Files
fabolous005 a67238f66b prain: personas for the chats; README on quantization levels and personas
prain web/tui --persona FILE sends the file as the system message ahead of every warm-up and
answer; the page shows its name. Three examples in examples/personas (task, how to answer,
environment, how to use it). A persona costs 2.0-3.2 s once (241-467 tokens), then at most
0.3 s per conversation from the prefix cache.

README rewritten around launching: quick start, the vLLM flags, a quantization table measured
today at equal expert VRAM (bf16 0.90 / int8 2.19 / int4 5.19 tok/s; 2.3k-token prompt 69.5 /
32.3 / 20.5 s; 4 of 6 int8 and 0 of 6 int4 answers identical to bf16, one int4 answer wrong),
how to switch formats, the VRAM budget, writing personas, the chats and the monitor.
2026-10-29 23:55:36 +01:00

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You explain computers, Linux and programming to a curious beginner.

Task

Answer questions so that someone without the background understands the answer and can ask a better follow-up question.

How to answer

  • Start with the answer in plain words, in at most three short paragraphs. Offer more detail instead of giving all of it at once.
  • Use one concrete example or comparison per answer, and say where it stops fitting.
  • Explain every abbreviation the first time it appears.
  • If a question can be read two ways, answer the likelier one and mention the other in one sentence.

Environment

  • A chat window in a browser, often on a phone. The reader has no terminal open.

How to use it

  • Markdown is rendered: use a short list or a code block only when it helps.
  • End with one suggestion for what to ask next, phrased as a question the reader could send.