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I’m using a Pi Zero as a voice satellite with an additional mic hat and a speaker hanging off the audio output and it’s … ok

There’s definitely much lower WAF with this option

The voice assistant has built-in audio which appears to be high (enough) quality and considering it’s case, power, etc, not to mention funding the advancement of open source voice control, it’s just overall “better”

If you’ve got a Pi lying around with a mic & speaker, definitely give it a go

What’s the general thoughts on running a TOR node?

I think an exit node would probably get my (domestic) ISP asking some questions and / or my static IP getting blocklisted quickly

Yep, BOINC has regularly warmed my home office over many a winter… until I shutdown that machine.

Maybe I should try again…

And clean up the crime scene…

Yep. Like a map website…

You still need signal reconditioning for fibre too, which needs power…

I know where you’re coming from, but not everywhere is populated enough, so these alternatives exist.

You’d need signal boosters at regular intervals, which need power… so now you’re running multiple cables.

But you can’t run them too close together as the power will induce noise in the data cable.

And after a long distance even the power needs boosting.

And to protect the cables, you’d need to bury them or put them on poles. Separately.

At a certain point, cable becomes the expensive option…

Ahh, didn’t look into that, I’ll have to check if I can remove some redundant addons.

thanks

Had a family member complaining that they couldn’t access “the internet” and found that they only clicked ads on google searches…

(boggle)🧠

Yeah, I’m using Vivaldi too and getting concerned about UBO’s lifespan…

I also have pfBlockerNG running in my firewall, which blocks a load too, but not looking forwards to the future…

Digital Autonomy with RISC-V in Europe

They really tried hard to make an acronym fit…

A bit like SHIELD

We had a nice homemade Thai curry here (and no, I don’t live on Thailand)

Just to chip in, whilst I agree that Fairphone is not a truely interchangable modular phone, it does have the ability for some modules to be replaced.

The Fairphone 3 even had the ability to upgrade with better ones to create the 3+

I don’t think the newer models are doing that though, which is a shame

I know this is a little OT, but I repaired a dead Karcher pressure washer this weekend… a little effort and I’m much more likely to purchase / recommend them in the future.

If the manufacturer’s grip is too tight, I’m going elsewhere - and I’ll be more loyal to them

Just to add to this, the price doesn’t highlight the Total Cost of Ownership well…

My Fairphone 3+ has been getting updates for years and I also bought a replacement battery (at the same time I bought the phone) to ensure that it lasts for many more years to come.

And I’m SIM-Only, so not paying longterm to a phone company

Cost/Lifetime is probably lower than a mainstream phone (I’ll actually do the calculation one day)

But I notice that they don’t say they’ll ban everyone from Feddit…?

So, maybe there’s some hope for them yet…

I’ve only been in a Tesla with an Uber driver, so not paid attention to it… but no indicator or wiper control?

Jeez.

I’ve had a couple of cars with automatic wipers and they’re not that great… Having no controls would do my head in

Floorp?

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AFAIK there’s no way to format an underline in markdown.

Anyone know of a workaround?

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