Home hosting for fun and frugality

April 10, 2026

I recently spent $200 on a used mini-PC. It's going to save our family approximately $189/yr in software subscriptions, and up to $500 in forgoing other electronics purchases. The machine is an Intel NUC10i7FNK with an Intel Core i7 processor, 16 GB of RAM, and a 256 GB SSD drive. It sits in a closet and runs Debian Linux stable. This is the first time in 15 years I've had a Linux machine at home, and the hobbyist ecosystem is the best I've ever seen. Here's what I'm running and what each piece saves:

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When the URL is Enough

April 2, 2026

LLMs aren't just good at converting text from one format to another, but the "knowledge" of the world they have brings unintended benefits.

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Hello World

March 26, 2026

Hello. My name's David Bettis sand I'm a software engineer and technologist in the Pacific Northwest. Here I share musings, insights, or observations about things I find interesting.

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