Well there’s Bosch. Software wise I salute their home connect initiative which is maybe not the best UX but at least it works locally so either it is good forward thinking software engineering choices either it shows neglected software engineering practices.
I am glad home assistant (HA) gets some exposure. I run it in a VM on a proxmox server (because I use it for other stuff), it works like a charm. If you only need HA buy the dedicated hardware they sell or buy a mini PC.
For my lights and switches (via the wall module), I am 100% Philips hue which is expensive but make the best smart lights money can buy and works as expected locally even if the internet or my HA server were to go down.
Beware the rabbit hole of home automation though
Funnily enough I went to the article because I guessed that it would have literally formed overnight by some surface movement originating from within the moon not some external cause.
And I believe my guess is as good as yours except in hindsight of course.
Then, when you're ready, setup home assistant but setup everything so basic functionality still works even if your server or internet went down.
My hue bulbs are at the center of this strategy with each bulb controlled by either a remote control or a hue movement detector. Hint: remote controls in rooms where you stay, sensors where you pass by or if you stay only a little while.
I can also control everything via Alexa and can't wait for the day there is a viable privacy-friendly / low-maintenance alternative (Home assistant are working on this). Again, if internet goes down, I still have the remotes/detectors so my lights always work.
Also, for any other equipment you would buy, make sure it's compatible with Matter.
I was also intrigued to see a real MRI scanner built with Legos. Also disappointed to see they only give away 600 of these. What's the total cost of this marketing campaign for Lego? $20k?
I stopped reading after « with nary a mainstream use case to show for it other than drugs and ransomware »
Wether you like them or not, DEFI, ICOs and NFTs are all very valid use cases which attracted people with backgrounds different enough that we can call it mainstream. Yes you can do pretty much all of them without blockchain but so can you with drugs and ransomware.
I don’t know what is it with crypto that it generates so much extremism in both sides.
Pretty cool! But, before you jump into it...
Unless Github have changed their terms, this is against the ToS of Github actions. If I recall correctly, they are meant to be used for building/testing/maintaining the project included in the repo.