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A compact desktop mini PC, the kind of machine that runs a home server

A Server at Home: What I Took Back From the Cloud, and What I Didn't

How I turned a second-hand mini PC into a home server for photos, music, books and passwords. The alternatives I rejected and why, the honest downsides of each service, and why right now is a bad time to buy hardware. Updated with a 50-day audit of the ad blocker: what I found broken, how to measure it, and the two times I got the diagnosis wrong.

A graphics card beside a keyboard and mouse on a wooden desk

My Local AI Lab on an Old PC: What Actually Worked

A detailed diary of building a private local AI setup on a Ryzen 5 5600 and GTX 1080 Ti: failed installs, model tests, context limits, RAG, agents, email classification, and the decisions that survived real validation.

Git: A Complete Beginner's Guide

Git: A Complete Beginner's Guide

A practical Git guide for developers: what it is, why you should use it, and every essential command you'll need on a daily basis.