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How I Built a Local AI Hub Using Free and Open Source Software on My Old Mac Mini

Jun — Mon, 16 Mar 2026 01:46:00 +0000

I’m going to tell you something that would have sounded absolutely insane five years ago: I’m running artificial intelligence on a computer the size of a lunch box, it works offline, my data never leaves my house, and it costs me nothing beyond the electricity to keep it running.

No (Read more...)

Original Article by TechSource

Health Is Wealth: Why I Chose a Smartwatch Over a Rolex

Jun — Sun, 08 Mar 2026 08:33:00 +0000

A few years ago, a friend of mine bought a Rolex Submariner. It cost him roughly the same as a decent used car. He showed it to me with the kind of pride usually reserved for newborn babies and championship trophies. It was beautiful, I’ll admit. The weight of it, (Read more...)

Original Article by TechSource

The State of the Linux Desktop in 2026: A Love Letter from a Prodigal Penguin

Jun — Sun, 01 Mar 2026 13:24:00 +0000

Let me start with a confession. I haven’t used Linux as my daily desktop operating system in roughly a decade.

I know. Take a moment. Breathe. For those of you who have been reading TechSource since the Ubuntu and Compiz days, that sentence may stung. This is, after all, the (Read more...)

Original Article by TechSource

TechSource in the Age of AI

Jun — Fri, 20 Feb 2026 01:15:00 +0000

Hello (again, again) world!

If you’re reading this, congratulations — you are either one of the most patient humans on the internet, or you accidentally stumbled here while googling “tech blogs that ghost their readers.” Either way, welcome. You are appreciated.

To my loyal subscribers, followers, and (Read more...)

Original Article by TechSource

Differences in Strengths of Subtropical Ridges Over Oceans

PV — Fri, 20 Feb 2026 00:56:00 +0000

Earlier this year, I wrote a post about how subtleties in the convergence and divergence of large-scale surface winds can explain many features of local climates. However, as I thought about it more, I realized that I still wasn't satisfied with my understanding of why the seasonal variation in strength (Read more...)

Original Article by Das U-Blog by Prashanth

Subtleties of Wind Patterns Affecting Precipitation

PV — Sat, 03 Jan 2026 21:02:00 +0000

Last year, I wrote a long post on this blog giving the most general intuitive explanations possible for the existence of different climate types, based on different configurations of land & ocean at different latitudes, and used that to explain broad & subtle features of actual climates of most locations. (Read more...)

Original Article by Das U-Blog by Prashanth

Structural Incentives for Abusing PhD Students in Experimental Sciences and Engineering

PV — Sat, 20 Dec 2025 20:38:00 +0000

When I was in graduate school and then for a few years afterwards (even though I had changed fields), I found it strange and fascinating that I and other friends who were in theoretical physics groups all seemed to have really good experiences on the whole (even while going through (Read more...)

Original Article by Das U-Blog by Prashanth

FOLLOW-UP: Learning and Making Sense of Differential Geometry in General Relativity

PV — Thu, 02 Oct 2025 15:20:00 +0000

This post is a follow-up to the previous post [LINK] in which I tried to make sense of the mathematics of differential geometry, especially in the context of general relativity, and proposed notation that may be less confusing, more consistent, and arguably more powerful than traditional notation given (Read more...)

Original Article by Das U-Blog by Prashanth

Learning and Making Sense of Differential Geometry in General Relativity

PV — Sun, 14 Sep 2025 16:53:00 +0000

I have been out of the field of physics for over 5 years, didn't get to make use of my training in quantitative analysis too much in my previous job as a postdoctoral researcher at UC Davis, and make even less use of my training in quantitative analysis in my (Read more...)

Original Article by Das U-Blog by Prashanth

Disability, History, Wilderness, Natural Parks, and Urban Spaces (Part 3)

PV — Sat, 02 Aug 2025 12:00:00 +0000

This post is a follow-up to a post [LINK] explaining my mindset toward the notion of "wilderness" and appreciation of natural scenery versus urban scenery in the US. (That in turn was a follow-up to a post [LINK] about an essay by the environmental history professor (Read more...)

Original Article by Das U-Blog by Prashanth