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Notes on platform engineering, reliability, and what it actually takes to keep production calm.
Two free apps run AI on your own computer — private, no subscription. We compare Ollama and LM Studio in plain language, with real benchmarks, hardware tips, and everyday use cases.
Read articleNew to running AI on your own computer? This guide walks you through picking a tool, reading model names (GGUF, MLX, Q4), checking if your Mac can handle it, and installing only what you need — without drowning in variants.
Read articleNever touched Linux before? This guide covers where Linux came from, how it's licensed, which distro to pick at any skill level, how to try it without installing anything, and the terminal commands that cover 90% of daily life.
Read articleService, Load Balancer, Ingress, Gateway API, Service Mesh, Istio — Kubernetes networking terms sound intimidating until you picture them as a city. Pods are buildings, Services are reception desks, and a Service Mesh is the smart road system between them.
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