You could try llamaCPP, I think its configured to run better on cpu’s

Good point, the key is don’t give up! There’s so many options one is bound to be the right fit

NobaraOS. Comes with laptop specific fixes OOTB. Gaming fixes OOTB. Nvidia OOTB. Zero problems.

So far this actually seems like a good, privacy respecting implementation of a chatbot. Good for those who don’t want to go the full offline selfhosted route IMO

Hey nice surprise, this release fixed my issue of all my installed GOG games showing “game unavailable” when I have my VPN connected.

Fair but thats your choice to upgrade. No one says you have to, and they don’t lock games behind needing insert current gen CPU or gpu

Just go PC and don’t worry about corporate lifecycles anymore

I can vouch for airvpn if any of you poor saps need to get one. I’ve been through several and settled on airvpn in the end.

General rule if you see YouTube sponsor ads for a VPN steer the other way. (IE Nord, Surfshark, etc.)

Pokemon blue on gameboy or Super Mario 64… both were around the same time I think.

Just got retroarch setup with all N64 games so the nostalgia train is about to start rollin’!

Awesome thanks! This is going on my to-print list

How many HDD are you running? Set to spin down or no? Those spinning all the time add up quickly.

Sleep state and power States are different things… I’ve never heard of power profiles causing issues. I’d try keeping sleep disabled in BIOS and then look into what you need to change to allow the processor to idle/downclock. There’s no reason this shouldn’t work I’m aware of.

Could try undervolting as well.

Get a library card and go to town on some books. I’m using reading to replace my social media/Netflix/YouTube time. Aiming for one book every two weeks for 2024 since I’m a pretty slow reader.

Bonus: If your library has Libby you can rip the DRM using calibre and build out your collection on your ereader. My library offers free music streaming and 5 DRM-free mp3 downloads/day from “freegalmusic”. They also offer free streaming services for movies and TV but I haven’t used those since the point is to read more not watch more bullshit, but could aid as way of weaning yourself off after cancelling other subscriptions

NordVPN literally will not let me delete my account. My 3 years is over, there is no method to delete when signed in to their site. You have to fill out a form with your payment details and shit to “verify your identity” (who remembers that shit from 3 years ago).

Literally emailed from the email associated with the account, called, logged in, etc. they won’t delete it until I send my credit card info in the clear, over insecure email.

FUCK NORDVPN

I’ve used both extensively and stand by my statement, from a functional standpoint as well.

For the downloading media part:

The *arr stack is what you’re looking for + Jellyfin for streaming (Opensource, 100% free, and much better than Plex).

Prowlarr: manage your indexers

Radarr: find/automatically download movies

Sonarr: find/automatically download tv shows

Jellyfin: streaming your media

Look up trashguides for setting up all this stuff, very detailed guides. They are compatible with torrents and Usenet. I like using docker with portainer for easy management and if you use a VPN container you can selectively route these containers through the VPN so your other services that dont require the VPN dont need to route through it.