u/Clutch4Dubs_TTV

Ive posted in this sub before asking for recommendations on a Mac mini that has at least 24gb ram w a 600 budget. Everybody either told me m2 24gb( I couldn't find any of those under my budget or just buy the refurb m4 and stretch my budget.

I decided to do it a different way. I bought a m1 pro mbp on eBay w a broken lcd and 32 gigs of ram with 512gb storage for 544 and couldn't be happier w myself for accommodating my budget. Was this a win or a loss guys?

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I would appreciate some advice on deciding on a local llm to run

I have a 32gb macbook. I have like 20 gb vram max for a local llm.

Going to be using it to plug it in to Claude code

I was thinking Qwen3.6-35B-A3B but is there a better one for my constraint?

I would appreciate some advice on deciding on a local llm to run

I have a 32gb macbook. I have like 20 gb vram max for a local llm.

Going to be using it to plug it in to Claude code

I was thinking Qwen3.6-35B-A3B but is there a better one for my constraint?

I was looking for a mac mini with like 24gb ram possibly with a budget of 700, but nothing is even close to that. So I was thinking,(it might not look good, but) buy a macbook with a broken lcd and use with a display I already have. Theres a macbook pro with m4 pro 24gb ram 1tb ssd broken lCD for 700. Should i buy?

I daily drive a mac mini m2 pro and a windows pc. I wanted to get the mac mini cuz it had no screen and display, so it would likely be cheaper than a mac and better performance. Since I already had a monitor, kbm, I thought it was no big issue.

Wrong.

To use my mac, I would either have to unplug and disconnect my keyboard and mouse and plug them back in each time, and I need to use both OSes for different apps constantly. I tried input leap, but it would disconnect like 5 minutes of use. Are there any mac apps that can share kbm reliablely for free

Every day I used to see this BS on my phone and I would genuinely wondered why TF I literally cant quit being on my phone. I was told to go outside, breathe some fresh air, take a walk, but It was literally a chore. I would go outside for 5 minutes then come back in and sit on my phone. So I built an app, mainly for myself, to stop scrolling and go outside. It tracks when you are outside. Just wanted to share this with everyone

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I've been trying to market my app discreetly through reddit in target audiences but I keep getting comments like "Is it just me or is this all a fake post and someone just trying to sell their app"

My apps in the health productivity niche, its a quit scrolling app that makes you go outside

But basically how do you market on reddit without being banned

I've been trying to market my app discreetly through reddit in target audiences but I keep getting comments like "Is it just me or is this all a fake post and someone just trying to sell their app"

My apps in the health productivity niche, its a quit scrolling app that makes you go outside

But basically how do you market on reddit without being banned

I've been trying to market my app discreetly through reddit in target audiences but I keep getting comments like "Is it just me or is this all a fake post and someone just trying to sell their app"

My apps in the health productivity niche, its a quit scrolling app that makes you go outside

But basically how do you market on reddit without being banned

I'm building an AI automation that finds and books clients for solopreneurs, but would people pay for this?

What it would do is

Finds your ideal clients automatically based on your niche

Sends personalized outreach without you writing a single message

Follows up intelligently

Books calls directly into your calendar

You just show up to the call.

Would you actually pay for something like this? And what would make you trust it enough to try it?

Dm me if you want me to do this for you. I will be doing it for the first 3 ppl who dm

Is a used m2 24gb 512 worth it for 600. I dont want to get the m4 because of the inflated prices, but is the m1 max worth it in 2026?

Edit: The mac mini m1 max is 800 my bad

While looking for a mac studio, I saw on ebay an m4 max starting at an auction of 300. The seller was from hong kong, had 0 reviews, but the profile looked normal, with a couple of other random listings. The seller also accepted returns. Is this a scam

Ok, this might seem like an ad, but it's a genuine question

Would AI automations that do the same thing recruiters do-find people on social media that match criteria and message them be genuinely helpful in your day.

And does this already exist and are you guys not using it even though it doesn't

If you wouldn't use it why not?

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My son would barely go outside. He was stuck to his phone, and his PC. The only time he would go outside was for swimming practice. I wanted him to get off of his phone and his PC and literally just take an hour without screens but he just couldn't do it. I installed apps that blocked things on his phone, but he just wouldn't use it and go on his PC instead. So I created an app for him: Outscroll. It makes him go outside and blocks his apps and the best thing is, that there is a PC app, so if his apps are blocked, he can't just play Fortnite on his PC. Would love some feedback

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.outscroll

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When i first started developing apps, I wasn't a developer. I was more of a marketer. These days, the barrier level to creating apps is so low, the only thing you should be thinking of when you have an app idea is "How will you market it?". First, you have to have a good paywall and onboarding. Since my app helped people quit scrolling and go outside, I onboarded them through how their screen time was affecting their habits and the change my app could bring on them. That's how you get converting users.

Then, For marketing, post in subreddits and genuinely add value to the community. Don't even mention the name of your app in there. Just say this app helped me in your target communities and people will want to naturally install the app.

The app's called Outscroll, and it makes you quit scrolling unless you go outside

if you want direct message me and i can give you more tips for free

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.outscroll

I'm going to say something that might be a little uncomfortable for some people in this community.

A lot of us spend more time looking at outdoor content than actually being outside. I know because I was one of them for an embarrassingly long time.

I had the gear. Good boots I'd broken in on maybe four hikes total. A pack I'd researched for three months. This subreddit saved on my front page. YouTube recommendations full of trail guides and national park videos and overlanding builds. I knew the difference between a trekking pole and a hiking staff. I had opinions about bear canisters.

I went outside maybe twice last year.

Every weekend I'd think okay this is the one and then Saturday morning would come and I'd pick up my phone to check something and two hours would disappear and suddenly it was noon and going felt like too much and I'd tell myself next weekend. Then I'd spend the afternoon watching videos about places I wasn't going.

What finally broke the cycle was stupid simple and I'm a little annoyed it took me two years to figure it out.

I made a rule that I wasn't allowed to open my phone for anything until I'd been outside first. That's it. Not a hike. Not a workout. Just outside. Backyard counted. End of the street counted. Sitting on my front steps with a coffee counted. Just had to be physically outside before the phone got opened.

First week I went outside for eight minutes, felt slightly ridiculous, came back in and opened my phone. Fine. That counted.

Second week I started walking a little further because just standing there felt dumb.

Third week I drove to a trailhead on a Saturday morning because I was already outside anyway and I figured why not.

I've done eleven hikes since January. Eleven. More than the previous three years combined.

I found something a few months ago that actually enforces this rule for me on the days my willpower is completely gone, it's called Outscroll, it basically locks your phone until you've been outside, which sounds annoying until you realize that's exactly the point. Some days that's the only reason I go and I'm glad I did every single time.

If you're someone who loves the idea of being outside more than you're actually getting outside, try the rule first. Just outside before the phone, every single day, no exceptions. See what happens after two weeks.

The trails aren't going anywhere. Your phone isn't either. But only one of them is actually worth your time and somewhere in your brain you already know that.

My son is eleven. Smart kid, good kid, absolutely feral about his PlayStation and his phone. We tried every system. Time limits, consequence based removal, screen free zones in the house, earning screen time through chores. Some of it worked for a week or two and then fell apart because enforcement was exhausting and I don't want to spend my evenings being a warden.

What finally worked came from something I read somewhere about replacement versus restriction. Every system we'd tried was about restricting access. None of them replaced the habit with anything. His brain still wanted the screens and just waited us out every time.

So we tried making outside time the currency instead. Simple rule, non negotiable, consistent every single day. You go outside first, screen time is yours when you come back. No timer on the outside time, no requirements for what counts, just be outside before you get the screens.

He tested it for about a week. Went outside for four minutes, came back in, held out his hand. We gave him the controller. No comment. He figured out pretty quickly that going outside longer meant he came back in a better mood and actually enjoyed the screen time more, which I did not predict but will absolutely take.

Three months in. He goes outside every day. Sometimes he asks his friends to come over and they all go outside together which is something I genuinely did not think I would see

Consistent and simple beats complicated and strict every time. That's basically the whole lesson.

I know that sounds dramatic but if you've been in the screen time trenches with a young kid you know exactly what I mean.

For about a year and a half my nine year old was a completely different person after school. She'd come home, disappear into her room, and emerge two hours later irritable and impossible to talk to. We'd have the same fight every single night about putting the iPad down for dinner. Every single night. I started dreading 3pm.

We tried everything other moms recommended. Time limits through the settings, she'd come find me the second they ran out and just stand there. Taking it away as a consequence, worked for the week and then the second she got it back we were right back to square one. A screen free hour before bed, which turned into a negotiation every single night that I was too tired to win.

What my husband suggested felt too simple to actually work. He made her download an ap and made her go outside first. Not as a punishment, not with a timer, no rules about what counts. Just, you want screen time, you go outside first, every single time no exceptions.

I thought she'd revolt. She didn't revolt. I think because it felt fair to her? It wasn't us deciding she'd had enough or pulling the plug arbitrarily. It was just a trade with consistent terms. Go out, come back, iPad is yours.

Week one she was going outside for five minutes and coming straight back in. We didn't say anything, just handed it over. Week two she started taking the dog. Week three she texted her friend to meet her at the park.

That was four months ago. Yesterday she came and asked me if she could go for a bike ride. Just came and asked. Didn't mention the iPad once.

I don't think screens are evil and I'm not trying to raise a kid who feels deprived. But she's outside every single day now and she seems like herself again and I just needed to share this somewhere.

I'm looking to get into the mac ecosystem, but only have a budget of 600 for the mac mini and I'm willing to go used. Should I get an m1 with 16gb ram 256gb ssd for 400 or an m2 with 16gb ram 512gb ssd for 550? Or should I wait till m4 prices go down? Help appreciated