I got asked how I made the testing rig for my recent experiments with Apple’s on-device LLM.
Instead of explaining, I made an app you can download for macOS Tahoe that lets you test your own prompts.
https://natbuckley.co.uk/2025/07/02/i-made-a-macos-app-that-lets-you-play-with-the-on-device-llm/
A week-ish ago I wrote about my experiments with an on-device LLM Apple released for use by apps on the latest beta OSes. A local LLM might be useful in places where you would never use a hosted LLM like ChatGPT, so I wanted to see what’s possible to do with it.
https://natbuckley.co.uk/2025/06/20/designing-app-features-with-an-on-device-llm/I asked for a reply on what actions my MP is taking to uphold the manifesto commitment to “remove indignities for trans people who deserve recognition and acceptance”.
I sent a paper letter to my Lab MP about my experiences of being harassed in toilets for using “the wrong one” by (presumably cis) women—something which began 10+ yrs ago when I started presenting more androgynously. I argued that the ruling will embolden the bigots, in addition to being unworkable.
Very moved by
@threedaymonk clear, evidenced and well articulated letter to his MP about trans rights. I’m especially grateful because the issue is too emotional for me to bring this degree of thoughtfulness to the table
https://po-ru.com/2025/04/26/a-letter-to-my-mp-about-trans-rightsA letter to my MP about trans rights
After seeing the way that politicians and organisations have overreacted to the recent Supreme Court judgment and interpreted it the most anti-trans light possible, I decided to send a letter (a real one, on paper) to [my MP]. Please feel free to use it as inspiration and to write to your own representative.
Happy Ed Balls day to those who celebrate. Here’s something I made 12 years ago to commemorate the occasion
https://ntlk.github.io/edballsipsum/Working on interaction design experiments in Swift UI
Best secure email host in the UK? I use my own domain.
JP
