Posts

All the articles I've posted.

• How to run DeepSeek V4 Flash locally (Mac, Linux, Windows)

  3 Aug, 2026

  How to run DeepSeek V4 Flash locally on Mac, Linux, or Windows: hardware that fits 167GB, llama.cpp setup, and realistic speed expectations.

  • deepseek
  • deepseek-v4-flash
  • local-llm

• RomM 5: self-host your retro game library on a mini PC

  31 Jul, 2026

  RomM 5 turns a mini PC into a self-hosted retro game library with browser play and save sync. Setup guide plus the hardware tiers that make sense.

  • romm
  • retro-gaming
  • emulation

• Kimi K3 torrent: download the 2.8T open weights

  27 Jul, 2026

  Direct torrent and magnet link for Moonshot AI's Kimi K3 open weights, plus what's actually inside the 1.56 TB and why you can't run it at home.

  • kimi-k3
  • moonshot-ai
  • open-weights

• Best Frigate NVR hardware in 2026 (post-Coral edition)

  19 Jul, 2026

  Coral is unsupported and cloud cameras keep leaking data. The Frigate NVR hardware I'd buy in 2026 - N100 mini PC, Pi 5 with Hailo, PoE cameras.

  • frigate
  • nvr
  • self-hosted

• Reverse Engineering the iPod Classic's Undocumented Mikey Chip

  14 Jul, 2026

  How I reverse engineered the iPod Classic's undocumented Mikey chip to get Apple's inline earphone remote working in Rockbox, 15 years into the port.

  • rockbox
  • ipod-classic
  • reverse-engineering

• Sanctuary: the browser-based Kindle jailbreak

  7 Jul, 2026

  Sanctuary jailbreaks a Kindle from the device browser, no computer needed. Firmware 5.16.4 to 5.18.3, how it works, and installing KOReader.

  • kindle-paperwhite
  • kindle-jailbreak
  • koreader

• Steam Machine alternatives: mini PCs that game for less

  27 Jun, 2026

  Valve's Steam Machine is $1,049. Here are the mini PC alternatives that play the same games for less, and when the Steam Machine still wins.

  • steam-machine
  • mini-pc
  • gaming-mini-pc

• Oracle Cloud free tier 2026: 4 OCPU/24GB cut to 2 OCPU/12GB

  26 Jun, 2026

  Oracle quietly halved its Always Free Ampere A1 tier to 2 OCPU and 12GB RAM. What changed, whether you'll be billed, and how to resize your instance.

  • oracle cloud
  • free tier
  • always free

• Run Gemma 4 on a mini PC, no GPU required

  9 Jun, 2026

  Gemma 4 26B-A4B runs at usable speeds on CPU-only mini PCs. The RAM math, real community benchmarks, and which mini PC tier fits each model size.

  • gemma-4
  • local-llm
  • mini-pc

• My Arduino spins faster when Claude burns more tokens

  18 May, 2026

  Repurposed a broken Stirling-engine chassis as a desk toy that spins when Claude Code is busy and dies when I lock my Mac. Arduino + Kasa + Python.

  • arduino
  • claude-code
  • desk-toy