Local AI copilot on VSCode
A few people have asked me about my local AI environment, so I thought I’d document it here. Setup subject to change. Ollama with AMD Radeon GPU (rocm) on docker I like to run services on docker with compose files….
Running a mod/trainer on Steam Deck / Linux using launch options
If you only care about the solution, scroll to the bottom for the correct launch option. PC gamers are used to hobbyist freedom. One of the biggest reasons to select PC as your gaming platform of choice is the possibility…
Kyberturvakirja
I wrote a book with Mikko Vermanen and Jani Koskinen, called Kyberturvan pelisäännöt pienyrityksille (Ground Rules of Cyber Security for Small Businesses). It was published by university of Turku, and is freely available online (in Finnish). The book includes basic…
How to show download statistics of GitHub releases with JS
GitHub is a leading platform for software collaboration, and offers a lot of features for this end. Beyond its core functionalities, GitHub also offers a rich REST API that provides public access to a wealth of information about its content….
Why AI needs (to be) Open Source to be Good
Open Source is needed for AI to become not just functionally reliable but Good. Many of the general benefits to open source also apply for LLMs. Open source speeds up AI adoption and development, transparency help combat bias.
Everyone and their text editor is using your data for AI
Is Zoom using your video calls to train AI? Somebody went through Zoom’s terms of service with a fine comb, as one should, and the internet went ablaze with the prospect of Zoom claiming the right to use content to…
Open Zoom meetings from Linux terminal
For those of us familiar with the command line, opening a recurring zoom link with a terminal command can make the tedious job of clicking through the calendar software take a fraction of a second.
Open Source Licenses
There are hundreds of open source licenses, based on the idea of free (as in liberty) software. I gave a presentation for the UTU course Intellectual Property Rights and Research examining open source licenses. Too long; didn’t read Short summary…
TETHICS 2020 Presentation on Open Source Censorship
While open source is often regarded synonymous with free (as in freedom), this is not always the case. Some Mastodon clients have implemented censorship in the way of hard-coded domain blocking, by forwarding Gab users to a RickRoll video instead…
Userscript for full-width Invidious videos
Invidious is an alternative front-end to YouTube that without ads or tracking. Their normal layout has large margins on both sides of the video. This simple userscript removes margins around the video player, making videos full-width, which is more usable…