• The host and guests discuss a lady badger artwork created for their stream.
• They mention the arrival of guest Brent, who was supposed to join them but is now expected tomorrow morning.
• Alex will be flying out tomorrow night, possibly missing Brent's arrival.
• Nebukasa has announced its "Works with Home Assistant" program, which allows manufacturers to show support for Home Assistant and its community.
• The host shares their experience trying to find compatible Zigbee devices for Home Assistant, finding the process difficult and time-consuming.
• They believe the new "Works with Home Assistant" program could make it easier for users to find compatible devices.
• The speaker discusses the new "Works with Home Assistant" certification program and its potential benefits.
• The program guarantees manufacturers an interface to develop against, similar to how Apple has maintained a consistent connector type for their devices.
• Manufacturers will be required to maintain integration of their products in Home Assistant and provide product samples and engineering contacts for escalation.
• The program's terms are enforced by an agreement signed by Nebu Casa and the manufacturer.
• The speaker expresses excitement about the potential revenue stream for Home Assistant and its ability to improve the user experience.
• They also discuss the challenges of integration and the importance of a cohesive user experience, citing Apple as an example of how this can be achieved.
• Home Assistant community growth and local API/local controls
• Concerns about potential future incompatibility with open standards
• Self-hosted to-do apps and their features
• Discussion of Vikunja as a self-hostable to-do app option
• Personal experiences with using Todoist and other productivity tools
• Discussion of self-hosted app options
• Linode as a cloud hosting option for Linux applications
• Features and benefits of using Linode
• Community support and customer service
• Promotion of Linode and special offer
• Update on Brent's travel plans
• Baggage handling and tracking experience
• Remote backup setup and recent changes
• The speaker's personal data and equipment were left behind in England after they immigrated.
• They had a server set up with ZFS and OpenVPN for secure remote access.
• The server was upgraded, but the internet connection at their father's house (where it was initially located) became too slow.
• The speaker's mother-in-law has since obtained fiber internet with a 500 Mbps connection, making it an ideal location for the server.
• The server is being moved to the mother-in-law's house and will be connected via Ethernet.
• Setting up a server at a friend's house with proper walls
• Using TailScale for remote access and backups instead of WireGuard
• Comparison of old VPN methods (point-to-point VPN with SSH) vs. new methods (TailScale)
• Backup setup using Synology box at the speaker's mother's house over slow internet connection
• Plans for a meetup in London on August 5th, including requirements for being outdoors
• Meetup timing discussed, noting that the meetup page is in JB's local time and the correct meeting time is 6pm BST
• Plans for a road trip to JPL in September, including stops in Oregon and California
• Invitation to meet with Tim Canham at JPL and a personal tour of the facility
• Upcoming meetups and events, including the London Colony meetup and the West Coast road trip
• Promotion of Humio's centralized log management and observability platform
• Discussion of the RV's arrival in Pasadena for the JPL visit
• Humio's cost-effectiveness compared to competing platforms like Splunk or Elastic
• The features and benefits of the Humio Community Edition, including no-cost data ingestion and 7-day retention
• How Humio can help self-hosters bring together various logs from different systems and apps in one place for easier troubleshooting
• A user's experience with using Humio to monitor power consumption and other home-related metrics
• Lawrence's question about transitioning from being a solicitor/attorney to a cloud career, and seeking advice on where to start
• Importance of documenting work and projects on GitHub as an example of work ethic and community participation
• Value of self-study and taking initiative to learn new skills, even outside of one's day job
• Skepticism about the value of certifications, focusing instead on passion and demonstrated expertise
• Discussion on the importance of finding a specific area of interest and becoming knowledgeable in that area, rather than trying to be a generalist
• Recommendation to focus on developing a specialty or passion, and using it as a guide for career goals
• The discussion begins with the concept of business cards and the idea of having electronic versions.
• One speaker mentions projects that allow building custom business cards, but expresses skepticism about their adoption.
• The Palm Pilot is mentioned as an example of an early attempt at electronic contact sharing.
• Several vendors' lack of incentive to interoperate creates obstacles for universal electronic cards.
• A QR code scanning method was previously considered, but led to tracking concerns.
• A listener writes in to thank the show for Linux content and asks about home automation and security devices.
• Leak detectors and related devices (Aqara, Aotec water leak sensor)
• Home Assistant compatibility
• Z-Wave devices (Ring leak detectors)
• Matrix ecosystem vs Discord
• Self-hosting and community building (Raleigh IoT community)
• Tech industry standards and competition (Apple-Microsoft analogy)
• Discussion of Authentic's capabilities and comparison to Orphalia
• Issues with Siri tubes not recognizing voice commands on HomePods in certain environments
• Theory that profile building by assistants may be contributing to declining performance
• Suggestion to test deleting profiles as a potential solution
• Comparison of Home Assistant to other voice recognition systems, including Mycroft
• Nostalgic discussion about early voice recognition technology
• A listener's favorite podcast episode and appreciation for the topics discussed
• Listener agrees to contribute to Brent's gas money
• Reference to a sign on Alex's chair that warns against touching it, and how people still try to touch it anyway
• Discussion of having a party while others are away, with concerns about possible mishaps
• Mention of Archie being a bad influence and the dog's drinking habits
• Listener asks for advice on improving Wi-Fi speeds in their townhouse
• Optimus Grey discusses his own Wi-Fi issues, using Unify tools and Ethernet connections
• Discussion of Wi-Fi 6 and its potential benefits
• Reference to a RoboVac that generates Wi-Fi heat maps
• Alternative methods for creating Wi-Fi heat maps without a fancy vacuum
• Discussion of channel overlap and potential solutions
• Wi-Fi signal issues with RoboVac heatmap
• Use of UniFi in-wall APs for IoT network optimization
• Importance of a dedicated IoT network
• Discussion of boosters and satellite boosts for podcast
• Upcoming changes to member feed and website upgrade
• Importance of independent media funding and authenticity
• Self-hosted community on Discord
• Matrix space linked in show notes
• Upcoming events:
	+ London Meetup on August 5th
	+ Chris's JPL JB super road trip in September
• Contact methods:
	+ selfhosted.show/contact
	+ Twitter (@Ironic Badger and @Chris LAS)
	+ Jupiter Signal network