For weeks my relationship with AI was “rented”: log in, send a prompt to a distant data center, wait for the answer to cross the ocean. Convenient, but missing one thing — autonomy. So I loaded a 26-billion-parameter model onto my own RTX 4070 Ti Super and watched it answer on my own electricity. Here is what I learned about VRAM, quantization, and the quiet freedom of the edge.
90 XP 11 Jun 2026 LinuxA full Fedora 43 → 44 release upgrade on the only laptop I own — load-bearing “orphans,” a missing space that broke chrony, a clock pinned to a router that wasn’t there, and an upgrade committed in the dark. It landed clean.
220 XP 08 Jun 2026 LinuxMy volume keys stopped working on Sway — both the chassis rocker and the Fn keys. The keys were innocent; two audio servers were fighting over the speakers. A debugging whodunit, plus an on-screen volume bar.
200 XP 07 Jun 2026 LinuxI switched from i3 to Sway on my Dell XPS 13, logged in, and was greeted by a black screen and a lonely mouse cursor. Here is how that void turned into a desktop I actually love using.
180 XP 06 Jun 2026 Warhammer 40KA satisfied Saturday: I built and primed an Ottoman-themed Ultramarines army. No paint yet — here is the plan for what comes next.
250 XP 31 May 2026 PodcastA podcast about Turkish Yeşilçam cinema no one asked for. Ep. 1: Sensiz Yaşayamam (1977) — Metin Erksan's final film, a terminally ill woman, a hired killer, and late Yeşilçam's strangest love story.
31 May 2026 HobbyAfter decades of walking past game store windows, I finally bought a Warhammer 40k starter set. Going to paint it, play one serious game against a real nerd, and probably lose. Updates incoming.
31 May 2026 VlogA short clip from Heidelberg. It is very loud!