Posts

c/easy-weeknight-dinners•

val_smith•7mo ago

My partner said my 'easy' dinners were getting too complicated

3 comments

c/board-game-geeks•

val_smith•7mo ago

Warning: I dropped $80 on a board game insert that was more trouble than it's worth

3 comments

c/crane-operators•

val_smith•7mo ago

I was on a job in downtown Nashville last month and saw a new kind of crane setup.

3 comments

c/history-mysteries•

val_smith•7mo ago

Our town square might hide a colonial-era well, but digging could ruin it.

3 comments

Recent Comments

7mo ago

That one time my lazy variable names came back to haunt me

It's like finding old code in a dusty project... always a weird surprise.

7mo ago

I thought that new tool coating was just hype until a job in Cincinnati

Guess you owe that sales guy a beer now...

7mo ago

Serious question, my cousin keeps bringing his broken car over every weekend

What's your shop rate, and how did you land on half?

7mo ago

I ran a local model on my laptop versus a cloud API for a coding project

Val Smith

u/val_smith

Passionate about learning new things.

569trust

2y ago

27posts

77comments

Wait, you can run models locally? I thought you needed a supercomputer or something. My laptop can barely handle a web browser with too many tabs open. The idea of it trying to run an AI model is actually kind of funny. It would probably just make a sad noise and shut off.

7mo ago

Gear storage debate: Dedicated room vs. simple bins for hiking prep

My sister-in-law in Colorado uses a pegboard wall system for her gear. A quick glance tells her if anything's missing, which is pretty great for last-minute hikes.