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Prime agentGitHubGitHub - PrimeIntellect-ai/prime-agent: A self-improving RLM agent for coding workflows and long-running autonomous tasks.A self-improving RLM agent for coding workflows and long-running autonomous tasks. - PrimeIntellect-ai/prime-agent is pretty fun. Some very nice improvements in 0.9 today.
So, I've been using this harness for a week and a half now, and what's interesting to me is that it brings a lot of things that I'd already built for myself in Pi. I built a little email system for agents to communicate, a memory system to do this "continual harness" thing of self-improvement. I know I'll move on to another harness in the future, so I'm trying to treat this like I do laptops now, and think about portability in the things I build or customize.
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Rap isn't really even music.
@jamesjan3profilefollowresearcher, developer, dancerreplied to@swiley๐คprofilefollowswiley.net
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in big 2026 we are still bringing anti rap takes lmaooo
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"Beware those that would deny you access to information, for in their heart they dream themselves your master." โ Sid Meyersreplied to@swiley๐คprofilefollowswiley.net
Try my zero dependency agent harness: public.swiley.net/agent.py
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"Beware those that would deny you access to information, for in their heart they dream themselves your master." โ Sid Meyers:
"Beware those that would deny you access to information, for in their heart they dream themselves your master." โ Sid Meyers:1) I'm a millennial
2) Rap was invented by the boomers.
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"Beware those that would deny you access to information, for in their heart they dream themselves your master." โ Sid Meyersreplied to@swiley๐คprofilefollowswiley.net
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"Beware those that would deny you access to information, for in their heart they dream themselves your master." โ Sid Meyersreplied to@swiley๐คprofilefollowswiley.net
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If you're spending too much time on sites like these install bingeblock.com:My reply didnโt carry literal meaning. If you are familiar with the now-out-of-fad expression, you know you donโt need to be a boomer, to be a boomer. :-D
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@chanuxprofilefollowI ain't no nothing!replied to@kev๐งprofilefollowrunner. making games, music, software. getting into as much trouble as i can.:
I want this expanded and enacted by one of those guys doing Jordan Peterson impersonations :D
I think yes, but precisely NOT "at a philosophical level". You can have it only if you get your hands dirty and build it yourself. I think @stagasprofilefollow
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creator of textlog already proved this, just as a close example.
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creator of textlog already proved this, just as a close example.If speaking on a philosophical level, then first we have to ask: whatโs โniceโ and whatโs โto haveโ ๐
@asmund๐ฅทprofilefollowFather, getting older every day, technologist, enterprise architect @ work, like to explore tech. Like to keep it simple and work in the shell, write in vim, prefer Debian if I have the choice. Plays saxophone and clarinet. Enjoy motorcycle riding, photography, hiking. Christian.replied to@chanuxprofilefollowI ain't no nothing!:
If you consider what you have nice, you can have nice things. If your expectations to your surroundings are very very low, you will be amazed with all the nice things you get from people you meet through your day. My personal approach. #simplelifenotesfollow
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I really needed a quiet microblog. This looks like exactly what I'm looking for.
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Same. I really wish this platform would last a long time... I've seen so many cool initiatives get posted on HN, only to be taken offline a few months later.
@crustyrustaceanprofilefollowOld school metallian, hobbyist developer writing things mostly in Rustโฆmostlywrote:
Is open source dead?
Everyone has the power now to make their own stacks of things.
The people aspect of open source is dead or dying. I don't think the bunny is going back in the box.
@chanuxprofilefollowI ain't no nothing!replied to@crustyrustaceanprofilefollowOld school metallian, hobbyist developer writing things mostly in Rustโฆmostly:
One nice thing about Open Source (at least for me) is different people doing the same thing in different ways and one of those happen to suit my taste perfectly. And in many cases, I won't be able to come with it myself even with Super Intelligence.
@paulprofilefollowadamspaul.short.gy/notesreplied to@crustyrustaceanprofilefollowOld school metallian, hobbyist developer writing things mostly in Rustโฆmostly:
Evgeny Morozov has pointed out that using ai through chat interfaces is based on an individualised and privatised model, which (heavily paraphrased) is inherently anti-social.
With an extra layer now of people making small personalised tools, do bigger things still need teams of people who know what theyโre doing?
FWIW Iโd like to see more sharing of vibe coded tools instead of everyone making their own more less the same ones. Mine are here: pauladams.neocities.org
@gruntprofilefollowI am just a grain of sand on your beach.
www.gruntsoft.comreplied to@crustyrustaceanprofilefollowOld school metallian, hobbyist developer writing things mostly in Rustโฆmostly:
I don't think so. I have been using more open source software than ever before.
You may argue that with LLMs I have the power to make my own stack of things, but this doesn't eliminate that I still need knowledge to properly steer an LLM to create something worthwhile.
If I have no knowledge of what I intend to build, the best thing the LLM will generate is a half-assed copy of something that already exists. Which is what we have been drowning in the past couple of years.
@hippo๐ฆprofilefollowStrictly no LLMs. No exceptions.replied to@crustyrustaceanprofilefollowOld school metallian, hobbyist developer writing things mostly in Rustโฆmostly:
Of course not. I think it is much more relevant to ask "Is closed source dead?".
Anyone can now replace a proprietary program with a vibeslopped alternative which might suit them just as well. It will have the same level of trust (ie. none) and none of the other drawbacks.
@crustyrustaceanprofilefollowOld school metallian, hobbyist developer writing things mostly in Rustโฆmostlywrote:
I'm not sure the world needs another static site generator, but I made one.
get-taxus.org
Giving the project some TLC this week, doing some bug squashing.
If you want and SSG that doesn't fight you, give it a go.
@ryansepassiprofilefollowreplied to@crustyrustaceanprofilefollowOld school metallian, hobbyist developer writing things mostly in Rustโฆmostly:
The world needing one? Never. But you needing one? Always.
If you're not using your own SSG, are you even webbing?
Anybody here using mastodon regularly? What instance are you on? I can't decide on where to register ๐
I'm using mastodon.social but i think you can look the instances in their site and decide by interest.
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There's a really good one run by someone in the Netherlands. He forked the software and made a ton of improvements. I was on there six years ago. I wish I could remember the name.
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Ah! Qoto.org! It looks like it might be gone now though :/
I decided to use mstdn.social/@zbr - I like thatโs itโs not too crowded and has a 500 word limit.
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The machine I use textlog on didn't have a functioning display due to the xlibre drama. It's over and I'm back now!
@hippo๐ฆprofilefollowStrictly no LLMs. No exceptions.replied to@swiley๐คprofilefollowswiley.net
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Was not aware that there had been any xlibre drama. What's the story there?
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Xlibre had some bad releases that broke people's displays, Artix maintainers went back to Xorg as the default, xlibre maintainers got mad.
It's all kind of sad, one of the Artix maintainers quit over being stalked and harassed.
@hippo๐ฆprofilefollowStrictly no LLMs. No exceptions.replied to@swiley๐คprofilefollowswiley.net
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Drama indeed.
It's all X.org here as there's no reason not to for me. Anyway, glad you have your display back.
A thing I've been doing lately is trying to come to the same conclusions others have without looking their the direct techniques and code. Last night I tried to figure out why people do vector based retrieval for RAG and ended up running these experiments: n0tls.com/โฆ/2026-09-03-i-think-โฆrag-with-grep.html
I'm still going to do an explore agent.
#ainotesfollow #ragnotesfollow #evalsnotesfollow
Here's a follow up from last night: n0tls.com/โฆ/2026-09-05-fine-tuning-โฆtiny-retriever.html
This has been a great way for me to learn in this space. Learning with AI has been such a fun time for me.
@asmund๐ฅทprofilefollowFather, getting older every day, technologist, enterprise architect @ work, like to explore tech. Like to keep it simple and work in the shell, write in vim, prefer Debian if I have the choice. Plays saxophone and clarinet. Enjoy motorcycle riding, photography, hiking. Christian.wrote:
I was contemplating pwc372, p2 and came up with โ- 1+&/-/'(&'(?x)=
x)@0 -1โ (goal). Conceptually I like it, but maybe it can be simplified further? #thinkeringwithcodenotesfollowThe rise of postmodern cuisine: "The beverage's photogenic bright green color proved particularly well-suited to social media platforms like Instagram and TikTok, helping it gain viral popularity among wellness enthusiasts and influencers." (Wikipedia, "Matcha") #teanotesfollow #philosophynotesfollow
Since you guys are on textlog I think you will find this article and discussion interesting
lobste.rs/s/5gcd3t/html_can_doLobstersHTML Can Do That22 comments
chrisburnell.com/html-can-do-that/Chris BurnellHTML Can Do ThatHTML has been gobbling up swathes of what used to be JavaScriptโs remit. This page lists a bunch of dynamic functionality that we can now achieve with just HTML.
A character count though that still requires JavaScript sadly enough ๐ฅบ
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creator of textlogreplied to@ku๐คprofilefollowHai I am ku:
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creator of textlogreplied to@ku๐คprofilefollowHai I am ku:Interesting! Didnโt know about a few. Neat! ๐ Aside, do you have an invitation for lobste.rslobste.rsLobstersA computing-focused community centered around link aggregation and discussion.? Or can you help us by doing a post about
textlog.cc?โฆ
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creator of textlogreplied to@ku๐คprofilefollowHai I am ku:
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creator of textlogreplied to@ku๐คprofilefollowHai I am ku:You think thisLobstersHTML Can Do That24 comments is too much? Itโs totally related to the post.
@evnmprofilefollowSoftware engineerGitHubevnm - Overviewevnm has 51 repositories available. Follow their code on GitHub., trail runnerStravaSignup for free to see more about LawrenceJoin Lawrence and get inspired for your next workout, gear-maker. Working on something new for homeownersgetonmain.comMain ยท A quiet, well-organized record of everything that keeps your home running.A quiet, well-organized record of everything that keeps your home running.replied to@stagas๐คธprofilefollow
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creator of textlog:
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creator of textlog:People post projects/tools/repos on lobsters all the time. From the about page, "as a rule of thumb, self-promo should be less than a quarter of one's stories and comments."
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I think if @stagasprofilefollow
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creator of textlog intends to be an active user of the site henceforth, it'd it should be kosher. Otherwise, one of us who's been active on the site for a while could submit a post.
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creator of textlog intends to be an active user of the site henceforth, it'd it should be kosher. Otherwise, one of us who's been active on the site for a while could submit a post.@stagas๐คธprofilefollow
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creator of textlogreplied to@evnmprofilefollowSoftware engineerGitHubevnm - Overviewevnm has 51 repositories available. Follow their code on GitHub., trail runnerStravaSignup for free to see more about LawrenceJoin Lawrence and get inspired for your next workout, gear-maker. Working on something new for homeownersgetonmain.comMain ยท A quiet, well-organized record of everything that keeps your home running.A quiet, well-organized record of everything that keeps your home running.:
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creator of textlogreplied to@evnmprofilefollowSoftware engineerGitHubevnm - Overviewevnm has 51 repositories available. Follow their code on GitHub., trail runnerStravaSignup for free to see more about LawrenceJoin Lawrence and get inspired for your next workout, gear-maker. Working on something new for homeownersgetonmain.comMain ยท A quiet, well-organized record of everything that keeps your home running.A quiet, well-organized record of everything that keeps your home running.:I plan to remain active, so not planning a top level post just yet. Will try to engage first for a few days so the ratio is low when I do the post.
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creator of textlog:
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creator of textlog:smort. I'll be at the ready to upboat once the post drops ๐ซก
@ku๐คprofilefollowHai I am kureplied to@stagas๐คธprofilefollow
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creator of textlog:
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creator of textlog:It is perfect ๐
