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thallavajhula

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About thallavajhula

geek who loves caffeine and humor

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    Comment #49073242

    Is it just me or do all the proprietary AI model companies have their blogs styled to have earthy calming tones? This seems like a strategy. Exhibit A-C A. https://claude.com/blog …

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    Comment #48897327

    You seem to be in the farther right side of the spectrum in terms of your laptop longevity. 10 years is solid.

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    Comment #48897312

    8 years and still kicking? and with more life left? For a Dell, that's amazing.

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    Comment #48897289

    Are you able to run any of the LLM apps (not the OSS ones) like codex or claude on your machine?

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    Comment #48897277

    Got it. Yeah, 5-7 seems like the common timeframe among devs.

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    Comment #48897267

    got it, thanks!

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    Comment #48897264

    I've always upgraded mostly due to battery issues. Since the silicon era of macs, IDK if they replace the battery.

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    Comment #48897208

    got it, thanks!

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    Comment #48897203

    I had a MBP 2015, which I upgraded in 2020 to the MBA M1. Now, I'm thinking whether or not to upgrade to a more newer MBA.

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    Comment #48897193

    got it, thanks!

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    Comment #48897181

    Thanks. Also, 5-7 years seems like a common timeframe from what I've noticed in this comment section.

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    Comment #48897165

    Would you mind sharing which LLM you're running locally on your F15?

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    Comment #48897139

    How's the Framework laptop? I've heard good things about it, mostly from DHH.

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    Comment #48889040

    Thanks for the response. Do you run any LLMs locally?

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    Comment #48889028

    Got it, thanks!

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    Comment #48888735

    Thanks! What do you carry when you travel?

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    Comment #48888203

    That's basically one of the main reasons I'm trying to switch my M1 Air.

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    Comment #48888200

    17?! Holy cow that's a really long time. What OS do you run on it?

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    Ask HN: How long do you use your personal laptop before replacing it?

    0. What's your profession? 1. Which laptop do you use as your personal laptop? 2. How long do you use yours before getting a new laptop?

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    Comment #48808024

    I use DayQuil/NyQuil when I get a cold and in my case, it's always worked well. It suppresses the symptoms and lets me carry on with my day-to-day. I did try once going 1 week with…

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    Ask HN: How are you staying productive using LLMs?

    1. What's your predominantly use-case? Eg: If you're using it for coding, what are you doing to make yourself productive? If you're using it for something else, please share what i…

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    Comment #48690439

    Wow. I've been following Om since 2011 and this is such a sudden news. I just opened HN and this title shook me. It literally did. Wow. RIP, Om.