This tiny AI companion does what Clippy promised 30 years ago
…The Librarian functions are awesome for making sense of documents I've been using local LLMs for specific tasks for a while , and one I use most is to summarize and sift…
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Gemma is a family of open-weight language models released by Google for text generation and related NLP tasks.
You don't need an expensive GPU to run a local LLM that actually works
…With the right hardware configuration, you can run genuinely useful local LLMs. Before you even consider hosting your own LLMs, it's vital that you learn that getting one to work locally…
I ditched Claude Projects for a self-hosted setup that costs nothing and does more
…But at the same time, I'm also using my local LLM , especially since our internet provider has been a little unstable lately, so it's actually become really helpful during outages…
Open Notebook’s AI-powered podcasts are a game-changer for productivity, provided you’re willing to configure them right
…Open Notebook also supports up to four AI speakers, which is pretty useful when I want distinct voices for long discussions spanning multiple sources. Assuming you’ve got a fully local pipeline…
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I solved Gemma 4's biggest problem by routing it through Claude, and all it took was a Python script
2d agoI tested Google's new Gemma 4 12B on my 8GB GPU, and now I don't want to go back to smaller models
2d agoI ran Gemma, Llama, and Qwen on my phone, and only one of them is worth the storage
3d agoI ran a powerful local AI model on my laptop, and it didn’t feel like a compromise
1w agoI connected my local LLM to Home Assistant through MCP, and now my smart home manages itself
…ve used the unofficial HA-MCP Server repo But there’s even an official MCP integration for Home Assistant Technically, Home Assistant includes native integrations for Ollama and other local providers, and…
I finally found a local LLM I want to use every day (and it's not for coding)
…Related I finally found a local LLM I actually want to use for coding Qwen3-Coder-Next is a great model, and it's even better with Claude Code as a harness…
Giving a local LLM full VM access showed me why we need better AI guardrails
…The tool-using nature of humans has got us this far, but now we're giving our tools, tools. What happens when the probabilistic nature of LLMs decides something that can't…
Two old GPUs I salvaged are doing more AI work than a brand new $2000 card, and I won't be upgrading anytime soon
…For example, I’ve been using 4xNomos8kDAT to upscale old low-resolution images, and it works exceedingly well for decade-old photos. Heck, local image models can even replace Adobe’s generative…
I ditched Copilot on VS Code for this free extension, and it's miles ahead
…hours of using it for the first time. The extension can even spin up a llama.cpp environment But I’ve paired it with bulky models running on local llama-server instances…
I ditched Claude Pro for free tools for a week — and one of them had no right being this good
…I ran it with Gemma and GPT via OpenRouter - the multi-model switching in a single interface is genuinely useful, and API pricing for low-to-moderate use tends to work out…