Autonomous Drone Simulation
As part of my research into open-source autonomous drone platforms and Canadian RPAS regulations, I set out to build a local development and simulation environment on Linux before committing to physical hardware.
Code Recollection
Notes from my explorations in Computer Science
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Vibe Coding Dart
Introduction My son recently was hired as a Parliamentary Page for the Canadian House of Commons during his first year at the University of Ottawa , starting this September. As part of his duties, he’ll be delivering documents to MPs as requested, so he needs to know all the names of the Members of Parliament from their photo. I decided to create a mobile flashcard app to aid in his memorization.…
LLMs on Old Hardware
Introduction
OpenClaw
Recently, I set out to install and configure OpenClaw, a process that proved to be quite an adventure, involving various servers, AI models, and networking challenges. The Installation Challenge The installation process proved more complicated than a straight out-of-the-box experience. One of the main hurdles was dealing with localhost binding and the need to port-forward traffic. I had to route…
Image and Video Creation
ComfyUI
LLMs on Android - Updated
Since my earlier testing of Chatbots on Android years ago, a lot of changes have happened. I’m revisiting the options for an Android phone/tablet user to interact with LLMs now. There are many more options now, ranging from cloud services down to on-device models.
AI in a Bubble?
Since late 2022 when OpenAI’s ChatGPT sprang onto the scene, the progressive improvements in large-language models (LLMs) have been impressive. This has led to an unprecedented runup in the value of the leading LLM providers, leading many to question if we are in an AI bubble. While no one can refute that there is a gold rush on right now, the only question is whether these companies have struck…
Machinaris
A History of a Green Cryptocurrency
Ollama with AMD
Earlier this year, I experimented with various LLM models using Ollama on our gaming PC with a Nvidia RTX 3070ti GPU. At the time, I had also tried with our other gaming PC running on an AMD Radeon 6750xt GPU. Unfortunately, I wasn’t successful and the models on that PC had fallen back to the CPU, resulting in running times at least 10x slower than the Nvidia GPU system.
Backrest
After recently upgrading to a family plan for Google One that included the advanced/full access to Google Gemini, I’ve had more space (2 TB) available in Google Drive. With this space, I went looking for ways to backup files from my Unraid server to the Google Drive space. This led me to a combination of: