SmartStack: AI, Self-Hosting & Smart Finance

When Citi says ‘funds deemed to not belong to you,’ what can you actually do to fight back? Here’s how to get your money back.

One dev used AI tools to build a playable VR game, and it worked — here’s what worked, what broke, and what Reddit thinks.

How to test China’s open-weight AI models and compare them to US frontier LLMs. Benchmarks, costs, installation — we got you.

Pangolin 1.23 brings high availability and clustering to the table. We dig into use cases, community reactions, and potential gotchas.

subsmap: a Reddit analytics tool accidentally discovers 1/3rd of Reddit’s active communities are NSFW. Intentional or just chaos?

Meta teased Muse and Spark, but where are the weights? Here’s what r/LocalLLaMA thinks about the stall, the hype, and the alternatives.

Tired of ownCloud? Let’s talk better file-sync alternatives, why they work, and what might still trip you up.

How I went from ’this can’t be that hard’ to ‘okay, this is harder than I thought’ while building a cycling tracker for groups.

Qwen3.8 27b isn’t just another LLM — it’s game dev fuel for the brave. Here’s how r/LocalLLaMA users are pushing those tokens to the limit.

Grist yanked SSO from its Community Edition, sparking a debate in the self-hosted world. Here’s what happened and what you can do.

Wrecked car, $8.5k insurance payout, $11k in credit card debt—what’s the smartest use of the money? Let’s break it down with concrete numbers.

A practical guide to skipping the RTX 5090 hype and building something smarter (and way cheaper).

Is there a perfect self-hosted finance manager in 2026? Let’s break down the contenders, their quirks, and why none of them are one-size-fits-all.

Ditch the ADT contract and take control of your home security with DIY alternatives. We’ll explore the top options, their trade-offs, and gotchas.

Bought a $4k box for running your own language models? Here’s what r/LocalLLaMA thinks about your setup and whether it’s overkill.