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Field writing
Open Weights Were Not Enough: DeepSeek Harness, Cordis, and the Local Agent Stack
Open weights solve half of sovereignty. DeepSeek Harness and Cordis open the other half — a replaceable agent runtime you can point at local inference.
2026-09-14
Local Chat Is Not Data Residency: RAG, Embeddings, and Vector Stores
A local chat UI is not data residency if embeddings or the vector index leave the building. RAG, local encoders, and on-disk stores versus hosted OpenAI-shaped APIs.
2026-09-14
From Rings of 16 to the Whole Chain: What FCMP++ Changes
Monero-class privacy already hides recipients, amounts, and spenders with a small ring. Full-chain membership proofs aim to replace that fixed decoy set with membership across the ledger — without a forced address migration.
2026-09-11
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