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local ai mimo v26 qwen 9b
Artificial Intelligence Digital Tools Financial Resilience
#ai tools, #coding, #money mindset, #tools, #vibe coding

[ Video ] Running Xiaomi MiMo V2.6 (Qwen 9B distill) on my 16 GB MacBookPro

Last updated: September 30, 2026

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

local ai google gemma
Artificial Intelligence Digital Tools Financial Resilience
#ai tools, #coding, #money mindset, #tools, #vibe coding

[Video] Running Google Gemma 4 E4B on my 16GB MacBookPro

Last updated: September 25, 2026

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.

video qwen 3.8
Artificial Intelligence Digital Tools
#ai tools, #coding, #tools, #vibe coding

[Video] Running Qwen 3.8 27B Ternary Bonsai 2 on my 16GB Mac:

Last updated: September 21, 2026

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 [...]

open weights model harness
Artificial Intelligence Digital Tools
#ai tools, #tools, #vibe coding

[ Video ] How To Choose an Open Weights Model – Episode 4

Last updated: August 27, 2026

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 [...]

open weights model local
Artificial Intelligence Digital Tools
#ai tools, #tools, #vibe coding

[ Video ] How To Choose an Open Weights Model – Episode 3

Last updated: August 27, 2026

In this episode I talk about running an open weights model locally. Two main hardware lines: Apple Silicon and NVIDIA, both good.

open weights model providers
Artificial Intelligence Digital Tools
#ai tools, #tools, #vibe coding

[ Video ] How To Choose an Open Weights Model – Episode 2

Last updated: September 17, 2026

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 an open weights model
Artificial Intelligence Digital Tools
#ai tools, #Claude, #tools, #vibe coding

[ Video ] How To Choose an Open Weights Model – Episode 1

Last updated: August 27, 2026

How to choose and open weights model: the difference between slow, dumb and laggy - and state of the art inference, like Claude or Grok.

how ai watermarking works
Artificial Intelligence Digital Tools
#ai tools, #Claude, #tools, #vibe coding

How AI Watermarking Works? Can It Be Removed?

Last updated: August 27, 2026

AI watermarking is not baked into model weights, it works at the generation level, by sampling different tokens, paired with a private key.

local private ai models
Artificial Intelligence Digital Tools
#ai tools, #Claude, #how to, #mindset, #tools

Running Local Private AI Models – How And Why

Last updated: June 17, 2026

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 intelligence app
iPhone Technology
#apps, #digital nomad, #ios development, #tools, #travel

Introducing Flight Lens – Flight Intelligence and Ticket Prices

Last updated: March 27, 2026

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.

hacking habits app
Financial Resilience iPhone
#apps, #financial habits, #habits, #money, #tools

Introducing Hacking Habits – Flowing Financial Resilience

Last updated: March 24, 2026

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 ambient lamp app
Digital Tools iPhone
#ai tools, #apps, #creativity, #tools

My Latest iOS App, Light Njoy, Lets You Share Your Light – Like, Literally

Last updated: March 11, 2026

Light Njoy transforms your iPhone into an intelligent ambient lamp with AI colors, breathing exercises, and shareable light sequences. Free on the App Store.

aigernon AI assistant
Artificial Intelligence Assess Decide Do Digital Tools
#ai tools, #entrepreneurship, #framework, #tools

Introducing AIGernon, my Personal AI Assistant – with a Dash of Assess Decide Do

Last updated: February 10, 2026

Introducing AIGernon, a lightweight always-on AI agent with cognitive framework awareness. Built on ADD principles, it adapts to how you think. Open source.

add framework claude skills
Artificial Intelligence Assess Decide Do
#addtaskmanager, #ai tools, #Claude, #framework, #tools

Assess Decide Do in Claude, but with Skills

Last updated: February 13, 2026

How using Claude skills reduced my ADD framework's integration overhead by 94%. From monolithic megaprompt to dynamic, modular architecture. Open source.

claude content skills
Artificial Intelligence Blogging Digital Tools
#ai tools, #automation, #blogging journey, #content creation, #tools, #wordpress

3 AI Skills For Better Content Creation

Last updated: December 11, 2025

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.

wordpress cloudflare
Blogging Programming Bits
#coding, #tools, #wordpress

Moving From WordPress to Cloudflare Static Pages

Last updated: December 3, 2025

Moving from WordPress to Cloudflare static pages makes sense if you want to improve your SEO performance and maintain a clean UI.

the big reset
Relationships and Society Technology
#365 challenge, #change, #tools

The Big Reset Already Happened – It’s Called “The Internet”

Last updated: December 3, 2025

The internet reset everything—commerce, communication, community, power structures. Waiting for another reset misses that we're living through continuous transformation

apple watch
Spirituality and Beliefs Technology
#365 challenge, #tools

Apple Watch, Bluetooth And Karma

Last updated: December 3, 2025

Technology fails reveal character. Apple Watch disconnects during important moments. Karma teaches through inconvenience—attachment to devices creates suffering

algorithmic emotions
Spirituality and Beliefs Technology
#perspective, #tools, #wisdom

Algorithmic Emotions

Last updated: December 3, 2025

Algorithms trigger emotions deliberately. Outrage, envy, fear—all optimized for engagement. Your feelings became their product

Featured image for: The Best Productivity Hack For WhatsApp
Digital Tools Relationships and Society
#focus, #how to, #tools

The Best Productivity Hack For WhatsApp

Last updated: December 3, 2025

Delete WhatsApp. The best productivity hack is elimination. Instant messaging destroys focus—removal restores hours

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