Tech Rants

By Edward Ojambo

Discuss the good, the ridiculous and the absurd to separate the hype from reality... more

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The podcast currently has 518 episodes available.

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June 23, 2026 The Self Hosted AI Gateway That Replaces Every Cloud Tool
Cloud AI tools are leaking your private data every single day. OpenClaw changes everything by running a fully self hosted AI gateway on your own hardware.

Connect Discord, Telegram, Slack, and thirty plus platforms to Claude, GPT, or local LLMs. Zero data leaves your machine. Zero cloud dependency. Full control over your AI infrastructure.

The technical breakdown covers rootless Podman containers, multi channel integration, and the OPENCLAW_EXTRA_MOUNTS insider configuration trick.

Blog: https://ojambo.com/i-replaced-every-cloud-ai-tool-with-this-self-hosted-gateway-and-never-looked-back
Video: https://youtube.com/live/sNsUBWnOGTQ
Books: https://www.amazon.com/stores/Edward-Ojambo/author/B0D94QM76N
Woodworking Blueprints: https://ojamboshop.com
Tutorials: https://ojambo.com/contact
Consultations: https://ojamboservices.com/contact

#SelfHosting #OpenClaw #AIGateway
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1h 37min
June 23, 2026 The Distrobox Secret That Saves Your Fedora System From ComfyUI Dependency Hell
Your Fedora desktop crashes after one bad Python install. The Bare Metal Trap is real and expensive.

Distrobox containers isolate ComfyUI while preserving full AMD GPU acceleration. The Sovereign Business explains the strategy behind this exact workflow.

The Sovereign Business: https://amzn.to/4dTZobB

Blog: https://ojambo.com/stop-wasting-vram-install-comfyui-inside-distrobox-on-fedora-without-breaking-your-system
Video: https://youtube.com/live/H7YmDaByxBA
Books: https://www.amazon.com/stores/Edward-Ojambo/author/B0D94QM76N
Woodworking Blueprints: https://ojamboshop.com
Tutorials: https://ojambo.com/contact
Consultations: https://ojamboservices.com/contact

#Podman #LocalAI #TechnicalSovereignty
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2h 9min
June 22, 2026 Luanti The Free Voxel Engine That Changes Everything
The open source voxel game engine nobody talks about. Luanti delivers professional game creation tools for free.

The Lua modding API rivals every commercial platform. C++ core performance scales from Raspberry Pi to AMD Instinct Mi60.

Blog: https://ojambo.com/luanti-open-source-voxel-engine-review-the-secret-gaming-powerhouse-you-are-ignoring
Video: https://youtube.com/live/CKOkQUJJu9A
Books: https://www.amazon.com/stores/Edward-Ojambo/author/B0D94QM76N
Woodworking Blueprints: https://ojamboshop.com
Tutorials: https://ojambo.com/contact
Consultations: https://ojamboservices.com/contact

#OpenSourceGaming #VoxelEngine #Luanti
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38min
June 21, 2026 The AI C Plus Plus Audit Protocol
Stop trusting AI with your memory safety. You are shipping ticking time bombs.

Learn the senior consultant protocol now. Stop the hallucinations today.

Blog: https://ojambo.com/the-ai-c-plus-plus-audit-protocol-the-senior-consultant-secret-to-bulletproof-code
Video: https://youtube.com/live/hj5jtpDaq5Q
Books: https://www.amazon.com/stores/Edward-Ojambo/author/B0D94QM76N
Wookworking Blueprints: https://ojamboshop.com
Tutorials: https://ojambo.com/contact
Consultations: https://ojamboservices.com/contact

#Cpp #CyberSecurity #AI
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45min
June 20, 2026 Enterprise GPU Secrets That Destroy Consumer Cards
Your consumer GPU cannot handle modern AI workloads. The AMD Instinct MI60 delivers 32 GB of HBM2 memory for a fraction of the cost.

This enterprise accelerator provides seven point four teraflops of double precision performance. Consumer cards simply cannot match this computational throughput for serious projects.

Learn the exact ROCm configuration steps needed for Linux desktop deployment. One critical cooling modification unlocks the full performance envelope safely.

Blog: https://ojambo.com/enterprise-gpus-like-amd-mi60-vs-consumer-gpus
Video: https://youtube.com/live/8GrX8Wc4PCA
Books: https://www.amazon.com/stores/Edward-Ojambo/author/B0D94QM76N
Woodworking Blueprints: https://ojamboshop.com
Tutorials: https://ojambo.com/contact
Consultations: https://ojamboservices.com/contact

#EnterpriseGPU #AIHardware #ROCm
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1h 32min
June 20, 2026 150,000 Tech Workers Laid Off. Here Is Your Survival Plan.
Over 150,000 tech workers were laid off in 2026. Your salary does not protect you. Your runway does. This video reveals the three pillars of layoff-proof status from the book The Layoff-Proof Tech Worker by Edward Ojambo. Discover how to calculate your true financial runway, control spending across housing food and equipment, and build practical self-reliance skills that no employer can take away. This is not a book about fear. It is a book about capability and the confidence that comes from knowing you can survive any outcome.

Read the full breakdown: https://ojambo.com/the-layoff-proof-tech-worker-is-the-must-read-career-survival-guide-for-2026

Get it now at https://amzn.to/44i715O

#MustRead #PageTurner #CareerSurvival #TechWorkers #FinancialResilience
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3min
June 19, 2026 vkBasalt Transforms Linux Vulkan Games With Post Processing Effects
Your Linux games look flat and uninspired right now. vkBasalt changes everything with native Vulkan post processing.

The open source layer injects sharpening anti aliasing and color grading directly into the rendering pipeline. ReShade FX shaders work without any Windows compatibility overhead.

The installation requires one single command on Fedora. Per game configuration files give you complete control over every effect.

Blog: https://ojambo.com/vkbasalt-transforms-linux-vulkan-games-with-post-processing-effects
Video: https://youtube.com/live/obECZrz52Bk
Books: https://www.amazon.com/stores/Edward-Ojambo/author/B0D94QM76N
Woodworking Blueprints: https://ojamboshop.com
Tutorials: https://ojambo.com/contact
Consultations: https://ojamboservices.com/contact

#LinuxGaming #Vulkan #vkBasalt
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56min
June 19, 2026 LTX 2.3 Local AI Image Generation on AMD MI60
Cloud AI image generation costs are exploding in 2026. Your AMD MI60 runs LTX 2.3 locally with zero fees.

The complete technical build guide lives on my blog. Every command and configuration is documented for immediate deployment.

Blog: https://ojambo.com/ltx-2-3-text-to-image-generation-on-amd-mi60-using-stable-diffusion-cpp
Video: https://youtube.com/live/vh-9K_ogArE
Books: https://www.amazon.com/stores/Edward-Ojambo/author/B0D94QM76N
Woodworking Blueprints: https://ojamboshop.com
Tutorials: https://ojambo.com/contact
Consultations: https://ojamboservices.com/contact

#LocalAI #AMDGPU #TextToImage
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1h 8min
June 18, 2026 Stop Paying For Video Editors Use OpenCut Instead
Stop paying for bloated software. Your RAM deserves better.

Ditch the subscription traps. Reclaim your system power.

Full guide here. https://ojambo.com/stop-paying-for-video-editors-use-opencut-instead
Watch here. https://youtube.com/live/qWncPoA0uo8
Books. https://www.amazon.com/stores/Edward-Ojambo/author/B0D94QM76N
Blueprints. https://ojamboshop.com
Tutorials. https://ojambo.com/contact
Consultations. https://ojamboservices.com/contact

#OpenSource #VideoEditing #TechHacks
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47min
June 17, 2026 The Pi Zero W Speed Secret
Stop wasting your hardware.
Bloat kills your performance.

Deploy TightVNC and Openbox.
Reclaim your system RAM.

Get the full guide.
Scale your home lab.

Blog: https://ojambo.com/stop-killing-your-pi-zero-w-use-this-secret-lightweight-stack
Video: https://youtube.com/live/4_NNFqyO6CE
Books: https://www.amazon.com/stores/Edward-Ojambo/author/B0D94QM76N
Wookworking Blueprints: https://ojamboshop.com
Tutorials: https://ojambo.com/contact
Consultations: https://ojamboservices.com/contact

#RaspberryPi #SelfHosting #LinuxOptimization
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1h 30min

FAQs about Tech Rants:

How many episodes does Tech Rants have?

The podcast currently has 518 episodes available.