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In 2019, I thought I had my ideal smart home and it all relied on Google Home. Then it all started failing piece by piece.

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For decades my fellow Republicans quoted Thomas Jefferson: “The government closest to the people serves the people best.” As the heirs of Ronald Reagan, we know local control is most responsive to and ...

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I began replacing the devices around my home, one by one, with all different kinds of open hardware, rather than the proprietary devices I was used to. Now, I have many different ESPHome-powered ...

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A St. Paul ordinance expected to be ready this month would allow major gun control measures just as soon as state lawmakers give the go-ahead. One major obstacle stands in the way: a 40-year-old state ...