Years of steadily climbing coffee prices have some in this country of coffee lovers upending their habits by nixing café visits, switching to cheaper brews or foregoing it altogether. ...
I use the 6 month simple moving average when calculating prices and that has been nowhere but up and since the price of coffee in fiat fed notes has been up as well. That means that it has been relatively flat by comparison.
I tried to set up Signal with my MicroG setup but it just says 'Missing Google Play Services' after entering my phone number. Everything is turned on in MicroG (including cloud messaging and device registration) and other apps that use cloud messaging work. I have a bit of a niche setup (fakegapps + rooted stock rom) but I doubt ...
You can use Molly. It is a signal fork that still allows you access to all of the same signal contacts and network, but it works on devices without Google shit services.
I lost a bunch of keys today. It sucks and it's gonna cost me a lot of money to replace the locks. I want to to add an airtag-like device to my key ring in the future. However I don't know of any device that works in a similar fashion, either through bluetooth or GPS, that works with Graphene and doesn't require some kind of ...
Hey folks I recently saw a node pop up that was just shy of 1000 miles away. I wanted to double check my understanding of how the location of nodes is determined. ...
This is a good reminder to tell airborne nodes to be using client mute instead of client mode. It will save them battery and will keep them from relaying nodes that the ground nodes will never be able to contact again.
I use GrapheneOS with multiple profiles. My main profile contains only FOSS apps, along with two proprietary apps that have no network access. One secondary profile is for my personal Google account (just Gmail) for work and bills, while another is for a disposable Google account for apps like Google Maps when I need GPS. ...
Non-existent. I deleted my Google account in January of 2023. I still use YouTube, but only through newpipe. I would encourage people to upload their videos to PeerTube as well. If they did, I would definitely be using it more than I do, although I do my best when possible.
So I picked up my first Meshtastic device about 4 months ago. It's become a problem ever since! But one thing I really wanted to get out of Meshtastic was a way to reduce my reliance on my ISP for accessing and controlling my homelab. ...
I'm concerned that with Google doing all their shit trying to close off the ability to install software on the device you own, that this won't be a good device for long. Not because of their own fault, but because of Google's. I'm seriously starting to look more into Linux phones for this reason.
The washing machine tells me how long it's going to take when I start it, but it's often wrong and takes longer. I've been descending into the basement countless times, usually from the first floor, only to notice it's not done yet. ...
I've always been concerned about putting a washing machine on a smart plug due to the motor starting and stopping so I've considered doing something similar but by using a vibration sensor instead and if the vibration sensor doesn't detect vibration for say five minutes it would trigger the alert
I'm choosing devices based on how good they work with zha and HA and usually have to browse a bit before settling for something. If they manage to implement this properly, I'm all here for it. ...
I am very much looking forward to this. I have been buying third reality devices simply because they have the works with Home Assistant branding. And so I know that it's going to work properly. So the fact that this database is being created is going to be very helpful for me in the future.
You clearly have no idea that not all of these smart devices require an internet connection and apparently you have no idea how a home assistant lets you control these things all locally with no internet connection whatsoever.
I think I'd rather do matter over thread, primarily because I really don't want any devices connecting to my Wi-Fi network, because then I know that they have the ability to access the internet.
I'm also a little concerned about matter devices, because they all seem to require an app setup, and that app is not open source, and so I don't have the desire to install that app on my device, ever. My home assistant just finds my Zigbee device and I don't have to have any closed source proprietary applications to connect them.
If I can put LineageOS on it, I wouldn't throw a fit about that. I've had several Moto G phones in the past, and they're not bad for what they cost. But I've always put lineage on them.
Lots of people recently be curious about Meshtastic and almost everyone keep asking any good getting started guide, well here is one I compiled from our many blogs posts about Meshtastic. Please let me know if there is something wrong, or wrong information. Happy to update it.
I was able to successfully complete an over-the-air update on my Helltec mesh pocket. But its SLOW. 1.5KiB/s slow. I wonder if that can be safely increased in the future some. ...
I think it's so slow to make sure there's no errors writing the firmware to the device, but I wonder if it could be increased, because even if it could be doubled, that would be a serious time savings.
The thing that made me want to update to 18 was the fact that the coding rate has been pulled out of the preset. So you can keep the same preset such as long fast, but you can change the coding rate to be more error correction or less error correction, which will make the speed faster or slower, depending on how far away from the other nodes you are. If you are far away, you could increase your error correction and be more likely to actually get through.
What did not however cross my mind is the fact that since that is in the brand new firmware, the app currently does not expose the functionality in the interface to do so. Oops.
The coating rate can be independent. The things that need to be the same are the frequency, the bandwidth, and the spreading factor, as these determine what the traffic looks like. Whereas the coating rate just determines how much error correction is put onto it.
Comcast's attempt to slow broadband customer losses still isn't stopping the bleeding as fiber and fixed wireless competition intensifies. In Q4 2025 alone, Comcast lost 181,000 broadband subscribers, even as it leans harder into wireless bundling and other business lines like Peacock and theme parks. Ars Technica reports: ...
Ditching Comcast is one of the best decisions I think I've ever made.
I went with the T-Mobile home internet for a while, and then we got fiber in the area, so I went and changed to them, but if I can avoid it, I'll never give Comcast another dollar of my money.
An apartment I used to have had cable as the only option, and it was incredibly expensive, and they thought, since it was the only option available, that they could charge whatever they wanted and get away with it. And when I was using T-Mobile Home Internet in that apartment, I was getting a cheaper price and higher speeds than everybody else in the building.
Fixed wireless really does have a way of humbling these stupid legacy providers.
I tried meshcore here in my city of 45k pops and got nothing yet. On meshtastic i get ~10-13 nodes.
With that said, I'm definitely not against meshcore anymore because of the new meshcore-open app which is properly open source. Before, I absolutely would not touch it.
I will be keeping an eye on the meshcore map to see if any nodes pop up in my city. Because currently, the closest ones list as being something like 50 miles away, but they also list as being 3 months old. So if I start to see indications of closer nodes or newer nodes, I will definitely try it again.
I'm glad to hear it. The thing that made me think of it is that I tried to download the command line interface and it gave me an error connecting to it, telling me that I had to be in the dialogue group just recently.
Well, even if you can get a node somewhat higher, you might still be isolated for a while, but as the mesh grows, somebody will come online between you and them and connect you. It may take some time or you could even try to find somebody that's between you and that node and get them into meshtastic by providing them a rooftop solar node for free or something that they can put up, which would then be your connection.
T-Mobile adds fewer wireless subscribers than expected amid intense competition ( www.cnbc.com )
Soaring coffee prices rewrite some Americans' daily routines ( apnews.com )
Years of steadily climbing coffee prices have some in this country of coffee lovers upending their habits by nixing café visits, switching to cheaper brews or foregoing it altogether. ...
Signal doesn't work with MicroG
I tried to set up Signal with my MicroG setup but it just says 'Missing Google Play Services' after entering my phone number. Everything is turned on in MicroG (including cloud messaging and device registration) and other apps that use cloud messaging work. I have a bit of a niche setup (fakegapps + rooted stock rom) but I doubt ...
T-Mobile just got in trouble over misleading free in-flight Wi-Fi claims (Update: T-Mobile responds) ( www.androidauthority.com )
T-Mobile's CEO makes a statement about future phone prices that is music to customers' ears ( www.phonearena.com )
Privacy respecting alternative to airtags
I lost a bunch of keys today. It sucks and it's gonna cost me a lot of money to replace the locks. I want to to add an airtag-like device to my key ring in the future. However I don't know of any device that works in a similar fashion, either through bluetooth or GPS, that works with Graphene and doesn't require some kind of ...
Location "Spoofing"
Hey folks I recently saw a node pop up that was just shy of 1000 miles away. I wanted to double check my understanding of how the location of nodes is determined. ...
T-Mobile says FWA is here to stay and eyes more fiber M&A ( www.lightreading.com )
What's your current situation with Google?
I use GrapheneOS with multiple profiles. My main profile contains only FOSS apps, along with two proprietary apps that have no network access. One secondary profile is for my personal Google account (just Gmail) for work and bills, while another is for a disposable Google account for apps like Google Maps when I need GPS. ...
T-Mobile Sets a New Standard for Business Plans With SuperMobile ( www.pcmag.com )
Backstreet Boys Share Bloopers, Behind-the-Scenes Video From T-Mobile Super Bowl Commercial ( www.billboard.com )
T‑Mobile Supercharges Bay Area Emergency Communications Ahead of Big Game ( www.t-mobile.com )
T-Mobile Is Launching A New Loyalty Plan, But Only For Some Customers ( tmo.report )
I made a little daemon to let me remotely control servers over the mesh with no internet access required ( github.com )
So I picked up my first Meshtastic device about 4 months ago. It's become a problem ever since! But one thing I really wanted to get out of Meshtastic was a way to reduce my reliance on my ISP for accessing and controlling my homelab. ...
Fairphone 6 review: cheaper, repairable and longer-lasting Android ( www.theguardian.com )
postmarketOS in 2026-01: monthly blog post reboot ( postmarketos.org )
Verizon Wireless sues T-Mobile, alleges false advertising ( www.reuters.com )
Bellevue’s T-Mobile lays off 393 in WA as it ensures ‘right focus’ ( www.seattletimes.com )
Outsmarting my lying washing machine
The washing machine tells me how long it's going to take when I start it, but it's often wrong and takes longer. I've been descending into the basement countless times, usually from the first floor, only to notice it's not done yet. ...
My "mobile" setup on a roadtrip. Wanted to play with my new hardware.
Yea it's just sitting on the dash running off an Anker battery, lmao. ...
Wrong Again: 'Experts' Keep Missing the Mark on Inflation ( finance.yahoo.com )
Home Assistant will create a device database ( www.home-assistant.io )
I'm choosing devices based on how good they work with zha and HA and usually have to browse a bit before settling for something. If they manage to implement this properly, I'm all here for it. ...
Any actually active servers?
Even the matrix homeserver is pretty dead, days between messages
Motorola promises zero Android OS upgrades for its latest budget phones, ships with Android 15 ( 9to5google.com )
Meshtastic: The Complete Getting Started Guide (2026) ( adrelien.com )
Lots of people recently be curious about Meshtastic and almost everyone keep asking any good getting started guide, well here is one I compiled from our many blogs posts about Meshtastic. Please let me know if there is something wrong, or wrong information. Happy to update it.
Heltec MeshPocket OTA update success
I was able to successfully complete an over-the-air update on my Helltec mesh pocket. But its SLOW. 1.5KiB/s slow. I wonder if that can be safely increased in the future some. ...
Free Month + Up to $300 Back — Here's How to Save With T-Mobile 5G Home Internet's Latest Offer | Cord Cutters News ( cordcuttersnews.com )
Comcast keeps losing customers despite price guarantee and unlimited data ( arstechnica.com )
Comcast's attempt to slow broadband customer losses still isn't stopping the bleeding as fiber and fixed wireless competition intensifies. In Q4 2025 alone, Comcast lost 181,000 broadband subscribers, even as it leans harder into wireless bundling and other business lines like Peacock and theme parks. Ars Technica reports: ...
Microsoft is working to rebuild trust in Windows ( www.theverge.com )
Microslop is going to spend 2026 improving Windows 11. It comes after Windows update quality issues and complaints about the operating system.
T-Mobile rival slashes prices, bets on people over AI ( www.thestreet.com )
East TN MeshCore Update ( www.youtube.com )
Its cool to see what people can do together!
Issues flashing FW to Heltec V4
I just got my Heltec V4 today, but after a few hours of trying I simply cannot flash meshtactic on it. I've only tried v2.7.x versions. ...