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EP 175: Bayrob

Fri, 07/24/2026 - 10:28pm
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Turn and Face the Strange

Fri, 07/24/2026 - 10:14pm
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Show HN: AI Meter – Local token usage with energy and water estimates

Fri, 07/24/2026 - 10:11pm

[Problem] I wanted to track how many tokens I am burning and it's estimated energy and water impact.

[WHAT THIS IS] A local token usage tracker that works across different coding harnesses and estimates energy and water impact

[MY EXPERIENCE] Tracking this really put things into perspective. My personal usage is close to 1 MWh in the past three months which I had no idea about. This does not include my AI usage at work which is probably 10x.

[DEMO] If you are interested in tracking these numbers locally, try out: https://ai-meter.app

- It reads historical data if the files are present. Works completely locally (except to check if there is an update for the widget) - No login. No analytics. No tracking.

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[On estimates]

AI Meter measures tokens from local AI coding-tool logs, then estimates:

Electricity: tokens ÷ 1M × 0.39 kWh, calibrated from Oviedo et al.’s production-scale inference model.

Direct cooling water: electricity ÷ 1.20 PUE × 0.45 L/IT-kWh, using LBNL’s U.S. data-center WUE scenario.

These are adjustable estimates, not provider measurements. They exclude training, hardware manufacturing, electricity-generation water, and local-device energy.

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Hope you find this interesting! Please feel free to give feedback, would love to make this better!

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49043860

Points: 1

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Can AI Run a Food Truck Business?

Fri, 07/24/2026 - 10:10pm

Article URL: https://foodtruckbench.com

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49043853

Points: 1

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Black Perl

Fri, 07/24/2026 - 10:06pm
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IT Atlas

Fri, 07/24/2026 - 9:48pm

Article URL: https://www.levels.fyi/atlas

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49043748

Points: 1

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Show HN: RMCP.dev – An MCP server that finds other MCP servers

Fri, 07/24/2026 - 9:47pm

Article URL: https://rmcp.dev/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49043745

Points: 1

# Comments: 0

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Fountible: Agentic Figma

Fri, 07/24/2026 - 9:46pm

Article URL: https://fountible.com/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49043739

Points: 1

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Show HN: Maps of >100 theories for how society works inc. Graham / Thiel / Smith

Fri, 07/24/2026 - 9:39pm

Hi all! I'm excited to tell you about a website I made, aiming to be the easiest and fastest way to learn about more than 100 different theories of society (e.g., what exactly each claims about how society does and should work, including written explanations and visual diagrams that go along with them). It includes, among many others:

Adam Smith: https://society.clearerthinking.org/#adam_smith

Paul Graham: https://society.clearerthinking.org/#paul_graham

Tyler Cowen: https://society.clearerthinking.org/#tyler_cowen

Peter Thiel: https://society.clearerthinking.org/#peter_thiel

If you find any errors, please let me know.

Thanks!

-Spencer

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49043703

Points: 1

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