https://markbhall.dev/Recent content on Mark HallHugoen-USMark HallThu, 06 Aug 2026 08:40:43 -0600https://markbhall.dev/writing/it-would-have-taken-months/Thu, 06 Aug 2026 08:40:43 -0600https://markbhall.dev/writing/it-would-have-taken-months/<p>The first app I picked up came from a builder in another department.</p> <p>He had distinguished himself over the past year by making tools that got his job done faster, and the department wanted his work opened up to everyone else on the team. So it came to me to onboard.</p>https://markbhall.dev/writing/my-local-llm-scored-6-of-6/Mon, 27 Jul 2026 22:25:45 -0600https://markbhall.dev/writing/my-local-llm-scored-6-of-6/<p>One of the tasks in my benchmark asks this:</p> <blockquote> <p>How many 5-person committees can be chosen from 12 people? Reply with only the integer.</p> </blockquote> <p>My 1.2B local model answered <code>60</code>. The correct answer is 792.</p> <p>My evaluator passed it.</p>