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Updating models without breaking your setup
Ivy pulled a moving tag on Monday and her 12 canned prompts started rambling on a different 4.7 GB file. Pin a known-good name, test one prompt, then delete the old blob so disk and answers stay put.
Open-weight vs open-source software vs free to use
Nia told legal a Llama download was open source, and counsel printed a 14-page acceptable-use pack on Friday. Open-weight, open-source software, and…
Team habits and oversharing risks
Workspace AI needs team habits: data classes, approved surfaces, human edits on external content, a prompt library, and a clear oversharing ladder.…
Hardware reality: RAM, GPU, heat, battery
Apple Silicon shares one memory pool; a PC splits RAM and VRAM. A 7B Q4 on 16 GB is the honest starter:…
When ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, or Grok is simply easier
Open weights are a download you can run, not a writing personality, so everyday drafts, tools, and memory still belong on a…
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