Dev Log: 2026-08-08 — stubs that answer politely, and a CSS property that doesn't exist

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Local LLMs in 2026: What Actually Runs Well on a Laptop Now
Two years ago, "run a language model locally" meant a weekend of compiling, a graveyard of CUDA errors, and a model that
Default-to-Flagship Is Now a Cost Bug: Tiered Model Routing for Agentic Workloads
For two years the reflex was simple: reach for the biggest model you can afford and call it a day. In 2026 that reflex q
Caching: How Backend Systems Get Faster with Redis
Analogy Imagine you have built a backend API that works perfectly. You deploy it. Users start coming in. At first, every
'Do it ourselves': ultimatum for Labor on gambling laws
A red line has been drawn on a key sticking point in negotiations over Labor's contentious gambling reforms as the Green
‘They hid it away’: The DNA test that revealed an Australian cricketer’s family secret
The true significance of this Test player’s debut has been hidden for decades. It could change Australian cricket histor