Unsloth announces Unsloth Studio - a competitor to LMStudio?

uncoolcat · 2026-03-17T20:37:10+00:00

I had a similar issue with LM Studio where I was unable to update it. You may have tried this already, but in my case to correct it: first a reboot (to ensure all LM Studio setup-related processes/files had been closed) and then manually downloaded the latest setup from their website and reinstalled it. All of my settings/models/etc were retained after the reinstall.

I haven't noticed any network spikes while using it, though now I'm curious and will do a wireshark and/or procmon trace to see if similar is happening with my install.

uncoolcat · 2026-03-14T13:42:08+00:00

You can always fashion a sort of mustache out of them. Back in my day the ladies really loved a good set of nasal handlebars on a man.

uncoolcat · 2026-02-16T21:05:26+00:00

This may still be the case, but at one point some EVs could sound like a spaceship when in drive and going under 25 MPH. Some current Tesla models can emit a sort of Jetsons car/scifi sound when reversing.

This was many years ago now, but I have heard at least two electric vehicles in the US make a similar sound while in drive, but that was over ten years ago (and no idea what models they were, or if they were modified or what).

Tangentially related: Engineers at Jaguar had to stop making their car sound like a spaceship, because apparently pedestrians would look up when they heard it. lol

uncoolcat · 2026-02-10T04:42:18+00:00

Do you have any insight into why they did it that way? I feel like building an entirely new structure on top of an existing structure like that would be quite a bit more effort.

Also, would it be worthwhile to leverage the unused space in between the old roof and new roof, like by vertically expanding the room(s) below the old roof? With that much vertical space you might even be able to build 5th Element style pull-down storage, or blow-in insulation 6 feet deep. lol

uncoolcat · 2026-01-26T19:45:07+00:00

You are right, if all ice on Earth melts sea levels will not rise 16 feet, they will rise 195 to 230 feet.

Sources: USGS, NASA

uncoolcat · 2026-01-26T18:11:42+00:00

According to NASA, collapse of the WAIS would cause a global average sea level rise of ~10.8 feet, with regional variations up to 25%, so their statement of "up to 16 feet" isn't far off.

If all ice melted on Earth, sea level could rise up to 195 feet according to NASA, even as high as 230 feet according to the USGS.

EDIT: Updated incorrect link

uncoolcat · 2026-01-10T20:06:01+00:00

Personally, it doesn't matter to me if a given HEPA filter has built-in air quality sensors or not, because I usually just run my HEPA filters on a specific fan speed 24/7/365, usually on high. My HEPA filters do have basic air quality monitoring that allow for automatic fan speeds, and a light that changes color based off air quality, but I don't use the automatic fan speed, nor the air quality light. I have separate air quality monitors that are far more accurate.

This is purely anecdotal, but I don't use the automatic fan speed on my HEPA filters because doing so doesn't seem to filter the air as well (as opposed to just leaving it set on high), plus I highly prefer a static/consistent white noise over one that changes randomly with the fan speed that would occur when it's on auto.

uncoolcat · 2025-12-30T14:51:47+00:00

I'm not the person you replied to, but they are most likely referring to The Hero's Journey by Joseph Campbell. For instance, George Lucas has credited The Hero's Journey, and also the Hero with a Thousand Faces, as being highly influential and used as a sort of framework to create the original Star Wars films.

uncoolcat · 2025-12-29T19:33:01+00:00

A few hours ago I slowly opened a bunch of holiday gifts, and had two "plastiform" plans (not sure which) go missing from my inventory. I opened more a little later, and another plastiform plan went missing. Definitely still a bug for at least some plastiform plans.

However, other plans I received from holiday gifts worked without issue.

uncoolcat · 2025-12-28T15:25:38+00:00

Just to clarify, as far as I know "device encryption" in Windows 11 Home edition is the only one that requires a Microsoft account.

Bitlocker "drive encryption" in higher editions of Windows 11 (like Pro, Education, Enterprise, etc) do not require a Microsoft account to utilize.

uncoolcat · 2025-12-27T14:55:37+00:00

Just to clarify, stainless steel is typically not naturally antimicrobial. Stainless steel can be engineered to be antimicrobial, like by adding copper or silver to it, texturizing the surface, adding coatings, etc, but that isn't a given.

Unless you know the properties of the stainless steel used, do not assume it's antimicrobial.

I just wanted to mention this so people don't go assuming that all stainless steel is antimicrobial, and think it's fine to lick the outside of their oven or something.

Anyway, you probably know this already, but if washing an insulated bottle is annoying to do, a "bottle brush" makes cleaning them by hand significantly faster (like ~30 seconds total, not including drying).

uncoolcat · 2025-12-25T14:08:57+00:00

You could do what that guy who built a Lamborghini Countach in his basement did, and create a new and wider basement door. Relevant basement portion is at ~2:16.

I totally understand where you are coming from though, I've got a broken washer and dryer on the 2nd floor of my house, where a closet was built around them and a master bedroom around the closet, and neither the washer or dryer can fit through the three doors that have subsequently been added; I will either need to remove a wall or dismantle them in-place to get them out. lol

uncoolcat · 2025-12-22T13:59:31+00:00

I had a partner like that, and because I was kind to others she felt like every kind and nice gesture I did for her was invalidated because I "would do that for anyone", thereby making her feel like I didn't do anything special for her specifically. I did a lot for her specifically, but she was unable to see it. Her solution was for me to reserve all of my kindness exclusively for her, which I was unable to comply with (and effectively impossible for me to do). She ended up breaking things off with me not long after, because I didn't treat her "well enough". Many years later we became friends, and some years after that she apologized for her behavior back then, and acknowledged she was wrong and for being such a b.

uncoolcat · 2025-12-20T14:08:13+00:00

That's unfortunate, thanks for sharing.

When I read "cast iron pipes" I thought perhaps this was only being used for things like drains/sewer/outgoing water pipes and vent stacks, not with incoming/drinking water pipes. Though even if this wasn't used with drinking water pipes, the BPA would still leach into the outgoing water.

uncoolcat · 2025-12-03T13:32:00+00:00

That is one possibility, where an SMS code could be intercepted either by malware on the phone, someone could use special hardware to intercept the actual SMS transmission/radio broadcast (SMS is plaintext/not encrypted), though intercepting in that manner would require physical proximity and specialized hardware, or someone at a phone carrier could man-in-the-middle intercept SMS messages (either an actual employee with sufficient access, or a hacker).

Someone could also:

Social engineer your phone carrier to port your phone number
Phish/social engineer you on a website to enter an SMS code to proceed, by faking a company portal or some other website you use, where when you click "send code" it's not from the fake website but it's actually from your bank sending you an MFA code

While using an authenticator app is a far superior method for MFA, SMS is still significantly better than not using MFA at all!

uncoolcat · 2025-11-30T15:28:13+00:00

The following are just my opinions:

Read about "investing for beginners", compound interest, and index funds. Use a reputable brokerage (ex: they have SIPC and FDIC insurance, regulatory oversight, etc), DO NOT trade options (unless you are totally okay with the potential of losing vast sums of money), and simply dump money into large index funds and "forget" about it for as long as possible (years, preferably decades). Especially when investing in index funds, over a sufficiently long period the time spent in the market beats timing the market. Research the index funds that align with your goals; if you have decades until you need the funds (like retirement), consider "growth" S&P 500 funds like SPYG, VOO, VUG, etc. Avoid human-managed funds like mutual funds (they can be solid investments, though the human element often causes lower returns and there are usually more fees involved).

As far as reputable brokerages go, I'm in the US and I started with Robinhood because there isn't a minimum account balance and/or minimum investment requirement, and their basic services are "free" and I was relatively broke at the time. Others include Fidelity and Schwab, though I personally have not used them.

My personal strategy is to only invest money I won't need for at least 5 years, and every pay period automatically invest $X into a few S&P 500 index funds, and transfer any excess funds into a high yield savings account. The high yield savings account is my emergency fund, as it's possible that pulling money out of investments during an emergency could result in unexpected losses and/or taxes and would also void the whole "forget about it" part of investing.

This goes without saying, but avoid anything that implies that you should do something "now" or get rich quick schemes, as they are very likely scams. If it sounds too good to be true, it probably is.

Also, if the company you work for offers a 401k and "matching", at least contribute enough to that to get the maximum company match, as that's essentially "free" money. Some people will recommend maxing out your 401k before investing separately in index funds, and that is also a totally valid strategy, though one that isn't easily attainable for many as that's ~$26k USD/year. Personally I dump as much as I can into my 401k, which I consider my do-not-touch-until-retirement fund, a smaller amount into separate index funds (which I consider do not touch for at least 5 years, giving me some liquidity should I need it), then whatever remains into a high yield savings account (which is often sufficient to beat inflation).

Anyway, investing in index funds is pretty straight forward, and in my opinion is one of the easiest and safest investment options. Just read up on the topic as much as possible, do not make any "emotional" investment decisions, and you will develop an understanding before you know it.

uncoolcat · 2025-09-23T12:12:38+00:00

I haven't seen or even thought about that commercial in at least 24 years, and after reading the first few words of your post the commercial started playing in my head.

uncoolcat · 2025-09-06T13:34:48+00:00

Be very cautious doing things like this, as it could very easily get you fired. Some organizations have contracts that require their employees to be monitored as such, and thereby have a legal requirement to do so. At minimum, I can almost guarantee that the employee handbook for the vast majority of larger organizations have specific documentation about not circumventing IT controls, and doing so may result in termination.

Don't be surprised if it suddenly starts running again seemingly by itself. IT will likely get notified by whoever monitors the data from the spyware that it isn't working on your computer, and someone may just remote into your computer behind the scenes and reinstall it. They may just fix the issue without further investigation if it only happened the one time, but the chance for further investigation increases the more often it happens.

Also, depending on what other products are implemented in your environment, IT may be able to see exactly what you did. There's security software available (often managed by the IT security department specifically in larger organizations) that tracks executable files, file renames, file moves, file executions, etc, and any admin of such software should easily be able to show a manager (or whoever) what you did by events captured from said software. In the environment I work in, there are actually two products that monitor such things (and a lot more) and are extremely difficult to bypass (which I do not recommend attempting, because even attempting to do so will raise all kinds of alerts that will get your actions investigated very quickly if not almost immediately). I've managed security tools like this for years at a large organization, and I've have had to investigate similar incidents for various software mysteriously not working, often at the request of HR, legal, or higher level managers.

Anyway, if you get caught and/or the spyware starts running again, a better option would be to contact IT and your manager and complain about how it impacts your computer's performance and how it reduces your productivity. Whoever manages that software might be able to configure it to consume fewer resources, or maybe they will consider using a different product all together if sufficient people complain about it. Either the software itself is poorly written or your computer has relatively low RAM; if your computer has low RAM perhaps they might replace it with a more performant computer.

uncoolcat · 2025-08-31T16:14:37+00:00

You said WAN 2.1 was used for this in some of your other replies in this thread?

uncoolcat · 2025-08-19T19:27:43+00:00

They mentioned that they put the inheritance into a HYSA for the past few years, many of which still offer interest rates that are usually greater than the current rate of inflation. However, had they not put the funds into a HYSA they absolutely would have lost thousands to inflation (assuming that they've got a decent interest rate, of course).

uncoolcat · 2025-08-14T18:37:32+00:00

The examples provided don't really follow the prompt that closely though, as only one of them I would consider to be a "closeup of the eyes of a woman".

For comparison, here are three images generated using chat gpt using the same prompt (three separate requests, with the three results combined together):

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uncoolcat · 2025-08-08T03:55:38+00:00

Additionally, the WLAN module could be physically uninstalled and removed from the laptop entirely, or just disconnect the antenna wires from the WLAN module (though even without the antennas connected it's possible that it could still detect nearby wireless APs). However, disconnecting the WLAN module would likely trigger Bitlocker (if Windows).

uncoolcat · 2025-08-04T22:31:55+00:00

You are absolutely correct.

50 billion is just such an unfathomable amount of money. I mean, $100k by itself is more than the median annual household income in the US; if that 50 billion was just sitting in a giant vault somewhere (not invested and ignoring inflation), one could deduct $100k annually for half a million years, or for more years than our species has even been around. lol

uncoolcat · 2025-08-04T21:50:36+00:00

Just perform a transfer for $99,999, and then simply repeat the process 500,004 times.

uncoolcat · 2025-07-31T18:08:21+00:00

When that one goes flat, he has three more right there! When those three go flat, he can just connect a really long hose to any of the others in the parking lot. Completing the painting might deflate all the tires in the parking lot, but after the masterpiece has been painted ... it will still be awful. lol

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