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12 May
Thoughts on using personal macbook pro for self study / personal projects? Using it securely and safely.

<!-- SC_OFF --><div class="md"><p>So this is probably a pretty common thing, but I just want to ask in case am not missing something. I have pretty much no knowledge but trying to

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24 Mar
m2 max 64gb vs m4 max 36gb vs 5070 pc?

<!-- SC_OFF --><div class="md"><p>Currently a 5070 build with possibly 64gb used ram (worst case i get 32gb ram new) and an m2 max macbook pro with 64gb ram and an m4 max mac

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16 Apr
m5 pro 64gb worth it for local agents or wait?

<!-- SC_OFF --><div class="md"><p>I am currently on an m3 mbp with 24gb ram. For regular python and django work the machine is perfect and i have no need to upgrade for speed. but

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8 May
"Hardware is the only moat" - Should we buy new hardware now or wait?

<!-- SC_OFF --><div class="md"><p>&quot;Hardware is the only moat&quot;.</p> <p>I read that quote yesterday, and at first, I thought it was just another person trying to sound

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1 May
Running llama.cpp on Snapdragon Hexagon NPU seems promising

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27 Mar
Best Local LLM for Coding

<!-- SC_OFF --><div class="md"><p>I'm looking to get a view on what the community think are the best Local LLMs for Coding ? and what's your go to resources for setting up things

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12 May
Local LLM autocomplete + agentic coding on a single 16GB GPU + 64GB RAM

<!-- SC_OFF --><div class="md"><p>Today I set up a full coding toolbox on a single RTX 5080 (with RAM offloading) that's actually viable.</p> <p><strong>Autocomplete</strong>:

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29 Mar
Was about to drop $800+ on a 3090 for local LLM. Turns out my CPU was a beast the whole time.

<!-- SC_OFF --><div class="md"><p>Went down the local LLM rabbit hole. Looked at P40s, V100s (almost bought an SXM2 version that doesn’t even plug into a normal motherboard lmao),

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