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AI integration strains Obsidian's graph view performance on Mac Mini

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A user on Mastodon expressed frustration with their M4 Mac Mini's performance when rendering the graph view in Obsidian, a note-taking application. The slowdown is attributed to an increased volume and value of notes, partly due to the use of AI in assisting with note-taking. The user clarified that their note-taking system, while sophisticated and yielding rich cross-pollination of ideas, is distinct from the Karpathy system and does not include 'ghost notes' or tags. AI

IMPACT Highlights potential performance bottlenecks for users leveraging AI to augment note-taking workflows.

RANK_REASON A user's personal experience with a software product and hardware performance.

Read on Mastodon — fosstodon.org →

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AI integration strains Obsidian's graph view performance on Mac Mini

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  1. Mastodon — fosstodon.org TIER_1 English(EN) · [email protected] ·

    One of the things I love most about # ObsidianMD is the graph view. But now with # AI helping me with my notes, the volume has picked up a bit (as has the value

    One of the things I love most about # ObsidianMD is the graph view. But now with # AI helping me with my notes, the volume has picked up a bit (as has the value). And now my poor M4 Mac Mini slows to a crawl trying to render the graph view. I kind of have a lot of notes. This gra…

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