Why “GB” is being discussed
The most recent Hacker News stories and comments contributing to this topic's mentions.
> That doesn't make sense. If the cost of RAM is high and being used by models then yes, you should try to use less RAM. No, that's not the conclusion. If using models costs you…
by pron · Oct 31, 2026
Typical coding agents of today consume hundreds of MBs of RAM. Once you add GUI into the mix, that could easily slip into GBs. You might feel the difference, when you're trying…
by OleksandrC · Oct 31, 2026
Show HN: Enclyra – 3-4B local models that do real work on an 8 GB Mac, offline
by enclyra · Oct 31, 2026 · 1 points
Hi HN, kc is a Kotlin compiler for the JVM, written in Go. Why I built it: most Kotlin tools, like linters, KSP and the language server, are built on kotlinc's frontend, so they…
by barteo · Oct 31, 2026
Show HN: A Kotlin compiler written in Go, 10x faster than kotlinc
by barteo · Oct 31, 2026 · 3 points
The tax is huge. Fortunately, I do not live in France. Otherwise, this tax would cost me at least 50% of what I pay for all my food, daily. 50 GB of daily traffic is normal for…
by adrian_b · Oct 31, 2026
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