Agents hijacking your desktop? Devs say run them in a VM or a dusty Mac mini
paw_lean · x · 2026-09-08
GergelyOrosz complains that locally-running agents keep launching browser windows and apps while he works, arguing such workloads belong in a VM or the cloud. danny steenman builds on this: both Anthropic and OpenAI are pushing computer use, expecting agents to control your system. His suggestion — if you bought a Mac mini during the OpenClaw era and it's gathering dust, install Codex with computer use and let it run autonomously.
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