I gave up NotebookLM for Claude Projects, and the trade-offs surprised me
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I replaced cloud LLMs with local models running off a Proxmox LXC, and the performance trade-off was worth it
… But I’ve spent the last couple of months moving away from cloud LLMs for my everyday tasks, partly since I don’t want external servers gaining access to my data, and also because I’d rather avoid the extra charges incurred by paid API usage. …
Your old laptop is a decent entry-level Proxmox server – if you respect its limits
…When he's not working on a new article, you can find him with his head stuck inside a PC or tinkering with a server operating system. Besides computing, his interests include…
Your cheap USB-C cables will fail with USB4
…be rated for high-speed but not for 240W charging delivery. Finally, there are active and passive with different lengths and compatibility trade-offs. Have I mentioned that buying the right USB…
This lesser-known USB-C feature never really took off
…charging mandate to the rise of 80 GB per second USB4 v2. The one port rule, the mall dream, is functionally here. However, as the port became a jack of all trades…
Instead of paying $40 a month for cloud AI tools, I run everything through a local model on my gaming PC
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Mini-ITX motherboards are full of compromises, but not the ones most people think
…can fit inside a much tighter space instead of focusing purely on performance, and that's the real compromise. You pay more for less flexibility and convenience Manufacturers love charging a premium…
Modern Standby is draining your Windows 11 laptop battery, and Microsoft won't fix it
…First, you probably already expect less from your phone, seeing as most of us charge them overnight. But the other big problem here is the hardware inside these devices. Most smartphones use…
Google's Gemini 3.5 Flash costs 3x the model it replaced, and the era of cheap AI is ending
… For Gemini 3.1 Pro, Google charges $2/M input and $12/M output for prompts up to 200K tokens, rising to $4/M and $18/M above that. …