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Agent4Lease

Sun, 08/02/2026 - 2:59am

Article URL: https://agent4lease.com/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49141849

Points: 1

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CRM: An open-source, agentic-first CRM

Sun, 08/02/2026 - 2:59am

Article URL: https://github.com/trycompai/crm

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49141847

Points: 1

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CodeFloe – Alternative to GitHub

Sun, 08/02/2026 - 2:51am

Article URL: https://codefloe.com

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49141806

Points: 1

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Show HN: Btfy – a blockchain that uses weather observations

Sun, 08/02/2026 - 2:44am

Hi HN,

I built Btfy, an experimental blockchain that uses weather observations as a source of unpredictability for consensus

The motivation is simple. Proof of Work generates uncertainty by performing computations. I wanted to explore whether we could obtain some of that uncertainty from the real world instead.

Btfy combines weather observation data with a Verifiable Delay Function (VDF):

Weather Observation Data -> VDF -> Block -> Hash Chain

In the current implementation, observation data is collected from multiple locations, a VDF is computed, and the result is used to generate a block. Furthermore, because each block depends on the hash of the previous block, making it difficult to replay previously observed weather data to construct an alternative history.

This is strictly an experimental project and not a production-ready consensus protocol. I am particularly interested in the security assumptions here: specifically, how much uncertainty weather observation data can actually provide, how an attacker might manipulate or predict the beacon, and whether the VDF plays a meaningful role in this design.

Btfy is still a very early-stage project and requires various forms of validation. However, I hope this sparks exploration into the possibilities of new blockchains based on real-world information. I would love to hear your feedback.

Thanks!

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49141764

Points: 2

# Comments: 1

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Created a network that combines Hacker News and geniuses at one place

Sun, 08/02/2026 - 2:39am

Just as in the title. Use sleek at sleek.silisleek.com.

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49141738

Points: 1

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Software Abundance

Sun, 08/02/2026 - 2:37am
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Ask HN: How do I run Android 15 on a system with Andr 12 vendors?

Sun, 08/02/2026 - 2:36am

Hi HN, I'm trying to Flash a new OS onto my old smartphone that was provided by my college.. I removed the MDM softwares that come pre installed using adb so im good to go but there are some problems im facing ,

I want to use a higher android version (currently on android 12) , my device is fully VNDK compliant and supports project treble. Since there is no actual custom ROM for my specific device i need to use GSIs (generic suystem images) I found one GSI (CrDroid GSI) that should work fully.. According to AOSP and project treble any version of android should work on my device even if the system vendor is stuck with android 12. But practically you can only go like 2 versions ahead before things start breaking. i want to use android 15 but its ourt of reach. Ive asked several AIs for this too and they just say "Deal with it" , I mean not wrong but is there any work around?? (If you want to know HOW GSIs does this then im more than happy to explain in comments)

Thanks!

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49141723

Points: 1

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Jc Zig

Sun, 08/02/2026 - 2:34am

Explore

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49141713

Points: 1

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Show HN: Rotating torus in terminal (but with kitty graphics protocol)

Sun, 08/02/2026 - 2:18am

Hi HN,

I'm taking Computer Graphics @ Stanford this summer and wanted to express some very simple concepts I had in mind. That's why I wrote a rotating torus in C. Going from writing a ray-tracer that works in Blender to pure C with no dependencies feels relaxing. Wanted to try Kitty Graphics Protocol on the way, rendering images in terminal felt cool.

Open to comments and suggestions.

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49141642

Points: 2

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