Stephen Cross

Getting started with Oracle Cloud Generative AI using Python

Did you know Oracle Cloud Infrastructure hosts LLMs for Meta Lllama and Cohere Command-R. If you have an OCI subscription (not Free Tier) you can interact with them in the Generative API Playground. The models are only available in select regions, so you need to be subscribed to one of

Get started running Oracle Autonomous Database Free Container Image 23ai on Ubuntu 24.04 with Podman

Did you know that Oracle Autonomous Database is available as a free download you can run on your local machine or a self hosted server. To be clear, this is the not the OCI Always Free Tier version of Autonomous Database, but a free (as in beer) downloadable version you

Using Taskwarrior with Logseq

I use Logseq as my daily journaling application, and one of the things I love about Logseq is how easy it is to quickly capture free form…

Changed blogging platform

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Monitoring Klipper with Prometheus and Grafana

Unless you work in high-tech or IT you may not be familiar with Prometheus or Grafana. These are a couple of open source monitoring and…

Must-Have Creality Ender-3 V2 Modifications

One of the first things I found with the 3D printing community is there is a lot of information on modding the printers with upgraded parts…