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DESCRIPTION:Inspired by talks at 2025's DevConf.cz\, I returned home and pr
 omptly bought a second hand workstation\, and then a GPU on Prime Day. The
  plan was not to spend a lot of money. It was not to buy the latest and gr
 eatest hardware. It was to see could be achieved on hardware that is abund
 ant and affordable. Results have been\, mixed\, and at times I've asked my
 self if I was doing it wrong\, if the hype about certain technologies (suc
 h as OpenClaw) were deserved\, and whether the whole endeavour was misguid
 ed. Whilst everyone else is raving about M4 (now M5) Mac's\, Framework Des
 ktop\, Dell GB10's and more\, I wanted to see what I could do with US$500 
 and tech that there's no waiting list for. This presentation distils for e
 veryone what I've learned\, the pain points\, the successes\, and ultimate
 ly whether I'd do it all over again. (Spoiler - I would!)
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SUMMARY:Local LLMs on older end hardware - a practical perspective - James 
 Freeman
URL:https://talks.openalt.cz/openalt-2026/talk/T9VKQR/
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UID:pretalx-openalt-2026-MRTG3K@talks.openalt.cz
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DESCRIPTION:The LM317 voltage regulator holds a steady output no matter how
  noisy its input — because it regulates against an internal reference\, 
 not the supply rail. Most engineers do the opposite: our self-worth tracks
  external inputs — reviews\, promotions\, applause — and browns out wh
 en they dip. This talk reads the datasheet as a psychology textbook: inter
 nal reference voltages\, minimum load requirements (rest counts)\, and the
 rmal shutdown as a feature\, not a failure. You'll leave with a schematic 
 for self-worth that doesn't collapse when the input does. Soldering iron o
 ptional.
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SUMMARY:Psychology for Electronics Enthusiasts - what the LM317 can teach u
 s about self-worth - James Freeman
URL:https://talks.openalt.cz/openalt-2026/talk/MRTG3K/
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