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17 articles on AI experiments, Kubernetes, Linux setups, security, and practical engineering.
Why I'm Betting on Local AI (and How You Can Start)
LLMLocal AIDGX Spark
OpenAI just halved its $200 plan and closed models keep adding guardrails. Why I'm betting on local AI, and how to start with quantization, inference engines, recipes and harnesses.
DeepSeek V4 Flash vs GLM 5.3 Flash: Who Wins on a Single Spark?
LLMDeepSeek V4 FlashGLM-5.3
DeepSeek V4 Flash faces GLM-5.3 Flash EXL3 on one DGX Spark across tool calling, serving, and 128k-context decode benchmarks, with full measured results.
DeepSeek V4 Flash on a Single DGX Spark
LLMDeepSeek V4 FlashDGX Spark
I ran DeepSeek V4 Flash on one DGX Spark with the MiaAI-Lab recipe, benchmarked throughput to 256k context, compared a GGUF path, and wired it into a Hermes kanban agent pipeline.
Running Laguna S 2.1 on a DGX Spark
LLMLaguna S 2.1DGX Spark
How I fit and serve Poolside Laguna S 2.1 on a single NVIDIA DGX Spark using NVFP4, vLLM, DFlash speculative decoding, and a hardened thinking-off configuration.
My Obsidian PKM Setup: Karpathy's LLM Wiki + Claude Code + Local Search
obsidianpkmknowledge-management
My Obsidian PKM setup using Karpathy's LLM wiki pattern: Claude Code maintains the wiki, and qmd handles local search without the usual RAG overhead.
Gemma 4 E4B vs 26B on an RTX 4070 Ti: Benchmarks, RAG, and a Real Webapp Test
LLMGemma 4llama.cpp
I benchmarked Gemma 4 E4B and Gemma 4 26B locally with llama.cpp on an RTX 4070 Ti to see which one is better for local RAG, web retrieval, and grounded summaries.
How I Passed KCNA and KCSA — And What to Actually Study
KubernetesKCNAKCSA
Passed KCNA and KCSA on the road to Kubeastronaut. Here's the exact courses, mock exams, and topics that matter — especially if you already hold CKA or CKAD.
Ghostty Terminal: Could This Be the Best Terminal Ever?
ghosttyterminal-emulatorzig
Dagger and GitHub Actions: Simplifying CI/CD Pipelines
devopscicdpipeline
Arch Linux on VMware: Setting Up Sway and Wayland
devopslinuxarch
Cross-Platform Dotfiles with Chezmoi, Nix, Brew, and Devpod
devopsdotfilechezmoi
Simplifying Secret Management with Azure Key Vault and External Secret Operator
devopshomelabsecrets
Homelab: Installation and Configuration of Talos on Raspberry Pi
devopshomelabraspberry
Starting Small: The Beginning of My Kubernetes Homelab Journey
devopshomelabraspberry
Code, Clusters, and Gelato: A DevOps Summer Story
devopsmemessummer
How to be productive in the post covid era
productivefocustime management
