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12-26-2017, 11:54 PM
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Location: North Vancouver, British Columbia
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Useless Xmas present
"Alexa, repack my wheel bearings". 
Nothing. 
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What happens to the hole when the cheese is gone?
- Bertolt Brecht
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12-27-2017, 12:13 AM
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Nope, doesn't work. But she does play music.
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12-27-2017, 12:23 AM
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Location: Troy, Idaho
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Yeehhhh - we've each got our limitations....even Alexa 
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12-27-2017, 06:35 AM
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Join Date: Jun 2010
Location: Central, Pennsylvania
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Sometime life gets in the way of living.......
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12-27-2017, 10:48 AM
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Join Date: Oct 2008
Location: St. Thomas not BVI., Ontario
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Quote:
Originally Posted by gbaglo
"Alexa, repack my wheel bearings".
Nothing. |
Hi: gbaglo... I have the same trouble with "Maggie Magellan". She doesn't always know the way to "Frost therapy"!!!  Alf
escape artist N.S. of Lake Erie 
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12-27-2017, 11:44 AM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by escape artist
Hi: gbaglo... I have the same trouble with "Maggie Magellan". She doesn't always know the way to "Frost therapy"!!! Alf
escape artist N.S. of Lake Erie |
Looking like you got a bit of snow there Alf. That's an old photo of your first 5'er, right? 
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12-27-2017, 12:19 PM
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Join Date: Apr 2013
Location: Emerson, Manitoba
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Quote:
Originally Posted by rbryan4
Looking like you got a bit of snow there Alf. That's an old photo of your first 5'er, right? |
Hi Robert yes it is his old one, now ours, sitting in very minus temps this morning although we are far from it in Thunder Bay where it was -30C this morning, apparently at home it was ONLY -29C. Escape Hatch will be sitting by the garage until about March 9th when we head to Green Eggs and Ham.
Adrian
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12-27-2017, 12:23 PM
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Join Date: Jul 2016
Location: Whidbey Island, Washington
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I've asked her to tell the dogs to be quiet. She doesn't.
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12-27-2017, 12:47 PM
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Join Date: Oct 2008
Location: Calgary, Alberta
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I consider myself a reasonably up to date user of technology, but have to say I don't see myself wanting to be making requests of this Alexa. Who knows though, my record for success might improve over the requests I have hollered out to Lisa the last 35 years. 
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“Most folks are about as happy as they make up their minds to be.” — Abraham Lincoln
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12-27-2017, 04:08 PM
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Join Date: Aug 2015
Location: Benton County, Iowa
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Directions
Our access blacktop road: County W24: tees into US30 about a half mile north of us. On the other side of the intersection is a gravel road. Last week a young lady was walking around by her car with her phone in front of her. She looked exasperated so I turned off onto the gravel. Her navigation was sending her north into the land of cornfields and soy bean fields. I shortly determined that she actually wanted to go south into the land of corn and soy bean fields. I had her follow me for a couple miles so she was oriented again and I’m sure she got to her destination by “ just staying on the blacktop”. Those navigation deals aren’t always all they are cracked up to be. Siri, Alexa, Maggie, three ladies I’ll probably never date. Rand McNalley now he’s my kind of man.
Iowa “Compass Points” Dave
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12-27-2017, 06:30 PM
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Join Date: May 2013
Location: ..., New Mexico
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Silly fellow. Everyone knows Alexa only speaks Rooski.
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"A billion here, a billion there...add it all up and before you know it you're talking real money." Everett Dirkson
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12-28-2017, 12:19 PM
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Join Date: Jun 2013
Location: Felton, California
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I'm sure many of you have seen the new Echo Silver in action ... .
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We do not remember days, we remember moments.
- Cesare Pavese
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12-28-2017, 12:27 PM
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Join Date: Oct 2008
Location: Calgary, Alberta
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Quote:
Originally Posted by CADreamin
I'm sure many of you have seen the new Echo Silver in action ... . |
Not available in my country.
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“Most folks are about as happy as they make up their minds to be.” — Abraham Lincoln
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12-28-2017, 12:58 PM
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Join Date: Jun 2010
Location: Central, Pennsylvania
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Jim
Sometime life gets in the way of living.......
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12-28-2017, 01:56 PM
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Join Date: Oct 2008
Location: St. Thomas not BVI., Ontario
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Quote:
Originally Posted by MyronL
Silly fellow. Everyone knows Alexa only speaks Rooski.
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Hi: MyronL... She must be from DC!!! Alf
escape artist N.S. of Lake Erie
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Quote Bugs Bunny..."Don't take life too seriously, none of us get out of it ALIVE"!!!
'16 Ram Eco D. 4X4 Laramie Longhorn CC & '14 Escape 5.0TA
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12-28-2017, 08:22 PM
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Location: Felton, California
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Originally Posted by cpaharley2008
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Oh great, now John will be trying to find one ... HA!!!
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Jan
We do not remember days, we remember moments.
- Cesare Pavese
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12-28-2017, 08:52 PM
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Join Date: Mar 2013
Location: North of Danbury, Wisconsin
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Jim Bennett
I consider myself a reasonably up to date user of technology, but have to say I don't see myself wanting to be making requests of this Alexa. Who knows though, my record for success might improve over the requests I have hollered out to Lisa the last 35 years. |
I know the feeling . After 47 years of marriage it might be nice to have a female actually listen to you and at least attempt to comply with your requests .
I still don't believe that science and technology has risen to that level ?.
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12-28-2017, 10:43 PM
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Location: North Vancouver, British Columbia
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Asked Alexa to play Harry Belafonte. She has no clue.
I finally told her to shut herself off ( she complied ) and then I connected my iPhone to my Bluetooth speaker and played the music I wanted by selecting the artist or title.
Alexa is useful for asking what the weather is when you don't want to look out the window.
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12-28-2017, 11:09 PM
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Location: Phoenix, Arizona
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Nothing but monitoring devices that are listening in and recording private conversations in your home. Not ever going there, and I keep Siri, Cortana, deactivated on all phones, tablets and PC’s. 
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12-28-2017, 11:19 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Greg A
Nothing but monitoring devices that are listening in and recording private conversations in your home. Not ever going there, and I keep Siri, Cortana, deactivated on all phones, tablets and PC’s. |
https://www.techworld.com/security/d...tions-3661967/
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