Ever wonder if you are allowed to take photos of something? Wonder no more. Andrew Kantor has a guide up on his website, and a new article at USAToday. Good info, I recommend everyone take a look. Let’s get the easy stuff out of the way. Aside from sensitive government buildings (e.g., military bases), if …
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Rights for security
Is this Atlantis? Cheap gas because of the Iraqi invasion. Just not cheap for the US… hah. Americans would trade rights for security – according to “experts” Then again, Cities Say No to the Patriot Act. What would jesus eat? BBC reports on the peak oil conference.
The world is not looking great right now
The rabbit hole goes pretty deep – Lawmakers Are Stunned By New Images of Abuse More than a year after Saddam’s ouster, no proof of his ties to al-Qaida or September 11 has materialized. Some skeptics suggest that the avenging rhetoric and imagery instead may have fostered an atmosphere conducive to the maltreatment of Iraqis …
Talking to my house – Amazon Alexa (Echo) and SmartThings
Amazon recently competed their Alexa/Echo integration with SmartThings after previously integrating a number of other home automation hubs like Wink and Hue. I jumped on it as soon as it was available in the Alexa iOS app. Setting up SmartThings with Amazon Alexa (Echo) As with other SmartThings integrations, the first step will request an …
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Smart Sleeping – morning wakeup routines with SmartThings
I’ve been using home automation as type of morning wake-up alarm for several years, but always found the scheduling to be cumbersome. In most home automation systems you need to rely on motion detection (what if I just got up to use the restroom, but am headed back to bed?) or timer events (what if …
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