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Oct 10, 2026 12 min

The percent button says 220

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A coding agent recovers why Windows Calculator turns 200 plus 10 percent into 220, and Hacker News argues what that does to a hobby. Also: agents that stall overnight, an unconfirmed search of Dutch archives, Microsoft's fast decision model, and Anne Carson's literature Nobel. REA Reverse – Engineer Anything (HN discussion) Why are coding agents so dumb? (HN discussion) Pointing AI at archives found a forgotten meteorite, lost rhinos, and more (HN discussion) Microsoft-Decision-1, our model for fast decision-making (HN discussion) Anne Carson wins Nobel Prize in literature 2026 (HN discussion) Chapters: (00:00) Intro (00:45) 1. REA Reverse – Engineer Anything (01:52) 1. REA Reverse – Engineer Anything: HN comments (03:09) 2. Why are coding agents so dumb? (04:15) 2. Why are coding agents so dumb?: HN comments (05:15) 3. Pointing AI at archives found a forgotten meteorite, lost rhinos, and more (06:57) 3. Pointing AI at archives found a forgotten meteorite, lost rhinos, and more: HN comments (08:06) 4. Microsoft-Decision-1, our model for fast decision-making (08:59) 4. Microsoft-Decision-1, our model for fast decision-making: HN comments (10:14) 5. Anne Carson wins Nobel Prize in literature 2026 (11:18) 5. Anne Carson wins Nobel Prize in literature 2026: HN comments (12:23) Wrap-up Watch on YouTube.

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  1. 0:00 Intro
  2. 0:45 1. REA Reverse – Engineer Anything
  3. 1:52 1. REA Reverse – Engineer Anything: HN comments
  4. 3:09 2. Why are coding agents so dumb?
  5. 4:15 2. Why are coding agents so dumb?: HN comments
  6. 5:15 3. Pointing AI at archives found a forgotten meteorite, lost rhinos, and more
  7. 6:57 3. Pointing AI at archives found a forgotten meteorite, lost rhinos, and more: HN comments
  8. 8:06 4. Microsoft-Decision-1, our model for fast decision-making
  9. 8:59 4. Microsoft-Decision-1, our model for fast decision-making: HN comments
  10. 10:14 5. Anne Carson wins Nobel Prize in literature 2026
  11. 11:18 5. Anne Carson wins Nobel Prize in literature 2026: HN comments
  12. 12:23 Wrap-up

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