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04 - What does local A.I. actually cost to run?
On our hardware, the answer is less about the token price than the hours you leave the box waiting
Aug 18 • Local A.I. Applied

July 2026

03 - Recency isn't authority
Why AI memory needs provenance, not just lifecycle states
Jul 30 • Local A.I. Applied
02 - The cheapest local AI box that actually works
The parts, the honest numbers, what fought me, and where it falls short
Jul 23 • Local A.I. Applied
01 - A cited answer is not a correct answer
Our benchmark sat green for weeks while the model reasoned right and wrote the conclusion wrong. The measurement, and what we changed.
Jul 20 • Local A.I. Applied
Start Here
One industrial tradesman building local AI you can actually see, showing the work: the tests, the honest numbers, and the failures.
Jul 20 • Local A.I. Applied
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