Re:Remind – a sophisticated calendar and alarm program
by tobr on Tuesday August 31, 2021 @02:41AM
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> I can say “Hey Siri” and pretty much set any sort of reminder, alarm, and a dozen other things without needing to watch a nearly hour long video
I appreciate what you’re saying, but on the other hand, last time I checked Siri could only set one timer at a time.
Re:Remind – a sophisticated calendar and alarm program
by kcplate on Tuesday August 31, 2021 @05:17PM
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I am pretty sure that in the real world a single timer at a time covers about 99%+ of the “timer” use cases. Besides I can set reminders to essentially act as a timer if I really wanted more than one.
But it’s certainly good to know that there is a wonderfully complex app out there with 32 years of development behind it that I can rely upon if I ever really need two timers and want to irritate a developer by running it on a platform they don’t approve of…
Re:Remind – a sophisticated calendar and alarm program
by 29083011397778 on Tuesday August 31, 2021 @02:26AM
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Perhaps not the take Apple would appreciate, but this reads like the first half of a parable about reading into, and learning about, nuance to me. It takes dramatically longer, is much harder, and there's a shortcut in the form of "Hey Google, who invented the telescope?"
Not to say the shortcut isn't useful, but practicing the long way can pay dividends - especially if the shortcut may give a not-quite-right answer [0]
[0] http://thelongnose.com/blog/2013/4/29/multiple-simultaneous-...
On my iPhone, I learned how to set an alarm and reminder by reading a single sentence that said “To set a reminder, say something like: “Hey Siri, set a reminder to buy Mabel’s Birthday cake at Joe’s Bakery next Monday at 2pm”. Not only do I get my reminder, but I also get directions to the bakery no matter where I am.
So, I’ll give the landlord some grace. He makes my life pretty easy.