Closest answer from the article but still doesn’t really explain.

“Vehicle theft is so lucrative for criminals because property theft is not as penalized like other crimes, say trafficking drugs,” Mr. Bonsaint said. “It’s a low-risk, high-reward crime.”

This one got a chuckle

Moon gains a trigger and matching conditions. You can start an automation the moment the moon enters a new phase, or check the current phase as part of a bigger automation. Point it at the full moon, the new moon, or any change of phase, and let your home take it from there, whether that is mood lighting, a reminder, or just a bit of fun. 🌙

This here. Another thing to do is if you are taking video of family moments, narrate in the background what’s been going on for the past few days or a week. It adds additional context that is invaluable and would most likely be lost to even the person filming.

Yeah, this is a nothing article.

The fine is not the largest ever imposed on Google, however.

In October 2024 a charge was brought against the firm by a Russian court for restricting Russian state media channels on YouTube.

The fine was for two undecillion roubles - more than the world's total GDP.

It’s interesting that the fourth panel is not just a copy/paste paste of the third with adjustments. They drew it. Neat

Im sure this works but from my recent experience you need your STT on a machine more powerful than a PI atm. Tiny models are just not accurate enough and the bigger ones need more than the PI has to give any sort of decent response time. Compared to where this was two years ago I look forward to where it is in two more.

One of the largest improvements imo has been microwakeword and the ability to run the hotword detection “on device” but I believe it only runs on ESP32 devices so not an option if want everything on a pi.

I spent a little bit of time getting a fully local voice pipeline setup in home assistant last month and I’d say it is near perfect(after adding a few additional community integrations) with the exception of the microphones on current hardware. I look forward to the next HA voice device from Nabu Casa.

What a mouthful of a name.

France's equivalent of the Federal Trade Commission, Direction Générale de la Concurrence, de la Consommation et de la Répression des Fraudes

I’m so startled looking at this.

The island has this nugget and you post about the ambulance?!

In late August 1990, an unemployed French nuclear physicist named André Gardes, who believed he was the rightful holder of the Seigneur's title, attempted an invasion of Sark armed with a semi-automatic weapon. The night Gardes arrived, he put up two posters declaring his intention to take over the island the following day at noon. The following day he started a solo foot patrol in front of the manor, in battle-dress, weapon in hand. While Gardes was sitting on a bench waiting for noon to arrive, the island's volunteer connétable approached the Frenchman and complimented him on the quality of his weapon.[24] Gardes changed the gun's magazine to illustrate how it worked, allowing the constable to tackle and arrest him. He was given a seven-day sentence, which he served in Guernsey.[24][25][26][27] Gardes attempted this again the following year, but was recognized in Guernsey, arrested, and handed over to the French government.

It wasn’t me, it was the one arm man!

Holy hell I need a shower.