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  • Managing Graphics Cards in Linux, My Way

    Introduction

    Are you having frame rate issues in video games? Battery life tanking fast? These could be caused by having multiple graphics cards, and using the wrong one.

    Today many laptops and desktops have two graphics cards. An integrated one for normal light usage, and a discrete one for more robust power usage, like gaming.

    Selecting the right graphics card for each situation will improve both frame rate and battery life..

    Today I am going to identify and control multiple graphics cards with Linux, as simply as possible. A valuable skill for your Linux tool box

    I would be remiss if I did not point out that this process can be dependent to some extent on Linux Distribution, desktop environment, and hardware

    In this video I am using a MSI laptop running Fedora Linux with a KDE Plasma desktop. Your millage with this process might vary if your setup is significantly different from mine.

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  • An Ollama AI Model

    Introduction

    I want to take a look at a very basic Ollama Artificial Intelligence (AI) model and track the information flow from query to results. For those who are new to AI, Ollama is a Application Program Interface (API) for Large Language modes (LLM). The combination of API and LLM make up a basic AI. And I want to examine how data flows in this process.

    The basic components of the model include the User, some type of interface between the User and the Ollama, The Ollama API itself, and a LLM. It should be noted that there are many different LLM models. As this model does not call out a specific LLM, the limiting factor will be if the LLM will run on the hardware being used. The larger the LLM model, the more precise the response, however more resources, in the form of processor cores and RAM, will be required to run it.

    Ollama AI Model
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  • Balanced Rock Colardo Springs

    This picture was taken May of 2025 in an area of Garden of the Gods called Balanced Rock, in Colorado Springs Colorado.

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