Unsubscribing from unwanted emails can be challenging due to deceptive tactics used by email marketers.
Home Assistant's voice capabilities are advancing with Chapter 3 of the 'Year of the Voice' initiative and local voice processing options.
Tools like Link Warden, Link Ding, and Flocus assist in bookmark management and archiving web pages.
Deep dives
Seeing the Accumulated Junk in an Inbox
The podcast episode begins with an experiment conducted by the speaker, who decides to let their Gmail inbox accumulate junk over a weekend. Surprisingly, they receive over 210 emails in just three days, highlighting the overwhelming nature of email inbox management. The speaker identifies that a few repeat offenders are responsible for sending multiple emails per day and attempts to unsubscribe manually. They also explore alternative solutions such as using third-party services like Unroll.me but express concerns about the privacy and access to their inbox. Finally, they mention a project on GitHub called Jake Gmail Unsubscribe that partially helps with unsubscribing from unwanted emails but acknowledges the challenges posed by email marketers who use deceptive tactics to make the unsubscribe process difficult.
Advancements in Home Assistant's Voice Efforts
The podcast episode discusses recent advancements in Home Assistant's voice capabilities. They specifically mention Chapter 3 of the 'Year of the Voice' initiative and the introduction of an Android app feature that allows users to set Home Assistant as the default digital assistant on their Android devices. This enables users to interact directly with Home Assistant using their preferred voice commands. The episode also highlights the benefits of using local voice processing with the Whisper and Piper setups, which provide fast and accurate transcription and command execution. Additionally, they mention the ability to choose multiple voice backends, including cloud-based services like Nabu Casa for fast transcription. The episode concludes with excitement for the future release of wake word detection and the potential for widespread integration of voice assistants into various devices and platforms.
Exploring Podcast and Bookmark Management Tools
In this podcast episode, the hosts discuss different tools and solutions related to podcast and bookmark management. They mention Link Warden, an open-source collaborative bookmark manager that allows users to collect, organize, and archive web pages. They highlight the ability to capture screenshots and create PDF versions of web pages for archiving purposes. They also mention a similar bookmark manager called Link Ding, which offers the ability to automatically create snapshots of bookmarked websites on the Internet Archive Wayback Machine. Additionally, they discuss Flocus, a tool that enables bookmark syncing between different browsers using services like Nextcloud or Google Drive. The hosts also mention their preferred podcast apps, such as Pocket Casts, and briefly address chapter markers in podcasts, explaining the different standards and the challenges faced by podcast apps in implementing them.
Tail Scale: A Modern Solution for Networking
Tail Scale is a solution that offers an alternative to traditional VPN systems. By using WireGuard's mesh network and the Noise protocol, it allows users to easily create a flat network where devices can communicate directly with each other. Tail Scale supports a wide range of devices and operating systems, making it ideal for self-hosting enthusiasts.
Nix OS and the Power of Immutable Systems
Nix OS, a Linux distribution, offers a revolutionary approach with its immutable system design. By using read-only file systems, Nix OS ensures that even if a server is compromised, the attacker's access is only temporary. Additionally, the ability to rebuild servers regularly and automating updates provides robust security. Nix OS's promise extends beyond Linux as it has been successfully used on macOS as well, offering quick and reproducible installations, creating significant efficiencies for both personal and infrastructure use.
⚡ Self-Hosted on the Podcastindex.org — Send a Boost into the show via the web. First, top-up Alby, then head over to our entry on the Podcast Index.
gmail-unsubscribe: Bulk unsubscribe from lists in your Gmail inbox for free without compromising privacy — This Google Apps Script + Google Spreadsheet combo unsubscribes you from all the messages with a specific label (default "Unsubscribe"). Unlike services such as Unroll.me that sell your data but don't actually work, this script is completely private: all data stays in your Google account, and you can verify the script's behavior by reading its source before giving it access to your account.
Year of the Voice - Chapter 3: Ready when you are - Home Assistant — For Chapter 3, we bring the full power of Assist to the million active Android devices running the Home Assistant Companion app. Got an Android phone, tablet, or watch? Set Assist as your default digital assistant and talk to your Home Assistant with one push!
2023.8: Translated services, events, and wildcards! - Home Assistant — Pretty much all features in this release are absolutely amazing, and it is hard to pick a favorite. Great translation improvements that help with the user experience, a new entity to capture events from things like remotes, and the new Assist features are, again, mind-blowing!
Linkwarden — Linkwarden is a fully self-hostable, open-source collaborative bookmark manager to collect, organize and archive webpages.
IMDB for the Terminal — IMDB for the terminal uses three APIs - one to scrape IMDB for the top 1000 lists, one to give you details on the movies and series and one to show you where you can stream it
Page2API — Page2API is a delightful and versatile API that empowers you to scrape the web like a PRO.
Workgroup:SELinux - NixOS Wiki — This group is about adding SE Linux support to NixOS both booting and when run on a system like Debian or Fedora with SE Linux support.
dotfiles-flake — This repo contains a minimal set of configuration needed for installing NixOS on a computer with ZFS as root filesystem.
ChrisLAS on Nostr — pubkey: npub1awyzkzaktxlhyg6syzst3pxy5lvp0c908yphz4ekk9rp3zcapp5qxn79n4 / eb882b0bb659bf72235020a0b884c4a7d817e0af3903715736b146188b1d0868
Baby Breathing Monitor | Angelcare AC027 — Our Movement Sensor Pad is designed to be placed under your baby's mattress, where it will sense even the smallest of movements.
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