Part two of my local coding agent build. The model did not need replacing. The tools and the rules around it did. The first post was the build: Ornith 1.5 9B on my own hardware with Pi and Pi Web. This is what happened after using it every day on a real project — my … Read more
How I built a coding agent that runs entirely on my own hardware — no API, no cloud, no monthly bill — and the build steps that actually work. A while back I decided I wanted a coding agent I could leave running without paying for it. Not a toy, not a trial. Something that … Read more
As someone who values control over their content and wants to reduce reliance on centralized platforms like YouTube, I’ve been experimenting with self-hosting my own YouTube-like server. In this post, I’ll walk you through a step-by-step guide on how to set up a Proxmox VE server, Ubuntu LXC container, and MediaCMS. Why Self-Host? I recently … Read more
Continuing my adventure in AI, I wanted to be able to access my local AI Private AI server outside of my home. It’s great to be able to locally deploy Llama 3 on my gaming PC, as described in this post: https://maple-street.net/meta-llama-3-local-deploy-and-games-examples/. However, I wanted to be able to access my AI server on the … Read more
This past week, I received exciting news about Meta’s Llama 3 release. Having used Llama 2, tuned for coding, for the past six months, I’m thrilled to share how to easily install Llama 3 with LLM Studio and run the generated code. This post will also provide working game code examples, including Pong and Snake, … Read more
As a dyslexic individual, I have been testing assistive technologies most of my life. During high school, I would test different tools that the school system wanted to roll out. I also have ADHD and dysgraphia (a writing disorder). The technologies included the AlphaSmart portable keyboard to help with taking notes due to my dysgraphia, … Read more
When I built the house I planned to one day upgrade to 10GbE so I put in cat6A. The electrician said he has never seen a residential customer ask for it only businesses. So he cracked up about that. The 1GbE standard has been around since 1999. That is 24 years! I see consumers doing … Read more
I first met my wife in 2003. I grew up in the sub burbs. While she grew up in the country. I got DSL in 2000 while I lived in Peach Tree city. She never got anything besides dial up, and she did not get that until college. It wasn’t until late 2010’s that things … Read more
I have used for the past 2 years a Virtual Machine as my main personal system on my Personal PowerEdge R720. The reason for this was to keep work and personal separate of course. I can access a powerful system from any system or computer/tablet on the network. It is nice to bring up my … Read more