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I fired Claude after forcing it to build a private, self-hosted replacement

Stop paying per token—here's how to run Claude locally for free.
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geobr: Download Official Spatial Data Sets of Brazil

geobr is a computational package to download official spatial data sets of Brazil. The package covers a wide range of spatial data sets, available at various geographic scales and for various years ...
Electronics For You

DIY 3D LiDAR Mapping: Convert a 2D LiDAR into a 3D Scanner

This is a DIY electronics project article that teaches readers how to build a low-cost 3D LiDAR mapping system using a ...
BMJ Global Health

Living in the dark: self-perceived health and social impacts of nationwide electricity rationing in Ecuador

Background In 2024, Ecuador faced its most severe drought in over six decades, severely disrupting hydroelectric power ...
techtimes

First AI-Agent Ransomware Destroyed Data Even Payment Could Not Recover

a laptop screen with a webpage of the IT Army of Ukraine group of volunteer hackers. The IT Army of Ukraine first set up in the wake of Russia's devastating attack, and has since hugely grown in ...
PCMag

AMD Ryzen AI Halo First Look: Giant Local AI Power in a Pint-Sized Box

I’ve received one of AMD’s first official AI developer boxes for testing, and it’s an impressive piece of AI hardware with a ...