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Self-hosting LLMs keeps data, models, and inference under your control-a practical path to AI sovereignty for teams, enterprises, nations. Here: what sovereign AI is, which aspects and methods are used to build it, how LLM self-hosting fits in, how countries are addressing the challenge.

Melbourne’s tech community continues to thrive in 2026 with an impressive lineup of conferences, meetups, and workshops spanning software development, cloud computing, AI, cybersecurity, and emerging technologies.

This post is just to show a nice photo of the snake-arranged coals in my BBQ, ready to fire.

Local deployment of LLMs has become increasingly popular as developers and organizations seek enhanced privacy, reduced latency, and greater control over their AI infrastructure.

Choosing the right Personal Knowledge Management (PKM) tool can dramatically impact your productivity, learning, and information organization. Let’s have a look at Obsidian and LogSeq.

Below is a curated list of software development, cloud computing, IT, and AI-related conferences, meetups, and workshops scheduled in Melbourne, Australia between August 2025 and December 2026.

Enshittification is the name for a widespread phenomenon gradual decline of services, especially online platforms, due to profit-driven decisions that degrade user experience.

Here’s a detailed breakdown of Obsidian as a powerful tool for personal knowledge management (PKM), explaining its architecture, features, strengths, and how it supports modern knowledge workflows.

Here is an overview of Personal Knowledge Management, it’s goals, methods, and software systems that we can use on this wonderful day in July 2025.

Dokuwiki is a selfhosted wikipedia which can be hosted easily on premises and not requiring any databases. I was running it dockerised, on my pet kubernetes cluster.

I usually set video recording settings on Auto. That’s good enough for me. But! If needed - here are the best video recording settings.

Paper-based planning, journalling and note-taking might help with getting the things done in particular and make everything more fullfilling.

Recently on Philofaxy I’ve come across an idea that Filofax-type planner might be celebrating a come-back. I wasn’t so sure so wanted to check to validate this hypothesis. Have a look at this Filofax search statistics if you’re curious.

A dumbphone, also known as a feature phone, is a basic mobile device that offers minimal functionality compared to modern smartphones.

A Digital Detox is a deliberate reduction of using smartphones, televisions, and computers. The primary goal is to mitigate screen overuse and promote offline activities, helping individuals create a more balanced relationship with technology.