Software Architecture, Homelabs and Videogames
Why Quantization Matters Large Language Models (LLMs) are huge. Even a “small” 7B parameter model can chew up 14+ GB in FP16 (16-bit floating point). If you’ve tried running one locally without a beefy GPU, you’ve probably noticed your machine crying in pain—or worse, swapping memory like
Introduction Every family has the same struggle: keeping track of everyone’s schedules. Swimming lessons overlap with dentist appointments, grocery runs clash with homework deadlines, and before you know it—you’re double-booked for two birthday parties on the same Saturday. Enter DAKboard, a customizable digital display that transforms your
Running LLMs in the cloud can burn a hole in your wallet faster than a bad crypto investment. Costs are steep, and every token adds up. My workaround? I run Ollama on my PC at home and connect my cloud Linux VM to it using Twingate. That way, I get
Every December my neighbors ask the same question: “How do you make your Christmas lights dance to music?” The answer is a mix of commercial software, open-source tools, and a tiny Raspberry Pi working overtime in the brutal cold of Southern California (you know, when it drops below 60°F
Opening AI harnesses and IDE extensions are evolving fast, and Microsoft’s Model Context Protocol (MCP) is emerging as the glue that makes custom tools discoverable and usable by editors like VS Code and Visual Studio Insiders. For this post, I’ll be using .NET 10 along with Visual Studio
Introduction Besides writing about software architecture and tinkering with homelabs, I also run a podcast: GamerTV Podcast. It's a Spanish-language podcast about videogames, told from the perspective of two 40-something grumpy gamers — yours truly (Darth Seldon) and my co-host Mr. Chilangiux. We rant, reminisce, and occasionally, against all
If you've been coding in C# for a while, you've probably run into that dreaded moment during a pull request: “Hey, can you add unit tests?” “Why are there magic strings?” “You missed a null check here…” Wouldn't it be nice if a robot
If you've been playing with local LLMs and you're already a fan of automation tools like n8n, you're in for a treat. Today, we'll connect n8n to your local Ollama instance (with Open WebUI) using Docker Compose. The result? Automated AI workflows
A video game post!!!! So random. Hear me out — it's genuinely no surprise that 2 of my top 5 videogames of all time are Final Fantasy VII Remake and Rebirth. This series has so much lore, story depth, hidden plots, music, you name it, that most other JRPGs
A HomeLab is a personal, often DIY setup of servers and networking gear used for learning, experimentation, and — if you squint hard enough and tilt your head — sometimes actual productivity. Mine currently runs on a couple of Raspberry Pis, which handle quick proof-of-concepts, unit testing, code analysis, and a genuinely
