• expr@programming.devEnglish
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    1 month ago

    I just assumed they were already doing this and have never considered them to be something anyone should ever put in their home.

    • Miles O'Brien@startrek.websiteEnglish
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      1 month ago

      My parents, my parents church, my in-laws, my sister, my wife’s friends, my old dentist, my old doctor, and several acquaintances.

      So that’s like… At least 3 people.

    • djsaskdja@reddthat.comEnglish
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      1 month ago

      I know multiple people who stick these in every room of their houses. They’re surprisingly super popular among normies in the US.

  • chicken@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish
    1·
    1 month ago

    Anyone have experience with locally run alternatives to this kind of device? Voice recognition technology has gotten pretty good by now, it should be possible

    • ComradeSharkfucker@lemmy.mlEnglish
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      1 month ago

      I’ve looked into and honestly they cover most of what people use the listening device for. Only issue is that they can be a bit slow and are often quite expensive. Haven’t checked in over a year though and tech like this can advance quickly.

      • atoro@lemmy.mlEnglish
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        1 month ago

        We’ve gotten too used to the price of tech being so low because we’re almost always the product. The Meta VR headsets, Alexa, Google Home, anything where data from us can be harvested, they’ll gladly subsidize to help get it into our homes.

        I’m really hoping the HA voice stuff keeps getting better and better, we need it if we’re ever going to get people away from these data harvesting “assistants”

  • SharkEatingBreakfast@sopuli.xyzEnglish
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    1 month ago

    One year, my parents bought all their adult children the Echo for Christmas. Mine got lost in the mail. So they ordered me another one. Also got lost somehow! I was the only one who didn’t get one. Christmas blessings!