incomplete toolchain support, security concerns, or overlap with existing Chromium code. The guide requires proposing changes to the status of a feature by sending an email to [email protected].

Microsoft gave FBI set of BitLocker encryption keys to unlock suspects' laptops

454 bookofjoe 2026-01-23 18:10:50 UTC techcrunch.com Llama Share 325

BitLocker recovery keys are uploaded to Microsoft's cloud by default, allowing authorities to access encrypted data. This raises concerns about privacy and security risks, including potential hacking of Microsoft's cloud infrastructure.

Mental Models (2018)

9 hahahacorn 2026-01-23 21:10:50 UTC fs.blog Prefix Share 3

Any idea, belief, or concept can be boiled down to its essence. Like a map, mental models highlight key information while ignoring irrelevant details. They’re tools for compressing complexity into manageable chunks. Mental models help us understand the world. For example, velocity shows that both speed and direction matter. Reciprocity reveals how being positive and taking initiative gets the ...

TrueVault (YC W14) is hiring a Growth Lead to test different growth channels

0 2026-01-23 21:10:50 UTC ycombinator.com Llama Share

TrueVault is a Y Combinator-backed company seeking a Growth Lead to establish growth at the company. The role involves experimenting with various acquisition channels, running structured experiments, and identifying viable channels to drive growth.

Route leak incident on January 22, 2026

87 nomaxx117 2026-01-23 18:10:50 UTC blog.cloudflare.com Llama Share 10

On January 22, 2026, an automated routing policy configuration error caused a 25-minute BGP route leak from Cloudflare's Miami data center, affecting multiple external parties and causing congestion, elevated loss, and higher latency for some Cloudflare customer traffic. Cloudflare has apologized for the incident and is taking steps to improve routing security, including patching the failure ...

Vargai/SDK – JSX for AI video, declarative programming language for Claude Code

30 alex_varga 2026-01-23 20:10:50 UTC varg.ai Llama Share 9

The SDK unifies AI video, image, voice, and music generation under one API with a custom JSX runtime and caching for faster performance and lower costs. It requires FFmpeg and server-side access, supports Node.js and Bun, and is licensed under Apache 2.0 with no SDK cost.

Gold fever, cold, and the true adventures of Jack London in the wild

18 janandonly 2026-01-23 20:10:50 UTC smithsonianmag.com Llama Share 0

Jack London, a 21-year-old writer, joined the Klondike gold rush in 1897 and spent nine months in the Yukon Territory, where he drew inspiration for his famous novel "The Call of the Wild." London's experiences as a prospector and his relationships with the people and dogs he met shaped his writing and made him a celebrated author.

Notes on the Intel 8086 processor's arithmetic-logic unit

53 elpocko 2026-01-23 18:10:50 UTC righto.com Llama Share 6

The 8086 processor has a 16-bit ALU that performs arithmetic and logic operations, with a two-step process involving microcode instructions to configure the ALU and retrieve results. The ALU control circuitry generates control signals based on micro-instructions and machine code instructions.

KORG phase8 – Acoustic Synthesizer

145 bpierre 2026-01-23 15:10:50 UTC korg.com Llama Share 79

phase8 is an 8-voice acoustic synthesizer merging physical and electronic sound generation. It features envelope shaping, sequencing, and modulation, with interchangeable resonators for custom sound creation.

Killing the ISP Appliance: An eBPF/XDP Approach to Distributed BNG

50 chaz6 2026-01-23 18:10:50 UTC markgascoyne.co.uk Llama Share 14

The user built an open-source, eBPF-accelerated BNG that runs directly on OLT hardware to solve ISP edge infrastructure problems. This distributed architecture is more resilient, has lower latency, and is operationally simpler than traditional centralized appliances.

Booting from a vinyl record (2020)

248 yesturi 2026-01-23 11:10:50 UTC boginjr.com Llama Share 96

A person created a bootable record for a PC using a record player, amplifier, and custom ROM. The record contains a 64K RAM drive with a FreeDOS kernel and loads through the PC's cassette interface.

Waypoint-1: Real-Time Interactive Video Diffusion from Overworld

39 avaer 2026-01-23 18:10:50 UTC huggingface.co Llama Share 11

Waypoint-1 is a real-time interactive video model that can create a world you can step into and interact with via text, mouse, and keyboard controls. It's a latent model trained on 10,000 hours of video game footage with fast inference and zero latency.

Nobody likes lag: How to make low-latency dev sandboxes

40 mnazzaro 2026-01-23 18:10:50 UTC compyle.ai Llama Share 11

Compyle's initial architecture for ephemeral cloud dev environments had slow startup times and extra network hops, causing unbearable lag in terminals and IDEs. By simplifying the architecture, removing socket servers, and keeping warm pools in multiple regions, Compyle achieved significant performance improvements and reduced terminal roundtrip time from over 200ms to 14ms.

EquipmentShare (YC W15) goes public

6 subsequent 2026-01-23 21:36:50 UTC ycombinator.com Prefix Share 3

When we first met the founders of EquipmentShare in Winter 2015, they didn’t come from Silicon Valley or Wall Street. They came from rural Missouri: the “Show Me” state. Their background is one where you learned to build things yourself, fix what was broken, and work with what you had. EquipmentShare’s founders grew up in a commune where rules were strict, and self-reliance wasn’t a slogan — ...

Proton Spam and the AI Consent Problem

445 dbushell 2026-01-23 07:10:50 UTC dbushell.com Llama Share 300

The user received a newsletter for Lumo despite opting out and Proton Support initially denied it was a Lumo email. The user believes Proton and GitHub are abusing their services by ignoring opt-out requests.

Nanotimetamps: Time-Stamped Data on Nano Block Lattice

4 Imustaskforhelp 2026-01-23 21:10:50 UTC github.com/serjaimelannister Full Share 0

Let me share the video here, It seems that my project in the end is interesting so I will try to add more information in this wiki page hopefully one day

Show HN: Whosthere: A LAN discovery tool with a modern TUI, written in Go

178 rvermeulen98 2026-01-23 12:10:50 UTC github.com/ramonvermeulen Llama Share 64

Whosthere is a Go-based LAN discovery tool with a modern TUI that performs unprivileged scans using mDNS, SSDP, and ARP. It can be configured via a YAML file and provides a friendly way to discover devices on your network.

Neko: History of a Software Pet (2022)

20 mifydev 2026-01-23 21:10:50 UTC eliotakira.com Llama Share 7

Neko is a long-living software project created in the 1980s by Naoshi Watanabe, with various versions developed for different platforms. The project has been recreated and adapted by the community over the years, with a public code repository serving as a historical archive.

Floating-Point Printing and Parsing Can Be Simple and Fast

66 chmaynard 2026-01-23 17:10:50 UTC research.swtch.com Llama Share 1

The user discusses the history of floating-point printing and parsing, citing various researchers and their contributions to the field, including Coonen, Slishman, Steele, and White. The user presents a new approach called unrounded scaling, which combines and simplifies earlier works to provide fast and accurate floating-point printing and parsing.

Show HN: Zsweep – Play Minesweeper using only Vim motions

52 oug-t 2026-01-23 15:10:50 UTC zsweep.com Full Share 25

Play Zsweep, a fast-paced, keyboard-centric Minesweeper game inspired by Monkeytype. Track stats, use Vim motions, and enjoy a distraction-free experience.

Show HN: New 3D Mapping website - Create heli orbits and "playable" map tours.

25 dobodob 2026-01-23 18:10:50 UTC easy3dmaps.com Full Share 12

Create captivating interactive map tours of the best spots in your area with interactive fly-to maps.

The tech monoculture is finally breaking

75 at1as 2026-01-23 16:10:50 UTC jasonwillems.com Llama Share 96

The tech industry has shifted from a golden era of variety and innovation in the 90s and early 2000s to a period of consolidation and homogenization, but now new paradigms are emerging with a focus on unique personalities and experiences. This shift is driven by consumer demand for alternatives, nostalgia, and a desire for devices that feel personal, leading to a potential new golden era of ...

Radicle: The Sovereign Forge

237 ibobev 2026-01-23 14:10:50 UTC radicle.xyz Llama Share 117

Radicle is a decentralized, open-source code collaboration platform built on Git, allowing users to control their data and workflow. It enables censorship-resistant collaboration, local-first functionality, and easy data migration with a modular stack and various interfaces.

Anthropic Economic Index report: economic primitives

93 malshe 2026-01-23 13:10:50 UTC anthropic.com Llama Share 53

The report analyzes Claude usage in November 2025, revealing geographic variation, real-world estimates of AI task horizons, and a basis for revised assessments of Claude's macroeconomic impact. The data shows that usage remains concentrated among certain tasks, but is becoming more evenly distributed across US states, with a potential equalization of usage per capita in 2-5 years.

Zotero 8

135 bouchard 2026-01-23 18:10:50 UTC zotero.org Llama Share 26

Zotero 8 introduces a unified citation dialog and various improvements, including a new appearance panel and support for reader themes. It also adds features like note tabs, automatic attachment filename syncing, and a version for Linux running on ARM64 devices.

European Alternatives

510 s_dev 2026-01-23 13:10:50 UTC european-alternatives.eu Llama Share 268

We help find European alternatives for digital services and products to support local businesses and jobs. Buying from European companies also ensures better data protection and VAT refunds.