• lIlIlIlIlIlIl@lemmy.worldEnglish
    16·
    2 days ago

    At no point does this article describe running Claude locally

    Judging by your comment it sounds like you may need to chill the fuck out

    • kibiz0r@midwest.socialEnglish
      51·
      2 days ago

      I do need to chill the fuck out, but that’s beside the point.

      The post’s thesis is “buy a Mac Mini and a Claude subscription because that’s the future”, and the supporting evidence includes:

      Stack of Mac Minis on a desk. Said he’s using them for AI [whisper.cpp] workloads. … He just asked Claude how to set it up. Followed the instructions.

      This example is probably the closest to “Mac Mini running AI plus using Claude”, but the Minis are a prod cluster, not a dev machine, so not exactly.

      And the rest…

      “AI won’t take your jobs. But guys with a $200 Claude Max subscription and an Apple Mac Mini will.”

      This guy had been messing around with ChatGPT on the side. … Two days later, it’s done.

      “If you’re not getting a Mac Mini for your @clawdbot in 2026, what are you doing?”

      I understand the broader point of “get on AI ASAP”, but it seems like the extent of the Mac Mini recommendation is “I heard it was good for AI”.

      Which… it is, if you’re running locally. But if you’re not, then there’s no reason to switch away from your used Thinkpad running Linux.

      And if you are running locally, the Claude subscription may be irrelevant. So why advocate for both in conjunction?

      • lIlIlIlIlIlIl@lemmy.worldEnglish
        15·
        1 day ago

        Maybe you need to touch some grass? This is waaaaay too much about some blog post that doesn’t matter

        Feel better

        • kibiz0r@midwest.socialEnglish
          21·
          1 day ago

          I think you’re inferring some sort of intense or serious/angry tone to my comments that I did not intend.

          I just thought it was funny that this particular AI hype post promotes a way of coding based on vibes rather than understanding, and the way they came up with this very specific recommendation seems to be based on vibes rather than understanding.

          (Nothing funnier than leaving two follow-ups explaining exactly what I found funny about it, I know. Also, FWIW, I haven’t downvoted you, in case you’re thinking this is supposed to be a flame war.)

          Edit: Nevermind, I checked out your post history and realized I have been trolled. Well, gg.