Hardware on Yongjie Xue

Local AI: A Question of Power, Not Price

Fri, 11 Sep 2026 00:00:00 +0000

Anthropic’s threat report, OpenAI’s soap opera, the closure of the $200 subscription tier, and rising GPU and memory prices—all of this week’s events tell the same story.

Local AI's Inflection Point: 2027

Tue, 07 Apr 2026 00:00:00 +0000

When subsidies fade, hardware catches up, and open models mature, all three lines cross in 2027. “Build your own AI” goes from idea to reality.

A Thought Triggered by a Group Chat

A friend in a group chat said the other day that “self-hosting” is starting to make more sense to him now.

Meituan Deleted Users' Photos: Overbroad Permissions Are Worse Than a Privacy Leak

Tue, 24 Mar 2026 00:00:00 +0000

Many Android users reported that Meituan deleted files from their photo libraries. The bigger issue is not just this bug, but the still-common pattern of overbroad storage permissions in the Chinese Android ecosystem.

Fully Loaded M5 Max: What Does a RMB 58,200 Laptop Look Like?

Thu, 05 Mar 2026 00:00:00 +0000

Apple opened preorders for the M5 Max and I immediately maxed one out at RMB 58,200. This is less a consumer electronics post than a look at what an AI-era personal workstation is becoming.

Reclaim Hardware Bonus from the Cloud

Thu, 16 Nov 2023 00:00:00 +0000

Hardware is interesting again, developments in CPUs and SSDs remain largely unnoticed by the majority of devs. A whole generation of developers is obscured by cloud hype and marketing noise.