[ Video ] Running Xiaomi MiMo V2.6 (Qwen 9B distill) on my 16 GB MacBookPro
This week I'm testing Xiaomi MiMo V2.6, Qwen 9b distill, on a 16GB M1 MacBookPro. It works good enough for text generation and light coding
Decision tools and frameworks for autonomous living
This week I'm testing Xiaomi MiMo V2.6, Qwen 9b distill, on a 16GB M1 MacBookPro. It works good enough for text generation and light coding
This week I'm testing Google Gemma 4 E4B on a 16GB M1 MacBookPro. It works surprisingly well for text generation and even light coding.
This is a brief test of a heavily quantized version of Qwen 3.8 27B, fitting in 7GB on disk. Impressive, but not 98% of the original [...]
In the final episode I talk about open weight model harnesses, or how to actually talk to your local AI. From llama-cpp chat to Pi, or [...]
In this episode I talk about running an open weights model locally. Two main hardware lines: Apple Silicon and NVIDIA, both good.
Episode 2 of the mini series about how to choose an open weights model, this time how to choose an open weights model provider.
How to choose and open weights model: the difference between slow, dumb and laggy - and state of the art inference, like Claude or Grok.
AI watermarking is not baked into model weights, it works at the generation level, by sampling different tokens, paired with a private key.
Running local private AI models is now realistic, affordable, and urgent. Here's what hardware to use, which open-source models are ready, and why you shouldn't wait.
Flight Lens computes a real-time traffic pulse for global aviation. Search flights, set alerts for delays and prices, and track live aircraft. Free on iOS.
Calculate the life hours cost of any purchase, install financial habits in 15 days, and track your financial vitals. Hacking Habits - the app.
Light Njoy transforms your iPhone into an intelligent ambient lamp with AI colors, breathing exercises, and shareable light sequences. Free on the App Store.
Introducing AIGernon, a lightweight always-on AI agent with cognitive framework awareness. Built on ADD principles, it adapts to how you think. Open source.
How using Claude skills reduced my ADD framework's integration overhead by 94%. From monolithic megaprompt to dynamic, modular architecture. Open source.
Open-source AI tools / Claude skills for content creators: link analysis, batch SEO updates, and smart CTA injection. Built during a real migration, now open source.
Moving from WordPress to Cloudflare static pages makes sense if you want to improve your SEO performance and maintain a clean UI.
The internet reset everything—commerce, communication, community, power structures. Waiting for another reset misses that we're living through continuous transformation
Technology fails reveal character. Apple Watch disconnects during important moments. Karma teaches through inconvenience—attachment to devices creates suffering
Algorithms trigger emotions deliberately. Outrage, envy, fear—all optimized for engagement. Your feelings became their product
Delete WhatsApp. The best productivity hack is elimination. Instant messaging destroys focus—removal restores hours
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