What's the Best Local AI Model
Qwen 2.5, Falcon 3 -- the best open-source AI models you can run on your PC.
Stop. Never Buy a Laptop Again.
One company aims to reduce the global tech market by $100 billion, and I think they can do it.
December's Close: 2024
Odin's first newsletter in a while, with lots of updates and thoughts for the year ahead.
The Canonization of Luigi Mangione
The assassination of the CEO of HealthUnited shocked the world. Then the world applauded.
Why I'm Almost Ready to Replace Google
Proton now provides a private AI tool, a cloud Drive, online documents (a la Google Docs), a calendar, a VPN, and a password manager.
What is Your Life Worth?
The victims of men like Brian Thompson live with fear every day. The only difference is: our society collectively gives exactly zero f***s about the ordinary person struggling to pay their medical bills.
First Week as a Dad?
Being a dad seemed like some strange monolith glimpsed through fog. More fiction than fact. Now, suddenly, I'm standing before it, humbled and in awe.
Emily Dickinson's Poems Become Public Domain
Copyright ends, creativity begins. Dickinson’s Further Poems is now public—learn the story of feuds, fame, and freedom in
QR Code Care
QR codes are awesome, but they're also one of the fastest-rising points of attack for stealing your data.
An Open-Source Robot?
The Tiangong robot's greatest potential is in its ability to supercharge a grassroots movement of robotics design and use... all without corporations getting in the way.
The Empty Chamber of Online Intimacy
The addict knows not what he does, nor why he rages when confronted: so same is the user of the Internet.
Catching Up on Odin
A brief update, and the result of a new interview of yours-truly!
Distant Worlds 2: A 4X King Not Quite Ready for the Throne
A 4X game that could be the best there's ever been... if the designers would pivot their attention toward actually making things fun.
Get DVDs Shipped to Your Door: Help Save the Last Great Video Store
Remember the magic of video stores? You can still rent movies—and have them shipped to your door. Help a local store keep that magic alive!
The Real Gains from AI: Why Employees, Not Corporations, are Reaping the Benefits
Corporations don't know where the gains from apparent use of AI by employees are going--but I do, and I support it.