Dexmac
@dexmac.bsky.social
🎓 Ph.D. | 🔧 Vintage computers | 🤖 AI | 📸 Photography
Restoring/Modding.
Building AI tools.
AI Research.
AI Benchmarks.
Exploring the intersection of AI and visual arts.
IG: https://www.instagram.com/dexmac221/
Buy me a Coffee ☕: ko-fi.com/dexmac
Restoring/Modding.
Building AI tools.
AI Research.
AI Benchmarks.
Exploring the intersection of AI and visual arts.
IG: https://www.instagram.com/dexmac221/
Buy me a Coffee ☕: ko-fi.com/dexmac
Pinned
Frontier models design the agent.
Smaller models (30B-120B) do the work.
Deterministic tools guarantee consistency.
Bigger isn't better. Smarter is.
🔗 dev.to/dexmac221/the-giant-that-builds-smaller-giants-custom-ai-agents-for-privacy-and-efficiency-1ed0
#AI #LLM #Ollama #Privacy #MoE
Smaller models (30B-120B) do the work.
Deterministic tools guarantee consistency.
Bigger isn't better. Smarter is.
🔗 dev.to/dexmac221/the-giant-that-builds-smaller-giants-custom-ai-agents-for-privacy-and-efficiency-1ed0
#AI #LLM #Ollama #Privacy #MoE
The Giant That Builds Smaller Giants: Custom AI Agents for Privacy and Efficiency
The future of AI isn't bigger models. It's smaller, specialized agents — distilled, custom-built, and...
dev.to
December 27, 2025 at 8:33 AM
Merry 8-bit Christmas! 🎄 Snow falling on a C64. Demo generated with my AI toolchain — modern AI, vintage hardware.
github.com/dexmac221/C6...
#commodore64 #c64 #christmas #retrogaming #AIgames #generativeAI
github.com/dexmac221/C6...
#commodore64 #c64 #christmas #retrogaming #AIgames #generativeAI
December 23, 2025 at 7:42 PM
Merry 8-bit Christmas! 🎄 Snow falling on a C64. Demo generated with my AI toolchain — modern AI, vintage hardware.
github.com/dexmac221/C6...
#commodore64 #c64 #christmas #retrogaming #AIgames #generativeAI
github.com/dexmac221/C6...
#commodore64 #c64 #christmas #retrogaming #AIgames #generativeAI
Dug up my old hobby manga drawings from years back. I've been using nanobanana to give them a professional upgrade, and the results are incredible.
#nanobanana #mangadrawing #throwbackart #digitalart #anime #manga #ai #gemini
#nanobanana #mangadrawing #throwbackart #digitalart #anime #manga #ai #gemini
December 21, 2025 at 8:40 AM
Dug up my old hobby manga drawings from years back. I've been using nanobanana to give them a professional upgrade, and the results are incredible.
#nanobanana #mangadrawing #throwbackart #digitalart #anime #manga #ai #gemini
#nanobanana #mangadrawing #throwbackart #digitalart #anime #manga #ai #gemini
Years ago, I used to draw manga just for fun. Recently, I dug up some of my old art and started using nanobanana to enhance it. The results are honestly remarkable!
Here is a comparison of the original sketch vs. the improved version. 🎨✨
#mangaart #aiart #beforeandafter #artupgrade #anime #manga
Here is a comparison of the original sketch vs. the improved version. 🎨✨
#mangaart #aiart #beforeandafter #artupgrade #anime #manga
December 21, 2025 at 8:32 AM
Years ago, I used to draw manga just for fun. Recently, I dug up some of my old art and started using nanobanana to enhance it. The results are honestly remarkable!
Here is a comparison of the original sketch vs. the improved version. 🎨✨
#mangaart #aiart #beforeandafter #artupgrade #anime #manga
Here is a comparison of the original sketch vs. the improved version. 🎨✨
#mangaart #aiart #beforeandafter #artupgrade #anime #manga
Reposted by Dexmac
ZX Spectrum reimagined. Transparent case, original form, rubber keys. Inside: Spider 48k board, hand-soldered from kit. SCART out, DivMMC loader. Barbarian runs like a charm.
#zxspectrum #retrocomputing #8bit #modding
#zxspectrum #retrocomputing #8bit #modding
December 18, 2025 at 10:09 AM
ZX Spectrum reimagined. Transparent case, original form, rubber keys. Inside: Spider 48k board, hand-soldered from kit. SCART out, DivMMC loader. Barbarian runs like a charm.
#zxspectrum #retrocomputing #8bit #modding
#zxspectrum #retrocomputing #8bit #modding
Reposted by Dexmac
Amiga 500 + A570 CD-ROM. Lemmings Animation and CDTV Screen. The forgotten Commodore multimedia era, alive and well.
#amiga #a570 #cdtv #commodore #retrocomputing #lemmings
#amiga #a570 #cdtv #commodore #retrocomputing #lemmings
December 20, 2025 at 8:27 AM
Amiga 500 + A570 CD-ROM. Lemmings Animation and CDTV Screen. The forgotten Commodore multimedia era, alive and well.
#amiga #a570 #cdtv #commodore #retrocomputing #lemmings
#amiga #a570 #cdtv #commodore #retrocomputing #lemmings
Pacman for Commodore 64. Fully playable. Generated entirely by an AI agent, Sprite enabled. Code on GitHub.
This is what I mean by AI-generated retro games — real code, real hardware, real fun.
github.com/dexmac221
#commodore64 #c64 #AI #generativeAI #retrogaming #8bit
This is what I mean by AI-generated retro games — real code, real hardware, real fun.
github.com/dexmac221
#commodore64 #c64 #AI #generativeAI #retrogaming #8bit
December 20, 2025 at 8:30 AM
Pacman for Commodore 64. Fully playable. Generated entirely by an AI agent, Sprite enabled. Code on GitHub.
This is what I mean by AI-generated retro games — real code, real hardware, real fun.
github.com/dexmac221
#commodore64 #c64 #AI #generativeAI #retrogaming #8bit
This is what I mean by AI-generated retro games — real code, real hardware, real fun.
github.com/dexmac221
#commodore64 #c64 #AI #generativeAI #retrogaming #8bit
Amiga 500 + A570 CD-ROM. Lemmings Animation and CDTV Screen. The forgotten Commodore multimedia era, alive and well.
#amiga #a570 #cdtv #commodore #retrocomputing #lemmings
#amiga #a570 #cdtv #commodore #retrocomputing #lemmings
December 20, 2025 at 8:27 AM
Amiga 500 + A570 CD-ROM. Lemmings Animation and CDTV Screen. The forgotten Commodore multimedia era, alive and well.
#amiga #a570 #cdtv #commodore #retrocomputing #lemmings
#amiga #a570 #cdtv #commodore #retrocomputing #lemmings
ZX Spectrum reimagined. Transparent case, original form, rubber keys. Inside: Spider 48k board, hand-soldered from kit. SCART out, DivMMC loader. Barbarian runs like a charm.
#zxspectrum #retrocomputing #8bit #modding
#zxspectrum #retrocomputing #8bit #modding
December 18, 2025 at 10:09 AM
ZX Spectrum reimagined. Transparent case, original form, rubber keys. Inside: Spider 48k board, hand-soldered from kit. SCART out, DivMMC loader. Barbarian runs like a charm.
#zxspectrum #retrocomputing #8bit #modding
#zxspectrum #retrocomputing #8bit #modding
Windows 98 reimagined. 3dfx Banshee, Pentium II 400, Sound Blaster Live. System on CompactFlash, Pico-PSU, open acrylic case. Lightweight, silent, no vibrations. Quake 2 with Glide still hits different.
#3dfx #windows98 #retrogaming #retropc
#3dfx #windows98 #retrogaming #retropc
December 18, 2025 at 10:08 AM
Windows 98 reimagined. 3dfx Banshee, Pentium II 400, Sound Blaster Live. System on CompactFlash, Pico-PSU, open acrylic case. Lightweight, silent, no vibrations. Quake 2 with Glide still hits different.
#3dfx #windows98 #retrogaming #retropc
#3dfx #windows98 #retrogaming #retropc
December 16, 2025 at 6:55 AM
December 16, 2025 at 6:55 AM
I built a "Trash Build" for just €300 total (i7-4930K + 2x GTX 1060) salvaging parts from eBay. Technologically, it's 10-year-old "e-waste".
The result? 🤯 On open-source LLMs (Ollama), it actually beats today's NPUs and €2000 AI laptops.
#LocalLLM #Ollama #HardwareHacking #AI #TechSalvage
The result? 🤯 On open-source LLMs (Ollama), it actually beats today's NPUs and €2000 AI laptops.
#LocalLLM #Ollama #HardwareHacking #AI #TechSalvage
December 13, 2025 at 7:36 PM
I built a "Trash Build" for just €300 total (i7-4930K + 2x GTX 1060) salvaging parts from eBay. Technologically, it's 10-year-old "e-waste".
The result? 🤯 On open-source LLMs (Ollama), it actually beats today's NPUs and €2000 AI laptops.
#LocalLLM #Ollama #HardwareHacking #AI #TechSalvage
The result? 🤯 On open-source LLMs (Ollama), it actually beats today's NPUs and €2000 AI laptops.
#LocalLLM #Ollama #HardwareHacking #AI #TechSalvage
Another crazy thing from my laboratory #amiga500 #amiga #pistorm #retrocomputing #modding #vintagecomputer #restoration #commodore #retrotech #retrogaming #8bit #16bit #handmade
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December 13, 2025 at 9:09 AM
Another crazy thing from my laboratory #amiga500 #amiga #pistorm #retrocomputing #modding #vintagecomputer #restoration #commodore #retrotech #retrogaming #8bit #16bit #handmade
follow me also on www.instagram.com/retrotech_re...
follow me also on www.instagram.com/retrotech_re...
Why do AI agents converge to correct solutions — or get stuck in loops?
Agentic AI is contractive iteration toward a fixed point. Tools as negative feedback that forces stochastic output toward deterministic correctness.
#AI #AIAgents #LLM #MachineLearning
medium.com/@gianlucabai...
Agentic AI is contractive iteration toward a fixed point. Tools as negative feedback that forces stochastic output toward deterministic correctness.
#AI #AIAgents #LLM #MachineLearning
medium.com/@gianlucabai...
Why AI Agents Fail: The Stochastic Convergence Spiral
A topological framework for engineering deterministic outcomes from probabilistic models
medium.com
December 7, 2025 at 7:13 AM
Why do AI agents converge to correct solutions — or get stuck in loops?
Agentic AI is contractive iteration toward a fixed point. Tools as negative feedback that forces stochastic output toward deterministic correctness.
#AI #AIAgents #LLM #MachineLearning
medium.com/@gianlucabai...
Agentic AI is contractive iteration toward a fixed point. Tools as negative feedback that forces stochastic output toward deterministic correctness.
#AI #AIAgents #LLM #MachineLearning
medium.com/@gianlucabai...
I made #Claude and #Gemini write Tetris in 6502 assembly for a Commodore 64.
One worked. One produced a black screen.
Turns out a missing 3-byte instruction (CLC) breaks everything on 1982 hardware.
🔗 medium.com/@gianlucabai...
#AI #LLM #RetroComputing #Programming #Claude #Gemini
One worked. One produced a black screen.
Turns out a missing 3-byte instruction (CLC) breaks everything on 1982 hardware.
🔗 medium.com/@gianlucabai...
#AI #LLM #RetroComputing #Programming #Claude #Gemini
I Made Claude and Gemini Write Tetris for a 1982 Computer.
Testing AI reasoning where Stack Overflow can’t help
medium.com
December 5, 2025 at 6:53 AM
I made #Claude and #Gemini write Tetris in 6502 assembly for a Commodore 64.
One worked. One produced a black screen.
Turns out a missing 3-byte instruction (CLC) breaks everything on 1982 hardware.
🔗 medium.com/@gianlucabai...
#AI #LLM #RetroComputing #Programming #Claude #Gemini
One worked. One produced a black screen.
Turns out a missing 3-byte instruction (CLC) breaks everything on 1982 hardware.
🔗 medium.com/@gianlucabai...
#AI #LLM #RetroComputing #Programming #Claude #Gemini
I built a Python-powered toolchain that allows the AI to write, inject, and hot-reload 6510 Assembly directly into the VICE emulator.
It’s 2025 AI engineering applied to 1982 hardware constraints.
#c64 #assembly #AI #retrocomputing #gemini
medium.com/@gianlucabai...
It’s 2025 AI engineering applied to 1982 hardware constraints.
#c64 #assembly #AI #retrocomputing #gemini
medium.com/@gianlucabai...
Building a Modern C64 Assembly AI Toolchain using Google Gemini 3
I tested Gemini 3 against my own “Commodore 64 Constraint.”, after it conquered my Tetris challenge in BASIC, we pushed harder: Snake in…
medium.com
November 29, 2025 at 8:42 AM
I built a Python-powered toolchain that allows the AI to write, inject, and hot-reload 6510 Assembly directly into the VICE emulator.
It’s 2025 AI engineering applied to 1982 hardware constraints.
#c64 #assembly #AI #retrocomputing #gemini
medium.com/@gianlucabai...
It’s 2025 AI engineering applied to 1982 hardware constraints.
#c64 #assembly #AI #retrocomputing #gemini
medium.com/@gianlucabai...
I didn't want the AI to write FOR me, but WITH me. "SOPHIA-Q" is the result: a dystopian novel co-authored with Claude 4.1 Opus.
Read the story behind the code 👇 medium.com/@gianlucabai...
#SciFi #Writing #AI #IndieAuthor #Distopian #LLMs #Claude #Research #Tech
Read the story behind the code 👇 medium.com/@gianlucabai...
#SciFi #Writing #AI #IndieAuthor #Distopian #LLMs #Claude #Research #Tech
I Pushed an LLM (Claude Opus 4.1) to Its Narrative Limit. Here Is What Happened.
How I co-authored a dystopian novel with Claude 4.1 Opus to test the boundaries of human-machine coexistence.
medium.com
November 25, 2025 at 7:18 AM
I didn't want the AI to write FOR me, but WITH me. "SOPHIA-Q" is the result: a dystopian novel co-authored with Claude 4.1 Opus.
Read the story behind the code 👇 medium.com/@gianlucabai...
#SciFi #Writing #AI #IndieAuthor #Distopian #LLMs #Claude #Research #Tech
Read the story behind the code 👇 medium.com/@gianlucabai...
#SciFi #Writing #AI #IndieAuthor #Distopian #LLMs #Claude #Research #Tech
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Gemini 3 is the first model I’ve seen generate a fully working Tetris in pure C64 BASIC on the first try.
A real shift toward reasoning under constraints.
#AI #Gemini3 #RetroComputing #LLM #C64 #Tetris #MachineLearning
medium.com/@gianlucabai...
A real shift toward reasoning under constraints.
#AI #Gemini3 #RetroComputing #LLM #C64 #Tetris #MachineLearning
medium.com/@gianlucabai...
The Commodore 64 Constraint: Why Gemini 3 Is the First AI to Beat the Tetris Test
I’ve been using the Commodore 64 to test AI capabilities. Previous models struggled with Tetris. Gemini 3 just got it working on the first…
medium.com
November 20, 2025 at 5:20 PM
Gemini 3 is the first model I’ve seen generate a fully working Tetris in pure C64 BASIC on the first try.
A real shift toward reasoning under constraints.
#AI #Gemini3 #RetroComputing #LLM #C64 #Tetris #MachineLearning
medium.com/@gianlucabai...
A real shift toward reasoning under constraints.
#AI #Gemini3 #RetroComputing #LLM #C64 #Tetris #MachineLearning
medium.com/@gianlucabai...
Gemini 3 is the first model I’ve seen generate a fully working Tetris in pure C64 BASIC on the first try.
A real shift toward reasoning under constraints.
#AI #Gemini3 #RetroComputing #LLM #C64 #Tetris #MachineLearning
medium.com/@gianlucabai...
A real shift toward reasoning under constraints.
#AI #Gemini3 #RetroComputing #LLM #C64 #Tetris #MachineLearning
medium.com/@gianlucabai...
The Commodore 64 Constraint: Why Gemini 3 Is the First AI to Beat the Tetris Test
I’ve been using the Commodore 64 to test AI capabilities. Previous models struggled with Tetris. Gemini 3 just got it working on the first…
medium.com
November 20, 2025 at 5:20 PM
Gemini 3 is the first model I’ve seen generate a fully working Tetris in pure C64 BASIC on the first try.
A real shift toward reasoning under constraints.
#AI #Gemini3 #RetroComputing #LLM #C64 #Tetris #MachineLearning
medium.com/@gianlucabai...
A real shift toward reasoning under constraints.
#AI #Gemini3 #RetroComputing #LLM #C64 #Tetris #MachineLearning
medium.com/@gianlucabai...
November 2, 2025 at 4:05 PM
November 2, 2025 at 4:03 PM
Everyone wants AI to be perfect — yet we’ve never written perfect human code. Maybe the real bug is our expectations.
#AI #MachineLearning #SoftwareEngineering #TechEthics #Coding #AIDebate #Innovation #HumanVsAI
medium.com/@gianlucabai...
#AI #MachineLearning #SoftwareEngineering #TechEthics #Coding #AIDebate #Innovation #HumanVsAI
medium.com/@gianlucabai...
The Double Standard: Why We’re Failing at AI (And Why It’s Our Fault, Not the Technology’s)
Or: How We Keep Making the Same Mistake — Expecting the Commodore 64 to Run Doom
medium.com
October 31, 2025 at 7:22 AM
Everyone wants AI to be perfect — yet we’ve never written perfect human code. Maybe the real bug is our expectations.
#AI #MachineLearning #SoftwareEngineering #TechEthics #Coding #AIDebate #Innovation #HumanVsAI
medium.com/@gianlucabai...
#AI #MachineLearning #SoftwareEngineering #TechEthics #Coding #AIDebate #Innovation #HumanVsAI
medium.com/@gianlucabai...