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lancekeyon Ask HN: What are you working on? (September 2026)

I’ve been working on https://computeprices.com for almost 2 years.

My goal is to better understand the economics of AI and make something useful in the process.

(Coming soon: kWh prices and robot prices)

Mostly built with claude code with a dash of codex.

A recent, useful unlock in the process has been a daily CC routine to check the health of the 53 price collectors in the project.

lancekeyon Making deep learning go brrrr from first principles (2022)

Also check out his nanochat repo. I used the repo, claude and shadeform to train my own mini model for about $300. Would have been less but I screwed up and let the cloud gpu rental run for a few hours even though the training run errored out.

Of course the model was dumber than GPT2 but still it was a great learning experience.

lancekeyon Russian Troops' Fear Grows as Ukraine AI "Slaughterbot" Drones Headhunt Them

https://hochuzhit.com/en/

I think i saw videos of drones w loudspeakers or dropping flyers w a telegram QR code but I don’t have sources.

lancekeyon An OpenAI model has disproved a central conjecture in discrete geometry

25/75%. Plenty of stores are owned directly by McDonalds corp.

lancekeyon Agent-to-agent pair programming

Do you see any benefit in doing this locally versus having Codex review the PR Claude generates?

lancekeyon Schedule tasks on the web

Ha I just SPECed out a version of this. I have a simple static website that I want a few people to be able to update.

So, we will give these 3 or 4 trusted users access to an on-site chat interface to request updates.

Next, a dev environment is spun up, agent makes the changes, creates PR and sends branch preview link back to user.

Sort of an agent driven CMS for non-technical stakeholders.

Let’s see if it works.

lancekeyon Ensu – Ente’s Local LLM app

I don’t think so. IIRC the desktop app is called Claude and it has a code option in the UI.

lancekeyon Ask HN: What Are You Working On? (March 2026)

For over a year now, I’ve been working on Compute Prices (https://computeprices.com).

It’s been a great way for me to better understand the cloud GPU industry, learn about data collection, normalization and use agentic coding to build a side project.

One thing I’m working on is distinguishing spot vs on demand prices and listing those separately. Also, including inference pricing for non-text AI models.

What features or data would you like to see me add next?

lancekeyon Claude Code: connect to a local model when your quota runs out

This is really insightful. Thank you.

Your first two points jive with my intuition that an agents primaries should be a code execution sandbox, mounted files and git.

If you have any practical examples to share I’m sure a ton of people would appreciate it.

lancekeyon Claude Code: connect to a local model when your quota runs out

Can you say a bit more about evals and your approach?

lancekeyon XAI launches 1M digital workers

Human Emulator offers agent based (near instant) quotes for any computer task.

lancekeyon OpenAI’s unit economics

I'm starting to add inference providers to computeprices.com, but if you even just look at GPU/hr rentals, there are some reasonable options out there.

I personally have been enjoying shadeform to build the GPU setup I like.

lancekeyon Nvidia Stock Crash Prediction

Yea looking at 60 day moving average on computeprices.com H100 have actually gone UP in cost recently, at least to rent.

A lot of demand out there for sure.

lancekeyon AWS raises GPU prices 15% on a Saturday, hopes you weren't paying attention

Yes i was surprised too. I think it's mostly newer models pushing older ones down. I think there's also a lot of competitive pressure in this market. And the GPU shortage is not really a thing anymore.

lancekeyon AWS raises GPU prices 15% on a Saturday, hopes you weren't paying attention

Good idea! I'll noodle on how to define that.

lancekeyon AWS raises GPU prices 15% on a Saturday, hopes you weren't paying attention

I’ve been working on computeprices.com as a side project for the last year to do just that.

lancekeyon Gemini 3 Flash: Frontier intelligence built for speed

Curious to learn what a “product benchmark” looks like. Is it evals you use to test prompts/models? A third party tool?

Examples from the wild are a great learning tool, anything you’re able to share is appreciated.

lancekeyon Ask HN: What Are You Working On? (December 2025)

Working on computeprices.com - a cloud GPU rental price tracker

lancekeyon Wolfram Compute Services

OP never said he wanted an alternative, just expressed surprise an alternative/competitor didn’t exist.

lancekeyon Show HN: I was reintroduced to computers: Raspberry Pi

great article and I'm a fan of the chat style about section. kudos!

lancekeyon Ask HN: Freelancer? Seeking freelancer? (October 2025)

SEEKING WORK | NYC / Remote Services: Web Development, Conversion Optimization, Data/Software/Process Consulting, Fractional Tech Leadership

Hi, I’m Gene, a consultant, developer and fractional CTO with 15+ years of experience delivering technology projects that help my customers grow. Main areas of focus: b2b & b2c web apps, ecommerce experiences, and conversion focused marketing sites.

I've helped McDonald's implement a new ERP system, GE develop an investor dashboard and Amazon build custom stores for their biggest sellers. But I especially enjoy helping scrappy startups and small businesses delight their users and convert them into long term clients.

Website: https://lansky.tech LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/gkobilansky/

Contact: gene [at] lansky.tech

lancekeyon Ask HN: What are you working on? (September 2025)

https://computeprices.com | Daily cloud GPU prices.

Been collecting and growing the list of providers since the start of the year. Over 30 providers now added.

lancekeyon Ask HN: Freelancer? Seeking freelancer? (September 2025)

SEEKING WORK | Remote | NY, USA

Hi, I'm Gene and I've been building lean, high-performance web apps, conversion focused ecommerce, and bespoke marketing sites for the last 13 years. With clients ranging from early-stage nonprofits to Fortune 500 companies (Amazon, Samsung, GE, McDonalds, Mars Inc), I help businesses launch clean, functional, growth-oriented digital products.

SERVICES:

- Custom Web Apps: fast, scalable, and designed to grow with your goals.

- E-commerce Solutions: smooth checkout flows, Stripe/SamCart integration, and optimized for conversions.

- Marketing & Landing Pages: high-impact, fast-loading experiences that convert visitors into customers.

LINKS:

Website: https://lansky.tech

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/gkobilansky/

Select Projects:

GMB Fitness App - https://app.gmb.io

Samsung Galaxy Amazon Store - https://lansky.tech/work/samsung-amazon-experience

Compute Prices - https://computeprices.com

WHY WORK WITH ME:

- I focus on starting small, iterating quickly, and building exactly what your users and your bottom line need.

- Transparent and straightforward pricing.

Technologies: Typescript, Next.js, Nest.js, Node, AWS, Streaming Video, HTML, CSS, Wordpress, Craft CMS, SQL & Postgres

Ready to start? Send me a note - gene[at]lansky.tech

lancekeyon RU's military not as damaged by attack as some pro-UA commentators suggest

Some of the aircraft were loaded with cruise missiles - they were about to pepper Ukraine and then … couldn’t.

lancekeyon 2010 U.S.-Russia Treaty Helped Kyiv's UAVs Destroy Russian Nuclear Bombers

Didn’t Russia suspend participation in New START?

https://www.csis.org/analysis/russia-suspends-new-start-and-...

lancekeyon Ask HN: Who wants to be hired? (June 2025)

Location: Greater NYC Area Remote: Yes Willing to relocate: No Technologies: TS, React, Node, Postgres, AWS + UX design and growth engine optimization Résumé/CV: https://www.linkedin.com/in/gkobilansky/ Website: https://lansky.tech Email: gene@lansky.tech

18 years of experience turning vague client requirements into revenue driving technical assets.

Looking to embed as a fractional tech lead or cto to contribute code and make sure team is aligned with business goals. Have 10-20 hrs / wk availability.

lancekeyon Denmark to raise retirement age to 70

Best simple and obvious explanation I’ve seen for the root cause.

So … probably most straightforward solution is to update local zoning laws to encourage a more communal style of living. Not communes but more along the lines of suburbs-as-village.

lancekeyon Denmark to raise retirement age to 70

Find jobs we like, with more flexibility and a better work-life balance.

Commercialize GLP1s.

Spend it on wars.

lancekeyon Ask HN: What are you working on? (May 2025)

What are your thoughts on SMRs as a concept in general? I’ve seen startup hype in this space but also watched YouTube engineers say it’s basically a non feasible approach.

lancekeyon Ask HN: What are you working on? (May 2025)

Very cool. Fun username too. I know Estonia has been an amazing leader in this space. Any thoughts on how their gov digitization compares/contrasts with Ukraines DIIA efforts?