I thought the same, but later on in the article they go into more details and explain that lisp files under that directory will be auto loaded and commands they add should just work! Really good stuff.
2. Local models are not "ready yet". You still have to own decent hardware and it will not be the same level of frontier models. I am big fan of local first, offline and "unlimited usage" compared to paid solutions. But probably I have to wait few or several years to get to that point.
This is why tech companies are working hard to make sure you can never build your own computer again.
Thanks for this. I've been thinking about something like this as pertains to energy use. Which algorithm is the most energy efficient? I'm actually quite curious.