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Oct 19, 2026 14 min

Claude payers reach for DeepSeek

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Paying Claude customers explain why DeepSeek's cheap Flash update is the model they actually use, a programmer builds a language that traps LLMs, Grant Sanderson says go into math anyway, a Nobel-cited Princeton PhD cannot get hired, and dogs match bouba to round and kiki to spiky. DeepSeek-v4.1-Flash-1017 (HN discussion) I built a programming language that LLMs can't use (HN discussion) There's never been a better time to go into math (by: 3blue1brown) (HN discussion) A Princeton PhD applied to 2,300 jobs and still can't get one (HN discussion) Dogs seem to agree with humans that 'bouba' is round and 'kiki' is spiky (HN discussion) Chapters: (00:00) Intro (00:57) 1. DeepSeek-v4.1-Flash-1017 (01:53) 1. DeepSeek-v4.1-Flash-1017: HN comments (03:56) 2. I built a programming language that LLMs can't use (05:20) 2. I built a programming language that LLMs can't use: HN comments (06:12) 3. There's never been a better time to go into math (by: 3blue1brown) (07:36) 3. There's never been a better time to go into math (by: 3blue1brown): HN comments (09:34) 4. A Princeton PhD applied to 2,300 jobs and still can't get one (10:44) 4. A Princeton PhD applied to 2,300 jobs and still can't get one: HN comments (11:46) 5. Dogs seem to agree with humans that 'bouba' is round and 'kiki' is spiky (13:11) 5. Dogs seem to agree with humans that 'bouba' is round and 'kiki' is spiky: HN comments (13:56) Wrap-up

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  1. 0:00 Intro
  2. 0:57 1. DeepSeek-v4.1-Flash-1017
  3. 1:53 1. DeepSeek-v4.1-Flash-1017: HN comments
  4. 3:56 2. I built a programming language that LLMs can't use
  5. 5:20 2. I built a programming language that LLMs can't use: HN comments
  6. 6:12 3. There's never been a better time to go into math (by: 3blue1brown)
  7. 7:36 3. There's never been a better time to go into math (by: 3blue1brown): HN comments
  8. 9:34 4. A Princeton PhD applied to 2,300 jobs and still can't get one
  9. 10:44 4. A Princeton PhD applied to 2,300 jobs and still can't get one: HN comments
  10. 11:46 5. Dogs seem to agree with humans that 'bouba' is round and 'kiki' is spiky
  11. 13:11 5. Dogs seem to agree with humans that 'bouba' is round and 'kiki' is spiky: HN comments
  12. 13:56 Wrap-up

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