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Oct 10, 2026 13 min

Agents paint arrows on the Mac

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A Mac tool lets AI agents paint arrows over buttons a person still has to press. Microsoft ships a sandbox that cannot name a website on a Mac, a 2015 essay defends small talk, Claude files a false Philadelphia tip, and a jam label splits its sugar. Big arrows for AI agents (HN discussion) Microsoft MXC 1.0 (HN discussion) The value of not getting to the point (HN discussion) A false Philly murder tip (HN discussion) Splitting sugar on the label (HN discussion) Chapters: (00:00) Intro (00:51) 1. Big arrows for AI agents (01:58) 1. Big arrows for AI agents: HN comments (03:12) 2. Microsoft MXC 1.0 (04:24) 2. Microsoft MXC 1.0: HN comments (05:27) 3. The value of not getting to the point (06:31) 3. The value of not getting to the point: HN comments (07:22) 4. A false Philly murder tip (08:54) 4. A false Philly murder tip: HN comments (10:08) 5. Splitting sugar on the label (11:15) 5. Splitting sugar on the label: HN comments (12:25) Wrap-up Watch on YouTube.

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  1. 0:00 Intro
  2. 0:51 1. Big arrows for AI agents
  3. 1:58 1. Big arrows for AI agents: HN comments
  4. 3:12 2. Microsoft MXC 1.0
  5. 4:24 2. Microsoft MXC 1.0: HN comments
  6. 5:27 3. The value of not getting to the point
  7. 6:31 3. The value of not getting to the point: HN comments
  8. 7:22 4. A false Philly murder tip
  9. 8:54 4. A false Philly murder tip: HN comments
  10. 10:08 5. Splitting sugar on the label
  11. 11:15 5. Splitting sugar on the label: HN comments
  12. 12:25 Wrap-up

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