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ron reiter
Building with AI. Notes on local LLMs, agents, and the occasional deep-dive.
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- Running Claude Code and Pi on DeepSeek V4 Flash — locally on a 128GB MacBook Pro
A 284B-parameter frontier MoE running fully offline on an M3 Max — and driving two agent harnesses, Claude Code and Pi, with zero cloud.
- Recreating the Stripe / GitHub Globe using Claude Code
TL;DR — you’re probably familar with the Stripe and GitHub globes: https://stripe.com/blog/globe https://github.com/globe So I made my own version (free to use) using Claude Code.…
- Reflections on Trusting Trust — Can You Trust a Foundation Model?
Reflections on Trusting Trust — Can You Trust a Foundation Model? TL;DR — code is here: https://github.com/ronreiter/trusting-trust . GPT-2 Model fine-tuned my MacBook Pro M1 32GB…
- The difference between Sign in with Google and Identity Management
One of the most surprisingly complex and overlooked concepts young IT teams are missing is the difference between centrally federated identity management and signing in with your…
- Bitcoin from an investor’s perspective
As both an investor and a geek, Bitcoin is very close to my heart. Understanding the deep technological aspects of Bitcoin together with understanding how capital markets work…
- Tunneling from Docker on a Mac
This is probably more suited to be a Stack Overflow answer, but I figured the answer is so interesting, I’d write a Medium post about it. First of all, let’s define the problem:…
- Data Science with Bash
The Definitive Guide to Bash Analytics As much as Spark and Python are great at data analysis, most of the time, as a data engineer, you just want to start working on your CSV…
- How much is WeWork worth?
WeWork has worked hard to position itself as a fast-growing tech company with a bright future. SoftBank agreed to invest in the company at a $47 billion dollar valuation. But is…
- The Value Circles of a Start-up
Over the years, working with start-ups and investors (as well as starting a few and selling one) taught me how to understand the value of the special breed of companies called…
- Making a News Podcast Generator
APIs are ubiquitous. You can do just about everything you want with APIs today, which is pretty awesome, and solve any problem that used to require technology that only a few…
- Longevity is a Data Storage Problem
I’m not a biologist. But I do know a few things about aging. And I did come to an interesting conclusion that may actually make you want to upload your DNA to your favorite cloud…