After 28 years building software, I'm starting to share
what I've actually learned - about .NET systems, cloud
migrations, Chrome extensions, and what it really takes
to build products solo.
No LinkedIn fluff. Just real stuff.
You don't go looking for them like they're an endangered species. 😄
The universe tends to introduce people when neither of them is trying too hard. The strongest connections usually happen naturally, without force, games, or perfect timing.
One day a stranger is just a stranger, and the next they're someone you can't imagine not knowing.
My theory? God installed all the internal components, closed the casing, and hit it with a cosmic laminator. The belly button is basically the quality-control sticker.
俺の説では、神様が体の中のパーツを全部組み込んで、外装を閉じてから宇宙製ラミネーターで圧着したんだよ。へそはその「検品済み」シールってわけ。
The question is: if our consciousness is a form of energy, does that mean we have always existed in some form?
Since energy cannot be created or destroyed-only transformed-could consciousness be something that existed before birth and continues after death, simply changing states?
PSA: Check your chat history before blaming the AI model for your token bill 😅
I was scratching my head wondering how I managed to burn through 1.2 billion tokens in just 4 days using DeepSeek through GHCP.
Turns out I had been working inside the same chat thread for nearly a month.
I completely forgot that every new request was dragging along a massive amount of historical context. The model wasn't just processing my latest prompt, it was chewing through weeks of previous conversations, code, discussions, and revisions.
The scary part is that everything still felt fast, so I didn't notice what was happening until I checked the usage stats.
If you're using DeepSeek (or any large-context model) through GHCP:
- Keep an eye on your token usage.
- Start fresh chats for new features or projects.
- Archive old conversations instead of endlessly continuing them.
- Large context windows are great, but they're not free.
I learned this lesson the expensive way. 😅
Has anyone else been surprised by their token usage because of a giant chat thread?