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#5975: Merging vs Distillation: Can Two Models Become One?
Merging and distillation get lumped together, but they're opposites. One composes existing capability; the other has to teach it.
#5974: One Model or Two? ASR Cleanup Explained
If speech models can punctuate and capitalize on their own, why does a separate 484MB cleanup model exist at all?
#5973: MCP Security: Tool Poisoning and Agent Identity
MCP servers trust their own tool descriptions. That design choice creates a whole new class of attack — and a new observability problem.
#5972: AI Meeting Agents Are Becoming Stand-Ins
Bots now book follow-ups, update CRMs, and attend on your behalf. Here's what's real, what's speculative, and where the etiquette is heading.
#5971: Personal CRM in 2026: Dex, Mesh, folk, Monica, Twenty
What actually makes a good personal CRM — and which ones can an AI assistant talk to?
#5970: Swapping Your Linux Kernel: What Actually Changes
Your kernel is swappable without reinstalling anything. But do Liquorix and XanMod actually beat the default? The benchmarks say less than the mark...
#5969: Ubuntu 26.04 LTS: Is Staying on LTS Still a Trade-Off?
Ubuntu 26.04 LTS shipped in April. Point releases, HWE kernels, and SRUs have quietly closed most of the freshness gap — but not everywhere.
#5968: Gentoo in 2026: Still Worth Compiling?
Twenty years on Linux and he's never tried Gentoo. In 2026, does the compile-everything reputation still hold?
#5967: How UEFI, Secure Boot, and the Boot Chain Actually Work
Twenty years of Linux and nobody explains the firmware. Here's the boot chain, the keys, and what's changing in 2026.
#5966: How Much of Your Linux Desktop Is Actually Misconfigured?
Most "Linux tweaks" are folklore. A few are real — and one toggle most people never open is worth up to 42%.