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The dislike for Opus 5 is usually because it tests the prompterhttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49431978Been using Opus 5 exclusively for a week. For the first 2 - 3 days, I had a hard time working with the output and especially understanding what it was trying to say.There's probable more work needed in the domain to help explain things.The other thing I noticed is that it is actually incredible and what it does. It took me longer to way longer to understand the details, then it took to do something.Providing it all the relevant context is a skill, but the more it understands the problem you are trying to solve, the better it gets.This is very different from GPT 5.6 Sol, which is exceptional at coding and other execution tasks where I can provide a lot of the input.Aug 25, 2026 11:17 AM
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Show HN: CoolPlugz – A Claude MCP that turns Jira tickets into a merge-ready PRhttps://github.com/adaOctopus/claude-plugins-appHi folks, I've been a fullstack dev and solopreneur for 9 years and the last 3 I have been using AI and MCP related tools in my dev environment.Most recently I had a lot of work for a blockchain client and started using claude code more than usual. I connected jira and GitHub mcps inside claude to fetch context, but I still had to repeat myself a lot. I guided it on how to go about branching, finding repos, testing against CI and open merge-ready PRs. I also had to create a source-of-truth file for coding principles as well.I actually tracked this and I spent on avg 75 mins a day, repeating, copy-pasting and arguing with it to deliver a task.So I built this mcp orchestrator - Coolplugz - to basically feed in all the instructions and coding principles in an agentic-native way so I don't have to be involved in the process of going from a Jira ticket to a merge-ready PR so much. And it is portable which comes quite handy.It has been working quite well so far, and saved me a few hours per Aug 25, 2026 11:04 AM
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Post online about work? It could have consequences. Ask Johnny - USA Todayhttps://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMiugFBVV95cUxPRVRjaU5LVmtBQm5ILWhBclFEcHZKNzljSnFuSzc1VzJQakxCNFhPNTBXaHp3SWMweFdGWEN4bWNiUnFEaWd0Y3hhdS1VSGphNkNOcFAzOXVSTzZUNVBFR1l6V2Vadmhkb2FwN3VpRzM2UWZBQldwSW1TRlAxaWo2MmJPSTY5MGdDbkdEM0xNODRyOVJaQUhLREdVWlY4SnNjMkRSc18wQ0R5eFVFOXRjWWZ0VFp2MjFuSmc?oc=5Post online about work? It could have consequences. Ask Johnny USA TodayAug 25, 2026 11:02 AM
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JD Vance’s ‘Beard Envy’ Moment: VP Jokes About Maine Worker’s Looks | Videos - Hindustan Timeshttps://news.google.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?oc=5JD Vance’s ‘Beard Envy’ Moment: VP Jokes About Maine Worker’s Looks | Videos Hindustan TimesAug 25, 2026 10:55 AM
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Why young Washington workers can't afford to move out - Axioshttps://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMiqwFBVV95cUxOcnFnSmt6NzEwVnR1VXFzUTVfZ3lialhmZmhBMlZ4UURXMmlKOHJCOEh5Ymh0ZW1hZGlyR1QzZUJiTVZCQXQ0c3AzMmlFakRvM1l1NUw5eHhhdTJMYXowZGF2ekxXT2ZIbUo0dVdQRkVoZ3U0UE5nblhiUnFvZVJreGRsYUtCdnR5QTFBNUwyRkhmNDFFTm1mQVg3U29vWHpoOVk3TzBjQjBnaGs?oc=5Why young Washington workers can't afford to move out AxiosAug 25, 2026 10:53 AM
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China’s anti-corruption legal framework is about to extend beyond its borders - South China Morning Posthttps://news.google.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?oc=5China’s anti-corruption legal framework is about to extend beyond its borders South China Morning PostAug 25, 2026 9:59 AM
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There May Be More Than One "Best" Workout For Your Arteries - Yahoo Healthhttps://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMiogFBVV95cUxOQ2tyWldCSGt2UTBCa0hrRkJnWXJzQnZCa3NtQ0VvVmFEY1VoVXVycFIwTXczS2R5ejM0QkVSV2d4VnJIUlBwWEFLWnF6M0VtVzVGZmwyWUN2LWpDaGR4dVZyN3NOVFZVeEQ1SEdOaVRhUy13a0pJbTU1WXVaYzIxUng3VHFJRm84Z1drQnlzeUlPQ0ZiZkJqaWJxMFJrWVJyYWc?oc=5There May Be More Than One "Best" Workout For Your Arteries Yahoo HealthAug 25, 2026 9:54 AM
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Show HN: I made ActivityLine: CPU, GPU, RAM and Network in one menu bar linehttps://activityline.appHey HN, I routinely run out of RAM, CPU or GPU resources and wanted to know when it happens and what app was causing it. But, I didn't want my menu bar to turn into a row of numbers.I just wanted a single line that tells me when something interesting happens (e.g. an electron app starts eating up all my RAM).Comparison:iStat Menus and Stats have lots of depth, details and modules.ActivityLine is deliberately the other extreme: one clean line with app icons showing what app is responsible.In auto mode, it switches to whatever is being used most (e.g. jumps to Network when something is suddenly sending or receiving data). You can also click it to change metrics or hover for a detailed breakdown.Aug 25, 2026 8:27 AM
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Ask HN: What eval harness holds up in practice, and what is still missing?https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49430207There’s no shortage of eval frameworks, but once you move past simple single-turn prompt checks into multi-step, tool-calling agents, most of them start to feel either too heavy or too brittle for CI. Testing intermediate trajectories, retries, and non-deterministic state often turns into flaky LLM judges, slow test runs, or snapshot diffs that become painful to maintain.For people evaluating production LLM apps or agents, what harness or setup has actually held up for you without creating more maintenance than it saves? Are you using a dedicated open-source/commercial framework, or did you eventually fall back to custom runners and curated golden sets? And what’s the biggest thing you still wish current eval tooling handled better?Aug 25, 2026 7:24 AM
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Calendly WhatsApp integration on free Calendly planhttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49430145I built an unofficial Whatsapp message (only outbound) service for indie sellers/marketers who have small scale (daily under 50 messages to send) & might not have bandwidth to spend time onboarding to official Whatsapp Business API.A friend pointed me to his Calendly calendar & asked me if I can build an integration with Calendly where his prospect gets a Whatsapp message when they book a meeting with him. I was like - this can easily be done with Zapier. Only after building the entire Zap, I figured that Calendly expose webhooks ONLY in their paid plans.Since I had committed to my friend, I built a complete offline integration. The integration relied on capturing javascript event where the calendar is embedded. Most folks embed Calendly on their own website so this looked like a plausible work around for lack of webhook exposure from Calendly.I also had to build an oAuth app as the Calendly event payload contained only inviteeUrl & then I had to query the user's Calendly to get phone Aug 25, 2026 7:14 AM
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India's Largest Nail Studio Chain Nailashes Opens New Outlet in Kochi, Kerala, Strengthening Its Presence with 95+ Outlets Across 35+ Cities - Big News Network.comhttps://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMijAJBVV95cUxONmlfb1RvYk5MaDRVWm1yZm5Za0VtYkhSNDFPcUdzY1Q5V0ZDaUJXa2FROEVqTWJyVWhZcGszbXM2djUweXpiUHJKa2duYkYxODQxMGtzQUxBb3FNWU5xbnhHRzRXUy0wTi1sYjdCbEZsY1BaR2ZsYmsxSjhxZzdxSzJaVnRpSVdlRzBOUVNSb2FLSUpSc2VyRUlFN2RkaGNRbjVNUVhoNS1hWUhXVkZjUmVDTjBnTk1wUmxlVWk1bUpWSkxEWkliRFZYUkhOQzJOVUZ2aTRYbG9KdXRVUktYc0NNQ05uQWZBRlpsWjJ2LTlsR3FqbWx0TWw5WGg5eGstU3g5YkhHNDgycFMx?oc=5India's Largest Nail Studio Chain Nailashes Opens New Outlet in Kochi, Kerala, Strengthening Its Presence with 95+ Outlets Across 35+ Cities Big News Network.comAug 25, 2026 6:29 AM
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Mpox Outbreak in Guinea-Bissau: Children Account for Half of Cases - India News Networkhttps://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMiogFBVV95cUxPREQxMExNSmJ4OXpnQnBYRko3ZHZfakNYLTh0NjNNa2I1VEVCQzZEc095Q29abkxORHYyYkpDamtjeG9OcnRhZUJscWdWRWl1Z0lpMVMtRzZ1b0FPLVVvdVVPS05rQWliQWhjRkVLUXZXclRQeG40SzM1N0hnV1dCZnBRaFQ5SkgtRFQ3RHJ6U0tqWDhMV3FjWDFYb0c1UnM2Y3c?oc=5Mpox Outbreak in Guinea-Bissau: Children Account for Half of Cases India News NetworkAug 25, 2026 5:10 AM
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Anker Soundcore wireless earbuds are on sale for just $15 at Walmarthttp://www.bing.com/news/apiclick.aspx?ref=FexRss&aid=&tid=6a8d8827a23f4682b0acabd66978e973&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.msn.com%2Fen-us%2Flifestyle%2Fother%2Fanker-soundcore-wireless-earbuds-are-on-sale-for-just-15-at-walmart%2Far-AA2aT9U3&c=3497484972618687891&mkt=en-usPower your workouts with up to 10 hours of battery life, a portable charging case, customizable sound settings, plus more features, all for 63% off the original price ...Aug 25, 2026 4:55 AM
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Show HN: Screen memory without screenshots, just text to Markdownhttps://github.com/dragthelake/ambient-contextIt's a macOS menu bar app that reads the text of your focused window every few seconds through the Accessibility API. No screenshots, no video, or OCR. It writes plain markdown, one file per day, into a folder you choose.Point Claude Code (or anything with file access) at the folder and ask "what did I work on Tuesday?" or have it build memory about your projects. The folder contains an AGENTS.md explaining the format to the model.Thought it might be useful for someone so chucked it up on GitHubAug 25, 2026 4:33 AM
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A barre instructor recommends this four-move workout for beginners to build muscular endurance and functional strength - Fit&Wellhttps://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMihgJBVV95cUxPMUxQU19tUWF5dDdYNDlwNEItRE40NWc2NEhqZEpDUzJsNXg2NTlONmhYNHc2QktGanliYW1Ha0t6N0Y0Nlk4UjZ2RlpEOWpuazM5TDZHYkpvVFFkLWtLX0VTa2JtY3FfaHc1ZHRnZzI2SFpUbEV0VUNXTmdfbmRqbWMxNWRvNVZUbVNaVk90SDVaaEluOXRlV2E2c096c2JKVERpNkE5Z2RaN3BpWXJpOWcwVmRUaFlYUGNLdWtfNDdyZE5mS2lfdkZhR3B2ZFJuMHFnOHpGQV9ScjF6czVvNFNrY05kTE9OVjVJTVk2QThRUUVyX2VVX0tjdVoxM2JoZV9FQlBn?oc=5A barre instructor recommends this four-move workout for beginners to build muscular endurance and functional strength Fit&WellAug 25, 2026 4:00 AM
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Exclusive: Thai curry meets mole poblano at new East Austin restaurant Hermanashttp://www.bing.com/news/apiclick.aspx?ref=FexRss&aid=&tid=6a8d91f0f10e431c8725e19090e5a70c&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.msn.com%2Fen-us%2Ffood-and-drink%2Fworld-cuisines%2Fexclusive-thai-curry-meets-mole-poblano-at-new-east-austin-restaurant-hermanas%2Far-AA2aSMIB&c=979699817569214159&mkt=en-usAustin chef Silvino Sanchez is opening Hermanas on East Sixth, blending Mexican and Southeast Asian flavors after working at Michelin-starred BRUTØ in Denver.Aug 25, 2026 3:00 AM
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Show HN: Hierarchical to-do calendar for solo foundershttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49428450I built a to-do list and calendar for tracking EVERYTHING we must worry about on one page.I've been a solo founder since 2020, and I found that it's too stressful to "focus" on product when, in my subconscious, I know there are many tax issues and accounting issues, housing issues, immigration issues etc. that cannot be neglected. It's also easy to neglect exercising, staying in touch with friends and loved ones, planning fun things ahead of time, only to burn out and lose even more productivity.I've been working on this app full-time since 2024, and it's finally ready for open beta (took a lot of self-usage, refactoring and redesigning). Hope you can try it, and let me know if you have any thoughts/comments/feedback - they're much appreciated.Link: beta.actions.lifeAug 25, 2026 2:37 AM
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US-Iran War Live Updates: US launches ‘Operation Economic Outcast’; Four Indian companies sanctionedhttp://www.bing.com/news/apiclick.aspx?ref=FexRss&aid=&tid=6a8d64675f854102a379b316f0d22864&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.cnbctv18.com%2Fworld%2Fus-iran-war-live-updates-us-launches-operation-economic-outcast-iran-blacklists-tankers-crude-hormuz-liveblog-19975676.htm&c=3276268666210675072&mkt=en-usWashington targets Iran’s oil networks and five key economic sectors as Tehran tightens its grip on the Strait of Hormuz. Follow for the latest updates on the West Asia war.Aug 25, 2026 2:36 AM
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CrossFit explained: Can this high-intensity workout build strength and improve cardio?http://www.bing.com/news/apiclick.aspx?ref=FexRss&aid=&tid=6a8d6e00f10c4f59b084af2829a006ba&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.msn.com%2Fen-in%2Fnews%2Fother%2Fcrossfit-explained-can-this-high-intensity-workout-build-strength-and-improve-cardio%2Far-AA2aSjnH&c=7889642697300119830&mkt=en-usCrossFit can contribute to weight management because it involves substantial physical activity and can increase energy expenditure.Aug 25, 2026 2:34 AM