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@himmelssohn<\/a> @killyourfm<\/a>
Home assistant is more like your central brain for your home and not only about automation. You can implement all your smart devices into it, sure you can have smart light switches or bulbs or whatever but you can also control media play on speakers or TV, display your calendar, implement local voice assistants (also cloud based of course) and a lot more. If you like tinkering, your imagination is basically the limit and all can be achieved locally\/privacy respecting.<\/p>","generator":{"id":"tag:gnusocial.jp,2026-07-27:notice-source:ActivityPub","objectType":"application","status_net":{"source_code":"ActivityPub"}},"id":"https:\/\/mastodon.social\/users\/bezet234\/statuses\/115845011377044123","object":{"id":"https:\/\/mastodon.social\/users\/bezet234\/statuses\/115845011377044123","objectType":"note","content":"

@himmelssohn<\/a> @killyourfm<\/a>
Home assistant is more like your central brain for your home and not only about automation. You can implement all your smart devices into it, sure you can have smart light switches or bulbs or whatever but you can also control media play on speakers or TV, display your calendar, implement local voice assistants (also cloud based of course) and a lot more. If you like tinkering, your imagination is basically the limit and all can be achieved locally\/privacy respecting.<\/p>","url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/notice\/11867491","status_net":{"notice_id":null},"inReplyTo":{"objectType":"note","id":"https:\/\/social.adlerhorst.net\/users\/himmelssohn\/statuses\/115844768381665368","url":"https:\/\/social.adlerhorst.net\/@himmelssohn\/115844768381665368"}},"to":[{"objectType":"http:\/\/activitystrea.ms\/schema\/1.0\/person","id":"https:\/\/layer8.space\/users\/killyourfm"},{"objectType":"http:\/\/activitystrea.ms\/schema\/1.0\/person","id":"https:\/\/social.adlerhorst.net\/users\/himmelssohn"},{"objectType":"http:\/\/activitystrea.ms\/schema\/1.0\/collection","id":"http:\/\/activityschema.org\/collection\/public"}],"status_net":{"conversation":"tag:gnusocial.jp,2026-01-05:objectType=thread:nonce=70eb8247692445b9","notice_info":{"local_id":"11867491","source":"ActivityPub"}},"published":"2026-01-06T00:33:27+00:00","provider":{"objectType":"service","displayName":"GNU social JP","url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/"},"verb":"post","url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/notice\/11867491"},{"actor":{"id":"https:\/\/layer8.space\/users\/killyourfm","displayName":"Jason Evangelho \ud83d\udc27\ud83c\udf92","status_net":{"avatarLinks":[{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/8839-original-tmp20240714155024.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":400,"height":400},{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/8839-96-20240714155314.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":96,"height":96},{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/8839-48-20240714155314.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":48,"height":48},{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/8839-24-20240714155314.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":24,"height":24}],"profile_info":{"local_id":"8839"}},"image":{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/8839-96-20240714155314.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":96,"height":96},"objectType":"person","summary":"Music junkie, fledging photographer, nature enjoyer, and late-blooming hiker who's finally making his inner child happy. Photos shared are mine unless indicated otherwise. Occasional affiliate links to fund hiking adventures and Linux For Everyone. Previously: Senior Tech Contributor @ Forbes, Marketing @ AMD and Mozilla.","url":"https:\/\/layer8.space\/@killyourfm","portablecontacts_net":{"preferredUsername":"killyourfm","displayName":"Jason Evangelho \ud83d\udc27\ud83c\udf92","note":"Music junkie, fledging photographer, nature enjoyer, and late-blooming hiker who's finally making his inner child happy. Photos shared are mine unless indicated otherwise. Occasional affiliate links to fund hiking adventures and Linux For Everyone. Previously: Senior Tech Contributor @ Forbes, Marketing @ AMD and Mozilla."}},"content":"

@bezet234<\/a> @himmelssohn<\/a> Well now I'm twice as excited...<\/p>","generator":{"id":"tag:gnusocial.jp,2026-07-27:notice-source:ActivityPub","objectType":"application","status_net":{"source_code":"ActivityPub"}},"id":"https:\/\/layer8.space\/users\/killyourfm\/statuses\/115845337812503910","object":{"id":"https:\/\/layer8.space\/users\/killyourfm\/statuses\/115845337812503910","objectType":"note","content":"

@bezet234<\/a> @himmelssohn<\/a> Well now I'm twice as excited...<\/p>","url":"https:\/\/layer8.space\/@killyourfm\/115845337812503910","status_net":{"notice_id":null},"inReplyTo":{"objectType":"note","id":"https:\/\/mastodon.social\/users\/bezet234\/statuses\/115845011377044123","url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/notice\/11867491"}},"to":[{"objectType":"http:\/\/activitystrea.ms\/schema\/1.0\/person","id":"https:\/\/social.adlerhorst.net\/users\/himmelssohn"},{"objectType":"http:\/\/activitystrea.ms\/schema\/1.0\/person","id":"https:\/\/mastodon.social\/users\/bezet234"},{"objectType":"http:\/\/activitystrea.ms\/schema\/1.0\/collection","id":"http:\/\/activityschema.org\/collection\/public"}],"status_net":{"conversation":"tag:gnusocial.jp,2026-01-05:objectType=thread:nonce=70eb8247692445b9","notice_info":{"local_id":"11867494","source":"ActivityPub"}},"published":"2026-01-06T00:33:24+00:00","provider":{"objectType":"service","displayName":"GNU social JP","url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/"},"verb":"post","url":"https:\/\/layer8.space\/@killyourfm\/115845337812503910"},{"actor":{"id":"https:\/\/social.adlerhorst.net\/users\/himmelssohn","displayName":"Himmelssohn","status_net":{"avatarLinks":[{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/265041-original-tmp20240612215229.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":400,"height":400},{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/265041-96-20241014175452.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":96,"height":96},{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/265041-48-20241014175452.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":48,"height":48},{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/265041-24-20241014175452.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":24,"height":24}],"profile_info":{"local_id":"265041"}},"image":{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/265041-96-20241014175452.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":96,"height":96},"objectType":"person","summary":"Fish dealer. Self hoster. Explorer.","url":"https:\/\/social.adlerhorst.net\/@himmelssohn","portablecontacts_net":{"preferredUsername":"himmelssohn","displayName":"Himmelssohn","note":"Fish dealer. Self hoster. Explorer."}},"content":"

@killyourfm<\/a>
I keep on hearing about home automation a lot. Please help me understand why that's a useful thing. I live in a rented apartment, so I wouldn't come to upgrade any hardware in my home.<\/p>","generator":{"id":"tag:gnusocial.jp,2026-07-27:notice-source:ActivityPub","objectType":"application","status_net":{"source_code":"ActivityPub"}},"id":"https:\/\/social.adlerhorst.net\/users\/himmelssohn\/statuses\/115844768381665368","object":{"id":"https:\/\/social.adlerhorst.net\/users\/himmelssohn\/statuses\/115844768381665368","objectType":"note","content":"

@killyourfm<\/a>
I keep on hearing about home automation a lot. Please help me understand why that's a useful thing. I live in a rented apartment, so I wouldn't come to upgrade any hardware in my home.<\/p>","url":"https:\/\/social.adlerhorst.net\/@himmelssohn\/115844768381665368","status_net":{"notice_id":null},"inReplyTo":{"objectType":"note","id":"https:\/\/layer8.space\/users\/killyourfm\/statuses\/115844714147307180","url":"https:\/\/layer8.space\/@killyourfm\/115844714147307180"}},"to":[{"objectType":"http:\/\/activitystrea.ms\/schema\/1.0\/person","id":"https:\/\/layer8.space\/users\/killyourfm"},{"objectType":"http:\/\/activitystrea.ms\/schema\/1.0\/collection","id":"http:\/\/activityschema.org\/collection\/public"}],"status_net":{"conversation":"tag:gnusocial.jp,2026-01-05:objectType=thread:nonce=70eb8247692445b9","notice_info":{"local_id":"11866599","source":"ActivityPub"}},"published":"2026-01-05T22:12:47+00:00","provider":{"objectType":"service","displayName":"GNU social JP","url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/"},"verb":"post","url":"https:\/\/social.adlerhorst.net\/@himmelssohn\/115844768381665368"},{"actor":{"id":"https:\/\/layer8.space\/users\/killyourfm","displayName":"Jason Evangelho \ud83d\udc27\ud83c\udf92","status_net":{"avatarLinks":[{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/8839-original-tmp20240714155024.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":400,"height":400},{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/8839-96-20240714155314.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":96,"height":96},{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/8839-48-20240714155314.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":48,"height":48},{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/8839-24-20240714155314.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":24,"height":24}],"profile_info":{"local_id":"8839"}},"image":{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/8839-96-20240714155314.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":96,"height":96},"objectType":"person","summary":"Music junkie, fledging photographer, nature enjoyer, and late-blooming hiker who's finally making his inner child happy. Photos shared are mine unless indicated otherwise. Occasional affiliate links to fund hiking adventures and Linux For Everyone. Previously: Senior Tech Contributor @ Forbes, Marketing @ AMD and Mozilla.","url":"https:\/\/layer8.space\/@killyourfm","portablecontacts_net":{"preferredUsername":"killyourfm","displayName":"Jason Evangelho \ud83d\udc27\ud83c\udf92","note":"Music junkie, fledging photographer, nature enjoyer, and late-blooming hiker who's finally making his inner child happy. Photos shared are mine unless indicated otherwise. Occasional affiliate links to fund hiking adventures and Linux For Everyone. Previously: Senior Tech Contributor @ Forbes, Marketing @ AMD and Mozilla."}},"content":"

@himmelssohn<\/a> Well, my current level of home automation is only lights and smart plugs right now (I'm renting too). More of a convenience factor than anything else. <\/p>

I like having things all wired up for certain routines (outside lights going on at sunset\/off at sunrise, changing to soft blue lights and dimming things in the evening, having my old-school component stereo system on a smart plug to make sure they're off at night, etc).<\/p>","generator":{"id":"tag:gnusocial.jp,2026-07-27:notice-source:ActivityPub","objectType":"application","status_net":{"source_code":"ActivityPub"}},"id":"https:\/\/layer8.space\/users\/killyourfm\/statuses\/115844786232533639","object":{"id":"https:\/\/layer8.space\/users\/killyourfm\/statuses\/115844786232533639","objectType":"note","content":"

@himmelssohn<\/a> Well, my current level of home automation is only lights and smart plugs right now (I'm renting too). More of a convenience factor than anything else. <\/p>

I like having things all wired up for certain routines (outside lights going on at sunset\/off at sunrise, changing to soft blue lights and dimming things in the evening, having my old-school component stereo system on a smart plug to make sure they're off at night, etc).<\/p>","url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/notice\/11866600","status_net":{"notice_id":null},"inReplyTo":{"objectType":"note","id":"https:\/\/social.adlerhorst.net\/users\/himmelssohn\/statuses\/115844768381665368","url":"https:\/\/social.adlerhorst.net\/@himmelssohn\/115844768381665368"}},"to":[{"objectType":"http:\/\/activitystrea.ms\/schema\/1.0\/person","id":"https:\/\/social.adlerhorst.net\/users\/himmelssohn"},{"objectType":"http:\/\/activitystrea.ms\/schema\/1.0\/collection","id":"http:\/\/activityschema.org\/collection\/public"}],"status_net":{"conversation":"tag:gnusocial.jp,2026-01-05:objectType=thread:nonce=70eb8247692445b9","notice_info":{"local_id":"11866600","source":"ActivityPub"}},"published":"2026-01-05T22:12:46+00:00","provider":{"objectType":"service","displayName":"GNU social JP","url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/"},"verb":"post","url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/notice\/11866600"},{"actor":{"id":"https:\/\/layer8.space\/users\/killyourfm","displayName":"Jason Evangelho \ud83d\udc27\ud83c\udf92","status_net":{"avatarLinks":[{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/8839-original-tmp20240714155024.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":400,"height":400},{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/8839-96-20240714155314.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":96,"height":96},{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/8839-48-20240714155314.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":48,"height":48},{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/8839-24-20240714155314.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":24,"height":24}],"profile_info":{"local_id":"8839"}},"image":{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/8839-96-20240714155314.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":96,"height":96},"objectType":"person","summary":"Music junkie, fledging photographer, nature enjoyer, and late-blooming hiker who's finally making his inner child happy. Photos shared are mine unless indicated otherwise. Occasional affiliate links to fund hiking adventures and Linux For Everyone. Previously: Senior Tech Contributor @ Forbes, Marketing @ AMD and Mozilla.","url":"https:\/\/layer8.space\/@killyourfm","portablecontacts_net":{"preferredUsername":"killyourfm","displayName":"Jason Evangelho \ud83d\udc27\ud83c\udf92","note":"Music junkie, fledging photographer, nature enjoyer, and late-blooming hiker who's finally making his inner child happy. Photos shared are mine unless indicated otherwise. Occasional affiliate links to fund hiking adventures and Linux For Everyone. Previously: Senior Tech Contributor @ Forbes, Marketing @ AMD and Mozilla."}},"content":"

Suffice to say, it's time to ditch Alexa and bump Home Assistant a little higher on the priority tree of things to get set up. <\/p>

Bonus points if I can \"dumb-ify\" my Samsung TV.<\/p>","generator":{"id":"tag:gnusocial.jp,2026-07-27:notice-source:ActivityPub","objectType":"application","status_net":{"source_code":"ActivityPub"}},"id":"https:\/\/layer8.space\/users\/killyourfm\/statuses\/115844714147307180","object":{"id":"https:\/\/layer8.space\/users\/killyourfm\/statuses\/115844714147307180","objectType":"note","content":"

Suffice to say, it's time to ditch Alexa and bump Home Assistant a little higher on the priority tree of things to get set up. <\/p>

Bonus points if I can \"dumb-ify\" my Samsung TV.<\/p>","url":"https:\/\/layer8.space\/@killyourfm\/115844714147307180","status_net":{"notice_id":null},"inReplyTo":{"objectType":"note","id":"https:\/\/layer8.space\/users\/killyourfm\/statuses\/115842795824674121","url":"https:\/\/layer8.space\/@killyourfm\/115842795824674121"}},"to":[{"objectType":"http:\/\/activitystrea.ms\/schema\/1.0\/collection","id":"http:\/\/activityschema.org\/collection\/public"}],"status_net":{"conversation":"tag:gnusocial.jp,2026-01-05:objectType=thread:nonce=70eb8247692445b9","notice_info":{"local_id":"11866424","source":"ActivityPub"}},"published":"2026-01-05T21:54:47+00:00","provider":{"objectType":"service","displayName":"GNU social JP","url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/"},"verb":"post","url":"https:\/\/layer8.space\/@killyourfm\/115844714147307180"},{"actor":{"id":"https:\/\/layer8.space\/users\/killyourfm","displayName":"Jason Evangelho \ud83d\udc27\ud83c\udf92","status_net":{"avatarLinks":[{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/8839-original-tmp20240714155024.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":400,"height":400},{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/8839-96-20240714155314.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":96,"height":96},{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/8839-48-20240714155314.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":48,"height":48},{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/8839-24-20240714155314.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":24,"height":24}],"profile_info":{"local_id":"8839"}},"image":{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/8839-96-20240714155314.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":96,"height":96},"objectType":"person","summary":"Music junkie, fledging photographer, nature enjoyer, and late-blooming hiker who's finally making his inner child happy. Photos shared are mine unless indicated otherwise. Occasional affiliate links to fund hiking adventures and Linux For Everyone. Previously: Senior Tech Contributor @ Forbes, Marketing @ AMD and Mozilla.","url":"https:\/\/layer8.space\/@killyourfm","portablecontacts_net":{"preferredUsername":"killyourfm","displayName":"Jason Evangelho \ud83d\udc27\ud83c\udf92","note":"Music junkie, fledging photographer, nature enjoyer, and late-blooming hiker who's finally making his inner child happy. Photos shared are mine unless indicated otherwise. Occasional affiliate links to fund hiking adventures and Linux For Everyone. Previously: Senior Tech Contributor @ Forbes, Marketing @ AMD and Mozilla."}},"content":"

@draeath<\/a> No, Unbound is new to me. I'll add it to my research notes, thanks!<\/p>","generator":{"id":"tag:gnusocial.jp,2026-07-27:notice-source:ActivityPub","objectType":"application","status_net":{"source_code":"ActivityPub"}},"id":"https:\/\/layer8.space\/users\/killyourfm\/statuses\/115844704591200873","object":{"id":"https:\/\/layer8.space\/users\/killyourfm\/statuses\/115844704591200873","objectType":"note","content":"

@draeath<\/a> No, Unbound is new to me. I'll add it to my research notes, thanks!<\/p>","url":"https:\/\/layer8.space\/@killyourfm\/115844704591200873","status_net":{"notice_id":null},"inReplyTo":{"objectType":"note","id":"https:\/\/infosec.exchange\/users\/draeath\/statuses\/115842890758836107","url":"https:\/\/infosec.exchange\/@draeath\/115842890758836107"}},"to":[{"objectType":"http:\/\/activitystrea.ms\/schema\/1.0\/person","id":"https:\/\/infosec.exchange\/users\/draeath"},{"objectType":"http:\/\/activitystrea.ms\/schema\/1.0\/collection","id":"http:\/\/activityschema.org\/collection\/public"}],"status_net":{"conversation":"tag:gnusocial.jp,2026-01-05:objectType=thread:nonce=70eb8247692445b9","notice_info":{"local_id":"11866406","source":"ActivityPub"}},"published":"2026-01-05T21:53:00+00:00","provider":{"objectType":"service","displayName":"GNU social JP","url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/"},"verb":"post","url":"https:\/\/layer8.space\/@killyourfm\/115844704591200873"},{"actor":{"id":"https:\/\/infosec.exchange\/users\/draeath","displayName":"draeath","status_net":{"avatarLinks":[{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/300269-original-tmp20241126003544.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":400,"height":400},{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/300269-96-20241217234749.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":96,"height":96},{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/300269-48-20241217234749.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":48,"height":48},{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/300269-24-20241217234749.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":24,"height":24}],"profile_info":{"local_id":"300269"}},"image":{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/300269-96-20241217234749.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":96,"height":96},"objectType":"person","summary":"Systems Engineer \/ Solutions Architect.I glue badly written software to other badly written software, in an attempt to get it to do something useful. Sometimes it even works!","url":"https:\/\/infosec.exchange\/@draeath","portablecontacts_net":{"preferredUsername":"draeath","displayName":"draeath","note":"Systems Engineer \/ Solutions Architect.I glue badly written software to other badly written software, in an attempt to get it to do something useful. Sometimes it even works!"}},"content":"

@killyourfm<\/a> that UI is just... Chef's Kiss.<\/p>

Did you set up unbound with it? Check that out on the pihole wiki if you didn't. It's easy to do and further removes you from potential fuckery.<\/p>","generator":{"id":"tag:gnusocial.jp,2026-07-27:notice-source:ActivityPub","objectType":"application","status_net":{"source_code":"ActivityPub"}},"id":"https:\/\/infosec.exchange\/users\/draeath\/statuses\/115842890758836107","object":{"id":"https:\/\/infosec.exchange\/users\/draeath\/statuses\/115842890758836107","objectType":"note","content":"

@killyourfm<\/a> that UI is just... Chef's Kiss.<\/p>

Did you set up unbound with it? Check that out on the pihole wiki if you didn't. It's easy to do and further removes you from potential fuckery.<\/p>","url":"https:\/\/infosec.exchange\/@draeath\/115842890758836107","status_net":{"notice_id":null},"inReplyTo":{"objectType":"note","id":"https:\/\/layer8.space\/users\/killyourfm\/statuses\/115842865382796804","url":"https:\/\/layer8.space\/@killyourfm\/115842865382796804"}},"to":[{"objectType":"http:\/\/activitystrea.ms\/schema\/1.0\/person","id":"https:\/\/layer8.space\/users\/killyourfm"},{"objectType":"http:\/\/activitystrea.ms\/schema\/1.0\/collection","id":"http:\/\/activityschema.org\/collection\/public"}],"status_net":{"conversation":"tag:gnusocial.jp,2026-01-05:objectType=thread:nonce=70eb8247692445b9","notice_info":{"local_id":"11866404","source":"ActivityPub"}},"published":"2026-01-05T21:53:00+00:00","provider":{"objectType":"service","displayName":"GNU social JP","url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/"},"verb":"post","url":"https:\/\/infosec.exchange\/@draeath\/115842890758836107"},{"actor":{"id":"https:\/\/infosec.exchange\/users\/malwareminigun","displayName":"Billy O'Neal","status_net":{"avatarLinks":[{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/136729-original-tmp20260712185223.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":400,"height":400},{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/136729-96-20260713103949.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":96,"height":96},{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/136729-48-20260713103949.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":48,"height":48},{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/136729-24-20260721143125.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":24,"height":24}],"profile_info":{"local_id":"136729"}},"image":{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/136729-96-20260713103949.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":96,"height":96},"objectType":"person","summary":"Dev at Microsoft on the vcpkg team. Former @VisualC STL maintainer. He\/Him (Although I don\u2019t care much)","url":"https:\/\/infosec.exchange\/@malwareminigun","portablecontacts_net":{"preferredUsername":"malwareminigun","displayName":"Billy O'Neal","note":"Dev at Microsoft on the vcpkg team. Former @VisualC STL maintainer. He\/Him (Although I don\u2019t care much)"}},"content":"

@killyourfm<\/a> @catsalad<\/a> I'm.... not sure what one was expecting an Echo device to do other than talk to Amazon constantly?<\/p>","generator":{"id":"tag:gnusocial.jp,2026-07-27:notice-source:ActivityPub","objectType":"application","status_net":{"source_code":"ActivityPub"}},"id":"https:\/\/infosec.exchange\/users\/malwareminigun\/statuses\/115844675998198307","object":{"id":"https:\/\/infosec.exchange\/users\/malwareminigun\/statuses\/115844675998198307","objectType":"note","content":"

@killyourfm<\/a> @catsalad<\/a> I'm.... not sure what one was expecting an Echo device to do other than talk to Amazon constantly?<\/p>","url":"https:\/\/infosec.exchange\/@malwareminigun\/115844675998198307","status_net":{"notice_id":null},"inReplyTo":{"objectType":"note","id":"https:\/\/layer8.space\/users\/killyourfm\/statuses\/115842795824674121","url":"https:\/\/layer8.space\/@killyourfm\/115842795824674121"}},"to":[{"objectType":"http:\/\/activitystrea.ms\/schema\/1.0\/person","id":"https:\/\/layer8.space\/users\/killyourfm"},{"objectType":"http:\/\/activitystrea.ms\/schema\/1.0\/person","id":"https:\/\/infosec.exchange\/users\/catsalad"},{"objectType":"http:\/\/activitystrea.ms\/schema\/1.0\/collection","id":"http:\/\/activityschema.org\/collection\/public"}],"status_net":{"conversation":"tag:gnusocial.jp,2026-01-05:objectType=thread:nonce=70eb8247692445b9","notice_info":{"local_id":"11866381","source":"ActivityPub"}},"published":"2026-01-05T21:51:19+00:00","provider":{"objectType":"service","displayName":"GNU social JP","url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/"},"verb":"post","url":"https:\/\/infosec.exchange\/@malwareminigun\/115844675998198307"},{"actor":{"id":"https:\/\/layer8.space\/users\/killyourfm","displayName":"Jason Evangelho \ud83d\udc27\ud83c\udf92","status_net":{"avatarLinks":[{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/8839-original-tmp20240714155024.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":400,"height":400},{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/8839-96-20240714155314.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":96,"height":96},{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/8839-48-20240714155314.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":48,"height":48},{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/8839-24-20240714155314.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":24,"height":24}],"profile_info":{"local_id":"8839"}},"image":{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/8839-96-20240714155314.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":96,"height":96},"objectType":"person","summary":"Music junkie, fledging photographer, nature enjoyer, and late-blooming hiker who's finally making his inner child happy. Photos shared are mine unless indicated otherwise. Occasional affiliate links to fund hiking adventures and Linux For Everyone. Previously: Senior Tech Contributor @ Forbes, Marketing @ AMD and Mozilla.","url":"https:\/\/layer8.space\/@killyourfm","portablecontacts_net":{"preferredUsername":"killyourfm","displayName":"Jason Evangelho \ud83d\udc27\ud83c\udf92","note":"Music junkie, fledging photographer, nature enjoyer, and late-blooming hiker who's finally making his inner child happy. Photos shared are mine unless indicated otherwise. Occasional affiliate links to fund hiking adventures and Linux For Everyone. Previously: Senior Tech Contributor @ Forbes, Marketing @ AMD and Mozilla."}},"content":"

@malwareminigun<\/a> @catsalad<\/a> Fair. But for me, I guess SEEING IT visualized like this drives home how awful it is.<\/p>","generator":{"id":"tag:gnusocial.jp,2026-07-27:notice-source:ActivityPub","objectType":"application","status_net":{"source_code":"ActivityPub"}},"id":"https:\/\/layer8.space\/users\/killyourfm\/statuses\/115844688971293016","object":{"id":"https:\/\/layer8.space\/users\/killyourfm\/statuses\/115844688971293016","objectType":"note","content":"

@malwareminigun<\/a> @catsalad<\/a> Fair. But for me, I guess SEEING IT visualized like this drives home how awful it is.<\/p>","url":"https:\/\/layer8.space\/@killyourfm\/115844688971293016","status_net":{"notice_id":null},"inReplyTo":{"objectType":"note","id":"https:\/\/infosec.exchange\/users\/malwareminigun\/statuses\/115844675998198307","url":"https:\/\/infosec.exchange\/@malwareminigun\/115844675998198307"}},"to":[{"objectType":"http:\/\/activitystrea.ms\/schema\/1.0\/person","id":"https:\/\/infosec.exchange\/users\/catsalad"},{"objectType":"http:\/\/activitystrea.ms\/schema\/1.0\/person","id":"https:\/\/infosec.exchange\/users\/malwareminigun"},{"objectType":"http:\/\/activitystrea.ms\/schema\/1.0\/collection","id":"http:\/\/activityschema.org\/collection\/public"}],"status_net":{"conversation":"tag:gnusocial.jp,2026-01-05:objectType=thread:nonce=70eb8247692445b9","notice_info":{"local_id":"11866382","source":"ActivityPub"}},"published":"2026-01-05T21:51:18+00:00","provider":{"objectType":"service","displayName":"GNU social JP","url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/"},"verb":"post","url":"https:\/\/layer8.space\/@killyourfm\/115844688971293016"},{"actor":{"id":"https:\/\/infosec.exchange\/users\/malwareminigun","displayName":"Billy O'Neal","status_net":{"avatarLinks":[{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/136729-original-tmp20260712185223.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":400,"height":400},{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/136729-96-20260713103949.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":96,"height":96},{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/136729-48-20260713103949.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":48,"height":48},{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/136729-24-20260721143125.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":24,"height":24}],"profile_info":{"local_id":"136729"}},"image":{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/136729-96-20260713103949.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":96,"height":96},"objectType":"person","summary":"Dev at Microsoft on the vcpkg team. Former @VisualC STL maintainer. He\/Him (Although I don\u2019t care much)","url":"https:\/\/infosec.exchange\/@malwareminigun","portablecontacts_net":{"preferredUsername":"malwareminigun","displayName":"Billy O'Neal","note":"Dev at Microsoft on the vcpkg team. Former @VisualC STL maintainer. He\/Him (Although I don\u2019t care much)"}},"content":"

@killyourfm<\/a> That's fair. It's one of the reasons I don't have those \ud83d\udc4d<\/p>","generator":{"id":"tag:gnusocial.jp,2026-07-27:notice-source:ActivityPub","objectType":"application","status_net":{"source_code":"ActivityPub"}},"id":"https:\/\/infosec.exchange\/users\/malwareminigun\/statuses\/115844691779659682","object":{"id":"https:\/\/infosec.exchange\/users\/malwareminigun\/statuses\/115844691779659682","objectType":"note","content":"

@killyourfm<\/a> That's fair. It's one of the reasons I don't have those \ud83d\udc4d<\/p>","url":"https:\/\/infosec.exchange\/@malwareminigun\/115844691779659682","status_net":{"notice_id":null},"inReplyTo":{"objectType":"note","id":"https:\/\/layer8.space\/users\/killyourfm\/statuses\/115844688971293016","url":"https:\/\/layer8.space\/@killyourfm\/115844688971293016"}},"to":[{"objectType":"http:\/\/activitystrea.ms\/schema\/1.0\/person","id":"https:\/\/layer8.space\/users\/killyourfm"},{"objectType":"http:\/\/activitystrea.ms\/schema\/1.0\/collection","id":"http:\/\/activityschema.org\/collection\/public"}],"status_net":{"conversation":"tag:gnusocial.jp,2026-01-05:objectType=thread:nonce=70eb8247692445b9","notice_info":{"local_id":"11866383","source":"ActivityPub"}},"published":"2026-01-05T21:51:17+00:00","provider":{"objectType":"service","displayName":"GNU social JP","url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/"},"verb":"post","url":"https:\/\/infosec.exchange\/@malwareminigun\/115844691779659682"},{"actor":{"id":"https:\/\/layer8.space\/users\/killyourfm","displayName":"Jason Evangelho \ud83d\udc27\ud83c\udf92","status_net":{"avatarLinks":[{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/8839-original-tmp20240714155024.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":400,"height":400},{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/8839-96-20240714155314.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":96,"height":96},{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/8839-48-20240714155314.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":48,"height":48},{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/8839-24-20240714155314.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":24,"height":24}],"profile_info":{"local_id":"8839"}},"image":{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/8839-96-20240714155314.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":96,"height":96},"objectType":"person","summary":"Music junkie, fledging photographer, nature enjoyer, and late-blooming hiker who's finally making his inner child happy. Photos shared are mine unless indicated otherwise. Occasional affiliate links to fund hiking adventures and Linux For Everyone. Previously: Senior Tech Contributor @ Forbes, Marketing @ AMD and Mozilla.","url":"https:\/\/layer8.space\/@killyourfm","portablecontacts_net":{"preferredUsername":"killyourfm","displayName":"Jason Evangelho \ud83d\udc27\ud83c\udf92","note":"Music junkie, fledging photographer, nature enjoyer, and late-blooming hiker who's finally making his inner child happy. Photos shared are mine unless indicated otherwise. Occasional affiliate links to fund hiking adventures and Linux For Everyone. Previously: Senior Tech Contributor @ Forbes, Marketing @ AMD and Mozilla."}},"content":"

@malwareminigun<\/a> Yea. Getting Home Assistant set up is HIGH on my list now.<\/p>","generator":{"id":"tag:gnusocial.jp,2026-07-27:notice-source:ActivityPub","objectType":"application","status_net":{"source_code":"ActivityPub"}},"id":"https:\/\/layer8.space\/users\/killyourfm\/statuses\/115844695269227831","object":{"id":"https:\/\/layer8.space\/users\/killyourfm\/statuses\/115844695269227831","objectType":"note","content":"

@malwareminigun<\/a> Yea. Getting Home Assistant set up is HIGH on my list now.<\/p>","url":"https:\/\/layer8.space\/@killyourfm\/115844695269227831","status_net":{"notice_id":null},"inReplyTo":{"objectType":"note","id":"https:\/\/infosec.exchange\/users\/malwareminigun\/statuses\/115844691779659682","url":"https:\/\/infosec.exchange\/@malwareminigun\/115844691779659682"}},"to":[{"objectType":"http:\/\/activitystrea.ms\/schema\/1.0\/person","id":"https:\/\/infosec.exchange\/users\/malwareminigun"},{"objectType":"http:\/\/activitystrea.ms\/schema\/1.0\/collection","id":"http:\/\/activityschema.org\/collection\/public"}],"status_net":{"conversation":"tag:gnusocial.jp,2026-01-05:objectType=thread:nonce=70eb8247692445b9","notice_info":{"local_id":"11866384","source":"ActivityPub"}},"published":"2026-01-05T21:51:16+00:00","provider":{"objectType":"service","displayName":"GNU social JP","url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/"},"verb":"post","url":"https:\/\/layer8.space\/@killyourfm\/115844695269227831"},{"actor":{"id":"https:\/\/activitypub.taildad4ee.ts.net\/stigatle","displayName":"stigatle","status_net":{"avatarLinks":[{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/376876-original-tmp20260105205755.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":400,"height":400},{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/376876-96-20260105205755.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":96,"height":96},{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/376876-48-20260105205755.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":48,"height":48},{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/376876-24-20260105205755.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":24,"height":24}],"profile_info":{"local_id":"376876"}},"image":{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/376876-96-20260105205755.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":96,"height":96},"objectType":"person","url":"https:\/\/activitypub.taildad4ee.ts.net\/stigatle","portablecontacts_net":{"preferredUsername":"stigatle","displayName":"stigatle"}},"content":"I have this on my to-do list..
Got the pi and all that, just have to get things installed.

I have 2 kids in the house, and one of them needs some stricter filtering, and this seems like a great way to set that up.
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Got the pi and all that, just have to get things installed.

I have 2 kids in the house, and one of them needs some stricter filtering, and this seems like a great way to set that up.
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@NigelGreenway<\/a> Forgive the complete noob question here, but: in order to control the smart devices with home assistant (especially locally without internet -- love that), does that limit the types of devices I can use? Will anything I'm using with Alexa be compatible? <\/p>

If that's way too broad a question and you don't feel like answering it, no worries :)<\/p>","generator":{"id":"tag:gnusocial.jp,2026-07-27:notice-source:ActivityPub","objectType":"application","status_net":{"source_code":"ActivityPub"}},"id":"https:\/\/layer8.space\/users\/killyourfm\/statuses\/115844468898022274","object":{"id":"https:\/\/layer8.space\/users\/killyourfm\/statuses\/115844468898022274","objectType":"note","content":"

@NigelGreenway<\/a> Forgive the complete noob question here, but: in order to control the smart devices with home assistant (especially locally without internet -- love that), does that limit the types of devices I can use? Will anything I'm using with Alexa be compatible? <\/p>

If that's way too broad a question and you don't feel like answering it, no worries :)<\/p>","url":"https:\/\/layer8.space\/@killyourfm\/115844468898022274","status_net":{"notice_id":null},"inReplyTo":{"objectType":"note","id":"https:\/\/mastodon.social\/users\/NigelGreenway\/statuses\/115843092835882611","url":"https:\/\/mastodon.social\/@NigelGreenway\/115843092835882611"}},"to":[{"objectType":"http:\/\/activitystrea.ms\/schema\/1.0\/person","id":"https:\/\/mastodon.social\/users\/NigelGreenway"},{"objectType":"http:\/\/activitystrea.ms\/schema\/1.0\/collection","id":"http:\/\/activityschema.org\/collection\/public"}],"status_net":{"conversation":"tag:gnusocial.jp,2026-01-05:objectType=thread:nonce=70eb8247692445b9","notice_info":{"local_id":"11866022","source":"ActivityPub"}},"published":"2026-01-05T20:52:04+00:00","provider":{"objectType":"service","displayName":"GNU social JP","url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/"},"verb":"post","url":"https:\/\/layer8.space\/@killyourfm\/115844468898022274"},{"actor":{"id":"https:\/\/mastodon.social\/users\/NigelGreenway","displayName":"jnr in life","status_net":{"avatarLinks":[{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/371256-original-tmp20251115162636.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":400,"height":400},{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/371256-96-20251115163136.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":96,"height":96},{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/371256-48-20251115163136.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":48,"height":48},{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/371256-24-20251115163136.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":24,"height":24}],"profile_info":{"local_id":"371256"}},"image":{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/371256-96-20251115163136.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":96,"height":96},"objectType":"person","summary":"Father \u2022 Lead Software Engineer \u2022 Geek \u2022 DDD Jnr \u2022 Promoter Of All 4Things I Enjoy \u2022enjoying @getsolus","url":"https:\/\/mastodon.social\/@NigelGreenway","portablecontacts_net":{"preferredUsername":"NigelGreenway","displayName":"jnr in life","note":"Father \u2022 Lead Software Engineer \u2022 Geek \u2022 DDD Jnr \u2022 Promoter Of All 4Things I Enjoy \u2022enjoying @getsolus"}},"content":"

@killyourfm<\/a> I did, and since then I've needed to move from MVP setup to setting up my home lab up properly as it's been left for a few months and I've unplugged my HA voice device.<\/p>

When I used it, I loved it. Felt free and like I actually owned my own house devices \ud83d\ude05<\/p>

Best part for me, being able to control the lights without an internet connection \ud83e\udd70. Local first is just perfect for me!<\/p>

My task next month is to get it all sorted - and cost up my network set up moving forward.<\/p>","generator":{"id":"tag:gnusocial.jp,2026-07-27:notice-source:ActivityPub","objectType":"application","status_net":{"source_code":"ActivityPub"}},"id":"https:\/\/mastodon.social\/users\/NigelGreenway\/statuses\/115843092835882611","object":{"id":"https:\/\/mastodon.social\/users\/NigelGreenway\/statuses\/115843092835882611","objectType":"note","content":"

@killyourfm<\/a> I did, and since then I've needed to move from MVP setup to setting up my home lab up properly as it's been left for a few months and I've unplugged my HA voice device.<\/p>

When I used it, I loved it. Felt free and like I actually owned my own house devices \ud83d\ude05<\/p>

Best part for me, being able to control the lights without an internet connection \ud83e\udd70. Local first is just perfect for me!<\/p>

My task next month is to get it all sorted - and cost up my network set up moving forward.<\/p>","url":"https:\/\/mastodon.social\/@NigelGreenway\/115843092835882611","status_net":{"notice_id":null},"inReplyTo":{"objectType":"note","id":"https:\/\/layer8.space\/users\/killyourfm\/statuses\/115842878289844839","url":"https:\/\/layer8.space\/@killyourfm\/115842878289844839"}},"to":[{"objectType":"http:\/\/activitystrea.ms\/schema\/1.0\/person","id":"https:\/\/layer8.space\/users\/killyourfm"},{"objectType":"http:\/\/activitystrea.ms\/schema\/1.0\/collection","id":"http:\/\/activityschema.org\/collection\/public"}],"status_net":{"conversation":"tag:gnusocial.jp,2026-01-05:objectType=thread:nonce=70eb8247692445b9","notice_info":{"local_id":"11866021","source":"ActivityPub"}},"published":"2026-01-05T20:52:04+00:00","provider":{"objectType":"service","displayName":"GNU social JP","url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/"},"verb":"post","url":"https:\/\/mastodon.social\/@NigelGreenway\/115843092835882611"},{"actor":{"id":"https:\/\/infosec.exchange\/users\/chronovore","displayName":"chronophage","status_net":{"avatarLinks":[{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/282619-original-tmp20240917192915.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":400,"height":400},{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/282619-96-20260105204733.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":96,"height":96},{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/282619-48-20260105204733.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":48,"height":48},{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/282619-24-20260105204733.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":24,"height":24}],"profile_info":{"local_id":"282619"}},"image":{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/282619-96-20260105204733.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":96,"height":96},"objectType":"person","summary":"Cryptologue and Netsec-ologist. Formerly a genomics research apprentice, applying the same methods to infosec engineering and operations.Friend to all animals large and small.","url":"https:\/\/infosec.exchange\/@chronovore","portablecontacts_net":{"preferredUsername":"chronovore","displayName":"chronophage","note":"Cryptologue and Netsec-ologist. Formerly a genomics research apprentice, applying the same methods to infosec engineering and operations.Friend to all animals large and small."}},"content":"

@killyourfm<\/a> Hey! I too set up a pi-hole recently. Also seeing the netflix shenanigans and it's mind bending, 10K requests blocked and the next highest was around 200.<\/p>

But more importantly wanted to share some advice someone gave me - when you get a moment to find an alternative storage media for the OS, since the SD card can get fried relatively quickly with all the R\/W operations.<\/p>","generator":{"id":"tag:gnusocial.jp,2026-07-27:notice-source:ActivityPub","objectType":"application","status_net":{"source_code":"ActivityPub"}},"id":"https:\/\/infosec.exchange\/users\/chronovore\/statuses\/115843301899295164","object":{"id":"https:\/\/infosec.exchange\/users\/chronovore\/statuses\/115843301899295164","objectType":"note","content":"

@killyourfm<\/a> Hey! I too set up a pi-hole recently. Also seeing the netflix shenanigans and it's mind bending, 10K requests blocked and the next highest was around 200.<\/p>

But more importantly wanted to share some advice someone gave me - when you get a moment to find an alternative storage media for the OS, since the SD card can get fried relatively quickly with all the R\/W operations.<\/p>","url":"https:\/\/infosec.exchange\/@chronovore\/115843301899295164","status_net":{"notice_id":null},"inReplyTo":{"objectType":"note","id":"https:\/\/layer8.space\/users\/killyourfm\/statuses\/115842795824674121","url":"https:\/\/layer8.space\/@killyourfm\/115842795824674121"}},"to":[{"objectType":"http:\/\/activitystrea.ms\/schema\/1.0\/person","id":"https:\/\/layer8.space\/users\/killyourfm"},{"objectType":"http:\/\/activitystrea.ms\/schema\/1.0\/collection","id":"http:\/\/activityschema.org\/collection\/public"}],"status_net":{"conversation":"tag:gnusocial.jp,2026-01-05:objectType=thread:nonce=70eb8247692445b9","notice_info":{"local_id":"11865986","source":"ActivityPub"}},"published":"2026-01-05T20:47:33+00:00","provider":{"objectType":"service","displayName":"GNU social JP","url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/"},"verb":"post","url":"https:\/\/infosec.exchange\/@chronovore\/115843301899295164"},{"actor":{"id":"https:\/\/layer8.space\/users\/killyourfm","displayName":"Jason Evangelho \ud83d\udc27\ud83c\udf92","status_net":{"avatarLinks":[{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/8839-original-tmp20240714155024.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":400,"height":400},{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/8839-96-20240714155314.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":96,"height":96},{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/8839-48-20240714155314.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":48,"height":48},{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/8839-24-20240714155314.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":24,"height":24}],"profile_info":{"local_id":"8839"}},"image":{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/8839-96-20240714155314.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":96,"height":96},"objectType":"person","summary":"Music junkie, fledging photographer, nature enjoyer, and late-blooming hiker who's finally making his inner child happy. Photos shared are mine unless indicated otherwise. Occasional affiliate links to fund hiking adventures and Linux For Everyone. Previously: Senior Tech Contributor @ Forbes, Marketing @ AMD and Mozilla.","url":"https:\/\/layer8.space\/@killyourfm","portablecontacts_net":{"preferredUsername":"killyourfm","displayName":"Jason Evangelho \ud83d\udc27\ud83c\udf92","note":"Music junkie, fledging photographer, nature enjoyer, and late-blooming hiker who's finally making his inner child happy. Photos shared are mine unless indicated otherwise. Occasional affiliate links to fund hiking adventures and Linux For Everyone. Previously: Senior Tech Contributor @ Forbes, Marketing @ AMD and Mozilla."}},"content":"

@chronovore<\/a> I appreciate the advice! That makes a lot of sense.<\/p>

I'm actually running my instance on my NAS (TrueNAS) with the OS installed to an NVMe drive.<\/p>","generator":{"id":"tag:gnusocial.jp,2026-07-27:notice-source:ActivityPub","objectType":"application","status_net":{"source_code":"ActivityPub"}},"id":"https:\/\/layer8.space\/users\/killyourfm\/statuses\/115844449833461304","object":{"id":"https:\/\/layer8.space\/users\/killyourfm\/statuses\/115844449833461304","objectType":"note","content":"

@chronovore<\/a> I appreciate the advice! That makes a lot of sense.<\/p>

I'm actually running my instance on my NAS (TrueNAS) with the OS installed to an NVMe drive.<\/p>","url":"https:\/\/layer8.space\/@killyourfm\/115844449833461304","status_net":{"notice_id":null},"inReplyTo":{"objectType":"note","id":"https:\/\/infosec.exchange\/users\/chronovore\/statuses\/115843301899295164","url":"https:\/\/infosec.exchange\/@chronovore\/115843301899295164"}},"to":[{"objectType":"http:\/\/activitystrea.ms\/schema\/1.0\/person","id":"https:\/\/infosec.exchange\/users\/chronovore"},{"objectType":"http:\/\/activitystrea.ms\/schema\/1.0\/collection","id":"http:\/\/activityschema.org\/collection\/public"}],"status_net":{"conversation":"tag:gnusocial.jp,2026-01-05:objectType=thread:nonce=70eb8247692445b9","notice_info":{"local_id":"11865987","source":"ActivityPub"}},"published":"2026-01-05T20:47:32+00:00","provider":{"objectType":"service","displayName":"GNU social JP","url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/"},"verb":"post","url":"https:\/\/layer8.space\/@killyourfm\/115844449833461304"},{"actor":{"id":"https:\/\/mastodon.social\/users\/themipper","displayName":"Whatisgoingon","status_net":{"avatarLinks":[{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/358985-original-tmp20250822074439.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":400,"height":400},{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/358985-96-20250822074440.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":96,"height":96},{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/358985-48-20250822074440.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":48,"height":48},{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/358985-24-20250822074440.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":24,"height":24}],"profile_info":{"local_id":"358985"}},"image":{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/358985-96-20250822074440.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":96,"height":96},"objectType":"person","summary":"Game developer and gaming enthusiast.Working with code since ~1986 ... uffWorking on Slyceverse: Survivors.I felt trapped by Big Tech and Big Corporations and now I am getting rid of them wherever I can. Using Open Source and shopping locally \/ European as my go to solution - feeling better since I started that journey.#godot #gdscript #csharp #foss #opensource #german #english #linux #buyeuropean #linuxmint #degoogle #amiga #slyceverse #mipgam #spain #europe #esp32 #gamedev #indiedev","url":"https:\/\/mastodon.social\/@themipper","portablecontacts_net":{"preferredUsername":"themipper","displayName":"Whatisgoingon","note":"Game developer and gaming enthusiast.Working with code since ~1986 ... uffWorking on Slyceverse: Survivors.I felt trapped by Big Tech and Big Corporations and now I am getting rid of them wherever I can. Using Open Source and shopping locally \/ European as my go to solution - feeling better since I started that journey.#godot #gdscript #csharp #foss #opensource #german #english #linux #buyeuropean #linuxmint #degoogle #amiga #slyceverse #mipgam #spain #europe #esp32 #gamedev #indiedev"}},"content":"

@killyourfm<\/a> It is crazy how much they are tracking with these things.<\/p>

I am running pi-hole for a couple of months now and am still baffled by the numbers.<\/p>

In the last 30 days 50% of all requests (100k) are being blocked by pi-hole. 60% of the blocked requests are coming from one Smart-TV. <\/p>

At the moment the TV and HDMI works but it is not able to load the ads and tracking ridden main menu.<\/p>

In comparison my main desktop with linux, vivaldi and ublock origin had 89 requests blocked.<\/p>","generator":{"id":"tag:gnusocial.jp,2026-07-27:notice-source:ActivityPub","objectType":"application","status_net":{"source_code":"ActivityPub"}},"id":"https:\/\/mastodon.social\/users\/themipper\/statuses\/115842938912904037","object":{"id":"https:\/\/mastodon.social\/users\/themipper\/statuses\/115842938912904037","objectType":"note","content":"

@killyourfm<\/a> It is crazy how much they are tracking with these things.<\/p>

I am running pi-hole for a couple of months now and am still baffled by the numbers.<\/p>

In the last 30 days 50% of all requests (100k) are being blocked by pi-hole. 60% of the blocked requests are coming from one Smart-TV. <\/p>

At the moment the TV and HDMI works but it is not able to load the ads and tracking ridden main menu.<\/p>

In comparison my main desktop with linux, vivaldi and ublock origin had 89 requests blocked.<\/p>","url":"https:\/\/mastodon.social\/@themipper\/115842938912904037","status_net":{"notice_id":null},"inReplyTo":{"objectType":"note","id":"https:\/\/layer8.space\/users\/killyourfm\/statuses\/115842795824674121","url":"https:\/\/layer8.space\/@killyourfm\/115842795824674121"}},"to":[{"objectType":"http:\/\/activitystrea.ms\/schema\/1.0\/person","id":"https:\/\/layer8.space\/users\/killyourfm"},{"objectType":"http:\/\/activitystrea.ms\/schema\/1.0\/collection","id":"http:\/\/activityschema.org\/collection\/public"}],"status_net":{"conversation":"tag:gnusocial.jp,2026-01-05:objectType=thread:nonce=70eb8247692445b9","notice_info":{"local_id":"11864930","source":"ActivityPub"}},"published":"2026-01-05T18:02:58+00:00","provider":{"objectType":"service","displayName":"GNU social JP","url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/"},"verb":"post","url":"https:\/\/mastodon.social\/@themipper\/115842938912904037"},{"actor":{"id":"https:\/\/layer8.space\/users\/killyourfm","displayName":"Jason Evangelho \ud83d\udc27\ud83c\udf92","status_net":{"avatarLinks":[{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/8839-original-tmp20240714155024.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":400,"height":400},{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/8839-96-20240714155314.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":96,"height":96},{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/8839-48-20240714155314.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":48,"height":48},{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/8839-24-20240714155314.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":24,"height":24}],"profile_info":{"local_id":"8839"}},"image":{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/8839-96-20240714155314.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":96,"height":96},"objectType":"person","summary":"Music junkie, fledging photographer, nature enjoyer, and late-blooming hiker who's finally making his inner child happy. Photos shared are mine unless indicated otherwise. Occasional affiliate links to fund hiking adventures and Linux For Everyone. Previously: Senior Tech Contributor @ Forbes, Marketing @ AMD and Mozilla.","url":"https:\/\/layer8.space\/@killyourfm","portablecontacts_net":{"preferredUsername":"killyourfm","displayName":"Jason Evangelho \ud83d\udc27\ud83c\udf92","note":"Music junkie, fledging photographer, nature enjoyer, and late-blooming hiker who's finally making his inner child happy. Photos shared are mine unless indicated otherwise. Occasional affiliate links to fund hiking adventures and Linux For Everyone. Previously: Senior Tech Contributor @ Forbes, Marketing @ AMD and Mozilla."}},"content":"

@themipper<\/a> That's absolutely bananas about your Smart TV! <\/p>

Question: Do you have Vivaldi already blocking tracking and ads, or do you let Pihole handle all of that?<\/p>","generator":{"id":"tag:gnusocial.jp,2026-07-27:notice-source:ActivityPub","objectType":"application","status_net":{"source_code":"ActivityPub"}},"id":"https:\/\/layer8.space\/users\/killyourfm\/statuses\/115843003120267008","object":{"id":"https:\/\/layer8.space\/users\/killyourfm\/statuses\/115843003120267008","objectType":"note","content":"

@themipper<\/a> That's absolutely bananas about your Smart TV! <\/p>

Question: Do you have Vivaldi already blocking tracking and ads, or do you let Pihole handle all of that?<\/p>","url":"https:\/\/layer8.space\/@killyourfm\/115843003120267008","status_net":{"notice_id":null},"inReplyTo":{"objectType":"note","id":"https:\/\/mastodon.social\/users\/themipper\/statuses\/115842938912904037","url":"https:\/\/mastodon.social\/@themipper\/115842938912904037"}},"to":[{"objectType":"http:\/\/activitystrea.ms\/schema\/1.0\/person","id":"https:\/\/mastodon.social\/users\/themipper"},{"objectType":"http:\/\/activitystrea.ms\/schema\/1.0\/collection","id":"http:\/\/activityschema.org\/collection\/public"}],"status_net":{"conversation":"tag:gnusocial.jp,2026-01-05:objectType=thread:nonce=70eb8247692445b9","notice_info":{"local_id":"11864932","source":"ActivityPub"}},"published":"2026-01-05T18:02:57+00:00","provider":{"objectType":"service","displayName":"GNU social JP","url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/"},"verb":"post","url":"https:\/\/layer8.space\/@killyourfm\/115843003120267008"},{"actor":{"id":"https:\/\/infosec.exchange\/users\/draeath","displayName":"draeath","status_net":{"avatarLinks":[{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/300269-original-tmp20241126003544.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":400,"height":400},{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/300269-96-20241217234749.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":96,"height":96},{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/300269-48-20241217234749.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":48,"height":48},{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/300269-24-20241217234749.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":24,"height":24}],"profile_info":{"local_id":"300269"}},"image":{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/300269-96-20241217234749.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":96,"height":96},"objectType":"person","summary":"Systems Engineer \/ Solutions Architect.I glue badly written software to other badly written software, in an attempt to get it to do something useful. Sometimes it even works!","url":"https:\/\/infosec.exchange\/@draeath","portablecontacts_net":{"preferredUsername":"draeath","displayName":"draeath","note":"Systems Engineer \/ Solutions Architect.I glue badly written software to other badly written software, in an attempt to get it to do something useful. Sometimes it even works!"}},"content":"

@blindcoder<\/a> @killyourfm<\/a> it's probably something stupid too, like a cronjob to upload in-app telemetry.<\/p>

But since we can't actually look at what it's doing...<\/p>","generator":{"id":"tag:gnusocial.jp,2026-07-27:notice-source:ActivityPub","objectType":"application","status_net":{"source_code":"ActivityPub"}},"id":"https:\/\/infosec.exchange\/users\/draeath\/statuses\/115842896305009109","object":{"id":"https:\/\/infosec.exchange\/users\/draeath\/statuses\/115842896305009109","objectType":"note","content":"

@blindcoder<\/a> @killyourfm<\/a> it's probably something stupid too, like a cronjob to upload in-app telemetry.<\/p>

But since we can't actually look at what it's doing...<\/p>","url":"https:\/\/infosec.exchange\/@draeath\/115842896305009109","status_net":{"notice_id":null},"inReplyTo":{"objectType":"note","id":"https:\/\/toot.berlin\/users\/blindcoder\/statuses\/115842817045662178","url":"https:\/\/toot.berlin\/@blindcoder\/115842817045662178"}},"to":[{"objectType":"http:\/\/activitystrea.ms\/schema\/1.0\/person","id":"https:\/\/layer8.space\/users\/killyourfm"},{"objectType":"http:\/\/activitystrea.ms\/schema\/1.0\/person","id":"https:\/\/toot.berlin\/users\/blindcoder"},{"objectType":"http:\/\/activitystrea.ms\/schema\/1.0\/collection","id":"http:\/\/activityschema.org\/collection\/public"}],"status_net":{"conversation":"tag:gnusocial.jp,2026-01-05:objectType=thread:nonce=70eb8247692445b9","notice_info":{"local_id":"11863520","source":"ActivityPub"}},"published":"2026-01-05T14:15:20+00:00","provider":{"objectType":"service","displayName":"GNU social JP","url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/"},"verb":"post","url":"https:\/\/infosec.exchange\/@draeath\/115842896305009109"},{"actor":{"id":"https:\/\/toot.berlin\/users\/blindcoder","displayName":"Benjamin","status_net":{"avatarLinks":[{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/91673-original-tmp20241228123435.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":400,"height":400},{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/91673-96-20241228171603.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":96,"height":96},{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/91673-48-20241228171603.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":48,"height":48},{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/91673-24-20241229202406.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":24,"height":24}],"profile_info":{"local_id":"91673"}},"image":{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/91673-96-20241228171603.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":96,"height":96},"objectType":"person","summary":"#MFA Solution Architect (using #Okta, previously Access Manager (#NAM)), #CIAM customer identity management, #Linux, #Braindumps, Casual Gamer, Coder.Not legally blind.#fedi22","url":"https:\/\/toot.berlin\/@blindcoder","portablecontacts_net":{"preferredUsername":"blindcoder","displayName":"Benjamin","note":"#MFA Solution Architect (using #Okta, previously Access Manager (#NAM)), #CIAM customer identity management, #Linux, #Braindumps, Casual Gamer, Coder.Not legally blind.#fedi22"}},"content":"

@draeath<\/a> @killyourfm<\/a> With TV companies, I always assume the worst. Never been disappointed. I mean, they literally said something along the lines of \"noone expects privacy in front of their TV\" when they introduced always-on microphone and cameras in those devices.<\/p>

Were it up to me, that thing would stay disconnected, but my wife insisted...<\/p>","generator":{"id":"tag:gnusocial.jp,2026-07-27:notice-source:ActivityPub","objectType":"application","status_net":{"source_code":"ActivityPub"}},"id":"https:\/\/toot.berlin\/users\/blindcoder\/statuses\/115842904652741252","object":{"id":"https:\/\/toot.berlin\/users\/blindcoder\/statuses\/115842904652741252","objectType":"note","content":"

@draeath<\/a> @killyourfm<\/a> With TV companies, I always assume the worst. Never been disappointed. I mean, they literally said something along the lines of \"noone expects privacy in front of their TV\" when they introduced always-on microphone and cameras in those devices.<\/p>

Were it up to me, that thing would stay disconnected, but my wife insisted...<\/p>","url":"https:\/\/toot.berlin\/@blindcoder\/115842904652741252","status_net":{"notice_id":null},"inReplyTo":{"objectType":"note","id":"https:\/\/infosec.exchange\/users\/draeath\/statuses\/115842896305009109","url":"https:\/\/infosec.exchange\/@draeath\/115842896305009109"}},"to":[{"objectType":"http:\/\/activitystrea.ms\/schema\/1.0\/person","id":"https:\/\/layer8.space\/users\/killyourfm"},{"objectType":"http:\/\/activitystrea.ms\/schema\/1.0\/person","id":"https:\/\/infosec.exchange\/users\/draeath"},{"objectType":"http:\/\/activitystrea.ms\/schema\/1.0\/collection","id":"http:\/\/activityschema.org\/collection\/public"}],"status_net":{"conversation":"tag:gnusocial.jp,2026-01-05:objectType=thread:nonce=70eb8247692445b9","notice_info":{"local_id":"11863521","source":"ActivityPub"}},"published":"2026-01-05T14:15:19+00:00","provider":{"objectType":"service","displayName":"GNU social JP","url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/"},"verb":"post","url":"https:\/\/toot.berlin\/@blindcoder\/115842904652741252"}],"links":[{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/conversation\/6026333","rel":"alternate","type":"text\/html"}]}