Tommy

Development of self-hosted software (locally installable, without cloud subscriptions) for European manufacturing SMEs. Emphasis on practical, open-source, or transparent tools—free from "black boxes.

Italia Joined on Jun 25, 2026 tommy@lake8.dev https://lake8.dev

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Tommy

Nov 9

We let an AI red-team our hardware encryption. Here's what it found.

#security #esp32 #cryptography #ai

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Tommy

Jul 14

Our server bill is $42/year. We serve 330 humans/day. Here's the breakdown

#selfhosted #webdev #devops #sustainability

2 min read

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Jun 30

AI crawlers don't read your site like Google does. Here's how to check what they actually find.

#ai #webdev #devops #rag

1 min read

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Jun 29

I built a tool to check what AI agents actually understand about your website

#ai #webdev #seo #javascript

1 min read

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Jun 25

What actually visits a self-hosted website in 2026? Humans, AI crawlers, and 6,400 automated attacks

#showdev #selfhosted #webdev #raspberrypi

2 min read

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We let an AI red-team our hardware encryption. Here's what it found.

Want to connect with Tommy?

Our server bill is $42/year. We serve 330 humans/day. Here's the breakdown

AI crawlers don't read your site like Google does. Here's how to check what they actually find.

I built a tool to check what AI agents actually understand about your website

What actually visits a self-hosted website in 2026? Humans, AI crawlers, and 6,400 automated attacks