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I haven't even really explored all the capabilities of Alexa, but I ask Alexa to: 1. read the news (1x per day) 2. play music (~3x per day) 3. turn on/off li
by tlrobinson 10y ago
I haven't even really explored all the capabilities of Alexa, but I ask Alexa to:
1. read the news (1x per day)
2. play music (~3x per day)
3. turn on/off lights (~8x per day)
4. set a timer (~2x per day)
5. feed the cat (~2x per day... blog post forthcoming)
- protomikron 10y agoYeah, ok, I get that, it is nice. But I do not see some kind of revolution (I am sure I heard that term connected to home automation) that is often proclaimed. For me the time saving is just too low compared with the alternative of wrestling with some kind of UI, but I may change my mind if I try it out for some time? Let's see. //edit: And I think turning lights on/off and playing songs is a really bad example. It is like the Fibonacci sequence of programming language PR. I really do not think one goes with a PL because it has a short solution to generate the Fibonacci sequence. It is nice. But not useful.
- tlrobinson 10y agoHonestly, don't knock it until you try it. Sure I can accomplish the same things by pulling out my phone but it's relaxing to not have to.
- bobbles 10y agoYou're basically saying 'why would i want something more convenient?' well... its more convenient!
- nathan_f77 10y agoFeeding the cat automatically is pretty cool, but why not use a timer for that?