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One of the many things I’d been procrastinating on was running a Large Language Model (LLM) locally. One weekend, I finally decided to do it. It was supposed to be simple, but my curiosity wouldn’t let me just follow a guide and move on. I wanted to actually understand the ecosystem and how everything works, without diving too deep into the math or internals. Here’s what I learned, from a complete beginner’s point of view: ...

After the 2022 journey from Nador to Azilal, Here we are again with another trip and new adventures. This year, I wanted something different, something a little unconventional. So my choice what to go through the Morocco-Algeria border from Oujda in the North to Draa Valley in the south. The trip before trip This trip turned out to be one of the best experiences I’ve ever had. I met incredible people, discovered breathtaking places, and lived through moments that truly moved me. Most importantly, I learned a lot, both about Morocco and about myself. ...

I’ve been working with uv for over a year now, and honestly, it’s awesome! It gradually replaced my Python ecosystem tools one after another, and at this point, I rely on it for nearly everything. Since, uv is relatively “new”, I decided to write a quick blogpost about it. Let’s dig in. Python versions: replacing pyenv First things first: Python versions! pyenv is a great tool and a very powerful piece of the Python ecosystem. However, it can be quite complicated to set up, especially if you’re not a Python developer. ...

One of the things I’ve struggled with for a long time is note-taking. I’ve tried different tools and setups, but I never found one that really worked for me. I Was Doing It Wrong After many failed attempts, I sat down with myself about a year ago and decided to stop everything I was doing and ask: why hasn’t anything worked so far? Here are some takeaways from this reflection: ...

THS: The Holy Setup - A series of blog posts about my computer setup. Road to Valhalla Treat Your Dotfiles Better Life on the Web GPG’ing My Setup I am currently working on The Holy Setup again. One of the coolest things I did was redo my GPG setup after discarding my old key and replacing it with new keys and a new setup using Ansible. First Steps After decrypting my pass secrets, I moved my GnuPG config folder to $XDG_DATA_HOME to avoid dotfile clutter in my home directory. Then, I generated a new GPG key pair. ...

How much should I be paid? Is $X a good salary for us? Should I switch jobs for $X? These are questions I get asked all the time on social media, and honestly, I used to ask myself these things too. Me when I get these questions So, let’s dive into these questions using a theory I totally made up. 😜 Understanding Your Salary Let’s face it—aside from HR, no one really knows how salaries work. But I’m going to try to break it down using the basics of economics that I know. ...

Last month, I went on an adventure. It’s been more than a year now that I’ve been wanting to do this, but for a some haven’t. 23th of July 2022, I packed my backpack and went into what turned out to be the longest and most awesome trip I took in my whole life. Before diving into the lessons I learnt from the trip, here are some facts about it: ...