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Show HN: Local LLM Notepad – run a GPT-style model from a USB stick

https://github.com/runzhouye/Local_LLM_Notepad
15•davidye324•7h ago
What it is A single 45 MB Windows .exe that embeds llama.cpp and a minimal Tk UI. Copy it (plus any .gguf model) to a flash drive, double-click on any Windows PC, and you’re chatting with an LLM—no admin rights, Cloud, or network.

Why I built it Existing “local LLM” GUIs assume you can pip install, pass long CLI flags, or download GBs of extras.

I wanted something my less-technical colleagues could run during a client visit by literally plugging in a USB drive.

How it works PyInstaller one-file build → bundles Python runtime, llama_cpp_python, and the UI into a single PE.

On first launch, it memory-maps the .gguf; subsequent prompts stream at ~20 tok/s on an i7-10750H with gemma-3-1b-it-Q4_K_M.gguf (0.8 GB).

Tick-driven render loop keeps the UI responsive while llama.cpp crunches.

A parser bold-underlines every token that originated in the prompt; Ctrl+click pops a “source viewer” to trace facts. (Helps spot hallucinations fast.)

Comments

ge96•3h ago
Wonder if you can use/interface with those coral accelerator boards
gxonatano•2h ago
> walk up to any computer

Windows users seem to think their OS is ubiquitous. But in fact for most hackers reading this site, using Windows is a huge step backwards in productivity and capability.

Zetaphor•40m ago
Surely you're hinting at Linux, in which case this runs fine with WINE
ensocode•6m ago
Interesting, will definitely try it. What can be expected? What other models do perform ok with this?

Aging-related inflammation is not universal across human populations

https://www.publichealth.columbia.edu/news/aging-related-inflammation-not-universal-across-human-populations
19•XzetaU8•1h ago•2 comments

I write type-safe generic data structures in C

https://danielchasehooper.com/posts/typechecked-generic-c-data-structures/
274•todsacerdoti•14h ago•104 comments

The new skill in AI is not prompting, it's context engineering

https://www.philschmid.de/context-engineering
547•robotswantdata•10h ago•276 comments

Restoring a ZX Spectrum+ Toastrack

https://celso.io/posts/2025/06/28/toastrack/
10•rcarmo•2d ago•0 comments

Nimtable: Open-source web UI to browse and manage Apache Iceberg tables

https://github.com/nimtable/nimtable
18•Sheldon_fun•3h ago•5 comments

Noloco (YC S21) Is Hiring a Founders Associate in Barcelona

https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/noloco/jobs/K7q02eV-founders-associate
1•darraghmckay•2m ago

Genetic code enables zebrafish to mend damaged organs

https://www.caltech.edu/about/news/genetic-code-enables-zebrafish-to-mend-damaged-organs
18•bookofjoe•2d ago•0 comments

Ask HN: Is your company forcing use of AI?

8•ciwolex•14m ago•6 comments

The hidden JTAG in a Qualcomm/Snapdragon device’s USB port

https://www.linaro.org/blog/hidden-jtag-qualcomm-snapdragon-usb/
151•denysvitali•12h ago•22 comments

Small language models are the future of agentic AI

https://arxiv.org/abs/2506.02153
34•favoboa•3h ago•4 comments

People Keep Inventing Prolly Trees

https://www.dolthub.com/blog/2025-06-03-people-keep-inventing-prolly-trees/
94•lifty•2d ago•13 comments

Claude Code now supports Hooks

https://docs.anthropic.com/en/docs/claude-code/hooks
182•ramoz•7h ago•56 comments

Donkey Kong Country 2 and Open Bus

https://jsgroth.dev/blog/posts/dkc2-open-bus/
217•colejohnson66•16h ago•52 comments

Xfinity using WiFi signals in your house to detect motion

https://www.xfinity.com/support/articles/wifi-motion
502•bearsyankees•11h ago•333 comments

End of an Era

https://www.erasmatazz.com/personal/self/end-of-an-era.html
123•marcusestes•11h ago•35 comments

Melbourne man discovers extensive model train network underneath house

https://www.sbs.com.au/news/article/i-was-shocked-melbourne-mans-unbelievable-find-after-buying-house/m4sksfer8
209•cfcfcf•7h ago•56 comments

The original LZEXE (A.K.A. Kosinski) compressor source code has been released

https://clownacy.wordpress.com/2025/05/24/the-original-lzexe-a-k-a-kosinski-compressor-source-code-has-been-released/
82•elvis70•11h ago•4 comments

Proton joins suit against Apple for practices that harm developers and consumers

https://proton.me/blog/apple-lawsuit
308•moose44•13h ago•329 comments

Ask HN: What Are You Working On? (June 2025)

383•david927•1d ago•1186 comments

Show HN: A continuation of IRS Direct File that can be self-hosted

https://github.com/openfiletax/openfile
45•elijahwright_•8h ago•1 comments

GPEmu: A GPU emulator for rapid, low-cost deep learning prototyping [pdf]

https://vldb.org/pvldb/vol18/p1919-wang.pdf
34•matt_d•8h ago•3 comments

So you want to serialize some DER?

https://alexgaynor.net/2025/jun/20/serialize-some-der/
47•lukastyrychtr•3d ago•8 comments

Virtue garnish: A mental hack to short-circuit bad habits

https://ledgeroflife.blog/virtue-garnishes-the-3-second-mental-hack-that-short-circuits-bad-habits/
50•blitzpoet•3h ago•24 comments

Jim Boddie codeveloped the first successful DSP at Bell Labs

https://spectrum.ieee.org/dsp-pioneer-jim-boddie
33•jnord•8h ago•0 comments

Sony DTC-700 audio DAT player/recorder

https://kevinboone.me/dtc-700.html
87•naves•13h ago•72 comments

Rust CLI with Clap

https://tucson-josh.com/posts/rust-clap-cli/
73•rajman187•5h ago•61 comments

Entropy of a Mixture

https://cgad.ski/blog/entropy-of-a-mixture.html
40•cgadski•9h ago•3 comments

The email startup graveyard: Why email companies fail

https://forwardemail.net/en/blog/docs/email-startup-graveyard-why-80-percent-email-companies-fail
93•skeptrune•6h ago•47 comments

A CarFax for Used PCs; Hewlett Packard wants to give old laptops new life

https://spectrum.ieee.org/carmax-used-pcs
70•rubenbe•14h ago•78 comments

Pluto is a unique dialect of Lua with a focus on general-purpose programming

https://github.com/PlutoLang/Pluto
23•90s_dev•6h ago•9 comments