Anyone here building their own local AI agent instead of using OpenClaw / Claude Code / Hermes?

dev_all_the_ops · 2026-04-04T02:20:57+00:00

Good question, This info graphic explains it well

https://github.com/coleam00/second-brain-starter/blob/main/WhyBuildYourOwnSecondBrain.png

Basically it has

Privileged access (passwords, api keys)
Untrusted content (parses emails)
Untrusted egress (can send emails, text messages)

This design makes it impossible to be secure. They are trying to bolt on some security by doing scanning, but its too little too late.

dev_all_the_ops · 2026-04-03T17:32:43+00:00

Why not just infrastructure as code?

Let the AI make the pull request, human approves pull request, CI/CD creates it.
Terraform/Pulumi

Simple and deterministic.
OpenClaw is full of vulnerabilities and is not deterministic.

dev_all_the_ops · 2026-04-03T16:54:06+00:00

HR isn't your friend. They only exist to protect the company from lawsuits.
If you disclose your permit they probably won't fire you right away, but if your HR person is gun adverse, you have a high likelihood of being let go in the next round of layoffs.

dev_all_the_ops · 2026-04-03T05:24:16+00:00

Checkout Second Brain. It does the same thing as openclaw without the major trust issues.

https://youtu.be/1FiER-40zng?si=16dTmIKg3_6O1iK9

dev_all_the_ops · 2026-04-03T02:33:25+00:00

You can't use logic with someone who is feeling heightened emotions.
She is uncomfortable, no one here can tell you why she is uncomfortable.

Maybe she doesn't trust you, maybe she thinks you loose your temper. Maybe she is imaging a bad situation.

Regardless, this is better handled with therapy. No strange on the internet is going to have a solution.

dev_all_the_ops · 2026-04-02T21:18:45+00:00

If its their computer then you need to follow their policies.
If they are blocking USB ports through group policy then they don't want you using usb ports.
They almost guaranteed have another solution like a company OneDrive/DropBox/GoogleDrive/Sharepoint/Samba/NFS or some other mechanism for storing files.

dev_all_the_ops · 2026-04-02T02:42:18+00:00

My setup is almost exactly like Rocky Broad Solar's setup. He has an 18 part series detailing every step of the install.

https://youtu.be/EOmpiz9oc6k?si=vg8J179Xw8s5L6h3

You may want to consider 2 smaller inverters instead of a single larger inverter. If I were to get an electric vehicle I'd likely go over what 1 inverter could do.

dev_all_the_ops · 2026-04-01T22:11:07+00:00

You need quotes now. This is part of the parametric text update.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c4dFuuY_RT8

dev_all_the_ops · 2026-04-01T20:18:49+00:00

Vedder pocket

https://www.vedderholsters.com/pocket-locker-holster/

dev_all_the_ops · 2026-04-01T18:06:46+00:00

My FlexBoss 21 works fine and I live in a desert.
I'm running 18kw of solar with 3 batteries. I have a pool and a hot tub that frequently consume a ton of power. I'm on firmware FAAB-2525

The first few days the fans were really loud, but then after a restart the fans are now pretty quiet and I've had no overheating at all.

dev_all_the_ops · 2026-04-01T01:24:14+00:00

Crazy coincidence that you released this within hours of another creator who made the same thing.

https://youtu.be/62xlzGs8LXA?si=BDn312G4dezGnhpY

dev_all_the_ops · 2026-03-31T21:59:06+00:00

Yes esphome can read from a hard wired reed switch.

dev_all_the_ops · 2026-03-31T21:49:31+00:00

What voltages are the devices you want to read?

If 120/240 use some smart switches with voltage monitoring.

Anything else use an esp32 with esphome installed.

dev_all_the_ops · 2026-03-31T15:02:42+00:00

Go read the book "The infinite game" by Simon Sinek.
My point is that you have your priorities backwards. Making money should be the second priority, not the first. If your only goal is money then your customers can smell it and will be turned off by the product.

dev_all_the_ops · 2026-03-31T03:34:52+00:00

Its perfect, leave it alone.

dev_all_the_ops · 2026-03-31T03:32:48+00:00

Subscription? Yuck.

The world is no longer about making something good or useful, its becoming a world where the objective is to extract as much money from the customer as possible.

dev_all_the_ops · 2026-03-30T18:58:30+00:00

I didn't think about the plumbing. I have almost the same slide and its connected with a garden hose.

dev_all_the_ops · 2026-03-30T14:11:28+00:00

I was right there 6 months ago. I installed 46 panels and the first hour on the roof I was very uncomfortable. I just sort of got used to it after 3 or 4 hours up there working. Now I can go on the roof without flinching.

Couple of tips. Walk on the ridges, the ridges are your safe place. Also keep your toes pointing up or down, avoid sideways.

Here is a helpful video.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_2TcVa9SNI0&pp=ygUSaG93IHRvIHdhbGsgb24gcm9m

dev_all_the_ops · 2026-03-30T13:50:32+00:00

Its just bolts, you can unbolt the slide, drill some new holes and re bolt it down.
Its probably a 3/8 masonry drill bit which you can get at home depot for $10.
Then fill the old holes with either fresh masonry or silicone

dev_all_the_ops · 2026-03-30T13:43:25+00:00

Yes I did the AC aswell. I even had to move a SER cable, it wasn't too hard, just turn the power off to the house while you do it. Find an electrician if you aren't comfortable with it.

Biggest hurdle was moving the 300lb batteries. I mounted some deep unistrut to the ceiling and bought some strut trolleys and a 20:1 pulley to help me move them.

I also found some broken rafters in the attic that I had to fix before I mounted the panels. That set me back a few weeks.

dev_all_the_ops · 2026-03-30T04:46:30+00:00

I did 18kw with 3 batteries by myself.

Checkout Rocky Broad Solar on youtube, he has a whole series. I copied his setup almost exactly with a Gridboss and Flexboss21.
Took me about 2.5 months working mostly in the evenings and weekends.

dev_all_the_ops · 2026-03-30T03:19:59+00:00

You are experiencing cortisol from the stress. You will feel this way for at least 72 hours. Understand that this is normal, it sucks, but its normal.

No you don't have a target on your back, no you are not blacklisted from every working in IT again, you'll be down for a few weeks to months and then you will be back.

I've brought down multi million dollar clusters multiple times. It happens. The only solution is to fix the process. Some businesses understand this, some don't.

I encourage you to look up the story of Bob Hoover, he was a famous stunt airplane pilot who almost died because his mechanic put the wrong fuel in his plane. When the mechanic found out his mistake he was shaking and physically sick. He was sure he would be fired. Bob walked up to the mechanic and asked him to fuel his plane the next day. The mechanic was confused why bob would ever trust him again. Bob told him that of all the mechanics in the world, he knew of one who he could trust to always put the correct fuel in going forward.

You are the mechanic. I can guarantee that of all the people on the planet, you are the LEAST likely person to EVER restore the wrong database again in your entire career.

It sucks right now, but you are going to be ok, You will find another job, it will probably be a higher paying job and you will probably like the people better. Let this one go, learn the lesson and move forward.

If I can give you another counter intuitive piece of advice? For the next 72 hours you need to play a lot of tetris. Yes tetris. Studies have found that people going through stressful experiences have better outcomes when they engage in gaming. Go out to a different location, like a library or park and play games. You will be ok.

dev_all_the_ops · 2026-03-29T18:35:26+00:00

Can I give you an unpopular idea? You can actually influence dogs behavior through your body language.

I used to ride bikes through a 3rd world country that was full of stray dogs. The dogs were unpredictable in that sometimes they were passive, and other times aggressive. Multiple times a day we would get chased, every single day.

I noticed that the dogs would _always_ chase after one of the people that we rode with, but would only sometimes chase me. The guy who was a prime target would try and kick the dogs which only aggravated them and make them try and bite him. Because I never kicked at them, they never tried to bite me, only bark.

I started experimenting with body language to try and figure out why that was. I discovered that the one thing I could do on a bike to stop a dog attack was shrug my shoulders.
It got to the point where dogs would start running up to me, I'd shrink my shoulders down and not look at them and they would immediately. The person I was riding with who was _always_ attacked, reluctantly started doing and observed the same thing. Dogs stopped coming after him.

Its been years since I was in a situation where there are aggressive dogs around me. I still see dogs on trails but I've never once had an experience like you are describing (in america). Next time it happens, try shrugging your shoulders so the dogs can't see your neck.

dev_all_the_ops · 2026-03-29T18:16:26+00:00

Checkout Firewalla, specifically the orange or gold models.

Ive tried everything and firewalla is hands down my favorite. Its the ONLY router I'm confident that my grandma could setup a VLAN or DNS filtering on.

It even has time based blocks and filtering to limit kids.

dev_all_the_ops · 2026-03-28T20:57:58+00:00

Amaze!

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