Just built a custom AI assistant trained on Charles Bukowski’s rawest works.

[gary_alderson@infosec.exchange]

@nickbearded compared to implementing kernel hooks and spinlocks or working at the post office it should be an easy sell #hank logic #for any occasion

[nickbearded@mastodon.social]

@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.

#HankLogic #PostOfficeNightmares #KernelPanic

[nickbearded@mastodon.social]

@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.

[gary_alderson@infosec.exchange]

@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

[nickbearded@mastodon.social]

@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.

[gary_alderson@infosec.exchange]

@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

[gary_alderson@infosec.exchange]

@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

[nickbearded@mastodon.social]

@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.

[nickbearded@mastodon.social]

@gary_alderson yes, I agree, encrypted persistent storage is definitely a high-priority evolution for the roadmap.

[gary_alderson@infosec.exchange]

@nickbearded kali has a very good guide for this - it is about 6 steps #encrypted persistence #luks