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Running OpenClaw on a Synology DiskStation is a convenient way to host the system permanently in your home lab without dedicating a separate server. Synology’s Docker support makes deployment straightforward, but there are a few details that are important to get right, especially regarding networking and persistent storage. This guide explains how to run OpenClaw […]
In one of my previous blog posts I showed how to install and run PiHole DNS server locally as a Docker container in your Synology NAS server. This worked great as the PiHole dashboard shows the list of identified annoying advert requests that were blocked shows. So far I did configure my PiHole DNS server […]
Astroshop is a great way of testing and running a demo scenario that offers with a large spectrum of technologies, services and a realistic problem scenario of running a real shop in serverless or Kubernetes infrastructure. Besides, Astroshop being a great way to demo and test observability platforms such as Dynatrace and to run problem […]
What if your 3D printer could do more than print toys, vases, or endless test cubes? What if it became your personal tool for repairing, improving, and customizing the world around you—saving money, reducing waste, and solving everyday problems in creative, elegant ways? Within this post I will show how to print your own, personalized […]
Agentic AI hype is in full motion and the number of published MCP (Model Context Protocol) servers is exploding. Some years back, we joked about having a mobile app available for any purpose you can think of – today its the same with having MCP servers available for any use-case. Given the popularity that MCP […]
Hugging Face has become the default repository for modern AI models. What started as a hub for NLP research has grown into a platform that now hosts over two million models, spanning every domain of machine learning — from large language models and diffusion systems to niche fine-tunes for biomedical text, speech synthesis, or financial […]
Imagine having an assistant who never sleeps, never forgets, and always keeps an open line of communication with you. No fancy apps, no constant prompting—just a simple inbox. That’s the beauty of an email-based AI agent. By giving my AI its own email address and letting it regularly check for messages, I suddenly had a […]
Amazon S3 Vectors is a new feature of Amazon S3 that provides native support for storing and querying vectors at scale. This innovative addition transforms S3 into an AI-ready storage solution, offering a cost-optimized approach for building AI applications, AI agents, and semantic search capabilities. By significantly reducing the costs associated with vector storage and […]
It’s funny how sometimes the smallest corner of the internet can give you a glimpse into much larger changes at work. My blog is tiny — so tiny, in fact, that I sometimes wonder if it even deserves to be called a “blog.” It’s more like a digital notebook, a space where I publish stray […]
The Flood of Artificial Content Social media was once hailed as the great democratizer of information. It promised a world where anyone could share their voice, connect with like-minded communities, and discover authentic human perspectives. But in 2025, the landscape looks very different. Social platforms are drowning in a flood of Generative AI (GenAI) content—articles, […]