139: Okay Nabu!

The Home Assistant Voice Preview Edition is out, and Paulus Schoutsen, the founder of Home Assistant, joins us to get into the details.

Then, Alex and a special guest get into docker-compose vs. nix to manage your home lab.

Special Guest: Paulus Schoutsen.

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