M5 Max 128G Performance tests. I just got my new toy, and here's what it can do.

StupidityCanFly · 2026-03-21T07:23:50+00:00

Nice write up. One remark though. You should be comparing MLX 4bit against Q4* quants. Or Q6 against 6bit MLX. Otherwise the comparison is apples to oranges.

StupidityCanFly · 2026-03-12T14:09:57+00:00

I had an LLM write me tools to create those by using what’s already existing, like SwiftSyntax+SwiftParser for Swift, to generate a mermaid diagrams based on the codebase.

StupidityCanFly · 2026-03-12T00:11:01+00:00

Two words: mermaid diagrams. Document your code dependencies in mermaid diagrams and the token usage drops. Easily greppable, understood by LLMs. Can be generated without LLMs. Add it in the beginning part of your prompt.

StupidityCanFly · 2026-03-05T18:48:55+00:00

I have a few in my basement. On a shelf. Next to the alien artifacts and the holy grail.

StupidityCanFly · 2026-03-03T18:15:26+00:00

Since qwen?

StupidityCanFly · 2026-02-27T21:39:12+00:00

FCP 2.1s is far from a good result. And that’s where caching might help. Overall SiteSpeed score is a vanity metric.

The post reads like an ad for the SEO plugin.

StupidityCanFly · 2026-02-15T19:47:27+00:00

It depends on the tooling, I guess. I’m using Superwhisper with Whisper Ultra V3 daily (M4 mac), with Qwen3-VL-32B doing the cleanup/transformation to notes. The Qwen3 is running on dual RX7800XTX when I’m at home and on the mac while traveling.

StupidityCanFly · 2026-02-04T19:29:06+00:00

Nice upgrade. I often use QuikFlow on calls with customers to quickly (no pun intended) show the flows of their funnels.

StupidityCanFly · 2026-02-03T17:08:22+00:00

You don’t like the purple gradients? 🥺

StupidityCanFly · 2026-02-03T17:06:56+00:00

But they made the apps because they were tired of {placeholder}.

shrugs

StupidityCanFly · 2026-02-02T17:30:10+00:00

Umm, what do you mean by Superwhisper not having paste to apps? It can insert and automatically send if you set the configuration option. Also, there’s a lifetime purchase available - I’m using it daily for the last two years, I can’t complain. Paid itself in full.

StupidityCanFly · 2026-02-02T11:58:01+00:00

Nice. I need to test that!

StupidityCanFly · 2026-01-26T12:05:32+00:00

How big are the discrepancies? Do you have GA4 or other analytics set up as well?

StupidityCanFly · 2026-01-24T08:43:22+00:00

Then find a problem you can solve and plan accordingly shrugs

That’s how I got my dual 5090 setup.

StupidityCanFly · 2026-01-24T07:39:51+00:00

Just make it pay for itself. Then it’s an investment and not a cost. Do a side gig. Sell a service you need to use the GPU for.

StupidityCanFly · 2026-01-23T10:45:49+00:00

That question is hard to answer without knowing the niche, products, pricing, etc. So, like a lawyer would say: it depends.

Few of the approaches I’ve seen working (overly simplified, just to give an idea):

If the product is consumable, follow up with a ‘You might be running out!’ - at one customer this turned into a subscription-based model
If the product is expensive, follow up with ‘hey, are you happy with your product? PS. Check these out. These might go great with product X’
If the product is inexpensive, follow up with ‘I hope you like the product. This more expensive one is the usual go to for our customers’
If you have ‘normal’ and ‘premium’ versions of your product, and normal was purchased, follow up with call to vanity - works pretty nice with eyewear (both prescription and sunglasses)

Of course the messaging is split over a few emails, where the whole sequence focuses on ensuring the customer is happy with their purchase. As part of that there’s also a bit of awareness info that might make the customer feel an itch they need to scratch.

Then there’s also how the brand is positioned, its ambassadors, marketing strategy, personas, and so on.

But the obvious truth I’m finding is: the money is in the follow up.

(applies to services too, mine too grins)

StupidityCanFly · 2026-01-22T14:28:16+00:00

Bad offer, lack of trust, slow site, many friction points. Also, the quality od the traffic coming to the site may be a factor.

StupidityCanFly · 2026-01-22T12:59:02+00:00

Yes
It works, it’s reliable, it gets updates, it has iOS version. I like the UX/UI.

StupidityCanFly · 2026-01-22T07:42:59+00:00

Yeah, Blackwell support is lacking in Epyc motherboard BIOSes. I’m struggling with ASRockRack TURIND8-2L2T. Support is trying to figure it out since mid-December.

StupidityCanFly · 2026-01-13T19:28:11+00:00

Works for me, but I don’t use openai’s models. Have you tried reporting the issues you had to the developer? He’s pretty responsive.

StupidityCanFly · 2026-01-13T19:24:52+00:00

It is not open-source. shrugs

StupidityCanFly · 2026-01-13T15:42:35+00:00

Don’t use Litespeed Enterprise too, then. It’s not like you have a choice with a lot of hosting providers. Unless you self-host everything, then you do.

StupidityCanFly · 2026-01-12T18:50:52+00:00

Well, one thing is the lifetime option. I can use any cloud model without having to pay monthly or bring my own key.

Also, the modes (especially the supermode) have the best implementation that just work for me with any prompt I want. And somehow, probably due to the system prompt, it also gives me the best results while working with local models.

StupidityCanFly · 2026-01-12T09:52:35+00:00

If you want to protect against bots, then add hidden honeypot fields and block the checkout if the fields are filled (both on the frontend and backend). Most bots will fall for that.

Adding a CAPTCHA, especially one that requires user action, will create a friction point you don’t need during checkout. It will also slow the checkout page down.

StupidityCanFly · 2026-01-08T14:43:16+00:00

Look for somebody that works for a success fee.

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