I've heard better things about How to Invent Everything: A Survival Guide for the Stranded Time Traveler by Ryan North (who has some other interesting titles, too).
Also, if this is your jam, the YouTube channel [How to Make Everything](https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCfIqCzQJXvYj9ssCoHq327g) is fun because the guy is actually trying to speedrun the human tech tree. He has some cheats that make it work, like once he "invents" something, he will allow himself/his team to buy cheaper/higher quality/modern versions of it, but I think that adds to the fun.
Perhaps, except it can have the reverse effect. I was surprised, disappointed, and then almost moved on without clicking the link or the discussion. I'm glad I clicked. But good titles don't mislead! (To be fair, this one didn't mislead, but it was confusing at best.)
Big projects that are hard. Rust and CUDA for example. Particularly where you have many files that need to be fully read in for context, before planning or implementing something.
Also very hard algorithmic problems. Also bugs that Claude Code or Codex CLI are completely stuck on and can't find, Gemini 3 using Gemini CLI will go in and find the impossible. It's incredible when it does this.
Claude Code burns through context like crazy. With or without Serena.
Codex CLI using GPT 5.1 Codex Max Extra High is really good and uses context more efficiently. But Gemini 3/CLI is 10X more efficient with context.
But for the past 3 days I've had to endure absolute torture and I think it's the actual Gemini 3 back-end model that is having major issues.
I feel like Codex is the middle ground. You can define a project, break it into bite sized chunks, but still lift a reasonable amount. Claude with Opus 4.5 right now chews up context at an eye watering rate. It's really unfortunate because it's really good.
Wow! This is amazing. I recently did a search of all of the background removers ever mentioned on HN and this one will be the one I recommend. I have a few images I have as tests for hard cases and this tool has done great and you've thought through some helpful other tools to add to it while keeping them out of the way if you just need to remove the background. Well done and thank you!
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