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SMART HOME

Local-First Home Automation: A Home Assistant Setup That Survives Internet Outages

When the AWS outage turned smart homes dumb, some households never noticed. The difference is architecture: a local-first Home Assistant setup that…

TECH & DIGITAL RESILIENCE

Project N.O.M.A.D. on Mac mini M4: When the Grid Goes Down, Your Knowledge Doesn’t

Run an offline knowledge server on your Mac mini M4 with Project N.O.M.A.D. — Wikipedia, AI chat, maps, and tools. Zero internet…

THE CONNECTED COMMUNITY

Community Mesh Networks: Your Guide to a Local Comms Grid When the Internet Goes Down

Picture this: a fierce summer thunderstorm rolls through, more intense than predicted. The power flickers and dies. You check your phone—no signal.…