that’s not how any of this works

Honestly I was upset when they announced the “pivot to AI”, but Mozilla is the only company I’ve seen actually using LLM tech in a productive, helpful way. The link preview feature is nice too.

You’re not wrong about the Nazis, but since Substack doesn’t run ads, clicking will technically cost the company money.

The forced app thing still drives me crazy, we could have had it SO much better…

It always is. The thing with FOSS vs a private company is that internal debates are:

1. Public
2. Involving people working for free

Meaning we not only see the ““drama””, but that it can become more verbally intense. Buuuuut it almost never ends up mattering much to the average user, and when it does, the public certainly won’t learn about it on github or the replies to a toot.

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Right? The entire point of the fediverse is more moderation, if someone wants to force others to listen to their speech they can join an instance with no rules or go to X.com.

I’ve just accepted that most Redditors want a content feed to read on the toilet, and very few are looking for conversation or community.

If we can convince people looking for the latter to come to the fediverse… now that’s the real victory.

The right tool for the right job… LLMs can’t do a lot, and can make a lot of things worse when misapplied, but that doesn’t mean the technology is wholly useless.

KDE is friendlier to Windows users than GNOME, but Mint is still a good option.

This only applies if you use their bridge and the bridge is connected to the internet. If you do what I said in my comment (zigbee2mqtt addon with dongle) then there is no path for them to collect. The Zigbee2Mqtt addon allows for firmware updates.

I never thought of that! I am going to use this argument with the family this year…

I found that Phillips Hue bulbs works great with the Zigbee2Mqtt addon (and poorly/not at all with ZHA integration) and the $25 Sonoff dongle. Home Assistant sells their own dongle which I would imagine works even better too.

Hue bulbs are more expensive than most, but people seem to say they have the best color consistency.

If you want to stick with Wifi you could probably just hook up Tasmota plugs to your existing lamps.

This community really needs better moderation IMO.

Great read, I was unfamiliar with this publication. Thanks for sharing.

This is brilliant and a big reason why subscribing to subreddits via rss sucks

A nas or home server with one of them is a great idea

Lissen is my favorite audiobook player

I like that unlike Chrome, Firefox mobile can use all the extensions.

CasaOS or YunoHost are great places to start and hold your hand the whole way, while allowing you to tip toe into more advanced setups later on as you learn.