Mike Ayles

A 3.16M-parameter INT4 transformer running entirely in the on-chip memory of a Xilinx Kria KV260.

Bit-honest before fast.

Browser to transistor: a Cloudflare tunnel, a serving box, a Tailscale link, and the trick that lands a reply the instant you press Enter.

The datapath of a 3.16M-parameter transformer living in FPGA fabric: wide-word GEMV, the dual-port split-brain, and the proof that 16 streams is a hard wall.

The FPGA decoded a reply in 6.6ms.

OneDrive has a huge, blind hole if you're using it in/as your backup strategy.

A files-only photo culler for the laptop.

I benchmarked Claude Code and GitHub Copilot on the same model with and without RAG-powered semantic search across 60 queries.

A tiny neural network reproduces the Cortical Labs CL1 DOOM demo in your browser. 132 parameters vs 200,000 biological neurons.

Brent crude hit $119.50, then crashed to $88, then bounced to $90, all in 48 hours.

Brute-force and HNSW nearest-neighbour search with zero dependencies.

Loading HuggingFace models without leaving Go.

Taking the bitwise-mcp local search tool and turning it into a hosted multi-tenant platform with a web app, REST API, and plugin marketplace.

Fleet dashboards report CO2.

Four catalysts, three chemical reactions, a 600-degree soot incinerator, and 44 sensors.

The energy chain behind HHO systems, worked from a real product's published specifications.

Hydrogen fuel cell trucks exist.

Weight limits, speed limits, fuel consumption at scale, and why trucks do the things that annoy you on the motorway.

DOOM in OpenSCAD at 10-20 FPS - real-time 3D rendering in a parametric CAD tool using the Manifold geometry kernel

Pokédex for real zoo animals - AI-powered collection game that turns zoo visits into adventures with Gemini vision identification

Compiler for physical products - natural language to manufacturable PCB, enclosure, and firmware using constrained AI generation

Token-Optimised KiCad Notation - 92% token reduction format for LLM circuit generation, with benchmark suite and model comparison

DOOM on an oscilloscope via sound card - using a MacBook's headphone jack as a dual-channel DAC to drive vector graphics at 4-8 Hz

Running DOOM on PCB traces - vector-based rendering of the classic 1993 shooter using KiCad's PCB editor at 10-25 FPS

AI-powered chat application.

The supplement industry thrives on branding and marketing, often charging premium prices for common vitamins and minerals.

Tool for reducing LLM token count from Kicad SCH files, to allow for automated documentation

Home Assistant integration for MQTT-based duration triggers

Kotlin Android app project for HIT Impact V1 traumatic brain injury sensors

One and Done, Vibe Coded system for validating fuel injector performance.

Discord Communication bot for Claude Code, VS Code integration

Engine Simulator, using physics calculations, currently set up for diesel 6cyl

Thingiverse, but for KiCad subcircuits.

MCP documentation server for embedded developers.