Using open-webui# I set up a local LLM using ROCm on my desktop in my last post. So I have the LLM running locally, but its pretty clunky and as a paying user of ChatGPT, I want that cleaner UI/UX. Enter open-webui. This is exactly what I was looking for as a front-end for the ollama server I set up.
I decided to go with the Docker setup.
Since I fairly recently refreshed my install for Pop, I realized I didn’t have Docker installed on my machine anymore.
Running ROCm on Pop!# This has gotten sooo much easier than when I tried to set this up 2 years ago. ROCm has come a long way, but the support and tooling has advanced as well. Now you don’t have to jump through tons of hoops to get AI libraries and software to work with ROCm. The last time I tried this, I needed to add ubuntu repos, edit my /etc/os-release file to pretend I was using ubuntu", and do a rain-dance to get my Raedeon 6900xt in a usable state.
Updating DNS Records# This was a fairly straightforward process:
Log into GitHub > Go to your public repo > Settings > Pages: and enter your domain in the Custom Domain section Add your domain name www.wesgould.com Log into your DNS provider. Delete CNAME / A-RECORDs for www.wesgould.com and wesgould.com to avoid conflicts with the new records. ADD CNAME RECORD for www.wesgould.com. Add A-RECORD for wesgould.
Home Bakes# Family recipe from Oma passed down.
Ingredients:# 2 cups Sugar 4 Tbls. Cocoa 1 stick Butter ½ cup Milk ½ cup Peanut Butter 2 ½ cups 1 Minute Oatmeal Directions:# 1. Lay down two strips of waxed paper. (Foil can also be used in a pinch.)
2. In a large saucepan, combine sugar and cocoa. Stir until well blended.
3. Add milk and stir. Then add a stick of butter.
It’s been an…adventure.
Why Switch from Publii to Hugo?# I am switching from Publii to Hugo because I wanted to take advantage of the text notes I was already taking with Vimwiki for my various projects. The Publii interface was nice, but I’m already writing notes in a format that doesn’t require me to use their WYSIWYG editor. I know that seems lazy, but it’s an extra step that caused just enough friction that I wouldn’t update the blog.
Creating an NFS share# If you are trying to share between *nix systems, the Network File Servers (NFS) are really easy to set up. Note: If you are planning on sharing with Windows machines, SMB/Samba is a better option.
It should also be noted that NFS doesn’t restrict, by default, to individual users. It limits to IPs and IP ranges–which makes it ideal for secure networks, but less-than-ideal for non-secure / public networks.
One of Mom’s favorite recipes from Kris H. & Robin K.
Ingredients# 2 cups Grated Cheddar Cheese
½ cup Finely Chopped Green Onion
2 cans Cream of Chicken Soup
1 cup Sour Cream
1 can Chopped Green Chilies*. these come in very small can in Mexican Food section of grocery store. DO NOT GET FIREROASTED The cans are almost identical but the taste is not.
½ tsp. Salt
Ingredients List# For the chili:
2 pounds ground beef (80:20 is good; 90:10 works as well and will obviously be less fatty) 1 6-ounce can tomato paste 4 cups water 1 (8-ounce) can tomato sauce 1 large onion, minced 6 cloves garlic, minced (pre-minced in the jar is fine) 3 tablespoons chili powder 1 teaspoon cumin 1 teaspoon cinnamon 3/4 teaspoon ground allspice 1/4 teaspoon ground cloves 1/2 teaspoon cayenne 2 teaspoons kosher salt 2 tablespoons Worcestershire sauce TIP: Measure all of your ingredients first.
Turkey Trot 2k19# Date: November 28, 2019
The family decided to go to a Turkey Trot before we ate Thanksgiving dinner. I bet my niece $1 that I would run it in under 40 minutes. I got < 33 minutes (unofficially—the times aren’t posted yet).
About 900 people signed up for this particular 5k!
The 2nd prize was a huge pie (and a $50 Dick’s gift card, but you can’t eat that so it’s less important).
