# short review (blogs) — RSS Amplifier Recent posts from the 5 feeds in the RSS Amplifier directory that cover short review. Page: Feed: --- ## [Surprised LLM](https://internetexception.com/2026/08/18/surprised-llm/) _2026-08-18 · natan · InternetException_ I know that LLM or Large Language Models are designed to mimic what people write, but still from time to time it surprises me and make me chuckle. I am working on small tool that runs agents in confinement that gives those programs limited set of tools that you would want them to use only. … Continue reading "Surprised LLM" ## [Short review of Qwen 3.8 27B](https://internetexception.com/2026/08/17/short-review-of-qwen-3-8-27b/) _2026-08-17 · natan · InternetException_ Qwen 3.8 is out since Friday, 17 of August. I am running it on my own server since Saturday. I am running Q4 quants from unsloth. So far it feels like a step up from Qwen 3.6 27B, which sometimes had problems figuring stuff in my project that I am developing almost entirely using models … Continue reading "Short review of Qwen 3.8 27B" ## ["Walking in the Creek"](https://ruthanneacheson.substack.com/p/walking-in-the-creek) _2026-08-08 · Ruth Anne Acheson · Ruth Anne Acheson_ A poem ## [Of Circuses and Monkey Business](https://ruthanneacheson.substack.com/p/of-circuses-and-monkey-business) _2026-08-01 · Ruth Anne Acheson · Ruth Anne Acheson_ A short review of "Toby Tyler" by James Otis ## [Quick review of Laguna S 2.1](https://internetexception.com/2026/07/24/quick-review-of-laguna-s-2-1/) _2026-07-24 · natan · InternetException_ Just couple of days ago poolside released their new model: Laguna S 2.1. I was happy to try it since it have native support for 1M tokens in context. I am doing development of hobby projects on my phone, via SSH prompting models to do stuff and 250k tokens of context using Qwen 3.6 27B Continue reading "Quick review of Laguna S 2.1" ## [The Ruth Report, Volume Three](https://ruthanneacheson.substack.com/p/the-ruth-report-volume-three) _2026-07-14 · Ruth Anne Acheson · Ruth Anne Acheson_ January - April 2026 ## [Problem with local network in termux](https://internetexception.com/2026/07/04/problem-with-local-network-in-termux/) _2026-07-04 · natan · InternetException_ I bought new phone and I started installing applications from previous device. When I installed termux I tried to copy ssh keys and ssh config from previous installation. This is where problems started. I could not reach any local address. Nothing in 10.x.x.x was working. No pings no ssh. I could do that to public Continue reading "Problem with local network in termux" ## [Steam NextFest June 2026 special](https://lgreviewers.substack.com/p/steam-nextfest-june-2026-special) _2026-06-25 · Lewd Games Reviewers · Lewd Games Reviewers_ Short reviews of the games I played during the event ## ["Here We Are Again"](https://ruthanneacheson.substack.com/p/here-we-are-again) _2026-06-25 · Ruth Anne Acheson · Ruth Anne Acheson_ A poem ## [Remote phone development.](https://internetexception.com/2026/06/19/remote-phone-development/) _2026-06-19 · natan · InternetException_ I remember when I started selfhosting my own instance of GitLab, which had simple code editor that allows you to edit code quickly inline. Then they integrated with fork of Visual Studio Code and allowed you to code in real repository directly in GL. I was thinking of doing quick code changes to applications at Continue reading "Remote phone development." ## [Watch chovy live code (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/Y8eEIoveOZOm) _2026-06-19 · **Sponsored**_ Join Mosh Coding streams with collaborative screen sharing and remote control, open source. ## [High Five with LLM](https://internetexception.com/2026/06/12/high-five-with-llm/) _2026-06-12 · natan · InternetException_ I do not know I find it funny. After few days fighting with local LLM to force it to write documentation and comments in code, in good quality I must add, and the forcing it to write readable unit tests, after I wrote: File is untracked (new). Build passes. Ready for review. I just answered. Continue reading "High Five with LLM" ## [Of Cheesecake, Wolves, and Red Cloaks](https://ruthanneacheson.substack.com/p/of-cheesecake-wolves-and-red-cloaks) _2026-05-30 · Ruth Anne Acheson · Ruth Anne Acheson_ A short review of "The Wolf Gate" by Hanna Sandvig ## [Running Qwen 3.6 on vLLM with 6 draft tokens](https://internetexception.com/2026/05/20/running-qwen-3-6-on-vllm-with-6-draft-tokens/) _2026-05-20 · natan · InternetException_ Just out of curiosity I tested Qwen3.6-27B model with MTP speculative decoding with 6 draft tokens. Whole script looked like this: Those are results with vLLM bench tool: Not much better, despite GGUF MTP model having the same settings and being 6 times faster. ## [Lllama.cpp vs vLLM running Qwen 3.6 27B](https://internetexception.com/2026/05/20/lllama-cpp-vs-vllm-running-qwen-3-6-27b/) _2026-05-20 · natan · InternetException_ After optimizing lately my vllm startup I started optimizing performance of vLLM during inference. Thing it had abysmal performance spanning like 2-4ts. Or even 0.5ts with 180k context. That was really terrible and I started to think that I wont be able to get better performance out of Strix Halo inside my Desktop Framework. But I Continue reading "Lllama.cpp vs vLLM running Qwen 3.6 27B" ## [Lets ask Claude!](https://internetexception.com/2026/05/14/lets-ask-claude/) _2026-05-14 · natan · InternetException_ AI hype is calming down in some companies, but in others like in the one I am currently consulting for, we still on the hype. Few days ago I was asked by my peer about some problem with the tool that I was mostly developing. This is fine are there are always some bugs in Continue reading "Lets ask Claude!" ## [Fake curators and how to avoid them](https://lgreviewers.substack.com/p/fake-curators-and-how-to-avoid-them) _2026-05-13 · Lewd Games Reviewers · Lewd Games Reviewers_ A list of tips on how developers and publishers can avoid being taken advantage of ## [Junie Coding Agent short review](https://internetexception.com/2026/05/13/junie-coding-agent-short-review/) _2026-05-13 · natan · InternetException_ I have been running few coding agents in my spare time on my personal projects and Junie does not look great when paired with local model First of all, local models are capable but their ability to answer prompts in sustainable speeds degrades very quickly. I was experimenting with Qwen3.6-35B-A3B and Qwen3.5-35B-A3B. Both seems to Continue reading "Junie Coding Agent short review" ## [Optimizing vLLM startup time](https://internetexception.com/2026/05/07/optimizing-vllm-startup-time/) _2026-05-07 · natan · InternetException_ vLLM has very slow time to first token (TTFT). On AMD Ryzen AI Max+ 395 it can take even 10 minutes depending on exact settings and model size. To make my user experience of using those things myself I need to have comparison of llama.cpp and vLLM startup time and performance. But to do this Continue reading "Optimizing vLLM startup time" ## [My new hobby: Asking LLMS to generate ASCII Hamsters](https://internetexception.com/2026/05/04/my-new-hobby-asking-llms-to-generate-ascii-hamsters/) _2026-05-04 · natan · InternetException_ I was playing over the weekend trying to write POC of C# interactive console. It is not ready yet but I wanted to have some cute hamster as logo for this project I will probably incorporate it to some degree into Hamster Wheel, so cute hamster seemed appropriate. Just for fun I decided to Continue reading "My new hobby: Asking LLMS to generate ASCII Hamsters" ## [Werewolves, Raspberry Jam, and Wreaking Havok](https://ruthanneacheson.substack.com/p/werewolves-raspberry-jam-and-wreaking) _2026-05-01 · Ruth Anne Acheson · Ruth Anne Acheson_ AVAILABLE TODAY ONLY: "Werewolves and Raspberry Jam" from Havok ## [Accept your Doppler invite (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/XdiqjYvrdR1J) _2026-05-01 · **Sponsored**_ Create your Doppler account using the invite code you received. ## [Holy Week 2026](https://ruthanneacheson.substack.com/p/holy-week-2026) _2026-04-06 · Ruth Anne Acheson · Ruth Anne Acheson_ A poetic reflection on Easter ## [Steam NextFest February 2026 special](https://lgreviewers.substack.com/p/steam-nextfest-february-2026-special) _2026-04-03 · Lewd Games Reviewers · Lewd Games Reviewers_ Short reviews of the games I played during the event ## [Of Makeovers, Misunderstandings, and Prince Charming](https://ruthanneacheson.substack.com/p/of-makeovers-misunderstandings-and) _2026-03-19 · Ruth Anne Acheson · Ruth Anne Acheson_ A review of "The Cinderella Plot" by Pepper Basham ## [Of Ella Lamb, Jesse Benadam, and Greener Pastures](https://ruthanneacheson.substack.com/p/of-ella-lamb-jesse-benadam-and-greener) _2026-03-02 · Ruth Anne Acheson · Ruth Anne Acheson_ A review of "The Gentle Shepherd" by Ella Rose Becker ## [The Personal Library of Emma M. Lion, Reviewed by Ruth A. Acheson](https://ruthanneacheson.substack.com/p/the-personal-library-of-emma-m-lion) _2026-02-13 · Ruth Anne Acheson · Ruth Anne Acheson_ Brief reviews of select books from The Unselected Journals ## [Steam NextFest October 2025 special](https://lgreviewers.substack.com/p/steam-nextfest-october-2025-special) _2025-10-25 · Lewd Games Reviewers · Lewd Games Reviewers_ Short reviews of the games I played during the event ## [Seducing Your Copilots While Teaching Those Pesky Enemies Who's The Boss](https://lgreviewers.substack.com/p/seducing-your-copilots-while-teaching) _2025-09-25 · Lewd Games Reviewers · Lewd Games Reviewers_ Wings of Seduction: Bust 'em out's Review ## [Getting into a human's good graces in many ways](https://lgreviewers.substack.com/p/getting-intogetting-into-a-humans-good-graces-in-many-ways) _2025-09-02 · Lewd Games Reviewers · Lewd Games Reviewers_ Trials of Interspecies Sisters ~Erotic Exchange with Humans~' review ## [More space shenanigans, more intensity, more Passion](https://lgreviewers.substack.com/p/more-space-shenanigans-more-intensity-more-passion) _2025-08-23 · Lewd Games Reviewers · Lewd Games Reviewers_ Projekt Passion Season 2's Review ## [Steam NextFest June 2025 special](https://lgreviewers.substack.com/p/steam-nextfest-june-2025-special) _2025-07-06 · Lewd Games Reviewers · Lewd Games Reviewers_ Short reviews of the games I played during the event ## [Ship everywhere from one CLI (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/xs0SiAgTndF4) _2025-07-06 · **Sponsored**_ One codebase, hosted runners, encrypted credentials, and automated submissions across stores ## [Sex, revolutions, and monstergirls](https://lgreviewers.substack.com/p/sex-revolutions-and-monstergirls) _2025-06-03 · Lewd Games Reviewers · Lewd Games Reviewers_ Monstrous Liberation's review ## [Backlog Update - The Infinity Nikki 1.5 Fallout](https://subduedfangirling.com/backlog2025#INBubble) _2025-05-04 · Subdued Fangirling_ My personal experience with the bugged update and overall thoughts on the story changes and general backlash to Infinity Nikki 1.5. ## [Tomb Raider? More like Futa Rider](https://lgreviewers.substack.com/p/tomb-raider-more-like-futa-rider) _2025-04-24 · Lewd Games Reviewers · Lewd Games Reviewers_ Sensual Adventures - Treasure Island's review ## [Winter Anime 2025 Wrapup](https://subduedfangirling.com/posts/2025/04/24/winteranime2025wrapup.html) _2025-04-24 · Subdued Fangirling_ Thoughts on some of the shows I watched from the Winter 2025 anime season! Includes thoughts on: ZENSHU, My Happy Marriage S2, Anyway, I'm Falling in Love With You, and Honey Lemon Soda. ## [Backlog update - Wanderstop and Infinity Nikki: Revelry Season](https://subduedfangirling.com/backlog2025#Wanderstop) _2025-03-30 · Subdued Fangirling_ Backlog update - Wanderstop is an incredible take on burnout through the lens of a 'cozy game,' and thoughts on Infinity Nikki's continued trend of shorter update content. ## [Backlog update - Infinity Nikki: Eerie Season](https://subduedfangirling.com/backlog2025#INeerie) _2025-03-16 · Subdued Fangirling_ Backlog update - Thoughts on Infinity Nikki's spooky season! ## [Fanfiction Archive](https://subduedfangirling.com/fanfiction.html) _2025-03-09 · Subdued Fangirling_ My personal fanfiction archive is officially live! Feel free to browse and read. ## [Backlog update - Heavenly Tyrant and Legends & Lattes](https://subduedfangirling.com/archives/2025/backlog2025#HeavenlyTyrant) _2025-03-08 · Subdued Fangirling_ Backlog Update - Finally read two new favorite books: Heavenly Tyrant and Legends & Lattes! ## [Backlog update - Softly With Teeth: Velvet Bite](https://subduedfangirling.com/archives/2025/backlog2025#SoftlyWithTeeth) _2025-02-24 · Subdued Fangirling_ Backlog Update - Softly With Teeth lives again as Velvet Bite! Does it match up to the original Kickstarter's promise? Well... ## [Backlog update - Infinity Nikki: Fireworks Season and My Next Life As a Villainess Vol. 7](https://subduedfangirling.com/archives/2025/backlog2025#MNLAVVol7) _2025-02-10 · Subdued Fangirling_ Backlog update - Dropped My Next Life As a Villainess light novels, and thoughts on Infinity Nikki's newest update! ## [Backlog update - Settlemoon](https://subduedfangirling.com/archives/2025/backlog2025#settlemoon) _2025-01-26 · Subdued Fangirling_ My thoughts on the idle game Settlemoon! ## [Backlog update!](https://subduedfangirling.com/archives/2025/backlog2025#yakuzafinace.html) _2025-01-20 · Subdued Fangirling_ My thoughts on the anime Yakuza Fiance, the finale to the light novel series The Faraway Paladin, and the seventh Discworld novel, Pyramids! ## [Summer Anime 2024 Wrapup](https://subduedfangirling.com/posts/2024/12/26/SummerAnime2024Wrapup.html) _2024-12-27 · Subdued Fangirling_ Final thoughts and short reviews on the anime that I watched from the Summer 2024 season.