dusty.ninja

Felt earthquake in #Honolulu. From #Hawaii hashtag looks like 6.0 on Hawaii island (Big Island). West side of the island.

Good job Washington State. Whatever helps more housing to be built...
https://www.sightline.org/2026/05/13/washington-passes-first-statewide-scissor-stair-reform/

Corsair's DDR5 modules have been spotted with CXMT DRAM. Looks like Chinese memory is already arriving. I hope this means they are ahead of schedule and in full ramp mode now!
https://wccftech.com/chinese-memory-enters-global-markets-corsair-ddr5-modules-spotted-with-cxmt-dram/

I enjoyed this read for the building a big box for own use. I have not built anything beyond snapping together Raspberry Pi parts for almost 20 years now. All my computer purchases had been prebuilt systems like MacBook Pro, iMac, Mac mini, or a HP Pro.
https://rosmine.ai/2026/05/13/was-my-48k-gpu-worth-it/

Well it’s 1:21am here and Instagram just fed me this reel. It’s basically a federal prison #consultant ad for those that want tips on navigating #prison life and getting out earlier.

Time to call it a night.

Friend in #Saipan finally got power restored after 35 days. Same (or just the same time?) storms we had in #Hawaii over a month ago. Local utility is raising their rates about 40% due to oil prices. Another 20% hike is expected soon to fully restore the grid, along with some modernization.

Good. Let's get back to memory glut!
https://wccftech.com/ex-samsung-chip-boss-says-chinas-dram-blitz-could-crush-the-414-ddr5-price-spike-within-a-year/

Pretty good argument for just using #openrouter over a #LocalLLM. I think the math will change once all these AI providers stop burning VC money. Specifically, the author is looking at rounded-up utility and hardware pricing on #Apple Silicon.
https://www.williamangel.net/blog/2026/05/17/offline-llm-energy-use.html

😂 needs #Hawaii and #Maui visibility.
https://newsie.social/@TheNeedling/116582367332490748

I shouldn’t be distracted with this kind of nonsense when I have plenty of apps needing some tlc to get out the door… that said…

I’ve been spending time trying to get rapid-mlx to work on the Mac mini. It’s supposed to be much faster than llama.cpp, but I’ve had nothing but problems. Hope it is just a learning curve on the right mix of parameters. Defaults definitely don’t seem to be dialed in like llama-server. #opencode #rapidmlx #llamacpp

installed a new #linux kernel that just landed for #ubuntu jammy... linux-generic 5.15.0.179.163... Still can get root via dirtyfrag... wut? 😕

For #USA residents, don’t forget to put a note in your calendar when security updates for your WiFi router stop. 🤪 #wifirouter
https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2026/05/fcc-slightly-relaxes-foreign-router-ban-allows-software-updates-until-2029/