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What's good about it? I use OpenCode and it does what I need, basically.

I use the Deepseek API and pay peanuts. Very satisfied.

That tracks, I wonder what the people who say that the models are too dumb expect to see. Miracles?

How are the models too dumb? How are they dumber than the average person? I wonder if anyone gave Claude an IQ test (the one for humans).

Did Claude write that top-level comment?

Thanks, my love of comedy is only surpassed by my love of Django.

I agree, Django is just fantastic. Nothing is perfect, but Django is just really well-designed, with components that fit together naturally into a balanced whole.

True, I see lots of Teslas and BYDs here in Greece (and own a BYD). Wouldn't go back to ICE.

I don't think it is, I think it's the methane, which is by far the largest greenhouse gas contributor in the process. Besides, the other emissions go away once your energy producti…

Wait, how does beef emit carbon? I thought the main problem with beef was methane, not carbon emissions. Ah, I see, your graph says CO2-equivalent, not CO2. It's the methane.

I think you're both right. An EV is wonderful if you can charge at home, and a chore if you can't. Fast chargers help, but they're expensive and still not as fast as gas. If you ha…

But the GP is saying a Tesla won't do 600km on one charge, which does sound reasonable. I agree with you about just stopping to charge for a few minutes along the way if I need mor…

In Greece, fast charging is 4x more expensive than slow charging at home. Slow electricity is around 4x cheaper than gas, so you're right, fast charging makes it about even. Good t…

I forgot that the US uses 120 V, that's a bit less convenient, but I agree. I live in a country that uses 240V, and I ~never need to worry about charging. I'll usually intentionall…

I have a standard plug (not even three phase) and charge 30 kWh in ten hours (overnight). That's around 90 miles, which is plenty. If I'm going on a long trip, I just make sure I s…

Not to mention that fast charging degrades your battery faster. I've had my car for a year and a half and I charged at a fast charger maybe four times.

That's my only car, and it's the best thing ever. I'm never going back to ICE. I have a normal wall plug in my garage and I charge once or twice a week overnight, and I never need …

I'm assuming they mean an SVG.

I read the very first message of the thread as "if you're going to regulate something, regulate that we should be able to pay without requiring Google", ie with Graphene and the li…

You're begging the question. The entire premise of this thread is "we should be able to pay without infesting our phone with corporate malware".

Yeah, anything waterproof is going to be a problem. I'm curious to see how the new EU laws on battery replacement deal with this.

Yeah, it's a tragedy that we throw devices away because the battery has a short expiration date :/ At least I guess watches are on the more understandable end of the "hard to repai…

It is. I read the first sentence and closed the tab.

This is why the Steam Machine is worth its money (or, well, what it would have cost if RAM hadn't gone to the sky). Getting 90% of the nice-to-haves costs $200, but getting 100% co…

Seriously, please don't throw away perfectly functioning hardware just to avoid unscrewing a few screws.