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User tests Qwen 3.5:2b model with Ollama on MacBook Air

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A user is experimenting with the Qwen 3.5:2b model using Ollama on a MacBook Air. They are learning to craft effective system prompts by iteratively testing and refining them. This hands-on approach involves building model files, running tests, and correcting ambiguities in the prompts. AI

IMPACT Demonstrates the accessibility of running smaller, open-source models on standard consumer hardware for experimentation.

RANK_REASON User experimenting with an open-source model and tool on consumer hardware. [lever_c_demoted from research: ic=1 ai=1.0]

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User tests Qwen 3.5:2b model with Ollama on MacBook Air

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

    I started playing around with Ollama and the Qwen 3.5:2b model on my 2019 MacBook Air. It works surprisingly well. I'm learning how to write system prompts thro

    I started playing around with Ollama and the Qwen 3.5:2b model on my 2019 MacBook Air. It works surprisingly well. I'm learning how to write system prompts through trial and error. I build the model file with a system prompt. Run it, and watch the model get hung up on some confus…

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