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Trying out open weights LLM-s on hardware that I can actually afford
Seize the means of code production!
2 weeks ago
Seize the means of code production!
./techtipsy
The 'free' server build
Man takes old computer, turns it into a home server again. Man happy.
9th Jul 2026
Man takes old computer, turns it into a home server again. Man happy.
./techtipsy
My experience with LLM-assisted tools in software development
It’s no secret that I was highly skeptical of LLM-s.
Cool, there is this new thing that can spit out...
8th Jun 2026
It’s no secret that I was highly skeptical of LLM-s.
Cool, there is this new thing that can spit out plausible text and create cheap-looking images and videos, resulting in
a lot of low-quality content being shared.
It was also a huge disappointment to see a human-written post...
./techtipsy
How I self-host this blog at home with a dynamic IPv4 address, IPv6 prefix, and a dash of Wireguard
Networking has long been my Achilles heel. I know the very basics, but the more complex areas of...
6th May 2026
Networking has long been my Achilles heel. I know the very basics, but the more complex areas of networking have been a
bit puzzling to me. By the time I figured out how IPv4 works, I found IPv6 and that my ISP supports it.
Back to square one.
That didn’t stop me from learning...
./techtipsy
Improving my focus by giving up my big monitor
Keeping my focus has been challenging. It’s not a new phenomenon, and I suspect that there are...
1st Apr 2026
Keeping my focus has been challenging. It’s not a new phenomenon, and I suspect that there are contributing factors that
have lead to the unfocused state dominating. For example, I’ve been that guy who wants to be on top of things, to be in
the loop, to respond to urgent issues....
./techtipsy
Meet the Garbage PC
This is the Garbage PC.
Not too long ago, I received a half-broken Dell Inspiron N5110, sporting 6...
2nd Feb 2026
This is the Garbage PC.
Not too long ago, I received a half-broken Dell Inspiron N5110, sporting 6 GB of RAM, a dual core Intel i3-2110M, and an
unsupported NVIDIA GPU of some sort.
One of the hinges was loose from the case because it was screwed into plastic (common issue for...
./techtipsy
Running cheap and crappy USB hard drives in RAID0 is indeed a very terrible idea
Some of my dumb experiments result in interesting findings and unexpected successes.
Some end up...
14th Jan 2026
Some of my dumb experiments result in interesting findings and unexpected successes.
Some end up with very predictable failures.
What happens when you have two crappy USB hard drives running btrfs1 in raid0
mode?
Nothing, until something goes wrong on one of the drives.
Here’s...
./techtipsy
Oops, I accidentally built a Steam Machine
I like the Steam Deck. It’s what convinced me that gaming on Linux is actually viable
now.
But after...
1st Dec 2025
I like the Steam Deck. It’s what convinced me that gaming on Linux is actually viable
now.
But after playing through games like God of War Ragnarök1, I felt like I needed an upgrade. I love playing with the
Steam Deck, but what I love more is playing without having to worry about...
./techtipsy
Why Nextcloud feels slow to use
Nextcloud. I really want to like it, but it’s making it really difficult.
I like what Nextcloud...
3rd Nov 2025
Nextcloud. I really want to like it, but it’s making it really difficult.
I like what Nextcloud offers with its feature set and how easily it replaces a bunch of services under one roof (files,
calendar, contacts, notes, to-do lists, photos etc.), but no matter how hard I try and...
./techtipsy
Testing two 18 TB white label SATA hard drives from datablocks.dev
This post is NOT sponsored, the products were bought with my hard-earned money.
I’ve been running a...
6th Oct 2025
This post is NOT sponsored, the products were bought with my hard-earned money.
I’ve been running a full SSD storage setup for a few years in my home server and I’ve been happy with it, except for the
storage anxiety that I get with running small pools of fast storage, which is...
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