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daveknowstech
@bsky.daveknowstech.com
35+ year IT Veteran
UK Based

Hardware: #chromebook
Phone: #pixel9proxl
Interests

#selfhosting
#linux
#homeautomation
#mobilephotography
What an evening, it started with a Go app, and ended as a rust app.. all because pf spud terminal sessions..

However i have 60% of my app working..

Read more: https://blog.davidfield.co.uk/#article-rustssh.md

#vibecode #ai #ssh #tech #ssh #daveknowstech
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August 6, 2025 at 9:33 PM
Stop guessing why your server is on fire. I built an open-source, AI-powered log viewer that finds the "why" for you & pings you on Discord. Unifies /var/log and journalctl from any host.

Read more here:

https://blog.davidfield.co.uk/#article-ailog.md

#sysadmin #linux #vibecoding #ai #syslog
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August 4, 2025 at 1:28 PM
I built a simple alternative to the Ollama/WebUI stack! It's a stunning glass UI for LM Studio that runs from a single Python script. Get themes, chat history, and an easy setup.

Check out the full guide
https://blog.davidfield.co.uk/#article-lmstudioweb.md

#ai #tech #vibecode #llstudio
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August 3, 2025 at 12:35 PM
Tired of cumbersome Ollama + WebUI setups? I built a simpler path: a gorgeous, self-hosted glass UI for LM Studio. ✨

It runs from a single Python script and has themes & persistent chat history. Ditch the complexity!

Full guide
https://blog.davidfield.co.uk/#article-lmstudioweb.md

#tech #ai #llm
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August 3, 2025 at 12:34 PM
I've been working on a Proactive Observability solution with AI backing which will not only highlight issues it also provides starting points for investigation, troubleshooting, tests…

https://blog.davidfield.co.uk/#article-aiproactivemonitoring.md

#videcoding #ai #tech #observability
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August 2, 2025 at 9:58 PM
I've made an AI fuelled Knowledgebase. I’ve written a post about it here: https://blog.davidfield.co.uk/#article-aiknowledgebase.md which has a link to the code and some videos of the look and feel.

Its a work in progress, this is version 1.0.0

#vibecode #tech #ai #tech #github
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August 2, 2025 at 9:08 PM
Turns out you can do a lot as a non dev

The demo is turning a Zabbix Alert into a full overview and diagnosis of a problem with AI troubleshooting (which I tested across 30 different prompts).

If you work in IT, are involved in monitoring you might be interested

#tech

youtu.be/7jRv8x87i_w?...
Proactive Observability demo
YouTube video by David Field
youtu.be
July 18, 2025 at 4:11 PM
Im loving using AI (Gemini) i can through the use of prompts and direction create a Web app is huge.

I did this last night, and in a couple of hours created this.

It parses local and remote log files, AI analyses them and sends that to my discord

#vibecoding #ai #tech

youtu.be/O_OVjnDTmkI?...
Homelab Remote Log viewer and AI Analyser
YouTube video by David Field because DaveKnowsTech
youtu.be
June 21, 2025 at 10:55 PM
I booted Speedball on an old Amiga 500 last night, which lead you this on Veo2

#amigo #speedball #gemini #ai
June 15, 2025 at 10:52 AM
There is a special place in hell for people who...

1. People who just type "hello" in IM chats
2. People who's meetings run over from yhe scheduled time
May 30, 2025 at 4:35 PM
The 90s/00s transition period in time...

Magnificent
May 15, 2025 at 9:02 AM
Very useful site at this time of year in the UK

www.lightningmaps.org
Real Time Lightning Map
See lightning strikes in real time across the planet. Free access to maps of former thunderstorms. By Blitzortung.org and contributors.
www.lightningmaps.org
May 15, 2025 at 9:00 AM
There are people who just cannot sit still..

They identify themselves on trains and planes

Content with banging chairs and barging shoulders

They have all the balance of a 2 Yr old on a trampoline
May 15, 2025 at 8:57 AM
There are people who just cannot sit still..

They identify themselves on trains and planes

Content with banging chairs and barging shoulders

They have all the balance of a 2 Yr old on a trampoline
May 15, 2025 at 8:57 AM
Im back...
May 15, 2025 at 8:55 AM
I've had to drop #tailscale it's battery usage on #android has been awful for years and it seems to be getting worse.

I have migrated to #netbird and it's doing what I need it to including #exitnode now on free tier

#daveknowstech
March 16, 2025 at 8:46 PM
The NHS, I get a message, unreliable, no ability to change

A clinical physician will call you on the 17th

OK, bit I work for a living, on calls, so I will become a stat
March 16, 2025 at 9:16 AM
We have a roundabout to get into our local area and today I witnessed just how pointless and unused the indicators are on BMWs

#daveknowstech
March 9, 2025 at 10:29 PM
I knew #samsung would "copy" Apple in many ways, I didn't realise how blatantly until I opened Samsung Health

#daveknowstech
March 9, 2025 at 10:26 PM
I keep forgetting my #samsung phone has a stylus

#daveknowstech
March 8, 2025 at 12:08 PM
Last year I went all in #apple which lasted 6 months and it drove me insane. What I did love was the integration..

#Samsung is this for Android, I have the Galaxy S10 ultra the S25 ultra phone, frame TV and a watch ultra on the way..

I might even sell my #lggram for the new #book5 laptop
March 7, 2025 at 9:03 PM
I'm going from #pixel9proxl to #samsungs25ultra wish me luck
March 1, 2025 at 1:53 PM
Why #devops doesn't work

Ops: we checked the hardware, networking, operating system, logs, metrics, we have run 15 realtime script tests and see no issue to cause a problem.

Dev: The code worked on my pc a week ago, it must be a hardware issue

#daveknowstech
February 22, 2025 at 1:47 PM
I've been using #tailscale for a few years and thought I'd give #twingate a go.

For Endpoint VPN back into a #homelab it's good, I like the #zerotrust model

The lack of #exitnode support on the free tier is however a deal-breaker as I use that a lot on public WiFi

#daveknowstech #vpn
February 22, 2025 at 12:21 PM