I ditched Claude Code for Perplexity, then realized I needed both all along
…See at Perplexity Multi-model workflows are the way to go One model isn't enough for every task I've come to realize that one model isn't enough for every…
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Your prompts are limiting your AI more than your model choice ever could
2d agoI ran a powerful local AI model on my laptop, and it didn’t feel like a compromise
6d agoThe Steam Survey shows exactly how Nvidia gets away with smaller GPU upgrades
6d agoI ran local AI models on a six-year-old laptop with no GPU, and they actually worked
1w agoMy self-hosted LLMs are a lot more than just a chat replacement – here's how they boost my productivity
…But after testing all sorts of models on my workstation nodes and pairing them with the self-hosted FOSS utilities in my home lab, I’ve learned that local models can become…
I’d do these 5 things differently if I started self-hosting LLMs today
…I would focus on keeping just a few reliable models. Most daily tasks don’t need ten different models. One fast model for quick tasks, one stronger model for deeper thinking, and…
I added one tool to my local LLM setup, and it finally stopped making things up
…Upgrading my local model with a simple tool Adding Brave Search MCP to my local LLM didn’t completely transform it into a perfect system, but it solved one of its biggest…
Local AI is more accessible than ever, but with one major GPU-sized caveat
…You can upgrade from 14B to 32B models, unlocking another level of reasoning quality. With the capability to run quantized 70B models, the RTX 3090 allows you to get the true local…
I let two local LLMs fight over how to optimize a Linux VM, and they destroyed it instead
…tell either model the VM was disposable, but Qwen, to my surprise, took this as encouragement. It started with the standard "make my PC fast" routine: disable unattended-upgrades, replace swap with…
I built a local AI stack with 5 Docker containers, and now I'll never pay for ChatGPT again
…Equipped with an Intel Core Ultra 9 processor, 32GB RAM, and an Nvidia GeForce RTX 5070, I can run heavy 14B models with zero lag. I even run a few 20B models…
Stop buying mesh Wi-Fi before trying these free yet game-changing network upgrades
…but hasn't upgraded you yet simply because you haven't asked. I got my ISP to replace my Wi-Fi 5 router with a Wi-Fi 6 model, so the switch…
Running Ollama on a 15W CPU sounded ridiculous until I got it working with decent results
…slow waits, but the four physical cores and upgradable RAM do provide some wiggle room for heavier tasks, such as running local models. I found anything under 10B to be entirely possible…
Nvidia's new VRAM trick sounds great, until you realize your RTX card can't even use it
…Related Modern GPUs are incredible, but they broke the idea of sensible upgrades A GPU upgrade doesn't feel like one anymore, at least not the way we remember Neural Texture Compression…