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AI that actually works — tested on real tasks, with real numbers. I'm Nick Blokhin, a software architect with 20+ years of shipping production systems. I test AI models and tools the way you'd actually use them — on real hardware, on real work — and tell you what's worth your time and money, and where it breaks. A lot of that is AI you run yourself: local models on laptops, mini PCs, gaming GPUs, even a Raspberry Pi. The rest is the models and tools everyone's talking about, tested the same way, without the hype. What you'll find here: • Which AI models are actually worth using — local and cloud • AI on your own hardware: what fits, how fast, what it costs • AI coding tools in real work: Claude Code, VS Code, Zed • Honest verdicts: can a free model replace a paid subscription? One AI signal, one tool, one MVP idea — a practical 5-minute email every week → https://weekly.blokhin.us
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Joined June 30, 2025
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