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Aaron Parecki

  • Evan Prodromou https://cosocial.ca/@evan   •   Sep 17

    I started a FEP to define an #OAuth 2.0 profile for the #ActivityPub API (“c2s”):

    https://codeberg.org/fediverse/fep/pulls/162

    I’d appreciate any feedback or support. I’ve begun implementing this profile, and I think it’s testing out pretty well.

    Aaron Parecki
    I see the proposal has just been merged and now links out to a socialhub link? Where is the best place to continue discussing this? I have ... a lot of feedback as you might imagine.

    https://socialhub.activitypub.rocks/t/fep-d8c2-oauth-2-0-profile-for-the-activitypub-api/3575
    Dallas, Texas, USA • 93°F
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  • Emelia 👸🏻 https://hachyderm.io/@thisismissem   •   Sep 17

    @evan no, I mean, I don't see why it'd make sense to define a custom profile of OAuth 2.0 when OIDC exists and we could just use it?

    What does defining a custom profile really give us? Our authentication needs can't be that unique, can they?

    Aaron Parecki
    there is no "just use" OIDC, it would still require defining a profile. Plus I don't think most ActivityPub implementations benefit from most of the features OIDC brings.
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  • Emelia 👸🏻 https://hachyderm.io/@thisismissem   •   Sep 17

    @evan so currently all the different fediverse services that implement OAuth implement different bits of specs & don't support discovery of authorization server metadata; additionally, they rarely support PKCE. Dynamic Client Registration is supported, but OIDC Federation would likely be better.

    The scopes you define look like they could conflict with existing implementations, and are also not discoverable by the client.

    Aaron Parecki
    so, a few things. Despite "federation" in the name, OIDC Federation is really not the right thing for this. It's more for a closed ecosystem of independent servers, but is explicitly not made to be open for anyone to join a federation. That's why there are trust anchors and things.

    If current implementations don't support PKCE, they really should, because it's only a matter of time before someone takes advantage of the hole that not doing PKCE leaves open for public clients.
    Dallas, Texas, USA • 93°F
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  • Michael Slade https://mastodon.cloud/@michaelslade   •   Sep 13

    @aaronpk So you don’t need Spacial Video? How else will you justify a Vision Pro purchase?

    Aaron Parecki
    Oh gosh. I think I'm going to sit out this first generation of the goggles. I definitely don't *need* them, and I like to let things shake out a bit before jumping in
    Portland, Oregon • 67°F
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  • Mike https://mastodon.social/@mharleydev   •   Sep 9

    @aaronpk sounds expensive 😬

    Do the new ones do any sort of energy reporting? What home automation platform have you landed on!

    Aaron Parecki
    yes, quite expensive. I don't think they have energy monitoring on them, but I'm installing a monitoring system at the circuit breaker panel so I will get usage on each circuit individually!

    I've been all in on Home Assistant for the last 5 years or so!
    Portland, Oregon • 85°F
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  • Mike https://mastodon.social/@mharleydev   •   Sep 9

    @aaronpk do you have a plan for light/wall switches yet? If I were building a house I think something like a Shelly relay would be my default go to to connect my lights. Could be a few switches where I’d use a special switch but I really like our Shelly’s. Cost effective too, especially multigang switches.

    Aaron Parecki
    That's cool, I hadn't heard of that before, I'll have to try it out.

    Pretty sure I'm going with Lutron switches everywhere tho!
    Portland, Oregon • 55°F
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  • Nils https://coolworld.cc/@n   •   Sep 8

    @aaronpk I can only think of a pneumatic tube system, although it's unlikely to be a last minute addition.

    Aaron Parecki
    we did briefly talk about doing that 😅

    more realistically we did talk about an in-house vacuum system but decided against it in the end
    Portland, Oregon • 72°F
  • Aaron Parecki
    haha yes! good plan
    Portland, Oregon • 72°F
  • Dr. Fett https://social.cologne/@df   •   Sep 8

    @aaronpk A separate low-voltage DC net to power all those ESPs?

    Aaron Parecki
    That was kind of the idea behind running the doubled up ethernet everywhere, I can always send 5V or PoE over that if I need to.
    Portland, Oregon • 72°F
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    absolutely on the list! It's going to be a full day project, I want to make sure I have some organization system for all the photos.
    Portland, Oregon • 68°F
  • Paul https://infosec.exchange/@planzi   •   Sep 8

    @aaronpk pretty much the wires for the contact sensors (doors, windows), the fire alarm wiring and the wires from the alarm box to the horn and the touchscreen panels themselves

    Aaron Parecki
    this is making me realize I have absolutely no idea what these kinds of modern security systems look like
    Portland, Oregon • 68°F
  • Aaron Parecki
    bahaha yes good plan
    Portland, Oregon • 65°F
  • Ashley Kolodziej 🐰 https://fosstodon.org/@ashleykolodziej   •   Sep 8

    @aaronpk Some sort of metallic object at a consistent height that you’ll remember for locating studs. It could be something as simple as a nail at doorknob height on all of them. Extra points if you can figure out some sort of way to note where your wires and pipes are, like maybe a magnet flipped so that it repels when you use a stud finding magnet. If I could make any upgrade to the walls of my house, that would be it by a mile.

    Aaron Parecki
    Interesting, I've always used a stud finder for finding the wood which works pretty well. I'm definitely worried about finding the pipes later, but I'm going to spend a full day photographing and cataloguing each wall before they get closed up.
    Portland, Oregon • 65°F
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  • Paul https://infosec.exchange/@planzi   •   Sep 8

    @aaronpk if you're going to have a wired security system, having the security company installer come and do that before the walls closed up would be good.

    Aaron Parecki
    I don't really know what goes into a security system these days, I'm doing a lot of it DIY. I have outdoor cameras already, and electronic locks for the doors. Also wires for door contact sensors.
    Portland, Oregon • 65°F
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  • Paul https://infosec.exchange/@planzi   •   Sep 8

    @aaronpk yes - we added them when we renovated the bathroom and it's great. Also a power outlet by the toilet for a heated toilet seat, and another inside of the bathroom cabinet for charging razors (so they don't have to be out on the countertop all of the time).

    Aaron Parecki
    Nice! and yup got outlets in those spots already!
    Portland, Oregon • 65°F
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  • Paul https://infosec.exchange/@planzi   •   Sep 8

    @aaronpk also: speaker wire for wherever you will want speakers. We put ceiling mounted speakers above the sink in our master bathroom and they get used daily.

    Aaron Parecki
    ooh bathroom is not something I had considered. We do have speakers in the living room, kitchen, and rooftop patio tho!
    Portland, Oregon • 65°F
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  • Paul https://infosec.exchange/@planzi   •   Sep 8

    @aaronpk if your internets will be delivered by your cable tv provider, make sure you have a path for that cable... otherwise the cable company will just butcher your house when they do their install

    Aaron Parecki
    I hope to never have internet delivered from the cable provider 😅 and have no plans to get cable service, BUT... the electrician insisted on running coax everywhere anyway, so now my plan is to create my own in-house cable TV network
    Portland, Oregon • 65°F
  • jthingelstad https://micro.blog/jthingelstad   •   Sep 3

    @aaronpk we did a remodel years ago and the general contractor suggested I take photos like this. It allowed us to uncover an HVAC duct that was completely sheet rocked over!

    Aaron Parecki
    whoops! Yeah you can be sure I am going to photograph the crap out of every wall in the new house! The contractor normally does it himself but he was like "I know you'll do a better job of documenting this than I will" 😅
    Portland, Oregon • 70°F
  • Aaron Parecki https://aaronparecki.com/   •   Sep 2
    Sadly my hopes of getting a mailbox opened notification seem to be a lost cause. The 433mhz sensor doesn't have enough power to reach the 80 feet to the street. The Zigbee one does reach that distance, but not once it's inside the mailbox.

    I just found a LoRa line of home automation products, and while I'm not a fan that their Home Assistant integration is all through the cloud API, I might have to give it a shot for this anyway.
    Aaron Parecki
    Update: The LoRa sensor has no trouble at all with the range, but it's still touchy when the transmitter is inside the mailbox.

    If it's in exactly the right spot it works, but not when the transmitter is where I actually want to mount it on the side.

    The one I found has the transmitter box with a breakout cable to the contact sensors, so I was able to run the wire for the contact sensors to the door flap and stick the transmitter on the underside outside of the box. Now it works great!
    Portland, Oregon, USA • 61°F
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  • Sven Lakemeier https://chaos.social/@sven   •   Sep 2

    @aaronpk anything in between with mains power where you could put a Zigbee repeater, like a switched outlet adapter or similar?

    Aaron Parecki
    Right now the closest distance to any power is 80ft. I did just stick a repeater on the outside wall up high with more or less direct line of sight, but I think it takes a while for the network to sync up so I will have to check on it again tomorrow to see if it's found it.
    Portland, Oregon • 87°F