Nvidia just solved their VRAM problem, but not by giving out more VRAM
… We still end up running into memory limits in real games today. …
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I switched my whole house to a single VLAN and stopped pretending I needed segmentation
… But there was no point implementing an enterprise-grade solution first and then looking for workarounds to bypass that. The original segmentation logic slowly started collapsing under real-world usage. …
Raspberry Pi 5's price hike pushed me toward mini PCs, and now I can't justify going back
… Subtle improvements finally improved my daily usage. …
Your Raspberry Pi will outlast your PC if you stop treating it like one
… Lightweight network monitoring utilities sit comfortably within the Pi’s memory limits without hammering the storage. …
I tested whether Claude's free plan could replace my Gemini subscription, and it surprised me in ways I didn't expect
… The elephant in the room: Claude's limits Claude's free plan cuts the conversation short There's no way to discuss Claude's free plan without discussing its extremely strict limits during peak times. …
Your old phone is a better home server than a Raspberry Pi
… A classic smart home usage is the Home Assistant Voice Satellite. …
GNOME extensions are basically required, but they're a ticking time bomb for Linux desktops
… Take COSMIC , for example, which has most features I expect from a desktop environment, has a moderate resource usage footprint, and doesn't force me to search for extensions the moment I install a fresh Linux distro with GNOME. …
I connected Claude Code to my home server through MCP, and now I manage my entire lab by talking to it
… For a simple issue, I had to open Portainer to find the container, SSH to read the logs, then switch to Uptime Kuma to check whether it was actually down, and Beszel to cross-check the server usage . …
I turned my dusty Chromecast into a $250 smart home hub replacement
… Or you can use the 2026 Home Assistant Energy Dashboard to show real-time solar production and power usage. It's a great visual reminder to run the dishwasher when the sun is out. Another usage is the kitchen command center. …
Your old GPU can still run big LLMs – you just need the right tweaks
… Fortunately, all hope isn’t lost, as there are a handful of workarounds for deploying larger models on cheaper, outdated hardware. …