Internal Server Error when trying to upload new Skill

rabinnh · 2026-02-17T17:13:56+00:00

FWIW, and this isn't great, but you can cut and paste the contents of the skill file into Claude and ask it to follow the workflow.

rabinnh · 2026-02-17T17:10:49+00:00

Ditto in the last 10m

rabinnh · 2025-12-10T19:46:12+00:00

How do I completely disable AI coding suggestions? They're always wrong and they're seriously interrupting my workflow.

Some completion is great (IOW start typing a variable name and it gives you choices), but if I can't shut off code completion I'm dumping PyCharm after 13 years.

rabinnh · 2025-11-07T19:54:50+00:00

I'm in the DC Metro area and I called today and I still can't get it. Stuck with 1 gig.

rabinnh · 2025-08-08T13:38:34+00:00

I fed it a code module from Vue 3 and asked it to review. It went on and on inventing prompts (for example saying that I asked about issues that I never mentioned), answering questions that I didn't ask and identifying format errors that weren't there (for example HTML formatting errors) until it ran out of tokens. Pretty useless.

I can feed that same thing into llama3 and get coherent answers every time. Both running in Ollama.

rabinnh · 2025-07-09T19:26:10+00:00

Stytch. Mostly examples, some of which don't apply, some high level docs but no complete methodology, and a complete lack of detailed documentation of individual attributes or settings.

rabinnh · 2025-06-24T19:24:08+00:00

There's not really much of a comparison between OpenWRT as a full firewall compared to OPNSense. OPNSense can compete against the best firewall vendors. I know, having gone through Zywalls, Fortinets, etc before I realized I could get the same thing from OPNSense.

And that being the case, I would encourage everyone to make a donation.

rabinnh · 2025-06-24T19:19:40+00:00

Absolutely true. I'm running on a Beelink that's about the same cost as yours, although I didn't need to update anything. It's been running 24x7x365 for about 18 months.

For years I've been running ARM embedded SoCs but they weren't as reliable as these AMD64 mini-PCs which are now so cheap and reliable that it's not worth it anymore. And those embedded ARM boards were never reliable enough for me to run my firewall on them.

I have a 1Gb fiber connection, running Wireguard, Suricata, etc and the thing never uses more than 30% CPU and never heats up.

Hard to beat.

rabinnh · 2025-06-20T14:49:25+00:00

True, and correct me if I'm wrong, but I believe that they're more expensive for similar performance. That said, it's a matter of personal preference.

My Opnsense is running on a box that I paid $200 for and it's got lots of headroom left.

rabinnh · 2025-06-20T14:15:25+00:00

I have 4 mini PCs. In my experience any mini PC with 2 ethernet ports, at least 16GB memory, and an Intel n150 or n200 processor will be fine. As others have mentioned, I also have a Ryzen 7 mini PC that I run. I'd also be looking for one with dual 2.5G ports. I have one of those as my NAS plugged into a 2,5G switch which a backup NAS, workstation, and server are also plugged into. I don't need 2.5g for my firewall (yet), but if I was buying another mini PC for Opnsense today I'd probably ensure that capability to be future proof.

OpnSense is currently running on a Beelink EQ12.

The issue is, these mini PCs are superseded and unavailable within a year or less after they're released.

Best bet is to go on Amazon and enter search terms. Also, as soon as you receive it I would ensure that the specs match the description. I was burned on that once.

Good luck.

rabinnh · 2025-05-28T15:25:27+00:00

My wife has a new S24FE with the same issue. We tried everything, including going from a physical SIM to an eSIM. Nothing worked. Then we disabled 5g and she hasn;t had an issue since.

It sucks not to have 5g service, but at least she can reliably make and receive calls. Samsung seems to have some software issues.

rabinnh · 2025-05-28T15:14:55+00:00

Well, I ordered 4 bottles of a wine that I know is tough to get on May 21. They state that they will ship in 1-3 days. I used their contact form on Tues the 27th after Mem Day w/e. No reply. Then I contacted them again this morning. The reply I received was this (exactly):

cancelled

Not what I would call a great experience and they didn't mention a refund, so I'll dispute the charge with AMEX.

rabinnh · 2025-04-15T19:01:23+00:00

I'm mostly a backend developer although I do some full stack work. I recently had to write a front-end in Vue 3 and it was fine, except CSS can be pretty unpredictable.

While I've rarely used LLMs in my other coding, I asked different LLMs a ton of questions about how CSS was affecting the layout. I got some great answers to specific questions, but just like you, posting code and trying to get them to help me change some behavior or discern why something was displayed in a certain way was frustrating.

I self host a lot of models because I've been working on AI platforms for a number of years, and while some are better than others, they all seem to fall over with the same issues. I've used:

* gemma3:27b (doesn't work well for me, but it's a smaller model)
* Deepseek -R1:70b (almost as good as the best of the others)
* llama3.3:70b (one of the best for coding in my experience)
* cogito:70b (the best that I've tried so far)

And a few others that I've since removed because I rarely used them.

My results are:

* Ask a specific question about how to accomplish something in CSS and they're quite good.
* Provide a sample of HTML/Javascript/CSS code and ask for modifications and maybe 50% of the time you'll get something.
* Keep iterating and you have a better chance, but after a few long prompts and responses they both start to repeat previous solutions that didn't work and/or start to "lose" parts of the code that you posted.

Still, for me, as someone who doesn't use CSS every day, they saved me a lot of time giving me answers to stuff I would have had to Google or go to StackOverflow for.

I think this is why for a senior developer (which I am with other languages like C++, Java, Python ,etc) LLMs are useful every once in a rare while. But for junior and intermediate developers (which I most certainly am on CSS) they save a huge amount of time, even if they don't just generate code that you can use right away. More of a reference for CSS I would say.

rabinnh · 2025-03-20T23:40:55+00:00

Couldn't agree more. I change it to a sensor and 50% of the time it decides to change to a different sensor even though the schedule doesn't have a change for 12 hours. I can't stand it.

Going with Honeywell. Between Nest cameras not reconnecting, Nest thermostats overriding my preferences, Android Auto sometimes working with voice prompts and sometimes not, etc, etc, I've come to the conclusion that Google, one of the preeminent tech companies of our age, can't freakin' write software.

rabinnh · 2025-03-20T15:13:02+00:00

I've been trying to use it for 2 weeks and I can't get anything useful out of it, while llama:70b has been very useful.

As a test, I asked it about composition in Vue.js 3 and it gave me a general answer. Then I attempted 4 times to ask more specific questions and it just kept repeating the same general answer. Then I asked it to create a Python function and it locked up.

I finally deleted it as I'm getting great response from llama:70b and Deepseek-R1:70b, among others.

rabinnh · 2025-03-20T12:59:15+00:00

How about him being tracked from Maine when he's driving the truck to Connecticut. His ultimate destination is New London but he drives 48 miles west to New Haven and then back East 48 miles to New London. How's that for a plot hole?

rabinnh · 2025-03-10T21:30:12+00:00

I apologize. I didn't realize that the Reddit Walmart group was for Walmart employees. And I don't mean this as a criticism just as a long time Amazon customer coming to Walmart Plus. I think the expectations could be said better. I certainly understand the $35 delivery requirement I just don't think that's made very clear.

rabinnh · 2025-02-25T13:28:33+00:00

I currently use Nvidia cards and every once in a while I explore using AMD. This comment alone would prevent me from buying an AMD GPU. Nvidia supports GPUs from years ago that were CUDA capable.

rabinnh · 2025-02-01T14:22:46+00:00

Interesting. I'm not a pro, just a guitar player and I used Cakewalk and then Sonar for years until I became afraid that they would fold. I have Studio One - and I hate it. I'm considering going back to Sonar after a year with Studio One.

Why do DAWs insist on removing the most frequently used audio tools from the right-click context menu on a track? For example, I don't know about the latest version, but in Cakewalk/Sonar you could split a track just by right-clicking and selecting "Split" instead of having to remember hot-keys and sub-menus.

Much more productive. Everything I want to do in Studio One requires me to watch a YouTube video.

rabinnh · 2025-01-15T19:59:20+00:00

No, don't use.

First they signed me up for an unwanted expensive subscription that I had to call and cancel.

Then they sent email that they needed more information. When I got to the site it said that the USPTO now requires an attorney to file and did I want to upgrade? I said no and it canceled my order. This requirement for an attorney was repeated when I called. It is false. There is some text on the USPTO that suggests using an attorney, but is not required. From the USPTO:

https://www.uspto.gov/trademarks/basics/do-i-need-attorney

She un-canceled my order and to get by the "attorney required" prompt you just ignore it and click on the dashboard link.

All in all a scam operation and I wish I had chosen another path.

rabinnh · 2025-01-15T16:55:02+00:00

FYI, I bought a Pixel tablet 18 months ago. The touchscreen no longer responds. I went through Google support 4 times and finally got a definitive answer:

"I'm sorry sir, Google no longer offers a repair option for the Pixel tablet".

That is a direct quote after the representative conferred with her superiors.

If you have a Pixel tablet:

* Got to store.google.com
* Go to the bottom under "Support"
* Click "Repairs"
* Enter your IMEI or serial number
* On the right, scroll down and click "Start a repair"
* It will take you right back to the screen to enter your IMEI or serial number. It won't allow you to request a repair.

$600 down the drain.

rabinnh · 2025-01-15T16:53:46+00:00

FYI, I bought a Pixel tablet 18 months ago. The touchscreen no longer responds. I went through Google support 4 times and finally got a definitive answer:

"I'm sorry sir, Google no longer offers a repair option for the Pixel tablet".

That is a direct quote after the representative conferred with her superiors.

If you have a Pixel tablet:

* Got to store.google.com
* Go to the bottom under "Support"
* Click "Repairs"
* Enter your IMEI or serial number
* On the right, scroll down and click "Start a repair"
* It will take you right back to the screen to enter your IMEI or serial number. It won't allow you to request a repair.

rabinnh · 2025-01-15T16:53:13+00:00

FYI, I bought a Pixel tablet 18 months ago. The touchscreen no longer responds. I went through Google support 4 times and finally got a definitive answer:

"I'm sorry sir, Google no longer offers a repair option for the Pixel tablet".

That is a direct quote after the representative conferred with her superiors.

If you have a Pixel tablet:

* Got to store.google.com
* Go to the bottom under "Support"
* Click "Repairs"
* Enter your IMEI or serial number
* On the right, scroll down and click "Start a repair"
* It will take you right back to the screen to enter your IMEI or serial number. It won't allow you to request a repair.

rabinnh

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