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  <itunes:subtitle>What if you could control your lights, music, and other Home Asisstant things from a panel on your wall? Do you run tech at your church and need the ability to deliver controls in a way, in a location, and with a budget that's approachable for everyone? This week, Thomas Kvamme from Orbit Panels joins Noah and Steve to discuss his new in wall PoE control panels based on the Raspberry Pi, Streamdeck, and Bitfocus Companion!</itunes:subtitle>
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  <description>&lt;p&gt;What if you could control your lights, music, and other Home Assistant things from a panel on your wall? Do you run tech at your church and need the ability to deliver controls in a way, in a location, and with a budget that's approachable for everyone? This week, Thomas Kvamme from Orbit Panels joins Noah and Steve to discuss his new in wall PoE control panels based on the Raspberry Pi, Streamdeck, and Bitfocus Companion!&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;h3&gt;&lt;strong&gt;-- During The Show --&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;

&lt;h4&gt;00:50 Intro&lt;/h4&gt;

&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Nice weather&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Little projects&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;

&lt;h4&gt;01:45 Orbit Panels&lt;/h4&gt;

&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Thomas Kvamme - Owner and founder&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Why are you in ministry?&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Life before the stream deck&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.elgato.com/us/en/s/welcome-to-stream-deck" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener"&gt;StreamDeck&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://bitfocus.io/companion" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener"&gt;Bitfocus Companion&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://bitfocus.io/connections" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener"&gt;List of Bitfocus Companion Integrations&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://bitfocus.io/companion-satellite" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener"&gt;Bitfocus Companion Satellite&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Proprietary alternatives&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Origin of Orbit Panels&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://orbitpanels.com/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener"&gt;Orbit Panels&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Drop in replacement&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Design of the Orbit Panel&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Building an Orbit Panel&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;How people use the Orbit Panels&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Home Assistant Integration&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Feedback on the panel&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Whats next?&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Available for sale!&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Use promo code LAUNCH for 10% off&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;

&lt;h4&gt;45:00 News Wire&lt;/h4&gt;

&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Firefox 129 - &lt;a href="https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/129.0/releasenotes/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener"&gt;mozilla.org&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Wine 9.15 - &lt;a href="https://gitlab.winehq.org/wine/wine/-/releases/wine-9.15" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener"&gt;gitlab.winehq.org&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;KDE Frameworks 6.5.0 - &lt;a href="https://kde.org/announcements/frameworks/6/6.5.0/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener"&gt;kde.org&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Gnome 46.4 - &lt;a href="https://discourse.gnome.org/t/gnome-46-4-released/22718" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener"&gt;discourse.gnome.org&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;PopOS! 24.04 - &lt;a href="https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2024/07/pop_os-24-04-alpha-with-cosmic-drops-on-august-8" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener"&gt;omgubuntu.co.uk&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;OpenZFS 2.2.5 - &lt;a href="https://github.com/openzfs/zfs/releases" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener"&gt;github.com&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;ZLUDA Take Down - &lt;a href="https://wccftech.com/zluda-open-source-library-nvidia-cuda-on-amd-gpus-taken-down-amid-legal-concerns/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener"&gt;wccftech.com&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;DHS &amp;amp; White House $11M Partnership - &lt;a href="https://therecord.media/open-source-software-security-white-house-dhs-11million-funding" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener"&gt;therecord.media&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;TUXEDO Infinity Flex 14 - &lt;a href="https://www.tuxedocomputers.com/en/TUXEDO-InfinityFlex-14-Gen1" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener"&gt;tuxedocomputers.com&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;CA AI Bill - &lt;a href="https://reason.com/2024/08/13/californias-ai-bill-threatens-to-derail-open-source-innovation/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener"&gt;reason.com&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Kernel Patch Boots Linux Faster - &lt;a href="https://www.tomshardware.com/software/linux/linux-boot-time-reduced-by-0035-seconds-thanks-to-a-one-line-kernel-patch" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener"&gt;tomshardware.com&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;

&lt;h4&gt;46:32 SimpleHelp - Brandon&lt;/h4&gt;

&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Tailscale/Headscale&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;WireGuard&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;RDP + VPN&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Simple Help instant support&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Proprietary is a place holder&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://github.com/Ylianst/MeshCentral" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener"&gt;Mesh Central&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;

&lt;h4&gt;49:09 Linphone SMS &amp;amp; VPN Question - Kris&lt;/h4&gt;

&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Google requirement is to support RCS&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Steve holding on 2.22.31&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://jmp.chat/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener"&gt;JMP.chat&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Matrix and SMS&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Route back to home

&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;OpenVPN&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;TailScale&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;WireGuard&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;
&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;SurfShark&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.privateinternetaccess.com/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener"&gt;Private Internet Access&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Host your own VPN on a VPS&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;

&lt;h3&gt;&lt;strong&gt;--  The Extra Credit Section --&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;

&lt;p&gt;For links to the articles and material referenced in this week's episode check out this week's page from our podcast dashboard!&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://podcast.asknoahshow.com/403" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener"&gt;This Episode's Podcast Dashboard&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.voxtelesys.com/asknoah" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener"&gt;Phone Systems for Ask Noah provided by Voxtelesys&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Join us in our dedicated chatroom &lt;a target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener"&gt;#GeekLab:linuxdelta.com on Matrix&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;h3&gt;&lt;strong&gt;-- Stay In Touch --&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Find all the resources for this show on the Ask Noah Dashboard&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&amp;gt; &lt;a href="http://www.asknoahshow.com" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener"&gt;Ask Noah Dashboard&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Need more help than a radio show can offer? Altispeed provides commercial IT services and they’re excited to offer you a great deal for listening to the Ask Noah Show. Call today and ask about the discount for listeners of the Ask Noah Show!&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&amp;gt; &lt;a href="http://www.altispeed.com/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener"&gt;Altispeed Technologies&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Contact Noah&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&amp;gt; live [at] asknoahshow.com&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;-- Twitter --&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://twitter.com/kernellinux" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener"&gt;Noah - Kernellinux&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://twitter.com/asknoahshow" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener"&gt;Ask Noah Show&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;
&lt;a href="https://twitter.com/altispeed" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener"&gt;Altispeed Technologies&lt;/a&gt;
Special Guest: Thomas Kvamme.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;
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<h3><strong>-- During The Show --</strong></h3>

<h4>00:50 Intro</h4>

<ul>
<li>Nice weather</li>
<li>Little projects</li>
</ul>

<h4>01:45 Orbit Panels</h4>

<ul>
<li>Thomas Kvamme - Owner and founder</li>
<li>Why are you in ministry?</li>
<li>Life before the stream deck</li>
<li><a href="https://www.elgato.com/us/en/s/welcome-to-stream-deck" rel="nofollow">StreamDeck</a></li>
<li><a href="https://bitfocus.io/companion" rel="nofollow">Bitfocus Companion</a></li>
<li><a href="https://bitfocus.io/connections" rel="nofollow">List of Bitfocus Companion Integrations</a></li>
<li><a href="https://bitfocus.io/companion-satellite" rel="nofollow">Bitfocus Companion Satellite</a></li>
<li>Proprietary alternatives</li>
<li>Origin of Orbit Panels</li>
<li><a href="https://orbitpanels.com/" rel="nofollow">Orbit Panels</a></li>
<li>Drop in replacement</li>
<li>Design of the Orbit Panel</li>
<li>Building an Orbit Panel</li>
<li>How people use the Orbit Panels</li>
<li>Home Assistant Integration</li>
<li>Feedback on the panel</li>
<li>Whats next?</li>
<li>Available for sale!</li>
<li>Use promo code LAUNCH for 10% off</li>
</ul>

<h4>45:00 News Wire</h4>

<ul>
<li><p>Firefox 129 - <a href="https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/129.0/releasenotes/" rel="nofollow">mozilla.org</a></p></li>
<li><p>Wine 9.15 - <a href="https://gitlab.winehq.org/wine/wine/-/releases/wine-9.15" rel="nofollow">gitlab.winehq.org</a></p></li>
<li><p>KDE Frameworks 6.5.0 - <a href="https://kde.org/announcements/frameworks/6/6.5.0/" rel="nofollow">kde.org</a></p></li>
<li><p>Gnome 46.4 - <a href="https://discourse.gnome.org/t/gnome-46-4-released/22718" rel="nofollow">discourse.gnome.org</a></p></li>
<li><p>PopOS! 24.04 - <a href="https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2024/07/pop_os-24-04-alpha-with-cosmic-drops-on-august-8" rel="nofollow">omgubuntu.co.uk</a></p></li>
<li><p>OpenZFS 2.2.5 - <a href="https://github.com/openzfs/zfs/releases" rel="nofollow">github.com</a></p></li>
<li><p>ZLUDA Take Down - <a href="https://wccftech.com/zluda-open-source-library-nvidia-cuda-on-amd-gpus-taken-down-amid-legal-concerns/" rel="nofollow">wccftech.com</a></p></li>
<li><p>DHS &amp; White House $11M Partnership - <a href="https://therecord.media/open-source-software-security-white-house-dhs-11million-funding" rel="nofollow">therecord.media</a></p></li>
<li><p>TUXEDO Infinity Flex 14 - <a href="https://www.tuxedocomputers.com/en/TUXEDO-InfinityFlex-14-Gen1" rel="nofollow">tuxedocomputers.com</a></p></li>
<li><p>CA AI Bill - <a href="https://reason.com/2024/08/13/californias-ai-bill-threatens-to-derail-open-source-innovation/" rel="nofollow">reason.com</a></p></li>
<li><p>Kernel Patch Boots Linux Faster - <a href="https://www.tomshardware.com/software/linux/linux-boot-time-reduced-by-0035-seconds-thanks-to-a-one-line-kernel-patch" rel="nofollow">tomshardware.com</a></p></li>
</ul>

<h4>46:32 SimpleHelp - Brandon</h4>

<ul>
<li>Tailscale/Headscale</li>
<li>WireGuard</li>
<li>RDP + VPN</li>
<li>Simple Help instant support</li>
<li>Proprietary is a place holder</li>
<li><a href="https://github.com/Ylianst/MeshCentral" rel="nofollow">Mesh Central</a></li>
</ul>

<h4>49:09 Linphone SMS &amp; VPN Question - Kris</h4>

<ul>
<li>Google requirement is to support RCS</li>
<li>Steve holding on 2.22.31</li>
<li><a href="https://jmp.chat/" rel="nofollow">JMP.chat</a></li>
<li>Matrix and SMS</li>
<li>Route back to home

<ul>
<li>OpenVPN</li>
<li>TailScale</li>
<li>WireGuard</li>
</ul></li>
<li>SurfShark</li>
<li><a href="https://www.privateinternetaccess.com/" rel="nofollow">Private Internet Access</a></li>
<li>Host your own VPN on a VPS</li>
</ul>

<h3><strong>--  The Extra Credit Section --</strong></h3>

<p>For links to the articles and material referenced in this week&#39;s episode check out this week&#39;s page from our podcast dashboard!</p>

<p><a href="http://podcast.asknoahshow.com/403" rel="nofollow">This Episode&#39;s Podcast Dashboard</a></p>

<p><a href="http://www.voxtelesys.com/asknoah" rel="nofollow">Phone Systems for Ask Noah provided by Voxtelesys</a></p>

<p>Join us in our dedicated chatroom <a href="https://element.linuxdelta.com/#/room/#geeklab:linuxdelta.com" rel="nofollow">#GeekLab:linuxdelta.com on Matrix</a></p>

<h3><strong>-- Stay In Touch --</strong></h3>

<p><strong>Find all the resources for this show on the Ask Noah Dashboard</strong></p>

<blockquote>
<p><a href="http://www.asknoahshow.com" rel="nofollow">Ask Noah Dashboard</a></p>
</blockquote>

<p><strong>Need more help than a radio show can offer? Altispeed provides commercial IT services and they’re excited to offer you a great deal for listening to the Ask Noah Show. Call today and ask about the discount for listeners of the Ask Noah Show!</strong></p>

<blockquote>
<p><a href="http://www.altispeed.com/" rel="nofollow">Altispeed Technologies</a></p>
</blockquote>

<p><strong>Contact Noah</strong></p>

<blockquote>
<p>live [at] asknoahshow.com</p>
</blockquote>

<p><strong>-- Twitter --</strong></p>

<ul>
<li><a href="https://twitter.com/kernellinux" rel="nofollow">Noah - Kernellinux</a></li>
<li><a href="https://twitter.com/asknoahshow" rel="nofollow">Ask Noah Show</a></li>
<li><a href="https://twitter.com/altispeed" rel="nofollow">Altispeed Technologies</a></li>
</ul><p>Special Guest: Thomas Kvamme.</p><p><a rel="payment" href="https://patreon.com/linuxdelta">Support Ask Noah Show</a></p>]]>
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    <![CDATA[<p>What if you could control your lights, music, and other Home Assistant things from a panel on your wall? Do you run tech at your church and need the ability to deliver controls in a way, in a location, and with a budget that&#39;s approachable for everyone? This week, Thomas Kvamme from Orbit Panels joins Noah and Steve to discuss his new in wall PoE control panels based on the Raspberry Pi, Streamdeck, and Bitfocus Companion!</p>

<h3><strong>-- During The Show --</strong></h3>

<h4>00:50 Intro</h4>

<ul>
<li>Nice weather</li>
<li>Little projects</li>
</ul>

<h4>01:45 Orbit Panels</h4>

<ul>
<li>Thomas Kvamme - Owner and founder</li>
<li>Why are you in ministry?</li>
<li>Life before the stream deck</li>
<li><a href="https://www.elgato.com/us/en/s/welcome-to-stream-deck" rel="nofollow">StreamDeck</a></li>
<li><a href="https://bitfocus.io/companion" rel="nofollow">Bitfocus Companion</a></li>
<li><a href="https://bitfocus.io/connections" rel="nofollow">List of Bitfocus Companion Integrations</a></li>
<li><a href="https://bitfocus.io/companion-satellite" rel="nofollow">Bitfocus Companion Satellite</a></li>
<li>Proprietary alternatives</li>
<li>Origin of Orbit Panels</li>
<li><a href="https://orbitpanels.com/" rel="nofollow">Orbit Panels</a></li>
<li>Drop in replacement</li>
<li>Design of the Orbit Panel</li>
<li>Building an Orbit Panel</li>
<li>How people use the Orbit Panels</li>
<li>Home Assistant Integration</li>
<li>Feedback on the panel</li>
<li>Whats next?</li>
<li>Available for sale!</li>
<li>Use promo code LAUNCH for 10% off</li>
</ul>

<h4>45:00 News Wire</h4>

<ul>
<li><p>Firefox 129 - <a href="https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/129.0/releasenotes/" rel="nofollow">mozilla.org</a></p></li>
<li><p>Wine 9.15 - <a href="https://gitlab.winehq.org/wine/wine/-/releases/wine-9.15" rel="nofollow">gitlab.winehq.org</a></p></li>
<li><p>KDE Frameworks 6.5.0 - <a href="https://kde.org/announcements/frameworks/6/6.5.0/" rel="nofollow">kde.org</a></p></li>
<li><p>Gnome 46.4 - <a href="https://discourse.gnome.org/t/gnome-46-4-released/22718" rel="nofollow">discourse.gnome.org</a></p></li>
<li><p>PopOS! 24.04 - <a href="https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2024/07/pop_os-24-04-alpha-with-cosmic-drops-on-august-8" rel="nofollow">omgubuntu.co.uk</a></p></li>
<li><p>OpenZFS 2.2.5 - <a href="https://github.com/openzfs/zfs/releases" rel="nofollow">github.com</a></p></li>
<li><p>ZLUDA Take Down - <a href="https://wccftech.com/zluda-open-source-library-nvidia-cuda-on-amd-gpus-taken-down-amid-legal-concerns/" rel="nofollow">wccftech.com</a></p></li>
<li><p>DHS &amp; White House $11M Partnership - <a href="https://therecord.media/open-source-software-security-white-house-dhs-11million-funding" rel="nofollow">therecord.media</a></p></li>
<li><p>TUXEDO Infinity Flex 14 - <a href="https://www.tuxedocomputers.com/en/TUXEDO-InfinityFlex-14-Gen1" rel="nofollow">tuxedocomputers.com</a></p></li>
<li><p>CA AI Bill - <a href="https://reason.com/2024/08/13/californias-ai-bill-threatens-to-derail-open-source-innovation/" rel="nofollow">reason.com</a></p></li>
<li><p>Kernel Patch Boots Linux Faster - <a href="https://www.tomshardware.com/software/linux/linux-boot-time-reduced-by-0035-seconds-thanks-to-a-one-line-kernel-patch" rel="nofollow">tomshardware.com</a></p></li>
</ul>

<h4>46:32 SimpleHelp - Brandon</h4>

<ul>
<li>Tailscale/Headscale</li>
<li>WireGuard</li>
<li>RDP + VPN</li>
<li>Simple Help instant support</li>
<li>Proprietary is a place holder</li>
<li><a href="https://github.com/Ylianst/MeshCentral" rel="nofollow">Mesh Central</a></li>
</ul>

<h4>49:09 Linphone SMS &amp; VPN Question - Kris</h4>

<ul>
<li>Google requirement is to support RCS</li>
<li>Steve holding on 2.22.31</li>
<li><a href="https://jmp.chat/" rel="nofollow">JMP.chat</a></li>
<li>Matrix and SMS</li>
<li>Route back to home

<ul>
<li>OpenVPN</li>
<li>TailScale</li>
<li>WireGuard</li>
</ul></li>
<li>SurfShark</li>
<li><a href="https://www.privateinternetaccess.com/" rel="nofollow">Private Internet Access</a></li>
<li>Host your own VPN on a VPS</li>
</ul>

<h3><strong>--  The Extra Credit Section --</strong></h3>

<p>For links to the articles and material referenced in this week&#39;s episode check out this week&#39;s page from our podcast dashboard!</p>

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  <title>Episode 262: Fun with Automation</title>
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  <author>Noah J. Chelliah</author>
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  <itunes:subtitle>This episode we focus on your feedback. Steve describes automating his Christmas tree. We give you some tips for getting started with Home Assistant. A new version of Firefox has been released with new privacy sandboxing features, and as always your calls go to the front of the line.</itunes:subtitle>
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  <description>&lt;p&gt;This episode we focus on your feedback. Steve describes automating his Christmas tree. We give you some tips for getting started with Home Assistant. A new version of Firefox has been released with new privacy sandboxing features, and as always your calls go to the front of the line.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;h3&gt;&lt;strong&gt;-- During The Show --&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;

&lt;h4&gt;01:00 Steve's Automation&lt;/h4&gt;

&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Automating Steve's Christmas Tree&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;What IOT is allowed in Steve's House&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;

&lt;h4&gt;07:00 Open Source Alternative to Planning Center? - Dustin&lt;/h4&gt;

&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Must have a label cutter&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.barcodesinc.com/zebra/part-zd6a042-d01f00ez.htm?msclkid=c3b5f1dfa4bd150d5b74906fa17b8c94" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener"&gt;Zebra printer&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.citizen-systems.com/us/products/printer/mobile/cmp-30ii/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener"&gt;Citizen Printers&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;

&lt;h4&gt;11:15 Charlie Suggestions for Pi Audio - Charlie&lt;/h4&gt;

&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00EK1OTZC/?tag=minddripmedia-20" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener"&gt;BEHRINGER Audio Interface&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.amazon.com/dp/B0965D1G6N/?tag=minddripmedia-20" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener"&gt;XTUGA E22 2i2 USB&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.amazon.com/dp/B0983BLFZ7/?tag=minddripmedia-20" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener"&gt;YOUSHARES USB Audio Interface&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.amazon.com/dp/B094QP2583/?tag=minddripmedia-20" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener"&gt;Audio Interface LVY USB Audio Interface&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Aliexpress -&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.aliexpress.com/item/1005003117579900.html?" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener"&gt;Audio interface USB Sound card UR24C UR22C&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.aliexpress.com/item/1005002982743862.html?" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener"&gt;Neoteck 24 Bit/192 Khz 2x2 USB Audio Interface&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.aliexpress.com/item/1005003238643606.html?" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener"&gt;Audio Interface 24 Bit/192 Khz 2x2 USB&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;

&lt;h4&gt;13:45 Tim Asks&lt;/h4&gt;

&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Focus right 2i2&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;One Channel per "Drum Voice"&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.sweetwater.com/store/detail/BabyfaceProFS--rme-babyface-pro-fs-24-channel-usb-audio-interface" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener"&gt;RME Babyface&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;

&lt;h4&gt;18:30 Caller Cody&lt;/h4&gt;

&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Home Assistant alerts?&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Home Assistant App&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Twillio&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;GSM SIM Card&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Better Connection to RaspberryPi GPIO&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;ESP32 and ESP8266&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Argon One for RaspberryPi&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;

&lt;h4&gt;27:50 Datacenter in the cloud - Jon&lt;/h4&gt;

&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Follow up coming&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Send in your questions!&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;

&lt;h4&gt;29:29 Backups - RC&lt;/h4&gt;

&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Industry Standard is "fluid"&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;LUKs is still the predominant solution&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;LUKs puts the key in the header&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.veracrypt.fr/en/Home.html" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener"&gt;Veracrypt&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Hidden Volumes&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;ZFS Native Encryption&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;

&lt;h4&gt;Opensuse Feedback&lt;/h4&gt;

&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Try OpenSuse&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;General Purpose OS&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Look for what sets OpenSuse apart&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Write in!&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;

&lt;h4&gt;38:47 Kpovoc Asked&lt;/h4&gt;

&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Start with automating Lights&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Automate your Garage Door&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;
&lt;a href="https://volumio.com/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener"&gt;Volumio&lt;/a&gt; Alarm Clock&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://cleartones.net/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener"&gt;Clear Tones&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Start with RaspberryPi&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Anything you find useful&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;

&lt;h4&gt;44:25 Gadget of the Week&lt;/h4&gt;

&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Blackmagic ATEM 1 M/E&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/1007191-REG/blackmagic_design_swatempsw1me4k_atem_1_m_e_production.html" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener"&gt;Blackmagic ATEM Switcher on B&amp;amp;H Photo&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Requires Windows/Mac Software to configure&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;

&lt;h4&gt;47:35 Firefox 95 Release&lt;/h4&gt;

&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://hacks.mozilla.org/2021/12/webassembly-and-back-again-fine-grained-sandboxing-in-firefox-95/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener"&gt;Mozilla.org Article&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;RLBox Sandboxing&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;

&lt;h4&gt;49:38 Plasma Mobile Gear 21.12 is Out&lt;/h4&gt;

&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Transitioning to ModemManager&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Fixed External Displays on Plasma Mobile&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Bug Fixes/Improvements&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Bottom nav bar&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;

&lt;h3&gt;&lt;strong&gt;--  The Extra Credit Section --&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;

&lt;p&gt;For links to the articles and material referenced in this week's episode check out this week's page from our podcast dashboard!&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://podcast.asknoahshow.com/262" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener"&gt;This Episode's Podcast Dashboard&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.voxtelesys.com/asknoah" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener"&gt;Phone Systems for Ask Noah provided by Voxtelesys&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Join us in our dedicated chatroom &lt;a target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener"&gt;#GeekLab:linuxdelta.com on Matrix&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;h3&gt;&lt;strong&gt;-- Stay In Touch --&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Find all the resources for this show on the Ask Noah Dashboard&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Need more help than a radio show can offer? Altispeed provides commercial IT services and they’re excited to offer you a great deal for listening to the Ask Noah Show. Call today and ask about the discount for listeners of the Ask Noah Show!&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Contact Noah&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&amp;gt; live [at] asknoahshow.com&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;-- Twitter --&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://twitter.com/kernellinux" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener"&gt;Noah - Kernellinux&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://twitter.com/asknoahshow" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener"&gt;Ask Noah Show&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
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    <![CDATA[<p>This episode we focus on your feedback. Steve describes automating his Christmas tree. We give you some tips for getting started with Home Assistant. A new version of Firefox has been released with new privacy sandboxing features, and as always your calls go to the front of the line.</p>

<h3><strong>-- During The Show --</strong></h3>

<h4>01:00 Steve&#39;s Automation</h4>

<ul>
<li>Automating Steve&#39;s Christmas Tree</li>
<li>What IOT is allowed in Steve&#39;s House</li>
</ul>

<h4>07:00 Open Source Alternative to Planning Center? - Dustin</h4>

<ul>
<li>Must have a label cutter</li>
<li><a href="https://www.barcodesinc.com/zebra/part-zd6a042-d01f00ez.htm?msclkid=c3b5f1dfa4bd150d5b74906fa17b8c94" rel="nofollow">Zebra printer</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.citizen-systems.com/us/products/printer/mobile/cmp-30ii/" rel="nofollow">Citizen Printers</a></li>
</ul>

<h4>11:15 Charlie Suggestions for Pi Audio - Charlie</h4>

<ul>
<li><a href="http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00EK1OTZC/?tag=minddripmedia-20" rel="nofollow">BEHRINGER Audio Interface</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.amazon.com/dp/B0965D1G6N/?tag=minddripmedia-20" rel="nofollow">XTUGA E22 2i2 USB</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.amazon.com/dp/B0983BLFZ7/?tag=minddripmedia-20" rel="nofollow">YOUSHARES USB Audio Interface</a></li>
<li><p><a href="http://www.amazon.com/dp/B094QP2583/?tag=minddripmedia-20" rel="nofollow">Audio Interface LVY USB Audio Interface</a></p></li>
<li><p>Aliexpress -</p></li>
<li><p><a href="https://www.aliexpress.com/item/1005003117579900.html?" rel="nofollow">Audio interface USB Sound card UR24C UR22C</a></p></li>
<li><p><a href="https://www.aliexpress.com/item/1005002982743862.html?" rel="nofollow">Neoteck 24 Bit/192 Khz 2x2 USB Audio Interface</a></p></li>
<li><p><a href="https://www.aliexpress.com/item/1005003238643606.html?" rel="nofollow">Audio Interface 24 Bit/192 Khz 2x2 USB</a></p></li>
</ul>

<h4>13:45 Tim Asks</h4>

<ul>
<li>Focus right 2i2</li>
<li>One Channel per &quot;Drum Voice&quot;</li>
<li><a href="https://www.sweetwater.com/store/detail/BabyfaceProFS--rme-babyface-pro-fs-24-channel-usb-audio-interface" rel="nofollow">RME Babyface</a></li>
</ul>

<h4>18:30 Caller Cody</h4>

<ul>
<li>Home Assistant alerts?</li>
<li>Home Assistant App</li>
<li>Twillio</li>
<li>GSM SIM Card</li>
<li>Better Connection to RaspberryPi GPIO</li>
<li>ESP32 and ESP8266</li>
<li>Argon One for RaspberryPi</li>
</ul>

<h4>27:50 Datacenter in the cloud - Jon</h4>

<ul>
<li>Follow up coming</li>
<li>Send in your questions!</li>
</ul>

<h4>29:29 Backups - RC</h4>

<ul>
<li>Industry Standard is &quot;fluid&quot;</li>
<li>LUKs is still the predominant solution</li>
<li>LUKs puts the key in the header</li>
<li><a href="https://www.veracrypt.fr/en/Home.html" rel="nofollow">Veracrypt</a></li>
<li>Hidden Volumes</li>
<li>ZFS Native Encryption</li>
</ul>

<h4>Opensuse Feedback</h4>

<ul>
<li>Try OpenSuse</li>
<li>General Purpose OS</li>
<li>Look for what sets OpenSuse apart</li>
<li>Write in!</li>
</ul>

<h4>38:47 Kpovoc Asked</h4>

<ul>
<li>Start with automating Lights</li>
<li>Automate your Garage Door</li>
<li><a href="https://volumio.com/" rel="nofollow">Volumio</a> Alarm Clock</li>
<li><a href="https://cleartones.net/" rel="nofollow">Clear Tones</a></li>
<li>Start with RaspberryPi</li>
<li>Anything you find useful</li>
</ul>

<h4>44:25 Gadget of the Week</h4>

<ul>
<li>Blackmagic ATEM 1 M/E</li>
<li><a href="https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/1007191-REG/blackmagic_design_swatempsw1me4k_atem_1_m_e_production.html" rel="nofollow">Blackmagic ATEM Switcher on B&amp;H Photo</a></li>
<li>Requires Windows/Mac Software to configure</li>
</ul>

<h4>47:35 Firefox 95 Release</h4>

<ul>
<li><a href="https://hacks.mozilla.org/2021/12/webassembly-and-back-again-fine-grained-sandboxing-in-firefox-95/" rel="nofollow">Mozilla.org Article</a></li>
<li>RLBox Sandboxing</li>
</ul>

<h4>49:38 Plasma Mobile Gear 21.12 is Out</h4>

<ul>
<li>Transitioning to ModemManager</li>
<li>Fixed External Displays on Plasma Mobile</li>
<li>Bug Fixes/Improvements</li>
<li>Bottom nav bar</li>
</ul>

<h3><strong>--  The Extra Credit Section --</strong></h3>

<p>For links to the articles and material referenced in this week&#39;s episode check out this week&#39;s page from our podcast dashboard!</p>

<p><a href="http://podcast.asknoahshow.com/262" rel="nofollow">This Episode&#39;s Podcast Dashboard</a></p>

<p><a href="http://www.voxtelesys.com/asknoah" rel="nofollow">Phone Systems for Ask Noah provided by Voxtelesys</a></p>

<p>Join us in our dedicated chatroom <a href="https://element.linuxdelta.com/#/room/#geeklab:linuxdelta.com" rel="nofollow">#GeekLab:linuxdelta.com on Matrix</a></p>

<h3><strong>-- Stay In Touch --</strong></h3>

<p><strong>Find all the resources for this show on the Ask Noah Dashboard</strong></p>

<blockquote>
<p><a href="http://www.asknoahshow.com" rel="nofollow">Ask Noah Dashboard</a></p>
</blockquote>

<p><strong>Need more help than a radio show can offer? Altispeed provides commercial IT services and they’re excited to offer you a great deal for listening to the Ask Noah Show. Call today and ask about the discount for listeners of the Ask Noah Show!</strong></p>

<blockquote>
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</blockquote>

<p><strong>Contact Noah</strong></p>

<blockquote>
<p>live [at] asknoahshow.com</p>
</blockquote>

<p><strong>-- Twitter --</strong></p>

<ul>
<li><a href="https://twitter.com/kernellinux" rel="nofollow">Noah - Kernellinux</a></li>
<li><a href="https://twitter.com/asknoahshow" rel="nofollow">Ask Noah Show</a></li>
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</ul><p><a rel="payment" href="https://patreon.com/linuxdelta">Support Ask Noah Show</a></p>]]>
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  <itunes:summary>
    <![CDATA[<p>This episode we focus on your feedback. Steve describes automating his Christmas tree. We give you some tips for getting started with Home Assistant. A new version of Firefox has been released with new privacy sandboxing features, and as always your calls go to the front of the line.</p>

<h3><strong>-- During The Show --</strong></h3>

<h4>01:00 Steve&#39;s Automation</h4>

<ul>
<li>Automating Steve&#39;s Christmas Tree</li>
<li>What IOT is allowed in Steve&#39;s House</li>
</ul>

<h4>07:00 Open Source Alternative to Planning Center? - Dustin</h4>

<ul>
<li>Must have a label cutter</li>
<li><a href="https://www.barcodesinc.com/zebra/part-zd6a042-d01f00ez.htm?msclkid=c3b5f1dfa4bd150d5b74906fa17b8c94" rel="nofollow">Zebra printer</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.citizen-systems.com/us/products/printer/mobile/cmp-30ii/" rel="nofollow">Citizen Printers</a></li>
</ul>

<h4>11:15 Charlie Suggestions for Pi Audio - Charlie</h4>

<ul>
<li><a href="http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00EK1OTZC/?tag=minddripmedia-20" rel="nofollow">BEHRINGER Audio Interface</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.amazon.com/dp/B0965D1G6N/?tag=minddripmedia-20" rel="nofollow">XTUGA E22 2i2 USB</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.amazon.com/dp/B0983BLFZ7/?tag=minddripmedia-20" rel="nofollow">YOUSHARES USB Audio Interface</a></li>
<li><p><a href="http://www.amazon.com/dp/B094QP2583/?tag=minddripmedia-20" rel="nofollow">Audio Interface LVY USB Audio Interface</a></p></li>
<li><p>Aliexpress -</p></li>
<li><p><a href="https://www.aliexpress.com/item/1005003117579900.html?" rel="nofollow">Audio interface USB Sound card UR24C UR22C</a></p></li>
<li><p><a href="https://www.aliexpress.com/item/1005002982743862.html?" rel="nofollow">Neoteck 24 Bit/192 Khz 2x2 USB Audio Interface</a></p></li>
<li><p><a href="https://www.aliexpress.com/item/1005003238643606.html?" rel="nofollow">Audio Interface 24 Bit/192 Khz 2x2 USB</a></p></li>
</ul>

<h4>13:45 Tim Asks</h4>

<ul>
<li>Focus right 2i2</li>
<li>One Channel per &quot;Drum Voice&quot;</li>
<li><a href="https://www.sweetwater.com/store/detail/BabyfaceProFS--rme-babyface-pro-fs-24-channel-usb-audio-interface" rel="nofollow">RME Babyface</a></li>
</ul>

<h4>18:30 Caller Cody</h4>

<ul>
<li>Home Assistant alerts?</li>
<li>Home Assistant App</li>
<li>Twillio</li>
<li>GSM SIM Card</li>
<li>Better Connection to RaspberryPi GPIO</li>
<li>ESP32 and ESP8266</li>
<li>Argon One for RaspberryPi</li>
</ul>

<h4>27:50 Datacenter in the cloud - Jon</h4>

<ul>
<li>Follow up coming</li>
<li>Send in your questions!</li>
</ul>

<h4>29:29 Backups - RC</h4>

<ul>
<li>Industry Standard is &quot;fluid&quot;</li>
<li>LUKs is still the predominant solution</li>
<li>LUKs puts the key in the header</li>
<li><a href="https://www.veracrypt.fr/en/Home.html" rel="nofollow">Veracrypt</a></li>
<li>Hidden Volumes</li>
<li>ZFS Native Encryption</li>
</ul>

<h4>Opensuse Feedback</h4>

<ul>
<li>Try OpenSuse</li>
<li>General Purpose OS</li>
<li>Look for what sets OpenSuse apart</li>
<li>Write in!</li>
</ul>

<h4>38:47 Kpovoc Asked</h4>

<ul>
<li>Start with automating Lights</li>
<li>Automate your Garage Door</li>
<li><a href="https://volumio.com/" rel="nofollow">Volumio</a> Alarm Clock</li>
<li><a href="https://cleartones.net/" rel="nofollow">Clear Tones</a></li>
<li>Start with RaspberryPi</li>
<li>Anything you find useful</li>
</ul>

<h4>44:25 Gadget of the Week</h4>

<ul>
<li>Blackmagic ATEM 1 M/E</li>
<li><a href="https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/1007191-REG/blackmagic_design_swatempsw1me4k_atem_1_m_e_production.html" rel="nofollow">Blackmagic ATEM Switcher on B&amp;H Photo</a></li>
<li>Requires Windows/Mac Software to configure</li>
</ul>

<h4>47:35 Firefox 95 Release</h4>

<ul>
<li><a href="https://hacks.mozilla.org/2021/12/webassembly-and-back-again-fine-grained-sandboxing-in-firefox-95/" rel="nofollow">Mozilla.org Article</a></li>
<li>RLBox Sandboxing</li>
</ul>

<h4>49:38 Plasma Mobile Gear 21.12 is Out</h4>

<ul>
<li>Transitioning to ModemManager</li>
<li>Fixed External Displays on Plasma Mobile</li>
<li>Bug Fixes/Improvements</li>
<li>Bottom nav bar</li>
</ul>

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  <title>Episode 184: Home Assistant with Rohan Karamandi</title>
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  <pubDate>Tue, 09 Jun 2020 11:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
  <author>Noah J. Chelliah</author>
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  <itunes:subtitle>Rohan Karamandi joins us to talk about how to awaken your home with an open source automation system that puts local control and privacy first! </itunes:subtitle>
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  <description>&lt;p&gt;Rohan Karamandi joins us to talk about how to awaken your home with an open source automation system that puts local control and privacy first! &lt;/p&gt;

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    <![CDATA[<p>Rohan Karamandi joins us to talk about how to awaken your home with an open source automation system that puts local control and privacy first! </p>

<h3><strong>--  The Extra Credit Section --</strong></h3>

<p>For links to the articles and material referenced in this week&#39;s episode check out this week&#39;s page from our podcast dashboard!</p>

<p><a href="http://podcast.asknoahshow.com/184" rel="nofollow">This Episode&#39;s Podcast Dashboard</a></p>

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<h3><strong>-- Stay In Touch --</strong></h3>

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<p><strong>-- Twitter --</strong></p>

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    <![CDATA[<p>Rohan Karamandi joins us to talk about how to awaken your home with an open source automation system that puts local control and privacy first! </p>

<h3><strong>--  The Extra Credit Section --</strong></h3>

<p>For links to the articles and material referenced in this week&#39;s episode check out this week&#39;s page from our podcast dashboard!</p>

<p><a href="http://podcast.asknoahshow.com/184" rel="nofollow">This Episode&#39;s Podcast Dashboard</a></p>

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<p>Join us in our dedicated chatroom #AskNoahShow on Freenode!</p>

<h3><strong>-- Stay In Touch --</strong></h3>

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<blockquote>
<p><a href="http://www.asknoahshow.com" rel="nofollow">Ask Noah Dashboard</a></p>
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<p><strong>Need more help than a radio show can offer? Altispeed provides commercial IT services and they’re excited to offer you a great deal for listening to the Ask Noah Show. Call today and ask about the discount for listeners of the Ask Noah Show!</strong></p>

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<p><strong>Contact Noah</strong></p>

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</ul><p><a rel="payment" href="https://patreon.com/linuxdelta">Support Ask Noah Show</a></p><p>Links:</p><ul><li><a title="Home Assistant" rel="nofollow" href="https://www.home-assistant.io/">Home Assistant</a></li><li><a title="Lutron RadioRA 2 System Overview" rel="nofollow" href="http://www.lutron.com/en-US/Products/Pages/WholeHomeSystems/RadioRA2/Overview.aspx">Lutron RadioRA 2 System Overview</a></li><li><a title="RedLINK Platform | Honeywell Home" rel="nofollow" href="https://forwardthinking.honeywellhome.com/redlink">RedLINK Platform | Honeywell Home</a></li><li><a title="Caséta by Lutron | Smart Home Switches, Lighting Controls &amp; Dimmers" rel="nofollow" href="https://www.casetawireless.com/">Caséta by Lutron | Smart Home Switches, Lighting Controls &amp; Dimmers</a></li></ul>]]>
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