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pfung @pfung.dev · 23/08/2026

It seems like Qwen 3.8 27B runs well locally on an Intel Arc B70 32GB. Check out the token rates (~20–30 t/s): www.youtube.com/watch?si=XhB...

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pfung @pfung.dev · 01/07/2026

Introducing ClinePass, $9.99 / month subscription to GLM-5.2 and other popular open weight models with generous limits. cline.bot/cline-pass

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pfung @pfung.dev · 28/04/2026

mRNA cancer vaccines are one of the great medical advances of our lifetime - yet research is scattered and hard to follow. So I built a tracker to keep myself up to date. Nothing approved yet, but pipeline spans a wide range of cancers and early results are remarkable. github.com/philfung/awe...

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pfung @pfung.dev · 27/03/2026

Inspired by the man who built a personalized cancer vaccine for his dog, I’ve written an open-source guide to DIY mRNA vaccine production: philfung.github.io/openvaxx

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pfung @pfung.dev · 03/02/2026

i made it easy to click on folders/files in my terminal and found it useful. in case you want to do this, instructions here: github.com/philfung/cli...

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pfung @pfung.dev · 11/12/2025

cute little guy I saw at a conference. They will launch Kickstarter this January. www.hightorquerobotics.com

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pfung @pfung.dev · 01/12/2025

I’ve started using NotebookLM to turn my favorite robotics papers into infographics. It’s an efficient way to digest info, much like scanning a conference poster. Here are a few of my favorites I've made:

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pfung @pfung.dev · 23/11/2025

Comparing 3d-printed gears: cycloidal v belt drive v planetary Tldr 1. use belts 2. greasing / lube makes big difference youtu.be/9CDH4NMT_Pc?...

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pfung @pfung.dev · 14/11/2025

HUGE: Google Colab can now run inside VS Code. Which means you can: - run ML/training jobs on (~free) Google Cloud TPU straight from VSCode - use your favorite AI coding tools (Cursor, Cline etc) with your Colab notebook. Just install new extension from Google - I tried it and it works.

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pfung @pfung.dev · 30/09/2025

Meta Ray-Ban Display + Neural Band available starting today, $799

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pfung @pfung.dev · 24/09/2025

robots which can adapt even when some limbs/motors fail. skild.ai

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pfung @pfung.dev · 20/09/2025

moonwalking policy trained w/ reinforcement learning DRCD lab, Korea dynamicrobot.kaist.ac.kr

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pfung @pfung.dev · 16/09/2025

Penpot is like Figma but free (to generous limits) OR self-hosted. I've used it for ~2 days and its quite good. penpot.app

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pfung @pfung.dev · 15/09/2025

High schoolers wear the same gigantic jeans that I wore in high school. Grateful but also a bit sad to have lived a full fashion cycle.

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pfung @pfung.dev · 18/07/2025

Director / VP dynamic

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pfung @pfung.dev · 01/07/2025

Committed "one-piece" uvc camera mount, updated for SO-101 arm. Simply unscrew the jaw & replace. GitHub: github.com/TheRobotStud... Thanks to LeRobot team for reviewing!

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pfung @pfung.dev · 28/06/2025

The new LeRobot arm calibration for SO-101 is so sick - just wiggle the joints. ∞ times better than SO-100. Props to team for innovative solution.

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pfung @pfung.dev · 23/06/2025

Chinese firefighter robot Cred: m.weibo.cn/detail/51806...

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pfung @pfung.dev · 11/06/2025

Grok 3 free on Cline for the next 2 weeks. I've been pleasantly surprised with it.

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pfung @pfung.dev · 04/06/2025

quite robust terrain navigation! from ETH Zurich paper "Parkour in the Wild" arxiv.org/abs/2505.11164

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pfung @pfung.dev · 01/06/2025

Disney's papers always have great dancing.. la.disneyresearch.com/publication/...

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pfung @pfung.dev · 30/05/2025

Interesting 2-wheeler from China's Northeastern University "TDT" lab. Feels like something out of a Transformers movie. Cred: m.weibo.cn/detail/51710...

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pfung @pfung.dev · 27/05/2025

$50M ARR from robodogs

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pfung @pfung.dev · 22/05/2025

I checked in 'Eye of Sauron' into @LeRobot SO-101 repo. Very useful fixed/pre-calibrated camera view for sharing data between runs and other robot arms. Instructions: github.com/TheRobotStud... Thanks @cmcgartoll for original design and @pepijn2233 for considering/reviewing.

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pfung @pfung.dev · 21/05/2025

don't sleep on Cline

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pfung @pfung.dev · 21/05/2025

Google's new UI designer chatbot Stitch is interesting. I was able to design a little app workflow with it and talk back and forth to improve it. stitch.withgoogle.com

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pfung @pfung.dev · 20/05/2025

Fantastic new app - Listen to AI podcasts of your PDFs/papers/articles on the go. Also, written in Flutter!

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pfung @pfung.dev · 19/05/2025

GH Copilot is open-sourced code.visualstudio.com/blogs/2025/0...

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pfung @pfung.dev · 18/05/2025

McKinsey says focus your career on one of these 18 fields.

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pfung @pfung.dev · 16/05/2025

advice for designers in the era of vibe coding

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pfung @pfung.dev · 15/05/2025

BD-X droids from Disney Research at Galaxy's Edge in Anaheim. Cred: x.com/i/status/192...

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pfung @pfung.dev · 15/05/2025

Great summary to level-up your AI coding: 1. Planning before Acting 2. Context Window management 3. Rules files 4. Memory Bank pattern 5. Model choice x.com/cline/status...

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pfung @pfung.dev · 11/05/2025

My thoughts on why LLMs won't replace junior programmers - they simply don't do the same thing. LLMs are better positioned as productivity multipliers for all engineers rather than replacements for any specific role.

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pfung @pfung.dev · 07/05/2025

Leaked "Material Expressive" design for Android is pretty neat. Google: "expressive designs are easier to use,” and helped users “quickly spot the key action on each screen and navigate more quickly.” Leaked post: web.archive.org/web/20250501...

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pfung @pfung.dev · 07/05/2025

nice obj detector - YOLO 11 but free, Apache license, faster, more accurate, runs on budget 12GB card. github.com/Peterande/D-...

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pfung @pfung.dev · 25/04/2025

Grand opening of California's first robot store today! You can test / buy Unitree dogs and humanoids there. Was a fun visit! Toborlife - 1090 Independence Ave, Mountain View, CA (behind Costco 😊)

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pfung @pfung.dev · 24/04/2025

Not sure why Nvidia hardware is so good but their software is so hard to use. * Simulation tools super slow w/o a $5k+ workstation * All apps are tied together in an awkward/slow Omniverse interface (reminds me of Adobe CC) * Documentation constantly out of date.

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pfung @pfung.dev · 23/04/2025

1st demo of XPeng's IRON robot at Shanghai Auto Show today. Skinnier compared to American counterpart Optimus 🦴 Credit: Shanghai Eye youtube.com/@ShanghaiEye...

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pfung @pfung.dev · 22/04/2025

first our groceries, now our robot arms 😔

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pfung @pfung.dev · 21/04/2025

Robot demos can be misleading - outtakes from iShowSpeed's EngineAI visit in Guangzhou. They even had a dance prepared for malfunctions.

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pfung @pfung.dev · 18/04/2025

Cline can do a UI review of your website.

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pfung @pfung.dev · 17/04/2025

great way to not burn bridges

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pfung @pfung.dev · 17/04/2025

Unitree G1 practicing for the Beijing humanoid half marathon on April 19th Credit: Irving Chen from Unitree

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pfung @pfung.dev · 14/04/2025

better context -> better code

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pfung @pfung.dev · 14/04/2025

New overhead cam checked into official SO-100 arm repo! Designed by Conor McGartoll w/ lil R&D from me. Advantages: 1. No more guesswork in overhead cam placement 2. Share training data between SO-100s instances 3. Works with both bi-manual and single arm setup github.com/TheRobotStud...

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pfung @pfung.dev · 14/04/2025

big congrats to Huggingface @hf.co acquiring Pollen Robotics! HF has done a great job stewarding open-source robotics and now will have humanoid hardware to go with it!

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