I'm running a pay-what-you-can tech support service out of Sutherlin, Oregon. On-site or remote via phone and email. No contracts, no predatory pricing. Just doing my best to fix your computer.
The whole operation is one person + AI + open source.
https://freesoftware.support
https://youtu.be/I0QW2hE-axI
#TechSupport #OpenSource #Linux #FreeSoftware #SmallBusiness #CommunityService #AI #SelfEmployed #Oregon #Roseburg #PayWhatYouCan #FOSS #RightToRepair
Just published free word embeddings that beat the original word2vec.
66.5% on Google analogies vs 61%
Trained on 1/3 the data. Wikipedia, Gutenberg, arXiv, Stack Exchange, government docs. No web scrapes. Everything DFSG-compliant, GPL-3.0 licensed.
One GPU, four days, 107MB download.
Is 2025 the year of the real Linux phone?
I'm checking out the FLX1s, a device that promises a true Debian experience with the convenience of Android apps and the security of hardware kill switches. I'm cautiously optimistic! See my full breakdown.
Video: https://youtu.be/gdS_Kpwrrgw?si=umqzepH67IaWzF2T
#LinuxPhone #FLX1S #OpenSource #Debian #Privacy #RightToRepair #FOSS #TechReview #DeGoogled
🔥 Exciting updates from Mecha on their modular Linux handheld device!
Just published a breakdown of their first livestream event where they revealed major improvements to the Mecha Comet:
#OpenHardware #Linux #TechInnovation #SustainableTech #Engineering
#mobilelinux
Anyone else noticed Claude 3.7 is aggressively helpful with coding projects? 😂
Me: "Could you help debug this project (attached files)?"
Claude: "Here, run this test, and I'll edit the project files to to reflect how I feel that test might go. " 3 minutes later "
Me: "Here are those test results"
Claude: "OH not what I was thinking! Let me refactor your project."
#AI #TooHelpful #JustFixTheOneThingPlease #CollaborativeCoding #AIOverengineering
