IIRC, the xbox was 3x US price in Argentina. (or Brazil?)  But it was impossible to sneak it past their customs.

Ukraine airdrops killer robots behind enemy lines to take out 3K Russian troops
https://nypost.com/2026/09/26/world-news/ukraine-airdrops-killer-robots-behind-enemy-lines-to-take-out-3k-russian-troops/

https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2026/09/owners-mourn-spoiled-food-after-firmware-update-bricks-samsung-smart-fridges/

A new analysis of more than 1 trillion web requests finds malicious automated traffic jumped 124% in a year.

https://www.fastcompany.com/91611155/bad-bot-traffic-is-growing-9-times-faster-than-human-web-traffic

Where has this guy been?  It's been this way since the IRS forced company health plans to be the same company-wide (1980s, IIRC) --no extra-special benefits for the C-suite and extra-crappy coverage for the warehouse workers.

>Voice only

For now.

Gem:
### Executable Solution

#### Hardware Required

1. **Wi-Fi Travel Router / Bridge:** GL.iNet GL-SFT1200 (Opal) or TP-Link TL-WR902AC.
2. **5-Port Unmanaged Gigabit Ethernet Switch:** TP-Link TL-SG105 or NETGEAR GS305 (needed because mini travel routers typically feature only one or two LAN ports).
3. **Ethernet Cables (Cat 5e or Cat 6):** 3 standard patch cables.

---

---

#### Architecture Overview

```
[Building Wi-Fi Node]
         ) ) )  (Wireless Connection)
[Travel Router (Repeater / WISP Mode)]
         | (Ethernet Cable via LAN Port)
[Unmanaged 5-Port Switch]
         |-- (Ethernet) --> [OOMA VoIP Device]
         |-- (Ethernet) --> [Zigbee Smart Hub]

```

---

#### Step-by-Step Implementation

1. **Configure the Travel Router (WISP / Repeater Mode):**
* Power on the travel router near the Wi-Fi node.
* Connect a phone or laptop to the travel router's default Wi-Fi network.
* Access the admin panel (`192.168.8.1` for GL.iNet, `192.168.0.1` or `tplinkwifi.net` for TP-Link).
* Set the operating mode to **WISP** or **Repeater / Client Mode**.
* Scan for the apartment building's Wi-Fi SSID and enter the network password.
* *Captive Portal Handling (if applicable):* If the facility uses a splash page requiring agreement terms, complete authentication on the browser page that pops up via the connected phone/laptop.


2. **Establish the Physical Private LAN:**
* Connect an Ethernet patch cable from the **LAN port** of the travel router to any port on the 5-Port Unmanaged Switch.
* Plug the **OOMA VoIP device** Ethernet WAN port into another port on the switch.
* Plug the **Zigbee Hub** Ethernet port into a third port on the switch.


3. **Verification:**
* Confirm the travel router LED indicates an active Internet uplink.
* Verify the OOMA device status light turns solid blue (indicating successful registration and IP assignment).
* Verify the Zigbee Hub network LED indicates an active local connection and WAN access.

Built-in pi-hole would be nice.  I'm not going to even have a router at the apartment. Each unit has its own wifi node on the building's network.  I haven't explored ways -if any- to use that wifi as a lan.

https://techcrunch.com/2026/09/22/meta-admits-muses-likeness-to-openclaw-isnt-a-coincidence/

'I wish Apple would just stop that crap': Apple has added persistent 'ads' to iOS, and it's driving users crazy | TechRadar

https://www.techradar.com/phones/iphone/i-wish-apple-would-just-stop-that-crap-apple-has-added-persistent-ads-to-ios-and-its-driving-users-crazy

https://www.404media.co/we-hacked-the-fbi-hackers-say-they-have-data-on-all-fbi-employees/

^{A: Yes. Cheaper.}

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c3056d456gro

https://www.theverge.com/ai-artificial-intelligence/997803/ai-actress-tilly-norwood-glitches-and-starts-speaking-cantonese-during-an-interview

^{You can run, but you can't hide...}

—57 Citations Have Followed
https://www.yahoo.com/news/us/articles/flock-wasn-t-enough-dallas-143932668.html

Bad, if true.

https://securityaffairs.com/199415/ai/ai-hallucination-nearly-triggered-a-us-china-military-confrontation.html