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cassidy

@cassidy@blaede.family

Building useful, usable, delightful products that respect privacy.

:eos: Partner success at https://floss.social/@EndlessOS Foundation
:gnome: @gnome Foundation member
:flathub: https://floss.social/@flathub contributor

Previously: co-founder and CXO at elementary OS, UX architect at System76.

Frequently posting about #OpenSource, specifically in #GNOME and #Flatpak realms. I also enjoy #StarWars, #LEGO, #3DPrinting, and #SmartHome.

I have a background in UX architecture, open source, product design, & communication.

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micah, to pixel
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I got my Pixel tablet today and just got it set up. It's a nice piece of hardware absolutely let down by the not great state of android apps on tablets. I really like the dock tho. Honestly I'm not super concerned about the apps because I don't use tablets for much. The only reason I got this one is because the Google store offered me more money than I paid for my old base model iPad as a trade-in. I mostly just use it for D&D.

cassidy,
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@micah the biggest thing for me is that it’s always charged, plus it makes a pretty good little media consumption screen (read: Bluey) for the kids in the afternoon. :) I do use it quite a bit for Google Meet and YouTube as well, but I just don’t really use a tablet that much in general.

Did you get the killer accidental deal for trading in the 6th-gen iPad? Katie has one collecting dust, and we just missed it; apparently they corrected the trade-in values today.

cassidy, to homeassistant
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I continue to believe Zigbee delivers on the important things that Matter and Thread keep promising, but actually:

• mature
• widely available
• affordable

The one thing Matter over Thread devices can claim is that they work without a hub… except they don’t; the hub still has to be built into your Nest display, Apple HomePod, etc.

I have hundreds of low power, local-only smart devices from a dozen or so brands and it all… just works together.

cassidy,
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Matter over Wi-Fi sounds neat but my wireless network is already over-congested, and a self-healing, self-managed mesh network is a whole lot nicer to work with.

It took me years to get over the “but I don’t want a hub!” line with Zigbee, and I regret wasting so much time on Wi-Fi devices. Zigbee is just better in every way.

cassidy,
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This thread (ha) brought to you by my new smart devices this week:

• IKEA air quality sensor
• IKEA air purifier
• Lumary wafer light
• Aqara door/window sensors

The one newer smart device we have that isn’t Zigbee is a Meross garage door opener, but it works locally thanks to HomeKit (also an unsung hero of the interoperable smart home).

But it all works beautifully with Home Assistant, locally, and with my own automations to make things work exactly how I want.

cassidy,
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Now I have to cut a hole in the ceiling above our shower, get up into the attic, and actually install this Lumary wafer light. 😅

MishaalRahman, to random
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Gemini Nano with Multimodality just got announced! This new, 3.8B parameter is designed to run on-device and can process not just text input but also audio and images. It’s coming later this year “starting with Pixel” and will be used for:

  • Clearer descriptions with TalkBack. TalkBack will soon be able to automatically generate more useful image descriptions. This will help people with visual impairments who can’t see images, especially when those images don’t have alt text already.

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video/mp4

cassidy,
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@MishaalRahman this is the kind of ML-powered feature I’m actually happy about!

cassidy, to random
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Imagine if all the resources that have gone into chasing “AI” were spent paying humans to do interesting, creative things, instead.

cassidy,
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@cynblogger 100%

terri, to opensource
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I have a WordPress blog but honestly the interface isn't meeting my needs very well any more -- text entry on the web is just laggy enough that it makes writing frustrating, and the app did so many api calls that I got auto-blocked by my host... None of this is insurmountable but also I'm getting tired of it. And the ongoing issues with the CEO hassling trans people and the corporate AI moves have made me less inclined to work around problems.

Anyone got blog software they love? I'm debating going back to some kind of static site thing but think I need a way to write drafts from my phone and have them live on the server.

cassidy,
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@terri if it's the DJ, it was a pre-show before the actual keynote. It was… certainly something.

androidfaithful, to random
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Keynote has begun! Drink every time you hear "AI" or "Gemini"

cassidy,
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@androidfaithful ded

cassidy, to random
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This generative “AI” DJ stuff is… not good.

cassidy, to random
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I wish I had all the money to throw at hardware, specifically for Linux testing/development. 😭 I’m super interested in trying out:

• @starlabs StarFighter and StarLite
• Steam Deck
• Newest Dell XPSes
• Samsung 27" 5K display (HiDPI on an external display, yes please!)
• Modern powerful ARM laptop

I feel like there is a lot of interesting stuff going on in the hardware land that I don’t get to check out!

9to5google, to random
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Tile likely won’t support Android Find My Device as it builds its own satellite-based network https://9to5google.com/2024/05/13/tile-android-find-my-device-network-satellite/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon

cassidy,
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@9to5google shortsighted imho. They’re giving up a low-power global network of billions of geolocating devices for… what exactly?

MishaalRahman, to random
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The Android news I'm most excited about this week isn't even related to anything expected from I/O, surprisingly. Can't wait to share more details on what I've heard 👀

cassidy,
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@MishaalRahman 👀

brainofdane, to hamradio
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Got some clips designed and printed to mount my radio in the Honda Odyssey. It’s a good fit! Now I just need to figure out a solution for the mic.

cassidy,
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@brainofdane nice! What material did you go with? If it’s PLA, beware of extreme warping/shrinking in the regular heat of a car; I have had several prints melt in my and my in-laws' cars. 😬

cassidy, to Colorado
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White people in ski town: “Dear Native American, please come paint art about the struggle of native peoples.”

Lakota artist: Paints a piece referencing Palestine, with proceeds supporting the UN Crisis Relief Fund

White people in ski town: “Stay in your lane!” Revokes residency program

https://coloradosun.com/2024/05/10/danielle-seewalker-artist-residency-gaza-vail/

micah, to coffee
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Got my new Lelit Bianca today! Just got it out of the box and setup just in time for the weekend. I'm more of a matte black and walnut person though so I'm working on getting a set of the walnut accents. I'm so excited for this machine! :neofox_cofe:

cassidy,
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@micah @danirabbit @nathan @kim omg those look delicious

cassidy,
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@micah it’s so pretty 🤩

cassidy, to SmartHome
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I can 1000% recommend the Meross smart garage door opener with HomeKit for anyone looking to open/close/check on their garage door remotely—it’s easy enough to install and works great over the local network with Home Assistant (thanks to HomeKit, even if you don’t have any Apple devices)!

cassidy,
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It can work with Google Home, Amazon Alexa, and Apple Siri if you’re into that stuff, too.

Personally, I’m just happy to get away from the shady and abusive MyQ (owned by Chamberlain, like most other garage door brands) which is cloud-dependent, has systematically removed features, locked out DIY-ers and smart home enthusiasts by blocking API access, added ads to their app, and partnered with Amazon and Walmart to let them into your garage—eww.

moshidon, to random
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Very little cleaning up to do before @FineFindus's awesome settings backup system becomes just perfect

cassidy,
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@moshidon @FineFindus any chance it can hook into the Android app backup/restore stuff so it can be automatic? I hate when I forget to go manually save settings from apps before factory resetting…

https://developer.android.com/guide/topics/data/backup

ahoneybun, to random
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I just picked up the JBL Live 670NC for $100 and I'm enjoying them! Nice to have headphones with USB-C finally and OMG is Google's new Quick Connect tech nice!

cassidy,
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@ahoneybun I so want to get GNOME/FreeDesktop to be able to use stuff like Fast Pair, Quick Share, Cast, etc. I think it's technically open source but requires signing up as a distributor with Google, maybe?

renice, to random
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family member needs a phone upgrade. the pixel 8a preorder is $499 while a pixel 8 is $450 through Fi so I guess a flagship phone it is

cassidy,
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@renice Pixel 8a is also $299 through Fi right now.

cassidy, to random
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The preschooler was sick with a 24-hour stomach bug on Saturday, my wife was sick with it on Sunday (and is still recovering), the toddler was sick with it on Monday, and now I am pretty sure I am getting hit by it. 🙃

Parenting is fun!

cassidy,
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@kim Yeah, for sure! 😬

elevenhsoft, to rust Polish
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Web Apps now supports most mainstream browsers even some firefox's forks like Waterfox or Librewolf or KDE's Falkon browser.

Unfortunately there is too much hassle to add Epiphany support so maybe in the future. It's a pain to work with it.

cassidy,
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@elevenhsoft I wonder if things will improve if we can get proper web app support baked into FreeDesktop via portals; e.g. a standardized API for this that browsers and even app stores could then support to “install” web apps, launching with the users' preferred web browser?

I briefly tried searching for this but couldn’t find it; @wjt do you happen to recall if there was progress or at least a documented issue in this direction?

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