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Re:If Apple keeps letting its software slip, the next big th... by fossuser on Monday November 15, 2021 @04:10PM (#29232816)
Another annoying issue is with timers.

When cooking we'll tell the one in the kitchen to set a timer. Then we'll ask what time is left. If another one hears the question it yells "there are no timers set" so we have to whisper to the closer one.

Another thing that to me suggests nobody at Apple is really using these things.

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Re:If Apple keeps letting its software slip, the next big th... by jazzyjackson on Monday November 15, 2021 @04:40PM (#29233154)
what was simultaneously aggravating and hilarious was when trying to set up a stereo pair of Alexas, trying to whisper to one, and Alexa whispered right back!
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Re:If Apple keeps letting its software slip, the next big th... by fossuser on Monday November 15, 2021 @05:19PM (#29233627)
I remember a funny story of a dad putting his very young kid to bed and whispering “play classical music” in order to use that feature and the Alexa screamed back at full volume “ALEXA IS HAVING TROUBLE CONNECTING TO THE INTERNET RIGHT NOW”.
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