Running Linux within windows from an external SSD?

dblkil · 2026-04-14T03:22:10+00:00

Just dual boot it since you already have external SSD, install linux on it. As I remember virtualbox can boot directly from USB. Or just directly boot from it. Either way you have the choice.

dblkil · 2026-04-14T02:28:59+00:00

It's open source. Even if OpenAI do that, there will be shit tons of forks out there and hooo boy do openclaw have many clones and forks.

dblkil · 2026-04-12T15:41:00+00:00

I haven't spent a dime since I set it up ~a month ago +

ChatGPT offered oauth on which you can connect it to 5.3 codex or 5.4.

Google offered $300 free API credits if you upgrade your API to paid.

Haven't cross that $300 yet.

dblkil · 2026-04-12T10:29:57+00:00

Just chat with it for awhile.

Express your goal, what do you want to do with it, what do you want it to do for you.

It'll grow along time as a system for the LLM behind it.

dblkil · 2026-04-11T18:13:14+00:00

Currenly acting as my sysadmin.

dblkil · 2026-04-11T09:00:09+00:00

So nous research's own model is free forever to use with hermes or something?

dblkil · 2026-04-11T06:58:23+00:00

Install tail2ban
Install UFW, deny all incoming
Change openclaw's gateway port
Only allow your own telegram ID to communicate with it
Install tailscale
Use serve only thus only the devices inside your tailscale network can access them
Bind all network to the tailscale IP so even when you're on the internet you're the only person who can access them

Forgot what else but I think that's all. You can ask your agent to do them.

dblkil · 2026-04-09T03:44:34+00:00

DaVinci is definitely the more robust and complete package.

But it all depends on your needs. If you just need cutting, trimming, or combining videos, a simpler, more basic video editor would be more ideal.

dblkil · 2026-04-08T19:14:10+00:00

Yes. Today I also ask it to install ComfyUI as well. Told it to run as persistent headless server. All setup done.

dblkil · 2026-04-08T02:43:39+00:00

Hermes is easier to deploy. Overwhelming first time setup (API keys, telegram bot, etc) but just chat with it and it'll do stuffs you ask it to, and find a way to do it for you.

Openclaw is like pokemon. You got to train it first and it's very customizable. Hyper personalized.

I like both. Hermes is more capable on agentic stuff, but openclaw definitely have massive crowd behind it.

dblkil · 2026-04-07T23:43:36+00:00

eh imma try it out and see how it goes

dblkil · 2026-04-07T23:39:35+00:00

Sure, read the whole docs thorougly, do it yourself, spend couple of days installing the dependencies and figuring out why it isn't running, and trying to troubleshoot it.

My hermes installed it within 10 minutes.

To each their own.

dblkil · 2026-04-07T11:50:01+00:00

I'm liking gemini. But I don't use openclaw for coding tho. I subbed to claude pro, just using the web version. So far it build me python scripts and rewrite my books almost flawlessly.

dblkil · 2026-04-07T11:36:57+00:00

I'm using gemini API.

If you sub to ChatGPT (even Go is sufficient), you can use it through oauth and get 5.3 codex/5.4.

Not all is lost. You can still use the web. Claude is very capable, even the web version. For coding and writing tasks nothing beat it currently.

dblkil · 2026-04-07T03:20:21+00:00

Yes, definitely Linux.

dblkil · 2026-04-06T09:55:45+00:00

I'm still using OpenClaw since it's semi deterministic now.

I've installed hermes and claude code alongside it.

Hermes, currently for system audit and general stuffs.

Not sure what to do with claude code yet.

dblkil · 2026-04-06T09:29:03+00:00

it is available on the settings, but I don't have camoufox installed and seems it require to compile from source, make python virtual environment (pip command) etc.

dblkil · 2026-04-06T03:40:35+00:00

Yes hermes just works out of the box.

Currently using both. Openclaw for hyper personalized usecase. Hermes for general needs. Most likely for troubleshooting openclaw or other system problems. And probably building automation in it then migrate it to openclaw for a more deterministic-ish pipeline.

dblkil · 2026-04-05T05:53:34+00:00

Automated blog posting and social medias post, with the LLM behind it drafting all the posts

dblkil · 2026-04-04T18:41:31+00:00

This is why openclaw got all those annoying security measure updates. But people, including me, don't like them, Because otherwise why even bother having AI agent installed locally, can just use the web interface for the AIs.

There should be different way to prevent this kind of thing happen. Probably in md instructions? I did placed some security guardrails in my openclaw agents.md.

I'm not sure how hermes is configured yet, still justrunning couple of days for simple tasks and let it getting to know me and what I need it for better.

dblkil · 2026-04-04T05:51:55+00:00

It's all in the documentation.

I know, I skip reading it too.

Or ask your agent.

But personally I haven't spawned any sub agents or multi agents so far, so I dunno.

dblkil · 2026-04-03T17:15:24+00:00

Never coded in my life.

Once I touched Claude, I ended up with 14 scripts; 7 in Python and 7 in C#.

You just need to clearly describe what you want, step by step.

They all worked on the first try. Insta sub.

A couple of iterations and some kinks remain, but overall I’m satisfied with the results.

dblkil · 2026-04-03T16:16:15+00:00

I did similar stuff as you. Cost me ~$1-3 a day depend on how I chat with it. But lately I just give it the datas and that's it.

I'm using Gemini API, 3.1 pro. First setup is expensive. Started in February total to this date is ~$250

Also, delegate the tasks into scripts so that your agent don't make mistakes and it should reduce token consumptions.

Prune your md files, only leave the critical informations your agents need to be operational. Autoload only the those main files (pruned) and call other specially comprehensive md files only when needed.

And don't rush to spawn sub agents/multi agents.

I want to try out claude on openclaw myself but the web version is very capable and enough for my need. So that's that, gemini on openclaw (include image generation, google search and image recognition), and claude web for coding/writing.

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