I started L8NTLABS to do the kind of AI work I enjoy most: hard problems, custom solutions, and explaining the result so anyone on a team can understand it. My background runs across software development and marketing strategy, which is an unusual pairing that turns out to be useful. I can build the technical thing and tell you plainly why it matters.
I write here to think out loud about building AI that actually holds up. No hype, and no jargon for its own sake.
Switching From Ollama to llama.cpp For Local Inference
Local agentic coding is finally good enough to start taking architecture and performance more seriously. By switching from Ollama to llama.cpp, everything has improved for me. Speed, tool-calling, reliability...everything.
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The big AI companies are shifting from flat "unlimited" subscriptions toward paying for every token you use. Here is why that was inevitable, and why running your own models and tools is the best protection against being priced out.
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