Nexus by Yuval Noah Harari

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1. I recommend reading Yuval Noah Harari's Nexus for a deep discussion around this.

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2. Harari has made that point far more eloquently than I in Nexus

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3. one of the most influential books I’ve read

   Recommends · Dec 2025 · in “Ask HN: What did you read in 2025?”

4. You should read Yuval Noah Harari's Nexus.

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5. The Nexus is now one of my primary workspaces and I'm actively using it to build itself.

   Recommends · Mar 2026 · in “The Nexus: Open-Source Local AI Workspace (LangGraph/Next.js)”

6. Instead of writing complex scripts, I used advanced AI Intent Resolution.

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7. I think you'll find a lot of answers in Sapiens and Nexus

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8. you already likely have cooldowns via Artifactory / Nexus

   Mixed · May 2026 · in “'No Way to Prevent This,' Says Only Package Manager Where This Regularly Happens”

9. Its not perfect, but it has a decent coverage

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10. NEXUS is the full stack for agent economies

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11. So I made an AI tool that helps with that.

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12. only payment method is Zelle which would be direct bank transfer (one-off, not a subscription)

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13. there's a white flash when the site loads

    Criticizes · May 2026 · in “Show HN: Nexus – free, self-hosted business suite for service teams”