1d ago · 5 min read · For years, local LLMs were functional but blind. We interacted with them through text, fed them structured data, and received text in return. If we wanted an AI to analyze an image, we had to "bolt on
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Mar 6 · 5 min read · You spend an hour crafting the perfect persona. A meticulous project manager. Formal tone. No code unless asked. Clear status updates. You load it into Claude Opus. It works beautifully. The agent stays in character, follows every instruction, mainta...
Join discussionMar 3 · 3 min read · If you use the LMSA app to connect your Android device to your local AI setups like LM Studio or Ollama, you probably already love the privacy and flexibility of running models on your own hardware. B
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Feb 18 · 5 min read · Coding with a local AI was something I was looking forward to when I bought my DGX Spark. I work alongside an Agentic Engineering specialist, so I’m well aware of how this can accelerate coding (and slow it down, depending on what practices you adopt...
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Feb 14 · 4 min read · A few months ago I started using my DGX Spark, and coming in with minimal experience of running local models, I wanted a simple and easy to understand inference engine (as I wrote in this article). Plus I could see the experts on the DGX Spark user g...
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Jan 13 · 9 min read · The landscape of local Large Language Models (LLMs) has shifted dramatically over the last year. It is 2026, and the days of struggling to run a decent 7B model on a consumer GPU feel like distant history. With the release of efficient architectures ...
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Jan 3 · 6 min read · I’ve had my Spark for a couple of months now. Since it is my only personal computer I’ve gone through the process of working out how to use local LLMs for general tasks like taking & editing notes, browsing the web and coding. This is what I’ve learn...
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Dec 28, 2025 · 35 min read · Introduction The local AI landscape of late 2025 is a testament to the power of open-source innovation, extending far beyond the handful of mainstream applications that first captured the public’s imagination. A vibrant and mature ecosystem of specia...
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