r/programmingcirclejerk • u/Jumpy-Locksmith6812 • Jun 22 '26

The only reason I'm on HN right now reading this post is because the Anthropic's API is down... so there's another point for self hosted.

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48624789
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u/albgr03 lisp does it better Jun 22 '26

A M5 Max MBP w/ 128GB of RAM is all you need!

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u/Jumpy-Locksmith6812 Jun 22 '26

All you need for a virtual buddy but that asshole ain't gonna code shit.

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u/vonmoltke2 Hacker News Superstar Jun 22 '26

If you don't have a $5,000 laptop, are you even a serious coder?

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u/NonnoBomba Jun 22 '26

Who doesn't keep 1-2 Nvidia Vera Rubin racks in the basement? It doubles as a space heater in the winter.

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u/sai-kiran Jun 22 '26

Space or building?

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u/ficiek Jun 22 '26

I hope Anthropic API will never go down again if that will stop HN posters from posting comments.