Notes

by kaeru — published Nov 30, 2024

Notes and updates

ROCm 10 on Ubuntu Linux OpenCL and Shared Libraries

by kaeru — last modified Aug 28, 2026 02:51 PM

Latest ROCm release unifies everything under a single build and packing system TheRock, but there are still some loose ends on packaging side for Ubuntu to get OpenCL and shared libraries to work, and regression with Davinci Resolve

ROCm 10 on Ubuntu Linux OpenCL and Shared Libraries

AMD Radeon AI PRO R9700 added to FreeBSD Home Server

by kaeru — last modified Aug 25, 2026 07:12 AM

AMD ROCm, AI inference and compute on FreeBSD via bhyve GPU passthrough, and reducing blower fan noise

AMD Radeon AI PRO R9700 added to FreeBSD Home Server

Upgrade to 2.5G Switch

by kaeru — last modified Jul 08, 2026 03:47 AM

Upgrading main home network switch to 2.5G with D-Link DMS-F106TS 6 port managed switch

Home Lab Server Build

by kaeru — last modified Jun 27, 2026 09:43 PM

Chip fracture for finger, scavenging for parts for home lab server build

ROCm and Vulkan on Ubuntu VM on FreeBSD with Bhyve GPU Passthrough

by kaeru — last modified Aug 25, 2026 02:42 PM

With FreeBSD 15 and bhyve hypervisor you can can run and serve GPU powered local AI and compute services such as llama.cpp using ROCm and Vulkan with AMD GPUs and Ubuntu Linux VM

ROCm and Vulkan on Ubuntu VM on FreeBSD with Bhyve GPU Passthrough

Local AI Assisted Development with OpenCode, Qwen 3.6 and llama.cpp

by kaeru — last modified Aug 25, 2026 02:43 PM

With release of Qwen 3.6 35B A3B, AI assisted development is now useful on local setup with limited VRAM.

Local AI Assisted Development with OpenCode, Qwen 3.6 and llama.cpp

Drones for Investigative Journalism

by kaeru — last modified Aug 25, 2026 02:43 PM

A small drone is an invaluable tool to add to an investigative journalists toolkit

AMD GPU Hardware Accelerated FFmpeg Encoding with AMF on Ubuntu Linux

by kaeru — last modified Aug 25, 2026 02:46 PM

AMD Advance Media Framework (AMF) SDK provides hardware accelerated encoding and decoding with open source drivers on Ubuntu Linux with FFmpeg

AMD GPU Hardware Accelerated FFmpeg Encoding with AMF on Ubuntu Linux

SEL70350G 70-350mm Telephoto

by kaeru — last modified Dec 27, 2025 08:05 AM

Super-telephoto lens for Sony APS-C

Darktable AgX Camera Style for A6700

by kaeru — last modified Aug 25, 2026 11:57 PM

A Darktable style that matches the A6700 out of camera JPEG ST (Standard) Picture Profile

Shooting with Purpose for Events

by kaeru — last modified Dec 11, 2025 06:52 AM

Preparation and having a checklist of photos you need to capture helps with getting quality results

Querying Federation of Malaya Budget from 1959

by kaeru — last modified Dec 05, 2025 02:09 PM

Current state of VLMs allows us to query accurately printed tables from the late 1950's

Querying Federation of Malaya Budget from 1959

Cleaning up Documents with VLMs

by kaeru — last modified Dec 27, 2025 04:00 AM

Cleaning up documents, this time with VLMs and AI generated one off scripts

Kampung Jalan Papan, Klang

by kaeru — last modified Nov 17, 2025 08:37 AM

Quick site visit and photo documentation of the location of Kampung Jalan Papan, Klang protests

55mm (82.5mm) Prime Lense

by kaeru — last modified Nov 11, 2025 01:51 PM

Picked up second hand 55mm Zeiss F1.8

Out of (Your Own) Pocket

by kaeru — last modified Nov 11, 2025 12:54 PM

Contributions and capacities of civil societies are often taken for granted by those with far more resources

Intifada Tux

by kaeru — last modified Nov 04, 2025 01:51 AM

Preserving a piece of history of Palestinian tech community

Cleaning up Documents with LLMs

by kaeru — last modified Nov 01, 2025 01:18 PM

Using LLMs to help craft regex for use with sed and vim, can be much more accurate and efficient when cleaning up and formatting long documents with repeated unwanted elements

RAG with newer 30B models, Google Pinpoint and VLMs

by kaeru — last modified Oct 28, 2025 02:51 AM

LightRAG with Qwen3 30B Thinking model, Google Pinpoint and VLMs to speed up journalism workflows

RAG with newer 30B models, Google Pinpoint and VLMs

HTML Video

by kaeru — last modified Oct 19, 2025 02:51 PM

Open web standards for publishing content

Topeak Urban Basket DX with Ortlieb Quick-Rack

by kaeru — last modified Mar 06, 2026 09:32 AM

Adding Topeak MTX system compatibility for removable baskets and trunk bags to the Ortlieb Quick-Rack with the Topeak Omni Quicktrack adapter.

Topeak Urban Basket DX with Ortlieb Quick-Rack

Photographing Speakers

by kaeru — last modified Dec 14, 2025 09:42 PM

Getting low and using wide angle lens is a great way to get more context and different view of a speaker at events

Overnight bikepacking Tanjung Malim / Sungai Bernam

by kaeru — last modified Mar 11, 2026 10:35 PM

Documenting experience of first overnight bikepacking trip to Sungai Bernam via KTM Commuter to Tanjung Malim

Overnight bikepacking Tanjung Malim / Sungai Bernam

Processing Scanned Documents with AI

by kaeru — last modified Aug 15, 2025 06:08 AM

Older document processing methods still need to be used in conjunction with current AI Visual Language Models (VLMS) when dealing with badly scanned documents.