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ResourceWhy LLMs get dumb (Context Windows Explained)
Chuck explains why LLMs seem to 'get dumb' in long conversations: context windows. An LLM's context window is its short-term memory, …
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Resourceeveryone is putting AI in schools......
Chuck discusses Anthropic's announcement of Claude for Education and its learning mode, whose centerpiece is Socratic questioning: …
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ResourceI’m changing how I use AI (Open WebUI + LiteLLM)
The creator shows how he replaced multiple separate AI subscriptions with one self-hosted interface: Open WebUI fronting both local …
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ResourceYou're going to get Hacked in 2025
The creator warns that getting hacked in 2025 is nearly unavoidable and lays out emerging threats plus basic hygiene he says people …
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ResourceChatGPT Operator is expensive....use this instead (FREE + Open Source)
The creator compares OpenAI Operator, which he notes is a research preview for Pro users paying 200 dollars a month, with Browser …
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ResourceI built an AI supercomputer with 5 Mac Studios
NetworkChuck clusters five Mac Studios (M2 Ultra, 64 GB unified memory each, bought for his studio's video-editing switch to Mac) …
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ResourceDeep Research.....but Open Source
Chuck compares OpenAI's Deep Research with an open-source implementation he found via a tweet, motivated by price: Deep Research …
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ResourceYour Remote Desktop SUCKS!! Try this instead (FREE + Open Source)
NetworkChuck surveys the messy state of remote desktop — Windows RDP only accepts connections on Pro editions, Windows can't …
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Resourcethe ONLY way to run Deepseek...
Chuck argues the only way he recommends using DeepSeek R1 is locally, not through its app or website, because anything typed into …
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Resourcethe hacker’s roadmap (how to get started in IT in 2025)
Chuck lays out his 2025 roadmap for getting into IT fast, without college, aimed first at a help-desk job and then at ethical …
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ResourceAccess ANY Network (remotely)
The creator sets up remote access to any network by dropping a small device into it, motivated by being the unofficial IT support …
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Resourcecreate your own Solana Token...in the terminal (2025 edition)
NetworkChuck walks through creating his own Solana token entirely in the terminal, framed as a fun family project — replacing cash …
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Resourcewho is this even for?? (Raspberry Pi 500)
An unboxing and hands-on test of the Raspberry Pi 500, a Raspberry Pi built into a keyboard, plus the new Raspberry Pi Monitor, sent …
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ResourceI built a phone system because no one answers me
Frustrated that his wife and kids never answer cell phones or watches because devices are missing or silenced, the creator builds a …
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ResourceI started a blog.....in 2024 (why you should too)
Inspired by Tiago Forte's Building a Second Brain, which he has used for over a year to capture, organize and distill information, …
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ResourceCloning my Voice Into an AI Assistant
Chuck sets out to give Terry, his completely local AI voice assistant from a previous video, a cloned voice using free, local, …
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Resourcemy local, AI Voice Assistant (I replaced Alexa!!)
The creator replaces a cloud voice assistant with a fully local system built on Home Assistant and the open-source Rhasspy/Wyoming …
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Resourceyour home automation SUCKS!!
NetworkChuck replaces cloud-based Alexa control with Home Assistant running locally on a Raspberry Pi, motivated by a household …
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Resourceso...I put a Time Server in my HomeLab
Chuck installs a self-hosted time server in his studio using Timebeat's Open Timecard Mini, a PCIe card combining a Raspberry Pi CM4 …
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Resource18 Weird and Wonderful ways I use Docker
In this Docker-sponsored tour, the creator shows a long list of ways he uses Docker, mostly on Windows with WSL2 and images from …
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Resourcehe hacked my websites
Chuck pen-tests the 24 websites he built in 24 hours, first himself and then handing off to ethical hacker Tyler Ramsey, stressing …
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ResourceHide your files like a hacker (5 Ways)
A countdown of five ways to hide files, from trivial tricks to hacker-level methods, followed by how to detect each one. First, set …
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ResourceI built 24 Websites in 24 Hours
NetworkChuck builds 24 websites in 24 hours in a Hostinger-sponsored challenge, hiding a secret code on each of the first 23 sites …
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Resourcenever leave the terminal
NetworkChuck tries Links, a text-only web browser that runs entirely inside the terminal, installing and exploring it live for the …
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