yenupam
Blog & Projects
i’ve been breaking and building things since gpt-3.
ai, linux, old hardware. if it can be hacked, i’m interested.
sometimes i train models. sometimes i write about it.
Recent Projects
- Drut (WIP): An edge Speech-to-Speech model targeting sub-150ms latency, multilingual (first of its kind), full-duplex interactivity, and native tool calling.
- Matra: A custom tokenizer algorithm that outperforms GPT-5, Gemini 3.5 Flash, Gemma-4-31B, Qwen-3.6-MoE, Sarvam-105B, Sutra-v2, and MUTANT (Krutrim-2) across 23 languages, slashing sequence lengths by 70.3% with lowest fertility of 2.06 and highest BPT of 8.90.
- Desi Maximalism: Text-to-Image LoRA made from a hand-curated dataset to flawlessly generate the vibrant, nostalgic retro aesthetics of Desi Indian culture that frontier models fail to reproduce.
Latest Posts
- Upcycle #1: Reviving a locked-down Android projector back to life: Locked down with no USB or ADB access. Still sideloaded everything I needed.
- Adding systemd-resolved Support to Connman: Step-by-step guide to rebuild Arch Linux connman package with systemd-resolved DNS backend for proper DNS resolution.
- C++ Notes: Personal notes on C++ fundamentals — statements, variables, functions, and more.
- Gemini / Gemtext Notes: Quick reference for Gemtext markup format used in the Gemini protocol.