I thought I needed a NAS, then I used this device for Plex instead
…Even if the device you're running your Plex server from isn't that powerful, it might not matter if you're streaming to a modern set-top box like the Apple…
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Windows is undeniably convenient, but Linux puts you in charge
…It also does a far better job at connecting to mobile devices. Though I still wouldn't call Phone Link "good", it's more than what Linux has to offer out of…
This is the mini PC that finally made me display my home server instead of burying it
…No annoying compatibility issues with Linux drivers, it just works, and I appreciate that. The only annoyance is that BIOS updates have to be initiated from Windows via a BAT file; there…
Cal.com just went closed source over AI, but AI is exactly why open source still wins
…It also caught two unplanted issues that genuinely apply: the server is single-threaded and trivially DoS-able with one slow connection, and there's no upper bound on the allocation size…
Your SSD has a built-in health report you probably never checked, and it could save your data
…Most consumer SSDs keep working without issues up to 80% of their designated lifespan (indicated by the TBW rating). After that, however, you should consider offloading your data and looking for a…
Google's Gemma 4 isn't the smartest local LLM I've run, but it's the one I reach for most
…On my ThinkStation PGX with its 128GB of unified memory, both fit without issue, but on a more typical consumer GPU, the 26B with a slightly aggressive quantization is a more realistic…
I built a $15 ESP32 display that lets me monitor my Bambu Lab printer from my desk
…I haven't had a single crash or memory-related issue with my setup. The board also includes an SD card slot, an RGB LED, and a built-in LDR, though I…
I built a distributed computer with three cheap ESP32 boards using a feature most people ignore
…A node can send to FF:FF:FF:FF:FF:FF, and every ESP-NOW device listening on the same channel can receive it and decide for itself whether the packet matters…
I installed Immich Power Tools to fix my 170,000-photo library, and it saved me weeks of work
…Not at the scale that I needed to fix issues. Power Tools offers to fix that. It's a management layer that connects to your existing library and gives you significantly more…
You don't need an expensive GPU to run a local LLM that actually works
…The issue there is that RAM is actually really slow, at least compared to VRAM on a GPU or CPU cache. The former is the best choice for running LLMs with Nvidia…