Solar-powered local AI: old MacBook + Meshtastic mesh keeps inference running off-grid
natesiggard · x · 2026-11-15
A user set up an old MacBook Pro with Omarchy, paired it with new SDR gear feeding an OSINT dashboard, and integrated a local inference compute cluster reachable over Meshtastic. Powered by solar and running over LoRA mesh radio, the setup is designed to keep a local AI node alive in the neighborhood even if the power grid goes down.
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