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🎮🔧VR Airsoft Controllers – Talk, Demo and Hands-On Session at TOG
On Saturday, 29 August, we’ll be joined by the creator behind the VR-Firearms YouTube channel for an afternoon exploring custom-built physical controllers for virtual reality.
There’ll be a short talk on the development of the project, a look at the hardware, a live VR demonstration and most importantly, an opportunity to try the controllers yourself.
https://www.tog.ie/2026/08/vr-airsoft-controllers-talk-demo-and-hands-on-session-at-tog/
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🎮🔧VR Airsoft Controllers – Talk, Demo and Hands-On Session at TOG
On Saturday, 29 August, we’ll be joined by the creator behind the VR-Firearms YouTube channel for an afternoon exploring custom-built physical controllers for virtual reality.
There’ll be a short talk on the development of the project, a look at the hardware, a live VR demonstration and most importantly, an opportunity to try the controllers yourself.
https://www.tog.ie/2026/08/vr-airsoft-controllers-talk-demo-and-hands-on-session-at-tog/
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Google Threat Intelligence head: Thanks to AI, “more zero-days than ever before”
Bug bounty programs are flooded with reports, while users and companies face AI attacks. The security landscape is changing rapidly, says Sandra Joyce.
#Google #GoogleGemini #HardwareHacking #IT #KünstlicheIntelligenz #Security #Exploit #news
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Google Threat Intelligence head: Thanks to AI, “more zero-days than ever before”
Bug bounty programs are flooded with reports, while users and companies face AI attacks. The security landscape is changing rapidly, says Sandra Joyce.
#Google #GoogleGemini #HardwareHacking #IT #KünstlicheIntelligenz #Security #Exploit #news
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My... soldering iron tip broke. What did I do to anger the goddesses?
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My... soldering iron tip broke. What did I do to anger the goddesses?
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I want to build a 80x25 character display of out of 16 segment (plus dot) white LED modules.
I found some four character modules that are 40.4x16mm, so I could do 40 80.8x80mm boards for a total of 808x400mm, and based on the 5mA per segment at 3V, about 500W max power draw, though multiplexing seems obligatory here.
The problem is I would have to solder tens of thousands of connections since SMD versions of these don't seem to exist.
But... think of the Bad Apple!! potential!
cc @gsuberland
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I want to build a 80x25 character display of out of 16 segment (plus dot) white LED modules.
I found some four character modules that are 40.4x16mm, so I could do 40 80.8x80mm boards for a total of 808x400mm, and based on the 5mA per segment at 3V, about 500W max power draw, though multiplexing seems obligatory here.
The problem is I would have to solder tens of thousands of connections since SMD versions of these don't seem to exist.
But... think of the Bad Apple!! potential!
cc @gsuberland
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Day 3 is in full swing! Come stop by!
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Day 3 is in full swing! Come stop by!
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Ah, yes, because nothing screams "cutting-edge tech" quite like a digital sermon on hacking doorbells. 🙄 Apparently, in the thrilling world of #soundwaves and hidden WiFi, owls and firmware are the new dynamic duo. 🎉 But fear not, dear reader, for they shall preach the gospel of house-bound hardware hacking to those who dare to care. 🦉🔧
https://adepts.of0x.cc/eufy-doorbell-hacking/ #cuttingEdgeTech #digitalSermon #hardwareHacking #firmwareFun #HackerNews #ngated -
Ah, yes, because nothing screams "cutting-edge tech" quite like a digital sermon on hacking doorbells. 🙄 Apparently, in the thrilling world of #soundwaves and hidden WiFi, owls and firmware are the new dynamic duo. 🎉 But fear not, dear reader, for they shall preach the gospel of house-bound hardware hacking to those who dare to care. 🦉🔧
https://adepts.of0x.cc/eufy-doorbell-hacking/ #cuttingEdgeTech #digitalSermon #hardwareHacking #firmwareFun #HackerNews #ngated -
Day 2 of #DC34 and we are OPEN!
Come by and hack hardware and solder with us!
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Day 2 of #DC34 and we are OPEN!
Come by and hack hardware and solder with us!
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Google-Threat-Intelligence-Chefin: Dank KI „mehr Zero-Days als je zuvor“
Bug-Bounty-Programme werden mit Fehlerberichten geflutet, User und Firmen leiden unter KI-Angriffen: Der Security-Bereich ändert sich rasant, sagt Sandra Joyce.
#Google #GoogleGemini #HardwareHacking #IT #KünstlicheIntelligenz #Security #Exploit #news
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Google-Threat-Intelligence-Chefin: Dank KI „mehr Zero-Days als je zuvor“
Bug-Bounty-Programme werden mit Fehlerberichten geflutet, User und Firmen leiden unter KI-Angriffen: Der Security-Bereich ändert sich rasant, sagt Sandra Joyce.
#Google #GoogleGemini #HardwareHacking #IT #KünstlicheIntelligenz #Security #Exploit #news
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And we're off! The #DC34 HHV CTF starts now!
Come by HHV and jump in - our friends will be glad you did... #furbtar
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And we're off! The #DC34 HHV CTF starts now!
Come by HHV and jump in - our friends will be glad you did... #furbtar
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Putting the final touches on HHV/SSV for #dc34.
Come hang out, learn some new skills and hack on some hardware with us!
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Putting the final touches on HHV/SSV for #dc34.
Come hang out, learn some new skills and hack on some hardware with us!
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📚🤔 Oh, sure! Let's just casually reverse-engineer an #ASIC in our spare time—because that's totally what normal people do, right? Let's just ignore the fact that it's like trying to unravel a ball of yarn that's been tangled by a hyperactive kitten. 🙄💻
https://blog.janestreet.com/can-you-reverse-engineer-an-asic/ #reverseengineering #hobbyprojects #techhumor #programming #challenges #hardwarehacking #HackerNews #ngated -
📚🤔 Oh, sure! Let's just casually reverse-engineer an #ASIC in our spare time—because that's totally what normal people do, right? Let's just ignore the fact that it's like trying to unravel a ball of yarn that's been tangled by a hyperactive kitten. 🙄💻
https://blog.janestreet.com/can-you-reverse-engineer-an-asic/ #reverseengineering #hobbyprojects #techhumor #programming #challenges #hardwarehacking #HackerNews #ngated -
Ready to break things? 🛠️ Drop by HHV this Friday & Saturday for some hands-on demos by WeAreAJ & PwnMonger!
We’re covering:
UART Exploration & Exploitation
Firmware Dumping
Hardware Persistence
Timing Side-Channels demo
When: Fri 2:00 - 4:00 PDT
#HardwareHacking @defcon #dc34 -
Ready to break things? 🛠️ Drop by HHV this Friday & Saturday for some hands-on demos by WeAreAJ & PwnMonger!
We’re covering:
UART Exploration & Exploitation
Firmware Dumping
Hardware Persistence
Timing Side-Channels demo
When: Fri 2:00 - 4:00 PDT
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The @DC_HHV CTF is BACK for #DEFCON34! Check the link for the full announcement and the gear you'll need to compete. We can't wait! 🛠️🔥
🔗 https://dchhv.org/announcement/ctf/dc34/2026/08/03/dc34-hhv-ctf.html
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The @DC_HHV CTF is BACK for #DEFCON34! Check the link for the full announcement and the gear you'll need to compete. We can't wait! 🛠️🔥
🔗 https://dchhv.org/announcement/ctf/dc34/2026/08/03/dc34-hhv-ctf.html
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🚀🔍 "Hardware hacking for dummies: a riveting tale of how to waste $10 on a TP-Link router no one asked for. 🤖🔧 Apparently, it's 2026, and we're still diving into firmware like it's the 90s, because why not? 🤷♂️🔥"
https://blog.juni-mp4.com/posts/42/rooting-the-tplink-tl841n-pt1/ #HardwareHacking #TPLinkRouter #FirmwareFun #TechNostalgia #DIYProjects #2026Adventures #HackerNews #ngated -
🚀🔍 "Hardware hacking for dummies: a riveting tale of how to waste $10 on a TP-Link router no one asked for. 🤖🔧 Apparently, it's 2026, and we're still diving into firmware like it's the 90s, because why not? 🤷♂️🔥"
https://blog.juni-mp4.com/posts/42/rooting-the-tplink-tl841n-pt1/ #HardwareHacking #TPLinkRouter #FirmwareFun #TechNostalgia #DIYProjects #2026Adventures #HackerNews #ngated -
I am hard choosing #Pinecil or Alientek T90A.
They are ≈ $54.5, $51.5, with 3 tips respectively.
T90A has c210 tips(seem to be cheaper) It has a cylindrical cap for the tip, so it is safe to carry.
Also comes with USB C cable.But Pinecil v2 is OSHW, FLOSS.
I will be doing probably some modules, PCB, perfboard, not thick wires soldering. Occasional micro soldering to hack devices.
T90 has N32L403 MCU.
Maybe it is an opportunity for me to develop :rust: PAC and HAL for this MCU.
There are official datashits and C code.
Also community made iron schematic.But this will take a lot of time, I am already kind of busy with school, robotics, math. Reverse Engineering is addictive.
What would you choose in my place?
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I am hard choosing #Pinecil or Alientek T90A.
They are ≈ $54.5, $51.5, with 3 tips respectively.
T90A has c210 tips(seem to be cheaper) It has a cylindrical cap for the tip, so it is safe to carry.
Also comes with USB C cable.But Pinecil v2 is OSHW, FLOSS.
I will be doing probably some modules, PCB, perfboard, not thick wires soldering. Occasional micro soldering to hack devices.
T90 has N32L403 MCU.
Maybe it is an opportunity for me to develop :rust: PAC and HAL for this MCU.
There are official datashits and C code.
Also community made iron schematic.But this will take a lot of time, I am already kind of busy with school, robotics, math. Reverse Engineering is addictive.
What would you choose in my place?
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Y'all. My solar powered Hermes debugged itself. SpeechToText was broken. Turns out VRAM was full because I made the LLM context bigger, so the STT model couldn't load. In the end, I used a smaller model and put it back on GPU, but check out what Hermes did autonomously when I told it to fix itself:
-The AI found that the system's GPUs were completely out of memory, causing the local speech-to-text tool to crash.
-It switched the setting to use the CPU instead.
-The change failed at first because the underlying code ignored the new setting.
-The AI located and fixed these bugs, updated the code to correctly read the CPU setting, and restarted the system.
-After reloading, the system successfully transcribed voice messages.Folks, LLMs may not be "intelligent" but they're capable at specific tasks. I checked Hermes code on Github and found this actual bug is real !!
#solarai #decentralized #smarthome #homeassistant #hermes_agent #oogabooga #LocalAI #SelfHosted #Homelab #BudgetBuild, #HardwareHacking
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Y'all. My solar powered Hermes debugged itself. SpeechToText was broken. Turns out VRAM was full because I made the LLM context bigger, so the STT model couldn't load. In the end, I used a smaller model and put it back on GPU, but check out what Hermes did autonomously when I told it to fix itself:
-The AI found that the system's GPUs were completely out of memory, causing the local speech-to-text tool to crash.
-It switched the setting to use the CPU instead.
-The change failed at first because the underlying code ignored the new setting.
-The AI located and fixed these bugs, updated the code to correctly read the CPU setting, and restarted the system.
-After reloading, the system successfully transcribed voice messages.Folks, LLMs may not be "intelligent" but they're capable at specific tasks. I checked Hermes code on Github and found this actual bug is real !!
#solarai #decentralized #smarthome #homeassistant #hermes_agent #oogabooga #LocalAI #SelfHosted #Homelab #BudgetBuild, #HardwareHacking
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The local solar powered AI server is tweaked pretty good - the 3x 2080 ti being able to pull near 750w is literally all 3 at max power combined. All on DDR3/PCIe3. And folks told me it would be slow 😆 Qwen3.6-35B-A3B-UD-Q4_K_M.gguf is the model of choice for now, and grants a 256k context window.
#solarai #decentralized #smarthome #homeassistant #hermes_agent #oogabooga #LocalAI #SelfHosted #Homelab #BudgetBuild, #HardwareHacking
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The local solar powered AI server is tweaked pretty good - the 3x 2080 ti being able to pull near 750w is literally all 3 at max power combined. All on DDR3/PCIe3. And folks told me it would be slow 😆 Qwen3.6-35B-A3B-UD-Q4_K_M.gguf is the model of choice for now, and grants a 256k context window.
#solarai #decentralized #smarthome #homeassistant #hermes_agent #oogabooga #LocalAI #SelfHosted #Homelab #BudgetBuild, #HardwareHacking
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Everyone loves to see cool hardware hacks, but nobody talks about how much stuff we buy and either don't get around to or don't manage to hack it. 😅
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Everyone loves to see cool hardware hacks, but nobody talks about how much stuff we buy and either don't get around to or don't manage to hack it. 😅
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Took a 2015 13" MacBook Pro with a dead display and turned it into a "headless" Mac desktop setup!
I removed the entire screen assembly, wired it up over HDMI, and installed macOS 13 Ventura.
Catch the full video on YouTube or self-hosted PeerTube:
PeerTube: https://tube.devwithzachary.com/w/ueTWxrjZkjvwjoo6MeFvaS
YouTube: https://youtu.be/OocWCLqbPCs
#MacBook #OpenCore #TechRestoration #HardwareHacking #SelfHosted #PeerTube #macOS #HeadlessMac
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Took a 2015 13" MacBook Pro with a dead display and turned it into a "headless" Mac desktop setup!
I removed the entire screen assembly, wired it up over HDMI, and installed macOS 13 Ventura.
Catch the full video on YouTube or self-hosted PeerTube:
PeerTube: https://tube.devwithzachary.com/w/ueTWxrjZkjvwjoo6MeFvaS
YouTube: https://youtu.be/OocWCLqbPCs
#MacBook #OpenCore #TechRestoration #HardwareHacking #SelfHosted #PeerTube #macOS #HeadlessMac
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Today I took a look at how this toaster is built. It even came with some free pieces of bread, which was a nice bonus... although they probably shouldn't have been near the mains connection and the latch mechanism.
Even though I have other plans for it, I first reinforced the spring mechanism and toasted a slice of bread.
Sorry, I just had to :neocat_nom_bread:
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Today I took a look at how this toaster is built. It even came with some free pieces of bread, which was a nice bonus... although they probably shouldn't have been near the mains connection and the latch mechanism.
Even though I have other plans for it, I first reinforced the spring mechanism and toasted a slice of bread.
Sorry, I just had to :neocat_nom_bread:
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Looks like a perfect enclosure for a new project :blobcatbreadpeek:
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Looks like a perfect enclosure for a new project :blobcatbreadpeek:
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With DEF CON 34 quickly approaching, we’ve locked in to place our official Kali HHV live images and have begun distribution via bittorrent.
Find it here! https://dchhv.org/announcement/livecd/dc34/2026/07/22/kali-hhv-torrents.html
#hardwarehacking #defcon34 @defcon -
With DEF CON 34 quickly approaching, we’ve locked in to place our official Kali HHV live images and have begun distribution via bittorrent.
Find it here! https://dchhv.org/announcement/livecd/dc34/2026/07/22/kali-hhv-torrents.html
#hardwarehacking #defcon34 @defcon -
On the eve of @crowdsupply Teardown 2026, Hardware Happy Hour Portland organized by @helenleigh is happening tonight, July 23rd! https://www.crowdsupply.com/events/2026/7/23/hardware-happy-hour-portland-teardown-2026 #Portland #HardwareHacking #openhardware #oshw #opensource #PDX
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On the eve of @crowdsupply Teardown 2026, Hardware Happy Hour Portland organized by @helenleigh is happening tonight, July 23rd! https://www.crowdsupply.com/events/2026/7/23/hardware-happy-hour-portland-teardown-2026 #Portland #HardwareHacking #openhardware #oshw #opensource #PDX
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The solar powered LLM server seems to be happy with Qwen3.6-35B-A3B-UD-Q4_K_M. It gets around ~72 tokens per second and costs me $0.00 per token.
And the server itself is an ancient DDR3 platform with 3 2080 ti GPUs in it!
#solarai #decentralized #smarthome #homeassistant #hermes_agent #oogabooga #LocalAI #SelfHosted #Homelab #BudgetBuild, #ComfyUI #HardwareHacking #ai #llm #llms
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The solar powered LLM server seems to be happy with Qwen3.6-35B-A3B-UD-Q4_K_M. It gets around ~72 tokens per second and costs me $0.00 per token.
And the server itself is an ancient DDR3 platform with 3 2080 ti GPUs in it!
#solarai #decentralized #smarthome #homeassistant #hermes_agent #oogabooga #LocalAI #SelfHosted #Homelab #BudgetBuild, #ComfyUI #HardwareHacking #ai #llm #llms
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Come along to Workshop 3 at 4 p.m. today for my beginner-friendly Build Your Own Air Quality Sensor workshop!
Pick up your kit before the workshop from the @irishembassy village, then build and connect your own sensor during the session. You can also buy a kit to take home and assemble later. No previous electronics experience needed.
https://www.emfcamp.org/schedule/2026/399-build-your-own-air-quality-sensor
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Come along to Workshop 3 at 4 p.m. today for my beginner-friendly Build Your Own Air Quality Sensor workshop!
Pick up your kit before the workshop from the @irishembassy village, then build and connect your own sensor during the session. You can also buy a kit to take home and assemble later. No previous electronics experience needed.
https://www.emfcamp.org/schedule/2026/399-build-your-own-air-quality-sensor
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So, I stumbled upon the fact that Hermes Agent has an OpenAI endpoint API. This allowed me to directly substitute Hermes in as my Home Assistant LLM. Now they interact seamlessly. Now my Home has a "brain". Uh oh. 🤣
Solar powered local AI server spec:
* Intel Core i7-3930K CPU
* Gigabyte GA-X79-UD5 Motherboard
* 64GB DDR3 RAM (8 x 8GB G.Skill Ripjaws X)
* 3 x NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 Ti Blower Edition GPUs (33GB Total VRAM)
* Corsair RM1000e 1000W Power Supply
* 240GB SATA SSD (OS Boot Drive)
* 3 x 1TB SATA SSDs (AI Storage Array)
* Advantech Industrial Computer 510 Case#solarai #decentralized #smarthome #homeassistant #hermes_agent #oogabooga #LocalAI #SelfHosted #Homelab #BudgetBuild, #ComfyUI #HardwareHacking
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So, I stumbled upon the fact that Hermes Agent has an OpenAI endpoint API. This allowed me to directly substitute Hermes in as my Home Assistant LLM. Now they interact seamlessly. Now my Home has a "brain". Uh oh. 🤣
Solar powered local AI server spec:
* Intel Core i7-3930K CPU
* Gigabyte GA-X79-UD5 Motherboard
* 64GB DDR3 RAM (8 x 8GB G.Skill Ripjaws X)
* 3 x NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 Ti Blower Edition GPUs (33GB Total VRAM)
* Corsair RM1000e 1000W Power Supply
* 240GB SATA SSD (OS Boot Drive)
* 3 x 1TB SATA SSDs (AI Storage Array)
* Advantech Industrial Computer 510 Case#solarai #decentralized #smarthome #homeassistant #hermes_agent #oogabooga #LocalAI #SelfHosted #Homelab #BudgetBuild, #ComfyUI #HardwareHacking
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An update on my triple 2080ti on DDR3 local solar powered AI server. It's impressive for its age and the fact that I built it for $700 plus a bunch of old crap. Combined forces of older hardware works!
I've got Hermes Agent running, the LLM is Qwen3.6-35B. Hermes has *read-only* access to my Google Workspace (for good reason!).
The LLM can push 550w+ across the 3x 2080ti GPUs. 33GB of VRAM allows big model and big context - Home Assistant works so nicely with a big LLM.
I want to drop in a Xeon E5-1680 v2 CPU, but that's about it for hardware.
Spec list:
* Intel Core i7-3930K CPU
* Gigabyte GA-X79-UD5 Motherboard
* 64GB DDR3 RAM (8 x 8GB G.Skill Ripjaws X F3-1600C9D-16GXM)
* 3 x NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 Ti Blower Edition GPUs (33GB Total VRAM)
* Corsair RM1000e 1000W Power Supply (Refurbished)
* 240GB SATA SSD (OS Boot Drive)
* 3 x 1TB SATA SSDs (AI Storage Array)
* Advantech Industrial Computer 510 Case#LocalAI, #SelfHosted, #Homelab, #BudgetBuild, #ComfyUI, #HardwareHacking
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An update on my triple 2080ti on DDR3 local solar powered AI server. It's impressive for its age and the fact that I built it for $700 plus a bunch of old crap. Combined forces of older hardware works!
I've got Hermes Agent running, the LLM is Qwen3.6-35B. Hermes has *read-only* access to my Google Workspace (for good reason!).
The LLM can push 550w+ across the 3x 2080ti GPUs. 33GB of VRAM allows big model and big context - Home Assistant works so nicely with a big LLM.
I want to drop in a Xeon E5-1680 v2 CPU, but that's about it for hardware.
Spec list:
* Intel Core i7-3930K CPU
* Gigabyte GA-X79-UD5 Motherboard
* 64GB DDR3 RAM (8 x 8GB G.Skill Ripjaws X F3-1600C9D-16GXM)
* 3 x NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 Ti Blower Edition GPUs (33GB Total VRAM)
* Corsair RM1000e 1000W Power Supply (Refurbished)
* 240GB SATA SSD (OS Boot Drive)
* 3 x 1TB SATA SSDs (AI Storage Array)
* Advantech Industrial Computer 510 Case#LocalAI, #SelfHosted, #Homelab, #BudgetBuild, #ComfyUI, #HardwareHacking
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We’re looking forward to heading to @emf this week!
TOG members and friends will once again be helping to run the Irish Embassy village at EMF Camp. We have a busy programme planned, including a hardware CTF, electronics and IoT workshops, satellite ground stations and air-quality sensors.
Follow the village at @irishembassy for updates throughout the event.
https://www.tog.ie/2026/07/the-irish-embassy-returns-to-electromagnetic-field-2026/