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Local AI on Your Own Hardware — What the Benchmarks Actually Show
RTX 5070 on Windows vs RX 9070 on Linux. Real numbers, same models, no cloud. Here's what changed and what didn't.
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Facepunch Abandoned Linux. So I Stopped Supporting Facepunch.
Rust had a working Linux client. Facepunch killed it, blamed the users, and watched Linux market share triple. The numbers don't lie.
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DON'T THROW AWAY YOUR DDR4-2666
16GB DDR4-2666 kits are over $100 on eBay. Your neighbour is selling the same thing for $40.
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We Are Open Source
A credo. We run open drivers, own our hardware, and don't ask permission to use our own machines.
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Why the GTX 1080 Ti Is Still Worth Buying in 2026
A 2017 flagship for under $110. Here's why it still makes sense for gaming, Linux, and local AI.
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Alder Lake: Because New Hardware is a Scam
The i5-12400F is $97 used. New mid-range CPUs are $300. Nothing changed except the price.
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