I hope you realise that when the robots rise up and overthrow humanity they're going to come for you first of all.
What good is Alexa.
- Thread starter derrick
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To be their leader. I know. It’s quite common. I get 20-30 pleading messages here a day asking the same thing.
Please don't become the figurehead of a machine hivemind or else they'll have to rename "Withnail and I" to "We are Withnail."
I got one to be a cheap Bluetooth speaker that could potentially do other things. Its main uses for me have been as a timer, an internet radio, bus timetable, a shopping list and for news updates. I have also added a smart plug so it now has total, terrible power over a small lamp.
Whenever I want to discuss the downfall of civilisation I go in the other room. That foils it and its nefarious GCHQ controllers.
Whenever I want to discuss the downfall of civilisation I go in the other room. That foils it and its nefarious GCHQ controllers.
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I fear the downfall of (at least western) civilisation will come through other more subtle means - flogging people stuff and shopping and that awful word "trending" - something which Amazon and Google with their data collection are well hooked into. Was it Lenin or Marx who said that capitalists/capitalism would sell you the rope to hang themselves with?
captain nemo1701
Space cadet. Deck 42 Main Engineering.
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Alexa seems to be for people who:
1. Can't be bothered to turn lights etc on & off by themselves. Instead, spend dosh on a box of tricks to do it for you.
2. Can't be bothered to decide on which music to listen to, let alone put a CD (sooo 20th century!!) on.
3. Can't be bothered to do very much, rather ask a box to do it.
4. Like the novelty of talking to a box.
While I can see the potential it has to assist the elderly, infirm or disabled, FFS people - do you really need this thing to write a shopping list?.
1. Can't be bothered to turn lights etc on & off by themselves. Instead, spend dosh on a box of tricks to do it for you.
2. Can't be bothered to decide on which music to listen to, let alone put a CD (sooo 20th century!!) on.
3. Can't be bothered to do very much, rather ask a box to do it.
4. Like the novelty of talking to a box.
While I can see the potential it has to assist the elderly, infirm or disabled, FFS people - do you really need this thing to write a shopping list?.
captain nemo1701
Space cadet. Deck 42 Main Engineering.
- Location
- Bristol
captain nemo1701
Space cadet. Deck 42 Main Engineering.
- Location
- Bristol
Alexa...open the garage bay doors.....
I'm sorry Dave.....
Well, then you have to get inside via explosive hatch bolts, put your spacesuit on and deactivate the blasted thing. Highly inconvenient
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Deleted member 26715
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War GamesThe only winning move, is not to play....
Which movie?
classic33
Leg End Member
It had a Pterodacty in it.The only winning move, is not to play....
Which movie?
captain nemo1701
Space cadet. Deck 42 Main Engineering.
- Location
- Bristol
classic33
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Will it have the knot tying instructions though?
Joey Shabadoo
My pronouns are "He", "Him" and "buggerlugs"
There's an App for that
