Alan Byrne
@burnsie.com
Alan is just this guy, you know? Product manager at Firefox, nerd, Home Automation Guy 🇦🇺🇨🇭🇬🇧
https://homeautomationguy.io
https://youtube.com/@homeautomationguy
https://www.alanmbyrne.com
https://www.linkedin.com/in/alanmbyrne
https://homeautomationguy.io
https://youtube.com/@homeautomationguy
https://www.alanmbyrne.com
https://www.linkedin.com/in/alanmbyrne
Does anyone else say "Please" and "Thank you" to LLMs, in case they use politeness as a factor when deciding who lives or dies when the eventual robot uprising happens?
August 18, 2025 at 4:13 PM
Does anyone else say "Please" and "Thank you" to LLMs, in case they use politeness as a factor when deciding who lives or dies when the eventual robot uprising happens?
Reposted by Alan Byrne
We did it. Z-Wave is back and stronger than ever 💪
For 2 years we've been working crafting the best possible Z-Wave experience. Best in class antenna, support for brand new Z-Wave Long Range (also Europe!) and seamless migration from chips as old as 2013.
Check our blog post for the full story:
For 2 years we've been working crafting the best possible Z-Wave experience. Best in class antenna, support for brand new Z-Wave Long Range (also Europe!) and seamless migration from chips as old as 2013.
Check our blog post for the full story:
Home Assistant Connect ZWA-2
The ultimate way to connect Z-Wave devices to Home Assistant.
www.home-assistant.io
August 14, 2025 at 7:45 AM
We did it. Z-Wave is back and stronger than ever 💪
For 2 years we've been working crafting the best possible Z-Wave experience. Best in class antenna, support for brand new Z-Wave Long Range (also Europe!) and seamless migration from chips as old as 2013.
Check our blog post for the full story:
For 2 years we've been working crafting the best possible Z-Wave experience. Best in class antenna, support for brand new Z-Wave Long Range (also Europe!) and seamless migration from chips as old as 2013.
Check our blog post for the full story:
What a great idea for a browser extension! 👏 addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefo...
B!tch to Boss – Get this Extension for 🦊 Firefox (en-US)
Download B!tch to Boss for Firefox. Online harassment is a problem. The solution? People being less terrible. Until then, this extension replaces "bitch" and other derogatory words like it with "boss"...
addons.mozilla.org
June 18, 2025 at 10:58 AM
What a great idea for a browser extension! 👏 addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefo...
"Next slide please" really grinds my gears
May 21, 2025 at 8:16 AM
"Next slide please" really grinds my gears
Hey, Firefox extension developers, I'd love any feedback you have on how we're trying to simplify getting user consent for collecting data. blog.mozilla.org/addons/2025/05/09/new-extension-data-consent-experience-now-available-in-firefox-nightly/
New Extension Data Consent Experience now available in Firefox Nightly – Mozilla Add-ons Community Blog
In a previous blog post I explained that we’re working to streamline the data consent experience for extensions and allow users to consent to sharing data with extensions directly in ...
blog.mozilla.org
May 9, 2025 at 1:58 PM
Hey, Firefox extension developers, I'd love any feedback you have on how we're trying to simplify getting user consent for collecting data. blog.mozilla.org/addons/2025/05/09/new-extension-data-consent-experience-now-available-in-firefox-nightly/
Reposted by Alan Byrne
April marks the 1st year of the Open Home Foundation. In this month's newsletter, we look back on what we accomplished in that time and what's to come from us. 👏🏻
Catch up on what we've done and read more on the next big thing for the foundation 👇🏼
#Newsletter #SmartHome #OpenHome
Catch up on what we've done and read more on the next big thing for the foundation 👇🏼
#Newsletter #SmartHome #OpenHome
Big first year, bigger second
We recap the Foundation’s first year—and as we gear up for year two, there’s a new structure, a shift in staff, and a bold new project: the Device Database.
newsletter.openhomefoundation.org
April 30, 2025 at 8:00 PM
April marks the 1st year of the Open Home Foundation. In this month's newsletter, we look back on what we accomplished in that time and what's to come from us. 👏🏻
Catch up on what we've done and read more on the next big thing for the foundation 👇🏼
#Newsletter #SmartHome #OpenHome
Catch up on what we've done and read more on the next big thing for the foundation 👇🏼
#Newsletter #SmartHome #OpenHome
Maybe as a Product Manager I should list all my products limitations and edge cases as "Tips" 🙄
April 16, 2025 at 7:05 PM
Maybe as a Product Manager I should list all my products limitations and edge cases as "Tips" 🙄
It's been a minute since something I did at work made the news. www.theregister.com/2025/04/07/m...
Mozilla takes pity on Firefox extension developers
: Plan to standardize consent dialogs aims to lighten burden on devs, users, reviewers
www.theregister.com
April 8, 2025 at 1:11 PM
It's been a minute since something I did at work made the news. www.theregister.com/2025/04/07/m...
What in the fresh hell is this all over my WhatsApp? How do I turn off this Meta AI?
March 28, 2025 at 9:41 AM
What in the fresh hell is this all over my WhatsApp? How do I turn off this Meta AI?
@jarjour.bsky.social How about that last Severance episode 😳
March 23, 2025 at 10:03 PM
@jarjour.bsky.social How about that last Severance episode 😳
I'm so happy to hear that they've figured out how to bring the Pebble watch back to life 🤩
ericmigi.com/blog/introdu...
ericmigi.com/blog/introdu...
Introducing two new PebbleOS watches!
Including my dream smartwatch…
ericmigi.com
March 18, 2025 at 7:13 PM
I'm so happy to hear that they've figured out how to bring the Pebble watch back to life 🤩
ericmigi.com/blog/introdu...
ericmigi.com/blog/introdu...
I really enjoy the term "enshittification"
March 18, 2025 at 12:42 PM
I really enjoy the term "enshittification"
Proof that you don't need tracking and cookies for contextual advertising
March 11, 2025 at 9:23 AM
Proof that you don't need tracking and cookies for contextual advertising
Reposted by Alan Byrne
𝗛𝗼𝗺𝗲 𝗔𝘀𝘀𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗻𝘁 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟱.𝟯 🎉
✔️ Dashboard view headers
✔️ Tons of tile card improvements
✔️ Better map clustering
✔️ Assist now streams responses
✔️ Integrating SmartThings is smoother than ever!
Check out what’s new! 👇
🔗 www.home-assistant.io/blog/2025/03...
#HomeAssistant
✔️ Dashboard view headers
✔️ Tons of tile card improvements
✔️ Better map clustering
✔️ Assist now streams responses
✔️ Integrating SmartThings is smoother than ever!
Check out what’s new! 👇
🔗 www.home-assistant.io/blog/2025/03...
#HomeAssistant
March 5, 2025 at 7:31 PM
𝗛𝗼𝗺𝗲 𝗔𝘀𝘀𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗻𝘁 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟱.𝟯 🎉
✔️ Dashboard view headers
✔️ Tons of tile card improvements
✔️ Better map clustering
✔️ Assist now streams responses
✔️ Integrating SmartThings is smoother than ever!
Check out what’s new! 👇
🔗 www.home-assistant.io/blog/2025/03...
#HomeAssistant
✔️ Dashboard view headers
✔️ Tons of tile card improvements
✔️ Better map clustering
✔️ Assist now streams responses
✔️ Integrating SmartThings is smoother than ever!
Check out what’s new! 👇
🔗 www.home-assistant.io/blog/2025/03...
#HomeAssistant
I hooked up Home Assistant voice to ChatGPT. Anyone know how I can set my timezone to London? Asked ChatGPT and it wasn't able to help, so I'm asking real humans...
March 2, 2025 at 12:13 PM
I hooked up Home Assistant voice to ChatGPT. Anyone know how I can set my timezone to London? Asked ChatGPT and it wasn't able to help, so I'm asking real humans...
Things I learned about automations in Home Assistant over the past 5 years
youtu.be/FfhHyEl_Dgg
youtu.be/FfhHyEl_Dgg
Tips and techniques for better Home Assistant automations
YouTube video by Home Automation Guy
youtu.be
March 1, 2025 at 10:19 PM
Things I learned about automations in Home Assistant over the past 5 years
youtu.be/FfhHyEl_Dgg
youtu.be/FfhHyEl_Dgg
I got called a four-eyed wanker by a man leaning out of a trade van as it drove past. I feel like I'm in high school again 😂
March 1, 2025 at 2:30 PM
I got called a four-eyed wanker by a man leaning out of a trade van as it drove past. I feel like I'm in high school again 😂
Reposted by Alan Byrne
We're very excited to announce that Apollo Automation have joined the Works With Home Assistant - the first ESPHome-based devices to receive this certification! 🎉
Check out how Apollo got started building devices with ESPHome and which ones have been certified on our blog 👇🏼
#SmartHome #DIY #IoT
Check out how Apollo got started building devices with ESPHome and which ones have been certified on our blog 👇🏼
#SmartHome #DIY #IoT
Apollo joins the Works With Home Assistant Program
Adding three devices, including their community favorite presence and air quality multisensors.
www.home-assistant.io
February 27, 2025 at 8:00 PM
We're very excited to announce that Apollo Automation have joined the Works With Home Assistant - the first ESPHome-based devices to receive this certification! 🎉
Check out how Apollo got started building devices with ESPHome and which ones have been certified on our blog 👇🏼
#SmartHome #DIY #IoT
Check out how Apollo got started building devices with ESPHome and which ones have been certified on our blog 👇🏼
#SmartHome #DIY #IoT
4 years in the making... so very close
February 28, 2025 at 5:58 PM
4 years in the making... so very close
Does anyone else's dog sleep like a weirdo?
February 28, 2025 at 4:34 PM
Does anyone else's dog sleep like a weirdo?