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by stacktrust 2y ago
Practical Alexa use cases for elderly: 1. Schedule/ask cooker to start, then stop after fixed time. 2. Blind person can control microwave with voice. 3. Blind person navigation via prompts from multiple Echo devices. 4. Blind
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by stacktrust 2y ago
> The report also highlighted the dire need for this [AI] version of Alexa to make money to keep the voice assistant alive. The early iPhone left doors open for experiments that could later be supported and productized. Alexa failed to o
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TrueNAS Scale: Ultimate Home Setup Incl. Tailscale(forum.level1techs.com)
1 points by stacktrust 2y ago|0 comments
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DIY Lockitron Smart Lock with Twilio, Arduino, and Node.js (2014)(twilio.com)
1 points by stacktrust 2y ago|0 comments
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by stacktrust 2y ago
Blink cameras have amazing battery life due to proprietary silicon, https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=40065319 > These would be tough as they are based on a proprietary ASIC which is poorly documented even for intern
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by stacktrust 2y ago
We need a name for the phase of innovation curves after IP warlords have completed vision quests, leaving a stable landscape. This vendor has an array of RFID products: https://gototags.com
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by stacktrust 2y ago
You can use these around the house or car for location-tap automation. Tap on NFC tag and mobile phone can trigger a custom shortcut for local action or SSH script to Linux SBC or micro PC. Response time is about one second. Even the iPhone
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Tableware enables the visually impaired to eat and drink by feel (2020)(inverse.com)
2 points by stacktrust 2y ago|0 comments
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by stacktrust 2y ago
There's also Apple DFU mode to restore OS with help from immutable ROM and external device, without depending on installed OS or mutable "Recovery OS" partition, https://theapplewiki.com/wiki/DFU_Mode &a
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by stacktrust 2y ago
> In case the device is rebooted, it just gets infected again in a few minutes. Can Suricata detect and block known router botnets?
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by stacktrust 2y ago
Do ISPs and modem vendors roll their own OTA infrastructure and signing key management, or contract it out?
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by stacktrust 2y ago
Apple has a robust recovery mechanism on their laptops, via T2 security coprocessor. https://www.macrumors.com/2020/06/25/apple-silicon-macs-new-... https://support.apple.com/guide/securi
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by stacktrust 2y ago
OPNsense automatic updates are relatively conservative.
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by stacktrust 2y ago
> My dream is to intercept the write-enable lines on the flash chips holding these firmwares so I can lock out updates. And schedule a daily reboot for any memory-resident-only crap. There was an open hardware project for SD card emula
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by stacktrust 2y ago
Some consumer routers (e.g. Amazon eero) have moved to cloud/app config and automatic updates. A read-only partition can bootstrap recovery from cloud, if the main firmware or config is damaged. Some updates are possible with live kern
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by stacktrust 2y ago
A physical switch can be locally toggled by the device owner/admin. Some motherboards offer a physical jumper for firmware updates, including x86 PC Engines APU2 coreboot router.
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by stacktrust 2y ago
Windows has a stateless mode. https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/iot/iot-enterprise... > Unified Write Filter (UWF) is an optional Windows 10 feature that helps to protect your drives by intercepti
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by stacktrust 2y ago
My iOS devices are in lockdown mode 99% of the time. To disable lockdown mode, go into Settings > Privacy > Lockdown Mode, it offers the option to "Turn Off and Restart", then asks for a passcode. The behavior being describ
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by stacktrust 2y ago
> I can get into the phone with my pin just fine, but the phone is still locked down. When lockdown mode disables biometric auth, I couldn’t get into bank, brokerage or any app requiring that auth. Never heard of this behavior, but it&
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by stacktrust 2y ago
What were the visible indicators that the phone had entered lockdown mode? It usually requires user consent, followed by reboot. iOS Lockdown Mode does not usually constrain the method of unlocking the phone.
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by stacktrust 2y ago
> resetting deletes my phone number too There's an option during reset to keep the eSIM, https://allthings.how/how-to-factory-reset-iphone-without-er...
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iOS Settings URLs(github.com)
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by stacktrust 2y ago
Avoidable via iPhone SE3 and iPad Air, which both use TouchID.
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by stacktrust 2y ago
iOS 17 audio image descriptions for blind people via Image Magnifier should work on all iPhones, but do not work on iPhone SE3 and iPhone 11 Pro. Audio image descriptions do work in iPhone 12 Pro. Lidar in 12 Pro increases accuracy, but s
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by stacktrust 2y ago
> developed solely with the benefit of the user in mind Hopefully accessibility features are never artificially segmented to higher priced devices.
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by stacktrust 2y ago
iOS 17 Image Descriptions are quite good, but audio descriptions don't seem to work on non-Pro devices, even though text descriptions are being shown on the screen and the audio menu is present and activated. Is that a bug? Even on Pro
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Flow-Based Programming: Node-RED Open-Source Community Survey (2023)(nodered.org)
1 points by stacktrust 2y ago|0 comments
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Building my own tablet (2022)(blog.osm-ai.net)
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NYPL Accessible Technology Conference: Video Recordings and Transcripts (2023)(nypl.org)
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HeaterMeter Controller, with WiFi, and Electric Smoker (MES40) Mod (2017)(smokingmeatforums.com)
1 points by stacktrust 2y ago|0 comments

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