the 42 GB local model

self.md radar — 2026-08-04 a model can be private without being small, but it still has to live somewhere. Swiftlet puts an 80B Qwen container on a Mac’s SSD and leaves only the routed pieces in memory; the 42 GB download is the bit nobody gets to wave away. 1. the model moved into the cupboard sources: Swiftlet README launch discussion what happened: Swiftlet is an Apache-licensed Swift and Metal…