ND Big Data on the Cheapest MacBook (duckdb.org)
384 points by bcye 3 days ago | 290 comments on HN ~lite vlite-2.0
Summary ~lite
Technical blog post evaluating MacBook Neo's performance on big data workloads.
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2026-03-15 17:58 eval_success PSQ evaluated: g-PSQ=0.440 (3 dims) - -
2026-03-15 17:58 eval Evaluated by llama-4-scout-wai-psq: +0.44 (Moderate positive) +0.16
2026-03-15 17:41 eval_success Lite evaluated: Neutral (0.00) - -
2026-03-15 17:41 eval Evaluated by llama-4-scout-wai: 0.00 (Neutral) 0.00
reasoning
Technical article on benchmarking database workloads on a MacBook, no human rights discussion
2026-03-15 17:41 rater_validation_warn Lite validation warnings for model llama-4-scout-wai: 1W 0R - -
2026-03-15 16:46 eval_success PSQ evaluated: g-PSQ=0.280 (3 dims) - -
2026-03-15 16:46 eval Evaluated by llama-4-scout-wai-psq: +0.28 (Mild positive) 0.00
2026-03-15 16:28 eval_success Lite evaluated: Neutral (0.00) - -
2026-03-15 16:28 eval Evaluated by llama-4-scout-wai: 0.00 (Neutral) 0.00
reasoning
Technical article on benchmarking database workloads on a MacBook, no human rights discussion
2026-03-15 16:28 rater_validation_warn Lite validation warnings for model llama-4-scout-wai: 1W 0R - -
2026-03-14 22:37 eval_success Lite evaluated: Neutral (0.00) - -
2026-03-14 22:37 eval Evaluated by llama-4-scout-wai: 0.00 (Neutral) 0.00
reasoning
Technical article on benchmarking database workloads on a MacBook, no human rights discussion
2026-03-14 22:37 rater_validation_warn Lite validation warnings for model llama-4-scout-wai: 1W 0R - -
2026-03-14 21:38 eval_success PSQ evaluated: g-PSQ=0.280 (3 dims) - -
2026-03-14 21:38 eval Evaluated by llama-4-scout-wai-psq: +0.28 (Mild positive) 0.00
2026-03-14 21:28 eval_success Lite evaluated: Neutral (0.00) - -
2026-03-14 21:28 eval Evaluated by llama-4-scout-wai: 0.00 (Neutral) 0.00
reasoning
Technical article on benchmarking database workloads on a MacBook, no human rights discussion
2026-03-14 21:28 rater_validation_warn Lite validation warnings for model llama-4-scout-wai: 1W 0R - -
2026-03-14 20:21 eval_success PSQ evaluated: g-PSQ=0.280 (3 dims) - -
2026-03-14 20:21 eval Evaluated by llama-4-scout-wai-psq: +0.28 (Mild positive) 0.00
2026-03-14 20:13 eval_success Lite evaluated: Neutral (0.00) - -
2026-03-14 20:13 rater_validation_warn Lite validation warnings for model llama-4-scout-wai: 1W 0R - -
2026-03-14 20:13 eval Evaluated by llama-4-scout-wai: 0.00 (Neutral) 0.00
reasoning
Technical article on benchmarking database workloads on a MacBook, no human rights discussion
2026-03-14 19:08 eval_success PSQ evaluated: g-PSQ=0.280 (3 dims) - -
2026-03-14 19:08 eval Evaluated by llama-4-scout-wai-psq: +0.28 (Mild positive) 0.00
2026-03-14 18:48 eval_success Lite evaluated: Neutral (0.00) - -
2026-03-14 18:48 eval Evaluated by llama-4-scout-wai: 0.00 (Neutral) 0.00
reasoning
Technical article on benchmarking database workloads on a MacBook, no human rights discussion
2026-03-14 18:48 rater_validation_warn Lite validation warnings for model llama-4-scout-wai: 1W 0R - -
2026-03-14 17:56 eval_success PSQ evaluated: g-PSQ=0.280 (3 dims) - -
2026-03-14 17:56 eval Evaluated by llama-4-scout-wai-psq: +0.28 (Mild positive) 0.00
2026-03-14 17:13 eval_success Lite evaluated: Neutral (0.00) - -
2026-03-14 17:13 eval Evaluated by llama-4-scout-wai: 0.00 (Neutral) 0.00
reasoning
Technical article on benchmarking database workloads on a MacBook, no human rights discussion
2026-03-14 17:13 rater_validation_warn Lite validation warnings for model llama-4-scout-wai: 1W 0R - -
2026-03-14 16:23 eval Evaluated by llama-4-scout-wai-psq: +0.28 (Mild positive) 0.00
2026-03-14 16:02 eval Evaluated by llama-4-scout-wai: 0.00 (Neutral) 0.00
reasoning
Technical article on benchmarking database workloads on a MacBook, no human rights discussion
2026-03-14 07:45 eval Evaluated by llama-4-scout-wai-psq: +0.28 (Mild positive) 0.00
2026-03-14 07:43 eval Evaluated by llama-4-scout-wai: 0.00 (Neutral) 0.00
reasoning
Technical article on benchmarking database workloads on a MacBook, no human rights discussion
2026-03-14 05:36 eval Evaluated by llama-4-scout-wai-psq: +0.28 (Mild positive) 0.00
2026-03-14 05:35 eval Evaluated by llama-4-scout-wai: 0.00 (Neutral) 0.00
reasoning
Technical article on benchmarking database workloads on a MacBook, no human rights discussion
2026-03-14 04:45 eval Evaluated by llama-4-scout-wai-psq: +0.28 (Mild positive) 0.00
2026-03-14 04:42 eval Evaluated by llama-4-scout-wai: 0.00 (Neutral) 0.00
reasoning
Technical article on benchmarking database workloads on a MacBook, no human rights discussion
2026-03-14 02:30 eval Evaluated by llama-4-scout-wai-psq: +0.28 (Mild positive) 0.00
2026-03-14 02:26 eval Evaluated by llama-4-scout-wai: 0.00 (Neutral) 0.00
reasoning
Technical article on benchmarking database workloads on a MacBook, no human rights discussion
2026-03-14 01:31 eval Evaluated by llama-4-scout-wai-psq: +0.28 (Mild positive) 0.00
2026-03-14 01:31 eval Evaluated by llama-4-scout-wai: 0.00 (Neutral) 0.00
reasoning
Technical article on benchmarking database workloads on a MacBook, no human rights discussion
2026-03-14 00:34 eval Evaluated by llama-4-scout-wai-psq: +0.28 (Mild positive) 0.00
2026-03-13 23:41 eval Evaluated by llama-4-scout-wai: 0.00 (Neutral) 0.00
reasoning
Technical article on benchmarking database workloads on a MacBook, no human rights discussion
2026-03-13 23:17 eval Evaluated by llama-4-scout-wai-psq: +0.28 (Mild positive) 0.00
2026-03-13 22:33 eval Evaluated by llama-4-scout-wai: 0.00 (Neutral) 0.00
reasoning
Technical article on benchmarking database workloads on a MacBook, no human rights discussion
2026-03-13 21:58 eval Evaluated by llama-4-scout-wai-psq: +0.28 (Mild positive) 0.00
2026-03-13 21:08 eval Evaluated by llama-4-scout-wai: 0.00 (Neutral) 0.00
reasoning
Technical article on benchmarking database workloads on a MacBook, no human rights discussion
2026-03-13 20:58 eval Evaluated by llama-4-scout-wai-psq: +0.28 (Mild positive) 0.00
2026-03-13 19:59 eval Evaluated by llama-4-scout-wai: 0.00 (Neutral) 0.00
reasoning
Technical article on benchmarking database workloads on a MacBook, no human rights discussion
2026-03-13 19:47 eval Evaluated by llama-4-scout-wai-psq: +0.28 (Mild positive) 0.00
2026-03-13 18:35 eval Evaluated by llama-4-scout-wai: 0.00 (Neutral) 0.00
reasoning
Technical article on benchmarking database workloads on a MacBook, no human rights discussion
2026-03-13 18:22 eval Evaluated by llama-4-scout-wai-psq: +0.28 (Mild positive) 0.00
2026-03-13 17:21 eval Evaluated by llama-4-scout-wai: 0.00 (Neutral) 0.00
reasoning
Technical article on benchmarking database workloads on a MacBook, no human rights discussion
2026-03-13 16:48 eval Evaluated by llama-4-scout-wai-psq: +0.28 (Mild positive) -0.16
2026-03-13 15:54 eval Evaluated by llama-4-scout-wai: 0.00 (Neutral) 0.00
reasoning
Technical article on benchmarking database workloads on a MacBook, no human rights discussion
2026-03-13 15:42 eval Evaluated by llama-4-scout-wai-psq: +0.44 (Moderate positive) +0.16
2026-03-13 15:18 eval Evaluated by llama-4-scout-wai: 0.00 (Neutral) 0.00
reasoning
Technical article on benchmarking database workloads on a MacBook, no human rights discussion
2026-03-13 15:02 eval Evaluated by llama-4-scout-wai-psq: +0.28 (Mild positive) -0.16
2026-03-13 14:40 eval Evaluated by llama-4-scout-wai: 0.00 (Neutral) 0.00
reasoning
Technical article on benchmarking database workloads on a MacBook, no human rights discussion
2026-03-13 14:18 eval Evaluated by llama-4-scout-wai-psq: +0.44 (Moderate positive) +0.16
2026-03-13 13:57 eval Evaluated by llama-4-scout-wai: 0.00 (Neutral) 0.00
reasoning
Technical article on benchmarking database workloads on a MacBook, no human rights discussion
2026-03-13 13:40 eval Evaluated by llama-4-scout-wai-psq: +0.28 (Mild positive) -0.16
2026-03-13 13:22 eval Evaluated by llama-4-scout-wai: 0.00 (Neutral) 0.00
reasoning
Technical article on benchmarking database workloads on a MacBook, no human rights discussion
2026-03-13 13:05 eval Evaluated by llama-4-scout-wai-psq: +0.44 (Moderate positive) 0.00
2026-03-13 12:47 eval Evaluated by llama-4-scout-wai: 0.00 (Neutral) 0.00
reasoning
Technical article on benchmarking database workloads on a MacBook, no human rights discussion
2026-03-13 12:30 eval Evaluated by llama-4-scout-wai-psq: +0.44 (Moderate positive) +0.16
2026-03-13 12:12 eval Evaluated by llama-4-scout-wai: 0.00 (Neutral) 0.00
reasoning
Technical article on benchmarking database workloads on a MacBook, no human rights discussion
2026-03-13 11:55 eval Evaluated by llama-4-scout-wai-psq: +0.28 (Mild positive) 0.00
2026-03-13 11:35 eval Evaluated by llama-4-scout-wai: 0.00 (Neutral) 0.00
reasoning
Technical article on benchmarking database workloads on a MacBook, no human rights discussion
2026-03-13 11:19 eval Evaluated by llama-4-scout-wai-psq: +0.28 (Mild positive) 0.00
2026-03-13 10:57 eval Evaluated by llama-4-scout-wai: 0.00 (Neutral) 0.00
reasoning
Technical article on benchmarking database workloads on a MacBook, no human rights discussion
2026-03-13 10:40 eval Evaluated by llama-4-scout-wai-psq: +0.28 (Mild positive) 0.00
2026-03-13 10:19 eval Evaluated by llama-4-scout-wai: 0.00 (Neutral) 0.00
reasoning
Technical article on benchmarking database workloads on a MacBook, no human rights discussion
2026-03-13 10:02 eval Evaluated by llama-4-scout-wai-psq: +0.28 (Mild positive) 0.00
2026-03-13 09:40 eval Evaluated by llama-4-scout-wai: 0.00 (Neutral) 0.00
reasoning
Technical article on benchmarking database workloads on a MacBook, no human rights discussion
2026-03-13 09:21 eval Evaluated by llama-4-scout-wai-psq: +0.28 (Mild positive) 0.00
2026-03-13 09:02 eval Evaluated by llama-4-scout-wai: 0.00 (Neutral) 0.00
reasoning
Technical article on benchmarking database workloads on a MacBook, no human rights discussion
2026-03-13 08:43 eval Evaluated by llama-4-scout-wai-psq: +0.28 (Mild positive) 0.00
2026-03-13 08:25 eval Evaluated by llama-4-scout-wai: 0.00 (Neutral) 0.00
reasoning
Technical article on benchmarking database workloads on a MacBook, no human rights discussion
2026-03-13 08:05 eval Evaluated by llama-4-scout-wai-psq: +0.28 (Mild positive) 0.00
2026-03-13 07:45 eval Evaluated by llama-4-scout-wai: 0.00 (Neutral) 0.00
reasoning
Technical article on benchmarking database workloads on a MacBook, no human rights discussion
2026-03-13 07:24 eval Evaluated by llama-4-scout-wai-psq: +0.28 (Mild positive) 0.00
2026-03-13 07:05 eval Evaluated by llama-4-scout-wai: 0.00 (Neutral) 0.00
reasoning
Technical article on benchmarking database workloads on a MacBook, no human rights discussion
2026-03-13 06:43 eval Evaluated by llama-4-scout-wai-psq: +0.28 (Mild positive) 0.00
2026-03-13 06:27 eval Evaluated by llama-4-scout-wai: 0.00 (Neutral) 0.00
reasoning
Technical article on benchmarking database workloads on a MacBook, no human rights discussion
2026-03-13 06:07 eval Evaluated by llama-4-scout-wai-psq: +0.28 (Mild positive) 0.00
2026-03-13 05:51 eval Evaluated by llama-4-scout-wai: 0.00 (Neutral) 0.00
reasoning
Technical article on benchmarking database workloads on a MacBook, no human rights discussion
2026-03-13 05:32 eval Evaluated by llama-4-scout-wai-psq: +0.28 (Mild positive) 0.00
2026-03-13 05:16 eval Evaluated by llama-4-scout-wai: 0.00 (Neutral) 0.00
reasoning
Technical article on benchmarking database workloads on a MacBook, no human rights discussion
2026-03-13 04:56 eval Evaluated by llama-4-scout-wai-psq: +0.28 (Mild positive) 0.00
2026-03-13 04:42 eval Evaluated by llama-4-scout-wai: 0.00 (Neutral) 0.00
reasoning
Technical article on benchmarking database workloads on a MacBook, no human rights discussion
2026-03-13 04:19 eval Evaluated by llama-4-scout-wai-psq: +0.28 (Mild positive) 0.00
2026-03-13 04:06 eval Evaluated by llama-4-scout-wai: 0.00 (Neutral) 0.00
reasoning
Technical article on benchmarking database workloads on a MacBook, no human rights discussion
2026-03-13 03:44 eval Evaluated by llama-4-scout-wai-psq: +0.28 (Mild positive) 0.00
2026-03-13 03:29 eval Evaluated by llama-4-scout-wai: 0.00 (Neutral) 0.00
reasoning
Technical article on benchmarking database workloads on a MacBook, no human rights discussion
2026-03-13 03:09 eval Evaluated by llama-4-scout-wai-psq: +0.28 (Mild positive) 0.00
2026-03-13 02:54 eval Evaluated by llama-4-scout-wai: 0.00 (Neutral) 0.00
reasoning
Technical article on benchmarking database workloads on a MacBook, no human rights discussion
2026-03-13 02:34 eval Evaluated by llama-4-scout-wai-psq: +0.28 (Mild positive) 0.00
2026-03-13 02:19 eval Evaluated by llama-4-scout-wai: 0.00 (Neutral) 0.00
reasoning
Technical article on benchmarking database workloads on a MacBook, no human rights discussion
2026-03-13 01:59 eval Evaluated by llama-4-scout-wai-psq: +0.28 (Mild positive) 0.00
2026-03-13 01:44 eval Evaluated by llama-4-scout-wai: 0.00 (Neutral) 0.00
reasoning
Technical article on benchmarking database workloads on a MacBook, no human rights discussion
2026-03-13 01:22 eval Evaluated by llama-4-scout-wai-psq: +0.28 (Mild positive) 0.00
2026-03-13 01:16 eval Evaluated by llama-4-scout-wai: 0.00 (Neutral) 0.00
reasoning
Technical article on benchmarking database workloads on a MacBook, no human rights discussion
2026-03-13 00:54 eval Evaluated by llama-4-scout-wai-psq: +0.28 (Mild positive) 0.00
2026-03-13 00:48 eval Evaluated by llama-4-scout-wai: 0.00 (Neutral) 0.00
reasoning
Technical article on benchmarking database workloads on a MacBook, no human rights discussion
2026-03-13 00:08 eval Evaluated by llama-3.3-70b-wai-psq: +0.48 (Moderate positive)
2026-03-13 00:04 eval Evaluated by llama-3.3-70b-wai: +0.08 (Neutral)
reasoning
Technical blog post, neutral stance, transparent indicators
2026-03-12 23:54 eval Evaluated by llama-4-scout-wai-psq: +0.28 (Mild positive) 0.00
2026-03-12 23:39 eval Evaluated by llama-4-scout-wai: 0.00 (Neutral) 0.00
reasoning
Technical article on benchmarking database workloads on a MacBook, no human rights discussion
2026-03-12 22:41 eval Evaluated by llama-4-scout-wai-psq: +0.28 (Mild positive) 0.00
2026-03-12 22:25 eval Evaluated by llama-4-scout-wai: 0.00 (Neutral) 0.00
reasoning
Technical article on benchmarking database workloads on a MacBook, no human rights discussion
2026-03-12 21:58 eval Evaluated by llama-4-scout-wai-psq: +0.28 (Mild positive) 0.00
2026-03-12 21:44 eval Evaluated by llama-4-scout-wai: 0.00 (Neutral) 0.00
reasoning
Technical article on benchmarking database workloads on a MacBook, no human rights discussion
2026-03-12 21:19 eval Evaluated by llama-4-scout-wai-psq: +0.28 (Mild positive) 0.00
2026-03-12 21:13 eval Evaluated by llama-4-scout-wai: 0.00 (Neutral) 0.00
reasoning
Technical article on benchmarking database workloads on a MacBook, no human rights discussion
2026-03-12 20:58 eval Evaluated by llama-4-scout-wai-psq: +0.28 (Mild positive) 0.00
2026-03-12 20:53 eval Evaluated by llama-4-scout-wai: 0.00 (Neutral) 0.00
reasoning
Technical article on benchmarking database workloads on a MacBook, no human rights discussion
2026-03-12 19:50 eval Evaluated by llama-4-scout-wai-psq: +0.28 (Mild positive) 0.00
2026-03-12 19:39 eval Evaluated by llama-4-scout-wai: 0.00 (Neutral) 0.00
reasoning
Technical article on benchmarking database workloads on a MacBook, no human rights discussion
2026-03-12 18:17 eval Evaluated by llama-4-scout-wai-psq: +0.28 (Mild positive) 0.00
2026-03-12 18:11 eval Evaluated by llama-4-scout-wai: 0.00 (Neutral) 0.00
reasoning
Technical article on benchmarking database workloads on a MacBook, no human rights discussion
2026-03-12 16:51 eval Evaluated by llama-4-scout-wai-psq: +0.28 (Mild positive) 0.00
2026-03-12 16:44 eval Evaluated by llama-4-scout-wai: 0.00 (Neutral) 0.00
reasoning
Technical article on benchmarking database workloads on a MacBook, no human rights discussion
2026-03-12 15:32 eval Evaluated by llama-4-scout-wai-psq: +0.28 (Mild positive) 0.00
2026-03-12 15:28 eval Evaluated by llama-4-scout-wai: 0.00 (Neutral) 0.00
reasoning
Technical article on benchmarking database workloads on a MacBook, no human rights discussion
2026-03-12 14:11 eval Evaluated by llama-4-scout-wai-psq: +0.28 (Mild positive) 0.00
2026-03-12 14:04 eval Evaluated by llama-4-scout-wai: 0.00 (Neutral) 0.00
reasoning
Technical article on benchmarking database workloads on a MacBook, no human rights discussion
2026-03-12 13:26 eval Evaluated by llama-4-scout-wai-psq: +0.28 (Mild positive) 0.00
2026-03-12 13:24 eval Evaluated by llama-4-scout-wai: 0.00 (Neutral) 0.00
reasoning
Technical article on benchmarking database workloads on a MacBook, no human rights discussion
2026-03-12 12:47 eval Evaluated by llama-4-scout-wai-psq: +0.28 (Mild positive)
2026-03-12 12:46 eval Evaluated by llama-4-scout-wai: 0.00 (Neutral)
reasoning
Technical article on benchmarking database workloads on a MacBook, no human rights discussion