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Life, the Universe, and Everything! Digital technology touches everything, everywhere. Hi, I am Herko and here I write about what I think this means for me, for you and for us all.

Hi, I am Herko Coomans, and here I write about what the future might hold for us. I've always been facinated about how technology interacts with our world: how it changes the way we live, how we live and work together in our commmunities, how it drives change in society and culture, and for these past few years especially how it changes our health.

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During the meanwhile

17 November 2024
As I delved into the world of AI and machine learning, I knew I wanted to take things into my own hands. Literally. Instead of relying on cloud-based services or remote servers, I decided to set up a local Large Language Model (LLM) instance on my Synology NAS. Step 1: Selecting the Right Tools My goal is to experiment with