The Harness, Not the Horse
A broken npm symlink, a 400 from Claude extra usage, and a home directory full of every project on the machine. Then one repo, four tools, three commits.
Category AI & Agents
From Neural Networks to the AI Black Box
From neurons on a whiteboard to models nobody can inspect. A short path through the ideas, not a product tour.
My Gentle AI Adventure: Learning at My Own Pace in Retirement
My Approach To learn AI in a relaxed, enjoyable way — no pressure, no deadlines, and at whatever speed feels comfortable for me. Using AI as my personal guide: explaining things simply, practicing together in this chat, and focusing on…
Successful Setup of Moonshot Kimi K2.7 Code on Debian
After dealing with many frustrating errors — Anaconda package conflicts, slow NVIDIA endpoints, and VS Code configuration issues — I finally got Kimi K2.7 Code working smoothly. I created a simple chat script, saved my API key permanently, and set…
Today’s Setup Summary & Configuration
ny2honolulu / June 13, 2026 / HP Laptop 15s-fd0xxx Full Updated Summary: 1. Base System 2. Python Environment 3. Terminal Enhancements 4. Local AI & LLMs 5. Development Tools Ready Quick Start Commands Bash VS Code has now been successfully…
Getting Started with LangGraph: State Management for AI Agents
My hands-on learning notes from “AI Agents and Applications” by Roberto Infante After setting up a clean Python virtual environment with LangChain, LangGraph, ChromaDB, and MCP adapters, I dove into LangGraph — the powerful framework for building reliable, stateful AI…
How I Set Up GLM-5-Turbo on My Debian Linux Machine (June 2026)
Final Result A beautiful, fast, and persistent terminal-based chat application powered by GLM-5-Turbo. Key Features of My Setup Step-by-Step Setup Guide 1. Install Required Packages Bash 2. Get Your API Key 3. Set API Key Permanently Bash Verify it: Bash…
How to Get Early Access to MAI-Thinking-1: Microsoft’s New Reasoning Model (2026 Guide)
Microsoft announced the MAI family of models at Build 2026, including MAI-Thinking-1 — their first major reasoning model (35B active parameters, Mixture-of-Experts). As of early June 2026, it is in private preview and only available through Microsoft AI Foundry. Here’s…
“Running Continual Harness: Self-Improving AI Agent for Pokémon Emerald (Full Setup Guide)”
I am trying to run Continual Harness — the reset-free, self-improving Pokémon agent from the May 2026 research paper — on Pokémon Emerald using Gemini 3 Pro. What I’ve Accomplished So Far: Current Status: Goal: Get the full Continual Harness…
Building a Local AI Agent Stack with Hermes Agent v0.14 on Debian
I set up a fully local AI-agent environment on Debian using v0.14.0 together with and Qwen models. What I Installed The stack now includes: The final runtime ended up using: Challenges Encountered The installation initially failed because of: Errors looked…