<p>I've thought about this a lot since listening to investigative journalist <a href="https://infosec.exchange/@josephcox">Joseph Cox</a> <a href="https://www.404media.co/podcast-pokemon-go-to-the-military-industrial-complex/">talk about that he doesn't have a phone and why</a>. At that point, I already had a Google Pixel phone that I loaded…
<ul> <li>designing a home theater cabinet</li> <li>upgrading my Voron</li> <li>designing a portable monitor using Framework laptop components</li> <li>building a Monolith</li> <li>reading: <ul> <li>Blood in the Machine by Brian Merchant</li> <li>American Trade Unionism by William Z. Foster</li> <li>The Mechanic and the Luddite by Jathan Sadowski</li> </ul>…
<p><img src="https://i.snap.as/hL7khtR5.png" alt="" /></p> <h2 id="the-problem">The Problem</h2> <p>I share a small apartment with my partner and I have a love for locally-controlled smart-home stuff. One of the biggest hurdles when trying to make our apartment "smart", is that I want to make sure that my partner, and anyone who visits can interact with everything…