07·052026
04·252026
From Ollama to llama.cpp: running Claude Code locally with Qwen 3.6 on a 2021 MacBook Pro
A practical guide to replacing the Anthropic API with a local llama.cpp server, Qwen 3.6 27B, and the Pi coding agent, and why the move from Ollama to llama.cpp now makes sense for daily coding.
AI · CLAUDE-CODE · LLAMA-CPP · QWEN · LOCAL-LLM · PI · DEVELOPER-TOOLS
03·262026
When Execution Is Free, Only Your Judgment Has Value
AI agents are approaching total competence, and the largest risk they pose is not automation but obedience to poorly examined goals.
AI · AGENCY · JUDGMENT · FUTURE-OF-WORK · PHILOSOPHY
02·202026
The Unintended Consequences of a Lying Machine
In 44 BC, Rome's most devoted republicans stabbed Caesar to stop a monarchy and got an empire. In 1902, French administrators in Hanoi offered a penny per rat tail and got rat farms. Both disasters share a cause. So does the way we are building AI.
02·112026
Running Claude Code locally with Ollama and open-source models as a free alternative to the Anthropic API
Running Claude Code locally with Ollama and open-source models as a free alternative to the Anthropic API
AI · CLAUDE-CODE · OLLAMA · OPEN-SOURCE · LOCAL-LLM · DEVELOPER-TOOLS
12·302025
The Surfer and the Wave
A pragmatic essay on why adaptive mindset, not raw genius, will determine who thrives through AI-era disruption.