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2.3.26 | xAI partners with SpaceX, The Codex App, Todd C. Miller, Sudo maintainer for 30 years


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This is a recap of the top 10 posts on Hacker News on Feb 3, 2026.

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  • (00:00) - Intro
  • (00:13) - xAI joins SpaceX
  • (01:28) - The Codex App
  • (02:31) - Todd C. Miller – Sudo maintainer for over 30 years
  • (03:36) - The TSA's New $45 Fee to Fly Without ID Is Illegal
  • (04:53) - Anki ownership transferred to AnkiHub
  • (05:57) - Court orders restart of all US offshore wind power construction
  • (07:08) - Hacking Moltbook
  • (08:12) - 4x faster network file sync with rclone (vs rsync) (2025)
  • (09:21) - Zig Libc
  • (10:19) - Nano-vLLM: How a vLLM-style inference engine works
  • (11:29) - Outro

  • xAI joins SpaceX
    https://www.spacex.com/updates#xai-joins-spacex
    https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46862170

    The Codex App
    https://openai.com/index/introducing-the-codex-app/
    https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46859054

    Todd C. Miller – Sudo maintainer for over 30 years
    https://www.millert.dev/
    https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46858577

    The TSA's New $45 Fee to Fly Without ID Is Illegal
    https://www.frommers.com/tips/airfare/the-tsa-new-45-fee-to-fly-without-id-is-illegal-says-regulatory-expert/
    https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46863162

    Anki ownership transferred to AnkiHub
    https://forums.ankiweb.net/t/ankis-growing-up/68610
    https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46861313

    Court orders restart of all US offshore wind power construction
    https://arstechnica.com/science/2026/02/court-orders-restart-of-all-us-offshore-wind-construction/
    https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46863112

    Hacking Moltbook
    https://www.wiz.io/blog/exposed-moltbook-database-reveals-millions-of-api-keys
    https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46857615

    4x faster network file sync with rclone (vs rsync) (2025)
    https://www.jeffgeerling.com/blog/2025/4x-faster-network-file-sync-rclone-vs-rsync/
    https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46820142

    Zig Libc
    https://ziglang.org/devlog/2026/#2026-01-31
    https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46858622

    Nano-vLLM: How a vLLM-style inference engine works
    https://neutree.ai/blog/nano-vllm-part-1
    https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46855447

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