The AI is turning my old computers into a mini cluster

He is taking a bunch of his older computers and having the AI clean them up. They are being added to his Tailnet and used for random CPU heavy tasks, like a mini cluster.

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How it works

Takes a bunch of older computers
Has the AI clean them up
Adds them to his Tailnet
Uses them for CPU intensive tasks as a mini cluster

Why it’s worth knowing

His spare old machines are being cleaned up and joined into one working cluster by an agent, instead of sitting unused.

Where it’s from

Summarized from a public post on bsky.app. See the original ↗

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