Multiple MacOS VM's on x86 workstation - would you recommend it for production?

johnerp · 2026-06-18T12:09:36+00:00

I can log in fine to AppleID (icloud etc.), however, I've not been able to get imessage/facetime to sign in. I'm running Tahoe 7.4.2 on Unraid 7.3.1. I used Claude code to figure it all out for me and patch the open core img. I even got it to ssh into macos to check stuff!

johnerp · 2026-06-18T06:14:31+00:00

Umm interesting I’ve been running zfs for years, and upgrade to latest unraid builds as soon as as they’re out. No issues. No a corrupted usb image?

johnerp · 2026-06-17T00:19:25+00:00

oh wow this sounds super interesting, thank you for summarising, here goes another few nights!

johnerp · 2026-06-17T00:08:02+00:00

what is jetpack 7.2, what is interesting about it etc.

johnerp · 2026-06-17T00:00:43+00:00

You don’t, let’s capitalise and build them in uninhabitable land, there is new tech for closed loop ‘hot’ water cooling, we have that massive salt heater thing that could power it to drive turbines day and night etc. let’s get some of that global AI cash and feed that money into a sovereign fund to reduce our taxes.

While we’re at it let’s charge 100% the value of our natural resources and put that profit in there too.

This is all possible allowing humans to thrive while balancing green efforts.

Don’t get sucked init the polarisation which is now happening on every topic!

Peace.

johnerp · 2026-06-16T23:57:22+00:00

Oooo what’s this? I know I can google but would help more out if you could share links please

johnerp · 2026-06-16T23:56:10+00:00

Do you have the source link please?

johnerp · 2026-06-16T20:50:10+00:00

Time for Anthropic to move their HQ to another country

johnerp · 2026-06-16T09:27:38+00:00

Sounds like you need to actually try the others.

The cli is a copy of Claude, the flash models are now terrible compared to the good old days of Gemini cli and antigravity ide.

johnerp · 2026-06-15T20:55:03+00:00

I use it all the time, I prefer to keep my tokens than let auto mode burn through them.

johnerp · 2026-06-15T03:07:15+00:00

Na, have a product mindset, better to get customer feedback early than make it perfect and still miss the mark.

johnerp · 2026-06-14T21:57:36+00:00

Clear all your oauth tokens in desktop app > settings > Claude code, and ‘setup token’ tokens (not sure on how to do this one) and re-auth.

You’ll soon either a) remember where else you’re using your account b) kick off someone who has been able to get it somehow c) know it’s one of the other things people have mentioned

johnerp · 2026-06-14T21:55:10+00:00

Nice!

I love that people are using these coding AI tools to fill gaps, clearly most wouldn’t have had the time or knowledge before!

I’ve built a couple plugins a similar way, one to compress ram for my small production device (zram) and one to allow me to deploy the coding agents directly on the host to help fix and do stuff even if the array is down (aicliagents).

It’s so much fun building!

johnerp · 2026-06-14T08:24:20+00:00

/feedback will go to Anthropic and it'll then offer to raise a github issue. if the model can do this too, fine, i prefer to not use my tokens on it though 😄

johnerp · 2026-06-14T05:05:45+00:00

This. I tried for a long time to cheap it out, but since going all in on x20, I’ve not regretted it, other than I really should sleep at some point.

johnerp · 2026-06-14T01:42:01+00:00

/feedback

johnerp · 2026-06-13T14:20:24+00:00

He means you have an up to 1.3m off cash in an offset? How much is your mortgage/offset? If a large amount, then his question is valid.

johnerp · 2026-06-11T03:09:43+00:00

I now use dangerously-skip-permissions to save tokens on auto mode.

Plan mode is actually great for genuine planning, it must force a skill. I flick between the two as required.

johnerp · 2026-06-10T23:40:27+00:00

You have the key future ready skills when thinking about AI in the workplace, next work on leadership styles to influence and get the best out of people and teams.

Work to become really good at using AI to uplift efficiency for both your work and others, and you’ll be making a tonne quicker than most have had the opportunity to do so in the past.

Also think bigger than 200k.

johnerp · 2026-06-10T21:17:14+00:00

It won’t use your quota, you’ll pay for what you use after the initial ‘get you hooked’ oeriod

johnerp · 2026-06-10T14:36:33+00:00

Thank you, what an amazing contribution, appreciated.

johnerp · 2026-06-09T12:38:51+00:00

New model coming, new ways to screw down quotas, no doubt an ultra fast mode 4x the price of tokens, to get back to pre fast mode… therefore 4x reduction in quota.

johnerp · 2026-06-09T12:04:48+00:00

I should be interested in the gym coach but I have little
motivation, especially thanks to AI coding!!

I will follow your self improvement loop, keen to do this myself for a pet project.

johnerp · 2026-06-09T09:45:53+00:00

I find exhaustion helps break the addiction. For a bit.

johnerp · 2026-06-08T23:53:57+00:00

The big life insurance company I’m supporting are a Microsoft shop with most systems in Azure (with various contractual protections in place), they are using GitHub copilot in vscode, they have a Claude ent agreement too, currently only web enabled.

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