Quantization compresses a model to fit in available memory. For years, the compression was uniform: every weight got the same treatment regardless of what it actually did. The result was smaller models that were also, predictably, worse. Unsloth’s imatrix calibration changed the math. Before compressing, it runs the model on representative data and measures which…
Something changed in the last few months. Local models reached a threshold: not perfect, not always faster than hosted alternatives, but good enough to be genuinely useful for long-context coding work on consumer hardware. Meanwhile, cloud AI terms keep shifting, and the direction is not toward individual developers running personal setups. The calculation is simple:…
I just released MieBadge, my seventh WordPress plugin, and honestly it came out of pure frustration. I kept making changes on staging sites thinking I was on production, or worse, trying untested plugins on the live site. The whole point of this plugin is to make sure that never happens again. It puts this persistent…
Most WordPress sites default to “public by default, private by exception.” SanctumGate flips that model.
The Zen Bamboo Timer strips away the notifications, ads, and complex menus often found in modern productivity apps. It presents a clean dial and a numeric keypad that recalibrates for both portrait and landscape views. When the countdown finishes, a gentle wooden chime greets you. This sound is synthesized directly by the browser using the…
