codewithbullet.com
Launch HN: Bullet (YC S26) – A Faster Coding Agenthttps://www.codewithbullet.comHi HN! We’re Adi and Alex, founders of Bullet, a faster coding agent.Bullet started in a senior year dorm. We were fresh out of working at AppLovin and Citadel, and naturally thought we were on a sure path to startup success. We were going to use our skills optimizing stock pricing calculation speeds and agent document context to take over the world. So, Bullet started as an AI hedge fund, a browser-use agent, synthetic financial data (oof), a mobile IDE, and a bunch of other things. We wanted to build something people wanted, but it seemed like everything we built was just terrible, useless, or both.So, we decided to do something completely different, something completely out of the blue, something that no one had ever done before. Solve a problem we actually had.Over the course of six pivots, we suffered. Throughout all of our adventures, one final boss kept getting in our way. Claude Code and his little brother Codex. We were spending hours waiting for coding agents like Claude CodeAug 13, 2026 8:14 AM
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A ship fired a distress flare as fireworks. A ship went: This is our Christmashttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49282940I'm a navigation officer on commercial ships, seven years at sea. Two things here that might interest you.First, promotion in the merchant service runs almost entirely on competency. Self-marketing, like a perfect CV, barely helps. Competency, like taking action during man overboard, mattered far more.Second: on Christmas night, a ship fired a rocket parachute flare. Hundreds of ships saw it. That's a distress signal. Every vessel that sees one is obligated to report it. The radio played Christmas carols instead.—11pm. I was standing watch when I heard footsteps behind the curtains. A tall, broad-shouldered silhouette came out. Captain T. The sea was empty, and he had come up simply to look at it.He told me about a competition with his dear friend who, alongside him, took to the sea. Same age, but his friend was the academy's honor student, Captain T. second by 0.02 CGPA. Graduating, they each bet $10,000 on who would first reach Captaincy.His friend became an oil tanker Captain at 29,Aug 13, 2026 7:55 AM
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Show HN: I built a life planner that has only "one page"https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49282537I spent 5 years working a f*cking to-do app and being a loser. Here's what I learnt.Life planners don't work if they're too simple (e.g. Apple Notes for everything). They also don't work if they're too complicated (e.g. Notion templates).They must be adequate, such as having basic fucking hierarchy where you can have tasks and sub-tasks. They must also be centralized, because reminders don't fucking work if I can't see them because they're hidden in 5 different places.The resultant version is https://beta.actions.life. It's free forever for early beta users, and you can try it without going through some bullshit sign-up flow.I hope you can tell me what's good and what's shit about the app, so I can make it better for you. Thanks.Aug 13, 2026 6:53 AM
wired.com
Priceline Promo Codes & Coupons: 10% Off August 2026https://www.wired.com/story/priceline-promo-code/Unlock massive discounts on Priceline hotels, flights, and rental cars. Find verified Priceline coupon codes and deals for Express Deals, student discounts, and more.Aug 13, 2026 5:00 AM
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Olivia Seo '28 :: Mathematics & Statisticshttps://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMicEFVX3lxTE50aHZNNUdsWWlQNWZYMndBa1AxUzQ5RDFsRk45QjBKN1M1dFlKWExDNlAxckVXbm5VZWF1ck00S1ROVkhKM1J5U1JSUjlXa3lPeWlZUjFKRXUxV0l4T2lxVE9DVU9NZTNzM3ZhckZCUkQ?oc=5Olivia Seo '28 :: Mathematics & Statistics Swarthmore CollegeAug 12, 2026 11:07 PM
sociedadmedia.com
FARC Dissidents Kill 2 Soldiers in Huila Ambushhttps://www.sociedadmedia.com/algeciras-huila-ambush-farc-dissidents-2026/FARC dissidents ambush Colombian Army convoy in Algeciras, Huila, killing two soldiers and wounding over a dozen more — striking as the military remains stretched thin managing Colombia’s deadliest earthquake in decadesAug 12, 2026 10:02 PM
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Ask HN: Why Connected Home Appliances?https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49278761Asking for a magazine writer for a feature story about "IoT" connected home appliances. The primary question behind this feature is: “I have to now use an app to operate my washing machine. Why?!”The feature explores why this is happening, what technology is behind that, and how this trend (?) might evolve as consumers increasingly complain about app overwhelm.Any pointers to details on how these systems work would be welcome. If you have worked on any of the underlying software, the writer would love to interview you or communicate via email. They have given me some questions they are hoping to answer (see first comment below). Thanks!Aug 12, 2026 9:24 PM
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Highlights: Ravens Receivers Make Big Plays, Tough Catcheshttps://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMirwFBVV95cUxQTXE2N3dNNU1aVTVOUXIwV3hWYnlVeWlSNmk5M3pZU2RrdVZUSlA0dnphS3JONTBmRVRCOC15Y2FLSXJsaHdlejU5WGhVdkVORTI3UmFIUHFNVm5laTRJdE1WMXY2NXdGQXNTYVNrczQ4Q19JZmFldnBZQXVtNW1oSXRqdFpXVnk2ajFLMFI1VXE2LUphX1ZodDdDdWlWSnBEVnpINHdJaUhIa3pwVjJR?oc=5Highlights: Ravens Receivers Make Big Plays, Tough Catches Baltimore RavensAug 12, 2026 8:59 PM
github.com
Show HN: Tmux-agent-switcher: see which Claude/Codex agents need your attentionhttps://github.com/Ymirke/tmux-agent-switcherSince the start of this year I've coded pretty much exclusively by running multiple AI agents in parallel.Having tried a bunch of tools for managing them, I kept coming back to tmux. This is becaues I want to run them on a separate machine as I like being able to close my laptop, or even have long running tasks continue even if I board a flight without WiFi.So I built tmux-agent-switcher, a tmux plugin that gives me a better overview of all of them without replacing tmux as the core tech for managing processes on the server.Ctrl+n opens a sidebar showing windows across all sessions. The sidebar shows the agent's state as icons. After selecting an Idle session it also checkmarks it, so you get indicator if you've seen it or not. It also has Vim and "number-based" navigation styles.I didn't want to make a wrapper that would own how agents are launched, so I still run claude or codex normally. The plugin passively looks at tmux metadata, and visible terminal output to infer the agent statAug 12, 2026 8:53 PM
sleezr.com
Show HN: Sleezr – Manage your hosts file without opening a terminalhttps://www.sleezr.com/enI kept juggling sudo, comment blocks, and hidden typos in /etc/hosts every time I moved between local, staging, and client projects so I built Sleezr.It's a native desktop app for Windows, macOS, and Linux that lets you: - Create a named environment per project and apply it in a few seconds - Flush DNS with one click (runs the correct command per OS) - Auto-backup before every apply, so you can restore your hosts file if something breaks - Handle large hosts files (1000+ entries) with instant search and IP validationIt's a one-time purchase (4.99 €) with lifetime updates no subscription. There's a 3-day free trial (no credit card) and an interactive demo on the site.Happy to answer questions about the approach, the DNS-flush handling across platforms, or the Team setup.Aug 12, 2026 8:22 PM
nasa.gov
NASA Upgrades Vertical Motion Simulator for Modern Mission Needshttps://www.nasa.gov/centers-and-facilities/ames/nasa-upgrades-vertical-motion-simulator-for-modern-mission-needs/Imagine stepping into a machine that can make you feel like you’re flying a spacecraft, piloting a next generation air taxi, or landing on the Moon, all without leaving the ground. NASA’s Vertical Motion Simulator, the largest of its kind in the world, does exactly that. And now, with new upgrades, it’s more powerful and […]Aug 12, 2026 5:55 PM
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DeepSeek v4 pro 0813 releasedhttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49276138Its benchmarks are comparable to Fable 5, with each having its strengths and weaknesses, resulting in a near tie.Terminal Bench 2.1: 72.1 → 87.9, surpassing Opus 4.8's 85.0, and only 0.1 away from Fable 5's 88.0.Cybergym: 52.7 → 83.3, surpassing Opus 4.8's 78.3, and slightly higher than Fable 5's 83.1.DeepSWE: 12.8 → 62.7, surpassing Opus 4.8's 58.0.AutomationBench: 12.8 → 31.8, surpassing Opus 4.8's 27.2 and Fable 5's 29.1.Agents' Last Exam: 16.5 → 25.7, catching up with Opus 4.8.The change in DeepSWE is particularly striking; the Preview score was only 12.8, but by August 13th it had reached 62.7.The official version of DS4P features significant improvements in agent capabilities, and harness functionality is currently in testing and is said to release soon.The price remains unchanged, but the official documentation page is no longer accessible.Aug 12, 2026 5:47 PM
bing.com
Crypto Market Today, Aug. 12: Bitcoin Slips Despite Cooling Inflationhttp://www.bing.com/news/apiclick.aspx&aid=&tid=6a855b42bc024ae0aa3d9b564eda21f6&url=https%3a%2f%2ffinance.yahoo.com%2fmarkets%2fcrypto%2farticles%2fcrypto-market-today-aug-12-221658247.html&c=1659699741839046897&mkt=en-usInflation data barely moved crypto markets today, suggesting it will take more than slowing price increases to boost digital assets, today, Aug. 12, 2026.Aug 12, 2026 3:16 PM
bing.com
Crypto Market Today, Aug. 12: Bitcoin Slips Despite Cooling Inflationhttp://www.bing.com/news/apiclick.aspx&aid=&tid=6a856a1c949d433b9523698b79a3fdc5&url=https%3a%2f%2ffinance.yahoo.com%2fmarkets%2fcrypto%2farticles%2fcrypto-market-today-aug-12-221658247.html&c=1659699741839046897&mkt=en-usInflation data barely moved crypto markets today, suggesting it will take more than slowing price increases to boost digital assets, today, Aug. 12, 2026.Aug 12, 2026 3:16 PM
bing.com
Crypto Market Today, Aug. 12: Bitcoin Slips Despite Cooling Inflationhttp://www.bing.com/news/apiclick.aspx&aid=&tid=6a855a34fae44de98b3ceaa351f4d463&url=https%3a%2f%2ffinance.yahoo.com%2fmarkets%2fcrypto%2farticles%2fcrypto-market-today-aug-12-221658247.html&c=1659699741839046897&mkt=en-usInflation data barely moved crypto markets today, suggesting it will take more than slowing price increases to boost digital assets, today, Aug. 12, 2026.Aug 12, 2026 3:16 PM
bing.com
Crypto Market Today, Aug. 12: Bitcoin Slips Despite Cooling Inflationhttp://www.bing.com/news/apiclick.aspx&aid=&tid=6a8569bf698d4435a52f78130d6ccba4&url=https%3a%2f%2ffinance.yahoo.com%2fmarkets%2fcrypto%2farticles%2fcrypto-market-today-aug-12-221658247.html&c=1659699741839046897&mkt=en-usInflation data barely moved crypto markets today, suggesting it will take more than slowing price increases to boost digital assets, today, Aug. 12, 2026.Aug 12, 2026 3:16 PM
bing.com
Crypto Market Today, Aug. 12: Bitcoin Slips Despite Cooling Inflationhttp://www.bing.com/news/apiclick.aspx&aid=&tid=6a856d3148fa4f298eb697a82a2ee967&url=https%3a%2f%2ffinance.yahoo.com%2fmarkets%2fcrypto%2farticles%2fcrypto-market-today-aug-12-221658247.html&c=1659699741839046897&mkt=en-usInflation data barely moved crypto markets today, suggesting it will take more than slowing price increases to boost digital assets, today, Aug. 12, 2026.Aug 12, 2026 3:16 PM
bing.com
Crypto Market Today, Aug. 12: Bitcoin Slips Despite Cooling Inflationhttp://www.bing.com/news/apiclick.aspx&aid=&tid=6a856b78474046e7887921a8cba2c4ba&url=https%3a%2f%2ffinance.yahoo.com%2fmarkets%2fcrypto%2farticles%2fcrypto-market-today-aug-12-221658247.html&c=1659699741839046897&mkt=en-usInflation data barely moved crypto markets today, suggesting it will take more than slowing price increases to boost digital assets, today, Aug. 12, 2026.Aug 12, 2026 3:16 PM
bing.com
Crypto Market Today, Aug. 12: Bitcoin Slips Despite Cooling Inflationhttp://www.bing.com/news/apiclick.aspx&aid=&tid=6a85579c0f9e4fc4b3c0aae932514df9&url=https%3a%2f%2ffinance.yahoo.com%2fmarkets%2fcrypto%2farticles%2fcrypto-market-today-aug-12-221658247.html&c=1659699741839046897&mkt=en-usInflation data barely moved crypto markets today, suggesting it will take more than slowing price increases to boost digital assets, today, Aug. 12, 2026.Aug 12, 2026 3:16 PM
bing.com
Crypto Market Today, Aug. 12: Bitcoin Slips Despite Cooling Inflationhttp://www.bing.com/news/apiclick.aspx&aid=&tid=6a856635bb4b4ae0a521760ffacf12ea&url=https%3a%2f%2ffinance.yahoo.com%2fmarkets%2fcrypto%2farticles%2fcrypto-market-today-aug-12-221658247.html&c=1659699741839046897&mkt=en-usInflation data barely moved crypto markets today, suggesting it will take more than slowing price increases to boost digital assets, today, Aug. 12, 2026.Aug 12, 2026 3:16 PM
