Local LLMs finally beat cloud AI for coding, automation, and brainstorming — here's which ones I use
There's always a local model that can replace your AI subscription
Two drives and TrueNAS taught me that storage doesn't need to be big to be serious
A 2-bay NAS has obvious limits, but TrueNAS can still make small storage feel organized, deliberate, and useful.
Windows 11 still does one thing better than Linux, and it has nothing to do with apps
You can run almost any software you want on Linux, but hardware support is still a spot where Windows wins
I almost upgraded my GPU to run larger local LLMs, but this 8B model proved I didn't have to
The upgrade I almost made wouldn't have solved much
I paired a local LLM with Frigate and Home Assistant, and my smart cameras finally understand what they are looking at
My smart home camera alerts used to be useless, but now they tell me what actually happened
I connected my Jellyfin server to my Obsidian vault, and it might be the most pointless thing I've ever done
It's cool in theory, but lacks any real practical application.
Your new food-safe filament won't save these 5 kitchen prints, even though it feels like it should
Food-safe filament helps, but it cannot make every 3D-printed kitchen item safe. These 5 prints still deserve extra caution.
I use both Google Maps and Waze every day, and here's why I can't pick just one
Two navigation apps, two very different strengths
PowerToys is potentially getting a new feature that lets you Alt-Tab within an app
Finally, a solution for my pile of Chrome tabs.