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On 2026-06-20, Garry Tan (@garrytan) posted “Try paxel.ycombinator.com and find…

Brief

Garry Tan promoted paxel.ycombinator.com on 2026-06-20 with the one-line prompt “Try paxel.ycombinator.com and find out.” In response, Hubert (@illiqid) asked whether ‘‘token maxing my codex’’ would earn a YC interview, tagging @garrytan and linking the exchange on a nitter mirror.

Why it matters

On 2026-06-20, Garry Tan (@garrytan) posted “Try paxel.ycombinator.com and find out,” linking to paxel.ycombinator.com.

Key details

  • Hubert (@illiqid) replied asking “Would I get a YC interview for token maxing my codex?” and tagged @garrytan; conversation is hosted on the nitter.net mirror of the X/Twitter thread (https://nitter.net/illiqid/status/2068241155658281249#m).
Source evidence

Try paxel.ycombinator.com and find out

Hubert (@illiqid)

Would I get a YC interview for token maxing my codex? @garrytan

— https://nitter.net/illiqid/status/2068241155658281249#m