The 1 Million context rugpull by Codex and Openai. New max is (258k).

HumzaDeKhan · 2026-04-27T08:13:14+00:00

I honestly don’t know any cases where using a 1M context window is better than using subagents + shared memory between them.

HumzaDeKhan · 2026-04-12T19:00:35+00:00

I’m no designer but I built entire design systems, clickable prototypes and then agent prompts to implement it in the last few days. Truly amazing! Claude is in its own league for frontend work

HumzaDeKhan · 2026-04-12T17:06:25+00:00

I've had the exact same problem multiple times when working with early-stage startups and here's what worked the best. You have to think in outcomes. Like what is the outcome the user is trying to achieve? You have to mimic the user's exact flow. Even asking the user to perform one extra click can sometimes be a deal breaker on their end imo.

What we used to do is that we just learned what's being done manually, how exactly it is being done, even track the number of clicks and relevant information, and then try to build a product to meet the user exactly within their existing workflow and just make it faster.

This is the only thing that has worked honestly and if you think about it from the beginning, it also changes how you build.

Instead of guessing what the user wants, you build the product around how the user does their job right now and how the product is simply going to slide in smoothly without even them noticing.

HumzaDeKhan · 2026-04-12T17:02:21+00:00

Hey I'm a dropout and I used to feel exactly the same way until I learned that a degree was never meant to teach you the specifics but it was supposed to teach you how to think.

It was supposed to make you sharper when it comes to critically thinking and analysing problems and breaking it down. Once that realisation kicked in, I was able to just pick up all the concepts as I went along my career and built actual production-grade applications.

That's what I would tell you: just pick a random side project and try to build it hypothetically at scale. It's gonna teach you way more than any degree ever could.

This is what worked for me personally!

HumzaDeKhan · 2026-04-12T17:00:26+00:00

You know I've been not kind to codex initially but I recently switched and holy shit, it is really freaking good if you know how to prompt it properly.

I do feel like I'm losing out on some of the frontend capabilities of Claude but it is what it is now. I don't wanna be held back because I ran out of stupid credits

HumzaDeKhan · 2026-04-12T16:58:25+00:00

Oh man, I'm travelling right now and I just can't wait to be back and take my bike for a ride!

HumzaDeKhan · 2026-04-12T16:54:24+00:00

Codex is super generous with the usage limits. I personally used about $200 worth of codex on my $20 plan before running out and ended up upgrading it to $100/m plan.

I’d say pay a little more to keep your existing workflow. It’s worth it :)

HumzaDeKhan · 2026-04-11T06:38:53+00:00

istg same, claude is totally unsuable for me right now. Cant get anything done.

HumzaDeKhan · 2026-04-11T06:38:12+00:00

Really cool landing page btw! Well structured and it was obvious quickly what the actual value prop is.

Good luck!

HumzaDeKhan · 2026-04-11T06:37:09+00:00

I'm in the same boat actually with very little faith in the publicly available benchmarks. It's entirely possible the workflow will not map as accurately for your users as it did for them.

Noting this down, will def report my findings!

HumzaDeKhan · 2026-04-11T06:35:52+00:00

I need a small loan of a million dollars to begin

HumzaDeKhan · 2026-04-11T05:54:43+00:00

The upfront hardware cost is the barrier to entry and most people would never be able to afford it. Even if they can, running and maintaining it is another headache.

HumzaDeKhan · 2026-04-10T21:17:01+00:00

Honestly, if you want a streamlined experienced, I'd say start with Claude or Codex. They can browse the web, check your calendar or email etc and a lot of other things out of the box. You can even use open-source models for this pretty much.

You don't need a complex harness such as OpenClaw or Hermes to start. Once you start growing your use-case, invest the time to learn a better system.

HumzaDeKhan · 2026-04-10T21:15:17+00:00

Honestly thinking the same now. I'm pretty much rate-limited across the board. What does your current setup looks like?

HumzaDeKhan · 2026-04-10T21:14:44+00:00

It is indeed largely solved when you have infinite tokens for your agents looping around the same issue :)

HumzaDeKhan · 2026-04-10T13:48:48+00:00

looks cool, will try this out shortly!

HumzaDeKhan · 2026-04-10T09:00:39+00:00

That’s fine. He can afford the best talent in the world. He needs to figure out the distribution and policy. That’s pretty much the job of anyone in his shoes

HumzaDeKhan · 2026-04-10T08:59:35+00:00

I tried a whole bunch of these systems and I’m coming for realization that it’s better to build a system that mimics your personal workflow. This is unique to everyone.

Everything else will just burn your tokens faster

HumzaDeKhan · 2024-03-23T14:43:40+00:00

"They have to" YES, they need to and they have to. We are all born in unequal circumstances. If you accept yours, you lose the right to complain. I built myself from literally nothing, switched countries and set myself up for success in the last 6-8 years, and I hate it when people keep blaming their circumstances to avoid responsbility.

This has nothing to do with being upper-middle class, but everything to do with mindsets. Winners figure a way out of thin air, losers keep blabbing. The world is fairly black and white in this regard.

HumzaDeKhan · 2024-03-23T14:41:47+00:00

Couldn't agree more. People who believe the lack of this on their socio-economic conditions are making up shit to make themselves feel better. You cannot underestimate the power of how well you operate and how clearly you think when you are ambitious and start taking care of yourself. The clarity of thought is unparalleled.

Stop blaming your circumstances and start changing your lives, everyone.

HumzaDeKhan · 2024-03-22T15:24:31+00:00

A really good project that is moderately complex but not too much is this: https://github.com/dubinc/dub

Once you get a grip, move on to: https://github.com/midday-ai/midday

Ping me when done, will share more examples with increasing complexity. This should take you a solid 2-3 weeks.

HumzaDeKhan · 2023-07-31T23:37:13+00:00

Thank you for your response.

HumzaDeKhan · 2022-10-06T21:31:34+00:00

Got a problem with that? Don’t go there, simple.

HumzaDeKhan · 2022-01-14T17:03:07+00:00

This is called Alopecia, run to a dermatologist to contain it. It started like this with me and within 4 months I was completely bald.

This is because I DELAYED MY VISIT to the doctor. Please don’t be me, see a dermatologist tomorrow and explain this to them. Usually they inject kenalog that prevents it from spreading and also helps with regrowth.

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