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Ep 263: Better DCMA, AI Spreadsheet Play, and Home Assistants Your Way

Hackaday Podcast · 22 Mar 2024 · 1h 08m · Episode 263

What this episode covers

Hackaday editors Elliot Williams and Al Williams discuss the FTC's potential expansion of DMCA repair exemptions following the Taylor ice cream machine lawsuit, and the decline of commercial voice assistants like Alexa and Google Home due to poor unit economics and privacy concerns. They highlight DIY alternatives using Home Assistant, ESP32, and OpenWakeWord, alongside a spreadsheet-based GPT-2 implementation for educational purposes. The episode also covers retro RC controllers using HT12E/D chips, a breadboard SDR using a Talo mixer, a large-scale DIY SCADA home automation system, and a tunable lawn-chair antenna for ham radio.

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makers and hobbyists

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Companies
Taylor, FTC, Amazon
Products
Home Assistant, OpenWakeWord, GPT-2, Node-RED, Grafana, SCADA, Alexa, Google Home
Chips
ESP32, HT12E, HT12D, Raspberry Pi Pico

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