That looks very interesting, mostly because it's so different. I'll have to take a closer look later.
nekusoul
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I didn't mention it, but that's actually my one (small) gripe with Joplin. It would be neat if I could access my notes with any markdown editor without having to open it through Joplin. That said, I don't know how I would've handled the file structure differently while keeping features like the history alive.
Just tried it for a bit. Looks pretty sleek and has some nice features, but it seems like it's not open-source, which is something I'd like to avoid.
Just yesterday I was stuck in a game and decided to look up some guides. The results were basically Steam discussions and websites ripping off the answers posted there verbatim into articles.
The worst thing is that this was still one of the better search results, because at least it wasn't full of the usual AI-generated drivel.
I mean, a good chunk of caution is warranted, but this matter of fact (heh) statement without any supporting evidence isn't really helpful either. Particularly because this isn't just Google, but all major players in the smart home area: Apple, Amazon, Google, Samsung and the Zigbee Alliance. I heavily doubt that any of the other players would freely give Google any sort of access.
Interesting. As far as I can see you can pair Matter devices either through the HA app itself, Apple Home or Google Home, so I don't think it's required. I'll keep that in mind though before I get my first Matter device.
you’ve got Google on security so you know your privacy is getting invaded
Is there anything actually to this or just tinfoil-hat rambling?
did it get any big updates this year?
This year was officially called 'Year of the voice', so that was the main focuse, but pretty much every monthly update comes with all sorts of neat enhancements, including plenty of improvements to the Matter/Threads integration.
Pretty weird that such a long article doesn't even mention Home Assistant once.
I understand that it's not the easiest to set up for the average person, but given how much pain all these online services and different hubs have caused the author, it's weird that it doesn't even get a shout-out.
Yup. Maybe even just pure coincidence. People are very susceptible to confirmation bias and, as an extra spicy hot take, people in communities like this one even more so.
It's quite amazing that these people don't realize that they're just reinventing DRM, but worse.
Yup. For companies it's much safer to connect the dots with the giant amount of available metadata in the background than risk facing a huge backlash when people analyze what data you're actively collecting.
Which is why people need to call out the tracking that's actually happening in the real world a lot more, because I don't really want my search-history leaked by proxy to people in my proximity either.