5 ms·
Really like the Alexa skill thing, make me want dig into it. An Amazon echo for only 100 downloads seems easy to reach.
by hartator 9y ago
Really like the Alexa skill thing, make me want dig into it. An Amazon echo for only 100 downloads seems easy to reach.
- swapagarwal 9y agoYep, it's a win-win! :smile:
- ukulele 9y agoSerious question: are you typing out colon-smile-colon yourself every time, or does HN convert emojis to text automatically?
- swapagarwal 9y agoI've now been accustomed to typing out emojis like this, as it's faster for me.
- andrei_says_ 9y agoAre you figuring in the privacy impact of having a hot microphone in your living space listening in 24/7?
- GhostVII 9y agoYou mean like a cell phone?
- andrei_says_ 9y agoWhile I appreciate the wit, no. More “like” an echo whose sole purpose is to listen to you, at all times. On a cell phone you can still use the phone without enabling the voice activation for Siri or google. If you’re implying that the current iOS / Android devices are set to spy without granting additional permissions, I’d like to see some proof.
- GhostVII 9y agoI don't think that iOS/android devices are spying on us, but I also don't think the Amazon echo is either. In both cases you are trusting a large company to not record you - in one case you trust apple/google to deactivate the mic on your phone when it isn't being used, and in the other case you trust Amazon to only send recordings to their servers when you say the keyword. If anything I would trust Amazon more, since the echo has a physical switch to turn off the mic. So I don't really see the difference between a phone and an echo as far as privacy is concerned.
- acct1771 9y agoTwo wrongs make a right, etc...
- nukeop 9y agoYou can just sell the free hardware on ebay.
- akhilcacharya 9y agoI'd like to do it, but I'm not sure if I'm eligible if I'm joining their org in a few months :(