<![CDATA[Just built a custom AI assistant trained on Charles Bukowski’s rawest works.]]>Just built a custom AI assistant trained on Charles Bukowski’s rawest works. It doesn’t offer comfort, just cold truths and a glass of cheap wine.

Currently testing it from a noisy suburban bar surrounded by the usual bar flies. If it starts cursing at the patrons, I’ll know it’s working.

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]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://infosec.exchange/users/gary_alderson/statuses/116518790199135221https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://infosec.exchange/users/gary_alderson/statuses/116518790199135221Mon, 04 May 2026 23:00:41 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Just built a custom AI assistant trained on Charles Bukowski’s rawest works. on Mon, 04 May 2026 21:01:03 GMT]]>@gary_alderson yes, I agree, encrypted persistent storage is definitely a high-priority evolution for the roadmap.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.social/users/nickbearded/statuses/116518319789812369https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.social/users/nickbearded/statuses/116518319789812369Mon, 04 May 2026 21:01:03 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Just built a custom AI assistant trained on Charles Bukowski’s rawest works. on Mon, 04 May 2026 20:59:25 GMT]]>@gary_alderson Good points, especially on backups and persistence!
The VMware appliance angle is interesting too, I'll look into it.
For now I’m intentionally keeping this thing minimal and focused as a reliable home gateway.
Tools like Kismet are powerful, but I’d consider them for a separate or advanced variant, not the core appliance.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.social/users/nickbearded/statuses/116518313356121734https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.social/users/nickbearded/statuses/116518313356121734Mon, 04 May 2026 20:59:25 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Just built a custom AI assistant trained on Charles Bukowski’s rawest works. on Mon, 04 May 2026 12:18:14 GMT]]>@nickbearded the persistence partition is really nice, don't forget the built in encryption - this is a great sales point since people lose usb and nvme, you want the real data safe

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://infosec.exchange/users/gary_alderson/statuses/116516264004001290https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://infosec.exchange/users/gary_alderson/statuses/116516264004001290Mon, 04 May 2026 12:18:14 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Just built a custom AI assistant trained on Charles Bukowski’s rawest works. on Mon, 04 May 2026 12:15:47 GMT]]>@nickbearded make sure to take an image plus incremental backups to save dev time (guymager+timeshift)

basically also maybe take a look at the old vmware appliance market for ideas - there were a ton of good ideas and implementations

build kismet too for full spectrum awareness - wifi/bt/gps time and location stamps

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://infosec.exchange/users/gary_alderson/statuses/116516254366187167https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://infosec.exchange/users/gary_alderson/statuses/116516254366187167Mon, 04 May 2026 12:15:47 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Just built a custom AI assistant trained on Charles Bukowski’s rawest works. on Mon, 04 May 2026 12:11:35 GMT]]>@gary_alderson Great feedback! I agree on the importance of persistence and appliance-level stability.
For now I want to keep my gateway focused and minimal: a plug-and-play home gateway with built-in Wi-Fi, NAT/DHCP, designed for predictable behavior on consumer hardware.
NVMe persistence is a strong direction for the next iteration. Security/offensive features, if ever, would be a separate mode or product line.
Core focus stays simplicity and reliability.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.social/users/nickbearded/statuses/116516237838931417https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.social/users/nickbearded/statuses/116516237838931417Mon, 04 May 2026 12:11:35 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Just built a custom AI assistant trained on Charles Bukowski’s rawest works. on Mon, 04 May 2026 12:04:33 GMT]]>@nickbearded my thoughts are right on, i would say think of other versions - one reason i want the nvme boot device product is the persistence - it can save a ton of time and setup....the other thing i would add is add wifi and also offensive capabilities, use kali everything iso or debian, think of using opnsense on a sbc? thei is a need out there for good network appliances, you need to look at licensing and advertising

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://infosec.exchange/users/gary_alderson/statuses/116516210197385495https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://infosec.exchange/users/gary_alderson/statuses/116516210197385495Mon, 04 May 2026 12:04:33 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Just built a custom AI assistant trained on Charles Bukowski’s rawest works. on Mon, 04 May 2026 11:28:15 GMT]]>@gary_alderson Hey Gary, I’ve got a working prototype ready: a custom firmware appliance built from scratch with Buildroot, running on a Raspberry Pi. It acts as a home gateway for IoT and devices, filtering network traffic. In my tests it blocks ~77% of unwanted connections, visibly reduces ads and less visibly tracking. Plug-and-play concept, no setup required. Keen to hear your thoughts.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.social/users/nickbearded/statuses/116516067421289830https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.social/users/nickbearded/statuses/116516067421289830Mon, 04 May 2026 11:28:15 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Just built a custom AI assistant trained on Charles Bukowski’s rawest works. on Sat, 02 May 2026 10:58:31 GMT]]>@gary_alderson Easy sell? Maybe. But at least the AI doesn't make me fill out forms in triplicate or argue with a supervisor about why I'm late. Kernel hooks are for people who think they can control the chaos. This thing just sits there, drinks digital wine, and tells me the truth.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.social/users/nickbearded/statuses/116504625903656840https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.social/users/nickbearded/statuses/116504625903656840Sat, 02 May 2026 10:58:31 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Just built a custom AI assistant trained on Charles Bukowski’s rawest works. on Sat, 02 May 2026 10:54:47 GMT]]>@nickbearded compared to implementing kernel hooks and spinlocks or working at the post office it should be an easy sell logic any occasion

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