smhanov

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by smhanov 3mo ago
I've been using deepseek v4 for cost/performance reasons. I feel it is generally not as good as some others, but in the end, you can make any model work by giving it the right acceptance criteria. Use detailed specs, use tests, an
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by smhanov 3mo ago
It needs a purple gradient mode.
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by smhanov 6mo ago
It was definitely easier pre-LLM. The difference between launching things today and 10 years ago is night and day. When I made websequencediagrams.com, it was free and companies would email wanting to buy it for use internally based on a si
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How I run multiple $10K MRR companies on a $20/month tech stack(stevehanov.ca)
11 points by smhanov 6mo ago|3 comments
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by smhanov 7mo ago
Working on laconic, a "Ralph loop for Research" API costs for LLM are getting ridiculous. By managing a 4K context window, I can get tiny local models to do advanced research tasks that require dozens of searches and building a kn
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A Ralph Loop for Reading: Beating GPT 5.2 with a 4k Context Window (and 4 GPUs)(stevehanov.ca)
2 points by smhanov 7mo ago|0 comments
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by smhanov 1y ago
I wish WebSequenceDiagrams was further up your list. I guess I have some work to do. When I made it, nothing like mermaid, plantUML，lucid charts existed. The syntax of most tools was based on Java or graphviz and overly verbose. I was writi
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by smhanov 5y ago
WebSequenceDiagrams supports this: https://www.websequencediagrams.com/?lz=dGl0bGUgVW4AAwVkCgpB... Premium version allows crossed messages: https://www.websequencediagrams.com/cgi-bin/cdraw?lz=dGl0bGU..
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by smhanov 5y ago
This happened to me. I never did figure out the cause. One day customers of www.websequencediagrams.com started emailing me saying they couldn't access their files. Turns out it was corrupted and would just error when accessing certain
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by smhanov 6y ago
https://languagenow.app I created an HTML app to help you learn Mandarin or German. It's flashcards for vocabulary and writing. I was very excited about it a couple of years ago but then I stopped and now I'm the only
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by smhanov 10y ago
I make a Saas web application and I still got something from this. I'm going to commit some $$$ and buy some other Saas apps to see what they do right.
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by smhanov 12y ago
Right now they only appear for people that arrive from a search engine directly to a word page. http://rhymebrain.com/en/What_rhymes_with_purple.html My theory was that those people are looking to buy something. Also I
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by smhanov 12y ago
I have three side projects that together became my "full-time" job. I'm able to spend a lot of time with my kids since I can work fewer hours. I'm tired all the time due to a 4 month old baby, so I'm not doing a lot
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by smhanov 12y ago
I created http://www.websequencediagrams.com . PlantUML came several years later. I'm happy that my syntax is good enough to emulate in so many different projects.
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by smhanov 13y ago
In Canada, at tech startup seminars, the lawyers remind us that the government has a "Ministry of Labour", and it is NOT called the "Ministry of Employers" for a reason. Lawyers advice employers to make the employee happ
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by smhanov 14y ago
Don't be silly. Nobody in the real world reads Hacker News.
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by smhanov 16y ago
It does. Search the chrome extension library.