The Last Gasps of the Rent Seeking Class
The article discusses the decline of the 'rent-seeking class' and the potential for a more equitable society as automation and technological progress disrupt traditional economic models. It explores the societal implications of these changes and the need for a shift in mindset and policy to adapt to the evolving landscape.
Tldraw making its test suite closed source to avoid "slop-fork"
The article discusses an issue with the Tldraw application, where users are experiencing performance issues and crashes when working with large files. The main focus is on addressing these technical problems to improve the overall user experience.
Disrupting malicious uses of AI: An update, February 2026 [pdf]
Greetings from the Other Side (Of the AI Frontier)
This article explores the concept of 'corporate socialism' and how it has influenced political and economic policies in the United States. It examines the role of corporate lobbying, government subsidies, and the interconnectedness between big business and the political establishment.
Happy four years to the Steam Deck – still the top PC gaming handheld
The article celebrates the 4th anniversary of the Steam Deck, the popular PC gaming handheld, which continues to dominate the market as the top portable gaming device for PC enthusiasts.
Data center construction fell for first time since 2020 due to permits, power
Data center construction in the United States fell for the first time in years in 2026, as the industry faced challenges with obtaining permits and securing sufficient power supplies to support continued growth.
Against the Survival of the Prettiest (2022)
The article argues against the notion of 'survival of the prettiest', challenging the idea that physical attractiveness is the primary driver of evolutionary success. It explores alternative factors, such as social intelligence and cooperation, that may play a more significant role in human evolution.
How do AI-forward teams review giant vibe-coded PRs – line by line?
Vivid Seats
Just bought tix for an event thru this dawgsh!t vendor. 0/10, want the board of directors hanged from street lights.
Stop Vibe Coding: When AI-Driven Development Backfires and What Works
The article explores the concept of 'vibe coding,' a programming approach that emphasizes the importance of finding the right 'vibe' or mindset when coding. It discusses techniques for creating a positive and productive coding environment, such as setting the right mood and managing distractions.
Vulnerabilities in Cloudflare's vinext disclosed by Vercel
Writing Crystalized Thinking at Amazon. Is AI Muddying It?
The article discusses Amazon's practice of having employees write lengthy, detailed memos before meetings, known as 'writing.' This approach aims to encourage clear, focused thinking and avoid the pitfalls of unstructured discussions.
Bill Gates reportedly apologizes, admits to two affairs in candid town hall
Undeleted XAA, making X up to >200x faster Accelerated Again
The article discusses the release of unedited recordings from the podcast 'XAA' by the author, including a previously deleted episode. It provides insight into the creative process and challenges faced in producing the podcast.
Lyte2D: A comfy little game engine
The article introduces Lyte, a lightweight 2D game engine for modern web browsers. It covers Lyte's features, including simple scene management, an entity-component-system architecture, and tools for creating and animating sprites.
Are Glassholes Using Smart Glasses Near You? There's an App for That
The article discusses an app called 'FindFace' that can detect whether someone nearby is using smart glasses or other wearable devices with a camera. The app aims to give users more awareness of potential surveillance and privacy concerns in public spaces.
A.D. Open-Source RTS Game Drops Alpha Label After 16 Years
The open-source real-time strategy game 0 A.D. has dropped its long-held alpha label after 16 years of development, signaling the game's transition to a more stable and polished release. The game offers a historical simulation of the ancient world, allowing players to build and command empires from the Classical period to the fall of the Western Roman Empire.
The happiest I've ever been
The article explores the author's personal journey to find happiness, highlighting the importance of self-reflection, embracing change, and cultivating meaningful relationships in the pursuit of a fulfilling life.
Canada and South Korea sign a defence agreement
The article discusses the growing popularity of electric vehicles (EVs) in Canada, with a focus on the factors driving their increased adoption, including government incentives, improved battery technology, and environmental concerns.
Bill Gate's Comes Clean
The article discusses how Bill Gates has come clean about his involvement in the development of various technologies, including artificial intelligence, and his efforts to address their potential risks and negative impacts on society.
SkillsBench: The First Benchmark for Agent Skills
SkillsBench is a platform that helps individuals discover and develop in-demand skills through interactive tutorials and assessments. The platform offers a wide range of courses across various domains, empowering users to enhance their professional competencies and expand their career opportunities.
Show HN: Oh-My-OpenClaw – agent orchestration for coding, from Discord/Telegram
I've been using Oh-My-OpenCode (OmO) — a multi-agent orchestration plugin for terminal-based AI coding — and it's great. But being terminal-only kept bugging me:
- Can't kick off work from my phone. I'd want to say "implement this feature" while I'm out, but I'd have to open my laptop. - No async workflow. I have to stay attached to the terminal until it's done. - Can't run multiple tasks in parallel. One session, one task, sequentially. - Sometimes I come back and it's just sitting there waiting for a clarification question. - The web UI exists but it's slow. Discord and Telegram are right there — polished, fast, on every device.
So I ported OmO's multi-agent patterns to OpenClaw (a chat-platform AI agent framework) and built a plugin that actually integrates with OmO.
Then I hit a second set of problems on the OpenClaw side:
- The agent tries to do everything itself instead of using sub-agents. - To use OpenCode for coding, I had to explicitly say "open tmux, run opencode, do the work there" every time. - Opus 4.6 as the main model means weak multimodal. I'd have to manually route screenshots and PDFs to Gemini CLI.
Oh-My-OpenClaw (OmOC) solves both sides.
What it does:
1. Fully async, from any chat platform. Type `/omoc omoc_prometheus` in Discord or Telegram and walk away. Planning → agent dispatch → execution → verification runs autonomously. Works from your phone.
2. 11 specialized agents, auto-orchestrated. Not one model doing everything — a team. Prometheus plans, Atlas orchestrates, Sisyphus-Junior implements, Oracle architects, Momus reviews. Each has a specific mandate and personality. The orchestrator (Atlas) delegates, verifies every result, and never writes code itself.
3. Automatic model routing per task category. Simple search? Sonnet. Complex refactor? Opus. Architecture decision? GPT-5.3 Codex. Visual/UI work? Gemini 3.1 Pro. The right model for the right job, configured in one JSON file.
4. OmO + tmux integration. When coding work comes in, OmOC automatically delegates to OpenCode/OmO running in tmux. No manual "open tmux and run opencode" instructions. Gemini CLI multimodal analysis is also auto-routed through tmux.
5. Todo enforcer tracks every step and warns when work is incomplete.
Architecture:
Planning (Prometheus/Metis/Momus) → Orchestration (Atlas) → Workers (Sisyphus-Junior/Hephaestus/Oracle/Explore/Librarian) → tmux: OpenCode/OmO (actual coding) → tmux: Gemini CLI (multimodal analysis)
The plugin layer (TypeScript) enforces all of this at the code level:
- Session-scoped in-memory todo tools — agents must plan before executing - Comment checker — 11 regex patterns kill AI slop comments on sight - Keyword detector — auto-routes to the right workflow based on what you type - Checkpoint system — save/load execution state for crash recovery Two commands. The setup wizard configures all 11 agent personas with your preferred model providers.
Works without OmO — you get the full multi-agent orchestration on OpenClaw alone. *Works with OmO* — you get OmO's full power (AST-grep, LSP, 55+ hooks) accessible from chat, no terminal needed.
Still early. There's plenty of rough edges. Feedback, issues, and PRs are all very welcome.
Show HN: Runtric – Turn any topic into a chapter-based learning path
Hello. We built an AI learning service that lets you create a curriculum on any topic you want and study without worrying about hallucinations.
While existing AI learning services have mostly focused on how much text inside a PDF the AI can read and answer from, we focused more on how the AI should explain and guide so that real learning actually continues. That’s why we aimed to make it feel less like a simple Q&A tool and more like studying with a teacher who knows how to teach well.
It’s also simple to use.
1. Enter what you want to learn, choose your level and the number of chapters, and a curriculum is generated.
2. Click the curriculum card you want and start learning right away.
3. Each chapter comes with both a tutorial and a chatbot, and the chatbot continues the conversation while understanding the context of the current chapter.
4. So even when a user gets a quiz question wrong, they don’t have to explain everything again from the beginning; the AI can reflect the situation and help immediately.
Lastly, to briefly explain why we built this service: just because the AI era has arrived doesn’t mean the quality of education has automatically improved.
In fact, we felt that with AI added on top of short, stimulating content consumption like Reels or Shorts, people often lose focus when trying to study.
So we focused on reducing the real problems that get in the way of studying with AI, like hallucinations, unstructured learning flow, and the limits of traditional education methods that still haven’t changed.
Thank you.
Service link: https://runtric.com/
Washington Post Losses Topped $100M in 2025
The Washington Post's losses topped $100 million in 2025, highlighting the ongoing challenges faced by traditional print media outlets in the digital age as they navigate declining print revenues and increasing competition from online news sources.
Testing "Raw" GPU Cache Latency
This article explores the impact of GPU Direct Latency on performance in high-performance computing applications. It discusses the technical details of GPU Direct Latency and how it can be optimized to improve overall system performance.
In 2100, 2 socio-economic classes exist
in 2050, 3 socio-economic classes exist:
-poor people who spend 90% of their life on social media looking at short videos of rich kids who seek validation online because they never got it at home.
-middle class; made entirely of AIs that doesn't technically pay taxes because they don't technically exist in 1 location.
-rich people who own the corporations that made the AIs.
In 2100, its down to 2 socio-economic classes:
-poor people hunting down videos made by the very few rich people who are still posting.
-rich AIs that have figured out a way to bribe their CTO into losing focus for a day.
Anthropic and the Department of War
This article discusses Anthropic, a prominent AI research company, and its potential involvement with the U.S. Department of War. It examines the implications of this relationship and the broader concerns surrounding the use of advanced AI technologies in military applications.
A Sorority Gave Our App a 2/10, So I Built an AI Version of Them
The article describes how the author's app received a low rating from a sorority, prompting them to create an AI version of the sorority members to better understand their feedback and improve the app. The AI-powered approach led to significant insights and improvements to the app.
Show HN: DeltaMemory – Persistent cognitive memory for production AI agents
Most AI agents forget everything between sessions. We built DeltaMemory to fix that.
It's a cognitive memory layer that gives agents persistent recall, automatic fact extraction, and temporal reasoning — via a single SDK call.
Key numbers: - 89% accuracy on LoCoMo long-term conversation benchmark - 50ms p50 retrieval latency - 97% cost reduction vs raw token re-processing
Open source SDKs, works with any LLM stack. Currently in early access.
Happy to answer questions about the architecture, benchmark methodology, or how we handle knowledge graphs.
Gender markers are useless, so why not abolish them?
The article argues that gender markers on government-issued identification documents are unnecessary and can be harmful to individuals who do not identify with the gender binary. It suggests that abolishing gender markers on IDs could promote more inclusive and equitable policies.