Tag: Challenge log
Articles tagged "Challenge log".
I Built the "Tool," a Voice to Talk With — A Fully Local, Free Voice AI Called "kit," as a Parallel System (Podcast Log #2)
2026-06-25 15:35:00 · Production
A technical record of kit, a voice AI bot that runs free on a single M1 Max with zero external APIs. Instead of the usual listen-then-think-then-reply line, kit runs listening, thinking, backchanneling, deep reasoning, and speaking in parallel, with a single Arbiter collapsing them into one verdict. Real function names, real config values, and the honest limits of one GPU.
Read moreI Want to Try a Podcast After Turning 40 — So I'm Building the "Tool," a Voice to Talk With, First (Podcast Log #1)
2026-06-15 16:00:00 · Challenge
The first entry in a podcast challenge log. After turning 40 I want to start a podcast, but talking alone is hard, so I'm building the tool first: a partner to talk with. It isn't finished and may not work. Here I record how it feels at the moment of starting, and the honest motive that this, too, is about growing.
Read moreStarting My First Open-Source Project - AI Is Why I Could Take the Step (Open-Source Log #1)
2026-06-12 22:50:00 · Challenge
The first entry in a log of my first-ever open-source project. I'm building AI Taxiway, a concept for pooling idle phones, game consoles, and PCs to carry AI computation. Why AI drafting the README and license let me finally start, the fun of setting rules such as Apache 2.0, and the honest reason for going open: building alone is lonely, and I want companions.
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