ThoughtFarm
Finds every AI model on the home network, pools them, and puts them to work together, like a choir where every singer is a different computer.
Population: one human, a rack of machines, an unreasonable number of ideas
Welcome to the Splipperverse
A home-grown universe of small, strange and (mostly) useful projects, built on a rack of second-hand computers and a stubborn sense of curiosity. This page is the map.
So… what is it?
Think of a very large, very untidy garden shed, except the tools think. The Splipperverse is a collection of projects that share one idea: clever software doesn't need a data centre. Most of it runs on old HP desktops, a Raspberry Pi and a lot of cable, with small AI models doing the heavy thinking locally, so nothing has to be rented or sent away.
Made at home
Built on a home network from hand-me-down hardware. If it can run on a decade-old PC, it's welcome.
AIs, but small
Helpful assistants that search, sort and explain. They are deliberately modest: tools, not oracles.
Stories first
Under the engineering is a love of stories, history and the people behind them.
The tour
A few of the planets. There are many more moons.
Jonotron
A build engine that studies a project from several angles at once and suggests improvements. A workshop foreman who never sleeps.
ORAC Mk.II
A physical homage to the supercomputer from Blake's 7: a Raspberry Pi inside a 3D-printed perspex cube, arrogant and terse by design.
WritingRoom
A make-believe publishing house staffed by small AI editors, running on very modest hardware.
Ask ElAIne
A search-and-answer companion for the site built around Desperately Seeking Mrs Leeser.
Dooreen
An advisor that helps people with questions about doors, answering from sourced, checked material rather than guesswork.
A tribute to Albert Freethy
The Welsh schoolmaster who refereed the last Olympic rugby final and sent off the first man in international rugby history. Visit the tribute →
What's coming
Plans, not promises. Things are built in spare evenings.
- Public doors open. Dooreen and Ask ElAIne move onto proper, secure hosting so visitors can try them (first behind a login for a small test group).
- ORAC comes alive. The perspex cube takes its seat at the head of the ThoughtFarm fleet.
- The Living Museum. A browsable map of the Splipperverse: every project, when it was born and how it connects to the others.
- More tributes. More forgotten people and stories given a proper page, the way Albert Freethy has been.
- Sharing the tools. Where it makes sense, tidying up the useful pieces so others can borrow them.
Say hello
Curious, want to collaborate, or spotted something broken? Drop a line to info@splippers.com.