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velomashon DeepSeek makes the V4 Pro price discount permanent

I found that DSV4 wasn't as cheap as its token price. It burns tokens at a pretty high rate

velomashon Ask HN: Who is hiring? (February 2026)

alias (GOAT Group) | Los Angeles, CA | Remote | Full-Time | alias.org

alias helps people sell their footwear and apparel. We're owned by GOAT Group which also owns GOAT, FlightClub, and Grailed. We did over 1B in GMV last year. IYKYK. We work to make seller's lives easier, help them accomplish their goals, and provide top-tier market insights.

We're looking for Backend Engineers who: - Have a bias towards action - Are incredibly curious with a drive to learn new technologies - Are data driven and can reason about large systems

Tech stack: Go microservices, DynamoDB, redis, some exposure to rails + postgres

Apply at https://job-boards.greenhouse.io/goatgroup/jobs/4623586005. Mention in the application that you saw our post on HN.

velomashon Digital ID, a new way to create and present an ID in Apple Wallet

It’s inevitable that identification and payments continue to digitize. I’d prefer that physical ID / cash remain legally protected but that I can also go for a run with only my watch and buy a beer afterward

velomashon 'Death to Spotify': the DIY movement to get artists and fans to quit the app

I recently switched to TIDAL and got off Spotify. Better music quality. Better payouts to the artists. Great playlists. I don't miss Spotify at all.

velomashon KDE is now my favorite desktop

It's not that mobile is "cool". I've had analytics data for many apps across different types of industries. Consistently, even on mainline web pages, traffic is dominated by mobile. The vast majority of people visit apps and pages on their phones.

velomashon The future is not self-hosted, but self-sovereign

The UX vs value provided for self hosting doesn’t make sense for normal people

velomashon Experimenting with no-build Web Applications

This is why many developers are upset with AI. A lot of us love the craft of writing code. The last version worked. There was no need to rewrite other than enjoyment.

“Delivering value” without the craft of coding a project grates against many.

I too enjoy that process, but I’m also learning when and how the ultra boost of AI assistance can fit into a quality first / crafting mentality.

I suspect the author would shudder at the thought though

velomashon Ask HN: What do you talk about in 1-on-1s with your managers?

Former staff eng current manager here. When I was programming it was really common for me to steer 1:1s with my manager to personal topics. We talked about the city we lived in, projects we were working on, etc. I felt like it was more important to create a relationship with them than to talk about daily activities. That way, when I had larger initiatives I wanted to accomplish or things I wanted done that needed participation outside our group I would bring them to the 1:1.

Now that I'm a manager I see that everyone brings a unique sensibility to these meetings. The employee's work style, emotional temperament, ambition, project, and team dynamics all come together to form what they want to talk about. In general I try to have the employee run the meeting. It's their time to get information about what's going on in the company or give me feedback on how the team / project is progressing. As other's have stated, your manager shouldn't be leading a lot of the conversation unless they're delivering feedback on how you can improve.

velomashon Ask HN: How do I find my “purpose”?

I mean, I'm not even sure if it's legal to own aquatic marine mammals of that size, but I can see how that relationship would be meaningful.

I'd probably start with some marine biology classes. Then maybe you could find an internship or job at a large aquarium. After that you'd need to forge relationships with handlers and suppliers. Start reaching out and asking "hypothetical questions" about sourcing "for the aquarium" ;)

While you're trying to make the deal you'll need to setup a space for your new friend. You'll probably need a source for fish in bulk and maybe a free water source. Municipal water would be expensive.

Good luck!

velomashon Startups, this is how design works (2012)

Clicking this on mobile makes for a very ironic reading experience. The medium is the message here.

velomashon Ask HN: Share your personal site

https://adamtrimble.com

It's basically a resume, but I had fun doing the interactions and color theming. I was aiming for simplicity as much as possible while keeping people reading.

velomashon I Have Resigned from the Google AMP Advisory Committee

These days it's a security concern to allow any random site to iFrame your property due to clickjacking. This is why you see X-Frame-Options headers blocking / whitelisting who can iFrame sites.

velomashon Dashlane's Super Bowl ad proves password managers have arrived

IMHO paying for password storage solutions is the best way to get security. A robust solution will need updates, fixes, and improvements. The team building those will be paid somehow. Paying customers assure that ad networks and other nefarious actors cannot incentivize weak security practices.

Sure. We could all evangelize some esoteric command line FOSS system, but the general public NEEDS secure password management

velomashon Ferro – Simplifying web development, no more HTML

Says the website which has double scroll bars when the viewport is too short vertically? This is definitely under-baked.

velomashon Silicon Valley Tightens Its Grip on Free Speech

What a jumbled illogical mess of an argument. The author confuses free speech, monopolistic tendencies, and censorship but doesn't make a solid point about any of them. Instead, they skip from one topic to another without real evidence or thought.