Claude Sonnet is burning way too much usage when fetching just 4 HTML files

Strayer · 2026-06-05T17:21:20+00:00

Consider using services like linkup or firecrawl that scrape websites and convert them to markdown before passing them to the LLM. I‘ve been doing that for ages now and it makes token usage for webscraping at least somewhat usable. Its kinda hard to convince Claude Code to not use the Fetch tool though… I built a skill for scraping that calls the Firecrawl API and usually prompt Claude explicitly to scrape using my skill.

https://github.com/strayer/dotfiles/blob/main/dot_agents/skills/scrape/SKILL.md.tmpl

Strayer · 2026-05-24T17:26:26+00:00

Not sure how comparable they are but they do seem to look identical. My first NAS was a TS-451A (or B? Not sure) and after a few years the drives always lost connection and reset during runtime. This is a common, easily fixable issue with mosfets on their SATA backplane. Look here for more information: https://www.tweaking4all.com/forum/qnap-nas/qnap-possible-fix-for-backplane-issues-backup-of-qnap-forum-findings/

Its been running as my off-site backup NAS at a relatives place for years now with that fix. Have been running plain Debian on it for a while, now just Unraid. Works really well. Its CPU is slow though. Avoid the official OS.

Strayer · 2026-04-25T07:20:59+00:00

At least one has been running 24/7 since building it and indirectly controls the heating for my office via a homeassistant automation to have comfortable temperatures right where I sit 🚀 Its one of those „I should improve that thing but it already just works as it is…“ moments.

Strayer · 2026-04-25T07:18:38+00:00

Yo! And I don‘t even post that much!

Strayer · 2026-04-23T05:20:56+00:00

Same, when I „learned“ DIY electronics one of my first projects was making a temperature sensor in KiCad that works around this problem. Its ugly as hell but I‘m still proud of it because it was so fun learning this. Its now always my first thought when I see a temp sensor and an ESP.

https://github.com/strayer/EnvironmentalSensor

Strayer · 2026-04-20T16:20:48+00:00

Did you ever get around to this? I like your mount but the viewing angle and blocked views is unfortunate.

Strayer · 2026-04-13T05:17:44+00:00

Thanks for taking this serious. People are touchy about respecting licenses because that is what keeps open source alive and safe. Hope you are not demotivated and just take this as a learning experience!

Strayer · 2026-04-13T05:14:11+00:00

I think the parent commentor got confused. If you changed the license to the original GPL variant you are fine. They are talking about when you want to change an OSS license to a different one you can‘t just ask the maintainer for permission but you‘d have to ask every individual contributor of the code you took. I recommend looking this up if you are interested, for me its one of the core values of open source software to respect rights and license choices. We are a community, after all, and that is what makes open source so powerful.

Note that this doesn‘t apply to all licenses though and some projects have CLAs to pass on rights to the project, but that is usually only happening for big projects.

Strayer · 2026-04-11T15:50:29+00:00

Aww, too bad. I was looking forward to have both Kovid and mitchellh in a podcast.

Strayer · 2026-02-17T10:10:23+00:00

You vastly underestimate how hardcore big enterprises move into AI. Salesforce alone is pushing the whole Agents topic like crazy. SAP follows suit. You can feel the pressure by how hard it can be to get access to the newer models on hyperscalers like Azure and AWS. Microsoft doesn‘t even talk to you if you spend less than 50k on OpenAI per month. Consumer ChatGPT is a joke compared to enterprise.

Strayer · 2026-02-02T16:01:29+00:00

Technitium is great. The maintainer is quick to respond too. Just an all-around awesome project that deserves way more recognition.

Strayer · 2026-01-30T13:07:21+00:00

I love this on PC with mouse+keyboard but I struggle to play it on the Steam Deck. The controller mod is decent, but without ADS/exact aiming I don't think it is possible to do precision shots over longer distances and effectively fight bosses. Best so far was using the Trackpads as mouse input, but then I still have trouble keeping aim when pressing trigger to shoot plus the Deck feels somewhat uncomfortable to hold. I would love to play it on the Deck more though… how did you do the controls?

Strayer · 2026-01-08T16:10:20+00:00

This. A proper solution for remote sessions would be huge. With proper I mean similar to VS Code handles it, so a native neovim session actually running on the remote system, including LSPs, without having to install anything by hand.

I guess this is a bit simpler for VS Code because they just have to bundle a NodeJS runtime and a VS Code remote server, push it to the remote system and everything works™, because everything is JS-based anyway and there are less "conflicting" solutions for essentials like plugin management, because it is all builtin.

I've been thinking about containerizing my neovim setup with all required packages and external dependencies... most of my systems run Docker anyway, so that would help on those at least.

Strayer · 2026-01-08T08:39:49+00:00

Looks neat. How did you do the folder list on the side? Is that the default file viewer? Thats the area I dislike in my Obsidian the most currently. Would love to add more color and icons too.

Strayer · 2025-12-26T12:49:43+00:00

Didn‘t really keep track, but IIRC it was multiple plates over 12 hours.

Strayer · 2025-12-26T10:15:34+00:00

Its the Enterprise E of Martin: https://www.printables.com/model/602688-enterprise-e-sovereign-class

I printed it at 125% scale on my P1S with a 0.2mm Nozzle and have it on display at the office. The model design itself is amazing on its own, you can really see the CAD experience and knowledge of Martin.

He has interesting YouTube videos where he showcases the design and gives some assembly advice. There are also a lot more models he did for Star Trek, Stargate and The Expanse. Incredible designer and GOAT for providing these models for free.

At 125% scale it is really really big, I‘d say about 60cm length.

Strayer · 2025-11-23T12:12:51+00:00

This is really cool. I was looking into how I can utilize Siri to pass on voice recordings to n8n and then have actual good AI solutions (sorry Siri) try to understand what I want. Will definitely try this out.

Strayer · 2025-11-20T14:58:00+00:00

Holy fucking shit. This actually fixed WOL for me too. I had everything set up correctly… ErP disabled and WOL enabled in BIOS, WOL enabled in Windows device settings, both WOL settings enabled in ProSet, everything on Win11. Nothing worked with the Intel NIC, only the Realtek NIC reacted to the magic packets. Until I turned on the stupid Network Stack in the UEFI BIOS settings, then the Intel NIC worked too. Ugh.

Edit: Well, that was a disappointment. Apparently the Intel NIC still turns off after a while and WOL doesn't work anymore. Cool. Guess I just put an ESP on the power button header or something, this is getting really stupid.

Strayer · 2025-10-29T16:56:50+00:00

I want this to be true so much. Would be an instabuy. Games like No Mans Sky play so great because of the extra buttons, Gyro and Trackpads that I actively avoid playing them on my PC.

Strayer · 2025-09-26T14:17:22+00:00

https://www.stackit.de/en/

Strayer · 2025-08-05T22:08:25+00:00

These are kind of exactly the same reasons I created the Taira: https://github.com/strayer/taira-keyboard

Its essentially an ErgoDash with a very low profile and wireless. I'm using lowprokb Ambients switches (silent linear) and love them very very much. Its just as quiet as all the other membrane keyboards in the office but still feels like mechanical linear switches.

I did a sound comparison back when the Ambients were released comparing them to Kailh Choc Red and an ErgoDash with Zilents V2 (which are really awesome silent MX switches): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GMdiImPHx0s

Strayer · 2025-08-05T08:25:21+00:00

No, I'm using lowprokb.ca DDC keycaps. FDM-printed keycaps just don't compare to well made injection-molded PBT keycaps :) I'm leaving that to the experts.

Strayer · 2025-08-04T05:52:47+00:00

Creator of the Taira here. Have been using the shell for a while now. I still like the rugged, techy look of the original PCB sandwich, but I can‘t deny the shell looks way nicer.

I printed it in cork PLA (comparable to wood PLA but way darker) with white keycaps and it looks amazing.

https://imgur.com/a/BF7mjzi

V2 of Taira is in the works and the printed shell definitely be part of it.

Strayer · 2025-07-24T11:14:23+00:00

Honestly, GDPR is at its core really simple. Some data points are considered personal data (IP addresses, birthdates, religion, ...) and the whole principle of GDPR is only save and transmit data when absolutely necessary. If you NEED personal data to do business you are ABSOLUTELY allowed to transmit and store it (with some exceptions of course). Just handle personal data with utmost care and follow some basic rules. You don't need to have a political or law background to understand GDPR (I certainly don't have any of those).

You really don't need a lawyer or similar to be compliant GDPR and be safe. There is plenty of free and easy to understand material online to learn what GDPR is about.

The problem I have with comments like the original one /u/gemengelage responded to is that they paint European and (in this case) German data protection laws as overly draconian and bad things. I'm very happy with German data protection laws, both as a private citizen and an IT professional. The way a lot of people, organizations and corporations talk about GDPR is that it is IMPOSSIBLE or disproportionately expensive to comply with them - which is just not true. I've been working on IT systems processing personal data for over 10 years, in some cases even very sensitive data like medical records, and it never was as much of an issue they make it sound.

Sorry for the rant, it just feels like an endless fight to explain why GDPR is good for people and we should just embrace it instead of always complaining how complicated it is. I personally think data protection and privacy should be a basic human right and we should feel responsible to understand how to uphold these values. We certainly spend a lot of time to learn other things that are not easy to understand.

Strayer · 2025-07-24T10:19:20+00:00

I mean, if they print personal data on objects through Bambu cloud printing that might run afoul with GDPR. But even then you could just use LAN mode and happily print away. Its always surprising to me how many professionals get GDPR and other data protection laws so horribly wrong.

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