Really? I can just send you however many sats I would have spent with my normal supplier and you'll make the goods show up at my door?
Nope, just Tor Browser as usual.
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I'd like to try to support this #bitcoin circular economy thing.
Is there anyone who sells things like SD cards, Raspberry Pi Zero 2 W boards, the little 3.5" LCD touchscreens, and other components I might need?
I retrofit bitcoin miners and turn them into quiet heaters that pay you (more than the cost of electricity) to run them. I want to do as much good for as many people as possible - this is my mission.
I've identified Northern Ontario and Quebec Indigenous tribes as a segment that I can positively affect due to the presence of cold temperatures and low or subsidized power costs. In these regions, you can get paid to heat your home 🤯. My end goal is to help create a circular economy that runs on bitcoin - the ultimate form of sovereignty.
There are so many well-aligned incentives here. These systems typically ROI in about 12 months (without including bitcoin's approx. 50% CGAR).
If you are interested or can help, please reach-out (http://256heat.com). There are compelling social, financial and educational incentives associated with this type of project.
I'll be talking about this more on the mining stage at
@TheBitcoinConf
in Vegas this May.
#Anishinaabe, #Algonquin, #Cree, #Innu, #Mohawk, #Naskapi, #Wendat, #Abenaki, #Aroland First Nation #Attawapiskat First Nation, #Atikamekw, #Batchewana First Nation, #Bearspaw First Nation, #Ginoogaming First Nation, #Kebaowek First Nation, #Mikmaq, #Odawa, #Potawatomi, #Wolastoqiyik 
If people want an open source thermostat to go with your high tech heating system, I build the #HestiaPi thermostats.
I'd be happy help test and maybe try to get the pi speaking zigbee, but I can't afford a $500 heater. If you're interested in collaborating, maybe I could send you a complimentary HestiaPi?
My motivation is that I want people to be able to have nice things like wifi enabled thermostats without having to give up their privacy.
It will increase contributions from me. Haha
The latest release of the #AirGradient firmware removed the code that phones home to the company servers even when you check the to to explicitly tell it not to do so. This is a big win for #privacy and #SelfHosting!
https://github.com/airgradienthq/arduino/releases/tag/3.2.0
I plan on flashing this onto my device and testing it to verify nothing was missed. #tcpdump and #wireshark are my friends. 😄
#security #cybersecurity #infosec #OpenSource #OpenHardware #electronics
hestiahacker - Instructions has been merged into the development branch. I've submitted a PR to add some text about how to contribute back to the project.
This doesn't have anything to do with the #HestiaPi (yet 😉), but AirGradient is one step closer to fixing their compilation instructions.
This is exciting news because once their code is modified to stop phoning home to the company's server, I plan on adding documentation to the HestiaPi project on how to configure the #AirGradient ONE to act as a remote temperature and humidity sensor.
If you've ever had a #thermostat mounted too close to the door, you understand why this is important.
Removing Jeff Bezos From My Bed… you’d be amazed at the places #Backdoors show up - but your bed!!?? #opsec #infosec #privacy #surveillance #DataProtection #IoT #InternetOfThings
https://trufflesecurity.com/blog/removing-jeff-bezos-from-my-bed
Commercial IoT is just bananas. I fight against this with every fiber of my being.✊
I don't make beds, but I can at least give you a network accessible thermostat that doesn't spy on you or go End of Life after 3 or 4 years. 🫶
If this is the kind of project you want to support:
1. Build or buy a #HestiaPi
2. Tell your friends
3. Contribute: bug reports, beta testing, documentation, #code, answering questions on the forum, or #building hardware for others
We don't currently accept monetary donations (but you can #zap me personally if you'd like).
I have been supporting this #hardware for over 5 years now and want to keep doing so as long as I can.
Having more people contribute makes it easier. Having more people buy hardware let's me buy in bulk & cut prices.
I've spent a lot of time not just thinking about this, but living it. I've had the core of the #HestiaPi (#OpenHAB) abandon support for all versions of Java that can run in a Raspberry Pi Zero W. 😩
So now our project is at a crossroad. How do we proceed? It'll run on the Pi Zero 2 W, but what about all our original users who have a pi Zero W soldered onto their PCB?
I think I see a path forward that will let still use the existing #hardware & OpenHAB. It'll be a lot of work, but I think we can do it.
#RaspberryPi may have their own problems, but they've been solid on supporting both their #hardware and #software.
They even publish a minimum number of years they are going to keep producing each model of hardware. This allows projects to plan around that, which gives rPi a leg up when it comes time to decide which hardware to use.
I hope you enjoyed my reflections on the state of long term support and comparing commercial IoT to #OpenSource #IoT.
hestiahacker - LTS for hardware is brutal. CPUs get discontinued all the time. The same is true for small board computers (SBCs). For example, the oDroid SBCs looked promising but they never got their kernel patches upstreamed nor did they port their patches forward to newer kernels. So you could only run them with an old kernel that's no longer supported. They ended up abandoning those models of hardware all together. Now they have new models. How long do you think they will support those? Probably not long.
What can be done about the #OpenSource world to make things more #sustainable?
The biggest thing, by far, is to make things as simple as possible! That means you will inherently have fewer dependencies.
Depend on libraries that have long term support.
Contribute upstream whenever possible. Mainly code, but if you are selling #hardware, money too.
So what can help with the long term support (LTS)?
There's really no helping the commercial world as long as they're trying to make a profit. The limited exception would be companies who not only make this their central business model, but also establish a track record of delivering on that promise.
There are almost no business who have managed to pull this off. They used to be more common, but people are either unwilling or unable to buy the higher quality stuff these days. I could say a lot more about this, but I digress.
In the case of #OpenSource projects, it's a little different, and some projects are great at long term support. The challenges are that the #software and hardware that they depend on frequently stop getting supported. At that point, do they spread people thin to stay doing long term support for all the things they depend on?
If it's #hardware, that's probably not an option even if you have dozens of volunteers.
It's still a cost problem, but the cost is people's time, not #money.
It's also important to acknowledge that there are some places where both commercial and communuty based projects struggle, such as long term support (e.g. 10+ years).
In the case of commercial products, they have a strong financial motivation for you to buy the next model, so working to extend the life of existing products isn't a strategic investment of their time and money. Plus it takes a huge amount of sustained effort for years to build a reputation of supporting products for a long time.
Here are some lesser known differences between an open source #IoT project and a commercial IoT appliance:
1. Support - #OpenSource projects field questions. Actual humans, taking the time to understand your questions and answer them!
2. Repair - Again, people will help you fix things
3. Less #environmental impact - Fewer things ending up in the landfill on account of the repairability, often times they have more localized production, less shipping, etc.
4. Customizability - that's something rarely found in commercial offerings
I have one clicky edition #HestiaPi left and I'm having a blowout sale. If you were on the fence, now is a good opportunity to pull the trigger.
https://www.tindie.com/products/eternalsunshine/hestiapi-one-clicky/
#OpenSource #IoT #hardware #OpenHardware #electronics #diy #foss #floss #freedom #tech #FreedomTech
I don't have any desire to have #smart lightbulbs, but I can say that the good temperature/humidity/motion sensors go for 32,18€. However, you need a raspberry pi or something similar to bridge the bluetooth to MQTT.
You can get cheaper, closed source hardware cheaper, but it is hit and miss on whether they let you configure your own server or force you through their #cloud crap.
Most my experience with #IoT is temperature related, but I'd be happy to chat if you'd like. I use #OpenHAB instead of #HomeAssistant, but based on the documentation and setup guides that I've seen, they're really very similar APIs.
For context, I maintain an open source thermostat (both hardware and software), so I've done some experimenting in this space. 😄