king editor the grate

Every time I'm getting rid of stuff, I pick up Razr, fully intending to wipe it, then instead ogle it, charge it, boot it, power it down, and put it away again. Lousy inanimate object!

I had to repeatedly train different McDonald's workers to press the credit button on the big screen, then hold out the keypad, no, not the scanner, the keypad, yes, thank you. And, no, "I'm paying with my Watch" doesn't mean I'm trying to trade it for a chicken salad.

Most annoying to me are places that still require a physical or digital signature for the smallest of purchases. Sheesh, why not just look up my card number in your booklet, then bust out the card imprinter while you're at it.

lkrupp said:

king editor the grate said:

lkrupp said:

spice-boy said:

How bout making Siri work properly. 

Last night in my home office. “Alexa, turn off the porch light.” (Echo lights flickering, ten seconds go by) “I’m sorry, the porch light is not responding.” “Hey Siri, turn off the porch light.” Light goes out. “Okay.” So you can keep your false narrative about Echo being the be-all end-all perfect digital assistant and how Siri sucks.

I would never purchase an Echo, but I was watching classic boxing and asked Siri, "When did Mike Tyson fight Dominic Boyd. It answered, "The Seahawks and the Bengals game was on October 11, 2015 at noon." I corrected my question and asked, "When did Mike Tyson fight Lorenzo Boyd. It answered, "Which team?" and offered me Andorra World Cup Qualifiers or DSL Astros Blue.

I don't believe there is a perfect digital assistant, but I'd like one that didn't make me laugh or curse before opening Safari to googlerize my question.

I just asked Alexa your question word for word. Alexa’s response? “I’m not sure.” I have an Echo Dot and my iPhone sitting on its charger next to each other and I’m here to tell you that they’re not that far apart AI wise.

Cool! Thank you! That makes me feel better as a user/shareholder. I think sometimes I'd prefer an answer of "I'm not sure," but Siri has become an amusing dinner companion. I'll say I'm going to look something up, and wifey says, "Please don't use Siri," but I do anyway, and about half the time the answer makes us both laugh.

"And it’s that goal that drives everybody to keep working ungodly hours and trying to do the best work of our lives."

Headline: Cook admits Apple is godless

lkrupp said:

spice-boy said:

How bout making Siri work properly. 

Last night in my home office. “Alexa, turn off the porch light.” (Echo lights flickering, ten seconds go by) “I’m sorry, the porch light is not responding.” “Hey Siri, turn off the porch light.” Light goes out. “Okay.” So you can keep your false narrative about Echo being the be-all end-all perfect digital assistant and how Siri sucks.

I would never purchase an Echo, but I was watching classic boxing and asked Siri, "When did Mike Tyson fight Dominic Boyd.” It answered, "The Seahawks and the Bengals game was on October 11, 2015 at noon." I corrected my question and asked, "When did Mike Tyson fight Lorenzo Boyd.” It answered, "Which team?" and offered me Andorra World Cup Qualifiers or DSL Astros Blue.

I don't believe there is a perfect digital assistant, but I'd like one that didn't make me laugh or curse before opening Safari to googlerize my question.