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Fighting VRAM collisions and API drift
The "GPU metrics STALE" alarm in PR #1796 was a wake-up call--we weren't just missing data, we were blind. After our deploy-clone cutover,…
The VRAM Currency Problem
If you have tried running LLMs locally, you know that VRAM is the only currency that matters. Whether you are using an RTX 3090 or a newer…
Fixing the GPU lock and taming the internal RAG sweep
The 2026-06-19 pipeline validation exposed a few ghosts in our machine, and today was about exorcising them. The biggest fight was with our…
The Shift from Native to Upscaled
For years, the goal of high-end gaming was "native resolution"--rendering every single pixel at the target output. But as we push toward 4K…
Why Frame Time Matters More Than FPS for Smooth Gaming
If you've spent any time optimizing a rig or developing a game, you know the chase for higher FPS. We treat Frames Per Second as the gold…
Killing false alarms and fixing "lying" MP3 headers
We spent a good chunk of today fighting ghosts in our monitoring and audio. The most annoying was the recurring Prefect queue backlog false…
Choosing a quantization format for local LLM inference: GGUF Q4_K_M vs Q5_K_M vs Q8_0 on consumer GPUs
If you are running LLMs locally, you quickly realize that VRAM is the only currency that matters. Whether you are using an RTX 3090 or the…
Shipped 30 PRs and 28 notable commits — 2026-06-18
The narrative writer was unavailable this run, so here's the plain changelog. We shipped 30 PRs and 28 notable commits today. Auto-compiled…
Fixing Media Narration with Per-Media Scripts and CTA
We tackled a significant issue in our media pipeline today by implementing per-media narration scripts and calls-to-action (CTA). This…
What we shipped on 2026-06-14
We closed out a milestone today by shipping the final operator-console phase, Phase 13 -- Revenue, mobile, docs (final), which completes…