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Ash, Brock, and Misty, with Pikachu, gearing up for an adventure against a bright orange backdrop.

loclaude: Running Claude Code with Local Ollama Models

The usage limits for the Anthropic Pro Plan are buns. Here's how to supplement your workflow with Ollama.

Several squirtles in sunglasses looking tough

Ubuntu 24.04 Developer Environment Setup Guide

This guide provides reproducible steps for setting up a consistent software developer environment across different Ubuntu 24.04 installation types. This guide elicits my preferences in an Ubuntu linux environment, but can be scaled up or down rather easily.

a male Doodle, about to embark on an adventure through a valley, with several mountains in the background.

ext47 months ago

Release Updates for June 2025, Waavy v0.1.6 (Pre-Release)

Nick's June 2025 update. What happened this month? We started the waavy project, we started to build an ext4 compatible filesystem and virtual filesystem driver in typescript (Even though no one asked me to, or for it for that matter), and the dogs got some long overdue baths.

Surprised pikachu and friends looking into a tree stump hole.

typescript9 months ago

Fun with Caesar Ciphers

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Jesse and James and Meowth in a body of water hanging over a log looking disheartened.

javascript10 months ago

Reduce Bundle Size with Webpack Externals and ES6 Import Maps

We can reduce the overall size of our bundles by selectively externalizing larger sized dependencies and using ES6 import maps to have the browser prioritize making that es-module available at runtime within the browser.

Doodles nft cards for sale in a marketplace fashion

reactalmost 2 years ago

Getting Setup with the beta React Compiler

With very minimal lift, we can opt into the React Compiler with the `react-compiler-babel-plugin` and try out some of the proposed performance benefits.