Curiositry - The Autodidacts

Llama.cpp's llama-server web UI in action, running Qwen 3.6 35B A3B

How to fit Qwen 3.6 35B A3B into 16GB of VRAM, & run it with Llama.cpp on an RTX 3080

The belly hangs over the belt, but it fits … »

Let’s call ‘em “aigents”

The portmanteau is overdue … »

Treat People as Flowers

Sometimes people say goodnight by saying, see you in the morning, if that’s expected. This bugs me.[1] While I certainly hope to see them in the morning, and consider it highly … »

The search for a good offline dictionary for Linux

… proved longer than expected … »

Bookmarklet: Copy Ghost Post ID to Clipboard

Save several milliseconds with two lines of JavaScript … »

Backpack Activation Energy

Portrait of a gumption trap … »

20 years of Linux and I finally started using job control

And it’s amazing … »

How to drain pasta without a colander, without burning yourself

A cooking tip for unusually bright cave people … »

All Polymarket temperature markets have disappeared

Along with the money bet on them? … »

The bid-ask spread on used physical goods

For most of my life I fundamentally misunderstood buy & sell prices … »

The art of getting back on one’s horse

It’s a long process … »

Delusional Optimism & the Art of Sneaking Up on Your Goals

You can succeed, but you can't fail — because you aren't officially trying … »

Bothering to understand

First it makes you slow, then it makes you fast (maybe) … »

Curation and its side effects

Some fundamentals about how it works, and what to do when it doesn't … »

Studierender Mönch (Studying Monk) by Eduard von Grützner, 1890

The butterfly effect of revenge bedtime procrastination

Wasting time isn't bad because it wastes time … »

My criteria for a good Linux developer laptop

Well-built, cheap, and fast: I pick all three. … »

Some thoughts about backing up, which occurred to me after my laptop abruptly expired

I had other plans for what to write about, and also plans for the day that didn't involve disassembling my connection to the outside world with a screwdriver … »