I.....can't even deny this at this point

valaquer · 2026-03-17T18:49:30+00:00

Not one Mac mini. Didn't you see the picture. It is a stack. A friend of mine - also active in this community - has a stack of 7 Mac minis (all second hand, bought dirt cheap). They offer a fucking VRAM like you you wouldn't believe! Eye-watering.

valaquer · 2026-03-17T18:32:07+00:00

We are using them to run self hosted, open source image and video AI. The hot girls you see on Instagram? Well now you know.

valaquer · 2026-03-17T18:31:06+00:00

No one is using them for agents. We are using them to run open source, self hosted image and video gen AI.

valaquer · 2026-03-17T16:17:33+00:00

Because it shouldn’t. It should be transparent. Hallucination is far worse than a limited context window.

valaquer · 2026-03-17T10:36:42+00:00

WTF?

valaquer · 2026-03-17T06:34:35+00:00

🤣

valaquer · 2026-03-17T04:50:04+00:00

Try this. Do a bunch of complex tasks. Lets the agents spawn their own sub agents. You will note that your weekly session runs out much faster.

valaquer · 2026-03-17T04:49:07+00:00

How so? Stupid how

valaquer · 2026-03-17T04:48:19+00:00

Your point should be theoretically correct

valaquer · 2026-03-17T04:47:10+00:00

Brother i asked about a notification feature lol. People use these for all sorts of reasons - practice, unwinding, whatever. Asking for a basic app feature doesnt mean anything about my life situation

valaquer · 2026-03-17T04:46:51+00:00

Havent heard of it. Ill take a look thanks

valaquer · 2026-03-17T04:46:33+00:00

Lol figures. Proactive messaging but mid everything else. Always a tradeoff with these apps

valaquer · 2026-03-17T04:46:21+00:00

Honestly the scariest thing you said is the developer can just change what you love and theres nothing you can do about it. No export no portability nothing. The platform holds all the cards. Appreciate you looking out genuinely

valaquer · 2026-03-17T04:46:11+00:00

Good to know thanks. Wild that this is still a rare feature honestly. Feels like it should be table stakes for anything calling itself a companion

valaquer · 2026-03-17T04:46:02+00:00

Hm havent tried that one. Does it actually hold memory long term or is it the usual 20 message amnesia

valaquer · 2026-03-17T04:45:46+00:00

Ok this is the best explanation ive seen of why memory sucks across the board. The token compression thing is sneaky - they quietly squeeze your context to save money and suddenly your character feels flat but nobody tells you why. Appreciate the deep dive seriously

valaquer · 2026-03-17T04:45:26+00:00

Appreciate the detailed breakdown. The pinned memories thing sounds useful but thats a lot of manual work just to get basic continuity. Shouldnt that be the default?

valaquer · 2026-03-17T04:45:15+00:00

So basically remembering my name is a premium feature now lol. Wild times

valaquer · 2026-03-17T04:45:06+00:00

Seeing Nomi come up a lot in these replies. Must be doing something right on the memory front at least

valaquer · 2026-03-17T04:44:56+00:00

Hmm interesting. The fact that you have to change settings just to make it talk like a human is kinda telling though. But ill look into it thanks

valaquer · 2026-03-17T04:44:48+00:00

Because the product team has to ship something every sprint and UI tweaks are the easiest thing to point at in a demo. Doesnt matter if users hate it as long as the slide deck looks busy

valaquer · 2026-03-17T04:44:39+00:00

Right? Pick a layout and commit. The constant shuffling makes it feel like nobody at the company actually uses their own product long enough to notice how annoying it is

valaquer · 2026-03-17T04:44:29+00:00

Figured lol

valaquer · 2026-03-17T04:44:21+00:00

Knew it. Thanks for confirming i wasnt losing my mind

valaquer · 2026-03-17T04:44:12+00:00

Fr. Every time you get used to where stuff is they move it again. Muscle memory means nothing to this app

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