Last week I posted about coming off the cloud, and this week I’m looking at running an open source LLM locally on my Mac. If this feels like part of some “cloud repatriation” project, it isn’t: I’m just interested in tools I can control to add to any potential workflow chain. Assuming your machine can …
In this post I’ll attempt to explain resumability, Qwik’s approach to solving the beastly client-side JavaScript problem. I’ll also explain how it differs from React. There’s a really great introduction to Qwik over at QwikSchool.com, which covers some of the areas I’ll be outlining in this article. But for me, reading is how I learn …
If you upgrade to a new Apple Watch — or sell, trade or give away your current model for any other reason — you’ll want to unpair and factory-reset the old one before handing it over. Since Apple Watches are more like iPhone sidekicks than truly standalone devices, the process differs from factory-resetting an iPhone …
The Legislature’s transportation committee on Wednesday is expected to approve language that would ban the use of the new virtual reality headset, or other similar technologies, while behind the wheel in Massachusetts. Straus, the committee’s House chair, said he crafted language with his staff over Monday night and Tuesday morning, and added it to an …
I haven’t used C for a long time. At the very start of my computing days, I would see machine code on an austere school computer. When my friends went on to write their early 8 bit games, they used assembly language. After a bit of BASIC, I graduated to C. (And then to C++) …