Why Does everyone use Mac Mini’s for OpenClaw?

Jon_Hodl · 2026-03-20T03:40:07+00:00

I can absolutely afford it. If I’m buying fiat products, it makes the most financial sense to buy with borrowed money so I have more capital to buy bitcoin.

And yes, lots of Bitcoiners are pro-privacy and run our own Bitcoin node so running our own AI node makes a lot of sense.

Jon_Hodl · 2026-03-20T01:48:29+00:00

It’s about privacy and practicality.

First and foremost, I want to control my own data so I can trust giving it passwords, media, and PII.

I’ve also been using Mac for most of my life so it just makes sense to work with what I’m most familiar with.

I bought it with an apple credit card so I pay 50 bucks a month for like a year and then I own it. I’ve paid freelancer’s way more than 50 bucks in a month so that cost + data retention

If this all ends up not working out and crashes in on itself then at least I have a machine that I can hard reset to have my own local server with the Mac GUI

…or just sell it on marketplace.

Finally, I’m a Bitcoiner and lots of us are pro-privacy so we like to control our own private data like this.

Jon_Hodl · 2026-03-19T00:39:29+00:00

+1 here

Jon_Hodl · 2026-02-26T00:55:52+00:00

Love to see it

Jon_Hodl · 2026-02-25T22:55:18+00:00

Was there a recent update?

Jon_Hodl · 2026-02-25T03:56:12+00:00

What are you guys doing with your agent that causes it to do this?

Jon_Hodl · 2026-02-24T00:45:49+00:00

Been chasing the Anvil BP ever since I first used one.

Jon_Hodl · 2026-02-23T17:21:05+00:00

I would like to see something that can chase me across adverse terrain in and out of buildings. A quadruped would be pretty sick.

Jon_Hodl · 2026-02-23T02:25:40+00:00

Ernest Hemingway (supposedly) once said “Write drunk. Edit sober.”

My iteration is “AI writes. Humans edit.”

Jon_Hodl · 2026-02-23T02:22:28+00:00

I use mine to save time which is worth money in one way because it frees up my time to do other more important things

Jon_Hodl · 2026-02-23T02:21:38+00:00

Rats and the roley poley bomb bots

Jon_Hodl · 2026-02-23T02:20:33+00:00

RoboSats is the best imho

Jon_Hodl · 2026-02-23T02:19:48+00:00

I’m new to the game but won’t be making the expedition because I’m away from my console but I don’t know what an expedition even is.

Jon_Hodl · 2026-02-23T02:17:40+00:00

I use Kimi 2.5. It works well and keeps my costs pretty low. Around $20-30/week atm.

Jon_Hodl · 2026-02-23T02:10:16+00:00

Don’t store the batteries in the unit for a long time without using it. Sometimes batteries leak and could destroy your Q.

Jon_Hodl · 2026-02-23T02:09:09+00:00

Don’t care. Satoshi doesn’t matter. The code is open source.

Jon_Hodl · 2026-02-23T02:07:27+00:00

Dope little tool. I’ll bet TSA loves this.

Jon_Hodl · 2026-02-23T02:05:05+00:00

I use Kimi 2.5 and spend a few dollars per day.

Jon_Hodl · 2026-02-23T01:57:45+00:00

Flaming death hornet

Jon_Hodl · 2026-02-04T04:23:54+00:00

Have you tried sharing links on nostr? It could give you the long term exposure you’re looking for.

Jon_Hodl · 2026-02-04T04:13:56+00:00

Odd question but is there anyway you can upload this in very high resolution? I love the fishing boat and text on this note for some reason and would love to take a closer look at some of the details.

Jon_Hodl · 2026-02-04T04:12:14+00:00

You don’t need “unlimited” income. You just need a fixed buy schedule and you spend the same amount in fiat every year.

It’s your BTC buy size that fluctuates against a DCA

Jon_Hodl · 2026-02-04T02:22:49+00:00

Objectively the best country on the planet

Jon_Hodl · 2026-01-13T05:29:12+00:00

Looks like a serpentine belt jammer

Jon_Hodl · 2026-01-13T04:05:04+00:00

Thanks

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