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Running Qwen3.6 27B Locally on Dual RTX 3090s with vLLM v0.19 featured image

Running Qwen3.6 27B Locally on Dual RTX 3090s with vLLM v0.19

How I went from a blank Docker template to 116+ tok/s with speculative decoding, FlashInfer, and a 160k context window on dual 3090s.

Derek Armstrong - Software Engineer · AI · Infrastructure
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Build Your Personalized AI System Prompt

The secret to a great AI assistant isn't the model — it's what you tell it about yourself. Here's the framework for building a system prompt that makes AI actually useful.

Derek Armstrong - Software Engineer · AI · Infrastructure
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Qwen3.5 Showdown: 27B Q8 vs 35B-A3B Q8 — Real-World Testing for Local AI featured image

Qwen3.5 Showdown: 27B Q8 vs 35B-A3B Q8 — Real-World Testing for Local AI

A real-world comparison of Qwen3.5 27B Q8 and 35B-A3B Q8 running locally on a dual RTX 3090 homelab — which one actually belongs in your daily workflow?

Derek Armstrong - Software Engineer · AI · Infrastructure
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One Year Later: The Agentic CLI Revolution Revisited

A year ago, I predicted CLI AI tools would transform development. Here's what actually happened—the good, the unexpected, and the 'wait, what?' moments.

Derek Armstrong - Software Engineer · AI · Infrastructure
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From Google Skills to AI Skills: The Evolution of Information Discovery

The art of crafting perfect search queries has evolved into the skill of prompt engineering. Learn how mastering AI interactions is the next generation of being a master Googler.

Derek Armstrong - Software Engineer · AI · Infrastructure
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AI and Machine Learning for Coders

Skip the theory overload—build working ML models fast with TensorFlow and deploy them in production.

By Laurence Moroney

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Raycast: The All-Apple Productivity Powerhouse

Discover how Raycast transforms your Mac into a productivity powerhouse with lightning-fast access to everything—from your IDE to your reminders, all with privacy-first design and …

Derek Armstrong - Software Engineer · AI · Infrastructure
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Self-Hosted AI Inference Cluster

I build and operate AI infrastructure right now, today.

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Don't Get Left Behind: Evolve in this AI Era

Adapt and thrive in the AI era by enhancing strategic skills, ownership, and creativity to stay ahead in software development

Derek Armstrong - Software Engineer · AI · Infrastructure
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The Future of Payments

From cash to agentic AI — the payment stack is getting smarter faster than most of us expected. Here's what that actually means for engineers.

Derek Armstrong - Software Engineer · AI · Infrastructure
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