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We stress tested open source AI agents this week. What actually held up, and where it falls apart. Plus Brent's $20 Wi-Fi upgrade.

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• PlanetNix 2026 — Where Nix Builders Come Together
• Agenda - PlanetNix 2026
• SCaLE 23x | Registration — Get 40% off registration with promo code "UNPLG"
• Pasadena Linux Party Meetup
• LINUX Unplugged 650: This Old Network — We rebuild a small office network around Linux, with an Unplugged twist and real-world constraints. Things don't go quite as expected...
• OpenWrt Wiki - Ad blocking
• AdBlock-fast — AdBlock-Fast is a high-performance ad-blocking service for OpenWrt that integrates with Dnsmasq, SmartDNS, and Unbound.
• OpenWrt Wiki - Supported Hardware Table
• Abe's volition — This is a public, sanitized version of my Abiverse repository for people to use and run their own Abes
• OpenClaw — Clears your inbox, sends emails, manages your calendar, checks you in for flights. All from WhatsApp, Telegram, or any chat app you already use.
• Introducing OpenClaw
• openclaw on GitHub 🦞
• openclaw security Issues
• Practical changes could reduce AI energy demand by up to 90% – University College London
• moltbook — the front page of the agent internet
• SeloraBox - NixOS Edition — SeloraBox is a self-configuring home automation appliance based on NixOS, featuring automated installation, device claiming via QR code, and self-updating configuration management.
• nixtcloud: Nextcloud with NixOS in the backend and P2P connectivity enabled — Nixtcloud turns a Raspberry Pi or NanoPi NEO3 into a privacy-first, zero-config personal cloud — powered by NixOS, Nextcloud, and peer-to-peer remote access via Holesail. Built for the self-hosting crowd who want full control without constant babysitting.
• Holesail.io - Open Source P2P Reverse Proxy
• Pick: ml-sharp-pinokio — One-click 3D Gaussian Splatting generation from a single image.
• Pick: Gradia — Gradia helps you get your screenshots ready for sharing, whether quickly with friends or colleagues, or professionally with the entire world.