Codex CLI felt safer than Claude Code, but it cost me my flow
…When I decided to test it, it was only available for macOS, which made it a natural fit to test on my MacBook before the wider rollout. By doing this, I could…
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These 5 small tweaks made my self-hosted LLM setup way more productive
2d agoMy self-hosted LLMs are a lot more than just a chat replacement – here's how they boost my productivity
3d agoI use Claude and local LLMs together now, and it costs half as much while being twice as fast
5d agoMy local LLM can call Claude when it's stuck, and it changed everything about my local-first setup
1w agoI replaced over $1,000 in cloud subscriptions with one small home server
…If you want to use Ollama and Open WebUI for local LLM usage, you'll want a more powerful CPU and lots of RAM, because StartOS doesn't have GPU passthrough yet…
I replaced my smart home hub with a $120 mini PC, and my smart home finally feels responsive
…problems tested my patience several times. Yet, every hour I spent on that helped me learn how my smart home works. Besides building my devices, I also run a local LLM with…
I vibe-coded a fully functional game with Claude Code, and it doesn't look vibe-coded at all
…Sign in to your XDA account Can " vibe coding " truly democratize game development? This was the central question I was left with after a weekend spent testing the latest iterations of LLMs…
Claude's Dispatch feature turned my phone into a remote control for my entire workflow
…Related I tested Claude’s new interactive visuals, and they’re changing how I explain things Most LLMs suffer with visualisation, Claude doesn't Another example of how I used Dispatch recently…
I replaced my entire AI prompt library with Fabric, and now I can't imagine going back
…Fabric Interact with all your LLMs without spending too much time perfecting and saving your prompts. See at Github Related I tested Claude Code, Codex, Lovable, and Replit side by side, and…
I stopped buying smart home gadgets and started building them for a fraction of the price
…Related I replaced Google Home with Home Assistant and a local LLM, and I'm not looking back I've almost retired Google entirely in my home. Ran the numbers and they…
I stopped being afraid to break my systems after learning what each OS actually needs to recover
…That's honestly been easier now I have a local LLM to help. It might be a little slow for some tasks, but figuring out YAML or Jinja syntax and why Home…
I stopped paying monthly for productivity tools after finding these alternatives with one-time purchases
…I can even see my calendar events alongside my tasks, which is essential for planning a busy week of testing local LLMs or drafting technical guides. OmniFocus OmniFocus is a feature-rich…
My $15 Raspberry Pi hosts my password manager and gets rid of expensive subscriptions
…I now use a Paperless-ngx alongside a local LLM on one of my systems, while my old laptop, with merely 4GB DDR3 RAM, runs eight Docker containers. I also have a…