Readit NewsBut a GUI to manage enterprise-level SSL fleets? Doubtful.
Not when a change/configuration management system (Puppet, Chef, Ansible etc etc..) driven by git commits enables single-source-of-truth, peer-review, and automatic creation/monitoring/renewal of certificates.
This has so much potential, but it will require a workflow for Alexa to learn about specific objects and layout (of multiple objects) within the customer's home. Apple's "live audio descriptions of video" had similar promise at launch, but hasn't evolved beyond the launch demo, https://support.apple.com/en-ca/guide/iphone/iph32deb9296/18.... Could Alexa+ enable self-service RLHF on home video/images?
It's a testament to the latent market opportunity that Amazon has sold 500+ million devices, despite the obstacles that greet customers trying to customize Alexa for their specific needs. With open developer interfaces, Alexa could have been the "IBM PC" of voice AI, instead of just another walled garden.
Alexa use cases for elderly: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=41062989
In theory, Home Assistant voice hardware could be integrated with local LLMs for private voice control, https://www.home-assistant.io/voice-pe/
> Fully open software, firmware, and hardware.. Grove port for connecting sensors and a 3.5mm headphone jack for connecting external speakers
Lots of people are running local LLMs with their HA Voice Previews, plenty of discussions about it in the forums
Not sure it's worth an entire post. But:
The application in question is NetLimiter for Windows https://www.netlimiter.com/ (I'm sure there are others, btw)
It acts as a per-application firewall. It also has the ability to block internet access completely, as well as Priorities (bandwith allocation) per application.
By default it will pop up a window every time an application makes web requests, either inbound or outbound.
You have the option to Deny or Allow the operation. And options to have that be temporary (next x minutes) or permanent.
After being set up an alarming number of applications will cause NetLimiter popups, but very soon everything will either be allowed or blocked.
I've gone ahead and create a GitHub Issue about setting up a checkbox with the installer such that it doesn't force Electro as the default app. It's something I wanted to add pre-announcement but figured it wouldn't be as much of a requested feature as it clearly is, my bad.
Thanks for the feedback!
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(very handy tools, per-application firewalls..)
Irfanview was always my go-to for speed on Windows
Make sure to get the currently supported fork, not the original.
And forcing windows to make your app a default, without asking the user about it at install time - not cool.
Episode 121: Therac-25 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7EQT1gVsE6I
2. OpenVox sounds like a text to speech engine.
3. What is the main use case of Puppet / OpenVox in 2025? Same as always? Isn't CM a lot less relevant in the age of platforms like Flatcar and Bottlerocket?
4. Why fork puppet instead of contributing to ansible or salt?
Companies with 100s to 1000s of hours of investment in software like Puppet aren't going to rearchitect without being forced to. By the application becoming unsuitable for current needs, or due to cost.
Broadcom bought out VMWare and jacked the price up by unworkable amounts. Puppet is now owned by a venture capital company and the non-zero possibility is they'll follow Broadcom's playbook. That's why Puppet is being forked.
Why not contribute to Ansible or Salt? What individual programmers do in their spare time is irrelevant to the majority of users of those products.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7EQT1gVsE6I