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I live in Pentagon City VA, I’m not surviving shit. ☺

The orders: “Don’t get caught”

It blocks in line ads and trackers, that’s why I have been using it.

I do turn off all the rewards and other BS in the browser, but I will look into Firefox and uBlock. Thank you.

I have been using Brave as my browser for years, I have never once seen an ad on YouTube. Nor have I ever had any of the issues that have been reported with people using ad blockers.

Great information, thank you.

Too bad we can’t root our Alexa equipment and use them.

Thank you so much for your detailed answer. This is going to be something I take a real look at.

Is there good app support for Home Assistant? Like a one stop shop or is it spread over the apps of the various pieces of equipment?

Are you using microphones or is it entirely app based? And if so what microphones are you using?

I guess it would be too easy to just have Plug and Play option. 🤷 I am technically inclined but I don’t want to spend a ton of time recreating the wheel.

I can’t ask a question? I am in the Alexa infrastructure and would like to change and I don’t know what’s good to use instead. People are really shitty.

What are you using for microphones?

What are you using for microphones?

What are you using for microphones?

With Sonos shitting the bed with its app update and now the prospect of Alexa being destroyed by fees and AI, my smart home infrastructure is falling apart. So disappointing.

Ha! I love it!

Absolutely! ☺

I have worked in the same office for 22 years, no one knows my birthday, what my hobbies are or where I live other than “downtown”. There is work me and then the real me and never the twain shall meet.

I used to love going into The Sharper Image and Brookstone stores at the mall when I was a kid.