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EPISODE · Oct 12, 2026 · 14 MIN

Fable was cheaper than the engineer

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An engineer says a cheaper model was enough to cut the last person on staff. The episode also covers an August Postgres disk benchmark, a bearish note on a possible Anthropic listing, Deloitte's Abramovich accounts, and a Zod commit that never reached the registry. Fable Took My Job (HN discussion) Postgres isn't slow, your storage is (HN discussion) Anthropic's ridiculous IPO (HN discussion) Deloitte and Abramovich's accounts (HN discussion) Zod's malicious commit (HN discussion) Chapters: (00:00) Intro (00:49) 1. Fable Took My Job (01:58) 1. Fable Took My Job: HN comments (03:47) 2. Postgres isn't slow, your storage is (05:06) 2. Postgres isn't slow, your storage is: HN comments (06:23) 3. Anthropic's ridiculous IPO (07:32) 3. Anthropic's ridiculous IPO: HN comments (09:07) 4. Deloitte and Abramovich's accounts (10:41) 4. Deloitte and Abramovich's accounts: HN comments (11:35) 5. Zod's malicious commit (12:46) 5. Zod's malicious commit: HN comments (13:47) Wrap-up

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