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alecsm··on DeepSeek v4.1 Flash
Right now in OpenRouter it's 3x/3.75x more expensive than V4 flash but the cache read is around 4x cheaper.
alecsm··on Get your Windows license refund
Why bother making a throwaway account only to post a comment that is obviously and blatantly wrong?
alecsm··on Ask HN: If I am 16 what should I learn? Which books should read?
Read to learn but read to enjoy too. Sometimes you learn more not trying to learn.
alecsm··on Thinking in Python
There's no physical copy.

https://thinkinginpython.com/01_Introduction.html

alecsm··on Qwen 3.8 27B
Up to 4x but in 2 days.
alecsm··on 2026 Eclipse Webcams
I took this picture just after it when completely dark.

https://imgur.com/5kz8VyA

alecsm··on DeepSeek V4 Pro 0813
It can be because the message has been there for some weeks now.
alecsm··on DeepSeek V4 Pro 0813
Right below the pricing it is stated that they plan to increase the prices in the near future.
alecsm··on DeepSeek V4 Pro 0813
I've been using the last Deepseek Flash update for a week and I'm amazed. It was a capable model for easy tasks but now it looks like it can do some heavy development for peanuts.

I can't wait to try this new one.

alecsm··on Ask HN: What are you working on? (August 2026)
I thought no one here would be interested in it but I could post it to /show once it's ready.
alecsm··on Ask HN: What are you working on? (August 2026)
Not at all. It's a different concept.

More like https://store.steampowered.com/app/1267910/Melvor_Idle/

alecsm··on Ask HN: What are you working on? (August 2026)
It's a MMORPG. Combat, bosses, gathering and crafting professions, etc.

From the moment it launches, there should be enough content for around a year.

alecsm··on Ask HN: What are you working on? (August 2026)
I'm working on a browser IDLE game made with Go. I've never touched Go before. The game core it's 80% done and it was pretty easy to code but I have no idea what I'm doing in with the transport/http layer.

At this rate I'll have it finished by the end of the next decade.

alecsm··on Thousands of People break through border separating Morocco from Spain's Ceuta
They are considered just Spain. Nothing more, nothing less.
alecsm··on Thousands of People break through border separating Morocco from Spain's Ceuta
So the problem is logistical. Ukraine has a major logistical problem holding a third of its territory, should they give it up?

Also, again, using your argument. Why doesn't the US give away all its territory that they conquered during centuries? Do you think the Arabs that invaded northern Africa should also go back to where they belong?

You sound like someone who has zero self awareness and even less history knowledge.

Not even the UN considers Ceuta and Melilla as colonies or occupied territories.

alecsm··on Thousands of People break through border separating Morocco from Spain's Ceuta
No.

Ceuta and Melilla have been Spanish cities for centuries with 95% and 86% of Spanish population. How would you feel living where your family have been living forever and one day they tell you you're no longer Spanish, you're out of the EU and you live in Morocco.

Is the US giving away Hawaii? Is Russia giving away its Asian territory? What about Turkey? Does Spain have to give away the Canary Islands too?

alecsm··on Thousands of People break through border separating Morocco from Spain's Ceuta
How do you think Morocco became Morocco? Do you think some Moroccan dudes one day started saying they are Moroccans?

That's how stupid your question is.

There are several countries that span over more than one continent and that doesn't mean they have to give away their territories just because.

alecsm··on DeepSeek-V4-Flash Update
I've been using DeepSeek Pro for a while and Flash only for certain dumb tasks where I only need the speed of a LLM and not big brains.

I find the newest OpenAI and Anthropic models to be way better for big tasks that require many decisions but I don't like that anyway because I lose track of what's being done.

Knowing what I want for every prompt makes DeepSeek Pro the best LLM for me. It allows me to work relatively fast at a very low price.

alecsm··on Thousands of People break through border separating Morocco from Spain's Ceuta
Because it is Spain, it's not a "territory they are keeping".

Ceuta was Spanish before the US even existed.

alecsm··on OnePlus halts operations in USA and Europe
I wanted an Android phone without bloatware and ads so my 2 options were OnePlus and Nothing. I ended up buying the OnePlus because I disliked the huge back camera on the Nothing 3a Pro.

Today I'd go for the Bothing 4a/4a Pro.

alecsm··on It's not about physical vs. digital games, it's about ownership
I understand his comment as being against dumb regulation that only ads unnecessary bureaucracy or stops/limits progress. But he would support a regulation for this because it's a violation against the property of the buyer.
alecsm··on Night Witches – all-female Soviet aviator regiment WW2
That's the first thing that came to my mind after reading the title.

It may seem a joke but you actually can learn history with Sabaton.

alecsm··on Steam Machine launches today
What a great machine it would've been without these stupid prices we have now...
alecsm··on Steam Machine launches today
But I don't want a PS5.

I think most of people who wanted (me included) a steam machine are now between buying it or not buying anything at all.

alecsm··on 32GB of DDR5 now costs $375 – AI shortage continues to squeeze PC building
Same thing with storage.

I wanted to upgrade my SSD but prices are more than at the end of 2025. I refuse to pay 500 euro for a 4TB SSD. I rather go outside and play with my bike like when I was 5.

alecsm··on Your phone is about to stop being yours
The official store won't accept it and you can't sideload it.
alecsm··on GitHub Copilot is moving to usage-based billing
GPT 5.4mini is even worse, from 0.33x to 6x which is ~18 times more expensive now.
alecsm··on GitHub Copilot is moving to usage-based billing
So I guess from now on GH Copilot is only worth it if you want a quality autocomplete in VSCode.
alecsm··on Ubuntu 26.04
I agree with you, that's why I don't like Ubuntu anymore. It's a system you have to fight against, just like Windows.

I was merely saying that you a couple commands you can uninstall snap and disable it from appearing ever again.

alecsm··on Ubuntu 26.04
You can disable that too and it won't be installed.
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