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compu-master: A Self-Hosted Research Companion on Local Silicon
How compu-master turns open-ended technical questions into cited study notes using self-hosted search and local vLLM inference—with zero API credits.
Building production AI systems · Experimenting with local models
compusential
Journal of a passionate technologist building production AI Tools (RAG platforms, intelligent query systems, and agentic workflows). Hacker of local models across an NVIDIA DGX Spark (128GB Unified VRAM) & an RTX 4090, rangefinder shooter (Leica M10 with Summicron 35 & Summilux 50 ASPH), and trilingual builder based in England.
Production AI01
RAG, Chatbots & Multi-Agent Systems
Local Silicon02
NVIDIA DGX Spark 128GB & RTX 4090 (70B+ local inference)
In The Bag03
Leica M10 + 35mm Summicron & 50mm Summilux ASPH
On The Road04
30+ countries — incl. Germany, China & the UK
Featured Origin Story
·4 min read·Origin Lore & Silicon History
The Origin of Compusential: From a Bricked RIVA 128 to CUDA
From bricking an NVIDIA RIVA 128 at 13 in Beijing to working at NVIDIA as the GeForce 8800 GTX and CUDA opened a new era of GPU computing—the origin of Compusential.
Visual Journal
Moments through the viewfinder — optical essence, landscapes & natural light.
Recent Notes & Essays
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CityBreaker: A 22-City Travel Map on Cloud Run and SQLite
How CityBreaker (citybreaker.co.uk) serves 10,800+ pubs, thermal spas, landmarks, and hotel stays across 22 cities on Google Cloud Run without a standing database bill.
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Stella Academy: Interactive Learning Set Against the Story of Space
Building Stella Academy (stella-academy.org): 31 free interactive lessons for ages 9 to 18 matched to the UK national curriculum, why I dropped the early AI chat tutor, and why human review still matters.
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“Agentic Exposure” Is Not the Same as Agent Engineering
Why experience with the latest agent framework matters less than understanding context, cost, permissions and deterministic execution boundaries.