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Tx Log

Field notes from the lab. Builds, experiments, opinions, and guides on local AI, privacy-first computing, and practical automation.

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Local AI2026-06-105 min read

Why Local AI Matters More Than Ever

Cloud AI is powerful — but it comes with tradeoffs most people don't think about. Here's why I run everything locally and what it actually costs.

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Build Log2026-06-058 min read

Building Celeste: A Year of Privacy-First AI

How Celeste went from a weekend hack to a full desktop assistant with RAG, memory, and behavioral self-improvement — all without a single cloud call.

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Hardware2026-05-286 min read

My $800 AI Lab That Beats GPT-4 on Local Tasks

You don't need a $10k rig to run capable local models. Here's the exact hardware I use, what I'd buy differently, and the benchmarks that convinced me.

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