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TheIPW 🖖🏼Apr 27

'Try the all-new Alexa+’

Another reminder that every ‘smart’ device is eventually turned into a subscription funnel.

Enshittification, now with a friendly UI!

(Only keeping it for a higher Wife Approval Factor!)

#Enshittification #HomeAssistant #SelfHosted #Privacy #FOSS #LocalControl #WAF

Tina M Casey Apr 24

Local communities are spoiling for a fight over data centers, and winning.

https://triplepundit.com/2026/community-pushback-fight-data-centers/

#datacenters #ai #artificialintelligence #noisepollution #noise #pollution #airpollution #waterresources #homerule #localcontrol #sustainable #sustainability #developers #siliconvalley #techgiants #wealthgap #oligarchs #us

Tina M Casey Apr 24

Local communities are spoiling for a fight over data centers, and winning.

https://triplepundit.com/2026/community-pushback-fight-data-centers/

Headlines Africa Apr 8

Africa: Governments Push for Increased Local Control of Africa's Gold: [Daba Finance] Gold Fields Ltd.'s Damang mine in Ghana is at the center of a policy shift as the government moves to increase local ownership in the gold sector. The state will take over the mine on April 18 after declining to renew its lease, Bloomberg reported. Authorities have limited the tender process to companies fully owned by Ghanaian… http://newsfeed.facilit8.network/TRxG9L #Africa #GoldOwnership #LocalControl #Ghana #MiningPolicy

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ADHD Homelab Mar 10

Why? Because Wi-Fi smart devices love the cloud… and the cloud loves breaking at the worst possible moment.
Local protocols don’t ask the internet for permission to turn on a light.
#SmartHomeProblems #LocalControl #HomeAutomation

NewsletterTF Mar 4

Home Assistant Self-Hosting: A Shift Away From Local Control

Many people are finding self-hosting Home Assistant too difficult. Learn why users are moving away from local control and what options they are considering.

#HomeAssistant, #SmartHome, #SelfHosting, #TechTips, #LocalControl

https://newsletter.tf/home-assistant-self-hosting-difficulties-users-seek-alternatives/

NewsletterTF Mar 4

Setting up Home Assistant yourself takes a lot of tech skill. Many users are finding it too hard to manage, leading them to look for simpler smart home options.

#HomeAssistant, #SmartHome, #SelfHosting, #TechTips, #LocalControl

https://newsletter.tf/home-assistant-self-hosting-difficulties-users-seek-alternatives/

Home Assistant Self-Hosting Becomes Harder, Some Users Look for Easier Ways

Many people are finding self-hosting Home Assistant too difficult. Learn why users are moving away from local control and what options they are considering.

Headlines Africa Feb 26

Community forest in Eastern DR Congo tests promise of local control amid conflict http://newsfeed.facilit8.network/TR9zS9 #CommunityForest #DRCongo #LocalControl #SustainableDevelopment #ForestConservation

Smart Home Digest Feb 22

Ring's Search Party Isn't About Dogs. It Never Was.

Cloud-dependent features become liabilities fast. Here's how local-first households can insulate themselves.

https://smarthomedigest.com/articles/ring-search-party-isnt-about-dogs

#SmartHome #Ring #Privacy #LocalControl

Ring's Search Party Isn't About Dogs. It Never Was. — Smart Home Digest

Ring's Search Party controversy exposed how quickly cloud-dependent features can become liabilities. Here's how local-first households can insulate themselves.

Smart Home Digest

Smart Home Digest Feb 19

Smart Home Buyer's Remorse Is Real — Local Control Is the Fix

We say the problem isn't smart homes — it's cloud-dependent smart homes.

https://smarthomedigest.com/articles/smart-home-buyers-remorse-local-control-fix-2026

#SmartHome #HomeAssistant #LocalControl #Privacy #HomeAutomation

Smart Home Buyer's Remorse Is Real — Local Control Is the Fix — Smart Home Digest

The Guardian says maybe go dumb. We say the problem isn't smart homes — it's cloud-dependent smart homes. Local control fixes almost every horror story.

Smart Home Digest