Writing
Technical writing on decisions made, tradeoffs accepted, and things that shipped.
#weaver#local-first#ai-translationRead postHow I designed Weaver as a local-first translation workspace instead of an AI chat wrapper
Weaver was built as a local-first translation workspace for Japanese light novels, not as a thin wrapper around an LLM API.
Jun 20, 202611 min read
#sahamlens#llm#local-firstRead postHow I integrated an LLM into SahamLens without leaking portfolio data
This post explains the two-stage LLM pipeline behind SahamLens: local summarisation first, remote analysis second. The goal was to add AI-assisted stock research without sending portfolio positions, trade history, or personal investment context to the model API.
May 25, 202611 min read
#sahamlens#duckdb#sqliteRead postI picked DuckDB over SQLite for SahamLens. Here’s what the trade-off cost me.
DuckDB turned out to be a better fit than SQLite for SahamLens because the core workload is analytical: scanning historical market data, computing indicators, and preparing research outputs locally.
May 20, 202611 min read