Half the planet is having a massive fight about how to correctly interpret an Ancient Greek poem but go ahead, close some more humanities departments.

To the extent that Millennials do this to their own homes, it’s because every time we’re financially stable enough to acquire an asset we have to make sure it remains in readily sellable condition in case the economy crashes.

Jack Saint@lackingsaint.bsky.social · 3w ago

No fuck off we're not calling this "Millennial grey" this shit was dictated completely by boomer retiree house flippers we absolutely had NO say in this

Wanna work on a Star War? EA are looking for a Narrative Designer for the new Jedi game. #gamedev jobs.ea.com/en_US/career...

Narrative Designer (Star Wars Jedi)

jobs.ea.com

This bit from the memo is sending me

Aftermath@aftermath.site · last mo.

Xbox will lay off 3200 workers and cut four studios loose aftermath.site/xbox-layoffs-j...

If you’re in Europe, you’ll want to check this out. They’re trying to push chat control through again, and this time the votes are stacked against us: fightchatcontrol.eu

Some news. Bellingcat is launching a membership program. If you like what we do, please think about joining and supporting us. Membership starts at whatever level you feel comfortable. Find out more here: www.bellingcat.com/donate/?utm_...

A researcher found that using Anthropic’s Claude Opus 4.7, he could break into the website of Front Gate—used by every festival from Lollapalooza to Bonnaroo—and freely issue any ticket he chose. www.wired.com/story/claude...

Claude Helped a Hacker Find a Way to Issue Tickets to Almost Every US Music Festival

A researcher found that using Anthropic’s Claude Opus 4.7, he could break into the website of Front Gate—used by every festival from Lollapalooza to Bonnaroo—and freely issue any ticket he chose.

wired.com

I made a new (subtle) meme

Love reading this post about how the Hortus Botanicus (Botanical garden) in Amsterdam is using @home-assistant.io to run and analyze their facilities! vooijs.eu/posts/why-is...

Think this will remain one of the all time "The haters said we couldn't do it, and turns out they were right. Great call from the haters" stories of all time.

James Ball@jamesrball.com · last mo.

I visited Meta's metaverse on the day it was supposed to shut down. I ended up in a virtual reality off-brand McDonald's car park – "a horribly designed, ultra-capitalistic space—a car park with no cars, for a restaurant that can sell no food, an earthly purgatory we have built for ourselves".

Matter support in Home Assistant just got faster, more stable, and more capable than ever. 🎉 See what’s changed and why it’s a big deal for your smart home.👇 #HomeAssistant #SmartHome #HomeAutomation

The Matter upgrade you’ve been waiting for

Matter support in Home Assistant just got faster, more stable, and more capable than ever 🎉. See what's changed and why it's a big deal for your smart home.

home-assistant.io

The most sustainable device is the one you already own. 🌍 That's why our recent releases of Home Assistant and ESPHome help you bridge the gap between your smart devices and older, offline protocols. Read more 👇

Discover how Open Home Foundation projects can help you give your beloved old devices a new lease of life for a more sustainable smart home.

openhomefoundation.org

to be fair if there were ever a time to break FTC guidelines it's literally right now while nobody works there or gives a shit

Mia Sato@miasato.bsky.social · last mo.

This weekend DoorDash tweeted about the World Cup but repeatedly tagged T-Pain, as if they were mixing him up with NZ soccer player Tim Payne. T-Pain got in on it too, acting confused. Turns out it was all a "partnership." No ad disclosure on any of the posts. www.theverge.com/news/954145/...

now that's a fucking Space X IPO headline

The world’s first trillionaire is a killer

Elon Musk’s empire of wealth is built on suffering.

theverge.com

As part of our commitment to building in the open, we’re proud to publish the foundation’s very first Annual Report for 2025 🎉 From structural changes to big projects, it gives a detailed look into who we are and how we operate, along with our wins of 2025 and what’s next! Link below 🔗🧵

I've been fascinated with e-paper art displays for a while now, but converting images so they look good on e-paper is still pretty hard. Last weekend, I had Claude whip me up a new tool that combines the best features from all dithering conversion tools! style.oversubstance.net/2026/06/dith...

Dithering is obsolete (except when it isn't); creating OpenDithering – Style over Substance

OpenDithering is a browser-based dithering tool made for displaying art on e-paper, packed with every feature I could want.

style.oversubstance.net

I've been fascinated with e-paper art displays for a while now, but converting images so they look good on e-paper is still pretty hard. Last weekend, I had Claude whip me up a new tool that combines the best features from all dithering conversion tools! style.oversubstance.net/2026/06/dith...

Dithering is obsolete (except when it isn't); creating OpenDithering – Style over Substance

OpenDithering is a browser-based dithering tool made for displaying art on e-paper, packed with every feature I could want.

style.oversubstance.net

Got a blog up for one of my cleanest epaper projects at the moment. I use the @seeedstudio.com reTerminal E1003 epaper device with @esphome.io to make a digital photo frame that looks indistinguishable from a real black and white photo.

Got a blog up for one of my cleanest epaper projects at the moment. I use the @seeedstudio.com reTerminal E1003 epaper device with @esphome.io to make a digital photo frame that looks indistinguishable from a real black and white photo.

Why do the Japanese like their buns askew (2026)

That's a wrap on State of the Open Home 2026! 🎉 Thank you to everyone who joined us in Utrecht and watching worldwide! We are so excited for the year ahead. Let's build in the open together!

The Artemis II mission reminds me of these 1960s photos of NASA astronauts training in Iceland because they felt the terrain would be similar to what they'd encounter on the moon. The outfits are so great, even some 60 years later.

We are Live! 🎤 State of the Open Home 2026 is here! We're talking about what's up next for the Home Assistant (and other projects), how we're building in 2026, and sharing some huge wins from the year gone. www.youtube.com/watch?v=XyAL...

Join the Open Home Foundation team and guests for the State of the Open Home 2026 livestream. It's our annual event where we celebrate our community, share s...

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It's not too late to pick up one the last tickets and come hang out with me and the team this Wednesday in Utrecht! events.openhomefoundation.org/sotoh26/

I’ve been playing around with Claude Code to create and improve some custom integrations for my smart home, and I was surprised by how well it works! Even managed to get my Tuneshine working by just feeding Claude the API spec. A quick blog: style.oversubstance.net/2026/04/usin...

Using Claude Code to write Home Assistant integrations – Style over Substance

I used Claude Code to write custom Home Assistant integrations that did not yet exist, and solved my own problems.

style.oversubstance.net

You asked and we listened! For years, the community has been asking for a new design in Home Assistant. Something modern and timeless, something to match the power of the platform. We’re pleased to announce that an improved UI trial is now available. 👇

Join us at TivoliVredenburg, Utrecht, for State of the Open Home 2026! 🇳🇱 Tickets include casual dinner, drinks, and a chance to connect with the community at the live event! See you there? sotoh.openhomefoundation.org