Displaying 8 items of LINUX Unplugged with the tag "local llm".
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681: Ain’t Nothing But a Syncthing
August 23rd, 2026 | 1 hr 28 mins
ad blocking, adblockplus, ai agents, ai security, aleks, andrew morton, api, awtrix, bpf, btrfs, cache-aware scheduling, cifs, cpu scheduler, dropbox, failfs, file sync, filesystems, firefox, frigate, garuda, gpu scheduler, grapheneos, hermes-syncthing, home assistant, home automation, hyprland, igalia, jupiter broadcasting, kicinski, kiji-proxy, linus torvalds, linux 7.2, linux 7.3, linux kernel, linux podcast, linux unplugged, local llm, localcomet, maestral, mcp-nixos, memory management, namjae jeon, nixos, ntfs, ntfs vulnerability, omarchy, open source, paragon software, paulo alcantara, peer-to-peer sync, peter zijlstra, quickshell, rclone, rockbox, sandboxing, security, self-hosting, smb3, ssh-clipboard, steve french, storage encryption, swap, syncthing, tauri, tvrtko ursulin, usb4stream, 🐒🥧
Syncthing saves the day in an unexpected way, and we dig into what’s new in Linux 7.2.
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680: Go Hack Yourself
August 16th, 2026 | 1 hr 16 mins
ai, ai agents, ai policy, ai security, ai-assisted security, apple device management, audiobooks, bbs, bcachefs, black hat, black hat usa 2026, cbbs_pi, cfp, chicken coop, chickens, cluckwork, community event, covered bridge cookies, deepseek, exploit development, flock management, hexstrike, home assistant, hugging face, idescriptor, idevice management tool, jupiter broadcasting, kali, kimi k3, kiwifs, libro.fm, linux podcast, linux unplugged, llama.cpp, llm, local llm, mcp, minimax m3, mother hen, nmap, nuclei, open source, open source conference, open source security, openai, openai talk, openai–hugging face incident, openclaw, opencode, openssh, openssh vulnerability, pen test, podman, red team, red teaming, rust llm policy, scale, security, security mcp, security release, self-hosting, slack dumper, slackdump, ssh-agent forwarding, texas linux fest, the original chicken coop home assistant man, token maxing, topgrade, trek, trip planner, vulnerability disclosure, zero-day, zipcode boost, 🐔, 🤖
We turn HexStrike’s red team agents loose on our systems, as OpenSSH warns that AI-assisted bug hunting is already changing the security race.
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679: The Last Shutdown
August 9th, 2026 | 57 mins 31 secs
ai agent, ai assistant, air drop alternative, android llm, backup, backwards show, bitcoin, bitcoin node, btrfs, buzz, ceremonial decomissioning, coldcard, container hoarder, crowdstrike, dell t5400, disko, docker, dracut-crypt-ssh, dracut-sshd, drm-free, gaming correspondent jeff, gog, hardware lifecycle, herdr, hermes, intel xeon e5430, jupiter broadcasting, kernel cleanup, kernel development, kernel dreams, kernel feature, ksmbd, ksshd, lan-orangutan, legacy code removal, legacy hardware, linux archaeology, linux podcast, linux server shutdown, linux unplugged, llama.cpp, llm interface, local file transfer, local llm, localsend, netlink, network scanner, nixos, nmap, nostr, open source, open source ai, openrouter, openssh, openwrt, oscilloscope mcp, oxproxion, poweroff, reverse episode, self-hosted, server decommissioning, smb, ssh in kernel, steam, tc²-bbs, ubuntu, umbrel, userspace vs kernel space, vfs, wolfcrypt, wolfssh, wolfssl
An old Linux box powers down for the last time as we unwind its history, and the entire show, back to the beginning.
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678: Entropy Ain't Easy
August 2nd, 2026 | 1 hr 8 mins
ai agents, ai code ownership, ai copyright, ai ethics, ai-assisted security review, amd, amd ryzen 5950x, bitcoin, btrfs, cache-aware scheduling, cfait, chacha20, coinkite, coldcard, coldcard mk3, coldcard mk4, coldcard mk5, coldcard q, debian, dkms, dust, entropy, entropy pool, epyc, firmware bug, galaxy research, gaming correspondent jeff, getrandom, gpu scheduler, greg kroah-hartman, hardware entropy, hardware wallet, i486, jupiter broadcasting, kernel cleanup, kernel eol, kvm, legacy code removal, linus torvalds, linux kernel, linux podcast, linux unplugged, llama.cpp, llm security, local llm, lts, mongodb, nextcloud, open source, openssl, podman, preempt_rt, producer jeff, randomness, real-time scheduling, rust, security, sega dreamcast, self-hosted, steam, strncpy removal, trek, ubuntu, valgrind, xeon, zfs
Seven Linux kernels landed in one day. We sort out which belong in your homelab, and trace Linux’s long, occasionally disastrous quest for truly random numbers.
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677: We Got a Buzz
July 26th, 2026 | 1 hr 1 min
accounting, acp, agent collaboration, ai, ai agents, audio control, bbs, block, buzz, canada, claude, code hosting, codex, ev charging, ev road trip, git hosting, gnucash, gpu pooling, hermes, hledger, identity management, ipod, jack dorsey, jupiter broadcasting, kmymoney, linux podcast, linux unplugged, local llm, mcp, meshtastic, music walks, nixos, nostr, nostr relay, note-taking, nous research, obsidian, open source, openstreetmap, personal accounting, pipewire, pipewire controller, real-time collaboration, rust, self-hosted, shared compute, tesla, vs codium
Block’s Buzz is an open, self-hostable workspace for humans, AI agents, chat, and code; and it may be the most Linux-friendly vision for what comes next.
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672: The Kernel Is Not a Museum
June 21st, 2026 | 1 hr 24 mins
accessibility, ai agents, alby hub, appletalk, arch linux, audible-cli, audiobook, audiobook management, audiobookshelf, btrfs, cabinet, canonical, claude code, dictation, eric laffoon, ext4, filesystem, filip fila, firefox, fluxcast, gnome, hdr video, hermes, hermes-agent, home assistant, home automation, homelab, import-to-audiobookshelf, jupiter broadcasting, kde, kde plasma, kernel merge window, landlock, lennart poettering, libation, linus torvalds, linux, linux kernel, linux podcast, linux unplugged, llvm, local llm, mate, miracast, mozilla, myna, nate graham, nextcloud, nixos, ntfs, open source, openai api, openaudible, pj, podcast, producer jeff, quipclipper, rust, screen reader, self-hosted, speech-to-text, steam deck, steve ovens, stt, systemd, ubuntu, v4v, valve, virtual desktops, wayland, web boost, xfs
Your favorite open source projects have been busy. We round up the new releases worth knowing about, plus the big kernel changes headed your way soon.
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665: Patch Me If You Can
May 3rd, 2026 | 1 hr 20 mins
ai developer, ai in ubuntu, amd rocm, background removal, backup system, bcachefs, bcachefs nas, bsd challenge, bsd jails, canonical, canonical vp engineering, container escape, copy fail, cuda, cve-2026-31431, declarative configuration, defuse, freebsd, freebsd setup, frontier ai for ubuntu, ghostbsd, gnu coreutils, jon seager, jupiter broadcasting, kernel security, linux exploit, linux kernel vulnerability, linux podcast, linux unplugged, local llm, nas os, nasty, nixos, nixos nas, odroid, open source, page cache attack, patch sunday, python, rescue nix config, resolute raccoon, rust, rust coreutils, security, snaps, tpm-backed full disk encryption, ubuntu, ubuntu 26.04 lts, ubuntu engineering, ubuntu lts, uutils coreutils, ventoy, wayland, zfs, 🦝
We dig into the Copy Fail vulnerability and test a proof-of-concept against our own box. Plus, Jon Seager, VP of Engineering at Canonical joins us, and we kick off the BSD Challenge!
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664: Back to Root
April 24th, 2026 | 58 mins 11 secs
ai, ai-assisted kernel fuzzing, amd ryzen ai max+, back to root, bear454, bellingham washington, bitwarden, bitwarden cli, bsd, bsd challenge, checkmarx, ci/cd compromise, cli uptime monitor, colorado’s age attestation bill, community event, credential theft, crowd interviews, dot matrix printer, emma marshall, framework, framework desktop, github, github actions, gkh_clanker_t1000, greg kroah-hartman, james mason, jupiter broadcasting, kernel bugs, kernel fuzzing, linux kernel, linux kernel ai, linux podcast, linux unplugged, linuxfest northwest, live show, local ai, local llm, mainline kernel patches, open source, open source conference, pake, phoronix, producer jeff, pxe boot, rust tauri, supply chain attack, system76, techdev, updo, ventoy, 🌭, 🤖
After 26 years, we return to our roots and reflect on why LinuxFest Northwest is still a special event.