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sog35 said: razorpit said: I can't speak (no pun intended) for Amazon but I feel as if Apple has abandoned Siri. Her recognition is terrible, often bypassing contacts in my address book and returning web search results. I have a f…
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gatorguy said: In my view Amazon has gotten a leg up on competing home control services from Apple or Google. They've made a few recent "Alexa" partnerships including Ecobee, Spotify and even Google's own Nest. My guess is Sonos will official…
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This looks awesome, though I suspect it won't solve the biggest problem with MLB At Bat, which is geo blocking. While I enjoy watching any baseball, it's the Giants that matter to me, and I'm not willing to pay for a service that denies me the chan…
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katastroff said: That looks just about good enough to test unmanned vehicles The building to the left of the rendered image is just about finished now, and it looks like generic office space to be honest. It's not that big of a site to be…
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jfc1138 said: paulmjohnson said: Apple Watch does actually seem to be a bit of a missed opportunity at the moment, and I can imagine them building on that hugely. I've actually been surprised by how many of them I see around, despit…
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rogifan_old said: paulmjohnson said: Apple Watch does actually seem to be a bit of a missed opportunity at the moment, and I can imagine them building on that hugely. I've actually been surprised by how many of them I see around, desp…
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Apple Watch does actually seem to be a bit of a missed opportunity at the moment, and I can imagine them building on that hugely. I've actually been surprised by how many of them I see around, despite it being limited to iPhone users only. I get w…
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I'm finding Apple Pay is an option at more stores, but it seems to be inconsistent to use, and not nearly as simple as I expected. The shop I use it at most often actually needs you to sign the screen of the terminal to complete the transaction. T…
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freshmaker said: roake said: When these Nest thermostats came out, I bought one. I loved it! I bought a second for my home and one for my parents. Then Google bought Nest. Now I eye them with distrust. Like little Google eyes in m…
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knowitall said: paulmjohnson said: No. Most (all?) thermostats aren't connected to mains electricity. They "parasitically" take power from the control lines for the HVAC system, which I think is 24v (and very little current, since …
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knowitall said: Haha. Huge mistake. On top of that, "draining the battery" should not be a problem at all because all devices are on 220 (110 in certain areas)? Right? No. Most (all?) thermostats aren't connected to mains electricity. Th…
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This happened to me on Sunday. I tried to connect using my phone and it said it was offline because the battery was flat. I put it down to "one of those things" and when I finally got round to going and looking at the unit, it seemed to have fixed…
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nineball said: paulmjohnson said: dv8or said: Why oh why dont they just allow a direct connection to the speakers without having to go through the sonos app? Out of interest, why would you want to do that? I would presume…
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dv8or said: Why oh why dont they just allow a direct connection to the speakers without having to go through the sonos app? Out of interest, why would you want to do that? I would presume if the functionality was there to run the Sonos…
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Quote: Originally Posted by TokyoJimu Looks like sprawl to me. Any decent transit available out there? Not sure what you mean by "looks like sprawl", but there is transit. The Component VTA stop is easy walking distance to this site.
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Quote: Originally Posted by Inkling Not good, doing almost all your hiring in one state. When some regulatory push comes along%u2014and there are a lot of those connected to auto making%u2014it helps to have members of Congress who see all thos…
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Quote: Originally Posted by SpamSandwich I'm not an anarchist. I find anarchy unworkable, just as I find totalitarianism unworkable. Limited, constitutional government is the ideal and that's why there will always be a struggle between indivi…
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Quote: Originally Posted by SpamSandwich Or people could grow a pair and demand their governments be significantly reduced in size. Taxes are not a law of nature, like gravity. Well that's really a different discussion. Unless you're advo…
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Quote: Originally Posted by sog35 that is very logical. But will never happen. Cause its the rich that consume the most, and they don't want to pay taxes. I think that's a reason why it wouldn't happen in the US for sure. The politica…
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I'm not sure I get how this can be retrospective, but at the same time, there are very real problems with corporate tax laws, that allow companies that do a significant amount of business internationally, to work their tax affairs in a way that seem…