The Ballad of the Broken Pi
The Ballad of the Broken Pi Gather ‘round, friends, and bear witness to the tragic saga of the Raspberry Pi, which can crash harder than a toddler on a sugar high. This song chronicles: its epic...
Exposing a UDP Service Without Static IP or Client Software
running into a limitation with Cloudflare Tunnels—they only support TCP, and I need UDP to host my service. I’d like to expose an IP/port combo without: A static public IP (I’m behind NAT/CGNAT)...
Community Merch
Here’s your polished community forum post for sharing: Community Merch is Here! We’ve finally got something folks have been asking about for a while: IrregularChat shirts and lapel pins — designed...
Practical tips for service to civilian career
Leaving Service: One Irregular’s Transition Lessons (May 2025) Bill Christian, a member of our IrregularChat community just retired this past April 2025 after a long career as a Master Sergeant. He...
Guide to GitHub and cursor setup for hackathons
New Here? How To Set Up GitHub, Cursor, and Your Dev Environment for IrregularChat Hackathons Welcome! If you’re new and want to join future hackathons, here’s your guide for getting set up. This...
Let's Try Matrix!
Let’s Try Matrix! Start Chatting! If you are ready to jump in here’s the quick steps: 1. Download and install “Classic” Element - NOT the “element x” app (doesn’t support our login yet) Mobile...
Mini Virtual Hackathon Project: PerfectDate Generator
This Week’s Mini Virtual Hackathon Project: PerfectDate Generator We built something fun this week — PerfectDate Generator is a simple website that gives you custom date ideas based on your time,...
How do legal frameworks shape class actions in Latin America?
Class Action Lawsuits in Latin America: An Objective Overview This post provides an objective overview of the legal frameworks for class action lawsuits across select Latin American...
DeleteMe — Hidden Tiers, Asterisks, and False Promises?
Let’s Talk About DeleteMe — Hidden Tiers, Asterisks, and False Promises? Staying on top of data brokers and opt-out services is kind of my thing — I’ve been following Techlore for a long time, and...
Secure Comms & Signal Reality: Building for the Way It Works
Secure Comms & Signal Reality: Building for the Way It Works The recent story from The Atlantic is a wild one. A journalist was accidentally added to a Signal group chat where senior U.S....
Mini Virtual Hackathon Recap - "Pettty Officer"
Mini Virtual Hackathon Recap – Lessons, Innovations, and What’s Next! The latest mini virtual hackathon wrapped up, and the results speak for themselves—an explosion of creativity, collaboration,...
Exploring applications for local LLM interaction
I’m curious about what GUIs or applications y’all are using to interact with your local LLMs—whether on mobile, desktop, or web. I’m currently running LM Studio and experimenting with a few models....