AM4 outlived everyone's expectations, and that's exactly why I'm moving on
…Remember, I bought the X570 board in 2020, when it was nearing the end of its life, and I was just lucky that AMD released its first X3D chip on the AM4…
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If Claude Code is going away for Pro users, I can't recommend Claude anymore
…Unlike some competitors who lead with products or platforms, Anthropic's founding mission centers on building AI systems that are safe, interpretable, and steerable. Not quite. Anthropic is primarily an AI safety…
Your old GPU can still run big LLMs – you just need the right tweaks
…A MacBook with 16GB or 32GB of unified RAM can load and run LLMs at speeds that rival or exceed systems with discrete GPUs, making Apple laptops surprisingly competitive for local AI…
Your living room doesn't need an expensive OLED — this QLED is better for most people
…Related I looked up what chip most smart TVs actually run, and now I get why they feel so slow Your $1,000 TV probably has a processor older than your last…
I stopped trying to replace my Nvidia Shield and built something better instead
…Between AI upscaling, long-term software support, and generally excellent hardware, everything just worked. That is, until it broke down by itself. Well, not quite as straightforward as that. Apps stopped working…
The OmniBook Ultra finally proved that HP can compete with MacBook Air at its own game
…The competition this year has brought out some stunners, like the Asus ExpertBook Ultra and Dell XPS 14. The OmniBook Ultra now has OLED as standard, options for Intel X7 and X9…
You don't need an expensive GPU to run a local LLM that actually works
…A MacBook with 16GB or 32GB of unified RAM can load and run LLMs at speeds that rival or exceed systems with discrete GPUs, making Apple laptops surprisingly competitive for local AI…
I'm running a 284-billion-parameter model locally, and it competes with cloud AI
…Models are smaller, they're usually slower, and even when they're competitive, they're not going to have the same broad level of knowledge as a cloud model from the likes…
Claude, ChatGPT, and Gemini get all the hype, but the most interesting AI models are coming from elsewhere
…not going to pretend they're universally better (or even competitive across the board) models. But if your mental map of AI is made up of the big three, you're missing…
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