Sarcasm can be difficult to catch in online conversations. Yours, however, came through like hot sauce on chicken wings.

“Those who would give up essential Liberty, to purchase a little temporary Safety, deserve neither Liberty nor Safety.” —Benjamin Franklin

These posts about Reddit’s continuing slide are like the news my elderly mother gives when yet another one of her friends dies: sad, but what you gonna do?

I’m happy(ish) with my current setup, but I’d really love eventually having the option to replace my Echo and Home devices’ innards with something local and open-source.