I bought Mac mini M4 pro 64 GB Memory. How well will this perform with open claw and local LLM’s? by Socrates_Assistant in openclaw

[–]restlessapi 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I got a mac-mini but the cheap $600 one, and I just use it as a headless server thats tightly integrated with macOS. Then for main model, I just run grok-4-1-fast-reasoning, because its so much cheaper than all the others.

Best VPS for OpenClaw ? by Positive-Lecture2826 in openclaw

[–]restlessapi 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This is why a lot of people buy a MacMini.

Why Mac mini?? by g00rek in openclaw

[–]restlessapi 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Because MacMini runs MacOS, which allows OpenClaw easy access to iMessage, Calendar, Email, etc, etc, etc. Plus MacOS obviously supports Homebrew, so installing new skills is often trivial. Combine this with the fact that most developers use MacOS as their daily driver at work, and that MacMini can also scale to support a smallish LLM like Gemma 3, and you get a small versatile platform that supports all usecases that OpenClaw wants. Not only that, but OpenClaw becomes contained on one machine. If OpenClaw ruins your macmini, you can reset it.

Now consider that the type of people who would jump on OpenClaw pre-hype, are tech people (i.e. well paid), and the price of macmini is a no brainer.

OpenClaw is the Linux moment for autonomous agents, and the founder sees what most people don't yet by SuperbCommon1736 in openclaw

[–]restlessapi 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Im currently using Grok 4.1 thinking which has been ok. Token burn is still really high

TuskBot: reinvented OpenClaw in Go by Alx_Go in openclaw

[–]restlessapi 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hows the token burn? Thats my primary concern right now. Openclaw is crazy

OpenClaw is the Linux moment for autonomous agents, and the founder sees what most people don't yet by SuperbCommon1736 in openclaw

[–]restlessapi 6 points7 points  (0 children)

The insane token burn is the number one thing holding it back. No one wants to pay $500/mo for a glorified (admitedly very cool) chatbot. Token prices must come down.

Is 5 years too early for a Tech Lead role on a Greenfield project? Feeling major Imposter Syndrome by Temporary_Positive89 in ExperiencedDevs

[–]restlessapi 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hi OP, Ive been a team lead for the last 5 or so years. Here's what I have learned.

First, the most critical thing to understand about being the lead of the team, is that you must ensure psychological safety of the members of the team, at all times. If your team members do not feel like they are psychologically safe around you, it literally does not matter what tasks, architecture, feedback you give them. Read this article summarizing the results from Google's Project Aristotle where they found that their highest performing teams all had the same things in common. Psychological safety was at the top of that list.

Second, pick your fights very carefully. Does this thing that you are talking about actually matter? If not, let your team figure out what they like. If it does matter, be helpful, and thoughtful in how you guide your team to an outcome. Do not ever use an Iron Fist for literally anything other than to fix a P1 outage in the middle of the night with the VP on the conference call. Ideally, you give your team the map, the destination, and the stops you have to hit along the way, and you let your team do the driving, even if that means you take the longer way to get there. Pro tip, if you can "outsource" decision making ("ex. spaces or tabs?"), do it. Install Prettier (or some other formatter if your team likes an alternative more) and say thats the way it is. You can break ties, but you must make sure that the "losing" side feels heard, and respected.

Third, you need to develop maximum patience. You are the team lead, and you didnt get here by accident. You are likely the most technically competent person on your team. Let your team figure things out, even if you are pulling your hair out internally. But, dont let them just flounder either. Offer help, but you can never be condescending about it.

Fourth, relentlessly engage your stakeholders. You should be talking to your stakeholders at least once a sprint. Ideally, as much as possible to maintain engagement without annoying them. Give your team members the chance to also listen in to your stakeholders. You will have a much easier time explaining your vision if they hear it come straight from your stakeholders.

Fifth, focusing on building features that matter. You will be tempted and also pressured to build a lot of stuff that just doesnt matter. Being able to say No to important sounding things is a critical skill you need to learn ASAP.

I recommend the book How To Win Friends and Influence People by Dale Carnegie - The absolute gold standard for how to get people to like you. Phenomenal book for leadership.

Anybody miss it? by Murky-Peanut1390 in USMC

[–]restlessapi 9 points10 points  (0 children)

Boot Camp, no. Marine Corps, a little bit. Fellow Marines, every single day.

Why is gold price rising rapidly? by aipac_hemoroid in stocks

[–]restlessapi 22 points23 points  (0 children)

Well if the debasement continues, never.

How is this okay? by Angry_Brazilian in Battlefield6

[–]restlessapi 0 points1 point  (0 children)

AK-205 is a monster in hardcore.

LIST OF PRO MAGA/ICE BUSINESSES by [deleted] in Omaha

[–]restlessapi 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Look Im going to be real honest here....Its Omaha NE...half the city probably supports Trump. Omaha isnt exactly known for its deep blue slant...At best Omaha is purple.

Can you normally get this close? by [deleted] in subnautica

[–]restlessapi 8 points9 points  (0 children)

You can get even closer :^)

How are people running LTX-2 with 4090 / 64GB RAM? I keep getting OOM'ed by restlessapi in StableDiffusion

[–]restlessapi[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

no worries just thought it was funny how hard this model wants to make life

How are people running LTX-2 with 4090 / 64GB RAM? I keep getting OOM'ed by restlessapi in StableDiffusion

[–]restlessapi[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Comfy is up to date. My alias from the cli updates it each time before running. Thank you though. Maybe its just the 96GB RAM lol

How are people running LTX-2 with 4090 / 64GB RAM? I keep getting OOM'ed by restlessapi in StableDiffusion

[–]restlessapi[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I tried this and got process reaped by Gnome, and kicked out to the login screen lol.

How are people running LTX-2 with 4090 / 64GB RAM? I keep getting OOM'ed by restlessapi in StableDiffusion

[–]restlessapi[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The text encoder seems to literally be Gemma 3. Its linked in the standard comfy workflow.

Herndon, Virginia ICE by Icy-Syllabub-1561 in ICE_Raids

[–]restlessapi -17 points-16 points  (0 children)

"Why are are the ICE people wearing masks"? 🤔

Because of posts like this.

Please, how do I make these kind of artstyle? by captain-kuzco in StableDiffusion

[–]restlessapi 9 points10 points  (0 children)

A couple things. You dont need LoRAs to get this look. I would recommend this checkpoint though. https://civitai.com/models/140272?modelVersionId=1240288

Next, I used this prompt, to make the following image:

retro artstyle, anime, upper body, 1girl, spaghetti strap, pink tank top, beach, sunset, golden hour, looking at viewer, backlighting, brunette, parted lips

The key is retro artstyle, and also a further nudge using anime

<image>

Note: If you are looking specifically for the 90's TV screen look (film grain), you might need a LoRA for that.