#Open Source
research notes.
Open source projects, community-driven tools, and the economics of building in public.
DeepSeek Harness Guide: Build an Open-Source, Swappable AI Coding Agent
Master the DeepSeek Harness guide to run your own local AI coding agent. Decouple your developer tools from rigid subscriptions, add custom API backends, and slash compute costs.
I'm Back: On Reclaiming My Groove, and a Question for You
Back after two months. My honest take on geopolitics vs open-source tech, how to stop Big Tech from using your data for AI training, and a question for readers.
Cloudstream 3 Guide 2026: Best Repositories & The 'No Links' Fix
Master Cloudstream 3 in 2026. Get the working repository list (Phisher, Mega), fix 'No Links Found' with DoH, and optimize your Android TV setup.
Telegram as Cloud Storage: Why Telegram-Drive is the Ultimate 2026 Hack
Stop paying for Google Drive. Master the 'Telegram as a Backend' strategy with Telegram-Drive (caamer20)—the open-source, Tauri-powered unlimited storage solution.
The Ultimate Local AI Stack: Building Your Sovereign Architecture (2026)
Stop renting intelligence. Learn how to build a complete, air-gapped local AI stack in 2026 using open-source models, MCP servers, and local execution.
Ollama vs. vLLM: Which Local Inference Engine Reigns Supreme in 2026?
The definitive 2026 benchmark comparison. Discover why Ollama owns development and vLLM dominates production. Throughput, latency, and hardware guides.
LiteLLM: The Ultimate Open-Source AI Gateway for 100+ LLMs
Learn how LiteLLM unifies 100+ LLMs (OpenAI, Anthropic, Gemini, Groq) behind one AI gateway, cuts provider lock-in, and gives teams full control, observability, and cost tracking.