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AI can be local and personal first

While the world is distracted and wringing their hands over OpenAI's ChatGPT, some Stanford grad students quietly released Alpaca. It replicates 95% of GPT-3 for $600 and runs locally on your devices. It's been ported…

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I left Twitter

I left Twitter. I exported my data, deleted my account, and don't miss it at all. I joined Twitter as @torproject initially, at the behest of community members insisting Twitter was a force for good…

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 Cu nesci arrinesci

 Cu nesci arrinesci Old Sicilian Proverb A rough translation could be: "Those who leave their own comfort zone succeed."  A few weeks ago, I found myself working on something and my instinctive usage of vim…

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Walking Thoughts

As I go for walks to think about solutions to various challenges at work, I let my mind wander. A few thoughts from the past few weeks of walks: 1. For SSH, always use a…

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A Year of Open Hardware

As 2022 winds to a close, I'm reflecting back on a year of purposefully choosing open computing hardware. Previously.  I purposely chose a RockPro64, Pinebook Pro, and Purism over alternatives. All allow me to run…

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