Docker Fleet Consolidation & Swarm Migration Plan
A proposal to migrate from standalone Docker hosts to a redundant, high-availability Swarm cluster using a dedicated VLAN and hybrid hardware.
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Draft Recommendation: Rebuild Oconto’s Docker Platform Around a Clean Local Swarm
Updated recommendation for two Raspberry Pi 5s and two Raspberry Pi 4s: three active Swarm managers may also carry carefully limited lightweight ARM workloads, while heavy and stateful work stays off the control plane.
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Punishing Four Local Models With a 10,000-Word Great Lakes Feature
Four local models face a 10,000-word Great Lakes writing and revision test. One survives the length; none survives release review.
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Benchmark Artifact: Qwen3.8 Flash Next Sushi 3bpw — Freshwater Graves
Qwen3.8 Flash Next Sushi 3bpw’s preserved, clearly warned Great Lakes long-form benchmark artifact and measured results.
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Benchmark Artifact: Ornith 1.5 35B — Freshwater Graves
Ornith 1.5 35B’s preserved, clearly warned Great Lakes long-form benchmark artifact and measured results.
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Benchmark Artifact: Gemma 4 31B MLX — Freshwater Graves
Gemma 4 31B MLX’s preserved, clearly warned Great Lakes long-form benchmark artifact and measured results.
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Benchmark Failure: Qwen3.8 27B MLX — Freshwater Graves
A preserved failure artifact from the 10,000-word Great Lakes endurance test of qwen3.8:27b-mlx.
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Review: Disney’s Coronado Springs Resort (2026) — Pools, Restaurants, and Where It Ranks Among the Moderates
An in-depth 2026 review of Disney’s Coronado Springs Resort: Gran Destino Tower, every restaurant (Toledo, Three Bridges, Rix, Dahlia Lounge, food court), all four pools, and how it stacks up against Port Orleans and Caribbean Beach during the 13-month convention-center refurbishment.
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Three M5 Mac Studios, One Purchase: Which Config Actually Runs Your Models
A decision document for the three M5 Mac Studio configurations I’m weighing for the Oddbyte agent fleet — M5 Max 64GB, M5 Max 128GB, M5 Ultra 96GB — priced and specced from Apple’s store and Ars Technica’s review, judged against the models we actually serve today.
