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I’m running an Ubuntu VM via Lima on my m4 Mac mini. Works great.

I got an OWC Express 1M2 precisely because of thermal fears. The heatsink is huge, but no fans. Only real issue is needing to be careful to not nudge the cables.

I also suspect that trying to stream larger LLM models from disk hammered the USB 4 connection too much - lead to system hangs, so now stream from the internal SSD instead.

I used to game on my 2014 MBP. That was a bad idea - took about 5 years, but eventually my batteries became spicy pillows.

Turns out that even with the fans at full blast, the batteries didn’t like being so hot over prolonged periods.

I’m happy with my M4 mini now, with a separate windows pc for gaming.

My plex runs just fine on a 920+ with the same CPU + additional 8GB ram stick. Worth checking out.

They didn’t spend capital anywhere close to what their peers did on AI.

Congrats! How’s it compare vs self-hosted vaultwarden?

Even though it’s vibe coded, I like the idea of an open source repairable robot vacuum. The current generation of them are notoriously not built to last / be repairable.

They’ve had router firmware updates that have borked networks a few years ago. Software QA processes weren’t up to snuff.

FWIW I run real linux VMs on my Mac with Lima. Only limitation is that it can’t use the GPU. Otherwise works great for me. Is WSL functionally equivalent?

Does it still play well with the notorious new Plex app?

Phil Schiller came across well here in the report. He was overruled by Tim Cook.

How do you protect yourself from this? Treat public QR codes like "free" USB drives – don't use them?

Uh, Gmail also has usage limits for each tier. I know before I’ve painstakingly removed emails with large attachments just so I can keep receiving my email.

I think that’s meant to be a security feature. If it can be toggled off in software, that lessens the trust that it reliably represents the state of recording.

Maybe a black circle sticker might help? I see people do that to block the camera. Should work just as well for the LED.