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Show HN: Gemini 2 with unrestricted code execution
I recently experimented using Gemini 2 Flash and Gemini 2 Flash Thinking with unrestricted code execution in a local sandbox and open sourced the results: https://github.com/gradion-ai/freeact. Here's an example that uses Gemini 2 Flash Thinking as agent that acts via code, executed in a sandbox based on IPython and Docker: https://gist.github.com/krasserm/dcdae47f85ee9922e3284953d07...
Gemini's code execution environment is restricted to selected Python libraries like NumPy or SymPy and prevents the model from installing new packages, besides other limitations. While this may be useful for agentic applications in restricted environments, it may prevent agents from adapting to new environments, especially agents that write their actions in code (see CodeAct paper https://arxiv.org/abs/2402.01030).
Has anyone else experimented with Gemini 2 as a CodeAct agent? I'd be particularly interested in hearing about approaches to unrestricted code execution.
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New SLAP and FLOP CPU Attacks Expose Data From Apple Computers, Phones
New CPU side-channel attacks named SLAP and FLOP can be exploited to remotely steal data from Apple mobile and desktop devices.
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Safety Standard for Play Yards
Article URL: https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2025/01/29/2025-01658/safety-standard-for-play-yards
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VBR: Version Based Reclamation
Article URL: https://arxiv.org/abs/2107.13843
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Rewriting Waypipe in Rust
Article URL: https://mstoeckl.com/notes/code/waypipe_to_rust.html
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'Headed for technofascism': the rightwing roots of Silicon Valley
Article URL: https://www.theguardian.com/technology/ng-interactive/2025/jan/29/silicon-valley-rightwing-technofascism
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Webcorn: Run Django/Flask/FastAPI application in a browser
Article URL: https://github.com/frybox/webcorn
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Literary culture can't just dismiss AI
Article URL: https://www.commonreader.co.uk/p/literary-culture-cant-just-dismiss
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Preserves: An Expressive Data Language
Article URL: https://preserves.dev/
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EO: Protecting Children from Chemical and Surgical Mutilation
Article URL: https://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/2025/01/protecting-children-from-chemical-and-surgical-mutilation/
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Smart window based on liquid crystal composite with nanostructured VO2 film
Modelia
Article URL: https://modelia.ai
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Chairman Carr Ends Biden-Era Plan to Slow Down Infrastructure Builds
Article URL: https://docs.fcc.gov/public/attachments/DOC-409170A1.txt
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English Class Teaches Students to Be Afraid of Literature
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Swapchains and Frame Pacing
Article URL: https://raphlinus.github.io/ui/graphics/gpu/2021/10/22/swapchain-frame-pacing.html
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Harriet (Tortoise)
Article URL: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harriet_(tortoise)
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Aquabot Botnet Targeting Vulnerable Mitel Phones
The Mirai-based Aquabot botnet has been targeting a vulnerability in Mitel SIP phones for which a proof-of-concept (PoC) exploit exists.
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