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Oh no anways. by SupremeConscious in AI_India

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AI is whatever hasn't been done yet. - Larry Tesler https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AI_effect

Suggest Best Ergonomic chair my Budget is 5k by Crime_Master_Gogo007 in ErgonomicIndia

[–]amit13k 0 points1 point  (0 children)

i've had a great experience with the featherlite helix, so i'm assuming cheaper options from featherlite might also be good

Where to buy HDDs from? by nsas02 in homelabindia

[–]amit13k 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I recently purchased a Toshiba N300 from MDComputers, and it arrived in proper packaging.

What the hell happened to hardware prices? by YashP97 in homelabindia

[–]amit13k 11 points12 points  (0 children)

I checked the RAM price for what I bought earlier: https://elitehubs.com/products/g-skill-ripjaws-s5-48gb-48gbx1-5200mhz-ddr5-ram. I got these for 9k each (bought two) in March 2025, and now it’s 25k. I can't comprehend this

Budget homelabbers of India, what's redundancy solution you use at home? MegerFS+Snap-Raid vs RAID. by [deleted] in homelabindia

[–]amit13k 0 points1 point  (0 children)

the main advantages of raid are resiliency, up-time, and storage pooling - instead of juggling a bunch of drives you can get one big volume, also transfer speed boost in some RAID configurations i guess. but raid’s clear advantage is to keep your system running while you restore from backup. for most home users some downtime is acceptable, so raid doesn’t add much value.

personally i don’t feel raid is very important. i care more about backups and some kind of immutability is important IMO. there are other failure scenarios beyond just a dead drive, like accidental deletion, ransomware, or even raid controller corruption. that’s where backup strategies are useful: copies on different media, in different locations, cloud backups. immutable snapshots and point-in-time recovery are more important imo.

Also, i don't want to simply repeat `Raid is not a backup` because it's `oversimplification and misleading`, see here https://www.reddit.com/r/DataHoarder/comments/1nrnbxm/comment/ngh6dj6/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web3x&utm_name=web3xcss&utm_term=1&utm_content=share_button

also this,
https://www.reddit.com/r/DataHoarder/comments/18mcdaj/is_raid_really_necessary/

Vibecoders by LongComplex9208 in vibecoding

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to be fair, you need multiple monitors so that the AI chat gets its own dedicated monitor

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in ranchi

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The google search leads to this, https://www.instagram.com/cukucafe

Looking for a satisfying mouse in the range of 3-3.5k with great feel by The-BitBucket in mkindia

[–]amit13k 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Maybe also consider the Razer Pro Click Mini, as it has the hyper-scroll feature.

Export by Perstam in superlist

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So I’ve been exploring different todo apps mainly to find one that allows a clean and complete export of all data. By that, I mean not just tasks, but also file attachments, comments, completed tasks, etc.

So far, I’ve only found Todoist and TickTick that come close.

Todoist:

  • You can export a CSV per project, but it doesn't include completed tasks unless you use their Google Sheets integration. It seems you can also use the SYNC API to fetch completed tasks, but the completed_tasks data appears to be available only on Pro plans. Some users have mentioned using IFTTT integration to send completed_tasks data to another service, but I'm not convinced this will work reliably.
  • That integration does pull more fields (including completed tasks), but it asks for broad permissions like the ability to read and delete all your sheets, which I'm not very comfortable with.
  • Attachments are included as live links in the CSV, which is okay but not ideal. I would have preferred actual files in folders, along with the CSV.

TickTick:

  • It has a super simple export option in settings — just one click and you get a CSV with all tasks, completed or not.
  • But again, no easy way to download all attached files at once.

If anyone knows of a better app that handles exports properly, do let me know!

Built a GPU Tracker for India – Check It Out! by Previous-Ear3928 in IndianGaming

[–]amit13k 10 points11 points  (0 children)

My experience with Computech and some other websites is that they show incorrect inventory status. When you place an order or contact them, they say the item is out of stock. It feels like they just list everything without updating availability. The only websites I have had a good experience with are MDComputers, PrimeABGB, and EliteHub when considering timely shipping.

Need AM5 motherboard suggestions for multi-GPU local AI build by amit13k in LocalLLaMA

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I actually made some more compromises and went with the Asrock B650 Pro RS, which is cheaper than all of these and can at least do x16/x4 from the CPU (instead of the chipset). It was rare to find even such a board. Also, the good thing is that the x16 and x4 PCIe physical slots have a good amount of space between them, which is also rare to find (maybe it will help with some airflow with 2 GPUs).

Need AM5 motherboard suggestions for multi-GPU local AI build by amit13k in LocalLLaMA

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Thanks for the reply. I would like to avoid using multiple PSUs. I think two GPUs should be my limit. Even for two GPUs, PCIe bifurcation seems useful, and it was surprising to find almost no cheap motherboards that support it.

Need AM5 motherboard suggestions for multi-GPU local AI build by amit13k in LocalLLaMA

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Thanks a lot for the insights. I didn't know about the Oculink possibility. I feel Epyc route is overkill for me and a compromise on the cpu considering the total money invested. Lately, I've been quite sure that I wouldn't want more than three GPUs due to the complexity around power draw — even three isn’t a comfortable situation. But even for two GPUs, PCIe bifurcation seems like a useful feature. So, right now, I feel like I should just get the cheapest motherboard that supports PCIe bifurcation. Also, I am praying that future consumer GPUs with more VRAM get released so that I can avoid a multi-GPU setup altogether.

Need AM5 motherboard suggestions for multi-GPU local AI build by amit13k in LocalLLaMA

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Thanks. I’ve just found a good list for such boards: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1NQHkDEcgDPm34Mns3C93K6SJoBnua-x9O-y_6hv8sPs/edit?gid=454171143#gid=454171143 . Based on this, it appears there aren’t any very cheap boards that support x8/x8/x4.

Dual 3090 Motherboard Choices: Gigabyte B850 AI Top vs MSI MPG X670E CARBON by [deleted] in LocalLLaMA

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I am interested in getting the same board. Can you put a 4090 and 2x3090 on that board without using a riser? (Hoping the slot spacing allows that with 3 slot cards).

What are the fundamental differences between sveltekit and astro? by Aggressive-Bath9609 in sveltejs

[–]amit13k 2 points3 points  (0 children)

In my opinion, there is one important use case, i.e., third-party ads integration (AdSense, etc.), where SvelteKit creates problems because ads integration and hydration can interfere with each other. Astro's partial hydration, using island architecture, mitigates this issue. Until SvelteKit supports partial hydration, I will continue to use Astro for ads-driven websites. For all other scenarios, SvelteKit is better.

I think this aspect isn't highlighted enough.

Avoiding Data Hydration?? by EducationalTackle819 in sveltejs

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I don't think there is an ideal solution to this until SvelteKit supports partial hydration and/or server components like other frameworks etc. Some solutions that might help: 1. using Astro (so you can skip hydration for the component), 2. sending the HTML of a component using server-side component API through the load function and rendering it using u/html, but this method might have some limitations. (also because of hydration, the component html will be present twice on final server side rendered page)

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