I run a 24GB GPU instead of paying for Claude or Codex, and Qwen 3.6 keeps up more than I expected
…I'll self-host an LLM instead of paying the $20 a month for the second-best models, and that's what I've been doing for the last few months. Related…
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Forget hunting for working CRTs, this is how I nailed the retro look for my emulation catalog
…You download it immediately, but the joy lasts only 10 minutes until the first Game Over screen, after which you promptly forget about it. Part of that comes down to how these…
I ditched half my Obsidian plugins and my vault actually got better
…first twenty minutes troubleshooting error messages and re-linking broken databases. This is the hidden cost of a complex system. It’s not just the time I spend fixing things; it’s…
Home Assistant's intimidating reputation is completely undeserved once you survive the first week
…simple that it barely took a few minutes. The same holds true about my TrueNAS server, Beszel container, and Jellyfin instance, though the last one already has a fantastic integration built into…
Treating Claude Code as just a coding tool is like using a Swiss Army knife to open cans
…and-forth with Claude only took a few minutes, compared to the hours I'd have spent writing the same thing myself. Fixing the dotfiles you're scared to touch Time to…
Your last backup completing successfully doesn't mean your data is actually recoverable
…If you’ve got redundant data in your NAS, these scrub tasks can even fix the corrupted files. TrueNAS supports this facility, and the same holds true for most distros that ship…
My 15-year-old Canon is now the best webcam in my house, thanks to firmware Canon never approved
…minutes. Buying a cheap AC adapter DC coupler dummy battery that slides into the battery tray and plugs directly into a wall outlet, delivering continuous cool electrical current indefinitely, will last you…
3D printing filament got cheaper this year, but that's not where I actually saved money
…None of that felt exciting at the time, but it made every roll last longer than any sale price did. Dry storage and repeatable settings stretched every roll further Moisture control ended…
4 unique ways I use Codex that has nothing to do with coding
…By the time I'd assembled a rough mental picture of the day, I'd lost twenty minutes and most of my willpower. The fix turned out to be the connector setup…
Modern projectors have a bigger problem than lamp life, and nobody's talking about it
…To fix the half-life problem, the projector industry at large pivoted to LED and Laser light engines. If you look at spec sheets today, the numbers are staggering. BenQ notes that…