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Enviro reporter @BostonGlobe | Prof @COMatBU. Director of IntheWhalefilm.com, @Entangled_Film, @LobsterWar, @GladesmenFilm, @SacredCodFilm. Fellow @Niemanfdn.
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Local Agentic Development with Ollama and OpenCode

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By David Abel Verified
| DEV Community
Every time I use a cloud-based AI coding assistant, I feel a little trapped in a vendor lock-in ecosystem, and it triggers alarms in my brain. Where exactly is my data going? What happens when they inevitably hike up the subscription price, just like every other service (looking at you, Netflix)? It always brings me back to one question: Is it feasible to just build this locally? Recently, I saw this post from Julien Chaumond, the CTO of Hugging Face, and it inspired me to finally try it.
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Boston struggles to find takers for green roof grants - CommonWealth Beacon

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By Tavishi Chattopadhyay, David Abel Verified
| CommonWealth Beacon Verified
AFTER OPENING A water bill last year, Ruth Solomon saw an advertisement for a novel program that sought to encourage Boston residents to build green roofs. The 51-year-old mom from Jamaica Plain had been intrigued by the benefits of such roofs, which act like sponges, using a range of plants to absorb stormwater and help reduce electricity costs by improving insulation. “We thought it would be a good thing to do,” she said.
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Importance of Tri for a Cure and supporting the cause

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By David Abel Verified
| WMTW-TV (Auburn, ME) Verified
This is *** Channel 8 WMTW editorial. Here's president and general manager David Abel. It is never too early to begin thinking about July and Maine Cancer Foundation's 18th edition of Try for *** Cure, the all women's triathlon at Southern Maine Community College. This event is Maine's largest fundraising triathlon, and this year will take place on Sunday, July 20th. Since its inception, this event has raised more than $24 million in the fight against cancer.
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