Lemonade

AMD-officiated and open-source mechanisms for binding deep-learning models onto AMD hardware, from integrated GPU (on the main CPU dye), to dedicated GPU, to the Neural Processing Unit.

On NixOS, there is a module called nix-amd-ai; here is our usage for the Framework 16.

To begin, the most challenging idea is how an agent, an "LLM server", and accessories such as "tools and skills", relate to one another. Lemonade has guidance on these mechanisms.

Lemonade can be accessed in two modes, because of its design as a locally-resident web app managed through a command-line program.

Mainly, lemonade is a package around the program llama-cpp. I had some issues in my log that originated in llama-cpp, because I needed to specify through the Lemonade web UI that llama-cpp use the "ROCm" backend commonly recommended for AMD on Linux. The llama-cpp link includes guidance for Windows and MacOS.

The link to my issues also includes the crucial --ctx-size option, which I needed to increase so llama-cpp could access enough GPU memory (also called vRAM).

Lemonade's FAQ is a nice place to begin also, as this page is outlined by comprehensive sections for each of lemonade's main concerns, such as tex-to-speech, model setup, behaviors, and hardware.

Elixir Core, Mobile Edge.

I'm considering how to build an app that makes a modicum of sense, in a field of practice that has no discipline and an influx of young eager energy.

As I begin re-launching operand.online, many problems and old pains reappear. I had been ignoring my failed domain for months, because I've been engrossed in occupying a new nomadic residence, my camper has gone from Grand Rapids to Baltimore to Los Angeles, to Baltimore to Chicago to Grand Rapids, this year alone.

I've been finding conferences to go to, although they've been of less use than I assumed. The long hours on the road and hurried composure that I normally embody mean that I'm late to show up and a mess when I do. I'm learning that there are other more sensible methods of spending my days, and this domain is one superb manner of being in many places at once.

Beside my human concerns, I'm spending more energy absorbing the news of global chaos, and I'm sad as each day begins that my sleep has likely carried me through someone elses' tragedy. I'm aligning my business to ending these ongoing and expanding horrors.

Whereas before I used my essays to explore my psychology and relationships, now I am beginning to see how much I had been lacking any purpose. I had a chance to briefly meet and collaborate with 404 Media, I had chances to learn from peers at OpenGovHub, and I am coming to see how my passions are indeed aligned, both to the quirks of my unique education and to the compelling demands of the now.

I'm in Michigan again, after being engrossed in the proceedings of the 2026 Code for America Summit in Chicago. The main lesson? Where government meets technology, there is only room for CEOs or politicians to speak up. The old party, -on'line.

The corollary to this lesson seems to be, that there is no place to mention the foreign or domestic humanitarian implications of the current US federal policies. No mention of our national commerce in munitions, or aggression aimed at the ruling bodies of neighboring peoples. No dialogue to address policies, only to accomodate their implementation.

Legal research in the USA is fully dependent on two products; Lexis Nexis and WestLaw - these both use incredible fees to keep out small business and independent researchers, in essence producing a scarcity of the most crucial resource in any democracy: a basic comprehension of the legal rules of the game. Layers of academia and law have been designed to guard access to these resources, and in recent years we are all feeling the consequences - money alone buys access to the rulebook.

These companies build their program fully on public records, sourcing from the Library of Congress, GovInfo, the Code of Federal Regulations, and Harvard's more recent CaseLaw Access Project. These public records are the original framing of open-source; the public needs to access and learn from these same sources to either comply, or to change the rules that bind us.

See how simple web scrapers and advanced databases combine into an open-source replacement for the legal gridlock we're used to, and learn how to connect directly behind the scenes at Congress to the people publishing these records each day. This HOPE talk marks the release of a new public legal search engine - open source from the homelab hardware to the public records request.

Please bookmark ToS;DR. This is one of your main search engines this year.

Specifically, you are looking for rules in the theme of "data brokerage"; rules such as:

• Amazon's "Voice data is collected and shared with third-parties",
• Facebook's "Deleted content is not really deleted",
• Apple's "Your personal data may be disclosed to comply with government requests without notice to you",
• Reddit's "Tracking via third-party cookies for other purposes without your consent.",
• YouTube's "This service can view your browser history",
• Quora's "They store data on you even if you did not interact with the service",
• PayPal's "This service still tracks you even if you opted out from tracking"

These are only chosen from the homepage! You're responsible for searching the apps you use. Ignorance may be a popular excuse, but when apps sell your data, these are the buyers.

To begin, I use Brave.

Brave is more secure than normal; imagine Chrome with a bunch of the Google ripped out. This means any Google plugin runs in Brave.

Also, Firefox copied the plugins from Chrome, so you can probably find the same plugins in their web stores.

You may see plugins called "extensions"; that's a hairy issue.

Here are the plugins I use daily.

• uBlock Origin

  Blocks so many ads that some days I forget that most people still have ads. Also keeps me from clicking through on some clickbait.

• ToS;DR

  If you pin this to the menu bar, you'll see an A -> F letter grade for each domain. Click to read the main concerns before signing up, or flushing your cookies and running.

• Vimium (source)

  Move around and through pages using your keyboard alone. The mouse-to-keyboard loop is gradually breaking your mobility, so load this up and press ? on any page to see your new commands.

• Proton Pass (sign up!)

  You need a password manager that has encrypted sync, and your browser's built-in one is a cheap replica. As you use Proton Pass you'll be pleased to see the pop-ups for "passkeys", which enable one-click, no-pass logins.

• TabFS

  For the real hackers in the audience, because this plugin requires moving some config files around. When you're done though, you'll see a local file share that mirrors the open tabs in your browser. This plugin encouraged me to change from Firefox -> Brave, because independent plugin management is simpler in Chromium. Omar's one-page explanation is superb.

"Yeah I saw that cccongress was spicy this year"
-- Waffles, on Signal.

I'll add more as I consume more.

Another day, more progress on an assignment no one asked for.

So, another day in on preparing fiscal records. This round, I'm recording from my camper, and chose a vertical display to help anyone using their phone.

Signal is bad here, so my 1.9GB recording is really plugging up the 5g connection. I'll see when I can upload, and sorry for the delay.

Upload finished on highway.... hands free?

gram:fiscal is an example of how NuShell "excels" in mundane minutiae.

In days ahead, shall add code to expose records in more common and accessible forms.

So as to keep my mind as clear as possible, here are my plans. again.

Pool

Pool is designed to be the hub of your local-web; keeping your primary relay online and secure by using MicroVMs and local networking to deploy and manage open-source web apps.

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