Sips latte while scrolling through yet another discussion about academic publishing costs

Well, this one really got my blood boiling today. Stumbled across a discussion about how DeepSeek - you know, the AI company that’s been making waves lately - had to fork out a whopping $12,690 just to make their Nature article open access. Twelve grand! Just so the rest of us mortals can read their research without hitting a paywall.

The tech world loves a good release date drama, and DeepSeek’s decision to delay their R2 model has certainly given us one. But scrolling through the reactions online, I’m struck by something refreshing – the overwhelming support for taking the time to get it right.

It’s fascinating to watch how different communities respond to delays. When a major gaming studio pushes back a release, the internet explodes with outrage. When Apple delays a product launch, shares tumble. But here we have DeepSeek, a Chinese AI company, delaying what would presumably be their next flagship model, and the response from users is essentially “let them cook.”