Home Assistant is now part of the Open Home Foundation, a non-profit aiming to fight against surveillance capitalism and offer privacy, choice, and sustainability....
Ease of setup in exchange for google/amazon spies in your house and your data. Seems like a very bad deal to me.
It’s really not that hard to setup for a basic setup and after that it’s working problem free with all kinds of manufacturers devices, not just one brand.
I’ve just got a Landrover Defender 2023 (75th) and was so glad is just had buttons for everything. I had a touch screen but other than navigation no need to touch it. Even optional analog dials instead of digital.
Was looking at the van equivalent of the new mercedes (v-class) but same ipad horror on the inside. Glad some brand are reversing this silly phase.
And was long time BMW driver before that but I quit 5 series before electric and the hideous grills. Such a shame.
I’ve started rediscovering photography again after a multi year break, and I’ve currently got a decision to make. I’ve started doing some more macro photography recently, and I’m to the point I would like to purchase a macro lens. However, I now realize that new DSLR cameras seem to be on their way out and mirrorless is...
Gast wat een warverhaal. Het eerste waar het mij aan doet denken zijn twee bekenden die beide een psychose bleken te hebben, die klonken net zo paranoia als jij . Ik hoop dat het goed met je gaat, wellicht eens professionele hulp zoeken.
The little smart home platform that could (www.theverge.com)
Home Assistant is now part of the Open Home Foundation, a non-profit aiming to fight against surveillance capitalism and offer privacy, choice, and sustainability....
Mercedes becomes the first automaker to sell autonomous cars in the U.S. that don't come with a requirement that drivers watch the road (fortune.com)
Was that the sound of pizza, human? [ Minolta X-500, MD 50-135 f/3.5, expired Agfa CT Precisa 100 ] (lemmy.world)
French press method (youtu.be)
Longer French press method I saw on YT and tried just for the hell of it....
Do I need to start over or can this be salvaged? (mander.xyz)
Also this might be off topic for this community as this is a carbon steel pan (Merten & Storck).
DSLR vs Mirrorless Decision
I’ve started rediscovering photography again after a multi year break, and I’ve currently got a decision to make. I’ve started doing some more macro photography recently, and I’m to the point I would like to purchase a macro lens. However, I now realize that new DSLR cameras seem to be on their way out and mirrorless is...
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Blink twice (lemmy.ml)