GGUF Quants: 3 Honest Speed Numbers for a Local AI Stack
Hugging Face shipped native GGUF support on September 22. What 40 tokens per second means for a one-person local stack.
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Mac Studio M5 Ultra: 512GB Makes a Solid Local LLM Case
The new Mac Studio holds 512GB while the newer M6 chip caps at 32GB. Here is what that flips for local AI.
Muse Glimmer: 4 Honest Signals From Meta’s Local AI Bet
Meta’s new open-weight model is small enough to actually run on my Mac. Here’s why that changes the verdict.
Local AI Privacy: 4 Honest Rules for Client Data
After two months running a local model, here is exactly which client work I keep off the cloud and why.
Nous Hermes 4: 5 Honest Tests From My First Local Week
Running Nous Hermes 4 locally for client work. Five tests, three pleasant surprises, and the privacy trap I almost stepped into.
Ollama for Solo Consultants: 5 Honest Wins From a Local Setup
Ollama runs my local LLM stack on M-series Mac. Five wins from a solo consultant’s first month — and the workflow it quietly broke.