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On this week's show: Apple wants smarter Home cameras, but only if you spring for the 2TB iCloud plan, IKEA quietly makes Matter less annoying, and Matter cameras from Tapo, Aqara, EZVIZ, and friends are finally becoming a real category. We also get into Josh.ai adding DMX and DALI for the fancy-lighting crowd, Sonos trimming some of the people you'd think it should keep, a coax-powered floodlight for those Wi-Fi dead zones, Ecowitt's Kickstarter water tester, new Home Assistant-friendly gear from IoTorero and Third Reality, a pick of the week, project updates, and so much more!The story behind Erling Haaland and his taxidermy raccoon: ‘Lock the doors, let's make this special'HomeTech HeadlinesTHIRDREALITY Smart Wall Outlet, Dual Independent Control for 2 Sockets, Individual Power Monitoring, Zigbee Repeater, Compatible with Home Assistant & SmartThings, ETL CertifiedWQT01: Smart Water Quality TesterChannel Master's Pro Floodlight uses coax to bring smart lighting to your garden's dead zonesApple Intelligence in Apple Home will require the $10-a-month iCloud Plus plan.Sonos Sacks Top Designers Behind its Premium Speakers | iPhone in CanadaJosh.ai Now Offers Native DMX & DALI Support - Residential SystemsIKEA updates DIRIGERA hub with Matter 1.4.2 support and improved network stabilityTapo, Aqara, Ulticam, and EZVIZ: All the Matter-certified camerasIoTorero joins Works with Home AssistantHermes Agent — The Agent That Grows With YouIrriSense 2 | 4-in-1 Smart Sprinkler & Irrigation System | AiperElegoo Saturn 4 Ultra 16K – Best 3D Printer for Beginners & ProsPrismML — Announcing Bonsai 27B: The First 27B-Class Model to Run on a Phone

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Si estás usando la app de Home Assistant en un dispositivo de Apple muy antiguo, tendrás que ir despidiéndote de ella. Además, si quieres usar las características de IA de HomeKit Secure Video, tendrás que pagar, al menos, 10€ al mes a Apple.

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Foundations of Amateur Radio The other day a friend of mine mentioned in passing that they'd hooked their Home Assistant dashboard to an RTL-SDR dongle to listen to the various ISM bands. If that sounds like gibberish, let me elaborate. "Home Assistant" is a tool that, among other things, allows you to control devices throughout your house, think lights, vacuum cleaner, air conditioning, and power sockets. It turns out that there are various plug-ins that allow you to connect it to a tool called "rtl_433", more on that in a moment. ISM, or Industrial Scientific and Medical, is a global collection of 13 radio bands, regulated by the ITU, the International Telecommunications Union, where devices are permitted to transmit all different types of signals, think microwave ovens, NFC, or Near Field Communications, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, but also weather stations, security devices, battery monitors, tyre pressure monitors, remote keyless entry, garage door openers and plenty more. The most "well known" ISM band is 433 MHz, but the most used ones are those we think of as Wi-Fi bands, 2.4 and 5.8 GHz. It sometimes comes as a surprise that Bluetooth and Wi-Fi share the same frequencies with each other and many different bits of technology. While I'm here, I'll also point out that there are ISM allocations within the HF bands and up to 245 GHz, so plenty of spectrum to explore. A different friend heard about my challenges with two remote controls, came by for a coffee and dropped off a frequency counter and left me to determine what type of remotes I had in my hands, since labelling was absent. After charging this sparkly new gadget I spent a while trying to make it do the needful, but ultimately, despite trying in multiple locations without local interference was unsuccessful, this likely caused by the nincompoop behind the controls, but I digress. It occurred to me that an RTL-SDR dongle is perfectly suited to the job, as long as I can scan through the various frequencies and discover just which ones were associated with my cantankerous remotes. As is my want, I got distracted by installing "rtl_433". I have to tell you, just plugging in an antenna into an RTL-SDR dongle, I'm currently using my 2m and 70cm dual band antenna, running the tool and looking at the log, in the last half hour alone, I've seen 372 reports, across 16 devices, including several cars and a truck, weather stations, security devices and plenty more; half an hour later we're up to 22 devices and 771 reports, and 24 hours in we're up to 128 devices, nearing 17,000 reports. I'll note that this is using an RTL-SDR dongle, no fancy radio, no filtering, no interference rejection, all straight from the device. As you might expect, the reports keep trickling in, every 15 seconds or so there's a new decode and at this point I'm pretty sure I don't need to invest in a weather station in the near future, and if I figure out which Hyundai is driving around with low tyre pressure, I'll let them know. Also, because I'm not just lollygagging, my remotes don't appear to emit anything that rtl_433 can decode, but I did notice that the reports stopped coming in while the remote was active, so I suppose that's progress. In-case you're wondering, within "Fifty Things you can do with a Software Defined Radio", this is number "11: Read your neighbors'[sic] sensors". At this point I hear the calls from the peanut gallery: "But .. but .. but, this isn't amateur radio" .. to which I say, "Really?" In other words, amateur radio is what you make it and right now I'm interested in figuring out why my remotes are acting up and what better way than to play with radio, at whatever frequency takes my fancy. I wonder if there's any HF gadgets I can monitor. I'm Onno VK6FLAB

Si parla di batteria e funzioni bloccate di iOS, lettori RSS e piccole chicche da Mac, LackRack e video della settimana, workflow tra YouTube e Todoist, Octopus Energy in Home Assistant, irrigazione smart, screenshot lunghi e limiti dello sviluppo su iOS.

Most smart homes hand your house to Big Tech. Home Assistant is proof they don't have to.Matt and Sean sit down with Paulus Schoutsen, the software engineer who started Home Assistant, the largest open-source smart home platform in the world, now running in over 2 million homes. It runs locally, it keeps your data inside your house, and it doesn't stop working the day a company decides to shut off its servers. We get into why Paulus gave the whole project away to a nonprofit instead of selling it, how the energy dashboard turns your solar and battery into something genuinely useful, and whether a normal person can actually run this or if it's still a power-user thing. So is the open, local smart home finally good enough to replace Alexa and Google? Or is handing your house to Big Tech still the path of least resistance?Chapters:00:00: Intro01:20: Paulus Schoutsen52:08: Feedback - Updates56:20: Feedback - What Happens with the Chlorine?59:24: Feedback - Climate Change01:01:00: Feedback - PoutineWatch on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JPEtYL9F0VkMentioned in this episode:Home Assistant (free, open source): https://www.home-assistant.io/Nabu Casa / Home Assistant Cloud (~$80/yr, funds the mission): https://www.nabucasa.com/Open Home Foundation: https://www.openhomefoundation.org/Support the show directly: https://stilltbd.fm/join/Audio version of the podcast: https://stilltbd.fmYouTube version of the podcast: https://www.youtube.com/@stilltbdYouTube membership: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC4-aWB84Bupf5hxGqrwYqLA/joinGet in touch: https://stilltbd.fm/contact/Follow us on:Mastodon - https://mastodon.social/@mattferrellBluesky - https://bsky.app/profile/mattferrell.bsky.socialUndecided with Matt Ferrell: https://www.youtube.com/@undecidedtechnology Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Was passiert eigentlich mit deinem digitalen Leben, wenn du von heute auf morgen nicht mehr verfügbar bist? Mit Social Media allein ist es längst nicht getan. Vielleicht hängen an dir Google- und Apple-Accounts, ein Passwortmanager, Zwei-Faktor-Authentifizierung, ein Homelab bei Hetzner, Self-Hosting mit Paperless oder Immich, Backups, Domains und sogar die Heimautomatisierung. Spätestens wenn wichtige Dokumente, Fotos oder das Internet zuhause nur noch über deine private Infrastruktur laufen, wird aus einer theoretischen Frage ein sehr praktisches Problem.In dieser Episode sprechen wir über digitales Erbe, digitalen Nachlass und reales Offboarding. Wir schauen auf rechtliche Grundlagen in Deutschland und Österreich, auf vererbbare Accounts, laufende Online-Abos, Facebook, Google, Apple und die Tücken von Passwortmanager, Recovery-Kontakten und Legacy-Zugängen. Außerdem diskutieren wir, warum Kontext wichtiger ist als nur Zugangsdaten, wie Dokumentation für Nicht-Techniker:innen aussehen kann und weshalb gutes Architekturdenken im Homelab oft mehr bringt als die x-te clevere Bastellösung.Wenn du Open Source, Self-Hosting, Tech Community und pragmatische Engineering-Fragen magst, ist diese Folge genau dein Ding. Denn am Ende geht es nicht nur um Server, VMs und Wallets, sondern um die Frage, wie du deine digitale Welt so organisierst, dass deine Familie im Ernstfall nicht im Debugging deines Lebens landet.Bonus. Vielleicht ist das wichtigste Feature deines Homelabs am Ende doch ein ganz normaler Lichtschalter.Unsere aktuellen Werbepartner findest du auf https://engineeringkiosk.dev/partnersDas schnelle Feedback zur Episode:

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Der heimische Smart-Home-Zoo hat seine Tücken: Jedes Gerät bringt eigene Apps und Automatiken, die wiederum nicht mit Geräten anderer Anbieter sprechen. Mit Smart-Home-Hubs von Apple, Amazon und Google oder freien Lösungen wie Home Assistant lassen sich die smarten Insellösungen halbwegs unter einen Hut bringen. Doch viele Gadgets funken obendrein proprietär, sodass sich neben dem WLAN-Router einige Funkzentralen ansammeln. Dieses Chaos sollen die Standards Thread und Matter beseitigen. In dieser Ausgabe von c't uplink sprechen wir darüber, wie man Thread-Funk im eigenen Smart Home aufsetzt und stellen fest, dass viele Nutzer bereits Thread-Netzwerke haben, ohne es zu wissen. Zudem beleuchten wir, wie sich das herstellerübergreifende Kommunikationsprotokoll Matter im Alltag bewährt. Dabei zeigen wir, was bereits gut funktioniert, wo Probleme lauern und wie man sie löst. Mit IKEA ist obendrein ein großer Anbieter für den Massenmarkt auf den Thread/Matter-Zug aufgesprungen. Wir beschreiben, was die IKEA-Produkte leisten und welche Vor- und Nachteile sie mitbringen. Zudem besprechen wir, wie man Thread- und Matter-Geräte direkt in Home Assistant einbindet und sich damit die nicht ganz so günstige Thread-Funk-Zentrale des Möbelhauses möglicherweise sparen kann.

Der heimische Smart-Home-Zoo hat seine Tücken: Jedes Gerät bringt eigene Apps und Automatiken, die wiederum nicht mit Geräten anderer Anbieter sprechen. Mit Smart-Home-Hubs von Apple, Amazon und Google oder freien Lösungen wie Home Assistant lassen sich die smarten Insellösungen halbwegs unter einen Hut bringen. Doch viele Gadgets funken obendrein proprietär, sodass sich neben dem WLAN-Router einige Funkzentralen ansammeln. Dieses Chaos sollen die Standards Thread und Matter beseitigen. In dieser Ausgabe von c't uplink sprechen wir darüber, wie man Thread-Funk im eigenen Smart Home aufsetzt und stellen fest, dass viele Nutzer bereits Thread-Netzwerke haben, ohne es zu wissen. Zudem beleuchten wir, wie sich das herstellerübergreifende Kommunikationsprotokoll Matter im Alltag bewährt. Dabei zeigen wir, was bereits gut funktioniert, wo Probleme lauern und wie man sie löst. Mit IKEA ist obendrein ein großer Anbieter für den Massenmarkt auf den Thread/Matter-Zug aufgesprungen. Wir beschreiben, was die IKEA-Produkte leisten und welche Vor- und Nachteile sie mitbringen. Zudem besprechen wir, wie man Thread- und Matter-Geräte direkt in Home Assistant einbindet und sich damit die nicht ganz so günstige Thread-Funk-Zentrale des Möbelhauses möglicherweise sparen kann. Zu Gast: Sven Hansen, Berti Kolbow-Lehradt Host: Stefan Porteck Produktion: Tobias Reimer Mehr zu Thread und Matter sowie einen Test der IKEA-Smart-Home-Produkte lesen Sie ab dem 9. Juli 2026 bei heise+ (€): https://heise.de/-b5063385 https://heise.de/-b5063392 https://heise.de/-b5063397

Der heimische Smart-Home-Zoo hat seine Tücken: Jedes Gerät bringt eigene Apps und Automatiken, die wiederum nicht mit Geräten anderer Anbieter sprechen. Mit Smart-Home-Hubs von Apple, Amazon und Google oder freien Lösungen wie Home Assistant lassen sich die smarten Insellösungen halbwegs unter einen Hut bringen. Doch viele Gadgets funken obendrein proprietär, sodass sich neben dem WLAN-Router einige Funkzentralen ansammeln. Dieses Chaos sollen die Standards Thread und Matter beseitigen. In dieser Ausgabe von c't uplink sprechen wir darüber, wie man Thread-Funk im eigenen Smart Home aufsetzt und stellen fest, dass viele Nutzer bereits Thread-Netzwerke haben, ohne es zu wissen. Zudem beleuchten wir, wie sich das herstellerübergreifende Kommunikationsprotokoll Matter im Alltag bewährt. Dabei zeigen wir, was bereits gut funktioniert, wo Probleme lauern und wie man sie löst. Mit IKEA ist obendrein ein großer Anbieter für den Massenmarkt auf den Thread/Matter-Zug aufgesprungen. Wir beschreiben, was die IKEA-Produkte leisten und welche Vor- und Nachteile sie mitbringen. Zudem besprechen wir, wie man Thread- und Matter-Geräte direkt in Home Assistant einbindet und sich damit die nicht ganz so günstige Thread-Funk-Zentrale des Möbelhauses möglicherweise sparen kann. Zu Gast: Sven Hansen, Berti Kolbow-Lehradt Host: Stefan Porteck Produktion: Tobias Reimer Mehr zu Thread und Matter sowie einen Test der IKEA-Smart-Home-Produkte lesen Sie ab dem 9. Juli 2026 bei heise+ (€): https://heise.de/-b5063385 https://heise.de/-b5063392 https://heise.de/-b5063397

All frontier AI models are reportedly delayed. ⏳New reports show that frontier models there were supposed to be released this month like GPT-5.6 and Gemini 3.5 Pro have been delayed as a result of the ongoing Anthropic vs. U.S. Government dispute. So while we may have to wait a few more weeks for SOTA AI models, we DID get a ton of new AI features and model updates that are available now. Tune in as we dish the 7 new AI features that can change your workflow today. Claude Tag, Gemini Home, Copilot Excel Skills and 7 other AI Features Available Today you Should Be Using — An Everyday AI Chat with Jordan WilsonNewsletter: Sign up for our free daily newsletterMore on this Episode: Episode PageToday's Episode on LinkedIn: Thoughts on this? Join the convo on LinkedIn and connect with other AI leaders.Upcoming Episodes: Check out the upcoming Everyday AI Livestream lineupWebsite: YourEverydayAI.comEmail The Show: info@youreverydayai.comConnect with Jordan on LinkedInTopics Covered in This Episode:GPT 5.5 Instant Model Upgrade DetailsGoogle Finance AI Portfolio Tracker LaunchGemini-Powered Google Smart Speaker ReleaseClaude Tag Collaboration in Slack ExplainedCanva Grow 2.0 Automated Marketing PlatformGemini in Chrome Select from Screen FeatureMicrosoft Copilot Skills Automation in ExcelTimestamps:00:00 Upcoming AI Model Releases Delayed05:44 Switching between AI models07:15 AI-powered portfolio analysis tools12:51 Setting tasks with voice commands15:20 Introducing Claude team plan17:55 Discussing Anthropic's new feature21:50 Canva's New Feature at Cannes25:11 New Chrome Feature Overview28:45 Using Copilot skills in Excel31:33 Show schedule and subscribingKeywords: GPT 5.5 Instant, OpenAI, AI model update, conversational AI, large language models, Gemini 3.5 Pro, Google AI, Anthropic, Claude Tag, Slack integration, Claude Enterprise, Claude Team Plan, Claude Slack app, multiplayer AI in Slack, channel manager AI, proactive AI assistant, Google Finance app, portfolio tracking, AI research tool, finance AI, Android AI apps, iOS AI rollout, AI-powered key moments, smart speakers, Gemini for Home Assistant, Google smart speaker, natural language conversations, Siri, Alexa Plus, bidirectional voice mode, Google Calendar integration, AI home assistant, Canva Grow 2.0, performance marketing AI, ad automation, campaign optimization AI, Magic Layers integration, LinkedIn ads, TikTok ads, Meta ads, Gemini in Chrome, select from screen, computer use capabilities, Gemini 3.5 Flash, Chrome AI features, Microsoft Copilot, Excel AI, Copilot skills, reusable Copilot workflows, finance skills in Excel, business intelligence AI, custom Excel skills, markdown skills for AISend Everyday AI and Jordan a text message. (We can't reply back unless you leave contact info) Start Here ▶️Not sure where to start when it comes to AI? Start with our Start Here Series. You can listen to the first drop -- Episode 691 -- or get free access to our Inner Cricle community and all episodes: StartHereSeries.com Also, here's a link to the entire series on a Spotify playlist. 

Episodio 375.Le pregunté a Gurman, ¿Qué sabes de mi? Y respondió: Tu eres bastante Targaryen pero con millones de pelos de animé, De noche y cuando sales, se nota que la estás pagando: Debajo de la cama moho, en los closets moho, en el baño moho. Yo le dije: Contéstame en booleano.

Open Source draufschreiben und digitale Souveränität dazu sagen, fertig? Leider nicht. Gerade jetzt, wo Behörden, Unternehmen und Politik verstärkt über freie Software, Public Money, Public Code und europäische Unabhängigkeit sprechen, wird ein Problem immer sichtbarer: Open Washing. Produkte wirken offen, klingen nach Open Source und versprechen Kontrolle. Schaut man genauer hin, fehlen oft genau die Freiheiten, auf die es ankommt.In dieser Episode sprechen wir mit Johannes Näder von der Free Software Foundation Europe darüber, was freie Software wirklich bedeutet und warum die vier Freiheiten der entscheidende Maßstab sind. Wir klären, wie Open Washing funktioniert, warum Begriffe wie Source Available, Open Core oder souveräne Cloud schnell in die Irre führen können und weshalb digitale Souveränität ohne freie Software nicht funktioniert. Dazu schauen wir auf konkrete Beispiele aus der Praxis, von Bitwarden über ArangoDB bis hin zu öffentlichen IT-Projekten, und diskutieren, worauf Entwickler:innen, Verwaltungen und Beschaffungsstellen achten sollten.Wenn du wissen willst, wie du Open Washing erkennst, welche Red Flags es bei Lizenzen, Repositories und Enterprise-Modellen gibt und warum dieses Thema für Open Source, öffentliche Beschaffung und Europas Tech-Zukunft so relevant ist, bist du hier genau richtig.Bonus: Nach dieser Episode wirst du vermutlich nie wieder ganz entspannt auf eine Pricing-Page schauen.Unsere aktuellen Werbepartner findest du auf https://engineeringkiosk.dev/partnersDas schnelle Feedback zur Episode:

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Et si le meilleur expert en domotique s'installait dans votre ordinateur pour configurer votre maison intelligente à votre place ? C'est désormais possible grâce au duo Claude AI et Home Assistant, reliés par la technologie HA-MCP.Dans ce nouvel épisode de Domotique Chronique, Aurélien vous explique comment décupler les capacités de votre système en utilisant la version gratuite de l'intelligence artificielle d'Anthropic. Fini les longues heures à chercher la cause d'un dysfonctionnement dans les logs ou à coder des cartes visuelles complexes : l'IA accède localement à votre box domotique pour tout faire à votre demande, via de simples commandes en langage naturel.Au programme de cet épisode :Comprendre HA-MCP : Le pont sécurisé qui connecte l'application Claude Desktop à votre Home Assistant.Création d'automatisations sur mesure : Générez des scénarios complexes en une phrase, tout en respectant vos propres conventions de nommage.Design de tableaux de bord : Obtenez le code parfait pour des cartes esthétiques et fonctionnelles instantanément.Dépannage et analyse des logs : Laissez l'IA enquêter à votre place pour comprendre pourquoi une lumière ou un volet s'est actionné sans raison.Le point Sécurité & Vie privée : Les implications de donner les clés de sa domotique à une IA Cloud, et l'astuce imparable du "gros œuvre" pour configurer son système sans risquer de compromettre sa sécurité à long terme.

Steam Machines are expensive! But maybe not too expensive? The Academy Software Foundation, yes like the Academy Awards, has a Wayland Working Group. Akrites is the new game in town for Open Source vulnerability response, and Pine64 is teasing an Open Smart Speaker. The Linux kernel has some big performance wins, and at least one platform with a mixed bag after updates. Then KDE And COSMIC have interesting updates. For tips, we have Herald for TUI email goodness, ss for modern socket statistics, and relayd for network traffic redirection. You can find the show notes at https://bit.ly/4oOWto6 and enjoy! Host: Jonathan Bennett Co-Hosts: Rob Campbell and Jeff Massie Download or subscribe to Untitled Linux Show at https://twit.tv/shows/untitled-linux-show Join Club TWiT for Ad-Free Podcasts! Support what you love and get ad-free audio and video feeds, a members-only Discord, and exclusive content. Join today: https://twit.tv/clubtwit Club TWiT members can discuss this episode and leave feedback in the Club TWiT Discord.

Steam Machines are expensive! But maybe not too expensive? The Academy Software Foundation, yes like the Academy Awards, has a Wayland Working Group. Akrites is the new game in town for Open Source vulnerability response, and Pine64 is teasing an Open Smart Speaker. The Linux kernel has some big performance wins, and at least one platform with a mixed bag after updates. Then KDE And COSMIC have interesting updates. For tips, we have Herald for TUI email goodness, ss for modern socket statistics, and relayd for network traffic redirection. You can find the show notes at https://bit.ly/4oOWto6 and enjoy! Host: Jonathan Bennett Co-Hosts: Rob Campbell and Jeff Massie Download or subscribe to Untitled Linux Show at https://twit.tv/shows/untitled-linux-show Join Club TWiT for Ad-Free Podcasts! Support what you love and get ad-free audio and video feeds, a members-only Discord, and exclusive content. Join today: https://twit.tv/clubtwit Club TWiT members can discuss this episode and leave feedback in the Club TWiT Discord.

video: https://youtu.be/eb8Evj5nw40 This week's Linux news is packed with all kinds of stuff to talk about from new hardware devices, desktop environments, and a blast from the past. Valve has some exciting news about their new Steam Machine, their latest SteamOS update and also hide your wallets because the Steam Summer Sale is happening right now. Then PINE64 announced a new Home Assistant powered Smart Speaker as a local alternative to Amazon Echos and all those. We've got some desktop news from Xfce as their new Wayland Compositor has Preview Release ready for testing and tinkerers. The COSMIC desktop also has a new release with new features and lots of polish but is it ready to go. Then later we've got a blast from the past because for some reason someone made a Flatpak of GIMP 0.54 the version from 1996. All of this and more on This Week in Linux, the weekly news show that keeps you up to date with what's going on in the Linux and Open Source world. Now let's jump right into Your Sourcewe are for Linux GNews! Download as MP3 Support the Show Become a Patron = tuxdigital.com/membership Store = tuxdigital.com/store Chapters: 00:00 Intro 01:19 Steam Machine, SteamOS, and Steam Summer Sale 08:14 Akrites from Linux Foundation 11:49 PINE64 Smart Speaker with Home Assistant 14:41 Home Assistant OS 18.0 Released 17:37 GIMP 0.54 as a Flatpak 22:23 COSMIC 1.1 Released 26:46 Xfce's Wayland Compositor Preview Release 29:08 Outro Links: Steam Machine, SteamOS, and Steam Summer Sale https://store.steampowered.com/news/group/45479024/view/685257114654870245 https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/06/steam-summer-sale-2026-is-live-heres-our-budget-recommendations/ https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/06/steam-machine-pricing-and-launch-announced-and-yes-its-pricey/ https://www.phoronix.com/news/Steam-Machine-1049 https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/06/valve-upgraded-the-steamos-installation-image-to-the-big-steamos-3-8-release/ Akrites from Linux Foundation https://akrites.org/ https://akrites.org/linux-foundation-and-industry-leaders-launch-akrites-to-defend-critical-open-source-software-against-ai-enabled-cyber-threats/ https://www.phoronix.com/news/Akrites https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/06/linux-foundation-and-leading-orgs-launch-akrites-to-protect-open-source-from-ai-threats/ https://lwn.net/Articles/1079657/ PINE64 Smart Speaker with Home Assistant https://pine64.org/documentation/PineVoice/ https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2026/06/pine64-pinevoice-riscv-smart-speaker-launch https://itsfoss.com/news/pinevoice-smart-speaker/ Home Assistant OS 18.0 Released https://www.home-assistant.io/ https://www.home-assistant.io/blog/2026/06/23/the-matter-upgrade-youve-been-waiting-for/ https://github.com/home-assistant/operating-system/releases/tag/18.0 GIMP 0.54 as a Flatpak https://gimp-0-54-410d78.pages.gitlab.gnome.org/ https://fossforce.com/2026/06/its-1996-all-over-again-on-the-new-gimp-0-54-flatpak/ https://www.phoronix.com/news/GIMP-0.54-Flatpak https://www.reddit.com/r/linux/comments/1ub8xae/gimp_v054_from_1996_with_motif_toolkit_now/ COSMIC 1.1 Released https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2026/06/cosmic-desktop-update-system-monitor https://www.phoronix.com/news/COSMIC-Epoch-1.1 https://9to5linux.com/cosmic-1-1-desktop-environment-released-with-cosmic-monitor-more-improvements Xfce's Wayland Compositor Preview Release https://www.spurint.org/journal/2026/06/xfwl4s-first-preview-release https://www.phoronix.com/news/Xfwl4-First-Release https://linuxiac.com/xfce-wayland-compositor-gets-its-first-preview-release/ Support the show https://tuxdigital.com/membership https://store.tuxdigital.com/

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Aflevering drie van onze reeks Home Assistant

Capítulo 2546 del 19 jun 2026 Como mi Home Assistant está un poco descuidado, he pedido a Claude que me ayuda e mejorarlo, eliminando entidades inexistentes, buscando plugins alternativos, y en general tratando de dejarlo más limpio. Si quieres apoyar este podcast, invítame a un café me ayudaras a mantenerme despierto y a los gastos de este podcast. Únete al grupo de telegram del podcast en t.me/daytodaypod. Usa el enlace de afiliado de Amazon para ayudar a mantener el podcast. Soy miembro de la Asociación Podcast. Si te registras y usas el código SP7F21 tendrás 5€ de descuento el primer año. https://www.asociacionpodcast.es/registrarse/socio/?coupon=SP7F21 Date de alta en Curve con este código y conseguiremos 5£: DO6QR47E Ya sabéis que podéis escribirme a @spascual, spascual@spascual.es el resto de métodos de contacto en https://spascual.es/contacto.

En un capítulo anterior te conté que había dado el control de mi Home Assistant a ChatGPT y que había quedado ya casi perfecto. CASI perfecto. Te cuento ese "casi" en este capítulo 2989.¿Quieres más de Emilcar Daily? Suscríbete a Emilcar Daily Premium desde emilcar.fm/daily y disfruta de capítulos exclusivos los lunes y viernes, además de sonido en HD, acceso anticipado y sin publicidad. Todo esto en tu aplicación de podcasts favorita.

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Aflevering twee van onze reeks Home Assistant

Hello friends! I've been on a bit of an AI agent journey lately, and today I'm sharing my experience ditching OpenClaw and going all-in on Hermes — a self-hosted AI agent built by Nous Research. A Network Chuck video sold me on it, I wiped my Mac Mini (again), and baby's first Hermes adventure began! Here's what we get into today: Why I left OpenClaw — After getting the Mac Mini set up, OpenClaw left me feeling pretty meh: burning through API requests, random mid-conversation shutdowns, and a marketplace where the top listings were flagged as "potentially malicious." Hard pass. Network Chuck's five reasons Hermes rocks — His video summarized why Hermes stands out: (1) Nous Research has serious open source model cred predating OpenClaw, (2) more flexible persistent memory via markdown files + optional Honcho integration for building a profile of you over time, (3) a mission around humanistic and democratic AI, (4) a self-improvement loop where it writes its own skills after figuring things out, and (5) it just doesn't break — it feels like a product, not a project. The install — I used Claude to build a Mac Mini install guide from the Network Chuck transcript, and had Hermes up and running in about 15 minutes (one small Ollama hiccup aside). The install wizard lets you choose cloud models like Claude or ChatGPT, or go fully local with something like Gemma — I'm planning a hybrid setup with two Telegram bots. First real-world use: sitting in a truck running errands — With Hermes running on the Mac Mini and connected via Telegram, I asked it what it could do. It suggested Uptime Kuma for LAN monitoring — weirdly well-timed since I'd just been thinking about flaky IoT devices. I said "go install it," and it did — narrating its own troubleshooting out loud the whole time like a little robot intern. Remote access and Home Assistant — Had it install Home Assistant for smarthome control too, with plans to wire up TwinGate for remote access (it had a TailScale skill ready to fire in about two seconds, but I'm trying to keep VPN services consolidated). Daily digest via email — Hooked Hermes into a dedicated Gmail account and set up a 6 a.m. cron job that sends me a personalized morning digest: weather for my watched locations, recent breach/CVE news from select sites, and a summary of my favorite pentesting-focused Mastodon accounts. Needs tuning, but the first digest landed this morning and it's really good! The privacy angle — The real long-term win I see here is a hybrid model: feed raw, unsanitized pentest data to a local private model, let it analyze and sanitize, then hand off the clean version to a cloud model for deeper insight. Best of both worlds without the data exposure anxiety. Check out the Network Chuck video that started it all, and as always, if you're doing cool AI + security stuff, I'd love to hear about it. Find our pentesting services and training at 7MinSec.com, pentesting tips and scripts at 7MinSec.wiki, and if you want to support the show, head over to 7MinSec.club.

En mi Home Assistant tengo algunas automatizaciones configuradas para que me avise cuando alguna ventana de casa lleva demasiado tiempo abierta. Te cuento cómo empezar, crear una básica y llegar a hacerla todo lo compleja que quieras.

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On this week's show: SwitchBot flips the switch on Nanoleaf, eero dials back to the landline era with a new Telephone Adapter, Home Assistant welcomes Sensereo's smoke and CO alarms, and the latest Home Assistant beta brings new toys for dashboards, automations, and IR nerds alike. A pick of the week, project updates, and so much more!Fan of the show? Want to support our efforts? Please consider becoming a Patron!What to Expect From WWDC 2026: Gemini-Powered Siri, iOS 27, macOS 27 and MoreMicrosoft Build 2026: All the news about Windows, AI, RTX Spark, and more -HomeTech HeadlinesSwitchBot brightens its smart home portfolio with Nanoleaf acquisition | Matter Alpha - matteralpha.comIntroducing eero Telephone Adapter: Adding VoIP to customer networks quickly and easily. – The Download - blog.eero.comAqara in Best BuyPick of the Week: Relax with CoaxSensereo joins Works with Home Assistant - Home Assistant - home-assistant.io2026.6 Beta: A betta title - Home Assistant - rc.home-assistant.io

Jim Collison and Gavin Campbell explore AI agents for Home Assistant, comparing OpenClaw and Hermes while covering local vs cloud LLMs, token economics, Mattermost, Docker, Unraid, and home-lab hardware requirements.

Jim Collison and Gavin Campbell explore AI agents for Home Assistant, comparing OpenClaw and Hermes while covering local vs cloud LLMs, token economics, Mattermost, Docker, Unraid, and home-lab hardware requirements.

Jim Collison and Gavin Campbell explore AI agents for Home Assistant, comparing OpenClaw and Hermes while covering local vs cloud LLMs, token economics, Mattermost, Docker, Unraid, and home-lab hardware requirements.

Ronald, Marco en Jelle zijn terug met DigiD, device-code-phishing, residential proxies en de vraag of AI cyberaanvallers echt onhoudbaar maakt. Eerst kort: Marco repareert tijdens een nachtwacht Home Assistant-data met Claude, Jelle bouwt met AI een lesdashboard, en Ronald rijdt in Kaapstad een fox hunt met antennes op de auto. Daarna DigiD. Staatssecretaris Willemijn Aerdts blokkeert de Amerikaanse overname van Solvinity door Kyndryl. Ronald legt uit waarom dit via de Wet ongewenste zeggenschap telecommunicatie loopt, waarom dat juridisch anders is dan VIFO, en waarom Nederland hiermee feitelijk zegt: Amerikaanse jurisdictie en CLOUD Act-risico's zijn voor DigiD te groot. Marco bespreekt RSI, recursive self-improvement, als nieuwe AI-hypeterm. Het idee: AI die zijn eigen training verbetert. De nuchtere conclusie blijft: losse stappen automatiseren lukt steeds beter, maar richting houden, controleren of iets klopt en echt autonoom onderzoek doen blijft lastig. Jelle pakt Kali365: phishing via Microsoft 365 device-code-flows. Het slachtoffer logt in op de echte Microsoft-site, maar autoriseert het apparaat van de aanvaller. Domeinchecken is dus niet genoeg als de context rond de login vergiftigd is. Het eerste hoofdverhaal: ASocks en residential proxies. Politie en NCSC verstoren een botnet met minstens 17 miljoen besmette apparaten, aangestuurd via ongeveer 200 servers in Nederland. Marco vat het scherp samen: het botnet is de infrastructuur, de residential proxy is het product. Aanvallers kopen verkeer vanaf normale thuisverbindingen in plaats van herkenbare datacenters of Tor-exitnodes. Daardoor lijken phishing, credential stuffing, DDoS en brute-force-pogingen op gewoon verkeer van echte gebruikers. Open vraag: zijn de apparaten echt opgeschoond, of vooral de aansturing geraakt? Jelle sluit af met Lennart Maschmeyers paper Deception and Detection. Maschmeyer stelt dat AI aanval en verdediging helpt, maar verdedigers structureel meer kunnen winnen: verdediging draait veel om detectie en patroonherkenning, aanval verderop in de kill chain om misleiding, context en gecontroleerde effecten. De drie zijn kritisch op zijn dwell-time-argument, maar herkennen de kern: je wilt geen autonome agent die in een vijandelijk netwerk creatief gaat improviseren. Tegelijk maakt AI aanvallers wel sneller als copiloot, codegenerator, parser van scanoutput en phishinghulp. Vooral lagere en middelmatige actoren kunnen daarmee sneller opschalen. *Bronnen* DigiD / Solvinity - NOS: https://nos.nl/artikel/2615885-staatssecretaris-verbiedt-amerikaanse-overname-solvinity-bedrijf-achter-digid - Wet OZT: https://wetten.overheid.nl/BWBR0045423 - Wet VIFO: https://wetten.overheid.nl/BWBR0046686 RSI - TechCrunch: https://techcrunch.com/2026/05/28/rsi-is-the-new-agi-and-its-just-as-hard-to-pin-down/ Kali365 - FBI IC3: https://www.ic3.gov/PSA/2026/PSA260521 - BleepingComputer: https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/fbi-warns-of-kali365-phishing-service-targeting-microsoft-365-accounts/ ASocks / residential proxies - Politie: https://www.politie.nl/nieuws/2026/mei/28/06-politie-en-ncsc-halen-groot-botnetwerk-offline.html - NCSC expertblog: https://www.ncsc.nl/expertblogs/residential-proxies-en-hun-grote-impact-op-de-digitale-veiligheid-in-nederland - NCSC nieuws: https://www.ncsc.nl/nieuws/gezamenlijke-actie-politie-en-ncsc-legt-groot-botnetwerk-plat - Security.nl: https://www.security.nl/posting/938396/Proxy-botnet+van+17+miljoen+apparaten+na+actie+politie+en+NCSC+offline?channel=rss Maschmeyer / AI - CV Maschmeyer: https://www.lennartmaschmeyer.com/CV_Lennart_Maschmeyer.pdf - Paper: https://doi.org/10.1162/isec.a.398 - M-Trends 2025: https://cloud.google.com/security/resources/m-trends

This is a recap of the top 10 posts on Hacker News on May 29, 2026. This podcast was generated by wondercraft.ai (00:30): The dead economy theoryOriginal post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48324712&utm_source=wondercraft_ai(01:57): I am retiring from tech to live offlineOriginal post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48323683&utm_source=wondercraft_ai(03:25): Please Use AIOriginal post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48323101&utm_source=wondercraft_ai(04:52): GTA 6 Developers UnionizeOriginal post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48324499&utm_source=wondercraft_ai(06:20): Cars collect a startling amount of data about youOriginal post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48318481&utm_source=wondercraft_ai(07:47): Blue Origin's New Glenn blows up during static fire testOriginal post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48317774&utm_source=wondercraft_ai(09:15): SQLite is all you need for durable workflowsOriginal post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48326802&utm_source=wondercraft_ai(10:42): Volkswagen blocks Home Assistant by requiring client assertionOriginal post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48319509&utm_source=wondercraft_ai(12:10): Notes from the Mistral AI Now SummitOriginal post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48325340&utm_source=wondercraft_ai(13:37): Claude Code – Everything you can configure that the docs don't tell youOriginal post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48318174&utm_source=wondercraft_aiThis is a third-party project, independent from HN and YC. Text and audio generated using AI, by wondercraft.ai. Create your own studio quality podcast with text as the only input in seconds at app.wondercraft.ai. Issues or feedback? We'd love to hear from you: team@wondercraft.ai

Si parla della fine di Pillole di Bit, dell'imminente WWDC, dell'MCP di Home Assistant, delle possibili potenzialità del prossimo Siri, delle AirPods con le telecamere, della Ferrari Luce, di un misuratore di corrente molto versatile.

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You’ll sharpen your daily tech game this week: add names directly to Mail recipient fields, kill those sneaky iOS nickname pop-ups before they embarrass you, and stay alert to Low Power Mode. Long-press your steering wheel button to summon Siri faster, welcome ChatGPT and Perplexity to CarPlay, untangle Apple’s App Entitlements, and stream HLS video right inside the updated MGG iOS app. Don’t Get Caught treating your LLM like a glorified search bar—re-task it as a brainstorming partner, let agents check each other’s work, troubleshoot stubborn email issues, and have it build its own skills using Claude Code and CoWork. Your questions and tips drive the back half: disconnect AirPods from your Mac in one tap with ToothFairy or Control Center, dial in rock-solid remote screen sharing using Jump Desktop, Zoom, and Tailscale, stop your iPhone ringer from accidentally flipping, and plan your escape from Comcast email by grabbing a real domain through Cloudflare, Namecheap, or GoDaddy. Then it’s Cool Stuff Found season—Bartender 6 reclaims your menu bar, the Syntech case protects your Apple Vision Pro, and the Mila Air3 and Honeywell HEPA purifiers clean up your air. Plus a heap of love for Eufy lawnmowers, vacuums, and doorbells, all wired together with Homebridge and Home Assistant. 00:00:00 Mac Geek Gab 1142 for Monday, May 18th, 2026 May 18th: Send an Electronic Greeting Card Day MGG Monthly Giveaway – Enter to win a Function101 Apple TV Button Remote The MGG Merch Store is Live! Quick Tips 00:00:01 Ben-QT-Add a name to the Mail recipient field 00:03:43 Beware of Nicknames showing on iOS You can disable this! 00:08:08 The lessons we learn about our tech when traveling 00:08:49 QT-Be aware of Low Power Mode. Also App Tamer 00:13:56 Larry-QT-Long Press Steering Wheel Voice Command to activate Siri 00:16:14 ChatGPT and Perplexity are allowed to use CarPlay now 00:18:00 Apple's App Entitlements 00:19:26 Mac Geek Gab iOS App adds HLS video 00:22:35 David-QT-Use an LLM to troubleshoot your email 00:24:33 Re-assign your LLM, re-task it. Treat your LLM like a brainstorming assistant. Claude CoWork (and Claude Code) 00:29:45 Let your agents check one another 00:33:16 Have your LLM create skills for you Reviews 00:36:26 Jamcycler-MGG Review-My Favorite Podcast Sponsors 00:38:02 SPONSOR: Keeper. Right now, Keeper is offering our listeners 60% off personal and family plans at https://Keepersecurity.com/MGG. This offer is only for podcast listeners! 00:39:41 SPONSOR: Shopify. In 2026, stop waiting and start selling with Shopify. Sign up for your one-dollar-per-month trial and start selling today at https://Shopify.com/MGG 00:41:28 SPONSOR: Gusto. Get three months free when you run your first payroll when you start at https://gusto.com/MGG Your Questions Answered and Tips Shared! 00:43:07 Gino CO-How can I easily disconnect my AirPods from my Mac? ToothFairy Or Control Center Or Sound Menu Opt-plus-Mute/Volume keys will bring you to System Settings Sound Pane 00:49:09 Paul-Best Method for Screen Sharing? Jump Desktop Tailscale 00:55:04 Barb-How can I stop from accidentally toggling my iPhone ringer on and off? 00:57:13 Roger-What to do about Comcast email going away? Cloudflare Registrar Namecheap GoDaddy Cool Stuff Found 01:02:21 DLH-CSF-Bartender 6 / Pro / Mega 01:04:53 ATC/PP-CSF-Syntech Apple Vision Pro Case 01:09:25 CSF-Mila Air3 Purifier 01:11:37 n-Greg-CSF-Honeywell Allergen Plus HEPA Large Room Air Purifier 01:12:41 Some love for Eufy Eufy Lawnmower Eufy Vacuums Eufy Doorbells Homebridge Home Assistant 01:24:36 MGG 1142 Outtro MGG Monthly Giveaway Bandwidth Provided by CacheFly Pilot Pete's Aviation Podcast: So There I Was (for Aviation Enthusiasts) The Debut Film Podcast – Adam's new podcast! Dave's Business Brain (for Entrepreneurs) and Gig Gab (for Working Musicians) Podcasts MGG Merch is Available! Mac Geek Gab iOS app Mac Geek Gab YouTube Page Mac Geek Gab Live Calendar This Week's MGG Premium Contributors MGG Apple Podcasts Reviews feedback@macgeekgab.com 224-888-GEEK Active MGG Sponsors and Coupon Codes List BackBeat Media Podcast Network

It's PowerShell After Dark. Recorded live at the PowerShell & DevOps Global Summit in Bellevue, Washington, host Andrew Pla takes his mic to the hotel bar for a series of candid conversations with attendees. The episode features four guests: Josh Gratton, an OnRamp scholarship recipient whose career pivot to junior systems engineer was fueled by PowerShell and the podcast; Mark Go, a first-time Summit speaker and attendee; Craig Mileham, a fellow podcast listener and Summit first-timer working in higher ed IT; and Matt Zaske, a longtime community member, conference speaker, and IoT enthusiast who ran a Home Assistant lightning demo. What connects all four conversations is the same thread Andrew keeps pulling on: community makes everything better. Beginners belong here. Reach out. Take the risk. Start now. Key Takeaways: The OnRamp scholarship program is genuinely life-changing for early-career IT professionals. Josh Gratton's story, from service desk to systems engineer to Summit attendee, is a direct line from PowerShell to career transformation, and it started with applying for a scholarship he poured his heart into. Showing up in person changes something. Every guest in this episode described the in-real-life version of the PowerShell community as warmer, more welcoming, and more accessible than they expected. The gap between "online community" and "your people" closes fast when you're in the same room. Reaching out is not just encouraged, it's the move. Andrew makes the case clearly: the people who message him, who post in Discord, who ask questions in public, those are the ones he sees succeed. Suffering in silence is optional. So is waiting. Guest Bios: Josh Gratton is an IT professional who made a mid-career pivot from 15 years in a different field to the service desk, then leveraged PowerShell automation to earn a promotion to his company's systems engineering team. A 2026 OnRamp scholarship recipient, Josh attended his first PowerShell & DevOps Global Summit in Bellevue and left planning to present at a future Summit and bring a colleague along next year. Mark Go is an IT professional and active member of the PDQ Discord community who attended the 2026 PowerShell & DevOps Global Summit. He served as Andrew's cameraman during the Summit's After Dark session and is known in the community for his IoT work, including speaking at Summit. He's a returning podcast guest, Powershell Wednesday and Summit speaker. Mark brings a hardware-forward perspective to PowerShell, with interests in soldering and embedded systems. Craig Mileham is a PowerShell Podcast listener and Summit first-timer who works for an MSP in the higher ed space. He attended this year's Summit to absorb as much as possible and left energized to build internal tools for his help desk team and share what he learned at PowerShell Wednesday. This guy is really awesome Matt Zaske is an IT professional, conference speaker, and community member based in Minnesota. A regular presence at events like MMS, Matt is also an avid Home Assistant enthusiast who bridges the gap between PowerShell and IoT hardware. He ran a lightning demo at the 2026 Summit, taught attendees how to solder, and blogs regularly at mzonline.com. You can also find him on LinkedIn and Bluesky. 3d printing legend. GET ON HIS LEVEL Resource Links: PowerShell & DevOps Global Summit: https://www.powershellsummit.org OnRamp Program and Scholarship: https://www.powershellsummit.org/on-ramp/ The PowerShell Podcast on PDQ.com: https://www.pdq.com/resources/the-powershell-podcast/ PDQ Discord (Learn PowerShell channel): https://discord.gg/PDQ PDQ Careers: https://www.pdq.com/jobs/ Connect with Andrew Pla: https://andrewpla.tech/links Matt Zaske's Blog: https://www.mzonline.com The PowerShell Podcast on YouTube: https://youtu.be/Y_GDB0e8xHY

We get into some homelab updates. Sean has been consolidating hardware, Gary has been implementing high availability with Proxmox, and Shane has been working hard to get Home Assistant working with Kubernetes, as well as downloading YouTube videos. Shane’s homelab Support us on patreon and get an ad-free RSS feed with early episodes sometimes Subscribe to the RSS feed.

On this week's show: TJ gets ready to head to Canada, Apple pays for promising too much from Siri, ULTRALOQ goes tap-to-unlock with Aliro, and Homebridge 2.0 finally speaks Matter. The Roomba creator builds a furry robot friend, Matter.JS Server gets smarter debugging, BEGA lights up Home Assistant, and the new HA beta tunes into sub‑GHz RF. Plus, a pick of the week, project updates, and so much more!

This week we answer questions about remote connecting to Home Assistant, an automated way to backup and restore your GrapheneOS phone. We talk about the 3D printing laws that are coming on the books. -- During The Show -- 00:50 Intro Starting fresh vs fix what you have Spaceship design Designs need to distill down Home Assistant Noah's setup 12:00 Home Assistant - Kristian Steve's remote solution Tailscale exit nodes Noah's remote solution AirVPN Learn wireguard Effect of VPN 26:00 SeedVault Feedback - Dominik Money Apps not transferring is a feature Permissions not transferring is a feature Really appriciate the feedback SeedVault Syncthing 31:00 Tech for vechiles - dashcam and gps tracking - Charlie Viofo Dash Cam Traccar Understand dashcam need US is legally requiring manufacture uplink Vehicles are increasingly computerized OpenPilot 38:00 News Wire Curl 8.20 - curl.se Qbittorrent 5.2 - qbittorrent.org Calibre 9.8 - calibre-ebook.com Shotcut 26.4 - shotcut.org KdenLive - kdenlive.org EasyOS 7.3 - puppylinux.com 4MLinux 51.1 - 4mlinux-releases.blogspot.com Extix 26.5 - extonlinux.wordpress.com EndeavourOS - endeavouros.com GRML 2026.04 - grml.org Linux Mint 22.3 - linuxmint.com AerynOS 2026.05 - phoronix.com PS5 Mod Installs Steam - 80.lv Copy Fail - copy.fail Ubuntu Integrated AI - techpowerup.com Meta Abandons Llama - thenewstack.io Cisco Tool - cisco.com DOS 1.0 - zdnet.com microsoft.com 40:00 Steve's tip Doing work at home Drive nearing full alert QDirStat 44:00 3D Printer Restrictions New York proposed law Cryptographically signing prints Requiring cloud connection Stopping tinkerers from tinkering 80% of people want an easy button Effect on the market -- The Extra Credit Section -- For links to the articles and material referenced in this week's episode check out this week's page from our podcast dashboard! This Episode's Podcast Dashboard Phone Systems for Ask Noah provided by Voxtelesys Join us in our dedicated chatroom #GeekLab:linuxdelta.com on Matrix -- Stay In Touch -- Find all the resources for this show on the Ask Noah Dashboard Ask Noah Dashboard Need more help than a radio show can offer? Altispeed provides commercial IT services and they're excited to offer you a great deal for listening to the Ask Noah Show. Call today and ask about the discount for listeners of the Ask Noah Show! Altispeed Technologies Contact Noah live [at] asknoahshow.com -- Twitter -- Noah - Kernellinux Ask Noah Show Altispeed Technologies

Justin caught a facing issue on fresh UMC pallets before they could ruin parts, while his Shopboard reel blew up on Instagram. Jem survived a surprise WorkSafe inspection and a brutal $8k robot service bill. The guys talk selling out of ATC Pedestals, $5 McMaster parts versus Haas tax, custom ERP dashboards, and a new quest for decent video editing help. Home Assistant just works.Watch on YoutubeDISCUSSED:✍️ Comment or Suggest a TopicShopboard goes off, AirShop integrated$5 skimmer belts on McMaster from Langerman Machine #9452K451Dumb setup for dumb reasonWorkSafe visit (OSHA)Robot maintenance?Justin requests:Video Editing rec?Industrial Engineer rec? IANAE (like IANAL)Lutron Pico

On this week's show: Walmart's Vizio TVs can't stream without an account, La‑Z‑Boy gets loud with Klipsch‑powered furniture, and Govee keeps lighting up everything from ceilings to patios, one fixture at a time. Home Assistant hikes the price of Green, eero gets a government seal of approval, ubisys joins the club, and Unraid teams up with 45HomeLab for a monster NAS. Plus ap pick of the week, project updates, and so much more!

The cloud is convenient until it isn't. You upload your photos, sync your contacts, click through the cookie banners. Then prices go up again or you read about a family that lost their entire Google account over a medical photo sent to a doctor. At some point, the question shifts from "why would I run this myself?" to "why aren't I?" My guest this week is Alex Kretzschmar, head of DevRel at Tailscale, longtime host of the Self-Hosted podcast, and co-founder of Linuxserver.io. We cover what self-hosting really means in 2026, the apps worth running yourself like Immich and Home Assistant, why Docker Compose ties it all together, and how Tailscale lets you reach any of it from anywhere, without opening a single port. If you've been thinking about pulling your digital life back behind your own walls, this is your roadmap. Episode sponsors Temporal Talk Python Courses Links from the show Guest Alex Kretzschmar: alex.ktz.me Bitflip podcast: bitflip.show Self-Hosted podcast (Alex's previous show): selfhosted.show Perfect Media Server: perfectmediaserver.com KTZ Systems on YouTube: youtube.com/@ktzsystems Linuxserver.io (co-founded by Alex): linuxserver.io "How Tailscale Works" blog post: tailscale.com/blog/how-tailscale-works https://tailscale.com/: tailscale.com Self-hosted apps discussed Awesome Self-Hosted (GitHub list): github.com Immich (Google Photos alternative): immich.app Home Assistant: home-assistant.io Open Home Foundation: openhomefoundation.org Plausible Analytics: plausible.io Umami Analytics: umami.is Python integration for umami: pypi.org Pi-hole: pi-hole.net AdGuard Home: adguard.com NextDNS: nextdns.io Coolify: coolify.io Docker + ufw: docs.docker.com Storage, backup & filesystem OpenZFS: openzfs.org ZFS.rent (offsite ZFS replication): zfs.rent Backblaze: backblaze.com Hetzner Storage Box: hetzner.com DigitalOcean: digitalocean.com Secrets management mentioned OpenBao (open-source Vault fork): openbao.org HashiCorp Vault: hashicorp.com Bitwarden: bitwarden.com 1Password: 1password.com Hardware mentioned Proxmox VE: proxmox.com Minisforum MS01: minisforum.com Zima Board / Zima OS: zimaspace.com Other references Cory Doctorow on "enshittification" (Cory's blog where he coined the term): pluralistic.net Linus Tech Tips' WAN Show (Linus mentioned NAS-building going mainstream): linustechtips.com Watch this episode on YouTube: youtube.com Episode #546 deep-dive: talkpython.fm/546 Episode transcripts: talkpython.fm Theme Song: Developer Rap

After all these monthly Q&A episodes, you folks continue to send us great Qs every month, and this time around we dig into such topics as the MacBook Neo's target audience, Windows running on Linux, technical and corporate work jargon bleeding into your personal life, Apple's relatively quiet 50th anniversary, ultrawide monitors versus lots of monitors, using Home Assistant for everything (or not), the likelihood that every home will one day have a 3D printer, and the marvel of redundant, deterministic computing that is the Artemis flight control system. Links for Artemis and shuttle program flight computers: https://cacm.acm.org/news/how-nasa-built-artemis-iis-fault-tolerant-computer/ https://www.ghs.com/news/20260423_int-178_orion_lockheed.html https://ntrs.nasa.gov/api/citations/19900015844/downloads/19900015844.pdf Support the Pod! Contribute to the Tech Pod Patreon and get access to our booming Discord, a monthly bonus episode, your name in the credits, and other great benefits! You can support the show at: https://patreon.com/techpod

Matt is back in the driver's seat, and it feels like coming home to a homelab with a few extra blinking lights. In this episode of Linux Out Loud, he, Wendy, and Nate catch up on VDO.Ninja recording experiments, robotics‑world travel plans, and why old Surface hardware is happier running openSUSE than “almost‑retired” Windows. Nate walks through upgrading Home Assistant from an overworked Raspberry Pi 3 to a Lenovo ThinkCentre with over 115 devices, plus his plans for fully local smart‑home control and a Star Trek‑style “red alert” scene. Matt dives into CasaOS for easy containerized media hosting, GameVault as a self‑hosted Steam‑like library for GOG and DRM‑free games, and Pegasus Frontend for building your own living‑room console UI—then talks about reviving Game Sphere with a focus on digital ownership and realistic budget gaming. Show Links: VDO.Ninja – browser‑based P2P video rooms – https://vdo.ninja/ FIRST Tech Challenge World Championship venue – George R. Brown Convention Center – https://www.grbhouston.com/ openSUSE Tumbleweed – rolling release Linux – https://get.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/ Home Assistant – open‑source home automation – https://www.home-assistant.io/ HACS – Home Assistant Community Store – https://hacs.xyz/ Tasmota – open‑source firmware for smart devices – https://tasmota.github.io/docs/ Framework founder Nirav Patel compares Apple “Neo” vs Framework Laptop 12 – https://youtu.be/uvYt1GgcsUI Framework Laptop 12 – modular, repairable laptop – https://frame.work/laptop12 iFixit Surface Pro 7 battery replacement guide (right‑to‑repair context) – https://www.ifixit.com/Guide/Microsoft+Surface+Pro+7+Battery+Replacement/144417 CasaOS – simple home cloud / container UI – https://www.casaos.io/ GameVault – self‑hosted game library / launcher – https://github.com/Phalcode/gamevault Pegasus Frontend – cross‑platform game frontend – https://pegasus-frontend.org/ GOG.com – DRM‑free games (source for Matt's library) – https://www.gog.com/ Steam – PC game platform (and the piracy vs preservation discussion) – https://store.steampowered.com/ Connect with the Hosts on Discord: Matt – @Dark1ltg Wendy – @Wendy.sh Nate – CubicleNate.com @CubicleNate

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On this week's  show we countdown 10 Underrated TV Shows You Should Be Watching from an article at Screen Rant. and we do a deep dive into the Next Big Thing in Home Automation. Plus we read your emails and take a look at the week's news. News: Netflix making key change in how it releases TV seasons New Apple TV and HomePod Mini Remain 'Ready' to Launch Samsung Has Reportedly Restarted Work On OLED-Busting 'QNED' TV Tech Denon expands its multi-room speaker lineup Other: Full AWALL MicroLED Sports Bar with 108" Jumbotron! The Next Big Thing In Home Automation We have had a running gag that whatever the year, it was the "Year" of Home Automation. Today, we can say confidently that home automation is mainstream and with Matter hitting it's stride, it's  easier than ever to automate your house regardless of which ecosystem you prefer.  That got us wondering, what is the next big thing in home automation. Unless you have been living under a rock you have to believe it's AI. The market will shift toward truly proactive, AI-driven intelligent homes that anticipate needs rather than just respond to commands. This builds on several maturing trends we saw at CES as well as recent developments. The smart home is moving beyond basic connectivity (like voice commands or app control) into homes that "learn" your habits, predict routines, and act autonomously—while staying off the cloud for privacy and speed. This may be the end of "human programming" for automations, replaced by AI housekeepers or butlers that handle lighting, temperature, security, cleaning, and energy without constant input. Key drivers and elements include: Advanced AI and predictive automation — AI now powers mood-adaptive lighting, weather-aware thermostats from companies like Ecobee, security cameras that reduce false alarms via better object recognition, and robotic vacuums and lawn mowers that handle tasks proactively. Homes adjust ambiance, clean up pet messes autonomously, and optimize energy based on your patterns and external factors. Matter standard reaching maturity — After years of buildup, Matter is now "real". It enables seamless cross-brand compatibility, local control, and faster adoption of advanced features like energy management. This eliminates much of the old "Do you support Homekit, Google, or Echo" question, making unified ecosystems practical without protocol envy. Enhanced presence sensing and conversational AI — mmWave sensors and improved occupancy detection enable privacy-focused automation where lights and security adjust based on who's home without requiring cameras everywhere. Voice assistants evolve into more natural, butler-like interactions for complex control. Rise of innovative, affordable brands and robots — Beyond big names, companies like Aqara, SwitchBot, Ecobee, and others deliver creative, budget-friendly sensors, locks, and full systems. Robotic cleaners and other helpers are smarter and more autonomous. Overall, 2026 feels like the year smart homes stop being a collection of gadgets and become an invisible, adaptive companion—focused on convenience, energy savings, security, and wellness without the hassle of constant tweaking. If you're building or upgrading, prioritize Matter-compatible devices with strong local AI capabilities via Home Assistant, SmartThings, or other local hubs for future-proofing.