https://wiki.technoskeptical.org/ 2026-06-03T11:54:03+00:00 https://wiki.technoskeptical.org/ https://wiki.technoskeptical.org/_media/wiki:dokuwiki.svg text/html 2026-03-08T21:24:54+00:00 wmadm (wmadm@undisclosed.example.com) https://wiki.technoskeptical.org/home_automation?rev=1773005094&do=diff Home Automation You can bet that your home automation software (e.g. Home Assistant) is spying on you. There are some alternatives. OpenHAB OpenHAB is notably a software package as opposed to a full OS, so unless it is installed as an image on a Raspberry Pi, it must be installed as a package on a chosen operating system, or as a Docker container on an existing platform that runs Docker. text/html 2026-02-26T01:47:25+00:00 wmadm (wmadm@undisclosed.example.com) https://wiki.technoskeptical.org/start?rev=1772070445&do=diff Welcome to the Reboot RI Wiki! We are a small group of individuals in the Providence, RI area who are interested in exploring open-source and privacy-focused software and technology. Here we'll post our findings and resources that may be helpful to anyone interested in attaining a higher degree of tech literacy and agency in technology-related decisions. text/html 2026-02-25T03:24:25+00:00 wmadm (wmadm@undisclosed.example.com) https://wiki.technoskeptical.org/e-book_readers?rev=1771989865&do=diff eBook Readers There are some cool projects for open ebook readers that let you operate outside of the big tech ecosystem. * Diptyx two-screen ereader is being developed with flexibility in mind * Open Book Touch is a more stripped down approach * The Original Open Book * Rakuten Kobo Eink eReader text/html 2026-02-19T14:58:48+00:00 niftymirror (niftymirror@undisclosed.example.com) https://wiki.technoskeptical.org/lora?rev=1771513128&do=diff LoRa Mesh Network Communications Meshtastic (and Meshcore) are common names for digital communication protocols, using the LoRa radio frequencies. This bandwidth is currently set aside for Internet of Things features. But it is now also being used with these protocols to send text communication in digital packets. text/html 2026-01-18T20:12:03+00:00 wmadm (wmadm@undisclosed.example.com) https://wiki.technoskeptical.org/mobile_phones?rev=1768767123&do=diff Mobile Phones “Mobile phones” is a very broad topic, but for now this will mean Moble Operating systems, for which there are many alternative “flavors”. iPhones are not taken seriously as “non-corporate” in this context, and Android (being primarily authored by the unequivocally corporate Google) is only considered because of its ability to be thoroughly remixed.