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Jun 17, 2025 · 10 min read

I Replaced Alexa with a Dumber Voice Assistant (But at Least It’s Private)

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After five years of building automations in Home Assistant, I finally pulled the trigger on something I’d been contemplating for months: completely replacing my Amazon Alexa ecosystem with Home...

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Jun 17, 2025 · 10 min read

Self-Hosted Music Still Sucks in 2025

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TL;DR: The *arr ecosystem perfected video automation but music remains stuck with album-centric workflows that don’t match how we actually consume music. Current tools like Lidarr force complete...

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Feb 27, 2023 · 5 min read

How to get started with Home Assistant in 2023

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Are you looking to turn your home into a smart home? With the help of Home Assistant, you can easily automate tasks and make your home more efficient. In this blog post, I’ll share my experience of...