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stlhood

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Co-founder of Telepath (https://telepath.computer). Formerly: Mozilla open source AI lead (Llamafile, sqlite-vec, others); Storium, Blockboard, and FairSpin co-founder; del.icio.us; Yahoo Search; BEA WebLogic. https://stephenhood.com
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stlhood··on Llanux, a "Boot to Llama" OS
Why wait for the oft-promised “AI OS” when you can use one today? Meet Llanux, a vibe coded custom Linux distro that boots directly to llama.cpp. No GNOME/KDE, just a chat TUI, local inference, and a model downloader. Please forgive me.
stlhood··on llamafile: Distribute and Run LLMs with a Single File
Mozilla is working on it again, and they're asking for input:

https://github.com/mozilla-ai/llamafile/discussions/809

stlhood··on Recreating Delicious Library in 2025?
It was (mildly) irritating at the time for those of us who were working on del.icio.us.
stlhood··on Show HN: I made an app to use local AI as daily driver
Just FYI, llamafile includes a web-based chat UI. It fires up automatically.
stlhood··on So you want to build your own open source chatbot
FWIW, the post is about ChatGPT-style chatbots, not customer support chatbots (which I don't personally love, either).
stlhood··on Writing is a single-player game
I know this isn't quite what the author means, but: writing can also be multi-player:

https://storium.com

(Disclosure: this is my thing)

stlhood··on Lockitron: Keyless entry using your phone
We used the alpha version of Lockitron for over a year at Blockboard's office. Once it was set up everything ran smoothly. We loved it. The final version looks even slicker.
stlhood··on Lessons from raising a seed round
Glad it was helpful! I highly recommend submitting your pitch to AngelList when you're ready. The submission process alone has value in forcing you to hone your message and explain your goals. And if you're accepted the results are quite impressive. Good luck!