On September 10, I published the 220-line local server I had written to connect GigaAM to Vocalinux. The next morning I stumbled across audio.cpp, an all-in-one C++ runtime with the same /v1/audio/transcriptions endpoint and a server already built in. For …
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This case study connects Vocalinux, transcribe.cpp and the 261 MB GigaAM v3 E2E-RNNT model on one Linux laptop. The result is an offline Russian dictation backend exposed through an OpenAI-compatible endpoint, accelerated by Vulkan on Intel Iris Xe graphics and …
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A gift becomes personal when it contains a detail that only the recipient would recognize. SongGiftBot, a service for creating personalized AI song gifts, turns names, memories, quirks, an occasion, and a preferred genre into a finished track. The service …
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Coolify supports S3-compatible storage for database backups out of the box — and Google Cloud Storage is one of the cheapest options that works with it. This guide covers the full setup: bucket creation, HMAC authentication, IAM permissions, and the …
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The AI music generation space has been dominated by cloud-based services — Suno, Udio, Mureka — each requiring a subscription and offering limited control over the underlying models. ACE-Step 1.5, released in 2026 by ACE Studio and StepFun, shifts this …
ACE-Step 1.5: Open-Source Music AI That Runs Locally and Matches Suno v5 in Benchmarks Read more »
NeuralWatt is a small startup that sells access to AI models — Qwen, Kimi, GLM, MiniMax, Mistral — but bills in kilowatt-hours instead of tokens. A basic subscription costs $20/month for 6 kWh of compute energy, with a flat rate …
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On June 1, 2026, GitHub Copilot Pro switched to token-based billing. The subscription price stayed the same — $10/month. What changed is what that $10 buys. Under the old model: a fixed pool of premium requests, predictable, no surprises. Under …
GitHub Copilot and OpenCode Go Both Cost $10/Month — The Difference Is What You Get Read more »
What Makes Real-Time Operating Systems Different Real-time operating systems (RTOS) power the invisible infrastructure of modern life — from airbag controllers that deploy in 3 milliseconds to cardiac pacemakers that must fire within 1-millisecond windows. Unlike Windows or Linux, which …
RTOS Explained: Why Predictability Matters More Than Speed in Critical Systems Read more »
A custom domain and self-hosted email are widely considered the gold standard of digital sovereignty, offering independence from tech giants. However, domain names are not purchased in perpetuity; they are merely leased for a limited duration. This article explores the …
Most people run their entire digital existence through a single email account. Banks, government portals, domain registrars, cloud storage, subscriptions — 50 to 200 services hang on one login. When that account becomes inaccessible, everything collapses simultaneously. This article maps …
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