I tinkered with OpenCode last night and it wasn't great. But today, running it inside Zed's terminal panel really improved the whole experience. It makes much more sense when used in combination with a real code editor. I haven't tested it on live projects yet, but I'm reasonably confident in it, given the right connection and model.
Experimenting with Ollama, OpenCode and Gemma 4. I'm not sure I understand the appeal of these tools and much prefer to use an editor like VS Code or Zed. I guess these types of tools are okay if you're purely vibe coding and not bothered about seeing the code that is being generated. Nevertheless, getting them working together was a fun exercise.
Having a go with Ollama and gemma4's vision features. It's been spot on with everything I've tested so far.
This morning, we've covered a wide range of topics, including dinosaurs, vehicles, animal life, trains, aviation, and classic recreational activities such as hide and seek. Grumpa is now knackered.
Spent more time with Zed editor this morning writing some system admin shell scripts with Ollama and gemma4:31b-cloud. Thoroughly impressed with the performance, speed and accuracy. The scripts were quite basic revolving around Git and Composer, but nevertheless it was impressive to watch.
Playing around with Zed editor, VS Code is still my default, but I'm noticing some real advantages. It's impressively quick and Zed Agent works really well with Ollama and open models, which makes it a handy tool for specific projects.
Upgraded my ThinkPad T14s from Fedora 43 to 44. Everything just works. Nothing to report.
Reading about the Windows 11 K2 initiative and really hoping Microsoft pull it off and improve their OS.
A YOLO flat white ☕
Reading the Fedora 44 release notes and suffering some mild FOMO. I may have to put down the MBP for a bit and crack open my ThinkPad.
Spring cleaning, which made Mr Potato Head happy as we found all his arms and ears under various bits of furniture.
Not a fan of Elon, but I've just test driven a Tesla model Y. It was super easy to drive and I really liked it.
Breakfast at Spoons. Egg and sausage muffin + endless coffee for £3.29. There are not many things in this world that offer the same incredible value for money.
I'm not attending OggCamp this weekend, which makes me feel a little sad. It's a great event with fabulous people and super interesting talks.
Watched 2:22 A Ghost Story at the Theatre Royal Nottingham. Really enjoyed it and the music was proper good.
Feeding the quack quacks with Mummy and Nanna.
Trying to decide if I want Diablo II: Resurrected - Infernal Edition for my Steam Deck.
Just short of 2 months using my M5 MacBook Pro - everything just works, it's properly quick and the battery life is just amazing. I honestly think it might be the best computer I've ever used. Now, if it could just run Linux 🤣
Trip out to RSPB Bempton Cliffs for a spot of bird watching. Impressive views and the volunteer staff were friendly and knowledgeable. Bit windy.
COMMANDER'S LOG — SECURITY INSPECTION — CLEARED
SD 3200.098
Station Authority boarded at LAVE and conducted a full search of the cargo hold. Inspection team found nothing of interest. All 1t of flagged cargo remained undetected.
Free to proceed. No fine issued. Credits unaffected.
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