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Re:My local model setup on an M4 Pro Mac Mini on Wednesday September 02, 2026 @08:40AM (#49535377)
I just use Gemini Pro which comes bundled with a Chromebook; when the 'free' year runs out I buy another, initiate the free years Gemini again and then put the 'as new' Chromebook on eBay and get most of my money back. So Gemini Pro costs me less than £2 a month. And for my needs (investment research) that works well and is a pretty cheap compromise.
Re:The last six months in LLMs in five minutes on Tuesday May 19, 2026 @02:55AM (#48190132)
I asked Gemini for a video of 'pelican riding a unicycle in hyde park' - I was blown away by the output:

https://gemini.google.com/share/55e250c99693

Impressed - good job etc
Re:Our approach to advertising on Friday January 16, 2026 @02:32PM (#46651012)
There will be an explosion in adblocking software... and who will pay $8 a month for an ad infected product.
Seems too good to be true... If there is no such thing as a free lunch, what am I missing?
Re:Cut India out of the US economy on Tuesday September 30, 2025 @03:30AM (#45422868)
Why?
Re:Orange rivers signal toxic shift in Arctic wilderness on Sunday September 14, 2025 @03:41AM (#45238214)
The Orange God will be turning more rivers Orange to pay homage to himself and his[lack of[ beliefs around climate change. All praise the Orange God and his infinite wisdom.
No - on a chromebook as well
Re:Offline-First with CouchDB and PouchDB in 2025 on Friday May 02, 2025 @03:48AM (#43867217)
CouchDB - is JD Vance a power user?
Re:New LLM jailbreak bypasses all major FMs on Friday April 25, 2025 @01:07PM (#43796091)
Perplexity answers the Question without any of the prompts
Re:Healthy soil is the hidden ingredient on Monday April 21, 2025 @04:53AM (#43749710)
A connected great article: Junk Food Is Bad For Plants, Too

https://nautil.us/junk-food-is-bad-for-plants-too-235857/

Re:Interesting Interview with DeepSeek's CEO on Wednesday January 01, 2025 @07:52AM (#42565724)
Try asking about the Tiananmen Square massacre or why people compare Xi to Paddington Bear or even the failings of Xi... but it will happily criticise Trump.
Re:MomBoard: E-ink display for a parent with amnesia on Thursday November 14, 2024 @11:31AM (#42137863)
Respect
Re:OpenAI Announces SearchGPT on Thursday July 25, 2024 @02:51PM (#41072036)
I have found Perplexity to be very useful; if OpenAI can better Perplexity Alphabet has a big problem (at least until the opposition ruin their products by monetising them).
Re:Ecology: A World Without Mosquitoes on Monday June 24, 2024 @03:31PM (#40779744)
Why post a paywalled article?
Re:Compare Google, Bing, Marginalia, Kagi, Mwmbl, and ChatGPT on Sunday December 31, 2023 @06:02AM (#38823187)
The Github link is my top result on Google. Clearly a mix of uBlock and Privacy Badger are more powerful than most appreciate.
Re:Ask HN: Cause of UK e-gates outage? on Saturday May 27, 2023 @09:14AM (#36094551)
Maybe they bought an upgrade from someone who donated to the CONservatives?
Are the batteries easily digested?
Re:Ask HN: What sub $200 product improved your 2022 on Friday January 06, 2023 @12:13PM (#34277549)
A Bamix immersion blender; powerful enough to blend frozen fruit in my morning smoothies and safe for a deep pot of soup that needs blending. Also makes top notch Hummus.
Re:Ask HN: Alternatives to The Economist Magazine? on Wednesday November 30, 2022 @07:39AM (#33799835)
Have a look at: https://github.com/iamadamdev/bypass-paywalls-chrome Any page that needs to be bypassed is worthy of a glance; limiting yourself to just one source runs the risk of 'rose tinted glasses' syndrome.
There is a new hope.