Chunking Strategies for Better RAG Retrieval With Qdrant
Lately I have been exploring RAG systems in more detail, and while creating some local RAGs for experimentaton several things become clear – one of […]
Exploring Qdrant Cloud and Vector Database
I recently came across Qdrant when doing some research in the RAG space, and decided to give it a try. Cloud trials, or docker images […]
AI Agents 101: Build an AI Agent with Ollama (llama3.1)
What is an AI agent? I find the below quote very self-explanatory. I don’t recall where I saw it, but it sums it up very […]
Beyond Basic RAG: Advanced Retrieval Techniques for a Star Trek Knowledge Base
In a previous post, I built a basic Retrieval Augmented Generation (RAG) pipeline using the Star Trek Memory Alpha wiki as a knowledge base. The […]
Trying out Kong Konnect AI Gateway
Recently I came across a Kong billboard that might seem a bit odd if you’ve never had a dog… but for those of us who […]
Create Your Own Garmin Watch Face
The other day I saw a pretty cool Garmin Watch Face on Reddit, and before I could download it, I realized it was a paid […]
OpenAI Codex App: A New Teammate for Developers
AI innovation is going at warp speed, and keeping up is not easy. Being an early adopter gained a whole new meaning as trying anything […]
From Fandom to RAG: Building a Complete Star Trek Assistant in Python
In a previous post I covered how Retrieval Augmented Generation (RAG) can be used to extend a Large Language Model (LLM) knowledge beyond what it […]
Building a Local RAG Pipeline with Ollama and Llama 3.1 in 50 Lines of Python
Retrieval Augmented Generation (RAG) came out in a research paper in 2020 and addressed one of the earlier LLM limitations, to easily extend its knowledge […]
Analyzing My Sport Data with Elasticsearch
Many people assume that with ChatGPT, there is no longer a need for people to write articles or blogs. That would be true if the […]
Experimenting with Local LLMs Using Ollama on Mac M3
I’ve been putting this aside for some time. But the time has come and I will be experimenting/learning about local LLM deployment, expanding them with […]
A New Chapter: From ODA to the Oracle AI Health
Over the past year, my role at work has changed quite a bit, and the lack of activity here on my site has been a […]
Run DeepSeek Locally with Ollama in Under 5 Minutes
Installing DeepSeek locally is as quick and easy as it gets. Step 1 is to install Ollama, which can you can find on https://ollama.com/ You […]
Family Calendar with Raspberry-Pi 4 and a E-Reader Display (Part 1)
In 2020 I got a Raspberry Pi 3 and after several months of experiencing with it I found a permanent project — taking daily pictures […]
TechTrantor reaches 200k views! 🥳 🥳
What started as a little experiment on Blogspot turned into something far more meaningful in just a few weeks. Today, TechTrantor.com celebrates a significant milestone—200,000 […]