oh man… I’m such a dumb dumb … didn’t even try 10.3.0, now I did and the docker version works and is extremely fast, compared to a CPU… Thank you so much.

It would the first scenario you described… i’d just interact with a chatbot occasionally like I do with chatgpt now…but I’d also like to try to experiment with copilot like models to test and use with vscode. So no training of models or 24/7 batch operations.

I was wondering whether a custom built gaming PC is the only solution here or if there are other cjeaper alternatives that get the job decently done

I have the exact same gpu and tried that. But couldn’t get ollama docker version (rocm) to work with the gpu. even changing the env variable to 10.30.1. (rocminfo reports gfx1031)

would you mind giving some instructions or a link?

I think this part should be better left off to the actual tool that does a more promising job on security, like a firewall.

not running on Firefox mobile unfortunately… it kinda loads, but no keyboard to type

Lol… that’s exactly what I use, the left part of the launcher.

• Leave home network => Turn on VPN
• Enter home network => Turn off VPN

Sure, but I was talking about the basic concept of how things work in general to keep it simple for OP.

in a nutshell

This is how the control and information exchange of smart devices work:

Phone App -> [Server] … [Server] -> Smart Device and vice versa

There’s no way around this concept.

Now, Google gives you the phone app and the (public) server part. but these only work with their servers and apps, keeping you locked in.

HA gives you the same, a server and an app, but allows you to keep the server private (access via vpn for public)

Also who guarantees that Google Home will be there in the next few years? HA will still keep running even if it ever gets abandoned.

you can give Flutter a try. It’d be perfect for such an app.

I’d automate the shit out of this one if I were to write an app.

thinking of something like this one

• using phones google location for tracking (or something else)
• hava a Bluetooth beacon in the car
• each time you get in the car, beacon connects to phone
• app “tracks” the collected location data as “driving”

Yes! It should work :-D

Regarding enriching MB. Honestly, I don’t have time for that.

I’m from one of the slavic countries and there are so many missing albums, it’d take me a lifetime to contribute.

I haven’t had much success with the arr-scripts, whereas with the lidarr:plugins + deemix I had.

I did not test it, but It should work, since it only pulls the albums, and is not involved in the download process at all.

Oh, and checks for existing ones, so there are no duplicates.

I’d argue that it certainly isn’t. Possibly the previous owner ran it under heavy loads, constantly, resulting in a degrading of the components.

Or they themselves were unfortunate to receive a faulty unit that started to misbehave randomly, and are now selling it after the warranty period.

yes, and that consistency is not guaranteed on the second-gand market either.

I’m sure if I dig deep enough, I might find threads like these for any hardware.

Just look at Apple. Their MacBook lineup has been a mess since 2016, and they are a “reputable” and overpriced non-aliexpress company.

And yes, you’re fucked if you buy something from Ali and it turns out faulty. But you’re also fucked if you buy second-hand. The risk of loss is equal.

I had assumed, since I can do flatpak install org.gnome.Sdk and select 3.38 (there are even older 3.x versions to select from), that they left it for older GTK apps that are not (yet) compatible with newer runtimes.

You’re comparing apples to oranges here and this has literally nothing to do with the hardware that was mentioned in this thread. They all have soldered mobile CPUs. The N100, N305, 4700u, etc.

I haven’t updated bios on my main pc ever since I built it… so I think the concerns you’re talking about are more hit than miss.