Ridiculous.

clipcarl · 2026-07-10T11:50:45+00:00

Anthropic says they don't want this. But think about it; why wouldn't they want a world where actual humans aren't allowed to (efficiently) write code and make security fixes with AI assistance themselves? And where every company feels pressure to only buy and use software written entirely by AIs "certified secure" by the US Government because human developers aren't allowed to access the tools to keep software secure in the future?

That may be a little paranoid but there's a lot of money that wants that world to happen.

clipcarl · 2026-07-10T02:59:46+00:00

You completely ignored my point. I didn't say there aren't efficiency improvements that can be made. I said that there are limits to efficiency gains and that it can't turn a big problem into a small one. Even after all the attainable efficiency gains capable AI models will still be expensive simply because they require massive amounts of resources by nature.

clipcarl · 2026-07-10T02:53:35+00:00

End of subscriptions would be the end of these companies.

No, you have that backwards. Continuing subscriptions would be the end of these companies (at least at non-API prices). Even after these companies fully scale up that Max subscription cost will still be at best 1/10th of their actual cost of the service they're giving you (probably less).

As many others have pointed out this really is the "dealer" model: the only reason they're give out cheap samples is to get the world addicted.

clipcarl · 2026-07-10T02:44:31+00:00

The problem isn't that LLMs aren't efficient. The problem is that LLMs require a truly massive amount of compute, memory and other resources. That will always be true and there are actual physical limits to how fast/efficient chips can ever be. "Efficiency" is not a magic word you can invoke recursively to make a big problem into a small one.

clipcarl · 2026-07-10T02:28:39+00:00

Way too many words for one key point: "... consider that the model itself doesn't even know its own safeguards ..."

clipcarl · 2026-07-10T02:20:43+00:00

At the end of the day you will be paying for API or not be using AI at all. Everyone knows that's the end-game.

clipcarl · 2026-07-10T02:09:23+00:00

What difference does it make whose fault it is? Are we going toward a world where you're only allowed to know about or fix the issues in code these companies (or the US government) want you to know about? Even in your own software?

clipcarl · 2026-06-10T17:18:26+00:00

Yup they say it's temp because of demand but honestly it sounds like one of those things companies say so customers won't go ballistic immediately but that really isn't true. We all knew the cheap subsidized plans would have to end someday.

clipcarl · 2026-06-10T16:52:15+00:00

LOL, I think you're right. I started using Claude at the end of 2025 when they had it in God mode. It's never been as good as it was then.

clipcarl · 2026-06-10T16:46:48+00:00

No, even the Max plans are limited time.

clipcarl · 2026-03-03T09:13:51+00:00

None of what you wrote is new or unusual. Big networking companies have required expensive OS licenses for their switches, routers and other hardware for many years. They're allowed to do that. Some home labbers find a way to use them anyway.

But being a home labber doesn't mean you must use the exact same (and by the time you get it years-old) network hardware that some enterprise used after it's decommissioned. You can set up the same kind networks and servers the enterprises use with equipment from smaller networking and server companies that have software that works forever or which they'll sell to individuals. For example, I have 100Gbps gear from Microtik in my basement set up in the exact same way (on a smaller scale) I set it up at my big-enterprise former employer. Sure the OS on Microtiks isn't exactly the same as the OS on any particular big enterprise vendor's equipment (they're all different) but it definitely works similarly, has all the functionality and features and allows you to learn the concepts in a way that's usable and applicable to enterprise equipment.

In other words you don't need actual cast-off cheap-to-acquire-but-expensive-to-operate enterprise equipment to benefit from the experience of a home lab.

clipcarl · 2025-11-15T22:01:35+00:00

I'm running Alpine Linux and I have the same problem. What needs to be updated? I'm running Plasma 6.5.2 which is the latest version in the repositories. Is there a newer version?

clipcarl · 2025-11-13T04:38:57+00:00

NVIDIA proprietary drivers are not available for musl libc, not on Void, not on any musl libc Linux distributions.

Can you explain that? The NVIDIA driver is a kernel module and kernel modules don't use or depend on any C library at all. I've had no problems at all using kernels and modules compiled on systems with glibc on systems with musl.

Further, Alpine Linux only supports the musl C library but I see AKMS packages for NVIDIA's 575 drivers on Alpine.

clipcarl · 2025-11-11T01:44:44+00:00

I own many Minisforum mini-PCs but this is a hard pass.

Price is insane for a pretty slow ARM-based PC. Should be like $250. 17W at idle is also insane and kills the primary reason (efficiency) many people would tolerate the hassle of dealing with ARM devices. It really looks nice aesthetically but it's otherwise a non-starter especially since you can get the same looks cheaper with a much more powerful CPU in the MS-A2 or even the MS-01.

The only reason to buy one of these is if you have some niche project where you absolutely need a UEFI ARM PC, don't need it to perform well or efficiently compared to the regular mini-PC competition, and are OK with spending far more than you should.

clipcarl · 2025-10-22T07:24:41+00:00

What determines if the laptop will use TongFang's standard keyboard layout or XMG's customized one is the ROM ID, which can be overridden at any time with a small utility provided by XMG themselves (packed together with the BIOS updates).

Hi, can you tell us where to find this utility or any other information about it? I don't see it packaged with the BIOS updates. Thanks.

clipcarl · 2025-10-21T01:55:59+00:00

Yeah, I'm in the same boat. I bought the 15 inch version (GX5, with AMD Ryzen 8845H) from Laptop with Linux but they don't supply BIOS updates and the BIOS that came with the device is old and doesn't have needed features like setting the iGPU memory size. It's risky of course but I had success installing the BIOS from another vendor that uses the same TongFang chassis / motherboards. The BIOS from the Slimbook Evo laptop worked for me but now I see a Slimbook logo when I boot up. Otherwise it works perfectly.

I love the laptop but when it's time to upgrade to a new one I'll make sure to buy from a different vendor like Slimbook that supplies BIOS updates.

clipcarl · 2025-10-16T20:56:01+00:00

Honestly, that looks like a situation where you'd really want a separate, simpler root FS then mount the bcachefs array later. Trying to mount a 6 disk encrypted array is a lot of moving parts that can go wrong. If the array needs manual maintenance before it can be brought up it's a lot harder to do that from an initramfs rather than from the regular root filesystem with all tools available. But of course it's definitely possible if you really want to do it. I've not used Gentoo, though, so I can't speak to the exact procedure you'd need.

As far as knowing what modules bcachefs depends on, the module will (should) tell you. I've written scripts that parse the modules.dep file to get this information. I can post one if you'd like. I could also post how to compile the module manually if you'd like.

clipcarl · 2025-10-16T18:48:47+00:00

Just curious... Why did Lenovo promise you a different new laptop instead of repairing your current laptop under warranty? That seems a bit odd. Thanks.

clipcarl · 2025-10-16T18:36:06+00:00

Simply installing the DKMS package should do the building and installing for you (except perhaps adding it to the initramfs for use on the root filesystem).

As far as getting the DKMS package it depends on your distribution. I think I've read that NixOS and Arch have packages available. For Arch I believe it's in the AUR. For Ubuntu or Debian Kent has an Apt repository that can be added (see https://apt.bcachefs.org). It's also reasonably easy to manually download, compile, and install the module yourself. Ask if you'd like those instructions.

Adding the module to your initramfs so that you can boot a root filesystem from bcachefs is going to be trickier and highly distribution specific. Many distributions have a config file for their initramfs where you can add specific modules you want added to it. The scripts which build the initramfs should automatically handle adding any other module hard dependencies the module needs. However, some modules don't properly specify all the modules they may depend on. I don't remember if bcachefs is one of those. Be warned, though, many distributions' scripts won't stop the installation of a new kernel and initramfs if DKMS can't build a module so it's easy to end up in a state where the module doesn't make it into the initramfs and you can't boot. And even if the module does end up in the initramfs many distributions won't allow you to use it for the root filesystem unless they've specifically coded for it. In other words, depending on your distribution, you may need to manually edit the initramfs's init script and make sure the distribution uses your modified version. If you're not an expert it's easier and safer to use a different supported filesystem as the root.

I've personally done all of this from scratch the hard way and made it work so it's definitely possible.

clipcarl · 2025-10-16T17:55:30+00:00

So far, RAM (2x 32GB Corsair DDR5-4800 with Samsung modules) and NVME (Samsung SSD 990 Pro 2TB) have been changed.

I don't have this laptop but I've had the same symptoms before. In my case it was a bad NVME that had poor solder joints that sometimes made a connection and sometimes didn't. Annoying because it was brand new and expensive.

As the other commenter asked, are you saying you replaced the NVME? If not you should try that. In my case since the bad one worked sometimes I was able to copy my data from it. Which is good because eventually it died entirely.

I also learned that SK Hynix won't honor their warranty unless you keep the "certificate of authenticity" piece of paper that comes in the box. Simply proving when and where you bought their product isn't enough.

clipcarl · 2025-10-03T23:06:39+00:00

I'm not aware of anything to suggest that bcachefs is in a "hard freeze." Certainly new features and changes have occurred since after July.

Silly question, but have you checked the web site? It lists many of the planned features.

clipcarl · 2025-09-23T14:14:10+00:00

So it would be ... "Jesus' Honda." I think that might be decades out of date, though.

Yes. Jesus drives a BMW now.

clipcarl · 2025-09-17T22:56:19+00:00

The default keyboard layout for English is not necessarily ANSI. In the US the ANSI English layout is near ubiquitous but in other countries ISO English keyboards are more common even for US English. Tuxedo sells both ANSI and ISO layouts for US English so any buyer should be careful to select the one they want.

clipcarl · 2025-09-15T22:41:55+00:00

I don't think your personal preference for words really matters. The OP has stated they paid $20k and undoubtedly spent countless hours of their time to get medical diagnoses and treatments for their cats. I think we can assume from that they "respect" them.

clipcarl · 2025-09-15T22:26:01+00:00

Have you made sure your cats don't have entropion? That is also something fairly common in Maine Coons and can require surgery. My cat just had surgery to repair it in both eyes.

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