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Show HN: Ez FFmpeg – Video editing in plain English

I built a CLI tool that lets you do common video/audio operations without remembering ffmpeg syntax. Instead of: ffmpeg -i video.mp4 -vf “fps=15,scale=480:-1:flags=lanczos” -loop 0 output.gif You write: ff convert video.mp4 to gif More examples: ff compress video.mp4 to 10mb…

Ask HN: How are you sandboxing coding agents?

I’ve seen people rely on built-in sandboxes, use git worktrees (sometimes inside devcontainers), or run the whole agent inside a Linux VM with minimal host mounts. On Linux, I’ve also seen firejail/bubblewrap mentioned. For folks actually using these tools day-to-day:…